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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
The Almighty Dollar,

The Rev. NJ. L. Harlan, Dis
ciple, Brooklyn, n. Y: Under
the dominion of the dollar states
men are exchanged for slaves, gov,
ernment for gold, wisdom for
wealth, loyalty for loot and God
for gain. Religion fast follows
the fashion, and, entering the
marts of trade, exchanges piety
for power. fidelity for fads and
fashions, righteousness for reputa-
ton and Christ for coin. Societ,
joins the mad revery and ex.
changes homes for harems, daugh.
ters for dirt, sons for sovereigns.
purity for position and mothers for
mistressess.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
BOY DROWNED.
Roy Mcleod Drowned In New Cha
Dump Pond at Bonne Terre.

The new chat dump pond, near the
Kuchlin residence, claimed another
victim Thursday night in the person
of Roy Mcleod. u 16 year old boy
who was employed by A. l.. Meyers
as newsboy.
Young Mcleod, at about 6;30 had
just finished delivering the evening pa
pcrs and had rode his wheel up to
the pond in order to go in swimming
There were at the pond two smaller
boys, Wymau Thomure and Roscoe
Woodbridge.
Young Mcleod went into the water
and swan to the center Of the pond
and sank. Young Woodbridge, although
considerably smaller, attempted TO
rescue, but finding it hopeless, he
went for help and in few moments
had AL Kuchlin on the scene and
about minutes after Mcleod had
gone down for the last time kuchlin
brought the lifeless body up out of
| 6 feet of water.
The new pond Is small but very
deep and has no shallow water, there
fore is very dangerous TO any but the
best of swimmers.
The body was taken to the under
taking parlors of H. A. Bcnham and
it was thought an inquest would be
held, but Corone- Evans thought ii
would be unnecessary unless interested
parties demanded il, 50 he just took
the testimony of witnesses and will
make report an il -lionns Terre
Star.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
Church Membership

The Rev. Campbell Morgan
Presbyterian, New York City:
There is always peril in chnrch
membership. There is an awful
danger lest the relationship of u
person with the church should
keep him out of the true life OF
Christ. There are thousands of
people whose church membership
is nothing more than a lightning
rod put up for their protection
They imagine that because they
are members Of the church thev
are safe. ..
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
GENERAL NEWS.

Bessie Armstrong is in jail at
DanVille, H., on a charge of egg.
ing on the mob that killed the
Sheriff in attacking the Jail.
George A. Patterson of Detroit,
Mich, travelling tea man, was
found dead in chair in his room
ut the Southern Hotel in st. Louis
on the Sth. Death was attributed
to heart failure.
Lieutenant General Nelson A.
Miles retired from active service
as head of the army last Saturday,
having reached the age limit. He
is succeeded by General S. b. NJ.
Young as commanding officer.
Mrs. Augusta Van Cerke of She
vance, Kansas, lost her hustle en-
route to st. Paul on n Rock Island
train. She says she had 81, 300
in the hustle, which she was afraid
to deposit in Il bank, but thought
it would be safe if sewed in her
hustle.
A mob at Hillshoro. Ohio, ef-
feeted an entrance into the jail on
the Sth for the purpose of lynching
negro who had attempted to as
sault a twelve year-old white girl,
but the Sheriff had shortly before
taken the negro to Chillicothe for
safe keeping.
For the first time in the history
of Berlin, Germany, there was q
llynching on the 9th. The victim
was burglar, who was kicked
and beaten with clubs, but was
rescued from the mob and died a
few minutes after being taken Ia
the police station.
! Secretary Ellis of the Missouri
State Board of Agriculture esti
mates the corn crop of the Stat,
this year at about 1872, ,0O0, ,00t
bushels or l25,000. 900 bushel,
less than last year, but thinks tn,
shortage will not be seriously fel
this year because there is consider
liable old corn left over from las
Iyear's crop.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
Sunshine Society.

The members of the Sunshine So
cieiy seem to be taking u rest, il the
attendance on the meetings is a sign
Sickness and absence from home rem
dcred our usual weekly report impos.
sible and sad TO relate our work has
not been 50 productive of results rs
usual Is il possible that the boys Of
the Brigade, after so successfully
camping, are too careless to come 10
drill on time? Is it true that we in
Pennington tire of anything outside
of amusement in a little while?
I 7 I
Many of our members are out Of
town, some are i'll, some live too far
10 come in the heat, but these are not
all, and our invallds will miss our
good cheer II we let the summer
withcr our helpful pulses as the win
ter chilled them. Let u' rally to our
meetings, old and young, and as we
try to pass on the kindly deed 10
tighten the burden of pain for some
helpless one, or plan some brightness
for one whose life is dark, let us not
neglect the meetings in which we
seek inspiration for our plans aud CO.
operation for our work.
Our Boys Brigade will drill as
usual, at Mr. Huff's Tuesdays and
Fridays at $3.50 p. M. A prompt at
tendance is earnestly urged, AS the
boys need more time for drill than
they take now.
+ I I
The Juniors will meet at 2 p. m.
Aug 90, ut NJ. W lluff's; the Cadets
at the same time and place, and the
Sunbeams at four O'Clock at the same
place and The same day. We need
adult holp in conducting our meetings
Is there no ono with an hour to spare,
who will lend US hand?
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
Twenty Years Ago
This Week In ST. Francois County

} Mrs. j. Il. Harvey of DcSoto
3wss visiting the family of Mr.
) rhos. T. Dalton.
; Mr.. d. L. Lcgg anil wife of
! Marietta, Ga, were visiting Mrs.
! Lcgg's father, DIR. G. W. Williams.
! The special election for City
! Marshal resulted in victory for j.
{ D. Ilighlcy.
{ A man had pair of shoes made
! by j. NJ. Karsch, which were in
s the ncighbuIhood ui No. lGs.
{ Mrs. Caroline Jane llcatOn, wife
of franklin Hca,on, died on Au-
{ gust 9TH, 1888.
{ Messrs. j. and V. Schlesinger
of Frcdericktown became the
owners of the store OF Samuel
! Marx.
A beaver weighing 60 pounds
1 was killed by Calvin Jones on the
} Perine place, six miles south Of
Pennington.
Judge W. r. Taylor was pros
, pecting for lead on the land OF j.
s W. Merriman and had found good
I ore in five or six places.
Mr. Thos. Halle of Bunker Hill,
H., who was visiting relatives
( here, killed blue Heron on the
! St. Francois river, which measured
{ six feet from tip to tip of wings.
Mrs. Mary Ann North, wife of
John K. North of Madison county,
; and sister of Mr.. Joplin of this
5 county, died at her home in Mad
1 ison county on August 7th, 1883.
l. II. knight, coiorcd, escaped
from the county jail by slipping
out when breakfast was brought In
/; to the prisoners, but was captured
} before he had gone three hundred
) yards.
3 Miss Mary westover, daughter
of Lorenzo Weslover of Irondale,
{ had her leg broken just above the
} ankle, by being thrown from n
{ buggy while driving from Bonne
Terre to Bismarck.
) 7. p. Tribbey Of Bonne Terre
5 was in Pennington and reported
} the killing. by James Burch, of u
{ ratllesnake near Knob Lick, which
; measured four feet and four inches
s in length, nine inches in circum-
) ferance and sported fourteen ratiles
{ and button.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
SOUTHEAST NEWS.

Some fine pearls are reported as
being found in Black River. A Pop
lar Bluff jeweler bough one for s22
that he expects to sell for $50
Aunt Millie Tucker an aged negro
woman of New Tennessee, Ste. Gene.
We've county, lived to be 80 years old
to be killed by stroke Of lightning
on the 4th inst.
One milling company in lrondale
has already paid the farmers Of the
surrounding country $4,000 for wheat
this season, and II Is expected that
almost ss much more will be paid out.
A girl from Arkansas came up to
Doniphan last week for the purpose
of marrying one Of tho prisoners in
the Jail at that place, bat she was de.
MED the privilege and returned TO heI
home.
The little three year old daughter
Of Robert Mexican Of Hillsboro recent.
~ fell from chair, and In falling
struck glass jar which broke, ant
q piece Of glass penetrated her skull
causing almost instant death.
Mrs. Lee HsinIsy Of East Prairi'
committed suicide on the 4th BY shoot
ing herself In tho head. She VA
jealous Of her husband and though
he was unfsithfnl 70 her, and 90 kille'
lherssli. She was only I'll years old
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
Does It Pay to Take a College Course

A prominent lawyer of his State
said to young man about to begin
the study Of law at the University Of
Missouri, "By all means take your
acade mic degree first. Twenty-Five
years hence an academic education
will be as common as high school
education is day. The boy who
takes his professional course without
first knowing something about Latin,
German, French, Political Economy,
Logic, Ethics, and many other things
in the academic course will be left in
the race"
But said the young man, at will
cost too much." This has been the
halting Of many young men who
would like TO have college education
before beginning II professional career.
Let us examine this objection and de-
termine Its validity. To stick to the
boy with whom we started. His four
years college course at the University
of Missouri, which is probably the
best college in the Middle West, need
not cost him more than $500 and
81 900 is liberal allowance.
1t is not possible to reduce the re-
suits Of college education to dollars
and cents. But the following quota
lion from an article in the November,
1898, Forum, "Does College Edu-
cation PayP" by j. c. Jones, gives
at least some basis for conclusions:
"Appleton's Cyclopedia of Ameri-
can Biography" contains in round
numbers $4,000 names. OF that
number few over 5000 are names
OF college and University graduates
That is 5000 of the $50, 200 (approx-
imately) or one in thirty sent ou; By
colleges and universities have reached
some distinction. This proportion
seems pitifully small, and our case
seems already lost. But only one in
every 1000 of the nom graduates has
attained distinction; while one in ev-
cry thirty of the college graduates has
been equally fortunate. That is to say
the boy who takes time to prepare
himself for his work by submitting
himself TO the discipline furnished by
the college or University, increases
his chances OF success fifty fold"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
THEY CAN SMILE NOW.
That the Statute OF Limitation Steps
in to Bar Them from Prosecution.
RoosEvELT'S CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
How He TickIes the Trusts While Pre-.
tending to Maui Them Good
and Hard.
WASHINGTON, d. c. Aug. lO

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 10.
Many Republican leaders who, in
the recent erstwhile, were going
about wearing worn, haggard and
hunted expression are now walking
the streets of the nations : capital
wearing broad aud expansive
smile that somewhat resembles u
crack in n frozen liver. Whereforel
Simply because on the 3lst of July
last the statute of limitation ran
and they are forever barred from
prosecution for the misdced> and
peoulatiOn they INDUCED in while
holding positions of honor and trust
under the national government three
years ago. There are many men
who ought to have been indicted
and would have been had not Pres
ident Roosevelt told Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster. General BristOw not
to investigate any of the cases
where tn. statute of limitation
would run this year. 1t was known
here also that Perry s. Heath, the
secretary Of the Republican Nation.
al Committee, would have been one
OF the first to be indicted, along
with Machen. if the Republican
leaders had not stepped in aud put
veto on the thing Mr. Heath
knows too much of the inside work.
ings Of the coEwhcCis aud 0illmg
that the different parts of the ma
chine received in the last two nation
al campaigns. He might, as Rath-
bone threatened to do, pull down
the pillars of the temple, y aud that
would be dangerous to many in
high places and leave the Repub-
lican skeleton exposed in all its
hideousncss. The man who invent.
ed the statute of limitations should
have Il monument erected to his
memory by the Republican leaders,
for they know how much tibula-
ton he saved them. The next con
vention of that party should pass
the hat around, and no one should
be more liberal in his donation than
President Roosevelt, for it has
saved him a world of annoyance
and publicity, that might have
jeopardiaed his political future. An
excellent slogan fol the Republic
ans next year would be: Viva Ia
Statute of Limitations
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
Who's Who In American

A study Of "Who's Who in Amer
lea" discloses the following ratios OF
chances of attaining distinction as a
factor in the progress Of the age;
The uneducated child has one
chance in 10000. Education In a
common school increases his chances
four times, in high school 81 times
and in college 800 times.
1t follows that every child possible
should have q college training. The
advantage Of Central College, Fsyette,
Missouri, and its academies At Fayette,
Palmyra and Richmond, are among
the best, both IN cost Of living and In
educational facilities. Write for cat
alogues.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
Public Trusts,

The Rev. d. G.. Wylle, Preshy
terian, New York City; A Chris,
tian patriot should be ashamed TO
give his influence to elevate an un
worthy, impure, selfish, corrupt,
unjust man to place of public
trust, no matter what his party
may be. When corrupt, immoral
venal and goddess men are exalted
ii blot is upon the fair name of the
municipality and the common
wealth. Such conduct on the part
of the electorate shakes our conf
in representative government.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
THE HIGHER LIFE
Influence.

The Rev. Ii, NJ. Sloann, Epis
copaliau, Colorado Springs: No
one can really possess n spiritual
gift without making some else bet
ter for that possession. The hu.
man soul is positive; it must give
something out from itself. From
the laugh and prattle of the cradle
on to the fullness of old age man
is ever giving good or evil, JOY or
sorrow, Encouragement or inspira.
tion to those with whom he comes
in contact.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13

Rufus Cantrell, grave robber,
now in prison at Indianapolis, has
confessed to six murders. com
mitted for the purpose Of furnish :
ing the bodies to a medical col
lsgs. The victims named by him
are, Policeman Watterson Of In
dianapolis, Walter johnson of New
Arg, N. j., Carrie Salvage, a
wealthy Indianapolis woman, Ken.
meth Lawrence Of Ohio, William
jordan of Indianapolis, and
Pittsburgh man. some of his vic.
Tins he robbed after numbering
them.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
Eight Hundred Miles on Horseback

| From tho Winchester tky.l Democrat.
In remote part of Robertson
county resides small number of
people-less than a dozen-who
cling to the faith of their fathers
and are known as Hardshel Bap.
lists.
No preacher of that denomina.
ton resides in that section, and
even if there were, the believers in
the faith are too few in number to
give one support. Only once Il
year are they permitted to break
the bread of life with a pastor of
their faith, and it is made n season
of spiritual rejoicing. We who
live in this favored section of Ken
lucky, in towns and villages filled
with churches, in country so
fav0rably blessed that church
can be found at nearly every cross
road-we find it inconvenient to
attend divine worship, although
the distance to be Travelled is in
significant. Think of a preacher
who travels 800 miles on horse.
back. Over mountainous roads,
fording streams, riding through
mountain gulches where there is
no defined road. sometimes travel =
ing day and night to reach his ap
pointment in time. That is what
u grand old man, that noble ser.
want of God. Elder Smoot, does,
when he makes his annual pilgri-
mage from away over in the south
eastern part of old Virginia to his
little flock down in Robertson
county. These believers in the
faith are poor in this world s
goods; the old preacher does moi
mind little thing like that. II
is even stated that in the years he
has ministered to their spiritua
needs he has refused to accept any
salary. He travels that SEQ mile:
through sunshine and storm, with
out hope Of earthly reward OF
recompense; it is the Master.
work that is calling, the laborer,
are few, but he is one of those who
are faithful and willing to serve
without money and without price
The world needs more men lik,
Elder Smoot; it needs those who's,
conservation to duty is not that o
dollars and cents; it needs and ha,
use for men who are willing t,
make sacrifices that the people
may become better.
We do not know this noble oil,
man, but we do know that on tn
final day the verdict will be ''wel
done, good and faithful servant
enter thou into the JOY. of th.
Lord"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13

When President Roosevelt ap.
pointed 'ket" CIarkson Surveyor
Of the Port of New York there was
a general gasp of astouishment by
civil service reformers, and good
deal of surprise was manifested by
less truly good politicians. That
Clarkson paid but little attention
to the duties of his office, but was
making secret trips to the Southern
States, with Il strong inclination 10
confne he society he sought
to black and-tans" aud lily
whites, who were known to be i'm.
portant factors in selecting dele.
gates to National Republican Con.
ventions, occnsiOned no amazement
amongst politicians, They regard
ed him as the personal represent.
ative of the President, aud on what
may be called a secret service mis- =
sion for him. Clarkson regards
public Office as private snap, and
although President Roosevelt is
supposed TO have other and oppo-
site views on the duties Of public
officers, he evidently does not dis,
approve of the Clarkson graft" of
drawing good salary without
much, if any, return tn the people
who are taxed to pay it. Clarkson
is an old political pal of Postmas-
ter. General Payne; they have been
mixed up in some similar deals
obtaining delegates on former oc
casions-so nobody will be particu-
larly surprised at the information
that Ret" Clarkson is the official
who furnished the revenue cutter
for Postmaster General Payne and
his family to take their late sum
mer outing. That revenue cutters
were not intended for private use
does not seem to have troubled the
elastic political consciences of eth
er Clarkson or Payne. tits through
this loose idea of the private snap,
that high officials regard as their
political perqnisites, that the graft
ing and looting in the Postoflice
aud other departments have grown
to such serious scandals. Yet Mr..
Payne is supposed to be investi. !.
eating this sort Of thing. When
will the people awakef
II President Roosevelt is elected
next year it will be simply and SOLE
" because the voters of the country
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13

Is there anything in this state =
ment to frighten the trustsf Is il
not clear that this new bureau will
give the trusts two years more lee :
way-two years more license to loot
the peoples pockets-two years at
81 900, 900, 600 a yearf And what
thenP Publicity. That's all, and
more than all, for it is entirely op.
tional with the President whether
any of the facts gathered by this
bureau are ever published or not.
But the facts, when published. are
to serve only as Il basis for con
servative" anti. trust legislation
some time in the dim and distant
future. President Roosevelt fight
ing the trustsi Rot. lie is THEN
best friend. He, as no other liv-
ing man, knows how to tickle them
and at the same time make the null
titude, who sees his fierce face and
vigorous gestures, believe that he
is mauling the immortal ichor out
of them. The trusts have great
need for just such man Mt this
juncture TO save them from the
wrath of an outraged people. 1t is
part of their game that Wall street
and the trusts are to be against
Roosevelt this year. Next year,
when the campaign is on, it will be
found that the q. 0. p. is getting
financial support from its old-time
friends-the trusts. How long, Q
Lord, how long, will the people be
fooledi
CHARLES A EDWARDS
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13

Billy Phelps faced two grand
jaries last week. He's the hero of
the Pass of Thermonopoly. Mart
Clardy may he counted on to run
a close second.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13

Tho editor Of the Frcdcricktown
Democrat News has been given .
bean pod / yard long and tomato
that weighed pound and six ounces.
Poplar Bluff 10 70 have free mail
delivery BY November first. There
win be three carriers who will be
paid $50 q month.
The total valne Of Texas crops
this year is estimated at $3.50, 600
coo.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13

Joe Folk has been called "a per-
secutor Of the poor bribe. takers, "
aud other things unspcnkable by
Eddie Butler. Let's hear from
Judge CAN'T again.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13
GINGER IA r.

Yes, the electric road still runs
from DE Lassus to the power. house.
That's ALL
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-13

Three saloons have been refused
new licenses in Cape Girardeau aud
we await with anxiety the newt.
able and prolonged howl of Ben
Albums Of the Democrat.