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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25

The appointment of = receiver
for the Missouri Paeific- Iron
Mountain Railway system brings
to light lot Of facts that put q
peculiar face on present day rail-
road management. The figures
given out snow that the two roads
have q combined bonded indebt.
edness of $340, ,oOO, 600 and 7.40O
combined milage.. which makes
the bonded indebtedness approx
imately SAG, 600 per mile. These
figures do not include the cap
ital stock of the lines. which is
given at 1927, 900, 900. Govern.
ment investigation has shown
that the average physical value
per mile of all of the railroads falls
considerably under $40, ,00O-ws
have not the precise figures at
hand. Therefore themoney that
has been borrowed on these two
lines is more than sufficient to
build and equip them anew.
What has become of the proceeds
from the sale Of stock and the
earnings add that much to the
mystery.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25
All SaarIed Up.

There has not been much in
the public prints about it, but it
may interest Republicans to
know that the Democratic party,
under the terpsiehorean sway of
Elliott Wingfoot Major is all
snarled up and is divided into
factions which are clawins each
other like . barrel full of cats and
dogs. I get this information
from q gentleman who has re-
Gently been all over the state, and
has visited almost all Of the state
Institutions in q business way.
He is q man who has always been
interested in politics and his in.
formation is authentic. He says
it is amazing the mum Der Of cross
and contrary political currents
that are flowing beneath the sur.
face. He found dissatisfaction
everywhere among the politicians
and petty officials. Most of the
appeintees of state institutions
which he visited are at bitter DO.
litical enmity. The rows are, of
course. over the jobs, and the
plays" made by Major and his
state officials for political advan-
tage.-St. Louis Censor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25
It Stu Holds Good.

Thirty years Of protection
has brought as to the first rank
in agriculture. in mining and in
manufacturing Developments. We
lead all nations In the three
great departments Of industry.
We have outstripped even the
United Kingdom, which had CEN
turies the start IF NJ, Her fs-
cal policy for Atty years has
been the free trade revenue tar.
III policy of the Democrats, ours
for thirty-one years the -proteo-
tive policy of the Republioans.
Tried By any test. measured by
any standard. We lead a1l the
rest Of tho world. " William
Mckinley, the great protection.
ist President. ~
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25

alstng the " Blue Book" for
It,18 IS issued ~ the Secretary
ca -, @ onr authority, we
f[ks tat six ehief state depart
- slnploy So assis tants and
Governor 6, Secreta-
Auditor .1s. Az
1s,ta1 ensral 8, Snperintend-
~ s. eheols 9. The total volume
81 ~ lness handled during the
these departmsnts yans
4 III and seven million
doll1fs s year. Thereisn, ~ frst.
clsls si,l in ths state but what
ha6dlss Aoconnts involving many
hn,se that amount 81 money
~ nds lsss than Z third Of
1I11 sambsr 4 employees sum
1 Ss1e 9 oon6lnct its bssinsss
pmrueerly 81
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25

litor Gordon's 8 son, Morris.
1le s on Che state payroll, has
sl1ad III salary increased by his
from 1900 % $24oo ) year,
oatrsR to the law. Incidental
50 wife Is pulling down
month as Morris
1ox fetty soft what? No
vondar Troy have 70 dip into the
sclaeol 1und % keep She salaries
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25

ssssAa ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ u
posed % be needed by Germans.
Now we ceme e the effect o1
thls unlaFfnl Engilsh warfare
upon eosson
Dsr1ng fenruary ana Marcn,
0eI0re bhfS OroeES IN ApunoA
went INTO eifeot, we shlpped eWo
]! aAd gnree-quarbers nliiaon oaies
- EuIOle. .'sle. teOh WAs sciAnk
u b0utnern markets at aOout Sc.
In sWo montns snipnents decnn-
90 90 almost notnlng ana there
10 now no actlve demand % any
price. In FeDrnary we sent
nearly aoU,uoV oaies 20 neasrai
NoKtheTn EuToPe Whlie IN April
Inc same ports received only
about 40, ,ooO bales.
- y an lnportanS TACT shas
cotton manuIacturlng nas peen
increased IN neutral Europe IN
the same proportion thai the war
has stimulated our own mills.
Swedish mills recently placed
an order for IL, ,oOO bales OF onr
cotton with positive proof tnab lt
was intended for home manu-
faeture. Yet England refused
to permit the shlpment. THINK
of it! ENGLAND REFUSES TO PER
NIT AN AMERICAN SHIPPER TO
SHIP AMERICAN COTTON UNDER A
NEUTRAL FLAG TO A NEUTRAL
COUNTRY IN EUROPE.
There were once Americans
who refused to pay a tax on Eng
llsh tea. There were once Amer
lean sailors who refused to allow
the right of English search at
sea.
The incontestable fact is that
England. by an lndefenslble usar-
patton, has ruined the demand
for our great lth-producing
staple. The world needs our
cotton ana IS willing TO pay Tor
it, but England forb1ds US to
supply the demand and receive
the money. Meanwhile she de-
pends upon as for large part
of the munitions with which to
kill her enemies who remain our
friends.
| England demands the neutral
right of buying our munitions
because she needs them in fight
ing her battles. She refuses us
the neutral right OF shipping eur
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25

Having made q swipe Of more
than $1,000 frem the State
school fund to pay the family job
holders on the salary list. the
Democratic officials at JEFF City
began to see the need Of ..oppos-
ing the rising wrath of the peo-
pie over this outrage and they
send out a astereotyped editorial
TO the party press recounting all
the great things the Democratic
state administration has done
for the various educational insti-
tutions of the state. We find
this article in most of cur Demo
cratic exchanges, printed as an
original" editorial, and grant
ing all it says is true, yet we fail
to see the justice of taking more
than half a million dollars from
the common schools of the state,
the schools where the children OF
the poor get their learning. But,
perhaps that is what makes the
raiders feel safe with the loot-
anything can be put over on the
! y - &
common people Of Missouri in
the name of Democracy. Mis-
souri Democrats, knowing the
truth, will be proud to proclaim
|it, says the article referred to
above. If Missouri Democrats
can feel proud to eountenance
such conduct, and maintain in
power the party that 10 guilty OF
|it, then Missouri is hopeless and
is getting just what is coming to
hftv
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-25
- ! ~

- = -.
ser since President Wilson
<1sesrsd thst tks united States
Wculd take ) nautrsl stand on
the Eurepean var the Journal
has contended that the attitude
OF his admini1trAtion was not
Ienly not neutral, but that il 1eant
towards tho side of England and
her allies 80 decidedly that it mp.
|peared that this country was ac-
|tually abetting and. aiding the
Allies, rather than remaining
neutral. Some Of our readers
may have felt, perhaps, that we
were disposed to view the matter
with eyes befogged by racial
prejudice and may have con-
demned ns for taking an un-
American attitude in the matter.
and that we were lacking In
spirit of real patriotism. How
ever, be that as it may, we will
not urgne the point, though we
frankly admit our sympathies lie
with Germany. We are about to
point out that other Amercan
eyes-eyes that look through
mo haze of racial sympathy, but
seeing with the true spirit of
impartiality and American pa
triotism-are viewing the sltua.
tion very much as we do. The
Southern Ruralist. published at
Atlanta, Ga, is the leading farm
Journal OF the South. The pres
|ident of the publishing company
which issues the paper is F. J.
Merriam, its editor is DR.. Fl. E,
|Stockbridge. The character OF
these names will at once dispel
all thought that the the men who
bear them have anything in com
mon with the Germans or Ger.
many. They are distinctly Amer
can names and breath Of the
South. Bsing of the South, the
Southern Ruralist is naturely
Democratic, supporting the poll.
cies Of that party as a matter OF
course and the Wilson admins
tration in everything except its
one sided neutrality. In it's is
sue Of August 10Th the paper
prints an editorial, under the
caption, Wanted-Real Neutral
ity," which We reprint below, al
follows:
When the President informed
Germany that our government
weuld omit neither word nor act
necessary to the protecting Of
American citizens in their rights
upon the high seas, his course
received overwhelming approval
ifxnrmnuv had infxinuod nror
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-07-02
NORMAL COLLEGE

Meet us at Willisville Monday. July 19, 1915. Begin now to make plans to attend the Great Western Normal College of Mu- sic. Second 20-day session for Wilisville. Come study harmo- ny, counterpoint and the compo- sitions of the Old Masters as well as modern music. H. N. Lincoln of Texas, President; W. E. Err win of California, Principal; R. D. Erwin of Arkansas, Assistant; Miss Melba Lightsey of Oklaho- ma, Pianist. For particulars write either secretary, Miss Bet tie George Martin, Emmet, Ark, or J, B. Silvey, Rosston, Ark.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-07-02
CARAWAY MAY JOIN
 GOVERNOR RESTRAINTS
Friends Say He Is Considering Race, Despite Denial State mentS.

Despite statements by Cong ressman T. H. Caraway while in Little Rock last week that he will not be in the race for gov ernor, friends of the Jonesboro congressman say his visit to Little Rock was largely of a pol itical nature and that he Is ser iously considering becoming candidate. It is said that, should he run, State Senator J. M. Flu trell of Paragould will not be in the race. Several days ago Mir. Futrell authorized the statement that he is considering becoming a candidate. It is said that friends of Congressman Caraway in his district have urged him to stay out of the congressional race in the next primary and announce for governor.
 Others Silent.
 No luther statements have come from the talked of can didate since the announcement of former Congressman T. c. McRae of Prescott that he will be candidate. The others con- sidered certainties in the race are: Mayor Chrrles E. Taylor of Little Rock, Secretary of State Earl w. Hodges, Governor Hays, pr. c. H. Brough of Fayette- vile, and Senator Futrell. In the list of prospective candid ater are; Judge A. J. Walls of Lonoke, former State Treasurer fohn w. Crockett, w. H. Arnold of TeXarkana, Judge Eugene A. ROIfe of Forrest City, Judge Henry W. Wells of Monticello. Judge W. J. Driver of OseeoIa and Judge James M. Barker of Camden.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-07-02
He remembered.

He remembered.
 He admitted that he had so eX- pressed himself.
 But he was wrong, he sad.
 And this case was different.
 Moreover, he was a promln- ent man and married and he had a family : and all of the same stuff that every editor hears when some one gets into trouble.
 We'll, the story was not print ed. It never would have been. But we feel sure that our critic believes that the only thing that kept it out was his 'prominence' and Influence. "
 No, dear friend, about the only element that was totally ignored in coming to our de- cision was you, yourself.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-07-02

tied parcel at the post office win dow, not a thousand miles from here, and asked how much stam- ps it would take to mail it. The postmaster said: What does the parcel contain, please?' The little lady blushed and said: "A corset cover. It was hard to tell who was the most embar- rased, the lady or the postmaster.
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-07-02
PRINTING THE NEWS

We often hear some thought less fellow say. If I was run ming paper, l would print the NEWS. 1 don't care who it hits If they don't want to get in the paper, let them keep out of trou- ble. "
 We remember one particular instance in which a similar re- mark was made.
 We had, through the pleadings of and old mother and a fearful sister, killed" good story concerning the escapade of a rather worthless young fellow. But to his mother and sister he was not worthless, and they pre- vailed upon us not to print the item which would disgrace them forever.
 And we did not print it.
 So we were accused of cowar- dice by this certain critic and were told we did not know how to run a paper,
 In vain we tried to explain that many things besides our own personal likes and dislihes into our weekly labor.
 It was no use, he said, we should print the news.
 Six months later the same man came sneaking up to our home in the dead of night to plead and beg with us not to print a much worse story Tn which he himself was mixed up.
 We had the story but had no intention of printing it. for 1t was one of those things that it is bestIior all concerned and for the public, to suppress.
 But our cricic had heard that we knew the details and, with the unfairness that character ized his first utterance, at once jumped to the conclusion that we would chortle with joy over a chance to haunt such choice bit of gossip in the faces of our readers.
 Remembering his attitude on the other occasion we let him squirm a bit.
 We reminded him of his for mer statement and intimated that he had at time opened our eyes. We would publish the news. If anyone did not want to get into the paper, let them keep out of trouble y
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-07-02

A Postmaster must know the contents of a package presented for mailing so he can tell whether 1t is subject to the parcel post mailing privileges. Recently a nice little lady presented a neatly
The Nevada County picayune., 1915-07-02
6LEASONS EUROPEAN HOTEL
 RESTAURANT IN CONNECTION
ROOMS S1. .OO LII

ROOMS sl.00 UP
 Electric Lights, Electric Elevators, Long Distance Telephone, Telegraph and Typewrlting. We use Boiled Filtered Water. Corner Second and Center Streets. Little Rock. Arkansas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13
HUNTING FOR THE SALARIED JOB

An eastern exchange talks entertainingy Of the job
hunters who just at this time of year are nestng about
every state in the union 1t asserts that there are some
men at least who at every change Of the administration
90 out in search of what they call job But they are not
looking for that at all. Asked what they do want they
reply "Oh anything if it only has respectable salary
attached"
Theyhave not singled out anything in partcular-no
service in which they are interested which they are
competent to render In fact they don't at all about
the service they may be able to give; their minds are
wholly on the money they likely to get They even
talk about the ease with which it will come if only they
can muster enough Influence to get the place They ask
you to boost them up that without any special effort on
their part they get something out of the treasury
There's human nature pictured again Haven't you
seen them Logging for appointment to vacancy time and
again? There's quite company Of them with the notion
large that they Just the fits for about every kind OF
lob that's likely to be left open by discharge death
ignahon and when the opening they're there The
nature of the job and their experience and ability are
minor matters for consideration with them Such thing
as their proving msit in the positions they seek to fill
never enters their thoughts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13
WE KNOW TOO MUCH?

Ignorant indeed is considered the man today who does
not know more than Shakespeare knew.
But Shakespeare produced his marvellous masterpiece
because what he did know he did know.
The average school boy Of today knows infinitely more
things than his grandfather ever dreamed Of But IS to
these grandfathers look for models OF excellence IN
high character clear thought and rich achievement Why
Because while the grandfathers world small one
he completely filled it.
The abundance and extent of knowledge available to
today is astonishing compared with that available to
the ancents Even the common school pupils of our time
are taught infinitely more than Socrates Plato and Ho
mer knew.
And vet the greatest works come from these ancients
From them we inherit the worlds highest literature, its
greatest paintings its finest architecture its best road
building.
Why is this?
Simply because the ancient while his range of know
ledge small thoroughly studied one thing and thus
completely mastered 1t.
The brilliant Alcibiades was mentally and bodily the
perfect type Of the most nearly perfect Socrates
his master gives list of the things Acibades had learn
ed: "Thou hast learned thy letters to play on the cit
hara and to wrese This is all that thou hast learned
unless something has escaped me-"
What American parent would be content that his son
should have only the education of Acibades, edu
cation corresponding to that of Horace or to that which
sufficed for Shakespeare?
Yet, although the burdens laid upon the mind have
been steadily augmented its powers have not increased
Our brains are not better constituted than were those Of
our fathers although where they learned one thing
attempt to learn hundred They learned and we at
tempt to learn
The only hope for us is to make selection from the
attempts Of our too heavily burdened minds and in those
selected lines to emulate the thorOughness of fore
fathers
To him who conseves his forces, concentrating upon
the different speciates as is cannot possibly do
the things needlu to him. and holds his mind steadily to-
ward direct and definite purpose the opportunities for
preemnent in any line of endeavor are infinitely
greater today than they to the ancents to our
grandfathels,
In a state Of society so complex and so advanced in
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13
CELEBRATE SILVER WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs George w, Ycrgen eel
ebrated the twenty.fifth anniversary Of
their marriage at the Pythiun hall on
New Years day, over hundred guests
assembling to observe that happy oc-
casion. Many Of the guests being from
Portland. they were received at II
o'clock. and many remained until the
evening train
Music, cards, readings, singing and
dancing were the social diversions that
shed the day to Il close. At 2 p. m,
dinner was served at the Pioneer ho.
tel, after which Henry l.. Bents made
congrutulatory aud eulogistic after.
dinner talk, which voiced the senti-
mcnts Of the assembled guests.
MIR. and Mrs Yergen are lifelong
residents Of this community Their
lives are typical Of the lurgc'heortcd,
generous citizcnry of this section,
whose industry and energy have made
it the finest place in the world to live,
aud it is these same qualities that have
made them the hosts Of friends that
wish them many other happy and pros,
porous anniversaries.
Many beautiful gifts in silver were
received The guests enjoyed every
minute Of the day, and greatly opprc-
ciatod the instrumental music by Mrs,
Nandelcur Mrs y. T.. Miller and Miss
Yergen, as well as the songs by Mrs,
Vundelcur und Mrs Gels, and the
splendid rendering Of "Hagarn 10y
Mrs. W. II, Monroe, They also appre-
ciotcd the efforts Of the Pioneer hotel
in preparing and serving the excel.
lent dinner
The guests present were Mr., and Mrs.
| j. w, See, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Hraus,
Of Aurora; Mr. and Mrs Squire Far.
rar, Mr. and Mrs r. II. Shaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. V. Swan Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
Monroe, Mr.. aud Mrs. A. A. Crisell.
Of Portland; Mr. and Mrs J. Z, Eel.
ler Mr. and Mrs. A. y, Foler, Mr. and
Mrs. c. $. lIoskius, Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Yergen, Mr.. and Mrs Chris Giesy and
Lorin Giesy, Of Donald; Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Bccke, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bccke Mr.. and Mrs G.. y. Gooding,
/ Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Erbsland, Mr. and
Mrs $. A. Miller Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Ehlcn, Mr. and Mrs, Geo. A. Ehlcn.
Mr. and Mrs A. ID. Yergcn, MIR. md
Mrs r T.. Ycrgcn Mr. mud Mrs NJ.
| N, Crisell, Mr. and Mrs. Whitworth,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13
LITTLE BOBBIE'S PA
(Bv William F. Kirk)


lave Joined new Rccders Club sed
Ma to Pa wen he cain moan last mite.
Sum Of the men are going to join rs
too, she scd a ! told all the ladies that
! was sure my husband wud be one Of
us.
! was newer much OF rccdcr, scd
'o, what Is the idcc Oh, sol Ma, we
fingered that it wud be kind Of nice to
meet ouse a week or so at the hoam Of
soma one OF MS, 4 discuss the CRATE
weeks Of sum OF the gratc minds wich
has left thurc thumprlnts ON the pages
Of .mc, Ma sod Next week we are
going to talk Lowell
Wnarc does he live, sod Pa ! dident
know thuro was any Lowell in our lttcl
crowd,
! am arrodc you doant understand,
srd Mn, Mister Lowell is II poet who
has been dcd long time hut he rote
sum buliful things we are going Sc
discuss him at our next meeting.
Why do you gurls have to discuss a
man after he is dcd SO Pa, Ain 7 thare
cuurt Of Ms old sports living that you
cud discuss at yurc meetingsl
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13
sefpright isiihy 7 N ,.-V11N---s
COLONEL TO BE ELECTED,

Captain Stafrm will attend the elcc.
tiu IN which all Officers Of the Oregon
National Guard ranking above first
licutcnadts will participate, to be held
early in February to select an officer
of colonel of the Third regiment Ore
gou National Guard, position which
viii be vacated February by Colonel
Charles II. Martin Colonel Martin has
been transferred back to his regular
regiment, which is ,tatiued at Naeo,
AriE,
Under the federal law q successor t1
Colonel Martin can be had only upon
request OF the National Guard organi.
zation, 10 select a man an election is
held aud the man uumcd A request is
tnou made upon the war department
80 names have been Ucntioned as Ike.
ly candidates for the position here,
Dallas Observer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13

Former Governor Gecr became rem
inisccnt after the inaugural ceremonies,
Yesterday afternoon, and pulling a
handsome gold watch from his pocket,
he recalled how it was presented to
him by the members of the house of
representatives, when he was speaker
p years ago Ex-Governor Gecr was
speaker Of the house during the session
Of 1891 and he says that he has worn
the watch every day since the date Of
its rrcsentation and would not part
for it far the world II bears the in
scription "Members Of the House Of
Representatives of Oregon, to Y. T.
Gecr 1912, upon the inside Of the
front ease. Mr. Gcer was also the last
Republican governor to have been
elected by the people before Governor
Wthycombc.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-13

Mr.. and Mrs, A. c. Sehucrer Mr.. and
Mrs j, w. 'Sudler, Mr. and Mrs, N. G..
Wostcott, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l., Bents, Mrs.
j. S. Vandeleur, Mrs Diana Snyder,
and Miss Alice Kraus, Henrietta
Bcebc, Lorinc Kerr and Mona Yergen,
Of Aurora; Mr. and Mrs H. +. Yer.
gen and Mr. and Mrs. Grant White, Of
Candy; Mrs, Pauline Gels Mrs. f. h,
Brett and Mrs. h, Vadnais, Of Port.
land; aud Messrs. Clyde Havens, of
Estacoda; Dell Ycrgcn, w. R. Scheurcr
Gus Keil Robert Whitworth, Lorn
Gicsy, Albert Ehlen and Ray Yergen,
Of Aurora,