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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

notice III nearly ull the papers
| read that there is an appeal 10
those who have au interest IN any
OF the cemeteries to show it hv
making m effort to have itn beau
tiful city of the dead instead of
an unrnrrd for, drsolate ruin. The
cemeteries in the larger cities are
well cared for. and there is some
one always in charge of the place,
While this latter is not possible
here, there Is no reason why enrh
person who has loved ones laid
away IN their resting place should
not endcuvor to have that lot put
III order and cared for by iudividu-
al efforts. In many of the towns,
the women hav" organized So.
ciety for this special purpose. ms
the men are supposed to he too
buSily engaged otherwise Io attend
to these things. | would be glad
il something could br done here.
Much has been done of late years.
My earliest recollection of the Ma.
sonic cemetery is of grass knee
high, with II broken down fence 81
that pigs were making their ahd.
ing places up there, but there has
been II vast improvement. 1t does
not cost much to have grave
properly shaped and soddrd, aud
it adds so much to the appearance
of lot To have this done. Deco.
ration Day is not far distant, and
hope that this will he a hint to
those who have lots in the differ
ent cemeteries.
4
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

Vineyard Haven, Mass, May s The
steamer Arkansas. Capt Rood OF tn,
Joy line Was sunk In collision with
the barge Glendower, one and a hall
miles southeast OF Pollock Rip light
ship sunday night one woman pas
Spnger was lost
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

II is said that since The great re .
vivul among the coal miners in
Wales, the horses have to he con
vertcd so they can understand
something besides profanity, Ia
which they have always been ac-
customed.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12
10 Cure Cold In One Day

axe LAXATIVE BROMO QUININET
Tablets, All druggists refund the
m oney II it failsto cure. T.. W. Grove
signature is on each box. 25c.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

Albany, n Y. May THE senate
passed the bill extending the term Of
he mayor and other elective officers of
New York city from two TO four years
The measure already has passed the
assembly.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12
George Washington Mayfeld died

George Washington Mayfeld died
at the Mayfeld Sanitarium in st
Louis on the 4th at the age of IS
years. He was the father OF Ave
sons, all of whom are physicians
of prominence He has 6s living
descendants.
Miss Ellen Mckee of st. Louis
left an estate valued at So 900, 900,
which is to be divided among 90
relatives.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

balance in treasury 0.5G
JACOB HELLER. Treasurer.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COM.
MlTTEE
The executive committee met May
IL. 1904, and elected officers Or El.
lott. chairman. and Miss Kate Marks.
secretary. 1t was decided to hold
meetings the first Sabbath of each
month in the Christian church Ten
meetings were held during the year
A committee appointed made care
ful investigation of Bibles on hand
and had a better quality of books or.
dered There was $S5.OG sent to
the Bible House this year Visits
were made 10 Doe Run, State Hos.
pital No and the county inilrmarv
At the latter place one Bible was Civ
cn away.
KATE MARKS. Secretary.
The following special paper on
Some Of the Visits Made by the Bi'
bile Society" was read
SOME VISITS MADE BY THE so.
CIETY.
One of the pleasant trips made by
the committee of the Bible Society
during It's years work was a visit to
Doe Run one Sunday afternoon in Oc.
tohcr The pastor Rev T.. u. c.
Koeth. and the faithful few" who
are found in every church. glad to
spread the Gospel in any way posi-.
bile. met the committee at the Meth.
odist church of their city, where the
meeting had been announced. A very
pleasant and profitable service was
held. consisting Of songs, prayer and
short talks on the object and work of
the Society A number Of Bibles were
taken along and shown and much in.
tcrest created in the work Mrs Low
worn was placed in charge Of a small
supply. to be disposed of al that place.
When we try to do the Lords work
We hold ourselves in readiness TO
come or go and take up whatever
duties we find to do for His cause.
On another occasion the Bible So.
ciety in looking about them to broad.
en their field choose Sunday after.
noon to visit the poor farm. On our
arrival we found there were spacious
grounds and modern building
While we could not help but notice
the surroundings. this was not our
mission. We came tu say the kind
word and SOW the good seed. On he.
ing ushered into the main room
which was large, well lighted and ven
tilated we found kind hearts with
souls las we have) ready to welcome
us, about ten or twelve In number
each Of which had passed the noon
day Of life and some entering even
tide. Our president made the mis-
sion Of our visit briefly known. We
sang song: there was read Scrip
ture lesson. which was followed by
prayer. Prayer was offered for O
precious soul that lay near deaths
door in an adjoining room. In the
different remarks made we spoke o
Gods love and promises and His
blessings to us and tried in our hum
ble efforts to do His holy will. A
the close of our visit we asked permis
sion to pray with the poor sick broth
or who was so near eternitys shore
We found him very. very low ant
feeble. He said. pray for me. tina
may become a Christian" We hell
up that blessed life Of Jesus and fer
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12
IMMORTALITY .


THE following beautiful poem by Joseph Jefferson
while a fishing trip with cxprcsilent Grover Cleveland
read "a, the memorial service, At the Players Club:
Two cater pillars crawling on a leaf.
BY accident in contact
Their conversation. passing all belief,
NIs that ei very
That ha, been 'prJed aud connel" from maut to mau
Yea since this woutlrous world began.
INV creatures Deaf and Dumb and Blind,
Devoid uf features that ulurn mankind,
We're enough iu dul aud wurly
10 speculate future life.
The ntsl optimistic, full Of hope;
hc second, quite Is epetic, To NOPE
Said Numlc Il m
said Nuulrl IuI I'm dtmnatnn,
Our ugly forms alone would seal
Mud bar through the golden gate
that death should take
How could We clmb the golden stairs
tmuIrn- ,uu they Is bv,
Would angels bIl is welcome ia he SIX
wonder what great ave M ed
That leave rlrru and So uupitieI.
Perhaps we've ..' rrg. Itchl, uniorgvng'
Is plain to n1. not worth the living"
Como come cheer III, The jrymI worm replied,
"Ir' take q look tn, other side;
wr rlnuu dy like mot ths and mi
Arc to blame tor being rrcrplllurs'
VIII that 5 Cod that doomed Is the earth
Aucv toc,cr> bird thts given birth,
Forgive ya'tor he and sings,
And damn u- because have
skim the air like owl o
viii turn for a that
The, Irgur, through the summer Autumn
The ugly things composed themselves O die
Aui ,o lunItkc their funeral quite complete
Each wrapped him in his little winding sheet
The tangled web cueumIl,-cd them full
Each lor his coffin made him a
Al through the Wnlr chilling blast liy
Dead lo tine world, ave dead as human clay.
In spring forth with all her warmth and love
Shr huui- Justice rom the realm, above
She breaks the chu-ll~. she fc,urrects thrietd,
Two huucd'c, ascend cn,lrrlng her head
And -, tll. rullrm shall forever he
Assign of Immortality.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

st. Joseph, Mo, May S.--The Rob
erts- Parker wholesale grocery house
was completely destroyed by fire Fri
day night The loss Is estimated VI
S5O0. 900 on stock and building.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12
4 Fatal Mistake.

Columbia, Ind, May 6.-Mrs. Nancy
Splitter took u dose Of strychnine. pis-
taking 1t for Quinipe, and died.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

| knows tlHt mine for years has been
! the establishment Ot a library i'm
farulngtnn | thought, as w,
could not hope for Carnegie IL
hrary that the Tahard Inn Servicr
would till the place for years. With
a membership of about -, if each
member read but two books a
month, the present library of sey-
rral hundred books could b, kept
There Is II well grounded rumor
that there is much exchanging of
books outside, and | know this is
done thonghlleSsly and not for the
purpose OF saving II nickel, but it
hurts the fund expense of the H.
hrarN. y new consignment of
books is on the way, and unless the
receipts improve it is possibly the
last shipment that will he made
y maxim IN the newspaper Office is
that to make n thing u success YOU
have to keep everlastingly at it. |
think ! have tried to do that in this
matter, and | appeal to all the mem.
brrS To lend hand in this work.
This May month always brought
one of the anniversaries we were
glad To celebrate, the mothers
birthday For this reason this lit.
tie selection is particularly appro.
PIRATE:
THE MOTHER.
She was so tired OF toll, OF everything.
save loving those who needed all her
love
Her heart wa, like the golden heart of
spring
When white clouds sail above.
Autumn Of lie and tears we're hers, and
vet
She sang and loved aud gladdenrd rs
the while,
Nor storms, nor snow could make her
once forget
Young Aprll's radiant smile.
She WAS 81 weary; but We never guessed
How weary, till she smiled at set OF
sun,
And whispered, a~sbe driited into rest
My loving now is done"
Tired Of all save loving" Let this be
The epitaph inscribed where now she
lies,
Time shall not hide the words, nor mem.
The love look OF her eyes.
+ y
Did yum notice this little verse in
THE TIMES last week. 1t is so full
of wisdom that | will repeat it and
advise that these lines be rnt ont
and pnsted on your mirror where
you cain see them every day:
There is So much that is good in the
worst OF us,
And SO much that is bad in The best of rs,
That il does not behoove any Of us
To talk about the rest OF us
When eX President Cleveland
criticised club women, he probably
dIdn realize what a boomerang he
had thrown out Mrs. Alice Stone
blackwell comes back at him in
fine style and the following is the
closing sentence;
A narrow and somewhat coarse
view of woman $ mission is apt to
characterize men who have led n
proillgate life. II remains like n
scar on the soul, even after the
man has reformed. Let Mr.. Cleve.
land preach to men against politi-
cal corruption; on that subject he
is entitled to he heard with respect.
But when he undertakes to lecture
women on purity, morality, the
snnctity of the home, and the duty
of abstaining from all amusements
that may set bad example or have
an injurious influence on domestic
life, then women will be apt to tell
him that, in view of his record,
these are subjects on which it is
not appropriate for him to preach
to them. y
II is said that since The great re
vivul among the coal miners in
Wales, the horses have to he con
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12
BIBLE SOCIETY MEETING.
Full Report OF the Annual Meeting Of
the St. Francois County Bible
Society Held Here on
Last Sunday Evening.

The annual meeting of the St Fran.
co.'s County Bible Society was held
on last Sunday evening in the First
NJ T. church of Pennington. Dr. W.
T.. Elliott, the president. presiding
The following program was carried
out:
Hymn, AN Hail the Power Of Ir.
sus' Name" sung by congregation.
Prayer by Rev. Wm. NJ. Rudolph.
Male Quartettc. Abide with Me"
Responsive Scripture reading. led
hy Rev G. T. Hickok.
Minutes OF the last annual meeting
were red and approved
Te following reports were read:
REPORT OF DEPOSlTARY.
Deposited with Treasurer .....S 5l.l@
Cash paid freight and express Sl2
Rocks given away ........... leo
Books on hand ..... ........ 722S
Total ..... ....-....... .Sl@3.l9
hooks received from
T. s Cole former
Drpositary .. .....S %9.2G
Bought hooks ........ 9lul
Total ..... ..... .slao.27
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

| think we all have our hobbies,
and everybody who knows me
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

This May month always brought
one of the anniversaries we were
glad to celebrate, the mothers
birthday For this reason this lit.
tie selection is particularly appro.
pirate.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-05-12

THE following beautiful poem Joseph Jefferson
while fishing trip with cx-ledent Grover Cleveland
read NJ lle rnrNi ! The PlNer
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-25
DREW & BAKER.

FOR SALE:-0ne pair Draught
Horses; one Mare, with Foal from
Jack.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-25

I could have raised ten pounds Of weight
from the ground the pain was so severe.
This was my condition when began US
ing Doan's Kidney Pills. They quickly
relieved me and now l am never troubled
as l was. Ny back is strong and l can
walk or ride long distance and feel just
as strong as | did twenty-five years ago.
/ think so much of Doan's Kidney Pills
that l have given a supply Of the remedy
to some of my neighbors and they have
also found good results. If you can sift
anything from this rambling note that
viii be Of any service to you, or to any
one suffering from kidney trouble, you
are at liberty to do so."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr. Corton will be
mailed on application to any part Of the
United States. Address Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, n. Y. Sold by all dealers /;
price, fifty cents per box.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-25
FEMININE FIGURES

Arithmetic It's well 20 shun.
OF puzzles il has plenty:
For instance. / was twenty-one
When Madge was sweet and twenty.
Old Time. as fast the seasons flow,
Worked on me with his leaven;
/ felt the weight OF thirty-two
when Madge was twenty-seven.
The marvel grew 10 huge estate.
Madge proved Of time so thrifty,
Remaining simple thirty-eight
Long after I'd turned fifty.
Ny brain is plunged IN awful whirls
By mathematics rig0rs,
And who shall now maintain that girls
Have no control of figures2
London Punch.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-25
How to Do II.

Mrs. Noopop-My baby cries all night
don't know what to do with II.
Mrs. Knowitt-I'll tell you what TO
do. As soon as our baby commenced
TO cry used to turn on all the gas. That
fooled him. He thought It was broad
daylight and went to sleep.-Trained
Motherhood.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-25

J. b. Corton,
farmer and lum-
BERN a n. of
Deppe, \. c.,
saws Il suffer-
ed for years
with my back.
II was so bad
that l could
not walk any
distance n o r
even ride in
easy buggy. /
do NOT baIiava
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-25

Bold Robin Hood has passed away
And mingled with the dust,
He robbed discreetly, so they say.
II he could be around to-day
Perchance he'd start a trust.
Washington Star. &
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
Mrs. MaybrIck's Land Suit.

Washington. March 29.-Mrs. Flor
ence Elizabeth Maybrick appeared be-
fore notary public here yesterday
TO make deposition in suit techni-
cally known as Caroline E. Won Roques
against David w. Armstrong ct al, a
case involving tracts of valuable land
in Virginia, West Virginia and Ken
lucky. Mrs. Maybrick is witness for
her mother. the Baroness Won Roques.
Mrs. Maybrlck yesterday acknowl-
edged signing. while in prison. some
papers brought to her by the United
States consul. who told her that they
related to the conveyance of certain
Kentucky lands in which she was in
teested. She was asked If her mother
and herself had received their share
Of the $4,000 paid Mr.. Armstrong In
March. 1889, by the Kentucky Land
Union Company, and il that would
have affected her trial.
She replied that this money which
had not been received would have en-
abled her to bring witnesses from Nor
folk. Virginia, by whom she could have
proved her husbands habits in regard
10 his use of arsenic and to have se-
cured expert testimony that would
have shown his death was due to nat
ural causes.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
Minnesota Tornado.

ST. Paul, March ga dispatch
from Appleton, Minnesota, says that
of the seven persons injured as the
result Of the tornado which destroyed
the village of Lewisburg, one is fatally
hurt. Every business house in town
was either demolished or badly dam
aged and most of the houses in the viii
lage were unroofed. From Brecken-
ridge, on the Waterloo branch of the
Great Northern, relief train was dis.
patched to Lewisburg as soon as news
of the storm was received. Most OF
the people escaped serious injury by
getting into their cellars. Fred Moen,
who was in his cellar. was carried 200
feet and, though seriously injured, will
recover.
The tornado was preceded by hail.
1t Is not believed that much damage
was done outside of town. The Inter
state, Northwestern & McCaull-Web-
ster grain elevators were demolished
and their contents were scattered over
miles of ground.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
Wyoming Wool erower..

Cheyenne. Wyo., March 29.-The
railroads of Wyoming have granted a
one fare rate for the convention of
wool growers here April IL, 12 and 13,
and Cheyenne is expecting a large
crowd. Committees are at work max
ing arrangements to entertain visit
tors.
Among the visitors from other states
will be President Hagenbarth of the
National Live Stock Association, from
Idaho, and Secretary Garvin from Den
yer; Assistant Chief Melvin of the
Bureau of Animal Industry; DR.. Low
ell Clarke. Denver, agent-in.charge Bu-
reau Of Animal Industry; Colonel
Hickox. agent-in-charge at Salt Lake;
President Warren of the National
Wool Growers Association: ]. Dallas
Osborne, Denver. and many others.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
Di.a.trou. Russian Retreat.

Gunshu Pass, Manchuria, March 30.
The Japanese are again moving for
ward and the Russian guard has fallen
back from Its position about thirteeo
miles north Of Sipinghai tseventy-four
miles north Of Tie Pass) to Chaoumia-
odzi, which is situated forty miles be-
low Gunshu Pass.
Practically complete reports show
that the Russian army sacrificed gen.
eral commissariat storss to the value
of $1,250,0OO and stores for an army
corps amounting to 100000, held at
Mukden, most Of 1t being set on fire,
the boots and uniforms among the
stores, Of which the whole army was
In need, arriving from Europe four
days before the Russian retirement
from Mukden. General Kuropatkin or
dered the removal of the stores but his
order was not executed.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
e. o. woIeott's viii.

Denver, March 2s.-The will of the
late Senator Edward o. Wolcott has
been opened and is found to contain no
public bequestts. 1t disposes Of $780,.
600 in specific bequests, $4,000 to c.
A. Chisholm and $4,000 to members
of the family in sums of $4,000 each.
The furniture, books and pictures are
left to various relatives, the contents
of the house at Wolhurst being given
to the daughters of Frederick o. Vale.
The residue Of the estate, both real and
personal, is left to the senator's
brother, Henry r. Wolcott. The execu-
tors are William E. Wolcott and C. A.
Chisholm. The will is dated December
., 1901, and is entirely in the hand
writing of Mr., Wolcott, the witnesses
being Charles w. Waterman and Elroy
N. Clark. The document will be pre-
sented for probate within few days.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
!; Final Passage in Senate.

The following bills were passed on
third reading in the Senate March
23rd:
+ s. B. 43, Pryor-$11O,00O, mainten-
ance Colorado insane asylum.
s. B. S44. Ballinger-$113 James S.
Bush. balance salary due as deputy
game warden, $1901-1902.
s. B. 267, Anfenger-$500 for ex-
penses state board of library commits
sioners.
s. B. 1872, Booth-$4.153SS to Hiram
P. Bennett, late state agent, for ser
vices rendered in recovery of indem-
nifty on school land lost to the state in
dispute between Colorado and the
United States.
H. B., Breckenridge-$6,0O for
state fish hatchery near Del Norte, Rio
Grande county.
8. B. 1928, Owen-Enlarging powers
of the state board of health.
s. B. 172, Drake-$3O 900 for supple
menting and extending courses of
study at State Agricultural college by
experimental work.
The following were passed on sec
ond reading:
H. B. 1893, Metz-Creating public
waterworks districts and providing
for elections therefor.
S. B. 1874, Ballinger-Action for dam
ages on account of employees by rea-
son of injury or death through negli-
gence of employers.
8. B. 141, Morgan-Providing for
the safety of employees in coal mines
by providing adequate avenues OF
escape.
s. B. 1s9, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of emf
nent domain by mining tunnel COM
panies.
s. B. 1879, Ewing-Fixing dates of
terms of court In Twelfth judicial dis
trict.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
Senate Passe. several Bins.

In the Senate March '22nd the fol
lowing bills were passed on third
reading and sent to the house:
Lewis bill No. 38, exempting church
parish property in the sum of $4,000,
adopted. Sapp bill, to build road
from the town of Irwin, adopted with
emergency clause. Owen bill, to dis
pose Of the fees collected by the Su-
preme Court, adopted. Wood bill, pro-
viding for garnishment Of school dis
trict officers, adopted. Ballinger bill,
providing for the maintenance of the
state capitol for two years. adopted.
Pryor bill, appropriating $4,000 for
the state fair, adopted. Taylor bill,
providing for the building of fish
hatchery at Glenwood Springs,
adopted. Lewis bill, providing for the
maintenance of the state penitentiary.
and Booth bill providing for the main
tenance Of the girls Industrial school,
adopted.
Senator Clayton's bill, preventing
the use of trading stamps, was adopted
by unanimous vote of the twenty
seven members present and voting.
The emergency clause was attached.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars were
voted for the use Of the g. A. R. in en-
tertaining the veterans at the national
encampment next summer. There
were twenty.eight members present
and voting for it. 1t carries the emer-
gency clause.
Senator Owens bill, providing for
the payment Of the war debt" went
through third reading by vote OF %
to against.
The only bill that failed to get suf-
ficient vote was No. 4S by Taylor. The
bill seeks to provide for paying the ex-
penses of district judges while sitting
outside Of their own districts.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
Bill, Passed by the House.

The following House bills We're
passed on third reading in the House
March 22d and sent to the Senate for
action:
H. B. 26, by Hutt-To provide that
suits affecting public utilities must be
tried in the counties In which the util-
tiles exist.
H. B. 95, by Thomas-To provide
that persons and companies employing
women clerks must provide seats for
them.
H. B. 221, by Wilder-Fixing time
for terms of court in Archnleta county.
H. B. 1877, by Alexander-Providins
for the establishment OF county fish
hatcheries.
H. B. 1876, by Keezer-Providing that
the theft of chickens shall be grand
larceny.
Bills passed on second reading in
committee of the whole, with MIR.
Bromley in the chair:
H. B. 2, by Baer-To appropriate So
900 for the repairs of the state wagon
road between Denver and Grand juno
ton.
H. B. 6, by Breckenridge-To appro-
pirate $4,000 for the construction OF
bridge in Rio Grande county.
H, B. IS, by Gordon-To appropri'
ate s5,5OO for the construction OF a
wagon road in Eagle county.
II, B. SO, by Miller-To appropriate
50 900 for a wagon road in SUNNI
county.
H. B. 1872, by Wilder-Tn appropri-
ate $4,000 for road improvements IL
Bent county. ,,
H, B. 1863, by Healey-To appropr,'
ate 81. 900 for a wagon road in Boulder
county.