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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20


The Goverrnont investigates
and investigates, and any ppNu.
lar reform takes about fifty
years To reach Us. McanW hiie
n! the gratt"rs are boosting ,Le
cost Of living But be patient
,snt your tnclc Sau.uc. looking
into the matter: over in Euroi,e
they don't ,nYes.iga;" things
t.src any longer, The govern
meats there undertake. these
regulations with promp.res>
aud dispatch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

warning nations are showing any
signs OF defeat, and each side
puts itself In the attitude of be.
ing the one 10 name the peace
terms II any are named at all;
and each side has so much at
stake now that it cannot give up
without victory or defeat. The
Allies want to crush Germany
And are disposed to spend the
last man and the last dollar to
accomplish it. Germany must
fight for her national life to the
end. AS we view it. the war
will go on until one or the other
cries enough,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

The tive big packing house
operating in Missouri. hayjn@
been found guilty Of violating ,ht
state antitrust law and tineG
Sl45 ,OUO, have now had their lin,
cut in half by the Supreme Court,
Therefore each of tl.e offenders
pays only Sl22,,0p, which he will
get back from the consumer in
less than Il week. Under such
circumstances !, is cheaper e.
pay fires than 20 comply with the
law.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

Rook--Tsylor was always = fartu-
ns'r man. but .lcs,sar Il ss>ssn wcndcr>
fnl that his tack should stay wieh hin,
"a the very hast:
Eairtgh-licN was thate
R.,k-why he was operated ca for
the removal ~ . pearl which he had
accidentally swalio~~d while satias
oySscr~ and ~h.a the ssari ~.s exau,.
in~d Il w&s fouad to bs valuable
enough to p<y sas both tAe epssstiaa
and the funeral
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20
Addiction 10 Tobacco Is
Mild Form Of Drug Habit.

The constant use OF tobacco is
one of the so.called minor vices
which is widespread Untii re.
Gently, we had very few exact
studies on it's use, but now sci
entiiic research has enabled US
to make more denain state
ments.
Tobacco contains one Of the
most deadly known poisons -nic-
otine. In doses Of one fifteenth
OF II grain nicotine will produce
death. In whatever form the tC-
bacco may be used, either chew.
cd or smoked, nicotine is absorb.
ed. This is proven by the fact
that the smoker who is not ac-
|custouea to tobacco gives all
symptoms of nicotine poisoning.
Tobacco varies n the amount Of
nicotine contained according 10
the soil in which it is grswn.
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20
Urgent appeals are being sent
out in this country for assistance
for the war stricken women and
children of Europe, whose condi

children of Europe, whose condi
tion is represented as appalling
and no doubt in good truth. Our
people will res spond willingly and
bountifully to this cali, for their
ears are ever open TO the cry OF
the suffering lDnocents. 1t has
been said that man is the mos,
Inconsistent in his acts Of all ami
mails ;ha. cum ber the earth. not
wi,hstanding his superior intel.
lGcnce, and in oar attitude to
wards the situation in Europe
there is abundant proof Of the
truth Of the -tatemcnt. We
have been calmly engaged hero
Since the beginning Of the war
III supplying largely the very il
s:ruments that have accomplish.
ei the distress whose agouized
call cow moves our hearts n com.
passion and to whose relief we
tiy. y fool might ask, why, since
We are SO moved about it, we
dldn. refrain ( ON taking
hand in reducing thousands Of
women and children 10 the poin,
of death by starvation, but i.
0OoSn tucCur 10 those who are not
fools that this would have been
The true humane and charitable
Way OF treating the matter, M.
less il - that our hearts are
moved more by the clink Of prof.
rs from the sale OF these instru
mcnts which have created the
misery abroad than by the cry
of anguish that comes from il.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

!. - reported that tho forth
coming session of the Missour
general assembly PROPOSES tc
employ only such help ~ Is actu
ally needed, We don: know
whether this j. intend, Il As a
joke, bot II strikes Us as one, IN
view Of .hc IA, that ;hr Demo.
Gratis VIII lave control OF the Sns
sion We looh for each Demo.
cratic member of the Sa"ata tO
Insist upon retaining his seven
Clcrks, and for ih" Democratic
members Of iti" Hons" 10 pruyid,
them selves wl,h "Gi undcrllnrs.
lis "A way they have.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

Germany has taken u step to.
ward peace by proposing Q par.
Icy on tho subject, but Il In not
probable that her enemies will
join her In this attempt to bring
thu war 10 close. None Of the
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

President Wilson will hardly
take any steps on Germany :
peace proposal suntil he hears
from England as to whether ne
may. Don't lose sight Of the
fact tina, this country is bound
with the Allies 10 accomplish
Germany's overthrow.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

Governor elect Gardner i.
ncpting Wilson's plan Of run
n ua his administration. IolorrI
G., -dncr has his own plan oi
whal The state requires in Tie
way " constructive" legisla.
sion /. scartrg more iax.s ant
propose so force !. through Tia.
legislature by holding back the
official pie ,irs i he gets what hc
wants. So both III our national
and state guveru'n "nss. shc rep.
r.Scutal,vcs elected by shc peo
pie "a do the law man 'ng don I
count any longer. The "Secusivc
mead takes shc job onto hinscl!
Are We progrcssl ~ or dcAcner'
sting insc benevolent des1ea
ism?'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

Franco will forbid the use oi
all strong liquors. The notion
that a man has the personal priv.
ilsge TO get drunk if he wants to
Is going to the scrap heap every
where. Bro. Axe, take notice.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20

After trying for year to en-.
large the enlistment of the stand.
ing army, the government finds
the standing army standing still
Army life has small attractions
for the American youth.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-12-20
Sl.OO Per Annum.
In these piping days Of Demo.
cratic prosperity ,! cents hardly
buys a Whit Of anything.

Presidcnt Wilson will hang on
to his present cabinet he
knows that in keeping that bunch
he will be the whole cheese.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

The duck hawk flies as swift and as
straight as the proverbial arrow. No
poultry raiser has any grudge against
this falcon, for it disdains tame and
humble quarry and lives like an cpl
cure almost wholly upon game. The
duck hawk will strike down In mid
air q bird Of twice it's weight, and 1t
will overtake the swiftest winged duck
that flies. He is a pirate and every
thing else that is bad, but he lives the
free and untrammeled life which ma
ture taught him to live and so if 1t is
necessary to kill something, go and kill
nature.
There probably are no injurious
hawks in the United States except
those which have been named. or
course this qualified statement may be
disputed, but for the most part our
hawks are known to be largely bene-
fetal and concerning those about which
there is some doubt the balance of
good and evil seems to be just about
even. The hawks that have been
named and in part described are, as
one might say, the worst of the bunch.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

Upton sighed contentedly as he select
ed a jack from it. When the knock
from both men indicated that neither
had any further hope Of bettering his
hand the upflung cards showed pair
of aces in Kynaston's hand against
four jacks in Uptons.
The next two hands broke even.
Thus the end of the fourth deal found
each man with two chips to his credit.
The sweat was fairly streaming down
their faces. Both bore unmistakable
token of mental strain in the tense
lines about the corners of their
mouths.
Once Upton made misdeal. He
swore softly.
Just then the door opened. The
two women entered.
"Oh, daddy" It was Dorothy and
her tone was Enthusiastically relieved.
'I was beginning to be really alarmed
about ourselves, but affairs cannot real
ly be serious if you and Mr.. Kynaston
can sit calmly down to a game of
cards."
She perched herself on the arm of
her fathers chair.
What are you playing for, dad
dy?"
"Just to pass the time, daughter.
Run on out, you and Marion. We
have been talking over some matters
vO1I wOuIdn't Understand "
The girl passed her hands loving
ly over the old miners sparse hair.
The light in her eyes told Kynaston
what the loss of her father would
mean to Dorothy. Then suddenly it
came to him that he was playing the
fourth hand, and that on the upshot
of this one hand it depended whether
or not that light should dawn again
in Dorothy Upton's eyes.
He bit his lips till the blood came
and ran down, salty trickle, into his
mouth. Upton looked at Kynaston
grimly as he flung the fifth card into
the widow and settled himself to play
his hand.
"'Patience and shuttle the cards,
as the Spaniards say. Wait a bit,
Kynaston."
He laid down his hand for mo-
ment and shakingly lit cigarette.
"Who've you got at home, Kynas-
TONI"
Sister. Why? What's that got to
do with it?''
How old are you, SOM"
twenty-five. Still. why?"
AN I'm sixty-five. Did you aim
| at that man, Kynaston? AS God is
ysur Judge, answer mel"
And straight as q shot came Kynas-
! tons answer. Il aimed as deliberate
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

acter he invites death for the BIRD, ana
this is not a pleasant thing to do Tor
one who believes that the interest
which bird of evil disposition ADDS
to the general scheme of life ought to
be sufficient to save the species from
determination, even If it dearly loves
a chicken for dinner and song bird
for breakfast.
It is easy to write about the injuri-
GUS hawks Of this country because
there are so few Of them. Most of
our birds Of prey, the hawks and the
OWLS do more good than harm. There
are only scant half dozen or so into
whom nature has implanted the desire
for evil deeds. Nature is supposed to
do everything, or at any rate almost
everything, we'll and so it may be that
If we kill the bold buccaneer birds who
do bit of thieving now and then, we
may rue it one day for some reason
not yet disclosed TO the human mind.
The scientists tell us that perhaps
the two most injurious hawks in Amer
lea are the sharp-shinned and the coop
er hawks. These two birds do a large
part of the thieving which the farm
ers of the country lay at the door of
the soaring hawk, the red-tailed, the
red-shouldered, and some others.
The sharp-shinned gentleman, called
Accipiter velox. by the ornitholo-
gists, is, as somebody has put it, "a
brute of bird" Vernon Bailey of
the biological survey of the depart
ment of agriculture has written thus
about this bird of more than question
able life:
Among the hawks, the sharp
Skinned is q veritable bushwhacker.
His light body, short wings, and long
tail enable him to double and turn
among the brush and branches, and in
a noiseless, foxlike way, pOunce over a
hedgerow or brush heap into the midst
of a flock of sparrows, swoop under
the low branches and pick his bird
from the ground, or dart through the
treetops and snatch one in midair from
the midst of a startled flock. His
small size is so much more than COM
pensated by his audacity that one bird
often becomes the terror of the poul-
try yard, taking the small and half
grown chickens regularly, and some
times killing and eating a fullgrown
hen Of many times it's own weight"
| once saw q Sharp-shinned hawk
swoop down into flock of Engl. 4
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

SparrOWS on one of the crowded cor
ners of the city Of Chicago. A trolley
car was laundering along at the mo-
ment the sharp-shinned made it's de-
scent. 1t missed it's prey, much to
my disappointment, for l don't like
English sparrows, and have a sneak
ing admiration for the bold bird which
dares to make try for it's breakfast
no matter what perils impend.
The Cooper hawk, called by the sci
entists Accipiter cooperii, is just as
much of villain, if you want to look
at him that way, as is his brother Ac-
cipiter, surnamed velox. This bird is
just as daring as the sharp-shinned,
and being somewhat larger is able to
attack successfully larger prey. DR..
A. K. Fisher, the foremost American
authority on the birds Of prey, has this
to say about the freebooter under dis
cuSSiOn:
"COoper'S hawk, which resembles
the sharp-shinned hawk closely in
! everything except size, is less north
ern in it's distribution. The
food of this hawk, like that of it's
| smaller congener, consists almost en-
tirely Of wild birds and poultry, though
| from it's superior size and strength it
is able to cope successfully with much
| larger birds, and hence is much more
| to be dreaded. The flight of
this species is very rapid, irregular,
and usually is carried at no great height
from the ground, in all these particu-
lars closely resembling that Of the
| sharp-shinned hawk"
One Of the most destructive of the
American birds of prey is the gos-
hawk, otherwise Accipiter atricapil-
lus. The goshawk is a big bird, some
thing more than a foot and half in
length. and seemingly it has the
strength of-well we won't say ten,
but two. Its nesting place is either in
the mountains or way up in the north
ern regions. 1t preyS on game birds
and rabbits in the summer season and
in the winter it comes southwark from
it's summer home to take it's pick of
| LllC lat pOulIly VI tIC H0
goshawk is a daring and hardy bird.
It typifies the wild life of mountain
and plain, and as such 1t seemingly
might be allowed to keep it's place in
natures plan, but sentiment usually is
allowed to count for little when the
loss of prize rooster or hen Is in the
other side of the balance.
Now we get away from the accipiters
and get into the Genus Falco. The
duck hawk, Falsco peregrinus anatum
is a true falcon. Florence Merriam
Bailey, in her Handbook Of Birds of
the Western United States," says that
the duck hawk ranks next to the gos-
hawk as fierce bird of prey. Accord
ing to my way of looking at it, bad as
the bird is, any man who shoots it
ought to be shot himself. The duck
hawk has that high courage which
ought to appeal to everybody who has
red blood In him on his own account
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

it must be done as say; will accept
their terms and go down there"
You'll do no such fool thing"
growled Upton again. You don't sup
pose that I'm goin' to profit that way,
do you? No, sir! I'll tell you what
we'll do, Kynaston. Well play for it
game of whisky poker for three
chips. Whoever gets three chips first
gives himself up in the morning. What
do you say?"
Fair enough" said Kynas,on.
slightly higher stakes than I'm used
to playing for, though he observed
grimly as his host took pack of cards
from the table drawer when you
consider the amount of a lieutenant's 8
pay, you'll realize the size of the
stakes. Go on; deal, and may Cod
defend the right!'"
Kynaston picked up his five cards.
carefully sorted the ace-high aggrega-
tion to the left Of his hand, considered
the widow" He threw down the
hand and picked UP the five cards from
the center of the table. Upton stood
pat. The showdown showed three
aces in Kynaston's hand as against
kings and sevens.
Upton took a chip.
The cards passed to Kynaston. Both
men became intent upon the game.
In the second hand, with Kynaston
dealing, Upton passed, and Kynaston
turned up the widow. He noticed that
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
SYNOPSIS.


Automobile of Miss Dorothy Upton and
friend. Mrs. Fame, breaks down at New
Mexico border patrol camp, commanded
by Lieutenant Kynaston. The two wom-
en- are on way to mine of Miss Upton's
father, located a few miles across the
Mexican border. Kynaston leaves women
at his camp while he goes with detail
to investigate report Of Villa gun runners.
Villa troops drive small force Of Car
rama across border line and they surren-
der to Kynaston. Dorothy and Mrs. Fame
still at camp when Kynaston returns with
prisoners. Blind Mexican priest appears
In camp and claims interned MeXicans
have in the spoils brought across the line
q wonderful emerald bell stolen from
shrine by Zapata and taken from him by
Carranza troops. Priest is searching for
the emerald in order to return it to the
shrine. Kynaston finds jewel and reports
to department headquarters, Major Up
dyke appears from headquarters to take
charge of valuables captured, Priest
and emerald bell disappear. Kynaston
slips across border with one man to aid
Upton family surrounded by Villistas.
The water supply runs short. The defen-
ders kill some of their besiegers.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
BEING WELL IS AN ASSET
PHYSICAL Health Is Beginning to Be
Recognized at Its Real Value to
the Community.

Health insurance legislation will
be introduced here very shortly Ii
America as a progressive democracy
is going to compete successfully In
the worlds markets and at the same
time conserve the stamina of her work.
ers."
This opinion was expressed by Felix
NJ. Warburg of the banking house OF
Kuhn, Loeb and company, brother OF
Paul NJ. Warburg Of the federal re-
serve board. He was referring eS-
pecially to the health insurance bill
brought out by the American associa-
ton for labor legislation this year. Mr..
Warburg explains his interest in health
insurance by his frst-hand acquaint-
ance with it's working in Germany.
II lived in Germany at the time
the law for health insurance was
passed and put into operation and the
effect from what | have been told has
been excellent" he said. 1T is only
by means of system of universal
health insurance that the service CT
advanced medical science can be
brought to the care Of the workers
as whole, while at the same time
the payment Of joint contributions
brings economic pressure to bear on
the state, the employers and the work
er himself to prevent disease. In 9TH
err words, under health insurance all
parties concerned are made to feel the
cash value of good health
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
CONVERSATIONS

The annual cheese production Of
Canada amounts to 13O,OOO,OOO pounds
of which about one-half is made in
Ontario.
The United States produced $685.
nor cent of the 4OO, ,4S3, ,4S9 barrels or
netroleum that entered the markets OF
the world In 1914.
The phrase "entente cordiale' was
4rst used to express the friendly rela-
tons existing between France ana
England. in lS43.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

Locust beans are produced yearly to
the extent of 10000 tons.
Impressment-the seizing of men for
the British navy-was practiced for
centuries, and did not become obsolete
till just before the Crimean war.
Sometimes the crews were taken from
foreign ships on the high seas.
The death rate from cancer in Penn
sylvania is said to be increasing at a
rate out of all proportion to the growth
in population. 1t is predicted that
there will be 5000 deaths from the
disease in that state this year, !
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

Flowers will turn to the light of the
electric lamp just as they do to the
sun.
solution of soft soap, instead of
water. was used in making water
proof concrete in building the founda-
tiOns of grain elevator on a river
bank In Budapest.
In granting concessions for develop
ment of it's recently discovered potash
deposits Spain Is requiring concession
aries to reserve for national consump.
ton such parts Of the salts as the
government deems advisable.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02
CHAPTER VI.
The Death Game.

ne OGaCn 1dNlcs
The faces of the advancing revo-
lutionists were grave. Two men had
come out of the mesquit and had laid
the body of the dead man upon sad
die blanket, which they were carrying
slowly toward their own lines.
"a little while ago, Senor Upton"
said one Of the emissaries, gray
bearded old man, I'VE offered you i'm
munity if you would surrender and
thus save bloodshed. You refused.
I'VE now come to tell you that we
now demand more. The man who
was Just murdered was Colonel Pes
quiera, and demand, in the name of
General Villa, our commander in chief,
that the man who shot him be sur
rendered to us. He will be accorded
treatment as prisoner of war and
will receive fair trial by cOurt-mar
tial-"
Wilkes frankly laughed.
"You call his death a murder! What
name do you give the attempt to kill
us, senor?"
You have brought it on yourselves,
senores; you have no business here on
the sacred soil of Mexico. But when
you deliberately kill Mexican citizen,
you shall have justice meted out to
you.
eff the man who killed Colonel
Pesquiera is given up to us, the rest
can go unharmed. If he is not given
up-senOres, we have sent for re-en-
forcements. We know that your sup
ply of water is low. You cannot hold
out longer. It is but a question OF
time. I warn you that if we have to
take the place we will show no quar-
ter to anyone"
Knowing the Mexican manner of
making war, am not surprised at
that" commented Mr.. Upton. "Go on"
''It is solely a question of one life
against all of yours. The one who
surrenders will receive fair and i'm
partial trial"
with a conviction already settled
on. Nothing doing in that line, thank
you. Come on, Wilkes, if that's all
they have to say"
Upton strobe angrily off up the hill,
with Wilkes following. The two ex-
changed not a word until they once
more entered the shelter of the house.
Then Upton broke the silence.
1--WE are in a bad fix and there's no
denying it, Wilkes. What the dickens
can we do? Kynaston, come into the
back room, where we can talk over a
private matter without interference"
When they entered the council cham
Der Upton lit pipe and strobe up and
down. his brow wrinkled in thought.
Look here, Upton" Kynaston
spoke sharply, Il can't bring those
men of niue over here even if could
get them. 1t would mean war.
There's no question about that. To
bring armed forces across the line
will mean war to a certainty. That
man was shot by one of us, UptOn-1
mean by you or me; and l can't say
which to save my life.
mot that it matters. There can be
only one outcome from the quandary.
You can't surrender, Upton, even If
you killed him, because you have your
daughter to look after. ] will go down
there and tell them that my troop has
orders to come across after me if I am
not back by daylight, and maybe If
they are confronted with a bluff like
that :r may work. What do you say?"
"Say?" growled Upton. II say that
when you are once in their hands you
wont have any more chance n a
SNOWFALL in Tophet. No, my boy, you
stay here"
81 think I can escape from them
sven IL I do surrender. No, Upton.
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

L is an easy task, but
not altogether a con-
genial one, to write
about the hawks OF
America in whose lives
the evil outweighs the
good. When one sets
down black marks
against a birds char
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

IL you we're young man be-
ginning to fall in love with a
pretty woman, and felt that she
reciprocated your sentiments, do
you believe you would have the
courage to offer yourself for cer-
tain death il you believed the
sacrifice would save the girl from
shame?
The Benson signal., 1916-09-02

A new French parachute to be car
ried on aeroplanes by aviators Is
forced to open by the explosion of
cartridge at the instant Of it's release.