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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20

Mo. were put on between Bismarck
and Ste. Genevieve Monday. We
had the pleasure of riding over the
road IN company with A. F. Bryson
aud Geo. NJ. London. Both gen
tIemcn have property at Sprott.
Mr. London, representing the Flat
River Realty Co., is having a 24x60
foot store built. Ii is two stories
high and the upper story will be
used as hall. Sprctt has Il fine
school and two churches.
PICNIC AT sPRoTT.
On Saturday, September 10, a
grand picnic will be given at Sprott
by the good citizens of that town.
On that day the Flat River Realty
Company will sell lots ut auction.
They will go from $40 up to 5000,
and any one now who buys will do
well. There will be an excursion
over the Southern Missouri on that
day and big crowd il expected.
GEO. NJ. LONDON.
Mr.. London is known all over
the State as II friend OF the farmer
aud working people. He has been
II labor leader aud a much respected
man all his life, and now he comes
to you offering the people the privi-
lege of buying town lots in Il grow
ing place at almost n song. He
means TO make the town of SprOtt
one of the most prosperous places
on the Southern Mo. railroad. The
vine clad hills, silvery streams,
crystal clear springs, receding
wales. great orchards, big corn fields
and commanding scenery of Sprott
will make it happy place to go,
either for II home or on pleasant
outing trip to picnic. With a
telescope one can view vast extent
of territory from this, the highest
point in the State. Houses are now
in demand at Sprott. Many peo-
pie are forced to live in tents
The Flat River Realty Company
and Jno. Carmel have the lumber
on the ground to build II number of
houses, and other investors wonld
make money to do likewise.
MANY VISITORS TO srRoTT.
All the week visitors have been
numerous in this community.
People from Bonnie Terre, Farm
ington, Doe Run, Bismarck and Ste.
Genevieve have come in with a
view to investing. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. +. Bryson have the gratitude of
many for their hospitality and cour'
teous treatment. Mr.. BrysOn is
postmaster.
Taking all into consideration,
that is the healthy locality, fruit,
abroad facilities, good farming
community, mineral prospects, and
everything, one is compelled to con-
clude that Sprott is Il coming town.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20
Bride Of Fifteen.

Miss Emily Rector of Ste. Genevicve
county, who was married on Tuesday
to Henry Willis Of Pennington, is only
fifteen years of age. In procuring the
license, Mrs. Sarah Rector, mother OF
the bride, made written consent TO the
marriage. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. II. M. TaIbert.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20
MAJOR H0UCK'S RESIGNATION
Adjutant General Cameron Denies the
Democrat.News Verson Thereof

We have received from Adjutant
General Cameron of this State the
following letter addressed to the
Fredcricktown Democrat News, and
having copied from that paper the
article III question, we give the Ad.
iutant Generals statement in full
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20
Seven Wonders Of the World.

!. The Colossus of Rhodes.
2. The sepulchre of Mausolus,
king of Caria.
3. The palace of Cyrus.
4. The pyramids of Egypt.
8. The statue Of Jupiter at Olym.
pia.
@. The temple of Diana ut Ephe.
sus.
z. The walls and hanging gardens
Of Babylon.
These we're tho seven wonders Of
ancient times. The seven wonders Of
modern times are:
1. The printing press.
2. The steam engine.
5. The telegraph.
4. The art Of photography.
8. Tho telephone.
@. The phonograph.
z. The electric light.
The wonders Of modern times easily
eclipse those Of the ancIents.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20
Notice to taxpayers.

The tax books of The city of Farm
ington for the year 1908 have been
placed in my hands for collection. and
will proceed to collect the same on
and after September LIST, 1908.
HENRY MANLEY,
Collector City OF Pennington.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20

Secretary of State Sam Il. Cook &,
who has been the recipient of many
favorable notices from hosts OF
friends and admirers throughout
the State as a probable a,plrant for
Governor, it is said will not he n
candidate for that position, but
will ask for II denomination 10 the
office which he now 50 efficiently
fills.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20
Stenographers Wanted, Salary $50-s75

Do you want good position? II
so, send for our 1903 catalogue aud
he conyiccd that ours is the school Ia
attend.
DESOTo COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,
DcSotO. Mo
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20
Brick! Brick

have plenty Of good brick at
my yards at DeLassus. All orders
promptly filled.
FRANK WHITE.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20

THEO. - FISHER. EpiToi
ANp HTsINESs MNNNtiE.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20

MELBOURNE SMITH, ASSISTANT EDITOR
AND SOLICITOR.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-20
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New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
TIE 6Oay TO LoOe q Ffosyer

There is a society In New-England. with Boston
as Its headquarters. which is made UP almost en-
tlrely or grown up men and women who love flowers
so well that they do not like to them pulled
ruthlessly. treated carelessy and destroyed They
spend time and money in telling every who
TO hear or TO read what they write OF these little
plant cousins Of human kind. how much more
useful and beautiful flowers often may be II left
growing their stalks or gathered only few at
time.
Little people. and some older ones. too. apt
to think that a bouquet Of a hundred blossoms
is more beautiful than cluster of only two
three. perhaps a single long-stemmed bloom.
But II you take the trouble you will notice how
differently each kind Of leaf grows about the DIFF
ferent blossoms and how many varieties and shades
OF green, various plants show. and then you will
understand how much more lovely a single bios
with plenty Of room about it for it's foliage
is than with its leaves twisted and crushed
into stiff bouquet
How different the green OF Jacques Minot
and sage leaf. morning glory vine and apple
tree. Mother Nature knows ever so much better
than could anybody else just what tints go best
gether. and just how much green about a single
colored blossom is needed TO bring out all its
beauty. When people forget this and tie great
armful Of red close together head to head.
they are very much mistaken If they think they
have made something really beautiful. Imagine
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
Little Girl Hnirs1aT Trainer.

There lives in Philadelphia d little eght-year-old
girl. Mabel Buck by name who is mother to
thirty-ive children. What do you think of that =?
They are not thirty-hve pink checked haXen
haired. daintily dressed jointed dolls either for
Mabel little for imitation" babies Her little
playfellows are roIcking romping animals who.
their small mistress declares, know most as much
people
pretty sleeping apartments. her twenty beautiful
dogs, four snow white cats, five mischievous mon
keys, three big baboons and three gstening snakes
are housed. and lively times they have
These animals not like the cats and dogs
you see every day on the street. They seem more
Ike little people. for they do almost everything
but talk
little Mabels home is down near Deaware-ave..
where many ships come in. and she has secured
s number Of her pets from sailors who have
brought the little animals from foreign countries
rnsscots you if the animals really could
talk they would start UP a queer chatter in many
languages.
As soon as Mabel receives new animal she
Ttralgktway tries 10 learn its disposition and then
puts IL through a course of training until it be-
comes a proficient little actor. knowing that
other girls and boys would be interested in her
pets. and what they can do. Mabel has written
for The Tribune the story OF her wonderful family
and what II do
DO you want 10 know about my dogs and cats
and monkeys, and how I got them. and how /
teach them? I've had some OF them for quite
q long WILHELM eight years DID, you know, and
when I was only two I taught my first dog to
Jump stick. I wouldn't advise the little
men and little women to try my method of col
lecting family; you had better ask your fathers
right away 20 buy you some good dogs and cats
I didn't do this-I have always loved all sorts of
animals. and used to pick up all the stray dogs
and cats the streets-that is. if they would
let -ne-and take them home. Ny mamma and papa
we're at first amused at this, and allowed to
keep a number OF the little tramp animals. Final
ly, however, the family grew large. and the
cats and dogs made such a racket at nights the
reighbors objected. Then my papa said if would
part with all except one pretty little dog, Jim,
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
A TINY PEEREss.

The Httlo Baroness Clifton. daughter OF ths late
Lord Darnley. though only three years old Is
peeress in her own right and has already played
her part IN several important functions Lately az
the bazaar in aid OF the Royal Free Hospital, in
London, she presented bouquet 20 her royal high
Princess Christian at the opening ceremony
When only two years old she was chosen 70 hand
the souvenir OF the grand coronation bazaar TO her
majesty the Queen. In the picture she Is IN her
coronation robes The gown was made especially
for the coronation OF King Edward and Queen
Alexandra although the tiny baroness was TOO
young TO take any part in long and trying
ceremony Despite her social and public duties
she is being brought UP IN the most sensible way,
and consequently is bright, happy healthy little
tot with round. rosy cheeks and dark eyes fun %
mischief
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

! was in South America and l brought home with
me a big baboon. l was with my father when ne
captured him. Coming home on the big vessel poor
Caesar terribly sick and was so cross every
body was afraid to go near him. The captain
threatened him up in a sheet and throw
him overheard Now | wasn't bit afraid Of the
poor beastie He looked like a little old man when
he vrinkled his face up and scolded. I made
friends with nlm and by the time we reached
New-York he would let me stroke him without
attempting bite
We had a hard time bringing him from New
York to Philadelphia, and when we got him here
my father thought at first he had better sell him.
Now you know monkeys are terribly afraid Of
snakes ] had taken a liking to Cesar l made
UP my mind would teach him some tricks, think
ing that if he proved clever papa would let me
keep him.
'One morning locked all the other animals up
and letting Cesar out pulled big snake out of
his cage art with il toward the baboon.
Cesar is nearly tall I, and he is very
strong, but the instant he saw that snake he grew
: weak kitten and began to trembe.
When he had been frightened sufficiently to
drive the fight out of him. l gave him his first
lesson in jumping rope l put the rope in his
front teeth and then took hold of a piece myself
and skipped just you do when you jump
rope on the street Pretty soon Caesar
';de Knows me now and seldom have to show
him the snake l must always keep my hands
where he see them, though. If 1 were to put
them behind me or hide them in my apron Caesar
very fond Of eating, and although he likes to have
his head scratched, he is much more fond of some
nuts sugar.
George, he's the dog TO me on the right
hand side of the picture, doesn't like Caesar, and
refuses to perform when he is in the room But
then, George doesn't like any in dogdom but
himself. ] sorry to He is most unsoci-
able animal Each dog I get tries to make
friends with him-the old ones know better-but
George will nave none of him. He is very fond,
however, of my four cats and he is awfully clever
You just ought to him jump hurdles and
turn back somersaults. He loves to perform and
will try jump at anything, no matter how high
make IT,
When first got him he used run and jump
up the minute I in the house that
how learned he liked to Jump. bought
some hurdles and it wasn't any trouble to teach
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

him to leap them. One day he made such high
jump at me ne nearly fell over backward. He
thought then that maybe he could be taught to
turn air somersaults backward. My father made
a shield for me to wear. so that George would not
hurt me, and then encouraged him to jump at
me always making him leap higher and higher as
l went from stool to a chair and from the chair
to table.
sprang toward me He liked ii. and he
turn back somersauIts at a lively rate Now,
when any visitors come, George, who is the
only dog allowed out of the quarters except when
dozen SOmerSaults. and then march up
10 be praised. He's very funny little dog.
Carl is the end dog at the right OF the picture,
and we call him the property man He was re-
trieVer when lived down in Virginia and liked
to fetch and carry He easily taught to bring
the stools hurdles balls, etc, for the other
through with them. He knows lust how to place
the hurdles and all the rest of the things with
which the dogs do their tricks and he can also
walk all around the room on his forefeet but he is
too lazy to do any heavier work.
Jack IS d funny little dog. He actually enjoys
a joke and he helps me TO play a trick on my
picture. You wouldn't think he a dog. would
you? That horses head off. does his tail.
and then you have Jack. a brown and white
spaniel
when Jack gets on his false head and tail. is
put in harness and then stood platform
wheels he looks exactly like a toy wooden horse,
and everybody is amazed to see him step down and
trot around when ! give the signal. have
stable for him, and he runs in and stands by the
manger of hay. OF course. he does not really eat.
but he moves his head as though he really was
II have taught my monkeys to ride on Jacks
back and all seem 10 enjoy it. CASTOR has little
Jockeys suit with real TOP boots. which he keeps
in the StiTrups down at the pOnyS side. The two
then race around the room. leap hurdles, waltz
backward and do all sorts of things. I think
they very wonderful. and so do all my friends"
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

photograph Of group OF little folks sitting cha,
20 cheek so closely that not a curl or = ,os,.
could show That is just what a bunch o4 ro..
or any sort OF blossoms arranged IN such fasb5,
LOOKS Ike to those who understand them
In ract, the more knows about plan,z -
mowers and why their leaves and petals grow n
TINS way rather than IN some other the more -.
IuI one IS IN mis- trea atTnent of them he vvfn -
pun tneTn II ne is not sure OF being able - -,
them in water he will not gather T,o-s - .+P Put
tnan ne wants for some special purpose ana bs -ii
behind. -e P+aii0 ieft
Think OF all the trouble the wind and r,,, -,
sun ana earth take for the scattering and srr0tt-
OF each seed Think how much time Is needed 80
many summers and winters and springs ana a.,
tumns have 70 90 70 the making of even a s-SsT
Think how faithfully these little flower psoDIs al
ABOUT you blossom for your pleasure wear 49,
year, and then make friends with them 07 $50
stalks Each has a different character and disros1
ton, Just as children have. The cOn1n1o7ss+ 49,
flower and even weed IS interesting as yoi,r psTt
door netghbor II YOU will only get well acouai1tS5
with it Don't pull them uD BY the roors H.
and away from your family and then thro5-7 ,.e cs
leSsly down BY the roadside 70 die in the sn7 n :.
different when flowers are gathered for s0-7a 49,
pose There Is legend that when bIossor1 4,
pulled for good redSOn-tO give pleasure S,TT
Of IL goes back 20 fairyland, where it can R abo,,-
with rainbow wings as reward for stan0ing sfi1I
so patiently on its stem while IL was here T-1,
gratefulness for good treatment in the pad s~5
generous blOssoming they give back again 1rv m
and get other little people TO try it. and 1ust see
what happens.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
PRIZE FOR DESIGNS.

To little eight-year-old Maud Shethar Gorham.
Great Neck Long Island. goes the g prize for the
best and most numerous designs made from the fig
given in the puzzle published June N Each of
her designs is separate sheet Of paper, neatly
mounted. But several others sent that only
missed the prize by a hairs breadth, just little
difference in the neatness of the arrangement, or
design less. The first ten names the Honor
List sent especially fine work, and all the names
given made unusually good showing. Some
creditable designs lacked name and address
HONOR LIST IN DESIGN CONTEST.
Edwin s. Van Deusen. Elbert c. Baker, Rose
Zamboni. Marion Heath, Edward Chamberlain,
Robert Borchers, jay c. Smodell. Marjorie Coutant
Larkin Bessie Rudall. James T. Naylor. jr.,
Thomas A. Martin. Harrietta S. Dana, Dorothy B.
Larrabee, Emile Robinson, Marion w. Miles, Miss
Margaret NJ. Baird, Jay Anderson Lyman Rod
man, abraham Ellenbogen, Isabel Fitz Randolph,
Elizabeth Brengle, Allen B. Vermilyea, Richard H.
Phillips Mary Luppin, Henrietta Westerhoff. Con-
stance Hunt Raymond Barber. Howard Hallock,
Howard Jamouneau. Lois M Cunningham, Robert
p BisselI, George Forest Butterworth. jr., Minnie
Micklowitz, Harry Moore Walter B. Crane, Reva
Marie Ritch, J. Dwight Dana, Eugenia Griffin
Baker, Bella Gray, Helen T. Plumb, Marjorie Mar
tin Blatchford, John A. F. Randolph, A. Clark
Mack, Carrie Bligh. Catherine Harriet Vissman,
Mabel Mcdowell. Bertha Winter Haser Loretta
Murphy, May A. Nehrhas. Amy Molander. John C.
BeIlnie MaSloW, Henry Wood Lucy Adelaide khra-
san Marguerite Freundt, Isabel Cooper, Dayton
Husk, Muriel Gernon.
Hereafter no pictures sent in such contests as
these will be returned if stamps be sent,
the labor involved in sorting out the hundreds OF
letters received each week is already very great.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
MARGARET PoRTER's PRETTY WORK.

Margaret c. Porter, of No So Forest-st-, Hartford,
Conn. has sent the best lettered and colored, the
most artistic, solution OF the Mother Goose puzzle
published June q. She to know great
deal about the quite contrary Mistress Mary and
how she would look with all her bells and cookie
the prize of S2 offered.
HONOR LIST FOR MISTRESS MARY PUZZLE.
Benjamin Harrison Armstrong. Marjorie Coutant
Larkin, Elizabeth Richardson. Jeanette E. Ander-
son. Ruth e. Williams. Elsie Cromwell Comstock,
Gladys ". Wheeler. Helen D. Huntington, Mary
L. Mccall Karen Busch. Barbara NJ. Mif1in Henry
Wood Helen S. Willard Ida May Tier. Lois NJ.
Cunningham. Ruth S. Thomas Mildred w EN-
mons, Kenneth Moffat, Philip S. Small Robert
Crane, Barbara Arden Murless Eunice Ware.
Grace NJ. Carr, Esther Hayes. A. Dudley Wade.
Francis L. White Carroll w. Johnson, Charlotte
S. Baker, Lewis S. Peterkins. Gertrude F. Palmer,
Lucy Adelaide Khrasan. Henrietta s. Dana. Mar
guerite Freundt, Edith NJ. Seyffert, A. H. Gaylor,
Mcdonald, Jane Caroline Straus. Katha,ine
Thompson, L. Castor de Lagerberg. Harold Ham
lin, Edith Halsted Terhune, Margaret &. ittain,
Husk, Dorothy b. Larrabee. Roger Harte, Rachel
Robert B. Nichols Winifred Walker, Cora Bell
SChickle. Edna l. Fitz Gerald. Ethel Carpenter.
Roger Wisner. Helen A. Johnson, Margaret Lane.
Robert Raynsford. Lille Fullerton Edith IRorp,
Helen G. Harold. Gladys Fales. Helen n. Lewis,
thornton c. Thayer. Marjorie Anderson, Harold
Baxter, Ruth Hawthorne Florence Hoster, Emile
Smith Harriette Moody. Bertha Skinner, Samuel
Jesse Jessie E. Wilcox, Winifred Ogden and Maud
such contests these will be returned even if
stamp be sent, the labor involved in sorting
the hundreds of letters received each week is al
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
The MUD pAuRER RAalEs

About this time OF the year the mud dauber or
mascn wasp begins its housekeeping IN sheltered
places on the sunny side OF barns and porticos
About the capitals Of porch columns. under the
Of small outhouses. in the angle OF old chin
neys-aH are tempting places in which TO place the
builder.
In the numerous rooms may be found imprisoned
spiders and carefully packed spiders eggs for the
use OF the young mud daubers when they shall
hatch The way the mother manages is this: She
knows to an hour when her precious mud dauber
babies will come out OF their tiny eggs and IN the
cell next to where she has laid these she
puts spiders Of a certain age that will be IN Just
the right condition TO eat when the babies are
ready for food A very thin layer OF mud Is put
over the mouth Of this cell for a door, and IN the
next cell are put stil younger spiders. in the next
spiders eggs. perhaps. etc. that day after day
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
A LITTLE GENTLEMAN.

I know a well bred little boy who never says ''I
can't:
to- or You sha'nt';
He never SAYS I'll tell mammal" calls his play
mates mean
A lad careful of his speech I'm sure was
never scent
He's never ungrammatical-he never mentions
amt:
A single word of slang from him would make his
mother faint
And I'll tell you why it is Qest this should
seem absurd:
He's exactly six months old. and cannot speak
word!
-CHannah G. Fernald. in ST. Nicholas
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
HOW MANY?
4 Bit of Word Play.)

"a Bit of Word Play)
How many bowls to make bowlderp
How many shoals to make a shoulder?
How many lambs 10 make llama?
How many drains to make a drama?
How many bats to make a battle?
How many rats TO make rattle2
How many folks TO make a focus?
How many croaks TO make a crocus7
How many quarts to make a quarter?
How many ports TO make a porter2
How many fans TO make a phantom
How many bannS TO make bantam
How many aches TO make an acre?
How many fakes TO make a fakir2
How many wraps 10 make rapture?
How many caps TO make a capture?
How many sums to make q summer
How many plums to make a plumber?
How many hicks TO make a nickel2
How many picks 10 make a pickle
How many capes to make a caper2
How many tapes 10 make a tapir?
How many tons to make a tunnel2
And how much fun TO make a funnel?
-(Justice 1ngersoN in St. Nichola
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05
wATcHEuL sToNE sLINeERs.

When the wheat is growing in the fields near the
banks Of the Nile Egypt, great quantities OF birds
OF every kind pounce down upon the tender grain
and would soon destroy the whole crop were Il not
for the watchful "stone singers" These are men
who stand all day perched on little platforms here
and there throughout the fields with sIings and
pebbles. shooting any bird that comes within
reach. The work OF a stone singer Is a regular
profession IN Egypt, though poorly paid one. Il
being thought that simply standing still all day IS
not very hard labor. It Is only for a few weeks
twice year that the stone singer can ind
New-York tribune., 1903-07-05

as the little mud daubers grow older they win find
Just the food they need by scratching hole
through this thin coating OF dry mud that serves
doors between the
The way the mother dauber gets the live spiders
Is TO sting any OF the right size she
pecungly travelling about over their webs. and
when they are still in state OF stupor she seals
them up in her babies pantry. BY the time the
little new mud daUbers have eaten all the spiders
thus packed away for them they are big and
strong enough to out OF their mud cradles and
hunt for their own food though. OF course, they
have had to go through ths Iarva and pupa stage