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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09

tng Iund tor I@ynaunl OF the prlnripai
thereof within twunty years from tnp
tins, q contracting tho same: Pro-
the amount of bonds NOW aggfagating
Sill go that being the uHioAni resumed
by said city In che scheme 1T separation
from this county of st Louis, and the
sum OF R,sls. .ee heretofore prior 20 jan
GaFy i. tpui. expended in the construction
of waterworkA for the city OF 81 Louis.
nnd any bonds which may b. hereafter
Issued ~ satd city IN the construction
and Improvement OF WateFNurkN the
payment 81 the Interest Wherein and the
principal whereof snAl he provided freus
ths revenue Of said wRtGrwurlta, that IL
TO sag. this amount Of said bonds whica
shall he outstanding at any time shalt not
be included Ia the computation Of toe rx~
tstinE boRded indebtedness in determining
the amount 0s bonds authorized 10 bp ls-
sued BY aald city with the aas~sut VI tWe-
thirds af the voters under thg provisions
Of this article. but said city shall be au-
thorixe1 NJ ANY time to issue bonds wlLa
the esSEnt Aforesaid to an amount iHclud'
ing tbs outstanding inusbtudagss ot.o CT
than that above named, ~ the amount
gf hss psr esnt of ne yaiae % .ae
oaFtaiped -es above provided ana said city
EhaM have powsE. with such assent 81 the
voters, 70 issue bonds for the eonstfue-
tion and Improvement OF uaterworAs. ths
interest whefs0n and the principal where.
G. shall be provided tor from tnN iueanae
Of said waterwcs&@. Said clkB shalt es-
tabiish sinking tnnd fpt the payment
ct the bonds ~ authorized according 90
the times nN&d from the maturity OF ibe
safae: Prayidad. further. that in the cas-
OF Kansas CITY, the amount Bz bOuda
issued ey said city. trartns date Jay 4,
lass, fof acquiring wAteFwurAH nnd all
bonds hereafter ISSUED Ia renewal ug said
bonds or amy portion thereof shall net b.
Included In the computation oT the exist
ing bonded tudebiedneAx of said citN "a
determining the amount OF bonds author
tsed 20 he issued hy asia city. With tire
assent OF tw0-thifda uf the voters under
the provisions Of this article, bat astid
city aEali be authorised at any time 10
tAeHe bonds with the nssent aforesaid to
an amount Including outstanding In
teslc.iAUns. other than that above named,
tn the amount of ave per euutum Gf ine
value OF s.se taxable property in said city
10 De aaeastaiHea as above specified
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09
HON. f. M. COCKRELL.
WILL SPEAK AT

Pennington, Saturday, October l1th, at p. m.
Flat River. -. llth, at y. m.
Senator Cockre of the best informed The United
States national affairs whose honesty aud rectude is
CONCEDED by friends and opponents alike and who
ertaiuing well instructive. Don't fail hear him
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09

They call vocal lessons voice.
placing now. William" o."
Is that sos Well, I'm going
to write II polite note and ask that
girl down stairs to place her voice
across the street instead Of up in
our air shaft.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09

Tearhrr- How is the earth di.
vided'"
Bright Girl --" Between them
that's got IL aud between them
that wants 10
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09

The ianitor in one Of the Port
land public schools, coming inio
the class room one dny recently,
saw on the blackboard this sen
tence, Find the greatest common
divisor " Hello" be saws. is
;tta;; blamed thing iostt nrniufi :"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09

EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL. AMEND.
AEAT.-J0int and concurrent resolution
providing Tor the amendment oi article
tea lNi u thr constitution of the state
OF Missouri, by adding neN section
after section Il OF said article. 10 be
known ss section isa ~ said article. rc-
laiing 20 tine limit 81 Indebtedness "t err.
Be il resolved by the Senate. tls House
OF Representative cJuuurFing therein.
BH follows.
That at the general slertIau. 10 be- held
on Tuesday next following the lltst Mon
day IN November. A. y l%g the follow d
lng amendment TO the constitution uf the
state OF Missouri. relating to the iimit OF
indebtedness OF certain cities " ths state
ut mIsEuurt. sHaIt ps submitted Tor aGUp-
udh or FeJection. 10 the qualified voters
of the Eald state of Missouri 60 wtt.
That article ten tNl OF the constitution
OF the state OF Missouri. b. and the satHr
is hereby amended by adding after see.
tion u Of said article, q ucW section. TO
and 10 read as foitog-'
Section i2a- Any city In this state con-
tnlulng not more than thirty thousand
ts1.oe0I nor less than Two thousand (s uM
thirds 0f the voters thereof voting at
an election to be held Tor that purpose, be
allowed 90 become indebted IN larger
amount than specified Ia section Twelve
oi asticle ten tNb Of the constitution OF
this state. not exceeding an additional
fiVe 81 per centcm ON the value OF the
AAAAhtf FAyPNfAf tHfFfAHs TOT kht purpose
OF purchasing or constructing water
Wurkh. electric or other light plantA TO
be owned exclusively by the city 80 rur-
chasing or eonStTueu,U the same: Pro.
vsded, that any such @ity inCarrlhg any
such Indebtedness requiring the a==..al OF
the votera as aforesaid. shall have the
power 10 provide for, and. before or at
the time Of ineuTrinR such indebtednena
shall provide for the collection Of an an
nual tax Ia addition t0 the other taxes
provided for By this constitution, suffl-
Client 10 pay the interest on such In
constitute q sinking fund for the pay
mont Of the principal thereof within
twenty years from the time OF contract
Ing the same, any prosislon in this con.
atitaiion TO the contrary. notwithstand-
Ing.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-09

SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT ~ Senate joint and concur.
rent resolution auhmittiliE 10 tine qualliinu
voters of Missouri an amendment 20 the
constitution therwof 10 define the status
OF the state certificates OF tndeatrducaa
now on deposit ~ the state treasury aud
Aeid Ia trust for the public school fund
and the seminary fund" tp extend and
peFpstuate the same. to provide for the
payment OF tbe Interest thcreon; and 70
psotido Tor ths future investment VI
he u resolved by the Senate. the House Of
representative conrurflng therein. as
follows.
That az the general election 60 b. heid
on the Tuesday next following thc frat
Monday IN November, fsG. the following
amendment to the constitution Of MiA.
X OF the constitution uf the stare of AIS.
Aouri be amended hy adulnE thereto
nov section, TO be known as section
tNebiysstN I'D, a. tilaWp.
Section a Ah cerdfslatoH Of iudebtc4-
ueaa Of the stnte a. the public school
iuiid aud TO the seminary fund arr
hereby confirmed as sacred ub.s stiuns
be renewed as they mature Tor HutR
period Of time and a. suUh rate OF inter
est aa may b. provided Cos by law. Giic
general assembly shall have the pyWer TO
provide by law for the isHuiuW certificates
10 the public school fund and seminary
Iund az the money belonging 90 bAi4
hNAua HEtAtANAhAta VI tNt stats GHAHNf2
Provided, that after the outstanding
bonded indebtedness has bUrn eNtiu-
Eutshed. all money accommodating in the
state treasury for above named purposes
snail be Invested Ia IeEt4rEtd county.
municipal, OF school district hoHdH of lHIs
state Of not iuAh than par value. Ahvn-
ever the state bonded dcnt iB UKtlHEuiahcd
or a sum sufficient therefor has been re-
eeiyed. theFC shall be levied and collected
10 llpu ut the ton cents un tbu one hun
dred dollars valuation npw provided for
by the statutes. an annual tax not 10 e1-
coed three cents on the onc hundred dui-
lars valuation 20 pay tho ncCFuluE In
threat on all the certificates Of Indebted
ness, tna pFpeesdh of which tax ahall be
p@ta tht0 the state treasury and appru-
pFiated aud paid out for tar specific pui-
pnEea herein mentioned.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

win it's, support of the National Re-
publican Conventions, while Mr..
Roosevelt, promoted from the Vice
Presidency, came to power unfetter-
ed. He does deserve some credit,
however, for he could easily have
made terms with this element and
won it's support in 1904, instead of
adopting the riskier policy of en-
deavoring to give the control of the
Republican Party in the South to a
more influential class of men. This
last he has done, whatever his mo-
tives. He has gone even further. In
an interview with Chairman Lyon,
of the Texas Republicans, recently,
he said In substance that In many
Southern States the Republicans
seem to think it enough to get to-
gether and elect delegates to the Ma
tional Convention and then, without
any effort to build up the party, de-
mand the Federal offices as a matter
of right. "I feel very little impulse"
said the President, towards recog-
milton for an organization which ex-
lists only for offices and delegates"
And now an application near home.
The fact that President Roosevelt
has taken this position and that Sen
ator Pritchard came from a confer
ence with him directly to the Repub-
lican Convention of Greensboro, is
taken to mean that the ousting of
the negroes and the tendency to en-
dorse Independents there manifested
were approved by the PRESIDENTIAL
of which is quite plausible.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

nothing. Down In his home county
(Wayne) a week or two ago there
was a lynching for the nameless
crime. The coroner's jury not only
reported nothing against the mob but
declared that it's members "would
have been recreant to their duty"
had they not lynched the negro. And
the Duplin County grand jury went
out of its way to endorse this report
of a coroner's jury in another county.
All this goes to show how firmly en-
trenched is the lynching spirit and
how slow must be the work of bring
ing about that reverence for law that
will make mob violence impossible.
Every stumbling block that retards
the progress of justice must be re-
moved, and every good citizen must
feel it his duty to preach obedience
to law and order. And in this con-
nection two sentences from State ex-
changes commenting on this ~lynching
are worth remembering. The Char
lotte Observer says: "Lynching
tends to create a feeling Of contempt
for the law, which is worse for the
State than the failure to enforce the
statutes" And this apt reply to the
language of the coroner's jury is
from the Biblical Recorder: $50
long as our State is able to execute
her laws no one does his duty who
takes the law into his own hands"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
THE THINKERS
Three Noteworthy Articles in the Sep
TENDER Magazines as Described in the
Review of Reviews.

TENDER Magazines as Described in the
Review of Reviews.
In the September Gunton's Mr..
Henry G. Kittredge presents some
of the results of the twelfth census
regarding the progress of the cotton
manufacturing industry in the
Northern and Southern States with
in the decade, 189O-19OO. In the
North the principal change in the in
dustry during the decade was in the
direction of installing new and cost
ly equipment for the manufacture of
the finer grades of cotton, while the
manufacture of the coarser fabrics
has been largely relegated to the
South. In the whole country there
was an increase Of nearly 100000
spindles in the ten years. About Sc
per cent of this increase was in the
South and A per cent in the North.
In the North, over 80 per cent of the
gain was in Massachusetts alone,
while about 80 per cent of the
South's gain was in the States of
North Carolina, South Carolina, and
Georgia. The social conditions of
factory employees in the cotton mills
of the South have apparently i'm
proved since 1890, but the proper
ton of children among the wage
earners was as great in 1900 as in
1890, or from % to 81 per cent,
against 4 to 10 per cent in New Eng
land.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

ROOSEVELT AND SOUTHERN
REPUBLICANS.-And somehow or
other, Mr.. Roosevelt seems to have a
more accurate understanding of
Southern politics than his more re-
cent predecessors have had. (True,
the Booker Washington dining would
seem to contradict this, but the fact
that no negro has since dined at the
White House is a fact not without
meaning.) At any rate, Mr.. Roose-
welt has appointed fewer negroes and
fewer lOw-grade whites to Southern
Offices than any other Republican
President. It is perhaps true also
that he does not deserve as much
credit for this as the bare statement
of fact would indicate, for Mckinley
and other Presidents had to make
promises to this element in order to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
THE EDUCATIONAL CAM
PAIGN IN NORTH CAROLINA

-"-AXcock has also been nn"
governor Af what is going r~lm Il
tour, not making poIrtIcaI speeches,
however, but educational addresses,
he being o. of the. goodly nun Der
of noted men who volunteered to do
service in the North Carolina educa-
tional campaign now about to give
way to the political campaign We
hear that this educational campaign
Gan innovation, by the way, that we
hope will be mafntained) has been
very successful. The following
statement by DR.. Charles D. McIver
will give the reader a good idea of its
nature and it's results: Cali the &C
tive educational forces in this State
are now trying to accomplish three
things: the levy of a local tax for
schools, the consolidation of schools
and the improvement of school
houses. Because of this consolida-
ton there will be, a year from now,
I believe, from 500 to a 1000 fewer
schools than at present. The women
of the State have become greatly in
terested in the improvement of
schools and over 1000 women now
belong to the improvement organiza-
ton that was effected at Green's
boro some time ago. I am sure hat
in less than a year $50 communities
in this State will levy a local tax for
school purposes similar to the tax
levied in towns like Charlotte, Gas
tonia, Concord, Salisbury, Lexington,
Thomasville, Greensboro and Reds
VILE"
y X X
~LYNCHING.-In his contest with
the lynching spirit, on the other
hand, the Governor has not been suc-
cessful. His heavy reward for the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
CURRENT EVENTS: THE DRIFT OF
THINGS AS WE SEE 1T.

Very noticeable has been the
dearth of real news for several weeks
past. The magazines are still dis
cussing the Martinique disaster, but
the subject is too stale for the dali
les. The coal strike drags on wear
lily, having now entered it's fifth
month with little sign of yielding
from either party. The warm wealth
er has enabled the miners to tide
over the season of inactivity with
smaller contributions from organ
lied labor than would have been &c
essary in winter. AS for the mine
owners, they realize that the loss 10y
shutting down will be made good ly
the higher prices that they are ena-
bled to extort from the public; they
are resting contentedly therefore
waiting for starvation to bring the
laborers to their terms or for the
public to find some way of ending the
strike. The mimic warfare OF the
New England coast is attracting con-
siderable attention, though to us it
seems a matter of but small signif-
canoe. Another topic much dis
cussed is the bountiful harvest of the
Western farmers; the grain crops
are almost unprecedentedly large.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

On and after September 18th the
Office of Mr.. T. B. Parker, Secretary
and Business Agent of the Farmers
State Alliance, will be in Raleigh, in
the Academy of Music building, di-
rectly opposite The Progressive
Farmer OTIS All letters for him
[-3 E
a .S4rmi~1AIco. DID,
mailed after the 18th inst. sn0afdDe
addressed to Raleigh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09
oUBA's CHANCES FOR Is, 600, 600
POPULATION.

The September McClure's begins
with a discussion of "Cuban Reel
procity-A Moral Issue," by William
Allen White. Mr.. White quotes Gen
eral Wood to the effect that Cuba
will easily sustain a population of
100000, instead of the 100000
people now on the island, and he K
presses his own opinion that if the
United States fulflls her obligations,
and allows Cuban industries to thrive
as they thrived under the Mckinley
Law of 1890, the population of the
island will rise toward the 100000
point rapidly. The increase must be
largely American. The American
population will make an American
Cuba. The political alliance may
come soon, or it may come late; but
if the commercial alliance is made
under the proposed reciprocity meas
ure, the political alliance is inevita-
BILE. MI. White thinks that even if a
reduction in the tariff does reduce
the price of sugar, "as the beet-sugar
people wrongfully claim" it would
be better to save each American
householder a few dollars a year on
his sugar bill than to continue pro-
tecting an industry like beet sugar,
which according to the prospectus
issued by the Oxnard b~eet-sugar peo-
pie, is making nearly 100 per cent
profit on it's investment.
THE COAL MINERS AND THE COAL
STRIKE.
MI. Frank Norris, the novelist, has
been commissioned by Everybody's
Magazine to visit the territory affect
n N~rt tb5tff the coal strike, to give an ac-
ed bVEFat6 he Of the conditions Of liV-
-. eoVn Onls 10 n1mself hing
ing in the representative MINI
towns. In the September number Of
Everybody's, Mr.. Norris gives the
result of his Investigations. Mr..
Norris says that a great many of the
miners have gone away; that nearly
10000 have left the anthracite dis
trict. Some have gone to work on
farms, some have turned tramps, and
nearly $4,000 have gone back to the
old country. As to the wages of
miners and the conditions of their
life, Mr.. Norris found very different
conditions in different districts. In
the Wilkesbarre district he finds the
miners frequently not only owning
their houses, but sometimes owning
two or three in addition, which they
rent to other workmen.He finds that
many men in this district earn $3.50
a month, with seven hours of drilling
per day. They get free medical treat
ment in case of accident, fuel during
the winter at a price ridiculously
small, a good home free of mortgage,
and steady work. But In Melons
vile, a mining settlement three miles
from Hazelton, $50 a month is a good
figure, and the Polanders live In
houses built of sheet iron and boards,
about fifteen feet square, sunk about
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

LYNCHING.-In his contest with
the lynching spirit, ON the other
hand, the Governor has not been sue
cessful. His heavy reward for the
Salisbury Iynchers has resulted in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

President Mckinley, ana sS
of Detective Craig just in front of
the President indicates that had the
carriage been a few seconds further
advanced Roosevelt himself might
have been fatally hurt in the acct
dent of last week. The President
was then just ending his New Eng
land tour. At every place thousands
thronged to hear him and his speech
es have been well received by press
and people. The trusts, Cuban reel
procity, and the Monroe Doctrine
were discussed in a vigorous straight
forward manner that seems to have
strengthened his chances for renomi-
nation. This week Nh. Roosevelt is
in the South, having come down to
address the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen at Chattanooga yester-
day Monday.) To-day (Tuesday)
he is in Asheville.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-09

THE PRESIDENT AND HIS
TOUR.-Like a morsel of bread to a
perishing man was the news of Pres
ident Roosevelt's narrow escape from
death to the yellow journals last
Wednesday. 1t was exactly one year
Saturday since the assassination of
killing
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-15
Zion.
ZION. MD, Nov. IA, 1902.

ZION. ND, Nov. IA, 1902.
The "Cecu Wing" is on sale each aceek
in Zion at Carhart d Co.'S store. cents a
copy.
Lawson and Guy Crothcrs. of Philadcl-
phia, spent last Saturday and Sunday ut
home.
Mrs. Nelson Warner and son, of Will
mington, were the guests of Mrs. Dexter
Lee for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Carhart are
spending a couple of weeks visiting
friends in New Jersey and elsewhere.
Birds and rabbits are plentiful and in
good condition this season, and from re-
ports, the gunners seem to be taking add
vantage of this fact
Miss Bealc is spending the week in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Martha Cameron has returned
home from Il several weeks visit with her
sons.
Mr. Abel Mcarns' display of chrysan-
thcmums is unusually fine this fall, and
are greatly enjoyed by all passersby.
Mrs. William Murray entertained the
Womans' Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies on Thursday. 1t was an all
day meeting, for the purpose of sewing
for the Mission school-boX which is an
nually packed here.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-15
Leeds.
LEEDS, MD, Nov. IA, 1902.

LEEDS, MD, Nov. IA, 1902.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Griffenbcrg, of
Wilmington, are guests Of Mrs. c. j.
Campbell.
Mr.. George Settle. of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at home.
Miss George Harlan. of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Harlan.
Miss Sarah Settle has returned from
Philadelphia, where she has been the
guest of Miss Irene Bromley.
The Misses Taylor, of Baltimore, are
guests of Mrs. Edward Perry.
The Christian Endeavor will hold its
annual convention on Friday evening, in
the NJ. +. Church, Rev. L. p. Perry, the
President of the County Union prcSid-
ing.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Perry gave an
cat Home on Saturday evening, in
honor of Misses Ella and Edith Taylor
of Baltimore.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-11-15

Mr.. j. L. Miller spent Saturday in
Baltimore.
Misses Annie and Harricttc Williams
returned from Baltimore on Monday.
Last week, DR.. Todd was quite i'll, but
we are glad to note that he is again able
to be at the revival services now in pro-
grcSs at IIOpcwcll.
Mr.. J. Randolph Miller has accepted a
position in DR.. II. ID. Barnes office, in
Baltimore, as general business manager.
We all wish him much success.
Herman Jackson, who for the past
year has had charge of the blacksmith
shop ut Battle Swamp, has purchased
the shop from j. +. Ruttcr. Mr.. Jack
son has a very extensive trade, and his
many friends hope it will steadily in
crease. His work in the past has always
been very satisfactory.
Mrs. Jane L. Barnes, who resides with
John L. Rutter, has just finished a calico
quilt of the pine Apple Pattern" which
contains 2733 pieces. She did not COM
mence this quilt until after camp meet
ing. Mrs. Barnes is in her cightieth year
very well and active.
Miss Mamie Il. Kirk entertained her
friends last Friday evening, at her home,
near here.