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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16
NUMERICAL CONGRESS-.

There will be n galaxy of orator.
lral stars of the fret magnitude at
Kansas City next week The 18th
Annual Session of the Trans. Miss
isslppi Commercial Congress will
open in the great Convention Hall
there on Tuesday, the 2Oth inst
for n four days session, aud will be
attended by some Of the most
prominent business men and emi.
nent statesmen IN the Western
country.
The Commercial Congress is
composed Of delegates from the
commercial organizations through
out the twenty-four Western states
and territories, and nearly two
thousand delegates are expected to
attend.
Among the noted speakers will
he Secretary Of State EIihu Root,
Hon. VIM. J Bryan, Secretary of
the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw, T..
II. Hartman, President L. +. Ry.
Co., Senator VIM. J Stone. Hon.
John Barret, Minister to Panama.
and David K. Francis of st. Louis.
On Tuesday, the opening day.
the official program includes Sec
retary of State Root, +. II. Harri-
man, Senator Stone, Senator Pat
terson of Colorado, Gov. Pardee of
California, Senator Warner, Gov.
Folk and Gov. +. W. Hoch.
On Wednesday, the second day.
the Improvement of Water Ways
will be the principal business.
Hon Jos. + RausdrlI of Loulsl-
ana, President National River and
llnrbor Association; Champ Clark.
d. A. DeArmond, + c. Ellis.
jeff Davis, Governor Blanchard Of
Louisiana aud Congressman Lloyd
and Bnrthoidt.
On Thursday Secretary Of the
Treasury Leslie VI Shaw will speak
on Trade Expansion" Dr. ".
s. Woods will deliver nm address
on \ Flexible Currency David
Il. Francis, Senators j II. Mil
lard and f. J. Burkett of Nebras
ka, Senator Patterson of Colorado.
Senator Piles of Washington, GOV.
Frantz Of Oklahoma, Chas. Curtis.
ChaS. +. Srott and T. 2. Camp
bell.
On Friday VIM J Bryan. GOV.
ernors Johnson of Minnesota, Me-
Donald Of Colorado, Senators An
keney of Washington, Dubois aud
Hoyburn Of Idaho. Warner of Mis-.
souri, and CuIhrrson Of Texas:
Governors EIrod of South Dakota.
Sarles Of North Dakota aud Hickey
of Nebraska will speak.
In addition to the foregoing
number of Western Governors and
Senators aud Representatives in
Congress will participate in the
proceedings.
The sessions will be held in
Convention Hall and will be open
to the public. This meeting will
be the most important business
gathering OF business men in the
United States this year. The of.
ficers of the Commercial Congress
are d. X. Francois, President, f.
w. Fleming, Chairman Executive
Committee; II ID. Loveland, san
Francisco, Vice President; Theo.
B. Wilcox, Oregon. Chairman
Congressional Committee: II. B.
Topping, Treasurer and A. +.
Francis, Secretary.
A Maiden grocer bought pump
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16

visitor last week.
Mr.. l.. X. Peers left yesterday for
Texas to spend the winter.
Leave your order for Thanksgiving
turkey or chicken at klein's.
Ask for Forbes Bon Ton Coffee at
your grOcers-20c per pound.
Mrs. Susan g. Taylor has gone to
St. Louis to spend the winter.
You will always find full line Of the
best make of Shoes at Hcrzog's.
Mrs. W $. Anthony spent several
days in Ste. GeneVicvc last week,
Seeded raisins, currants, ci,ron and
orange and lemon peel at Klein's.
Come one, come all, well try ro
please you, at the Opera House, Nov.
23.
For SaIc-IIou,choId furniture at
half price. Apply to Miss Jennie Car
ter.
Mrs NJ. p Caycc was in 81. Louis
last week visiting her aunt, Miss 5.
Watches OF all Kinds IN "o'd' "oId
Filled and Nickel Cases and at the
' wv
Silver, Silver Plated Ware, Ring,
Chains, Charms and general as'oit-
ment o! Je"rIry nt IctIey'.
Mrs. Joe H"art and her children
have returned from visit OF couple
OF weeks to St. Louis relatives.
Don't fail to see "Top.y Turyy'
and "Lazy John" they'll furnish Won
with tuh ana laughter Nov 70.
Squire Iolman has fixed up an Office
over Laakman's Dug Store and is
ready To try all case, that come before
INN.
.rho ,rn.;n Ci,r SLo,;,, phil -,
Woodland onnr evcrv nigh, and
Monday. Wednesday and S,inr5av of
TERMINUS
..N,cNrn,,ir pr,cc 3, IN .or,horr sn,r,,
Of Faruipy,on. Apply IN Clnv HpcL
& Fleming
"r'' "e"c''''r :. Logan MI'. /.
.nen, r,., Tuesday ., Rorrc Tor,o Wis.
iiinr Mrs Harry Tbomurp
"'N' "t''St n'No! ana Mr' W. ~
lo"S VI 'l"'''''o"' '"''aua' "h" nave
spent several weeks visiting at the
home last werk
VT Louis E>,eho"cN ana MISS An
"'c '"''a"ay o' 81 LOUIS were mar
',o" '"sn "'u"'SuAy at tue parsonage
VI tne '",'s''a" 'nui'" !" r"''''ng'oo
~ H'ne' r'"a'" O"''S'
The first snow of the season fell
,nrnr;scd nH looLino M, Nndnosdav
morning to see the ground covered
with two or three inches of snow.
A.. 49,, NJ. uo Oh. -. :.
from h,rh'"gha'n' A". rr'u"y on
" Spo,' ',S,' S 10 '"' ,o'ne' aunt hts'
ueo'ge u.o'er' lney were recently
"''t''eu a' 'he'f hohie III Dit'i''nsha'h' !
The pupils of ST. Joseph's School I
will give an entertainment consisting {
Of action sings, drills, dialogues and {
recitations, at the Opera House on {
Friday evening, November %. A
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16
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exchange and will sell all kinds of
eatables from table at The Times
office, tomorrow Saturday after.
noon, and every Saturday afternoon
until Christmas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16

Ladies' Aid every Saturday afternoon.
Come and give them trial. At Times
office.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16

The Pennington Sanitarium, under
tho management of Superintendent r.
W. Tate, is much improved in its
service. He has enlisted the CO. oper.
alton of most OF our local physicians,
and the medical staff as at present
composed is made up of the following:
Drs. L. C. Mccormick, o. A. Smith,
}. II. English, c. l.. Blanks, c. X.
Fleming, B. j. Robinson, +. NJ. Bran
ing and e. A. McEwen of Farming
ton; Drs. Frank L. Keith, F. S.
Weber, T. l.. Haney, e. A. Bushby
and NJ. b. Barber of Flat River; Drs.
&. b. Perkins, W. C. Reece and +. j.
Burch of Elvins.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16

A Maiden grocer bought pump
kin weighing 1913 pounds. He intends
to have the town baker make it into
pies and will give one to each of his
customers on certain Saturday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16

nrurLInrn the good things you
NLMLINDLH can get from the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-11-16

OF the Christian Church.
Mr.. Earl Kerr Braley, who was re-
Gently engaged as engineer by the
Pennington Telephone Company, died
at his residence in st. Louis on the LIST
inst. He was an excellent electrical
engineer and his death is very much
reg rctted by the company and the
fr lends he made during his short stay
here.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

and righted if possible. So with a
feeced Russian Jew, or a Scandinavian,
or a German Catholic, or Q German
Lutheran, a Syrian, or an Armenian.
Some societies maintain legal aid
branches Of their own, others apply to
the Legal Aid Society when necessary.
In this connection the societies are
frequently called on to fight shyster law
yers. A man who has been in this coun-
try for six months or year finds that
at last he is in a position to have his
family join him, and sends them the
necessary passage money. On the ar
rival of the ship he goes to Ellis Is
land to welcome them, and discovers
that the sister who has made her home
with him and his family in the old coun-
try is likely to be deported because of
some disease that is named as sufficient
cause for disbarment in the laws gov
erning immigration. A runner for 4
shyster lawyer, learning of the mans
dilemma, tells him that his employer
can get his sister off the Island il he
will pay over the sum Of fifty dollars.
The mans one thought is to get his
sister into the country. He hurries to
the lawyers Office and hands over the
hard-earned money. A few days later,
VIXEN he sorrowfully bids MS sister
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

good-by, he is a much wiser man.
The immigration regulations permit a
lawyer to charge only ten dollars for
services rendered to immigrants, or rel
atives anxious to get them into the
country. One society has had seven
lawyers in as many months debarred
from practicing at any immigration sta
ton because of their habit of overcharg-
ing grossly, or for accepting fees to get
immigrants landed when it is clear that
they cannot be permitted to land under
the law. Other lawyers have been de-
barred because they represented to gull
lible ones that it was necessary for them
to pay certain sums of money before
relatives, desirable immigrants in every
respect, could be released from the i'm
migration station. This bold game is
played with amazing frequency, judg-
ing from the cases continually coming
to light.
II is peculiar fact that not few
of the persons who swindle newcomers
already landed are foreign born them
selves Italian swindlers prey on Ital-
ians, Swedish runners on their kind
each breed Of foreign born harry on his
own countrymen.
The Society for Italian Immigrants
has recently been instrumental in send
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

complained to a countryman of the ex-
ceeding great cost of going very short
distances in the big city The Society
for Italian Immigrants was at once no
tilted, and, while it could get no trace
Of the others who had victimized Foiere,
it succeeded in locating the expressman
who had hold of him last, and this
sharpster was made to disgorge the
three dollars he had collected
If a foreigner who has been in Amer
lea for some time, as was Foiere, can
be passed from harry to harry in this
fashion, how easy it must be to prey
on fresh arrival, absolutely as ignor-
ant as a newborn babe of the strange
land and its waysl
AS may be gathered from the case OF
Foiere, the Society for Italian Immi-
grants, the Societe Franchise de Bien-
faisance, the Sociedad Espanola de
Benehcencia, the Deutsche Frauen
Verein, the Magyar Tarsuiat (Hungar-
ian Association), and the hundred and
one odd similar bodies do not limit
themselves to looking after the welfare
Of the new arrival A Frenchrnan who
has been here for some months and be-
comes the victim Of a rascal may appeal
to his particular society with the GER
tainty that his case will be taken up
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

ing to prison an Italian who for a quar-
ter Of century lived well by swindling
resident relatives Of immigrants. His
game was to represent himself as agent
of steamship company, and on the
strength of this misrepresentation in
duce an ignorant countryman to pay
him ten or twenty dollars, supposedly
to obtain the release of relative or
friend from Ellis Island. He invariably
guaranteed to secure the release of an
immigrant already passed for admittance
by the officials. In this way he built
up quite a reputation among the more
ignorant of his countrymen; but at last
the Society for Italian Immigrants
caught him, and the vicinity of the
Barge Office will know him not for a
year or two.
While protection from harpies is the
first advice rendered immigrants, the
societies speedily take up the task of
nelplDR tnein 10 CdtCH OH u inc ways
of America, and, above all, to become
fit citizens OF free country.
The Society for Italian Immigrants
to use it once more for example--has
established schools in labor camps where
Italians, after working hours, may learn
something Of the underlying principles
Of the government, its constitution, its
history, its great men, its holiday.
Under the supervision of the Educa-
tional Alliance Of New York, the Baron
de Hirsch Fund, established to care for
Jewish immigrants, maintains q school
for immigrant children and adults.
The classes for the grown-ups are
held in the evenings. From the sweat
shops of the East Side the workers,
male and female, struggle in from their
machines and benches TO sit at small
desks and ihr-.b beginners books OF
English and other simply worded works
that will, with patience, give them an
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

being safely escorted to their respective
city destinations or seen safely aboard
trains or coastwise steamers. AS a gen.
eral rule the service is free; in few
cases the cost is nominal, just sufficient
to cover necessary expenses, such as
street car fare.
The agents of each society work
among he newcomers of its own ma
tionality, of course. So it comes about
that Italians, Jews, Swedes, and so on,
who accept the proffered services are
formed into separate groups, properly
labeled, taken aboard the ferryboat ply
ing between the immigration station
and the mainland, are kept together
thereon, and, once on the mainland,
with agents leading, with other agents
bringing up the rear, and policemen
helping to keep = sharp lookout, the
groups are plotted safely past the dan
gers awaiting their less fortunate ship
mates at the very gateway of the new
land, and led to the Offices of the re-
respective societies, whence they are de-
spatched, under escort still, each man to
his own particular destination.
Now, see what this means specifically
to the immigrant who places himself in
the hands of an immigrant society pre-
paratory to landing in the world of his
glowing hopes and radiant dreams.
Bernardo Foiere, coming from Du-
range, Colorado, and on his way to Italy,
alighted from a train in Jersey City
and was speedily taken in tow by one
of the many hotel runners who infest
the railroad stations and steamship land
ings. AS he expressed desire to come
to New York, the hotel runner requested
the payment of one dollar for his serv-
ices, which Foiere paid. The runners
services consisted in taking Foiere on
the ferryboat to New York City. Once
there his guide turned Foiere over to
an expressman, who charged him two
dollars and half to take him to a
steamship dock not dozen blocks
away.
Foiere had trunk which was to ar
rive on the same train with him. So
he left the dock and started back to
the ferry station, that he might locate
and secure his baggage. On the way
thither he was picked up by second
expressman, who kindly offered to find
his trunk for him for the sum of two
dollars and a half Again Foiere was
easy money" but the trunk was not
found. Then the Italian made it known
that he wanted to go to hotel fire.
ouented by his countymen. 1t was not
a quarter Of mile from the ferry sta
ton. vet when the expressman had led
the way there he collected three
dollars
All this came to light when Foiere
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27

Absorbed as the average foreigner in
America is in hustling around for a 1iv-
ing and catching on to the ways of the
new land simultaneously, he yet finds
time to care for the newly landed inn
migrant from his native country. And
more, he generally manages to find some
spare money for the same object.
From the moment an immigrant sets
foot on Ellis Island until he is well
placed in the new world, he may be
guided and protected-as a general rule,
free Of cosby society of his own
countrynen, if he so elects.
Thousands of new arrivals unhesitat>
ingly place themselves in the care of the
various immigrant societies in the course
of twelve-month last year one of the
one hundred and fifty Italian immigrant
organizations in Greater New York
looked after about fifty thousand immi-
grants. The Italian societies are num-
erous because of the fact that the Ital-
ian is a very provincial human being.
The men from Naples like to care for
arrivals from Naples only. So it is with
the men from Venice, and Rome, and
Sicily; hence, the large number of 1tal-
ian societies.
These are the only immigrants among
the million odd arriving at the port of
New York in year of whom il may
be said that they are not repeatedly vic
tirnized before they have cut their eye
teeth, before they have learned to theif
sorrow that though every man in Amer
lea is free, it is not logical to conclude,
therefore, that every man is honest
One of the chief objects of all the
societies looking after the green immi-
grant is to protect him from the shys-
tiers, swindlers, dishonest hotel and
clearinghouse runners, and employ
nlent agents and other crooks who flock
wherever immigrants land, in the hope
of securing victims galore for the fat
tering of their pocketbooks. Far too
often they are successful, and so greedy
are they that they have frequently SET
ugon and attacked agents of the immi-
frart societies coming between them
sud their otherwise easy prey.
In Tie neighborhood OF the Barge
Cnsce, New York, where the immigrants
passing through Ellis Island land, the
harpies are to be found in great mum
beers To circumvent them as much as
possible the immigrant societies main
tain what is known as the escort
service
Mos. Of the immigrant societies KEEP
agents on Ellis Island; only after So
ciety has been rigidly investigated By
the government immigration officials IS
it allowed this concession. Circulating
among the immigrants, these agent
offer to the newcomers the privilege o.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-12-27
Future citizelI

insight OF the ways of
land. Men there are
gray boards, and with |
years in the past wo|
with anti-race suicide 4
for them in stuffy I'd
Men and women, MARI
there are of all ages, all
ing the ways Of AMER
possible for the good of
their own.
You may think it unn |
societies to maintain sud
the public school system
lar, and, perhaps, bet
But remember the ave
is clannisL, and prefers
as you or / undoubtet
strange land. Many a r
would not enter a pub
has enthusiastically attic
for adults of the Baron
In like manner, Italians,
who not, prefer TO tax
sons in Americanism
countrymen through TIL
tanned by them.
| Perhaps the creates
schools is given to in:
in the students, young
a week the children
Baron de Hirsch class
otto exercises. MY
Thee" Hail Columl
Spangled Banner are
fearfully sung. The Ii
lies heroes are told ir
by the teachers. Who
ton to the country is
Most impressive of al
tering of the oath of
flag. Here is the oath,
for the exercises:
| Flag of our great
in b2it,e, guardian OF Z
Stars and Stripes sta
purity, truth and u
theel We, the natives
who find rest under tbs
our hearts, our lives,
honor to love and 4
country, and the libert
can people forever"
Do they understand
they know the meaning
citizenship, these newly
girls and their elders, ID
by the heels of tyrants
Jew and several Italid
answer:
Isaac Popovitch, I
America. had been lab
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Dear old Santa. L hope my letter viii
reach YOU In time to be put I'm Sunday
Times Dispatch. I want a little doll and
big one fixed and tea set. a table stove.
ring and candles. nuts. and bring my little
brother Walter a RATHER. and oblige your
little girl, HAZEL STEWART.
30 Linden Street
Dear Santa: I am q little boy three
years old. and want you to bring me q
drum, horn. train OF cars and FIRE en-
CINE and lot OF candles and nuts in my
stockings and don't forget my little
brother. Bring him one Of Teddys bears
Your little boy, BENNY LAWRENCE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
Grandfather's Cure for
Constipation

~ REAT medicine.-ths Sawbuok.
III % Two hours day saving wood
.N17 will keep anyone's Bowels
NA regular.
No need Of pills, cathartics. Castor Oil,
nor ''PhysIe," If you'n only work the Saw
buck regularly.
Exercise Is Natures Cure for constipa-
ton and.-a Ten-Mils walk will do, if you
haven't got a wood-piIe.
But, If you will take your Exercise in an
Easy Chair. there's only one way TO do that,
beoause,-shers's only one kind Of Artificial
Exercise for the Bowels and its name is
"CASCARETS."
Csscarets are the only means to exercise
the Bowel Muscles without work.
They don't Purge. Grippe, nor upset
your Stomach" because they don't act like
Physics"
They don't flush out your Bowels and
Intestines with costly waste Of Digestive
Juice, as Salts. Castor OIL. Calomel. Jalap.
or Aperient Waters always do.
No-Cascarets strengthen and stimulate
the Bowel Muscles. that line the Food
passages and that tighten up when food
touches them, thus driving the food to its
finish.
4 cascaret acts on your Bowel Muscles
as Il you had just sawed cord Of wood, or
walked ten miles.
Cascarets move the Food Naturally,
digesting 1t withou: waste Of tomorrow's
Gastric juice.
The thin. flat, Tsa-t-ent Box Is made
to fit your Vest pocket. or My Lady's"
Purse. Druggists-io Cents a Box
Garry It constantly with you and take
cascaret whenever you suspect you need
one.
Be very careful to get the genuine
made only BY the Sterling Remedy Com
pany. and never sold in bulk. Every tab
81 stamped Gee" IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Dear Santa: am a little boy eight
years old. and 7 want YOU 20 bring me
a sleigh. merry gO-rOund, hand organ and
hook and ladder and "a lot OF fireworks
and pOp-crackers and big horn and
some good things in my stocking. From
your little bow HARLOD LAWRENCE.
12n W Cary Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Dear Santa. Brother has just written
90 tell you what he wants. Now Will tell
YOU what 7 want. 7 want a doll go
cart. rocking chair 20 rock ny baby I'm,
and doll bed. Please bring mo some
fireworks and good things like brothers.
Please don't forget my little brother.
GOod-by. VIRGINIA KELLO.
C~ewe. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Dear OLD Santa. How glad 7 am 10
think IL is most time Tor YOU 10 come
again. Please bring me a tool chest.
books and anything else YOU have 90
spare, and don't forget my little play
mates. Your little boy.
J. BOYCE FORD.
5oi &. Pine Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Dear Santa: As my brothers have writ
ten 20 YOU and told their wants. I viii
let YOU know what 1 want You can
bring me a big doll. bed. tea set and
table. and a bath tub for my bay. and all
the candies and nuts and good things you
can spare. Prone your little girl.
GRACE LAWRENCE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

am three years old. and will be real
good Your little baby.
EMILY BROWNE
al W. Marshall Street.
Dear Old santa; little boy only
SIX years old. and being as this Is my
urst letter I have ever written to you.
1 hope you wont overlook me while you
are on your route 10 see the other
boys and girls. ] want you 20 bring ma
a magic lantern. pair Kid gloves. AL
ovcrcoat. ring. and some fireworks;
and please don't forget little Carlyle
Sarony Yours truly.
SHERWOOD BUTLER
Manchester, Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Deor Santa Claus. Please bring me a
doll and carriage. dishes and stove. d. sct
or furs gloves. shoes and stockings
books ana games. Please don't forget our
Christmas tree. nuts. candles and fruit
Good-by. KATIE BATTIGE.
24ol Darlington St, city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

early and won't peon. A picture book
game. "a pair of gloves. an automobile
and Christmas tree. So I Will SAY good
by to you. uear old Santa. and I remain.
your little girl, MARIE HELFERr.
3Oi5 East clay street Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23

Dear Santa Claus. am little oy
two and one-half years old and wish
you would bring me little black horse
with wheels on it, a train OF cars and a
horn. some oranges. apples. candles. nuts
and some raisins. 1 Will go Ia bed very
carly and leave the door open so YOU
won't have To come down the chimney.
I VIII be good boy. FRANK BYERS.
Ny stop is No. -. the first house on
the right.