The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-21
GENERAL NEWS GOSSIP.
Exit Base Ball--Euler Foot. Ball.


A physician in New Jersey, who ha
studied the subject carefully, says tina
candy eating dulls the brain and make
children stupid.
During the past year automobile,
valued at 81 500, 900 have been i'm.
ported into this country They aver.
aged nearly $4,000 apiece in value.
Tuesday, October II, Missouri! la,
occupies the fifth rank in point of al-
tendance at the Worlds Fair, 1881.
The attendance last week on no da,
fell below 1913, 600.
President Kirk of the Kirksyill,
Normal School very scnsibly says that
more attention should be paid to The
three RS than to the many fads now
prevalent in educational circles.
A 500, 600 mausolcum is to be built
in Graceland cemetery, Chicago, in
memory of Potter Palmer. 1t will be
one of the most beautiful in the cOun-
try and will be built entirely of gran.
lite.
The cook at State Hospital No. ,,
at st. Joseph, is under arrest for
stealing supplies of all kinds from the
store room. Not only provisions were
stolen, but clothing and blankets were
taken.
The Indians of New Mexico have S,
far progressed in civilization that the,
are manufacturing relics of former
tribes, which are supposed to b,
found under ground. Old war clubs,
jugs and potterics of all kinds, are
manufactured and smoked and buricl
for a few weeks, with the result that
they look centuries old.
The longest married couple in Mis-,
souri, is supposed to be George W.
Smith and his wife Of Princeton, who
have been married 60 years, lie i,
30 and his wife is 50. Their oldesI
grand child Is ~ years old, the oldcS
grcat-grand.ch child "a aud n great. great,
grand. child 2. There are 32 grant
children, 40 great grand. children and
two sreat-great'g grandchildren.
L. Al
Missouri Pacific near Lees Summit,
and while the passengers from the
wrecked train waited for the relief
train in the woods, Miss Ada NJ. Ester
came in contact with poison ivy and
was so seriously i'll that she sued the
railroad company for 5000, and has
just been awarded - 900 damages.
Possibly the largest communion ser.
vice ever held was that in the Coliseum
ST. Louis, Sunday afternoon, when
about II 900 members of the Christian
church in convention observed that
service. Twenly-four leaves of un-
leavcned bread were used and twenty.
four gallons of unlermented wine. The
thank offering following the service
for the benefit of old ministers filled
twelve quarts, amounting to 81, 900.
The youngest murderer possibly on
record is boy not three years old at
Nyack, n. Y. lie was desperately
jealous of little sister that had lust
come into the household. He upset
the cradle one day and annoyed the
little baby in many ways, and finely
crushed its skull by striking it six
times with bronze ornament. The
child seems perfectly happy and con.
tented since the baby's death
John r. Smith, of the Hospital
Corps Of Forty-second Coast Artillery,
was married last week to negress,
and an effort has been made to com.
pei him to resign. The girl had
nursed him through siege of yellow
lever, and he decided to marry her.
He says he has as much right to choose
4 negro wife as President Roosevelt
mas to choose negro guest like Book
,r WASHINGTON.