davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
st. Geneyieye Christened.

Three hundred citizens turned
ont mt Ste. Gencvicvc on the after
noon Of Sunday, April 18th, TO
see the christening of the Southern
Missouri transport boat, Ste. Con
evieve. Miss Flora Bogy broke a
bottle OF champagne over the prov
of the new boat. Captain st. Gem
spoke in behalf of the citizens, and
Judge John l.. Bogy delivered the
response in behalf of the captain
of the steamer. The boat is one
of the largest of its kind on the
river, and will be used to transfer
the Southern Missouri trains from
one side of the river to the otccr
Eight sinners were convicted of va
rious misdemeanors at Poplar Bluff oil
sunday, the l2Ih.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
TEACHERS EMBARRASSMENT.

Just now our public school
teachers are undergoing the an
nually recurring harassing expc.
rieuce of looking up engagements
for the next school year; and this
reminds us that there il something
radically wrong right here in our
otherwise excellent public school
system. When one prepares him.
self for the arduous task of teach
ing, making .hat his life calling,
there ought to be some provision
by which he would be relieved of
the wearing anxiety and uncertain
ty attending the seeking Of employ.
mcnt each succeeding year, not
knowing this year where his lines
may be cast next. The public
school teacher is not to blame if,
under the circumstances, he is
prone to become something more
than tcacher--a practical politi-
cian and a schemer in his district,
planning and manipulating for the
election of friendly directors if he
would be retained for another year.
With the short terms, from four to
eight months, and the teachers
not remunerative salary, he has
enough to contend with without
this care aud worry, especially i'll
he be Il man with n family to sup
port.
We believe it would be a good
change in the school law If the
school boards were required to en-
ter into n contract with teachers
for term Of two to four years,
and that during such term II teach
er could not be removed except for
good and sufficient cause. The
boards would then be more careful
in their selections and n better
class of teachers would be procured,
for they would naturally take more
interest in their work and give
their undivided attention to the
school. Their substance would
not be eaten up by moving from
pillar to post every year, and their
energy and zest in the work would
not be wasted in the worry and
care of where they were to get
their next school. There is much
more that might be said on this
subject, but we throw out these
few hints for the purpose of put
ting the people to thinking about
the matter; and we would like to
hear from some of our teachers on
this point, for We know they can
give many good reasons for such n
change in our school laws.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

OF the three Senators against
whom the Cole county grand jury
found indictments for Legislative
corruption, two, Smith and Mat
thcws, are Republicans, and one,
Farris, is n Democrat; but the
thing is liable to even up before
the grand juries get through with
their investigation.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

State Senator John l.. Bradley
of this county made a clean record
during the late session of the Gen
eral Assembly, as did also Repre-.
sentative Joe Dunklin No thous-
and dollar bills figure in their leg
islative work. When corruption
is so rife, as it is proven to have
been at Jefferson City last winter,
it IL encouraging to find leaven
of honesty in the mess Good for
Bradley and Dunklin.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
Y0UTSEY TELLS ALL.
Says Gov Taylor Directed Everything
In the Assassination Of
Gov. Goebel.

| Frankfort, Ky, April lG -Ilcnr,
ioutscy to.day for the first timo toll,
on the witness stand his story of tn,
the killing of the late Governor Goc
bel. Ilc pointed out James Howard
the defendant, rs the man who fire,
the shot.
loutscy says he saw Howard for the
first time few minutes before the
shooting. Howard had q letter sent
him oeyeral days before by the witness
at Governor Taylor's dictaton.
ioulscy says he took Howard into
Caleb Powers office, which had bccn
especially arranged for the shooting.
He showed Howard the Marlin rifle,
the bullets and the window from
which the shooting was to be done.
lie says Howard asked what he WAS to
get for the shooting.
"What do you want for it7" Yout-
scy says he asked, and Howard said
he wanted pardon for killing George
Baker.
al told him he could have that aud
more, too" said Youtscy.
HEARD CRACK OF RIFLE.
"About that timo,' continued the
witness, "Goebcl came in the gate,
and | pointed him out to Howard, and
then ran from the room. As disap-
pcarcd from the steps to the basement
| heard the crack OF Iloward's rifle.
After the shooting he said he passed
through tho Statehousc basement, aud
n few minutes later came back into
the executive building from the east
entrance.
81 stayed in the office of Assistant
Secretary Of State Matthew'S" said
he, 'ior few moments and saw Mat
thews break open Caleb Powcrs's
Office and find she guns that had been
left there"
ioutsey said that at the time of the
shooting he was private secretary to
Auditor Sweeney, but that while his
political status was not definitely fixed,
it was understood he was to have
good place under Taylor.
"GoyERNoR BEHIND US. ~
"Govcrnor Taylor" said Youtsey,
"dirccted everything we did. We
regarded him as our leader, aud he
was morally responsible for all we did.
We knew we had the Governor and
the Pardoning Board behind us, and
we were not afraid Of punishment for
killing Goebcl."
During Youtscy testimony Howard
sat with his eyes rivctcd on the wit
ness. His wife sat behind him
Howard did not change his expression. |
Youtsey, on cross. examination, said
that il he were arrested aud sent to
tho Pcnitentiary, he still had hope of |
gaining his liberty. He thought Yer
kcs wauld be elected Governor, and
would pardon him. Ycrkcs was de-
fcated, however, and about a year ago |
no decided 10 tell his story to Prison
Physician Tobin.
Youlsey said further that no had an
incentive to tell the story, |
AS Taylor, Powers and others hsd
lscd him rs acat's paw and scapegoat, |
md then deserted him when he got
INTO trouble.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

For years there have been so
many charges and so much talk of
the existence of corrupt Hobbies
and boodling in connection with
certain classes of legislation at JET.
ferson City, that the developments
at the close of the late session of
the Legislature and the results of
the Investigations by the st. Louis
and the Cole county grand iuries
are not as much Of surprise to
the people as they otherwise might
have been. The maintenance Of a
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

Since the imposition Of the fine
of $25, 900 on the beef companies
by the Missouri Supreme Court,
the prices on beef, pork and NUT
ton have risen from | to AZ cents
during the last week.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

April q, 1908, to hear reasons, If
any be given, why such increase or
raise in the valuation Of said real cs-
tate should not be made. by order
of the Board.
n Attest: j. A. LAWRENCE.
st. Francois County Clerk.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
.Sunlbfne Society.

After sent my report last week we
received - very grateful letter from
the Nalrun Of the ST. Louis Children
Hospital, telling MS that she had
man at the depot who took our box oil
eggs 10 the Hospital that night, and
she expressed the Sincrrcst thanks OF
the children and management. She
says, "Suy to the Juniors for us, that
their gift certainly scattered loads Of
sunshine over sixty little sufferers. "
The City Hospital did not answer In
time for their share, owing to a rIis-
take in delivery Of mil, but want us
to remember them next year. Will
we not?
Lat week also brought some
flower scod. from Mrs Baumhof and
,....,. c.,,-u 49,, ~ a.. rt
''''''''' 'N''''' "'' wv
yes a"u SENIORS arc u'geu 10 come
and get some. Pennington is said
to be one OF Missouri's lovclicst towns,
and we hope that our Sunshine gar
io,. ,,;u - .,,...,,a..
,Li. ,o.n "
"''
=.
Nv" vi ""r h'''c guns nj" Selling
cook books. SO far they have sold
eleven and tho treasury is in an unus-
uaIly plcthoric condition.
I I I
Through the Kindness of Mr. Klein,
our box was sent to the Peer Farm.
and we hone il pleased the INN stes
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
MAliES RAISED.

The employees of the Doe Run
Lead Company have been given n
20 cent raise all round i'll wages.
This is about II per cent advance.
The working class generally is
pleased and the company seems to
he glad they can thus spread the
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
ESTHER.

i. f. Duran aud Mis- Pearl Ross
were married Saturday.
Mr.. Reese Cunningham was doing
business ut Flat River Monday.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

The district conference Of the
Methodist Church, South, is now
IN session ut the Flat River church.
There are about 80 ministers pres
cnt. They came just in the midst
of the big revival conducted by
wild Bill" Evaus. Evans is
having n crowded house every day,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

Charleston is to have a $12,O
opera house, II the plans Of Postmaster
Loebe Of that city materialixc.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
ADMINISTRATIVE Notice

Administrative Notice
Notice Is hereby given that letters OF nd.
mlhlstration were granted TO the under.
signed by the Probate Court OF ST Fran.
coils county, Missouri, dated tho 18th ,ny of
April, 1903, on the estate OF
LOUIS u. IIIBBlTs, Decd.
All persons having claims agaIns; said
estate are required TO exhibit them To the
AdmlnlstrntriN for allowance within one
year from the date oi said letters or they
mny DC rftcludcn from any bcnnfit of said
estate, ana IL not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date of said
letters they VIII bo forever barred.
LIHLiE \. nIRBlTS. Admr'x
April 20, itGJ.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the County Board of Equal
ization of st. Francois County, Mis-
souri,, begun and held in the Office of
ihe County Clerk of st. Francois coun-
ty, Mo, on Monday, April 9Th, 1908,
there was made the following increase
or raise in the valuation of real estate,
to.wit:
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23
81 90 a Year In Advance.

THO. -. FISHER. Ep'ToR
AND BUSINESS MANAGER.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-23

MELBOURNE SMITH, ASSISTANT EDITOR
AND SOLICITOR
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29
Military Order.

Captain John Schaefer has pub.
lished the following order in regard
to the National Guard
The following information is pub
lished for the benefit OF the National
Guard OF Hawaii.
Thomas p Cummins, to be Second
Lieutenant on the Regimentsl staff,
with rank from July Let, 1908.
An election will be held in the
company room at the Drill Shed on
Tuesday, November 10th, 1903, at
1880 p m for the election of the fol-
lowing officers:
One First Lieutenant, Company
&c" First Regiment, N g 81, vice j
K Mauloa, commission expired.
Captain John Schaefer, Adjutsnt
First Regiment, N q Fl, will preside
at the foregoing election.
By order Of the Commander-in-
Chief.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29
Wall-Davis Wedding.

Major Thomas E Wall, head Of
the Wall, Nichols Co, of this city,
and Miss May Roselle Davis, Of
Modesto, Cal, were married last
evening at Halekulani. the beauti-
full Levers home in Waikiki. Rev
Canon Alexander Macintosh offici-
ated. After the ceremony recep-
ton to friends was held and later
the bridal party left for Haleiwa
hotel in Waialua where few days
will be spent.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29
Passengers Arrived.

From Kauai ports, per stmr Mika-
hala, October 28--L Tobriner, W @
Smith, Fl T Hayselden, K Hiyama,
7 An 10y, Wing Chong and 36 deck.
From Molokai ports, per stmr
Kaiulani, Oct 2S-J II Wilson and
deck.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29

Vote for MOSES X NAKUINA
Independent candidate for County
Clerk and Recorder.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29

The Office OF HE INDEPENDENT 10
in the brick building next to the
Hawaiian hotel grounds on Bere-
tania street, Waikiki Of Alakea.
First floor.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29

BUILDING LOTS,
HOUSES AND LoTs, AND
GLANDS FOB SAL e
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29

mG1~ Parties wishing to dispose oetd
elm prtn tvoatuaavr
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29
LOTS FOR SALE.

M LOTS at Kalihi (5Oxl00 fl,
Az back of Kamehameha School
and Kalihi Road.
For full particulars, inquire OF
ABRAHAM FERNANDEZ,
Ut Hawaiian Hardware Cos Store,
Fort st. 1876
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-29

Bruce WarlnS & Co.
RaRl Essaia Dealers.
scr Wort 81 near King.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Seroeant Brown.

T read in a telegram from Washing ton few days ago." said a retired army officer that Ordnance Sergeant George M. Brown. of Fort Marion. Fla. had been ordered to San Francisco on his way to Manila.
 Now there is nothing strange in this order per SC. but Sergeant Brown, all though not an old man, being still under sixty. is one of the oldest men in point of service. in the United States army He enlisted in April. 1861. and has served almost continually since then. and Is, believe. the ranking on-commissfoned officer in the service.
 For the last eighteen years he has been stationed at Fort Marion, St. Augus- tine, and Is probably known personally to more people than any man in the gov ernment employ, as there are an aver age of more than 100000 people annually who visit the old Spanish fort, and the Sergeant is the man who acts as guide
 He is also an author. having written history of the Fort which Is recognized as the best book on colonial Florida. In this connection his experience has been unique. His book. which was first pub lished about six or seven years ago. has been hls own publisher and salesman every copy bears his signature-and he has sold more than twenty-five thousand of the books. What author can produce a similar record?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Cost of Primaries.

When Alabama has a state primary law, rendering the nomination of all candidates compulsory in primaries conducted and recognized by the law, we will hear much about the extreme cost of such a plan to asplrants for state officers. Experience is the best teacher, and Mississippi furnishes the experience.
 In that state, under the new Noel law. primaries must be held for the nomination of men to all places that are to be filled by the people in the following November. The state, dis trict and county primaries are all held in August, and the county executive committees are charged by the law with the duty of conducting the pri. maries In their respective counties. They must collect from asplrants the money needed to print ballots and to conduct the primaries. Some counties assess each candidate for state office $250, while others assess them but $l apiece. The average assessment Is $1.50, making the total expense of a candidate for state office $11250. This covers all ballot and primary expenses. "No cheaper way of nominating d can d,date," says one paper, 'can. be found" '' f-
 There are 75 counties in Mississippi and only 67 in Alabama, and on the basis of Mississippi assessments a can didate for state office in this state would not be charged over one hundred dollars. The whole story of high 4ex. pense thus falls to the ground. It is much cheaper to deal directly with the people than 1t is to buy the favor of "the machine,' or the delegates in a convention Whatever objection the politicians may find to a state primary law, let them at least leave out the one relating to cost, for primary is the cheapest method that has ever been devised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12

ed security trouble is chiefly confined to the promoters of inflated schemes, and it has but small relation to real business and real facts. The danger from this source is oyerrated, although the nature of the Stuff is not.
 The two real dangers are bound up in the growing crops. If to big win ter wheat crop be added a big spring wheat crop, a big corn crop and big cotton crop, not only will the export trade take care of itself, but prosperity in real business circles will be main tained In other words, there is but one danger-the crops. The wheat harvest is thus far satisfactory, and the hot, moist weather, is forcing along both the corn and cotton crops. There is no reason at present to apprehend a failure in any one of the three. Given great wheat, corn and cotton crops, all of MT. Fields four reasons will disap- pear. The inflated trusts and the un- wise strikes may finger awhile, but they cannot block the wheels of bus iness in a great and growing country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Good RuttermlIk Scarce.

'1t is a strange thing, but true" said an experienced dairyman, that while there are probably more than hun ed places in Birmingham wher they advertise to sell buttermilk, only In few places Is it possible to get a drink of the real article"
 "Buttermilk which $ the resldnum of milk and cream, after the butter has been extr acted is Q most valuable food pro- duct. It contains oasein. sugar, water and most of all the ingredients of milk excepting the fatty substances. It has peculiar acid properties and is found valuable by physicians In many ailments, and the doctors are latterly advocating 1t as cure for the liquor habit Many reople believe that 1t is a soverign rem edy for dropsy."
 But to come back to what I said at first. It Is hard to get drink of real tuttermllk what most of the dairles sell Is thick sour milk whipped with rich sweet milk to the proper consistency. It Is very nice, but it is not buttermilk and has none of the pecullarities that make tutternilk a favorite remedy with many people for many ills"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Depressing Factors in Business.

Marshall Field of Chicago, a high au thority in that city because of a sue cessful business career, says the period of prosperity has reached its climax because of these dangers:
 1. The conduct of organized labor in dis regarding contracts. precipitating strikes and trying to enforce demands which se- riously embarrass capital. . 2. The uncertain outlook In regard to the crops.
 3. The high prices and costs of produc- ton, which endanger our export trade
 4 Lack of confidence in many of the new industrial combinations.
 Strikes come and go, and a month hence there may not he one in exist. ence. There is very little in this dan. ger, because it may ilIappear at any moment, and ret MY. Field ranks it as tn greatest O. .he four. The undigest-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
A Word About The Aqe-HeraId.

The Age-Herald has no boast to make of circulation. The simple an nouncement that everybody who reads intelligently reads The Age-Herald, is sufficient.
 It has been announced that the total newspaper postage receipts of the Bir- mingham postofEicc for the past guar. ter is $262193. There are two after noon papers in Birmingham, and per haps a dozen weeklies and monthlies. Of the total amount paid to the Bir- mingham postoffice, figuring $2621.93 for the last quarter, The Age-Herald has paid $933.S6; or, to be more exact, thirty-fye and fraction per cent of the total
 But what is the use in the news papers of Birmingham controyerting with one another over circulation. The district Is prosperous and newspapers are prosperous, and every advertiser in every newspaper of Birmingham Is reaping a full reward from his invest ment This Is a good and growing town, and the newspapers are growing even faster than the town.
 Certainly, the growth of The Age Herald within the past year has been exceedingly gratifying to it's manage ment, and if the letters and personal expressions from its readers are of con sequence, it has so been to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
Alabama at St. Louis.

If Alabama should finally raise by public appropriation or by private and corporate enterprise, or by both com bined, a sum sufficient to put up an adequate building at the St. Louis Worlds Fair, 1t would become an in teresting question as to what should be reproduced. Mississippi proposes to reproduce "Beauvoir," the old home on the coast of Jefferson Davis, and Tennessee will put up copy of the Hermitage, in which Jackson lived and died.
 What shall Alabama reproduce? We might reproduce White House." the house in which Jefferson Davis lived while the capital of the Confectionery was kept in Montgomery, or we might copy a plantation mansion of the early days of the state, or we might set up such a stockade as was used at the time of the Louisiana purchase.
 However, the stage of selecting something to copy has not been reached, and the task in hand Is to get the money needed for a building. After the money has been secured then ballot would be in order as to the form o1 the building, especially if the public purse Is to contribute to- wards its erection. When public moneys are taken all should have a voice in the manner of expending it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-12
EuFAuLA's FRENCH CHATEAU.

From the Eufaula Times.
 The following interesting description of this splendid specimen of architectural beauty and symmetry and an ornament to our city is from the gifted pen of one of Eufaula's polished gems. Miss Annie Kendrick Walker, now the justly popular editor of the society department of that prince of dailies. The Birmingham Age Herald She was one of the attractions at the recent reception of Governor and Mrs. JellSs. and wrote for her paper quite full and splendid report of that grand social function. Incidentally she said much of Eufaula. She was not only com- plmentary but even tender and affec4 tionate in her allnsions to the haunts of her childhood. &
 Among other things she gave the fol- lowing brief, but graphic description of Mount McNap, and we thought possibly it might. interest some of our readers who have not seen it in The Age-Herald or elsewhere. She is speaking in. her own peculiarly charming way of Eufaula's s fine streets and residences, and says; si
 There are many fine old houses along tug tpiCluTtsQut .SltettSs oA lHt colonial period, and Enfaula Is like vast flower garden, sloping to the great trees beyond, their branches interlacing.
 The finest and most expansive view of the city may be seen from Mount NcNab, the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. N, Reeves, and one of the finest houses architectur- ally In the south. - Tt Is like French chateau and has a superb setting of wooded terraces.
 ''The house has been the scene of prince ly entertaining. pr. Reeves is the prince of hosts and the most lavish hospitality was dispensed there for many years
 "rhe house Is built for sumptuous en- tertaining, the double drawing rooms opening into beautiful reception hall and the entire lower floor being thrown to- gether.
 "The arrangement of the grand old stairway is very distinctive. and the re- ception hall is further ornamented by a superb Dutch fireplace. The state dining room is back of the drawing rooms. On the second and third floors are the private suites.'