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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25

all Of them; but every woman has az
sured US that this is the greatest town
for gossip that she ever saw, and from
all Of them, collectively, | have CLEANED
the following facts: Mrs Harrison
considers herself the leader OF society
fancy leader of Pineyille sOcittyi--
but one who las been there and knows
brought back the report that she
wasn't much thought Of" back where
she came from. Miss Lawson is al
ways making herself oficious about
church work, but every one knows she
Is trying to catch the young minister;
Mrs. May gave ten progressive curhrcs
last season, and always got the rousO-
lation prize herself, and everybody va.
how funny II was that the consolation
prize was invariably the handsomcst Of
the lot; the whole town knew where
Mrs. Stuart's new diamonds came from,
Tor her husband was gambling every
night in one Cf the rooms over his
store, mp to all kinds of uncarthly
hours
There am out o! breath with mere
~ thinking of them. Try to imagine
the rest. j G. has written another let
ter. How | detest that man, since
have learned to know him as he Is.
g.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
1lllt'TiIN YOURS.
CATHERINE TRAYNOR
Dom Nnllln


Dear Nellie July T
one Of our ncIghhors ramo ~ sor
MS yesterday She is Mrs Ford, aud
she told MS that Mrs Jennings who
lives on the other side Uf our place. "a
a wellmcaninE woman but very I'm
prudent in her goiugs-Dn with her hus.
bands nephew. and there isn't any.
thing in the world wrong about her
but she ought to be moro careful. be.
cause people VIII all-mdrod. Mrs
Ford herself had heard them talking
As Mrs Ford was going away Mrs
jennings dropped by" on her way
from town and th.y mot in the gate
and greeted one another as sisters
should Mrs jennings told us after.
wards that Mrs Ford was one of the
best hearted women she had ever
known. but Of all the huusrk copcrs,-
and that the whole family were shift
less and If II hadn't been for the veg
etabcs she sent them the year round
she believed in her soul they'd starvc.
You know | like th!. Kind OF life Il
does seem so soothing aud restful. Just
To lie up here and have nothing to do
but to hear these people talk in this
airy manner about one another
| have had another letter from Mr.
Grosvenor. Did yOu ever hear Of any
one being so persistent II seems diff
cult to convince him that don't care
10 know him any longer II he could
only understand my complete indif-
ference | am sure he would not write
again. CATUIE
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Trustees Sale.

whereas, 4 \. Harris nnh birdie l.. Illr
rus, MS vile, hy thrir certain decd OF trust
dated III" iirst day OF Dcrcmhrr Isu, ana re-
corded ~ The Recorders orce ui 81 Fran
co.'s county, Missouri. IN book -. NJ page
~, conveyed to the Undersigned trustee ia,
following described real rstutrnnd improve
lehts thereon, situate. lying ana being IN
IN" county OF St Francois ana state ct Mis-.
spuri, to wit
All ~ lot 3, block L. leased from St IuuI.
smelling Refining company, ana shown
on their private map.
Which said conveyance was made IN trust
10 secure the payment ui a certain prumls
sorry note IN said deed at trust described
ana whereas, 10y the terms OF said deed said
not" Is past due ANA remains unpaid. nov
therefore, NJ the request OF the legal holder
oi said note, ana In accordance with the
provisions Ut said deed Of trust. 10 the un
drrsigned trustee, viii on
SATURDAY, MARCH ni. lw.
between the hours ol nine O'Clock tn the
forenoon ana ilNv o'clock In the afternoon
OF TINT day, at the south front drur at the
court House IN the city Of Pennington
IN said II. Francois county, Missouri
sell at public v"udur Ia the highest
bidder, Tor cash, all TIA" right, tltlr. claim
interest ana esint" Ot THE said \. Hnr
ANA Birdie T.. Harris. his wife, OF In and IL
the foregoing described real estate ana i'm
proNrm"nis thereon. Ion tho purpose of sat
lsiylng said note ana the costs Oi rNrrut ing
lhis trust,
JLrI u. lliDuLrN. Trustee.
March I. rri.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
THIS Well e HORIZONTAL
The Water : ypiy Ct Santa Barbara
Cal, Bottled UP IN n
Tunnel.

The city of Santa Barbara In south.
cru California Is situated OH Il narrow
coastal plain backed by high range Of
mountains. II is n locality Of great beau.
ty. being sometimes called the American
Riviera, but with naturally. a deficient
water supply.
The Santa YneZ range OF mountains
consists Of shale and sandstone, the
strike Of The formation being parallel to
the coast aud the dip practically vertical
: The ROCKS are tissurod, aud Their. is
stored therein larp, quantity OF water
The city ug Santa Barbara has run a
: tunnel Inc 5000 feet In length into this
range Of mountains II was found that
while this tunnel was being extended q
sufficient quantity Of water was devel-
oped to supply the greater portion OF the
/, city: In oehcr words that as the tunnel
! progressed one assure after another was
opened which, in draining OF, main
tanned a substantial flow from the tun-
mel
When work was suspended the supply
materially decreased. In order to rcgu-
late ard control this the interesting OK
! pertinent was adopted OF building n
! masonry bulkhead near the outer end Of
! the tunnel and inserting therein n pipe
with gate, so that the tunnel could be
/ tightly closed.
/ This was not placed In time to get the
| full benefit OF the winter rains. but the
! opening was partly closed before the end
| Of the So-cullcd wet season. The rain
waters accommodating In the assures In
! the rocks were again stored therein.
A pressure gauge placed in this bulk
head indicated that the tunnel not only
| filled. but that head of 100 feet was ac-
! Cumulated H. the assures Eotwithstand-
! Ing the fact that the flow WAS not en-
| tircly cut of but only reduced from
about 100000 to 100000 gallons a day.
| DurIne the rainy season the local
streams furnished an adequate supply
| for the city.
| AS the rainy season passed, the
| gate In the tunnel was slowly opened and
| this stored water was used during the
| last season successfully to carry the city
through the dry portion of the year, the
output being about ESQ, 900 gallons daily
for 200 days. after which the gate was en-
tirely opened and a decreased supply
continued.
The town Of Santa Barbara. however,
is growing so rapidly that an additional
water supply IS urgently needed, and
upon plans based upon the inycstiGa-
,ious of the United States geological
survey 1t has been decided to drive
tunnel 1860 feet long through the
mountains and thereby tap the Santa
NHcZ river
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
July IL

July =.
Dear Mr. Grosevenor: Il thought
when | wrote you last that had finish
ed the correspondence, but It seems |
must write again. | find It very irrl-
tating 10 have to assure YOU over and
over that the incident you mention has
made no impression on me--nonc what
ever Since you insist however. will
say again that am not angry-that I
have nothing to be angry about-that
you were perfectly at liberty to give
your attention h. Miss Ferrand or any
other young lady Is that satisfactory?
You have given the matter far more
attention than II deserved
BY the way. they talk ont in this
country. heard yesterday that was
writing three letters a week to a gentle
man in the city whose name was Gov
ernor, which is really close guess. for
these people. Please don't write any
more
CATHERINE TRAYNOR.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Mother and Child.

Mother and child, There Is no holier sigh,
In all the realms Of morning and Of night
And all the meaning Of that word. Divine,
shines In the tender glory of this sign
Tho world learns Worship here; Il kncels
IN awe
Sin cannot live in presence Of this grace.
No least unworthness perplex the place.
Here Good doth dwell, but never banefu'
Doubt.
For Love and LONELINESS would cast II cut
Were prophet voices still. the heavens
brass,
Here would Il new Evangrl come to pnss;
out from the dark rose-lcaf hand would
leap,
Close to the Eternal Throne the ancient
world to keep
Century.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
A Quiet Summer
JULIA rRUrTT BISHOP


ME ARE fairly settled now. and !
w will send you a few lines. tired
as | am Mamma is delighted with tho
little old sleepy town and am delight
ed that we are out IN the country. and
don't live IN the town and that we
have pony and buggy and can drive
10 town when we like. and that we
don't have to go there unless we really
wish 10 90 Personally | would DO
willing not to see a town again in q
hundred years want to sit under the
pine trees over on that hill, or lie In
the hammock and read, and let the
June sunshine soak in, all summer
long.
have Just read that last line over
II sounds poetiCal. but It won't be June
sunshine after to-day However. you
know what | mean
In other words. | am going to take
the rest cure. Neil. and when you see
your lIttlo sister again you won't know
her. Think of ir-uot a glimpse of
pen and ink or Of that blessed type
writer. except the few lines am going
to write you No more of the GOODNESS
and indifference Of IA" CIty-nOt even
thought of the faithlcssness Of those
In whom ! trusted | am going 10 live
with nature and try TO grow strong
and well, and forget that over had a
sorrow
Oh, by the way received letter
from MIR Grosycnor this morning He
tries to explain that pnair about the
Ferrand girl NJ the WlIuugby rocop-
ton last week wonder If he thinks
| care? Really, the letter made mo
laugh II certainly IS absurd for him
to think that # matters in the least 10
me what he does
This plar, is too delicious for letter
writing The hammo.h calls me
CATIIIE
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
August 10
Mr. John GrOsvcnOr,

Mr. John GrOsvcnOr.
Dear Friend: l have had no letter
from You in days and days. and even II
did ask You not to write It shows
that YOU were very willing to drop tho
correspondence You arc developing
your acquaintance with the pretty Fer
rand girl, ! suppose That is the way
with mon they are all alike | would
nj have dreamed Il few months ago
that you would leave me aEonizlnE out
hero in this wrctchcd place. and not
even take time 10 write an occasional
letter When | see people hear gossip
and scandal and when don't see poo-
pic sit In the hammock and pity my
self for hours at time
The latest scandal IS about me one
Of those good-uatured friends Byron
tails about came and told me. Il seems
that | was engaged to a really lovely
man in the city. but I was so naughty
and INDECENT and so set up-thouEh
goodness knows what had 10 he set
MP about that he broke The engage
mont and won't make friends. though
| have written him letter after letter
begging ana imporing him 70 be rec
pnci'cd
How can Won be- SO hard-hcartcd.
lovely man KATIE.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Guardians Notice Of Letters,

Notice Is hereby given that the under
signed was, on the l2th day OF January 1906,
appointed guardian OF the person and rs
tate OF Matthew Dunn. an mnrm person i.
ana TINT letters OF guardluHsliip were issued
to her 10y the Probate court Of 81. Francois
county, Missouri, bearing date i2th day OF
January lni. All persons having claims
against the estate OF said Matthew Dunn ure
required to exhibit them Tor allowance hr.
fore the Probate Court al said county with
~ TWO years from the dat" uf the puhIca
iiOn OF this notice, viz februn ~ Il, 1904 or
they shall be forever BARRED
MARi, T.. DUNN.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
August 10

August -.
Dear Ncll,-We are coming home
next week Jack came up yesterday
and took me by surprise while | was
writing a letter to him. lie certainly
Is tho dearest old fellow We are TO be
married this time next mOnth-he
wouldn't wait any longer, and I'm very
glad he wouldn't There never was
such q dear. old faithful fellow rs he
has been We are going driving this
evcning-al about town He says Wen
set these people up in talk for the rest
Of their natural lives, But this is a
beautiful little old town-you would
he so fond Of It.
Isn't It strange do think II is the
strangest thinE-that could have been
so unreasonable as to quarrel with
Jack CATHIE.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
ELIZABETH MARKS. Deceased

All portions having claims against said rs
tate are required To exhibit them To the nd
lnnlStrniOr for allowance within one yea
from the date OF said letters. or they ma,
b" procluded from any boneiit of said estate
and II not exhibited Tor allowance within
Two years from the date of said letters they
VIII he forever barred.
CHARLES J. SUTTON, Administrator.
February ~, 1874.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
July s
Mr.. John GrOavonnr.

Dear Mr. GrOSyunnr: / don't know
why you should dwell upon the little
incident at the reception, when I have
told you that | had entirely forgottan
1t. Surely. you had perfect right to
take Miss Ferrand out to supper even
II her escort had not been called away
and left her in your care, as you con-
tinue to assert, She is a very beautiful
girl, as every one knows, Please ac-
cept my compliments on your evident
good taste. There will be no need for
me to write again, so will say good
by. With best wishes.
c. L. TRAYNOR.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25

A car load of bananas was sold in
Charlottesville last week, at so and
rs cents per bunch, and everybody
bought bunch.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Something Else Necessary

ST Petersburg paper says: Woe to
Japan" II is almost certain. however,
says the Chicago Record-Herald. that
this war isn't going to be won for
either side by the newspapers
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters Of al.
ministration were granted To the under.
signed 10y the Probate Court OF ST. Francois
county, Missouri. dated February ~, 1884, on
the estate of
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
Translated Brethren.

The development Of names under the
influence of foreign environment is
shown in the recent experience Of law
yer who WAS endeavoring to locate the
heirs Of German family named Kline.
who had been over here scarcely more
than generation, Two brothers were
supposed TO be the sole descendants. and
he finally found one in San Francisco
under the name Of Little and the other
In Boston. known rs Mr.. Small.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25

NOTW.T II
Dear Old Jack: Just after had sent
my letter on yesterday yours came.
asking me 10 make up. Oh. Jack. II
You only know what nm awful summer
from this estranGcmrnt, It was All my
fault Jack. dear You needn't blame
your
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25

August 9
Dear Nellie:

Dear Nellie:
No news Of any kind to write. We
are both well Have you seen John
lately? am having delightful time.
Isn't II strange what a long summer
this has been? When | looked n the
calendar just now To see what the date
that We have been in this lovely place
three years CATHIE
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
BIBLES
The St. Francois County
AUXILIARY 3.sl. SOCIETY
has received over POO Bibles
and Tc>tamcntS which
will he sold
at ACTUAL COST.

Quamo Bible .prbhIrd roam,
gilt cdgr............... So -
Quano. rom. gilt rdgr... 3.2j
Royal Octave Bibles, large
print, ref, maps. roam,
gil rdgr.............. 80
Same slzr, cloth, plain edge.
no ref or maps. ....... so
Octave, bourgeois ref. maps,
roam, prhhlrd rdgr...... / %
l.. Mo. Bibles, cloth, red
edge .......,,,..... 30
T. Mo. Bibles, smaller print .25
New Restaurants and Psalms,
octave, large print, ROAM
gilt cdgc............. 30
Small size, rloIh, red edge. 30
Small Trslnmrnts, cloth, red
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .OS
Small Tcstaments, cloth, red
cdgr................... %
\ Bible will be- given 10 any fam.
lily without one and not able to buy.
These books are on sale ut Sucicty's
Depository at
COLE S NIxON'S,
Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
PUREST ASPHALT KNOWN
Is Obtained in Large Quantities from
Two Of Venezueln's Prin-
cipal Lakes

That the best asphalt in the world Is
! obtained in Venezuela from what is
called Bermuda lake. Is claimed in
Henry George. Jr S. article on "rhc rs
phalt Trust Catastrophe. ia Parsons
| This lake" Is not "A body of water. but
mass OF brown plastic mineral sub
stance somewhat less yielding than
putty 1t has an area Of about 900
acres. It's surface viii sustain men and
mules and vehicles of various kinds en-
gagged in the work of digging II and
shipping II away This steady removal
does not lessen the available quantity.
as slowly but steadily, this plastic min
cral matter eXudes from the bosom of
the earth into the great natural Ber-
nude basin.
The Venezuelan asphalt Is the pur-
est known. But It cXcels only in very
slight degree that found In n similar
lake In the island Of Trinidad. which
lies on the coast Of Venezuela lnnu-
merable asphalt deposits are found scat
tered over the globe. many Of them in
the United States. but all of them are
far inferior in quality to those of Vcne-
zuela and Trinidad Those two lakes
constitute the worlds sole sources Of the
highest grade asphaltum for paving and
other needs
Trinidad lake Is not so great in OK
tent rs Bermude2 lake. but II is on high
ground, and the overflow Of this huge
plastic mineral spring has. through the
centuries, ovcrIaid with thick deposits
Of asphalt large areas of land retreat
ing toward the sea"
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
July II.

July IT.
Dear Nellie:
At least &c women from town have
driven out here To see MS. and the
things ] have lnornedi ] can't tell Won
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-25
The XVII.

In New Zealand is found the kiwI. n
strange bird Of the ostrich family. Os-
trichcs have two toes. but the extinct
moas lad three toes, so also have The
existing emns. "assOwarics ara rhras
ur South American ostrichts. The XVII
however, differs from the other struth-
ious birds IN having four toes. Further,
the kiwi cannot be said to BE- quite os-
trichife. for in size II is not larger than
an ordinary barnyard fowl. II has a
small head with large and muscular
neck and long, slender bill. with the
distinguishing feature that the nostrils
are placed very close to its tip. The
legs are short. but the muscles on the
thighs are well developed and the feet
are strong and powerful and provided
with sharp claws. II is a bird devoid of
any external trace Of wings, and there
is no trace of tail visible. while II Is coy
cred with long. narrow. halrllkc feath-
urs. and on the fore part of the head
and sides of the face are struggling hair
like feelcrs
Newport daily independent., 1904-07-26
Time Tells
 The Story.

There is a big difference be- tween the cost of making a first class sewing machine, embodying the best materials and workman ship, and one which is made in the cheapest manner. The buyer of the cheap machine soon pays the difference of price in the constant cost for repairs, to say nothing of it's annoying ineficiency.
 Singer Sewing Machines do good work during a lifetime.
 SOLD ON INSTRUMENTS.
 Old Machines taken in exchange
 Liberal Discount for Cash.
 Oils, Needles, Attachments and Repairs for all makes of machines. The Singer Manufacturing Co. ''The Sewing Machine Makers of the World" FRANK w. LYNN. Mgr.
 121 Hazel St., Newport, Ark.
Newport daily independent., 1904-07-26
HERO AND THE TOOTHACHE
Remarks Thereon by a Disillusioned Girl-He Had Faced Death
 at Santiago.

"I used to be given to hero worship" said the girl with the Russian sable huff to her companion of the long. dark eyelashes, according to the New York Sun. "But, dear, we change. do we not? Do you recall how spent the last of my pin money to attend a reception that the club arranged for a certain hero?
 "Well, the week before last I was coming up from Palm Beach. On the train was a hero who had withstood a dozen hostile fires at Santiago. He had a toothache, a simple little toothache, and he bel lowed like calf. I thought of the five teeth that 1 had pulled out in one afternoon without gas and asked myself if the man was real ly brave. l decided that a hero must have toothache such as the ordinary mortal never dreamed of.
 "One of the train hands who sympathized with the hero said {: The best thing for a toothache is whisky. If I had one I'd fill up'- and he did. I mean my hero, that was, did. Don't talk to me in fu- ture of hero worship. Facing death may be one thing, but I'd rather face death than be afraid of a toothache. Have bon bon ?"
Newport daily independent., 1904-07-26
Uniaue Coametfc.

The cashew nut serves a unique pur. pose as cosmetic in the West Indies, where women, desiring to remove the excessive tan, anoint the skin with an pill from the outer surface of the raw retire from society, for the face and hands so treated turn black. At the end of a fortnight's seclusion, however, the woman who has undergone the cashew treatment emerges, observers state, with skin and complexion as fair as a habe's"
Newport daily independent., 1904-07-26
A FORTUNE IN A POTATO.
Tuber Raised by Scotchman and Sold at High Price-Well-N
 the "Eldorado."

No potato ever gained so much notoriety as Eldorado, raised by the famous Scottish raiser MT. A. Findlay, of Markinch. The very name of the variety, says the Gar dener's Magazine, was a stroke of genius, for it is hardly possible that the raiser, or those who had the good fortune to secure some of the first tubers distributed, could have imagined that in so short a time it would change hands at such enormously high prices.
 MT. George Massey, of Spalding, was one of the very first to obtain the stock, and from him Mir. Zach ariah Gray, a well-known grower at Everton, Sandy, purchased a stone weight for f20. This set the ball rolling, and as Mir. Findlay resolved not to further distribute Eldorado until the autumn of 1904, the demand for the small stock available was doubled and trebled, and so the prices rose. Messrs. Dennis, the Covent Gar. den salesmen, and Messrs. I. Poad & Sons, of York, possessed sup. plies, and the latter firm found a purchaser of four pounds at E150 per pound. This determined them to obtain further stock, and so at the Smithfield club show mem. Der of his firm found that MT. Mas. sey had a limited stock for dispos. al and made him an offer of f1 ,OOO for stone. Mir. Massey refused, as he wanted f1,500, but eventu. ally the bargain was struck at f1, 400, to the satisfaction of both parties. Subsequently Mir. Mas. sey sold a-~relatively small Quan. tity for f2, 900, so that his original transaction brought him a very handsome return.
Newport daily independent., 1904-07-26
"Radium Sirup." !"

A practical joke, now common among Parisians, is to go into a drug store and ask for three cents worth of radium. At first the chemists took it good-naturedly, but latterly it has become quite a nuisance. One chemist in the Rue de Rivoli has just hit upon a way of getting even with the would.be jokers. He has made a connection which he calls "radium sirup." and when the practical joker arrives gravcly hands out a small quantity, charging an extra two cents for the bottle.