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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
OCEAN CABLE PATHS.
Through Submarine Dspths--
l. Accurate surveys

There seems TO be no logical reason
why cables cannot be laid across any
section of the oceans Of the world. ua
matter how great the depth, say Lip
-pincott'S. Some portions Of thr At.
lantic cables are over three miles he.
low the surface, and this IL not ncccs-
sarily the extreme depth, for the cal bic
may, and probably does, pass from
the top of one submarine hill to an
other without dropping materially
into the deep valleys between, The
greatest known depth Of the sea Is
so,236 feet, or seven and threc.iliths
miles, found In the south Atlantic,
about midway between the island Of
Trisiau d'Acunhn and the mouth of
the He de Ia Plata. Soundings have
been made Ia depth of q. .4s0 feet in
the North Atlantic, south Of New
fOundisnd, aud about 9tOO0 feet, or
nearly six and half miles, is reported
south Of the BermudAs. Even such
enormous depths as these need not
hinder cahle.laying, 80 far az the the
CRY Is concerned, but In practice, for
reasons of economy IN maintenance
and otherwise, II u found best TO take
advantage Of favoring conditions in
the ocean's bed. To illustrate, all of
ths Sahlxs between ;ae United States
and Europe run up along our coast
until they reach the neighbOrhood of
Newfoundland before starting across
60 their destinations in Ireland or
France.
The reason for this Is found in the
range of submarine tahlclands, form
ing an ideal cable bed, which lies be-
tween the three latter countries. Il
past years immense portions Of this
submerged territory hsve been plotted
out and and mapped BY various govern
ment and private expeditions. and this
knowlrdge Ia constantly being added
60. II becomes particularly valuable
In ecaneanie eable-layinE. Except In
extreme eaffs, the electrical conductor
4 not dropped overheard haphazarsi.
On the contrary, the submarine moun-
tsins, valleys ard plains over which n
b 10 take its sinaons course are arcs,-
rstnly selected beforehand, and their
general ronngHration. soi!-eoserlnR,
u any, and other pceuiiaritiss properly
tsksn intoccEsideFation. Special, yars- |
cities % cable are manufactured to
meet certain conditions known TO ex- |
ikt where they are &c go Like men |
N sli trades. the cable e-lsxsrs mnst ad- |
hers cins<iy to ths specifications !
eiz<A them sn starting, IN order TO PEI.
form the riGhs kind Of work 1
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBERY.
JHsefsla Ersna 50. tgals nave Gone "a
Isysstl Eats-ALihcmaA .Founa
wises cut thdrt a rhbIe.

W owensl,prp, KS, Aug. ts, setrrA.
sfliefalS Of the Adams Express o..
who arrived SapdaS from ST. Lands
haye gone 10 ,Fordsyille to lnvchtgate
ths robbery reported from tbers SD
prhey,, Nothing has Developed 81 III
dieats the whsFeaPouts of thr 'S9s,Ope
whish Mr.. Retainer GLAZING ~ have
shipped fran ngahcheil, and Nhlsk
Il Is alleged wds taken iresa the agehs
At FpgdAyllle, after, ils arriynl iheHa,
ia linsman 81 ths Postal Telegraph
Co. sent cut 10 'lesate an iBsrFrsp,lon
On tbs ,sirssitiEepoFtE thei lhe found
tias swirea eiik sundeR fhe Eahle Ia the
Office iat iAsancfeld.sli i~ss saf nu Z
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
GRAND Army PROGRAMME.
EHerriHss Yer the General Enca@p-
meat, 1t washisKtoa, OatIinea
az n Conference.

L
Washington, Aug. E--7At q confer
snce. Friday, al cncampmept head
quarters, presided over by Gen. Tor
rance, eommandcr-lh.chief of the G.
A. n. She following programmr of
vxrrciSeS for the lsoa cBcsmpulgpt
Wps adopted; a..r ... .....
Sunday October 57Pa,riotic serv-
Ices in various local churches.
Monday. October B--Cumparc In
Convention hall Of 'i3o o'clock in the
evening, at which the members of The
vrteran associations VIII be addressed
by speakers ~ national reputation. +.
v, FAubee, chairman of iocnl com
mittee on cSmphrcs. will preside.
Tuesday, October = Naval day. pa,
rasie ~ sfaeciai veterans associations,
drsaehments Of regular troops, dir
trlet militia and various civilian uf-
gnnirAtionr "a BE- particularly invited.
excurrion tb Mohni Neruuh for the
driegates ~ the encRgnpprni; pubic
evening meeting of S.clcome at Con
vehtion han, at which Chairman
Warner iof the lacsl citizens CONT
tee viii extend the fFeeiom u the
city 60 Gen. Torrance and his osso--
ciates.
"wednesday. Ociubcr STRAND rf-
Ylsw OF q, A. X, by the eomm9ndcr-
in-ehirf ana tine president ~ the Unh-
I'd States. With an clnborntr reception
ID the svening at Convention hall.
THURSDAY, October ?. and Friday,
October i0--scssi0ns Of national en-.
eamp mphieiit. "~ '' l.'" f'' nl
Meetings Of auxiliary ennyentipBs-
and CORPS and regimental reuHlops
Ray he Rshsdpied for any Lime during
the epcampmrnf .l
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

The steamship, therefore. while 60.
ing ahead and paying out the cable
over The stern pulley, is under tho
guidance ut skilled hands, follow inc
a certain path, which has been point.
ed cut for her by cages on the main.
land us heing the best adapted for the
comfort and ease pf the electrical con.
ductor she l. depositing.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

pu Conleli. Okla. Aug. is.--A mob Of
seven mep took LcIi Reed and bud
wingo, outlaws captured recently In
u ftsid ON tie Casty -crnteus gang,
lfEnm THE county iaii here late sstnr-
day night Rnd strung tlsem np. to
gre~s to force them TO reveal the
whcfeaboutA of their leaders and to
gisp information regarding their
Ierimss, The eutlaws finally asye che
desired information and the mob re-
turned them 20 jail, disappearing sp-
90 sun duwn the gang. lscea
wus ~ badly strQngled thHt he was
revived with difficulty
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
important Notice TO the Patrons OF
The Pennington Times
The St. Francois Herald.

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company.
All due the former publications by Subscribers
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All unexpired advertising will be out the
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For the general policy be pursued by paper published
under the Of the company editorial page
Very respectfully yours, etc, Cd.
PkRNINnTnE TINPg ppWTEC rnHpIRy
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
MISSOURI srATg NEWS.


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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
EXCURSION TRAIN ma WRECK.
one stap Ki,iea ana Asqther rsass-
bly, Fatally IalHr<a In q Geili-
f. . aIon nj BaHaHssna. Ina s,fs

Chicago, Augs is.4-Dse man was
siiIed outrisht and another Ssus prob
ably fatally Snidred in q rniiroad
sreek 1T Hammond, Ind, early SUE.
dey, 4 tlicRgoi \ Erie fright Train
standing ON the tracks Of the 4 iIcago
d We@teTn Indiane Fajlroaa awss
srashed itrio By "a Apeeiaiitrain sof the
Chicago. Indih hhpolis q Louisville
railroad cartyIng coo exsarsionIsts
from ffnt4nnrtf 1ap@ lrsyastat 7di i
George ". Farrls, 81 years old, b
Gave City. Ky. and employed by tee
Latrohe Steel Co. at MeiEose, H..
WA inssHHtjys hllIslae Mis- brothers
Daniel u. Farris, eyed 20 years. Yves
probably fatally injured. : q A"l
9 Nohe ~ the pessenEera in ths 'ek,
lsarsSon trafn ~ssas seriously 4hjar.a.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
MURDERED FOR THEIR MONEY
y .gNE Ia 4lEsfE4B nHA al afsifsarA q -Hsfsa.
Dead Body af ar... Jrssie Taman
osFeana Near .Maseatlse, sa--lier
.s.s Hrssvad Mersalay werHded.

Muscatine, Ia, Aug. ls--The anc1rn,
peaed body Of AIRS. .Iaasie TumaH wts
,seand sasa4sy 'nieAt a isuasircsi yards
asssy from her hsnie, near here Hsd
hrr huhhansi., tancntiseidaa and Keith
rn6tt3i ,wqdnds, was 'fusthd iioh ske
'fiear Ia t,s house, Nliief showed ssSts
OF desperass Struggle having fsktn
place. The eppplr are knowp 20 hate
had sqnsiflsEEbls slannsy ! 900 !,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

] London, Aug. ls.--A letter from
Miss 0Iadys Deacon, daughter ~ Mrs.
Edward Parker Deacon. appests in
she Ipndop papers Monday morning,
IN which. the writer asks the papers
cniphaticiily to contradict the rIunor
af an alleged betrethal hetseen her
self and CrowR RriHee Frederick Will
lam, Of Germany. .rf
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

How little we realize the fact that
the music OF nature IL always In.
tcnaely rhythmicall An intelligent
rooster with good ear always crows
In accurate three-fOur time, and In
the mirror key. Our own simplest Idea
If tsns is perfectly illustrated by the
dram, the dots indicating footsteps
and the dashes drum beats. Now. This
Is rythm, an essential principle Of
music. aud We are widely az fault II
we suppose for one moment thnt the
birds sing regardless af Il. The drum
BEATS ere In nnmistakable fcur-four
time, the rommonest time uf all, aud
think it could be concIusiveIy proved
that the oriole, for instance. has
adopted that time for his own.
I, II Is evident to close observer
that there Ii something odd about tho
orioles time; Il Is four-four. with
ont doubt. but there are queer breaks
In Il; the singer drops note hrp.
and there. much sn good old grau&
mamms dT0Ts sfitrh in her rIeyer
knitting. These emissions are char
Resesissic of tbs oriole; hiR style h.
cnN Of marked syDcapatinn, wish a
preferences for that Arid Of melody
which has ncrn styled 'srAgsime.H II
you wish 10 isaEsafr this qunfEfy you
must whissis u '.taot'' by placing che
sip Of tba toagne immraia,riy behind
the upper front teeth. dropping. and
neturniug II quickly s---Frnnk I.e=ile's
Monfbly.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

aaeH. 1ddHss Asxs " .slzflsa Mau,ls
Mitsassi. ises A8ask Third STREET, q
Istsnss Ia,sr. wearshe 4 patch btev
! her Jeff rye and paf ear u dene up IN
IfoHFt Plsstssgis Aarrysi Aibsrts i, q
eohAssned 1wvsBAss hasers md fqs that
reason. proAekiy*i1 shla IN mrar slia-
Ixaendss hsas Mjt6hslI laid IN pais fpr
llsibsrts 'sns ,sttsnupted An kiss lslai.
They Eeslnshasl. Asbsrts tAsdesl'' on
her sieSsor lid z<nss AIRS sE3sehtll.
lsrf%9pstd, ana a p.,iIssHap prssd
,fpfN als5ti sliieeet tinsa An
~ = sssl h zauas sas v1sla l,ssksss
Apszs VI afeI VI s1 lska.1a \ l.sl.s. b
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

The wheat crop Of Boone county
this year is four times larger than Il
has ever been before. More than 100.
poo bushels of wheat have been mar.
kcted. and the crop Is not yet ex.
hnuateh hv nnY mcanR.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

Kansas cry. Mo-, Aug. is,-5. C.
suries, d blacksmith c6hiinr 'hcnse
unexpectedly Sunday. and iindtns "a.
bert fsays. sboarxieT, uin acenfpaHy
with his wife. ahat hash wisis en- SHIRT
gun. Mrs. suries will probaiay re-
cever Hayes snag die. Saries had
pretenAsd lRga FishsRaIand returned
60 the house quietly, :, He surprissd
the pair and Deliberately took aim st
'shrga. me HrAs load strpdk Hayes
in the lower ehslorpsp, Mfa.. slrlss
was struck in the Asaeuep and, sfr4y
siass struck hsFi An the forsaysss. 30
ard ghreast.l s.sssel l.sI.s..lsEae.l al vi
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

Richard Wampier, the is.yeaF-old
son Of 5. c. Wanpler, a druggist at
Tnrkio, died Ms result OF an acci-
dental gehshot woahd received from
rife In the hands Of q young man
named McNnuIty.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

Frank llollivy, aged 81. of 81
Louis, father Of seven children. mis-.
took rough on rats for headache pow.
der, took It, and died. The powders,
IL Is said. ~sre put in a box reseu.
bling tho box containing the rat poi.
Egn
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

WaptanSo--why IL the world have
you been holding your right fist 80
tightly cienehed all dsyg
Dnzno--I consulted palmist lat.
iaSt night. and he told me showed d
lot Of money IN the lines Of that hand.
I'm simply sHnEinE 20 Il :-sss;s aass aass
feel it-Al~sa snxeies Herald.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

Large shipasentsafsnpne nre daIiy
being made from the -. Louis ybehks
and from the subtrraAnsy in thai city
to points in the sonth gad southwest.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

The biggest water gushor ever
struck In Howard county was found
on the farm of ID. G.. Walker, near
Armstrong. The well fowB zoo gnls
Ions per hour, and n sea bed Of va.
ter IL thought 20 have been struck.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
aoiarn weaainn crlehrnl4..

Forty relatives, most Of them de-
Soendants Of Mr.. and Mrs, ). Meek.
helped them celebrate thelr golden
wedding at their home near chilit-
cothe.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

Gov. Dockory appointed Henry u
AlherE, Of Florissant, 10 be associate
Justice of the st. Louis county court.
Judge Aibers was named to fiil the
uncNpired term Of Judge James n
BroustcT. died died several weeks ugD.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
LIahtaInE straeh Heene.

During a heavy storm near Jeffer.
son City, lightning struck the fnrm
house Of Ars. Elizabeth Zehndncr,
shocking but not seriously iniuring
the family. The house, with oil con.
tents, was burned. A barn belonging
TO Toay Prcnger was also destroyed
BY lightning.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

Five suits have been flied at Clay.
ton 10 determine The ownership a
ST. Charles island, which has been
brought into dispute by the changing
uf the course OF the Missouri river.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

Ii eest Mrs. Nalaee Menlfn &a0, 5n 81.
Louis, 20 pull tSn hsIrs fsqla ths hrad
Of Miss Dora King neighbor. She
was fncd In aha police. eosir4s Il
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

iRnssuesh. giExs. Awkqa 1zs-lFase aisSdv
OF John MsNeal aged e. stsss found
n 4 dkiff xeAy here saptass '7It n ii
lnsssn from rTtisBptt III III ths xIB4iE
ssprs az SAILOR Jaek.., u lThrssa
be. astaaof hus = dIsfase while atoas
in hka craft .assfs,estsu tx:lt 4ysff..H -
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

%. C. Leavitt, Of Kansas City, is out
greeting his irlsnds after a fhrae
months sleep. lie is looking weil
and expcgta tu TNtnrn 40 worlsneKt
t6uuft, - ----.s-s se-a VI
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

ING. hnhJhI bFNtH truIhks1l NI t1EixINu
Confederate veterans will he held at
81. Joseph September ,. 10. ii ana 70.
Gig crowds are expected. - -
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
A chsiilav s,raspees.

New York. Avg. i7.--Anthrarite &C
si4 4on 4. In lirossssct hero aec3rd-
ing tas nne arna icf sniarrs Hpd sIrai-
ers. This " af course. cpptipgspt On
0 continuation Of the strike for q few
iseeks sfsUfe. sglsn fHslia
80 stts
neshef Fsaas fs~r Deed aans- Body.
e'li.agan. otlia.. aug ~ The dead
body "a Fraair sssisaold, ssho game
here Fsrspflv fson Illinois, hap beeu
found an the prairie Sfar Logon. ny
shr fraasss assshcr. The tanAe ef
siesfh issgst knowni y sss 8s4dt
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21

An electrical and wind sforts a
great severity visited Kaasas. City at
I a. m., the, other day and eaaasd
sonslder6bie damage.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
RECEIVED BY KlNK EDWARD.
Tho hoes GrnwrAls, iiathu. DeNet aud De-
iarrs Received ~ Eine Edwurd
ON ehs Itoyai Nachs

Lnndnu. Aug, is.-Ihc HQrr gcncr-
nls. notha, De Wet and Delnfey. who
tcachcd here saturday from South
Africa. left London at half pasi nins
o'clock Sunday morning for Cowes,
lsle OF Wight, TO see King Edward
op board the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert.
The hour ~ their departure from
IsontloR WAS kep, secret, consequently
the streets were deserted when the
three generals, accompanied by their
secretaries, bat by none of the ladies
81 their party, started for Cuwes.
They were stylishly attircd In frOck
coats and silk hats ....
Upon arriving at southampton the
Bocr generals were welcomed IN
board The commanacr-m-chlefs yacht
WIHn-. Hs i-au Roberts and Gen.
LurI kiiclyEcr They Immediately
visited King Edward on board the
Victoria uhl Alhert. and were then
ialcn Tor a trip around the feet in
the WildGrc They returned To Lon
don Sunday evening, accompanied 10y
Earl RobCrts and Gen. Lord Kitchen
rr, who took iHrvr ~ the Beers at
Waterloo station.
In an interview with o representa-
tive of the press Gen. BOthp's seore-
tary described the visit 80 his mnies.
ty. lie said that when the Buer gen
crah boarded the royal yacht King
Edward came forward, and, after they
had been introduced sh"ok hands
with each of them. The Beers wsrc
highly pleased with their reception.
After q brief aud Informal talk of a
unn.political character with King Ed
ward. they wcrr introduced 4" Queen
AicNoudra uuJ r,incr's Victoria.
To Attend Ccu. MryNr's FN- -rni,
Brussels. Aug. lS.--1he Brrr gem
erals. rc Wet, D,hrcy and Botha, are
expected Jn rvach herr next Tuesday
for the funeral of t'cn. Lucas Meyer.
Enormous crowds viewed the en-
hallacd body uf Lucas Meyer Sunday.
The remains win bc taken to south
Afriyu. Among the many wTrathS
nont for the funeral ut Gen. Meyer
were one from former President kru-
ger ~ the Tr1us,anl and Joseph
Chamberlain. the British colonial ser
Eatary. The wreath sent by MIR.
Chnmhrrlain was composed Of splrn-
did orchids.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
MISSOURI ELECTION LAWS.
Challenge 20 the Republicans to
Point Out an Unfeir or
Unjust Provision.
SECRETARY COOKS FACTS AND FIGUREs.

There sFr Frauds Ia An H.arEs CIT
ies, aud It Is tHJant 20 CsRdemn
Fair Law BrrRBss of That
Frauds ia New York and rremen-
deus Fraud. In PhiiadrlpktR.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-21
'arfy. who have the power 20 chal

party, who have the power 90 chAl-
lenge the vote Of any person who
claims to be registered and, unless o
majority Of the judges decide he is .
qualified voter and thr person regis.
tered, he can not vote. So when every
vote IS Received and placed IN the bal-
lot box. Il must be with the approval
Of a, least three Of the four judges.
''f'he purity Of the ballot box 10
hedgrd about with every possible
safeguard. Every conceivable offcnss
ngainst tbe balio, is made a felony,
punishable by imprisonment In the
pcnitcntiary. To even attempt to
vote frauducntly IL punishable by i'm
prisonmcnt at the penitentiary for
not less than two years. To imper-
senate anyone In the attempt 20 vote
n punishable In the same manner. No
state in all the Union has greater
safeguards against fraud or dishon-
est practices thnn Missouri.
TN striking contrast With the inn
partial and just laws ~ to-day are
the partizan prcEcriptive statutes
which prevailed IN Missouri under re-
publican rule. Il ~ not my purpose
To call attention In this article "a the
cruel injustice aud the fragrant par
tiyanship uf the elections Of 1865 to
1870, when the registering officers
for the entire state, ss well as the
Judges and clerks, were selectrd cx-
clnsiyely from pnrtizaH republicans.
The democracy had no representa-
fiyea anywhere among the election Of.
feera.
1T was under these conditions that
democrats like Gen, Frank r. Blair
and Gen. james shields, with hun.
dreds ~ others In every county Ia
the state, were refused the right 30
vote, and ministers, lawyers and
school teachers were prosecuted and
Imprisoned for practising their re
speetiTe professions without taking
an unconstitutional oath.
"It was under this same law, which
wus In force from the tune the re-
publicans secured control In Missouri
until they were driven from power,
that Col. William p. switzler was
twice defrnuded Of his seat in con.
nrcss aud hundreds Of other demo-
Gratis deprived of the Office 60 which
q clear majority Of the legal voters
bad alected them.