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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
POULTRY PARAGRAPHS.

The smaller the poultry quarter,
ihe cleaner they must he kept.
After scalding poultry wrap for
five minutes In n heavy blanket This
steoms and loosens the feathers.
Care In emptying all water vessels
in the evening saves labor In the
morning, and loss from broken pans
and fountains.
Have nil your henhouse doors, win.
dows and gates fixed 81 there will be
the least possible chance for slam.
ming or rattling.
You need not expect hens to lay
In winter. when eggs arr eggs
II wind and snow drift through the
chinks of their houses, and the dis.
consulate creatures stand in bumped.
up punches of misery warming first
one foot and then the other under
their feathers.
II big snowstorm '.appen along
take your snow shovel out and pil,
the snow all around the lower par
Of the poultry house. This will ada
TO the warmth inside and keep ont
the searching winds that make tho
floor M cold. When u thaw come.
make u gutter to carry the water
away from the house.-Farm Jour
nal.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
PROFIT IN pEEKEEpINa.
No Other Auxiliary rssn Industry
Pays hstter RstusAs IN poilars
OF in Enjaymsst.

The inquiry Of how much profit there
10 In bses Is Of frequent occurrence.
The lack OF knowledge IN handling bees
and the value of the bee as money
producer Is astonishing. Very few
persons know whether hive OF
bees will produce q dollars worth
OF honey In season or $50 worth,
Mrs. Gertrude Vandergen, in a recent
number of Farm. Stock and Home, in
discoursing on this subject. says that
the bees will pay 100 per cent. on the
money. time and labor invested in
handling them. II had the persuasive
power, says Mrs. Vandergen, would
30 TO every farm, and II In some shady
nook l did not find the little indus.
trious bees working for their owner
while they boarded themselves, would
go to the master OF the farm and tell
him how my husband bought two col.
onies for me in the autumn. and how
they gave me lt5 pounds of honey
For what ! sold OF this honey got
IS cents a pound, but for what we
KEPT and consumed in the family, we
got more than that In health. gratificu.
ton of the appetite and other enjoy.
ment.
The next summer took two colonies
out of the cellar. They were very
strong; from these ten swarms were
hivcd, valued ut an average of two
dollars each; i63 pounds of honey
were produced, which sold at M aver.
age OF Il cents n pound. Ignorance,
poor hives. moth miller and robhci
bccs spoiled Ave OF the weaker colonies.
Three ! doubled up; this left four ex.
ira strong colonies worth nj least four
a., llurs each. Now, do you think the
bees paid for the nectar they slipped
Oh, OF the white clover of the pasture,
artichui,cs and vine flowers? Could
we have sold 1t to any purchaser for
40 much?
l nm positive that II one had only
money enough to purchase one acre
If land and seed II with clover and
buckwheat, plant some fruit aud
basswood trees, then purchase a few
colonies of bees in the fail when they
are cheap, in few years he or he
would realize a fine return from tbs
Investment.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
LINES SHOW AGE or EGG

about ~ degrees liaumc ana one gram
Of concentrated salicylic alcohol. \
fresh eng. il Is stated. will go To the
bottom Of this mixture and lie there In
an almost horizontal position. An egg
from three Ia five days old will he at
an angle Of about 20 degrees; an eight.
daN-old egg will describe an angle of
~ degrees. II i4-day egg, of 60 degrees.
and threcwcckS egg will take n
position corresponding TO ~ degrees
An egg four weeks old will stand up
right on its pointed end an egg of five
weeks will he suspended in the liquid
and mn egg beyond that age or foul
egg, will swim on or near the surface
Of the liquid.
10 these statements prove true. thi,
apparatus will prove 10 be useful for
cooking. preserving, Matching and all
other purposes. The glass face Of the
containing vessel is graduated to indi,
cate the aforementioned degrees
Chicago Daily News.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

from his throne in the heavens and
asking us how We have used them.
what we have made of them, and
how many souls we have saved
with them suppose We feel
sometimes that we have no talent
for anything, or If we have, it is
so very little aud unavuilimg; but
| believe if we use our gifts for the
Master, they will grow. and there
will be II blessed increase in the
day when he shall come TO reward
his servants ~
The rest of the meeting was lost
to Maud Mrs. MoutroSc's words
had fallen like good seed upon her
heart Was it true that She, II
prOfrsSed follower of the Lord Jesus
Christ, had been hiding hc, talent
in the earth of her own srlfishnrss
when it might have been used to
the glory and honor of his name
aud the uphuildiug of his kingdom,
Was it possible that in refusing to
sing and play for the simple people
of MidvaIr she had thrown away II
blessed opportunity to lift up
weary, toll. hardened lives. soothr
wounded souls. aud cher the bur.
drncd and the oppressed! Oh. she
had never meant IT, never in the
world Maud really loved Jesus,
she had meant tu hr true 10 him.
to carry on his work in the grand
est way, but she had not seen these
little disagreruhlc things to br Il
part of his work She found She
had cultivated her voice tor music
for her own pleasure, simply be.
cause she loved it, aud with never
Il thought of serving Christ with it
She said nothing, however, 10 any
one on the subject, but at the tea.
table that evening she looked up
ut her father and said quietly;
Papa if You will please tell Mr..
Preston to send me the hymns for
Sunday morning and evening. |
shall be- obliged 10 YOU | should
like to play them over a time or
two, and | think if We could have
choir meeting it wonld br Il help
Mr. Carroltou looked up with an
approving smile. You can have
you like, daughter, i'll
you will only take hold of the
music. You may not think much
of it but if you could only see
some OF their faces when YOU sing.
You'd begin to believe that the
Lord had given you your voice for
some very useful purpose. -
Mand did not answer one way or !
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

another; but when, thai evening.
Mr.. aud Mrs Royal cam" IN and
Shyly asked for some music, she
did not wait to hn urged, but went
at once 10 the piano and gave
them their fnvoritcs with ready
kindness to which she had been n
stranger for long time.
As she took her place before the
"squcaky little organ" in the old
church on Sunday, vrnturrd II vol
Iuntary, looked round upon the
plain, uuprrtrntlous congregation.
and noted the look Of rest and sat
lSfaction which sat upon the faces
of the worshiptrs, she begun to
think that perhaps she had not
/ given them rs much credit for an
educated taste ITS she should Ger.
tain II was that, when tn" morning
service was over, her heart was
actually melted within her by the
sweet words OF commentator from
the older members ~ they clustered
around her on her way out
Il haven't heard such PLAYING
,and singing as that for II twelve
month; seems to make one feel
more like worshiplmg. somehow -
And. I do wish, Maud, You Il con
sent 10 play all the time. The boys
would come to church if WE had
good music, ~ Then Mr. Preston
said himself, Let me thank YOU.
Miss Maud, for carrying the music
to-day. cannot tell you how
much it helped the sermon Il was
an inspiration II has always
seemed to me that a good musician
is in sympathy with the angels ~
\ new world seemed Ia have
opened suddenly before Maud.
She had tasted the bIcsscdnrs> Of
making others happy, Of filling the
house of their pilgrimagc' with
her songs in the night. ~
The next afternoon she placed
little roll Of earthly selected music
under her arm and went to charm
away poor Mr.. M0priS loneliness
aud pain. When she came home,
after m hour on two, she said to her
mother: 81 had no idea that could
do any Christian work with my one
talent. never realized that GOd
had given it to me for that, bat !
believe it now. Oh. mamma, there
are wonderful possibilities Il the
future | can think OF so many
beautiful things | can do 10 help
Jesus save aHd keep souls -
Mrs CnrollOn put Il molhrrlV
arm around her aud kissed her fair
cheek, saying tcndcrly; " For unto
every one that hath shall be given,
and he shall have abundance, but
from him that hath not shall he
taken even that which he hath.
For while trclnbled for my little
girl; | feared the Lord might take
away her gift but now, | believe
that He will receive his own with
gathered increase. Young Poo
pie
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boxes resting on shelf, aud which can
he removed to clean and whitewash
Beneath the nest box shelf for one.
half the length Of house are boxes fnI
feed. lime, plaster, etc. These can be
casily drawn into the walk, being
placed On rolls.
The boxes are nude large enough to
contain two bushels. one each for corn,
oats, wheat, shells, grit, bone, lime
and plaster. Corn meal, shorts and
meat meal are kept in the house. That
part of the roosting place which runs
beside the walk is separated from wall
by u door, which swings up. made of
poultry netting. thus making il con
venirnt to clean the board, and secureh
good circulation. On the opposite side
the prison is also made OF poultry net
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
FLOOR PLAN OF HENHoUsE.


ting, hut the aust box IS separated
from walk hy doors made of matched
boards "r shcathIng and Is practically
dust i@h'.
Ihr second part, or scratching house
Is l'Ni2 ir"t with ~ feet posts, ana
has "hr-hnli OF tn" roof of GLASS; also
I'll" side down t"" feet and one'hnlf
of the end. Running along the glass
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
GRADiTiM

Heaven Is NOT r,ucned by n single bound.
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/ count this tGing To lr rrandIy true
Tint "A noble decd f. "A sion toward tod
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Wrri,rby the thing, that rcuu,rr our feet
By what we have mustered of greed ana
,an
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
EGG-TESTING MACHINE.
Apparatus which MAY Prove OF
wonderful vRlae.

A German genius says he has dis
covered n method by which he can
tell the age Of an egg up 20 five weeks
from the time Of hatching. indicating
not only whether the egg 10 fit to eat
or not, but also testing eggs for
Matching purposes much more accu.
rntely than can now be done by the
Gambling method. Herewith is given
an illustration Of the simple appar'
atus which he uses. and also the com
plete formula for the liquid in which
the tests are made. A. given in the
patent papers filed in this country.
The liquid ought to be of about ,OJi
specific weight, and IL composed Of
one liter of water, 20 grams Of or.
binary salt, ~ grams of glyccrin of
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

If You do not give thought and at.
tenti"n I" the poultry. do not b" sur.
pris"d ~ the small returns. Ii IL one
OF tnr largest interests In the world
and You might as well gain from
their uoSScE-iun ms others. An equal
ralu" Of hens will bring more dol.
lars than the cow. II we could only
give this our thought and thoroughly
learn OF The true value of the hen
when properly handled. more people
would he in better condition finan.
ciallN. D"spisc not the day OF small
things; one egg is small item, but
in one year the total value of the
realty of some states Is equalcd by
the value of the eggs consumed In
our country alone.--ComRerc ial
Poultry.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

When cnlling the stock and select.
ing the young pullcts that are to
make the foundation of next sea.
sons breeders. bear In mind that II
there is any lack Of yigor In them
then they will not be hardy when
fully matured. Hardness IN every.
thing in n flock. for il any of the old
or young stock cannot pass through
the warm season OF, the year with
freedom from disease, they will not
prove profitable ms layers or breed.
crs. The getting Of eggs from the
hens during cold weather depends ON
the selection and management Of tho
pullcts in the summer and fall
Poultry krcDer
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
FOR WINTER LAYERS.


My henhouse consists of two parts
connected by glass door and sliding
window. The main part or roosting
house, laying house. etc. is 20xl0 feet,
with scycn-foot posts, and is divided
into various compartments us shown
10y accompanying plnn. The dropping
board runs the whole length OF the
huutr, and over it are two perches OF
roost, arranged one II little above the
other, as the elevation plan shows
Under the dropping board are nest
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
Fav0rite Family Remedy.

Frequently accidents occur in the
household, which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises; for use in such
cases Ballard's Snow Linimcnt has
for many years been the constant fay
orito family remedy. zoe, SOC and
81 90 at City Drug Store.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15
Rev. Carlisle P. B. Martin, [. [. D.

Waverly, Texas, Writes: "Of q
morning, when first rising, | often find
n troublesome collection of phlegm,
which pre- uces cough, and is very
hard to disloge; but n small quantity
of Billiards. llorchound Syrup will al
once dislodge it, and the trouble is over,
know Of no medicine that is equal to
it. and i 90 pleasant 10 take. can
most cordially rccommcd 1t to all per.
sons, nc eding mceicinc for throat
or lung troubles" Price zoe, soc,
800 bottles nj City Drug Store.
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We wish to cali attention 10 The re.
cent plating Ofthc Fair Grounds tract
under the name Of Gcnw0Od Park
Lots are 100 fcct front BY nearly 200
feet deep can and sec MS or LHnl =,
Bro. for prices.
We also hare five lots in College Ad-
difiOn for Saie.
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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

The output Is the key, note
TO profit, In deciding upon
price al which to sell, Y
manufacturer, no matter what
article he has to offer, cen
siders how many ho is likely
to sell, aud bases his charge
accordingly. II Is quite
reasonable, too. II tailor
sells only two suits Of clothes
each week, his income must
come from the profit Of these
two suits. II he can, how
ever, double or treble bis
output without materially in.
crcaSing his working oxrcs-
rs, he can naturally Sfford to
make the profit on each suit
much less.
Again, This output decides
the buying power. 1t is on
iy necessary To state that
there have been manuiac-
turcd and sold over
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

90 acrcs-tO In cultivation; 9. room house
Darn tsxs3, also small barn ana granary
smoke mouse, chicken house. wood house
tenant house; all In good state Of cuItiya
ton. $50 per acre
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

N acres land In tho suberbs OF Farmin gton.
f'rlcc $3.50 per acre. Como and ses II
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Two men at Sikeston, in dis.
pute over the hauling of some bag-
gage on the 9Th inst, shot and
killed each other. Their names
were Nat ingram and james
Eolipbtly.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

geo acres-2OO In cultivation, ~ acres nm.
tlniberi 5-room house. large barn, two flno
oIchhfds good weil ana cisterns: plenty
81 stobk water In every fold miles from,
Fiat River minos. rIice sB per acre.
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ia ncI"s In ST. Genevirvs county, "a I'm
cultivation. room log house, good log barn
wen shaded, nne orchard. good springs and
creek excellent FREQ range and nice tim her
Price 81 $50.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

M acres-l50 acres In cultivation jpclud
ihR % acres In meadow ana - acres In pus
tufe-fenininder good timber. Three ynod
sprihss, plenty OF stock water. small or:
chard, s.room house, barn tOxiOO feet: Ji-
miles from school ana church. Price ,si
per acre.
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One s,room house ana lot near public
school In north ward. Good cellar ana
barn, Price 81 600
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onoS.room dwelling In Esther at soo.

Two Groom dwellings in the town of
esther, ut $40 each. Terms easy.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

one now o room frame dwelling In BurKs
addition, Price 81 ,sIJ.
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isi acres In ste, Gcncviovc county, about
nine miles northeast Ut Furminptuu ten
miles from either Bonnie II RE or Fiat river
and one mile from Turlry NH. Good six
room dwelling, frame barn. double log
stable, and grunniy on premises. Good
spring 90 hcrcs In cultivation, balance In
good timber. TcIrr lIluc forms south baum.
uhfy Inc. Fruit trees ON place. Price
u 100 or VIII trade for town property.
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one Groom house with mn mere OF land I'm
Price 81 BOZ.
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$40 acres land near MIL postof nice and store
4 lot OF finc blue grass pasture, 70 acres I'm
meadow Most OF this land II In cultivation
a LOT of nne springs, nice creek runs through
the inihi. 10 room brick house. large barn
AMI other out buildings. Price $40 per acre
Terms easy. This Nv ono OF the nnsst farms
IN NJ. Francois county. Come ana sec II
soon " you vi MT sOmstring extra.
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FARM PROPERTY.

lh acres, IMMORAL property, located acaT
vale Mines. Price 81 .O,1 on easy terms.
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7 7. DALTON. W. A. ksNkSs,
DALTON &
KENNEDY,
Real Estate Agents,
FARMNGITON, MO.
T. DALTON.
". A. kNNO,
fARMNGITON, MO.

II ron want TO sell or buy call at our
0hIcc, up stairs in the old Dalton IL
Marks Store Buiiiing. We here name
Il few choice large farms, but have n
number Of smaller ones to dispose Of
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-15

Come and see us and Ne will be
sure to show you something you will
like j! you want q farm or town prop
crty.
DALTON 4 KENNEDY.
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10000
Emerson Pianos

To prove what the buying
power, of this great Com.
pany must be. The small
manufacturer who turns cut
only n few pianos each
month will certainly have to
pay more for the material in
each piano-thcrc is ALSO
lutcly no doubt about this.
When you consider these
facts and put this truth along
side of them, that there are
only three companies in the
United States who have
made aud sold as many
pianos Ms Oursclves-tkat we
haven't competitor making
a high-gradc piano whose
output Is rs large as ours
il needs no argument TO con-
vince you that. qnslity for
quality, you can buy cheap
or nf us than uf Any one else.
Emerson Piano Co.
Boston ChlcaGs
100 Boyistsn ST. res Wabash Ave
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PlPklN & SWINk
Lawyers,
Abstracters,
Re al Estate.
Loan and
Insurance
Agents.
PENNINGTON, MO.
FARMINGTON. MO.

Now that the electric road is
being built and the city water
works are assured, one can
make no mistake i'll investing
in good real estate in and
around Pennington. TO as
sist probable purchasers we
submit a few of the properties
we have for sale:
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CITY PROPERTY

a.. Acres on rcrrnr rpnd. near Asylum
For sale or trade
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MAUD'S ONE TALENT.

ry MRS SUSAN NJ GRu1ITm