davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
HUNGRY DREAM OF FOOD.
Explorers in the Antarctic Tell
Strange Stories Of Their
Experience

Food dreams" supCrinduced by TX.
IRENE hunger and tho difficulties that
attend the advent of Morpheus in tho
Antarctic regions are very iutcrcEtinr
reading. and from the account of the
voyage of the Discovery to the Ant
arctic is extracted tho following data
In the journey to the south. In
| which we were absent three months
from the ship" says Edward A. VII.
son. NJ. b.. writing In the British
Medical journal. Our food allowance
was for some six weeks n bare pound
and n half to each man daily On this
allowance hunger never left us and
sleep was much disturbed by disap.
pointing food Recommendations of beef
and steaminH Caldrons Of cabbage and
potato, ball suppere, stuffed turkeys
and splendid hams. and walters flying
around with plates full for everybody
else. but, shout rs onu might. one
could not get attended to- and then
one awokc and remained awake IN
ones sleeping bag for hours from
sheer hunger and healthy appetite. to
wait for a breakfast of boiled rice and
the crumbs OF one and half biscuits
fried In the fat OF thin slice Of
bacon.
Then four hours hauling on the
sledges and cold lunch of dried chip,
of seal meat, eight Jumps Of sugar and
a biscuit Thon three moro hours of
Of driving on the dogs. and u final
camp for the night on a paHnikin Of
coup made of pommIcan and pea meal.
with plenty Of boiled tea water and
fraction Of pi"ro Of chocolate Az
Tor sleep In the lower temperatures
Of the spring slcdGc journeys. II IS
hardly worth tho name.
"The scamon used TO wake in the
morning and swear they had been
awake all might. but my own expert.
fnce Is the FHmc ms that Of others,
and It Is this. one gets into tho rein.
deer skin sleeping bng with no Joy
nt all for after n fcw days sledEina
the accumulation Of moisture from the
condensation Of ones breath and from
the snowdrift and from Precipitation
In ones clothing has filled tac rein.
uecr mar win frost and rimC and
made the leather hard and full Of
frozen wctnees
"One crawls into this after freezing
ones fingers over changing socks and
boots Of reindeer skin-an absolute
necessity to prevent the freezing Of
ones feet Having drawn the hOp
over ones head and but.nned all the
togglcs, so that as little air as pos
siblc can get In or out, one higgins
to SILVER ones self warm, a business
| which occupies from an hour 10 an
hour and bali or two hours acme
times It seems to occupy the whole
night During the process the bag be-
gins to thaw, az well a. ones various
garments
After this thaw has set In properly
| one begins TO dream, and but for
| dreams the most absurd under tho
sun ono would not believe that on,
had slept at all Every hour or 70
one wakes TO shiver. and then again
the dreams begin, and this goes on
until at last there IS light enough in
the tent to cook by. and one knows
that purgatOry is over"
You get pure coal oil ut Klrin's.
You need it
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29

Republican senators plan to defer
railway rate revision legislation till
after statehood. purc-food aud other is-
sues are disposed Of
Senate committee report shows that
Shonts declared Walace's work on
Cnlebra cut to have been wasted and
his estimates all wrong
Miss Alice Roosevelt paid the duties
on tho various present and souvenirs
brought back from the orient with her
personal check for 81 .20Gl5.
Modern business methods have out
grown state lines. says Commissioner
Garfield In his annual report, and fed
cral regulation Is necessary.
A bomb found on train on which
President Loubet Of France was tray
cling With shooting party proved. on
examination, to be harmless affair
President Roosevelt makes public
letters that passed between him and
Moody relative TO Santa Fc rebate case,
in which Paul Morton was exoncrated.
Four lives were lost in fire which
DESTROYED the ViSher theatcr nj Lo-
-aIne, o. They were James Dwyer and
Mrs. William Marsh and her two young
children
The senate committee on finance has
agreed TO report favoraby n bill TO
make Panama canal bonds available for
deposit rs basis for national bank
circulation.
"a. 4 Washington dispatch Gays that rs
per cent, Of the 65 congr ossmen who vot-
ed against the proposition for two new
states out of the four territories have
swung Into line and there will be more
before vote Is taken on the statehood
measure.
l. Many deaths are reported through
out tho country from accidents dur
Ing the celebration of Christmas fes-
tivifles. Several were from fires. 9th
ers from stray bullets, and still others
from dangerous firearm toys given to
children p.fs ,raras- .a3
Tho 81 persons and corporations in
dicted on charges of conspiracy In re-
straint Of trade in tho meat business
In Chicago will go. to trial January 9.
1906. on their special pleas of immuni-
~. The Jury has been, accepted, sworn
and released Until tina. date.
Charles E. Ehler. in the county hos
pital at Bakersfield. Cal. has admit
ter that he has information az to the
killing Of William Goebel In Kentucky
which would clear Caleb Powers He
hesftates to make full statement be-
cause 1t would implicate others.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
RURAL ROUTE NO. 8

Joel Laws sawed wood last week
for Dock Macklcy and Uncle JEFF
liawn, 20,
John Marks and Pearl Vanccate
turkey with Mrs burners famjly
Christmas day:
Miss Mollie Burner of st. IIDuis
came down to spend Christmas
with her mother oa-r - .-o'7 I
Greer and Laws went to, st.
Louis last week to buy new stock
of groceries to start their new
store at Desloge., H. s1-l s:t
a very quiet Christmas on, Route
3. Glad, indeed, for above all cur
holidays that ought to be sacred. is
the birthday of our Savior: =. s!a
Master Claude Laws came down
from st. Louis last Tuesday To 'yis-
it his grandparents and his little
cousins, +. NJ laws children:
Your scribe thinks from all in
dications there will be several more
weddings along Route 3 soon.
Go on, boys, it's a good timcAwe
have had n good crop year, ". .,, y
Pearl Vance has bought 100
acres Of land from his uncle aad
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor,
aud Miss Ella is going to erect a
residence in the near future. '...'
Married. December 23d, in
Farmington,' j. w. Yount of
Shswneetown, III. and Miss Edna
Phillips of near Chestnut Ridge,
Rev. W. Il. Mccormack officiating.
H., Harrelson came home from
Ozora, Mo-, where he is teaching,
to look after his cattle interests and
eat turkey with the home folks, re.
turning Tuesday morning.
The Vance Brothers have lost
one of their fat hogs as well as
some of their stock hogs by cholera.
Doctor your hogs, farmers; an
ounce of preventive is worth a
pound of cure.
Miss Ella B. Vance, who is
teaching very successful term of
school at Unity school house, is
home for the holidays. She and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
l0UGHB 0RO.
Mrs. Amelia Blankenship spent
las Sunday in Pennington,

Mrs. Amelia Blankenship spent
las Sunday in Pennington,
Mrs. EImira Ritter was the
guest of Mrs Louis Ycatcs Tues
day.
Miss Dclia Wallcn has gone to
Frcdcricktown to spend the hoIi.
days.
Miss Lena West has gone to
Bismarck to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Miss Lille Yeatcs spen, Mon.
day and Tuesday visiting friends
At Vallee Forge
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Kendall and
children spent Christmas with rela-
tivcs at Vale Forge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J.. McFar-
land and children visited relatives
at Bonne Terre recently.
Misses Jennie Taylor and Zrph
crs Heast0n are visiting relatives
and friends at EIvins this week.
Erred aud viii Yeatcs OF Lead.
wood spent Christmas with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Louis Ycates.
Mrs. Jennie Wallen of Doe Run
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29

Lords Prayer, recited by class 3;
the opening and the closing adj
dresses by Prof. G.. II. McClintock
aud Rev. J. A. Wood, aud the
nice Rotations by the little ones
and young ladies, and the good
singing. which was quite treat
and very much enjoyed by the
audience, And then at last came
odd Santa Claus" and oh, my!
what JOY he brought with him,
and all faces were wreathed in
smiles MS he handed out the nice
treat which he had in store for us
OPAL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
SALEM ITEMS.

Miss Matte Murphy of Desloge
spent the holidays with her mother.
Miss Carrie Ycager spent the
past several weeks in Farmingtcn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack William :
children all spent Christmas day
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Starks
spent Tuesday in Ste. Gcncvicve
with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Brewer enter.
tanned quite few relatives on
Christmas day
Chas Zeigler of Flat River
spent Christmas with his sister,
Mrs, o: ~; Hoy
Our teachers, Prof Byington
aad Miss~Raihes7 are spending the
week in Pennington, u.s..
Miss Della Newly of jay Dee
spent several days recently with
Miss Laura DeGrant. .
Misses Becca and Ella Cunning,
ham spent u few days this week
with relatives at Thurman.
Miss Sallie Perryman of Oak
land spent Friday night hero with
her consin, Mrs. Hattie Ball.
VIM. A.. Perryman returned
Friday night from weeks visit
to relatives and friends in Ken
lucky. .'.,
Emmett Cunningham of Carrie.
ton is spending ihe holidays with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs G. G
Cunningham. .. u.
Miss. Hattie Mccormack, who is
attending school ut Carleton, has
been ut home the past several days
with the humps. 81. ... %.
w. Jackson Edwards spent
Christmas day with his step. grand
daughter, Mrs. Mabry McClintock
of near Oakland. 2" ''''.' ~
Several Of Salem's and Russell
Chapel's estimable people attended
the Christmas tree Mt Oakland
Tuesday afternoon .i.t,' 1.'
Mr.and Mrs. j. j. Edwards and
daughter, Miss Jessie, spent Mon.
day with Messrs. and Mesdames
VIM Ship and M. s. Richards of
near town.
Our cottage prayer meeting is
still progressing very nicely. Ser.
vices were conducted by C. |. Hoy
Sunday night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Thomure
and children and Miss Dora Ho,
of Esther. Prof J. w. Hoy OF
Elvins, Calvin Hoy of Little Vine
and Miss Ida Hoy of Zell, are all
spending the holidays with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, o. W. Hoy.
Harvey Hoy and little Miss
Edna Beard of class 2 at Oakland
Sunday school, taught by Hiss
Eta Perryman, received first prizes
for good lessons and regular at
tendance, and Johnnie Albaugb
and Walter Hoy will receive second
prizes for good department.
The Christmas tree at Oakland
was quite a success in every way
An interesting program was car
ried out, the most impressive parts
being the responsive reading by
the senior class, followed by the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
JAY DEE D0lNGS

Leila Shelley i, home from st Louis
for the holidays.
John AuBuchon was visitor in
Pennington Friday.
Harry Cunningham of Three River,
was in our burg Sunday.
Rev. Joshua wood preached al
Aulsbury Chapel Sunday.
Miss Amelia Catfish is home from
Bonnie Terrc for the holidays.
Miss Laura DcGrunt Of Three Rivers
is visiting in Jay Dee this week
There will be prayer meeting at
Aulsbury Chapel next Sunday night.
Herman and Ira Rnot"rt Of Kansas
City are visiting relatives in jay Dee
Miss Della SnuwdCll closed Il sue.
cessful term of school all Hall
Friday.
Tommy BuckneI and Roscoe Las
source were visitors in Huntington
Sunday.
Shelf McCary, principal of the
Leadvillc school, is home till after the
holidays,
Mrs. Richardson of Deslogc is visit
ing her father, Mr.. Dave pinkston, OF
this place.
"Grandma" Johnson is home after
months visit with her son at Fred.
cricktown.
Several of our citizens attended the
lianning Norman wedding at Elvins
Christmas day.
Miss Maggie Sigman has closed her
school at Ilildcrbright and returned to
her home here.
Mrs. Jennie Eaton closed II success.
full term Of school Mt the Mostcllcr
school honsc Friday.
Deputy Sheriff London was in the
prairie Tuesday subpocnaing witnesses
in tho Marsh divorce suit ,gtspni
"Grandpa Beard was tho recipient
of beautiful solid GOLD aiasouic .bhtsc
for n Christmas present. ~. ~
Mrs, Ellis Cunningham, we arc
sorry to report, is no, much improved
from long spell of sickness, qF.
Mr. aud Mrs. A. q. Canning
of Three Rivers were visiting with
Mrs. Newly Saturday and Sunday.
Lon Pinkston is home from St.
Louis, where he has been working in
a machine shop for several month";.
Rey. j. A. Wood filled his regular
appointment at Marvin Chapel 'Satur-
day night, Sunday and Sunday night.
Isadorc AuBuchon and Misses Julia
Crunclelon and Orpha Shelley are
home from Carleton College. for the
holidays,
Miss Hattie Mostellcr has completed
a successful term of school at Roug.
gley and returned 10 her home n,
Hazel Run.
Frank Sigman and bride of Doe
Run, with some of the brides relatives,
visited the groom's parents here
Thursday and Friday.
Miss Maggie Johnson, W r, Os-
car, Mollie, Maggie and Grace Sig
man attended the wedding OF Frank
Sigman at Doc Run the goth.
The entertainment and Christmas
tree given by the Aulsbury Chapel
Sunday school was a success in every
particular. The opening address by
Rev. j. Wood, tho selections by the
choir, and the rccitations by the
scholars were all well rendered. AL.
though the house was crowded to it,
Init, the best Of order was observed
throughout the exercises, and The scci.
tations could be heard in nil parts Of
the house. 1t would be hard to give
the little folks the credit due them ioi
their part In the entertainment. II
would be unjust to the rest to call any
Of the little orators by name; they all
did we'll, exceedingly we'll.
REGULUs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29

fla candidate for Congress, IS to be
selected by primary this year, wc be-
uryr ,nlt the rhlirmru Of the various
county committees should meet at the
same time and place that the Congress
lonal committee meets and discuss the
situation IN the various counties. Then
the county committee, should set the
date for their primary the same day as
tina, ST., for the congressional primary.
The senatorial committee should do the
same thing Cculcryiilc Reiormer
The TIMES endorses the sugges-
ton OF the Rcformcr that the chair.
men of the county Democratic
committees uf the several rOuutlcs
meet with the Congressional com
mlttrr, discus, aud adopt ways and
means of working in harmony
We would suggest, however, that
Instead of them agreeing upon
N"'Il' one .'''' WI NV lug '''','
al and county primaries, that the
final date of the Congressional pm.
mary be- set far enough ahead 10
CIV ''' '''",.''''' ""'' ''"'
c"''N vas wv "'''' ''.' ""' '"' ','
Wv 1t" W .''' ','''' w. = ~ v '"'"'
VIII" '"'"' "''" '"'''' I''''',"' al
''E'''''''''N' "'' I'"> ,'''E '''"'
ANY '"''"'H ~ injury "''" i'''' w
INA, ""''' '"',"'''''N ~, 'o"E''''
'''.'' u" ''''' W. ~ ''''" ~ '"',''
'''' u.s. wa " '''' "
"''"''S' Ut u, wv ~ "'' ""'' W. Wv "
'''''''l III Wv "'''''. w. Jaw '
'''''',",N '"' ''' ''''''''"'''' VI '''"'
'"''"'''"''' w NV sum- ""''' '''
"""' "''""''' III very IT." '"'''''S
"""'" ""'" 'He" P'''''"'''S '"'
same "'N' ''' '"''"'uu't' 'o' '"n-
E''SS '"'''" "''"'' 'l' UNIV VI YAM
i'F"'"E u" '"'" '""''l I"N' "'''"' '
''s primary an" not Ut confuse"
IL ~ "'''''' '"''''S u """'" W. "'''
'o' '"''" T." '''"' '"'I ''oS'"E "p
''''' ~ 3 an" '''ru' "''"''7' tue '"'
ing LOT " congressman nominee ut
county primaries ""'''a I'S'e" ire
'AP'"S' u r"''u'"''cS' "''" Il" rs.
P'r"i' cou'd say lh"' Ne WIS barred
p''""'c u h'@" "SS'SS'h'"' ny
'"c '"'''"'''''c'
/" "'' arrangement Vt TINS S"r''
"'' c""''u"'eS "o'''u contribute
"Ha'cNei u nSSeSSeu "R"'"'t 'hch'
TO the sevnra! county commltteeS--
except possibly R-~uuIl assessment
to the Congressional committee for
oo,o,oi o,.r,r,,, orJ.,L; o,so..
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
llBERTYvlLLE ITEMS

Corners and goers are numerous
this week.
Joe bergman of Fredrricktown
is visiting his sister, Mrs. Wulfcrt.
Ralph Herman OF Flat River is
visiting Leo and Uncle John
Morn.
Or. T. l.. Hancy and family of
Flat River are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Moran.
Robert Moran and son Paul of
Bonnie Terre are spending Christ.
mas with relatives here,
Mr., and Mrs. Gilbert Brewer of
Flat River are spending the hol.
days with Mr.. Fred Hicks.
Misses Alma and Carrie Presnell
left Tuesday for an extended visit
to their uncle, DR.. Smith Of Skies
ton.
Mrs. Z, A. Cashion and children
left Tuesday for weeks visit to
her father, Judge lount, Of Perry
county.
Harold Crow of the Cape Nor.
NAL is home for the holidays. His
many friends are glad to see him
home again,
Miss Ora Conrad, primary teach
er of our public school, has gone to
her home in Bolllnger county to
enjoy Christmas,
Mrs. + l.. Graham and daugh-
tiers, Mabel and Grace, and son,
Raymond are spending the hOli
days at Fredericktown.
\ rabbit hunt at G. y. Bakers
next Saturday evening EVERYBODY
is invited to come and bring his
dogs, but no guns will be allowed.
Willie RonaIds of st. Louis and
his sisters, Misses Emma Ronalds
and Julia Sebastian OF Greek Ma
ton, were welcome visitors here
Christmas,
The Christmas tree and enter.
tainmcnt at the NJ f.. Church
Christmas night was good. a
very large crowd was present and
the scholars acquitted themselves
we'll, good order prevailed during
the exercises and nothing hap
pcned to mar the pleasure of the
evening.
Ed s. W Robson preached a
Christmas discourse at the Chris
tian church Sunday evening, and
will preach New Years discourse
next Sunday at II O'Clock All
the members are requested to he
present and hear the plans adopted
to work for the upbuilding of
Christ's church in 1906.
Mis-, Ste. Mary Kinkead departed
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs NJ.
Deguirc of Fredercktown for Mi
anna, Florida, aud will remain sey.
rral months with the hope of re.
gaining her health. She and her
mother were the guests of Mrs. J
W. Bancs Tuesday, where mum
Der Of her friends gathered to bid
her good Nv" Mss STE. Mary is
u regular attendant at Sunday
school and church and will he
greatly missed, but we all hope
that she will soon he restored 10
health and return home to do much
more good for Christ and his
church.
Married, at the residence OF the
brides father, Mr.. VIM. Whit.
worth of IIigdon, Mo, W. \.
Simpson of Libertyville and Miss
Piesha Whitworth of Ilgdon, Ed
". II Hale of Piedmont officiating
Mr.. Simpson and his bride arrived
at his fathers. Mr. g. w Simp-
son of this place, Monday Tues.
dry evening quite number Of
friends and ncighpors gathered to
pay their respects to him and his
estimable wife All the dainties
common to Christmas times were
served to those assembled, and; a
pleasant evening was spent.
About 10 o clock all departed for
their homes, wishing Mr.. and Mrs,
Simpson prosperity and happiness
through life. .. '
- -- Erl1y
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
Mccormick < Henderson.

is And the word of praise, gen
erously given IN sincere apprecia-
ton, TO the wife, to the husband.
the friend, The chlld, the servant
to anybody who is doing his or her
best.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29
F PENNINGTON . MO.

Office over st. Francois County Bank
PHONE No. 81.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29

Joel Laws sawed wood last week
for Dock Mackloy and Uncle JEFF
TIoup
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29

nod ~ iia,i' IEh
.,eai dt9t esij q
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-29

You get pure coal oil ut Klcin's.
You need il
The state herald., 1905-03-24

II there 10 any class OF business men
Who study carefully tue results Of their
advertising 1t 10 the advertising agents
Of our railway companies. Recently one
OF these agents wss mak,ne = talk b..
fore university students and, In tbs
course o, his talk, he stated that within
the past few years the railway men had
discovered thpt their most profitable
method Of advertising 10 through the
columns Of the newspapers and that they
were dropping much OF their other ad-
vertisinR and we're giving more stten-
tion to newspaper advertising. II 1t pays
the railroad company TO uss the columns
Of the Newspaper even where there IL no
competing line. the business man who
refuses TO carry any advertising in the
local paper il certainly sot showing very
good business judgement.
The state herald., 1905-03-24
DEATH OF REV. ARBLE

Rev. W. B. Arbls died at his home
northw west Of Haxtun. Mch. 6, At l1:30 p.
m, aged 60 years month and 16 days.
He vas native Of Blair county, Penn,
aud served a. soldier 10 the civil war.
When young man he removed to east
ern Iowa and mstricuIated at Western
College graduating from it 10 1874. In
1875 he married Mlss Emily Nilley Of
Vinton, Iowa. Early in life he became
. member OF the United Bretherp, and
later entered its ministry whsrs he work
cd very accsptsbly. Three years ago
Mrs. Arble died Of consumption. Mr..
Arble contracted The disease while car.
ing for her. Since then he travelled sx.
tenaively hoping to improve his health.
Eighteen months ago he came to Colo.
rado and later settled on the homsstsnd
where he passed away. he leaves four
daughters to mourn the loss Of a kind
and exemplary christian father, Mrs.
Harry Barnes Of Eckly, Mrs. Sumner
Tracht, Miss Ethel and Maurins OF Hsx.
tun who accompanied the remains to
yinton where the intsrmsnt WA made.
Sterling Advocate.
The state herald., 1905-03-24

entitled action b net served with this sum.
mems. or II the service hsreef b mads out Of
this state. then ten days additional 70 TIE
time hereinabove specified for appearance
and answer will b allowed before the taking
Of Judgment BY default ~ Aforesaid.
TIE said setisa Il brousht 70 quiet the title In
the plaintiff TO the following described rsalesta-
10 ts-wit: the northeast auartsr( )of section nvs
ts)a township sixl6 north Of range forty.four
(t%lwsst Of ths eth Pm In Phillips county. Colo
RADIO, - will more fully appear from the COM
plant IL aid action to which reference is here
made.
And you are hereby notified that II you fall To
appear. and TO answer the said complaint a.
above required, the said plaintiff will taks de-
fault and iudysmsut-as prayed.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the said
county court at Hol4oke Colo In said coun-
ty, this 18th day Of Jan 4. D., 1901.
W. HKLLAND
Judge Of the county Court
(sIAL) Phillips County, Colorado,