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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

The late Bret Harte told a tale
of young lady who arrivsd late
ane night on q visit to a friend.
She awoke in the darkness to find
q white figure of the foot Of the
bed. While she watched, the coun'
terpane was suddenly whisked of,
and the apparation vanished. After
an anxious. not 70 say. chilly.
night, the visitor went down with
little appetite for breakfast. At
tho table she was introduced to a
gentleman. vets old friend ofathe
family. who had. che learned, also
been sleeping In the house. He
complained Of the cold.
II hope yen viii excnse me. he
said 10 the hostess: but | found
lii NO cold during the night that.
knowing the room next to nlinr
was unoeanpied. | took the liberty
of going IN and carrying off some
Of the hedclothes 10 supplement
nav own n
The room, a. is obvieas. was
not nnncenpied. but he never
learned the mistake.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

Total interest paid saa, a,is6. JSs. 81
The total outstanding school aud
seminary certifieates~-for which M
equal amount of State bonds have
been cancelled--is a., 3g3. $50. ~
interest on which is us,,1 for the
support Of the public schools.
This leaves remaining a total
State indebted OF s4s7 600, exclu-
sive of the amount held in trust for
the school funds
The Democratic party is proud
Of this record and challenges com
parison with the Republican re-
gime, when farm lands were taxed
so cents on the 800 valuation and
railroads nothing. whereas now the
tax rate Is only IS cents on the
Sl00-lcss than that of any State
in the Union--while railroads are
assessed sll 40 per mile.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Didn't Turn Out the ass

ffNHA tnH new hAFA tAHtHHs
Senator Ellsworth tells the fol
lowing story of a Western farmer
who was visiting Albany for the
lirEt time.
While standing in the lobby of
the state capitol at Albany, talk
ing to some friends a few weeks
age. was introduced by one Of my
colleagues to a typical Western
farmer. who had inst arrived in
the city the night before. and was
being shown around the capitol
building, THE old fellow had
never been ia q large town before
in his life, and after telling me in
his own quaint way Of some Of the
sights aud pieces he had seen In
the city the previous night. be
Suddenly slrned 20 me In somewhat
confidential tones.
Say. before leaving home I
iiad read about them feIlegs thHt
blow out the gas aud gss Euffocat-
|oJ. and | werns foolsa BY that
darned thing up Ii my ruom Ia the
hotel seen i light IN a glass
hottie hanging on the end of q
string, and coaIdn't pat The
dlnrned thing ont so / took the
knot ont Of the string aud put the
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

When the Republican party went
out of power in Missouri thirty
years ago, il left to the people a
heritage Of debt amounting to $2l =
76S. 900.
The Demecratie party took up
the burden of administration in
January, 1873. During the thirty
years that have passed since then
the Democratic administrations
have paid out for the retirement
OF bonds. in cancellation of the
Republican debt. sls, s,30i. 1885.
They have likewise expended. to
meet the ACQUIRING interest during
that period. The snm Of So, ,lsG,-
33S. 80, together with s625, ,2J6.41.
Tor premiums on bonds purchased,
the pay OF tiseal agents. etc. In
clndcd in this interest are the sums
paid TO counties for the support Of
the public schools. such sums ac-
cruing from interests on the seliool
aud seminary fund certificates.
II viii be remembered that the
Republican bonded indebtedness
which had been amply secured by
first mortgages on railroad proper.
~, but which securities were cor
rupily disposed of by the Republi-
can administrations, following the
war for less than one-fourth OF
their value--bore G and Z per cent
interest. II you ever borrowed
money You will understand bow
quickly the interest will come to
equal or exceed fhe principal.
Following are the interest pay
ments, by years, on the Stale debt
since December ~, 1872:
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Henry Clay as an Actor.

A well known traveller OF Chi.
cago tells au interesting story in
the Louisville Courier Journal
about Henry Clay, the great Ken
tucky statesman, then a we'll.
known lawyer.
a man was once being tried
for murder. aud his ease looked
hopeless indeed He had, without
.nny seeming proyotatiou, mur-
dered one Of his neigtbors ia cold
blood Not a lawyer in the county
would touch the case. Il looked
bad enough to ruin the reputation
Of any barristcr
The man, ~ : last extremity,
appealed to Mr. Clay TO take the
case for him Every one thought
that Clay would certainly refuse.
But when the celebrated lawyer
looked into the matter his lghting
blood was reused, and 10 the great
surprise Of all, he accepted
Then came a trial the like Of
which | have never seen. Clay
slowly carried on the case, and il
looked more and more hopeless.
TIE only ground Of defense that
the prisoner had was that the mur.
dered man had looked at him with
such a fierce, murderous look that
out OF self defence he had struck
first \ ripple passed through the
jury at this evidence.
The time came for Clay to mike
his defense. 10 was settled in the
minds of the spectators that the
man was guilty of murder in the
first degree Clay calmly pro
ceeded, laid all the proofs before
them 10 his masterly way. Then,
inst as he WIS about to conclude.
he played his last master card
Gentlemen of the jury" be
said. assuming the fierccst, blackest
look and carrying the most undy.
ing hatred IN ii that | have ever
seen, gentlemen, ii a man should
look at you like this, what would
y0u dofn
That was oil he said, but that
was enough The jury were star.
tied. and some even quailed in
their seats. The judge moved un-
easily on his bench. After fifteen
minutes the jury flied slowly back
with Not guilty, your honor.
The victory was complete,
When Clay was congratulated
on his easy victory he said
II was not so easy ~ YOU
think. spent days aud days in
my room before the mirror practie-
ing that look. II took more hard
work 10 give that look than to in
yestigate the most obtuse case. -
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

covered in Florida along the coast
from which il has long since been
washed away. Some meager spec.
linens Of il. two to six feet high,
are still found in the swamp near
Appelachieola, Fla, and few at
Warner, Ark. but in both of these
places il is exceedingly limited in
numbers, an occasional specimen
being found that hardly rises to
the dignity Of a tree, Only in
Sc. Missouri, where it reaches a
height Of fifteen 10 twenty feet aad
a diameter of two to five inches, is
IL really u tree.
What makes the corkwood so
remarkable is It's exceeding light
ness, Beyond a donbt il is, as
Mr.. VIM. Trelease, Of tAe Mis-
souri, BOntanical GaIde has shown,
the lightest tree in weight that
grows. IT. wood weighs less than
cork. Il is so light that the ma
tives use il TO make fonts for their
fishing nets. Aud y,t It's wood,
though so spOngy that Que may
easily sink ones finger nail in it,
Is far tougher than cork. The spe.
eitie gravity of corKwood, as learn.
ed from careful tests made by Prof.
Niper in st. Louis is .207. The
roots are even lighter than the
stem; a test showd them TO have
the astOuishingly low specific grav-
ity of .15l.
A further idea of the lightuess
of the corkwOod may be- gained
by comparison with the other
woods, the great majority of which
range from 40 to 80. Cork IT,
self is "a. The tree that ap-
proaches closest to the corkwood in
lightness is the golden fir tree.
growing in swamps aronnd Tampa
Bay and along the Indiah River,
Florida. Its specific gravity, nc.
eording 10 Sargent. is PIG. In
comparison with corkwood. which
Is the lightest wood with it's spe-
eifc gravity of .2o7, may be placed
the heaviest wood known, the
black iron wood of Florida. whose
specific gravity il 1901.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
The kid" Wanted to Know.
PROM the Hannibal journal.

]
Say, pop, since we had that
talk about school books the other
day. I've been thinking, trying TO
understand why it is that Republi-
can newspapers published in Mis-
souri, and which make theh living
off Missouri people are everlast-
ingly telling iibs on the state.
Suppose I'd go out in town
every afternoon aud scatter the re
port thar you had whipped ma.
That sister had fits and wasn't
very smart.
That we never use napkins
'cept when we have company.
That we rob our neighbOrs
every time we have q chance.
Don't you think I'd soon ruin
the reputation of the whole family
and have everybody giving us the
cold shoulder--keeping away from
nsi
Looks to me like state Ia
good deal like home. If we
keep telling that school books are
higher in Missouri than in Kansas,
when we know its a fib. why we'll
send people TO Kansas.
II we tell that the state is af.
liicted by a baud of robbers and
cut throats that have robbed the
treasury Of 'leven millions os dol.
lars, when there's not a cent miss-
ing-strangers are not apt TO han.
ker for a home in Missouri.
IL we 20 out aud spread the
news that the school fund has been
looted, when we know there is not
n word Of truth In it--parents
hunting for place to edncate their
children will give Missouri wide
berth.
IF We go about with Poor Old
Missouri on our lips when it's the
best state IN the Union--sion't
look like to me that we could ex-
pect home-seekeFs TO think very
well Of ns.
"Why.don't the Republican news
papers tell the truth about the
state and help build il upi Why
don't they tell about the low tax
rate In Missouri. and all the good
things that even I. a boy, have
learned about the etaisi Seems 10
mo II ! were a man and cared
enough for the state to live in it,
that's what I'D dor Republican ar
Democrat. It's against the inter-
est of every citizen Of the state tol
fib on Missouri.
"Themss my sentiments. pop.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

have full faith that the people,
without regard TO party affiliations.
viii continue the existing system
Of investing 0ur school moneys
under which the educational inter
es:S Of Missouri have kept pace
with the wonderful development Of
all our productive industries.
For thirty years our splendid
educational system has grown. ex q
panded aud developed nightly.
We noV stand upon the threshold
of the Twentieth Century. The
hum Of busy aud profitable indus
try is heard on every hand. II is
no time for a change of aggressive
and progressive policies, Missouri
will take no backward step.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
ApvIcK 70 cnILpRrN.

BE gentle to the Crocodile.
And tender to the Whale:
Don't jeer at the Hyena's smile;
Or tweak the Tigers tail
Don't stick pins in the Kangaroo.
Don't Piggle 81 the Goose,
Don't throw bricks At the coekatoo.
or tread upon the sioose.
Don't fog the Hippoposamus.
Don't pail the Serpcnt's eaFA.
Doa't poster the Rhin0eeros.
Or chase the EhaatscleefE
Don't tickle DFofnedarieA' feet.
Or whip the gentle Gnu
To animals be kind and sweet,
Whatever else ycta do.
carolyr Well. In Liie.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
NEW RENDERIgG or THE ANCIENT
EfsA
A COVETED REoEIrr.

Agent--Here sir, is Il book that
sbonld be in every family. 1t con
tains q receipt for everything. sir
everything
ChcIsy--Give me three copies.
II IL has q receipt for my .ailor's
bill I'll take five,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
THE FINISHING TOUCHES ADDED.

Mr.. 2. S. Cole has returned from the st. Louis
markets where he purchased the goods neces-
sary to put the finishing touches upon one Of
the biggest and best-selected stocks of uptodate
fall and winter goods ever brougAtto this county
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Late News Paragraphs.

The Mexican American bull
fight, which took place at Shaw.
nee, Ok, last Thursday night was
witnessed by nearly 1900 people.
For the first time in the history
of Cornell University woman
viii enter the engineering depart
ment. The woman is Miss Nora
Stanton Blateh of London, Eng.
George } Gould gave out the
report last Thursday that a merger
Of the Gould railways will soon
take place The Missouri Pacific
and Iron Mountain railways will
absorb the Cotton Belt.
The funeral Of former Justice
llorare Gray of the United Su-
preme Conrt took place at B6sLen
on the 18th. The service was con
ducted by the Reverend William
Lawrence, Bishop Of Massachu-
setts.
The SOyep ign Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows was ia session at
Des Moines, Ia, last week. Twen.
ty-tive thousand members of the
order participated in the parade
which took place last Friday after
noon.
The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad. with James ].
I'M at it's head, has seenred op.
ti0ns on II 900 acres of coal lands
near Springfield. In the event of
n purchasc the railroad will pay
out 81 ,OO0, 900.
The enrolment Of the State
University at Columbia, Mo-, is
Mt present 1887. This Is only 36
less than the total enrolment for
the whole Of last year. The on.
roilment this year viii se the larg
est in the history OF the school.
The Individual Fire Underwri-
tcrs Company Of st. Louis. with a
capital stock Of $50. 900, was Ii.
censed last Thursday by Snperin-
tendent OF Insurance Ell Yates, to
do a fire insurance business In
Missouri. Twenty Ave prominent
ST. fsOuiaabs are Stock holders.
Capt. Berthold Ladd Of Doni-
phan. Mo-, Captain Of Company Il
of the Sixth Missouri regiment.
left st. Louis on the 10th for New
Orieana and from there win go to
South America to become a mem
Der Of the insurgent forces in Col.
nmbia under General Herrnra.
IL is reported in a dispatch from
Philadelphia, that every coal car
ryiag railroad in The strike dis.
triet may be tied up bv 9 great
strike OF trg:nmen and telegraph
operators. II any attempt is made
to send a substantial supply OF
Anthracite coal 10 the markets.
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4 i 4 =. 4
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Democratic Management of the State Debt

Brief Statement Of the Reduction of the Principal of
the Bonded Debt and the Annual Amount of
Interest Paid Thereon During the
Last Thirty Years
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
.ve -%einGi Column

(BelaS q CeIumn Devoted 10 Those
ThlaGs which MAKE The little Thrills
Of AslTth Ghsse OnesaOther Up and
D0yn the Beekbone.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
You Are Cordially Invited

To give us call. We are never too busy to
show you through our immense piles of bar
gains in every department of our mammoth
stock. Our goods are marked in plain figures
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

Our neighbors. Well, they &c hard {,
! hate to make complaint beat
But halt the people IN our 81
Would aggrayate a ST -EN.
He-Say, kid. don't you even
take a bathg
Kid-No sir, don't have to;
sweats n good deal.
She-l wonder how that little
child got in.
He--On his face, suppose
She-WeIl, 1t certainly look.
dirty enough Tx.
Don't sou admire foot bail.
Clara7"
1 detcst il Percy got his col
larbone broken. and l can't put
my head on his shoulder Cor q
month +"
The man who put green goggles
on bis COW aud then fed her saw
dust, lived long, long ago. when
times were hard and cows wert
foolish, but they do say that there
be men living not a thousand miles
from Pennington who might do
that same thing II they should
think of il.
They had a dispute aud agreed
to leave it to the military expert
What bullet, - they asked. do
you consider the deadliestf' For
several minutes he remained in a
brown study. Then he looked ny
with the air OF one who had settled
the matter finally and definitely.
The one that hits" he said
Tit Bits.
NEW RgNDERIsG or THE ANCIENT
TALE.
Balaam,s ass stopped before thf
watering trough. Suddenly he he
gan to weep. what is the mat
ter nowi" asked Balaam somewhat
testify. The mules eyes were
leaking fast
Alasi" he exclaimed, you
have driven me to drink. "
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

Our Heighbors. Well they &C hard to
hate to make complaint beat
But halt the people IN our 81
Would aggrayate a St -EN
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

He-Say. kid. don't you ever
take a bathg
Kid-No sir, ] don't have To.
sweats n good deal
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

She-l wonder how that little
child got ia.
He--On his face, suppose.
She-WeIl, 1t certainly looks
dirty enough -Ex
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
The Farmers Produce

Is one of our main stays. We pay him more
for ii and buy of it than almost anyone
Bring it to us and get the top market figures
Respectfully,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
appoIntstl . c0mInittse to Eel a reiorna-

appointed a committee to get a reforma-
tory for girls. "
The next question, What benefit can the
Fedora tion render club women? was an
swered by DR.. M f. De Hart, OF Jersey
city, who said that in the first place e
made them more self respecting and self
reliant, and cited the Rochester conven-
tion of women in 1s4S, when they were
afraid to preside. and even Elizabeth
Cady Stanton thought they should -iaye
man for president, in comparison with
the club woman Of today.
The temperance and the suffrage So
cieties. women's clubs and our own BIZ
ennial," said she, show what has been
accomplished in fifty years. The club has
kept wonan's mind occupied with large
subjects and with a wide range Of sub
jects. Many Of cur clubs are now study
ing the defective and criminal classes,
hoping to prevent d s ase and ceirne. They
may fail, but it is Infinitely better to Try
and fail than never to do anything worth
calling failure.
..The social element is useful because
it enlarges our tolerance and sympathy
with those who differ from US and makes
US try to find the truth in seeming error
and the error in seeming truth club
where all stand on their merits irrespec-
tive of position, ancestry or money, each
contributing what she has for the general
good and all striving 20 do their bess
without nope of reward is the ideal clue.
This sympathetic intelligence, COM
bined with woman's newly acquired sell
reliance in the pursuit of her lofty ideals,
is the ground Of hope for continued pros
perity."
Mrs. Emma Muffet Sing, OF Paris, told
the Federation of the Paris clubs. She
spoke with an accent and was charming.
The French women. she said, would not
put themselves in opposition.
Miss Elizabeth B. Vermilye reported on
the Palisades and there was a talk on the
Audubon Society then the convention
convened for lunch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
MORE Time
Plank Road Company Grants
Freeholders Extension
of Thirty Days.
CASE WILL GO TO CHANCELLOR
Speedy Decision Expected
and Cues tions Between
Counties Will Be
Adjusted.
CASE WILL GO TO CHANCELLOR

The Newark Plank road was not clos
ed last night, as d certain local paper IN
sisted it would be. On the contrary,
President E. f. C. Young and Mr.. Spen-
Ger Weart, representing the Plank Road
Company, agreed yesterday with County
Counsel John Griffin and Joseph Mum,
respectively, representing the Hudson
and Essex County Freeholders, that the
time should be extended thirty days.
I'VE have done this said Mr.. Weart
to News representative this morn
ing, ..in order to keep the matter in statu
quo until the suit begun by Essex Coun-
ty is presented to the Chancellor on June
13 next"
Counsel engaged in this sort of trian-
gular duel hope that there will be sat
isfactory adjustment of all the points at
issue before the end of the month. The
real difficulty is the share to be borne
by the Counties in the purchase of the
bridges owned by the Plank Road Com
pany. The price mentioned was $225,-
600. Hudson's contention is that Essex
uses the road most and consequently the
largest part of the cost Of maintenance
should be sustained by that County. Es-
sex doesn't see it in that light. Half
and half is her motto.
Chancellor Magee will have the case
before him soon. and speedy decision
will be given. The Plank Road Com
pany is anxious to have the matter dis
posed of, and. will cheerfully make all
reasonable concession to that end.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-05-22
WORK OF THE YEAR
Favorable Reports at the An
nual Meeting of the Bergen
Baptist Church.

The annual meeting of the Bergen
Baptist Church, Clinton and Madison
avenues, was held last night. The var
ious reports submitted showed the
church to be in a prosperous condition.
This reflected much credit on the ability
of the Rev. Addison Moore, who has
been in charge of the work since last
fall. The congregation was so pleased
that the salary of the pastor was increas-
ed $500, to take effect Immediately.
Superintendent J. P. Applegate, of the
Sunday School. presided. These Deac-
ons were elected Reid, H T. Pond,
A. a. Abrams and I. Woolsey. The
trustees elected were:-Oscar Meyers, II.
Fl. Schultz and B. f. Waters.
The reports of the deacons showed an
increase in the membership Of fifty-seyen.
The finances of the church are in good
shape, and handsome balance is in the
treasury.
During the year the Young People $
Christian Endeavor Society raised $500,
and the Women's Missionary Society
$780, to be used for missionary work.
Twenty-one members Of the Sunday
School were received into the church.
Several months ago Bible School was
organized in Donahue's Hall, on West
Side avenue, with thirty members There
are now sixty members in the school.
This organization is the nucleus of what
will in time be a new Baptist church.
There is a good field in that section. and
the most promising results are anticipat-
ed. A young ladies culture class and a
young mems league were organized dur
ing the year. The average attendance
at the prayer meetings has been between
.250 and 800 This ii co1lsi ileret the
largest prayer meeting ATTENDANCE n the
city.