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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05
SECRETARY OF STATE COOK
Gives a Deserved Rebuke to KickerS
Who Accuse Him Of Attempting
to Influence Newspapers in
Dispensing Patronage


To the Scott County Kicker: II
will take more than the printing of
the Constitutional Amendments to
buy the opinions of the Register,
And why do you refer to Bro. Fisher
of THE FARMINGToN TINES If we
mistake not THE TINES published
the amendments last fall Iron
County Register
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. i. W. Evaps, Clearwater,
Kan, writes: "My husband lay sick
for three months; the doctors stated
he had quick consumption. We pro.
cured bottle of Billiards. Horehound
Syrup and it cured him. That was
six years ago, and since then VIC always
kept bottle in the house. We capnc
do without it. For coughs and colds,
it has no equal" 25c, 50c and BLOC
bottle at City Drug Store.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05
Are You Restless nt Night7

And harassed by bad coughP Use
Billiards. iiorchound Syrup. it will
secure you sound sleep and effect a
prompt and radical cure. 25c, 50c and
sl.o0 bottle at City Drug Store.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05
TILL. WE MEET AGAIN.

Till WE MEET AGAIN.
They say, Old Mud, that You must SO.
Your fond acquaintance they will
sever,
They'll cover you with hardened brick,
They're telling You goodbye for
ever"
But say, Old Mud, amt ii the truth
That you'll not 20 forcver'
Won't you just swallow up the bricks
And come some two feet better
Then why don't you speak up, Old Mud
And tell these horrid men,
That they had better say, Goodbye,
Until we meet again"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

John Bangs who sails for South
Africa on Saturday would like to
find a purchaser for his valuable
bulldog. The animal is no trouble
as it will eat anything and is very
ond of children.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

of THE FARMlNGToN TINES If we
mistake not THE TINES published
the amendments last fall Iron
County Register.
JEFFERSoN CRY, Mo-, Feb. %,
Dear Mr., ARc:-Once or twice
recently there has been reference
in your paper to something the
Scott County Kicker has Lad 10 say
concerning the publication of the
constitutional amendments do
not see the Kicker, but assume from
your comments that that paper is
contending that those papers which
published the constitutional amend.
ments did so under some sort OF
obligation TO me personally. ! have
no desire to influence, in any way,
the action of the Kicker, but | am
anxious not to be misunderstood
or misrcpresented by those whosc
good opinion ! desire.
had no more understanding with
any other paper in I he State, which
was awarded the publication of the
constitutional amendments, than
did with the Register, aud you art
well aware that ! had no under
standing with you at all, further
than to send you the publication
1t is proper for me to say that III
few couRties where loyal Democrat,
thought it would best sdbsrrv,
party interests, | consented to ,
division of the publication. Thi!
was done in Cass, Shelby, Barton
Clinton and few other counties
but under no circumstances, how
ever, was there any understanding
direct or indirect, that the paper
publishing the advertisement wcr
under the least obligation to m
personally.
| have too much respect for tn,
character aud independence Of tn
Democratic newspaper publisher
OF this State TO undertake n deal o
this kind. aimed to place theS
publications where they properl.
belonged where they would d'
the most good TO the Democratic
party, aud where personal friend
who was worthy of recognition
could be favored, | did not hcsltat
to do So.
In the case of THE FARMINGTO!
TIMES, had known Mr.. Fisher 70
more than twenty. five years; h
had always been II loyal Democrat
was my personal friend, used t.
live in an adjoining county to m
when | was in Warren, and witi.ull
solicitation on his part | AWARDED
him the publication.
have never asked, directly o
indirectly, any editor who wa
awarded this publication to supper
me for anything. The only sug
gestions have made to thos
friends who have been disposed t
be partial to me, is that there wa
ample time yet to determine wha
might be best to do in the campaig
of 1904. Instead of trying t
press any claims for recognition,
have uniformly urged that thos
matters be left alone until the tim
for opening the campaign of mex
year had arrived. | felt that 20
probably did not understand m
real position in these matters, an
appreciating the value of you
friendship and good will, an
desiring only to be properly under
stood, have taken the liberty {
state these facts to you. al
always willing TO be responsible fo
everything | do.
Very Respectfully Yours,
SAM b. Cook,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05
EXTINCTION OF THE
STATE BONDED DEBT
Celebration to be Held at State Capitol
Thursday, March IL, to Which oil
Missourans are Invited.

The following invitation has
been issued to the exercises which
are to be held at the State Capitol
Thursday, March 18th, in celebra- =
ton of the extinction of the State
bonded debt
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, Feb. 25.
The extinction of the bonded
debt of Missouri makes an eventful
epoch in the history of this State
The last of the State bonds, ag-
gregating $4S7 900, will be paid
within the next few days, and the
event will be iittingly celebrated
at the State Capitol on Thursday
March 18th, on which occasion ad.
dresses will be delivered by Cover,
nor Dockery, Lieutenant Governor
Lee, Speaker Whitecotton, Sena
tors Cockrell and Vest, Senator
elect Stone, and members of the
Senate and House. The exercises
will. be held in the hall of the
House of Representatives, begin :
ming at 1880 pm,
A cordial invitation is extended
all Missourians to be present.
+. II. FARRIs,
Chairman
COLIN M. SELPH,
Secretary
john f. MARSHALL,
VIM. kINEALY,
Of the Senate
JAS. II. DAVIDSON.
VIM. II. PREwETr,
GREENE CLAY,
JOHN Z. CRISP,
s. w. CREsoN.
A. b. DUNCAN,
PETER II. HuCK,
ROBERT l.. HAINEs,
Il. p. DoRRIs,
or the House
A. o. ALLEN,
X. G.. YATES,
Committee on Invitation
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05
Sunshine Society.

The next regular meeting of the
Sunshine Society will be held at
Mrs. NJ. W Huff's at tw0 D. m.
saturday, March II We need the
attendance of all who can possibly
come.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

Our quilt is almost ready to put
together, aud considering sickness
and bad weather we are disposed to
bc very proud The ladies' of the
Baptist Aid Society are making
the canton flannel. donated by Mrs.
Hill. into gown for the blind
woman at the Poor Farm who
wished it so very much, and there
is great Joy among the Juniors
over this assistance. What bless.
nCs yuu are missing dear sisters,
who do not have time for Sun
shine II certainly brings its own
reward aud | wish all could share.
+ + +
! would be SO glad to have it un-
drr>tood that the Sunshine Society
is in no way a juvenile orguulza-
/ ton One dear Young girl, who is
So much needed by us, remarked
last week, Only kids belong to
that. rs her reason for not com
ing The most flourishing branch
, IN Pennington is the Junior and
kindergarten section; but that is
rs regards attendance. Quite Il
number Of ladies and gentlemen
have enrolled themselves, and tho
/ they are not rcciting verses or max
/ ing quilts, their work is Sunshine
work. aud is being done.
+ t I
! Another Young lady said she did
not know there was branch of
( the Society in Pennington, aud
. that Is the most difficult matter we
/ meet. Almost every week we put
something i'll our column to let
people know we are still working,
andsyet this bright, beautiful, wide
awake girl never heard of us.
! Suushlners, YOU must talk more
about the Society. Alas, your
director is shut in" and cannot
60 about to talk, though every one
who knows her will testify that
talking is her very life, so you
must wake mp the town and illu-
mine it-a most fitting time, as
the city lacks something in the way
of lights just now.
Had | the wings of Pegasus,
there would be n curious kind of
object before each home daily--a
middle aged, dumpy little woman,
Topping her way over the muddy
streets and trying to scatter sun
shine as she went. Fortunately,
you will be spared this, but if any
thing can be done to present this
work acceptably before you. l will
be more than glad.
t I I
Mrs. Andrew Wilder of St. Gen.
evievieve has given the Society the
desired house and several acres oil
land for the Summer Rest" The
most prominent ladies in st. Louis
will give Midsummer Nights
Dream" at the Odeon in that cit,
on Tuesday evening, March 18th
to assist in furnishing it. What
will Pennington do toward thi.
good worki
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

Miss Lucy" the Pennington
contributor to the Elvins Argus,
must possess X-ray eyes, as she
seems to see good deal more iof
society anatomy than the average
observer.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

A complete line of rubbcrS
overshoes, rubber boots and
felt boots at karSch'S.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

Up in New York City, at the
intersection of Broadway and Fifth
Avenue at Twenty third street,
stands the hat-iron building. The
air currents about the building are
particularly fierce, and since many
women shoppers pass there, it
usually resembles the underwear or
hosiery department of a large store.
A dress maker has come to the
rescue with a weighted tskirt. In
this instance modesty was the
mother of invention, and not nee.
essity, because we are sure that
the weighted skirt was not at all
necessary.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

Perhaps you have not been very
successful. But don't be disconi-
aged. 1t is usually the last key on
the bunch that turns the lock.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

The following show the value
of punctuation marks:
Thomas Merrill's property is for
sale. 1t consists of a cottage con
tanning seven rooms and an acre
of land.
Edward Jones has opened n shoe
shop on Front Street. Mr.. Jones
guarantees that any one can have
fit in his store.
Mrs. Walter Darrell would like
to hear of a good nurse for her
child about thirty years of age,
and with good references.
A touching incident was noted
at a railway station yesterday when
an aged couple bade each other
good by. The old lady kissed her
husband ferveutly several times on
the cheek and he kissed her back
-Tid-Bits.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

The naked truth will usually
cause Il modest liar to blush,
especially if he has just told II bare
faced lie.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

The following fish story is taken
from the Babylonian Talmud:
I've seen a whale as large as the
city of Hagrunia, which contained
sixty houses. A snake came and
swallowed it, and n large-tailed
raven came and swallowed the
snake, and then the raven sat on a
tree!" "
Back to the woods" you local
Isaac Waltons. You couldn't get
that lovely a jag on with barrel
of mountain dew.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

The story that good church pco-
Pile eat no meat during the Lcnten
season sounds rather fishy.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05

London ultra swell male dudes
are wearing corsets, We think
this quite foolish enough for this
column.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-05
The Ginger Jar.

Z JL~r|N~|N~<|N.rT~N||~ '|N(|SNr1~VNV~V
The man who annexes the coin
dones't usually do it by making
mistakes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
PENSION eRABBERs DYING.

Washington, Sept. 1o.-The annual
report of Commissioner Of Pensions
Ware places the total number of pen.
sioners Row on she rolls at 996, $40, OF
which 1855 are soldiers and 267, ls9
are widows and dependents. Nj.
Ware announces that it is not probable
that the pension roll viii again cross
the million line, the high water marx
having been reached a yeah ago.
The roll shows q net loss Of 2, SCI
pensioners during the year. Out of q
total of 3O4, 800 applications on hand
during the year, $50, 109 we're admitted
and 113, 794 resecsed. The average an
nual value of each pension is now
s133. The ann&al value Of the Spanish
war pension roll has reached 81, 765,
$40.
The total payments in pensions fol-
all wars 7s s3,o35, 623, $50; on account
of the civil war 81, 1862, 240, 400.
The cost of the pension system pei
capita of the population for 1903 is
given as sl.75. The system, accord
ing to Commissioner Ware, was the
greatest as a burden to the people o.
the United States in 1893, since which
time it has shrunk from 1924 tc
81. 80 per 81, 600 of taxable wealth, ane
in ten years, he says the burden vii
cease to be noticed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Makes WORK EASIER.
Sumter People Are Pleased to
Learn How it is Done.

It's pretty hard to attend to duties
With constantly aching back;
With annoying urinary disorders
Doans Kidney Pills make work easier
They cure backache
They cure every kidney i'll.
B. NJ. McCarey mechanic at the Atlantic
Cast Line repair shops at Florence. = c.. says:
II can recommend Doan's kidney Pills as a
sur,. backache care Before used them my
back hurt me all the time and kept me awake
half the night and would get up in the morn
ing as tired as whenI went to bed. had
dull pain right across my loins sometimes so
severe that could not stand up straight ana
after going to bed tired out and falling asleep
would be awakenedin the night with an awful
pain in my back which felt as though it would
break in half. had no strength In IN
nv back and would have to use Doth
hands to pull myself over The ka-
ney sccretionS were dark. contained sedl-
ment and bothered me by making me get up
several times during the night uSed num-
bers of remedies and doctors medicines ana
nut on linincntS hut ii was no use fof nOtiilIS
did me any good until | got DoanS Money
Pills. They certainly did ana can lS!i T any, y
one that thcy are a backache cure. ou are
welcome 10 use my name as one who from
personal experience knows their value.
Plenty more proof like this from sumter
people Call at the drug store OF Dr A. D.
China'S and ask what his customers report
Sold for 30 cents per box by all deaierS foS-
ter Milhurn Co. Buffalo. y. y. sole agents
for the L. :.
Remember the nanc-Doans- s-and take no
other ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
Condition of Texas Cotton.

Harry Farracy, State cotton statisti-
clan, says that the condition OF the
crop from the reports returned from
growers and ginners is very promising,
the majority figuring on at least half
bale to the acre.
"The boil weevil scare, be said,
Gin Dallas County is thing of the
past and Dallas county is not inflicted
with any up to this time.
"'The department of commerce and
labor in line with cotton statistics
will distribute free of charge to all
ginners gin book. In the preparation
of this book it has been thought
necessary to provide record such as
will enable the ginners to keep accur-
ately the weight and number Of bales
ginned. This is the first time the cen
sus department. has supplied the cotton
ginners with books for the purpose OF
keeping account of the cotton passing
through their hands. The results OF
this free distribution will determine
the advisabi1ity of continuing it. -
Dallas News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
The JENKINS PORTRAIT.
To the Editor of The State:

To the Editor of The State:
According to the wishes of the
friends and the family of the late
Micah jenkins, the undersigned is
preparing for publication in the news
papers an article presenting the char
acter and the career of that brilliant
Confederate brigadier, admired Of Lee
and Longstreet and beloved by his
men.
In view of the movement initiated
by Mrs. Stoney and other patriotic
women of Columbia to place in the
State house an oil portrait of Gen.
jenkins, the time is deemed opportune
for more accurate and thorough por-
traiture Of the man and the soldier
than has yet been made.
This shall attempt. To this end |
request the officers and men of Jenk-
ms brigade to send me, within the
next seven days, such personal and
military characteristics Of jenkins as
may be recalled by them.
Jno. P. Thomas.
Columbia, Sept. 10, 1908.
The newspapers of the following
counties, containing the men who fol
lowed jenkins in battle, are requested
to extend this request: Abbeville,
Anderson, Barnwell, Cherokee, Ches-
ter, Edgefeld, Fairfield, Greenville,
Kersbaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexing-
ton, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens,
Spartanburg, Sumter, Union, York.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
BRITAIN as a NATION IN PERIL.
Sir Norman Lockyer Takes
Gloomy View of American In
vasion of England.

Southport, Eng, Sept. 9.-The
British Association for the Advance
ment Of Science met tonight at the
opera house here, which was crowded.
Sir Norman Lockyer delivered his
presidential address, entitled 'Fhe
influence of Brain Power on History. J"
During the course of his remarks the
president referred at length to the
struggle for existence in modern COM
munities, showed that British indus
tries were suffering from International
competition and said:
ssOur position as nation, our sue
cess as merchants, are in peril chiefly
dealing with preventable causes-be-
cause our lack of completely efficient
universities and our neglect of re-
search. We in Great Britain have
eleven universities competing with l3
state and privately endowed in the
United States and % state endowed in
Germany
Sir Norman contrasted the feeble
results of private effort in England as
compared with the aid given unlversi-
ties in the United States and Ger
many and argued that state aid alone
could compete with either country. In
sixty years English colleges had been
given less than $50, 900, ,00o, while in
the last few years American colleges
had been given $500, 900, 600.
The president then compared the vast
sums spent by the British government
on sea power and the small amounts
expended on brain power. and ad-
vocated duplicating the navy bill OF
1889, S120, 200, 600 and devoting that
amount to the increase of Great Bri-
tain's brain power.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
A Wonan's Wealth.
Paine Celery
Compound
GIVES FIaog AND
sFRlaaaEFH TO DEBnITATED AND
RUN DOWN WossESlsN.

Il is maintained by many distinguished
writer's that The preshssEess of nation depends
much unoh the physical condition of its
svo.lssh. The general conditions which con-
frsbae 10 hessth and long life, are those which
do fs5s .iarpfy rapid and unequal exhaustion
Of those powers by which life IS maintained.
ggfi;se we assert that The women Of our land
stand peerless for beauty and The virtues that
make them lovable, We cannot hide the fact
Shat there are thousands in our midst who,
owing to oyerwork, worry, household cares,
md IN unequal exhaustion of life power, have
become weak, nervous, sleepless, and deoll-
lated.
We bring TO the attention of all weary,
despondent, hopeless, and sickly women
ear1h's great rescuer and health builder,
Paine's Celery Compound. Thousands OF
healthy women around US owe their present
r;ecs, activity, and robustness to Paine's
Celery Compound. Mrs. Stephen Smith, St.
Paul, Mimi, tells how she was snatched from
the grave; she SAYS
al had a bad attack of Ia grippe this spring
and was at deaths door, and no one ever
expected me to recover. was so weak that
as soon as they brought me out of one faint
was in another. could not take any
nosrishment, and doctors medicines did me
no good. A friend advised my husband to
gee me bottle of Paine's Celery Compound,
which he did, but had no faith in it. The
second day after taking the Compound,
began to get real hungry and took an interest
m things. had everything that money and
loving care could supply, and with that and
Paine's Celery Compound, I am now doing
my own work, while three months ago was
almost in the grave. know that owe my
health and strength to Paine's Celery Com
r,ound. and shall always recommend It.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-09-16
The Horse Didn't Look Well.

From the mountains of Camden,
Me-, comes story Of Philadelphia
merchant who has a summer cottage
in that village and who wished to ex-
change lively horse which he owned
with French Canadian, who had a
more gentle animal, which women
and children could drive. The French
man was willing to trade, but for
some reason insisted upon repeating
to the visitor that the local horse did
not 'look'' SO we'll as the one belong
ing to the Philadelphia man.
An exchange satisfactory to both
parties was eventually made, and the
first time this visitors wife took the
new horse out for a drive she discov-
cred that the beast was as blind as a
mole. A few days later, when the
rusticator met the Frenchman, he
said:
"see here you rascal! that horse you
swapped with me for mine was stone
blind. Why didn't you tell me of it
at the timer
"Ah'm bin try tell you all Ah'm
bin know how fer to tell Ah'm bin
say my horse was no look lax your
horse-say so seek, nine tams. Ah'n
no bin blam' eef you no hear me. D
Philadelphia Public Ledger.