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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
POLITICAL PARTY NOTES.

Wanted exchange an old
fashioned muck rake for an up.to.date
T Roosevelt.
Secretary Moody finds 1t diff
cult to recover from that "'tiabbergast'
ed" feeling and will require tonic be.
fore he can tackle another job for the
president.
Lost, a Chinese Tiger Skin
Return or give information to the
state department at Washington, d. G..
Reward will be commensurate with
services leading to It's recovery.
MIR. Carnegie says he would
work for n dollar a day, II 1t was nee
essary How many dollars he makes
ayery day out of work of other men
and through tho virtual monopoly. the
tariff on steel, Is the question that in.
terests the American people.
-"Blessed are ye when men shall
revlle and prosecute you and say all
manner Of evil against you, read
Chaplain Hale to the senate at morn.
ing prayers, remarks the Springfield
Republican But whether he had In
mind Spooner. Knox and Foraker I'M
der the presidents alleged OBSERVE
ions or Chandler under the fro Of
the president, or the president hin'
self under the Tillman-3a!ley roast,
did not appear
When Gov. Patterson, Of Ohio
RECEIVERS from his sickness, he should
make It interesting for those Repub-
ican state ofIiceh0ldcrs, who put up
the job to give the lieutenant governor
his place.
First we tax ourselves through
the tariff into increasing the cost OF
everything which is destructive of a
free merchant marine and then the
Republicans propose to tax us again
to even up things for the merchant ma
rine, by voting for the ship subsidy
bill. And president Roosevelt recon
mends this as square deal for TIL
American tak payer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08

out. His hands, trembling with age
and excitement, showed wrinkled and
blue.veined as he stood gripping his
desk
MIR. Speaker" said he, before !
cast my vote Id like to say n little
somethin', If | have permission and
he peered around over his spectacles.
Il won't take long, couldn't speak very
long II | tried; wasn't cut out fer
legislaterman.
My deestrIct, as you all know, is
pretty much agin Allison. Some of
us thought he wasn't runnin' this lit
tie political game right, and we ut
him pretty strong. Sence I've ben
here. Two tried to vote an act right
an none OF them lobby fellcr5 have
got a-hold Of me yit. | thought my
principles was too well known fer any.
one ter try ter bride me, cause I've
allus tried to fight agin bribery ana
eruption. But It seems that mans
principles don't make no diitruuee,
What's his price?-thats all. Mr. Al
lIson came to see me yesterday IN
audible litter ran around the hail.
this was Allison methods with a ven
geance--"an' he asst me fer my vote
told hIi8 he couldn't have 1t, his
ways Of dom bizncss wasn't quite my
way Tint | was posed to bribery and
eruption anyways II that's all in
the ways says he. you kin vote for
me with a clear conscience. Our
principles amt so difi'runt'
"Well, he arGyed long fer quite
spell. an finally, secin' | was still
posed to him, he says; Well. Mr.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
DEFEAT or PUBLICITY.
Republican Politicians Refuse &c
Prevent Political Cor
ruption.

The Republican majority of the
house committee on election Of presi.
dent, vice president and members O
congress very naturally voted to drop
like q hot baked potato, consideration
of The bill for publicity of campaign
contributions They decided 1t was
loosely drawn, but II was probably
tight enough, If enacted into law, to
have afforded considerable inconycn.
fence and perpleNlty to the chairman
OF the Republican congressional com-
mltteu who will receive contributions
this summer and fan from sources
that he would not care 10 disclose.
When the sugar trust produces its
sweet donation. and the steel trust
disgorges some Of its tariff plumber,
and the coal trust, through Brother
Baer or some of the other GOd-cn.
trustee coal barous. comes down with
the dlat," n would be awkward 10
publish these facts TO the world. The
reason for the refusal Of the Rcpub-
licau majority In congress tu revise
the tariff chat shelters trusts, would
be toe plain for even the most rock
ribbed but obtuse, Republican voter
to inlIrsr OF course the Intelligent
voter has observed the evidence that
has been published from authentic
sources, that the trusts and corpora
tiOns nave furnished millions to keep
the s.udpatters IN power and that
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08

Wood, | won't argy any further, you
seem TO be standin up to your prime
pies, even If you are mistaken in your
PARRY and he left me,
mo, it want Allison that tried to
bride me-" said he looking around;
81 sposed you all thought so. was
Iookin' out fer that myself Didn't
'spect no better out'cn him, but | did
think my own partyd know better'n
to try that on me.
81 don't know as I've done any.
thing to be insulted like that" he
went on, complainingIy. i've been
Thomas man right long, but seems
as II some Of our crowd thought as
was old, that | was weak'nin', an
that I'd have to be spliced up. He
was a cute Teller, too, slicked mo all
ND with my val'yblc scrEices, an that
it'd be n pleasure to help me out'en
my financial troubles II I'd stand
straight thru to-day. He never
fooled me n mite. You kin geneally
tell a skunk II you git c!ost enough
to one. spose he thought | was
conslderln' the offer" said the OLD man
with fine scorn, but was just
a.thinkin' what Allison told me, that
our prime pies wasn't so difr'runt after
all. an | was kinder openin my eyes.
I says: Would you mind putin that
in writin'?' and he kinder hes'tated
at fust. CANT you trust me?' says
he. Yes says. I kin. but I'm not
goin' to, cause promises don't worry
some people much after they've got
what they want an he wrote 1t out
an signed his name.
"I've got morgIdges on my place,
went on the old man. Put 'em there
to send my two boys way to school
an I'm not ashamed OF 1t. They're
fine boys. too, an both of EN- a-doin
well. an they'll take care of any
morgidges got.
Now. I'll likely as not upset some
bodys calculations by tn way | vote
an hadn't tended to vote this way
till this mornin', But I've kinder hat
my eyes opened. an I've cum to tn
c'nclusion that II they's any difrunct
tween our crowd an Allison's Its Jus
bout tn same, an that bein so w
might Jest as well let Minority ruiz
agin. Now, don't want nobod!
chargin' me with sellin' out, an
don't want no newspapers sech as yol
an knows OF, to be a-jumpin' on me
neither. got most O. my informa
ton from them papers, an 1t seem
they lied. didn't want to come +
this legislator, but two year from now
II I'm alive. I'll want to be candy
date agin. and I'm Inclined to thin
I'll be 'lected too.
"Mr. Speaker, my vote is fer 'oh
Allison. He may be rotten. but there
others that's wuss."
Amid the pandemonum broke
/, loose, Hall sat with a sarcastic smil
on his face.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
EXPOSURE OF CORRUPTION
Question fog the Voters to Settle
Which Concerns the Ma
tons Welfare.

Senator Buckley of Connecticut.
made a confession before the judiciary
committee OF the house of rcprCscn.
tatiy that exposes another source Of
campaign contributions for the Re-
publican national committee. Scna.
tor Bulkeley Is president Of the Aetna
Fire Insurance company, and he tcsti.
fed that he contributed $4,000 to the
Republican campaign fund. He was
asked by Mr.. De Almond, of Missouri:
DO you think that action upon your
part in contributing the trust funds
of your company to the Republican
campaign committee was justihnble.
honest, or deccnt?" The reply Of this
Republican United States senator
was: That every custodian Of funds
of this character Is justified and with.
in his right when he takes tina. money
aud applies it to the protection of the
rights of the people aud he added
that: In his opinion the party hay
ing the most money would win
The question for the voters to settle
is will they indarse this political
corruption Of the Republican party
by voting to continue it in power
At the last national election the trust
funds of insurance companies, that
huuld have been sacred to the
widows and orphans OF the policy
holders, were used to elect the Rcpub'
lican ticket from President Roosevelt
down to the cuckoo congressman that
have voted to refuse to pass a law tc
prevent such Gcbauchery Of the voters
Turn the rascals out.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
A Stone Barometer.

In northern Finland, so native
paper informs us, Is n large stone
which serves the inhabitants as an
fnfallible barometer. At the approach
Of rain, this stone turns black or
blackish gray while in fine weather
Il is of a light color and covered with
white spots. Probably 1t Is q FOSSIL
mixed with clay, and containing rock
salt, inter, or ammonia, which accord.
ing to a greater or less degree or
damppess in the atmosphere, attracts
n or otherwise.-Sunday Magazine
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
Tho MANY Virtues of Salt.

Salt puts out a fire in the chimney.
Salt In the oven under baking tins
will prevent scorching on the bottom.
Salt and vinegar will remove stains
from discolored teacups. Salt and
soda are excellent for bee sttngs
and spider bites. Salt thrown on SCOT
which has fallen on the carpet viii
prevent stains. Salt put ON ink when
freshly spilled on carpet will! remove
tho spot. Salt thrown on coal fre
which Is low will revive 1t. Salt used
in sweeping carpets keeps out moths.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
Blind Inventor.

A blind man named Noack. Of Wit
tenberg, has invented an automatic
disconnecter for electric currents
which can DO made to break tho con
nection according to will at any time
from one to fifteen minutes and can
be fitted to any apparatus. The Goa.
of the invention is 60 cents. Noack
is a. and has been blind since the dag
following his birth
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
Kicker by Habit.

"That man began to kick the minute
he entered the Office" said the hotel
clerk
yes" answered the proprietor "Hs
behaves as II he had always been used
20 the worst OF everything. Wash
ingtun Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08
Every boy has three ambitions be-

Every boy has three ambitions be-
fore he finally settles down. His first
Is to be the snare drummer in the
village band The second is to be an
Indian killer and scout The third Is
70 be locomotive engineer Then he
forgets about them and is ambitious
only to make a living.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08


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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08

Don't think that a man Is slouchy
because he doesn't wear fine clothes.
Perhaps he has family Of daughters.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-06-08

Prosperity has ruined many a man,
but II fellow Is going to be ruined at
all that Ia the pleasantest way.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
s.ron-yoart..
,4 averages,
SUNDAY q Z. ]: M q 9 IA 9.
four Seven-M mute q "a AXIS Ks q
y DUNG Men-BoYs' Service !. M

On Sunday afternoon II $3.50 9 clock,
Mems Life Problems vii be disc ,,ssed & \
the Central Young Met, q Gl,rlsttnn Assoc So
citation Building, IN folt Y te
talks by yyell.known young m en-: Dill
sgcnce, n by. Mr.. NJ. G.. Scott OF the Rlch--3;
inlond Dairy; 'Thri q, I, Mr.. 81 I3lsheop,i
tho shirt builder; iii Fl wer,,' Nir.ss -!
III. Twining. Il Of the Chesnpe Ike and Ohio
Railway; md "Influenoe,' by MI II Dc
iCoghll, with Ciarenna Cosby, dealer In
metals, etc. All young men are invited To-
these meetings which nro exceedingly
Interesting ana hepful,Y The Snew LAY "a ctor3
3phonograpl will DO used, IN the opening
song service, and there will baG g \ social
$half-hour following tho meotlng, al 80 the
Conversational Edible Study al 4:45 for ~
who care to remain. :, \.
s&i Sunday Afternoon nj e:15, In The "A boys
rooms 81 8 E II tho ocintion building, the
regular meet Ting OF the Iaoys, Sunday Al q
sternoor Club Will3be held. General Seer
&tnry$ Mckee Will speak to the boys on the
subject Idlowood At the close OF the
meeting d now feature will be intro ,ft'-
iduced-n social llalf-hour for the n boys
li&boYs bet tween seloy en- and tit cen years
Sof nge aafe 4 cordially & inyi ted ESSf s5f
There Is d Y IT homo graph 10 Concert q
tho Central NJ. g. "A. ev sat urday
&nlgl1t,Sbegl at nine % clock. and the
lnenswlo drop IN have a. Ycry social pleas a!'
ant timeg AZ II 4youn r1en are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
COTTON MARKETS.

Il NEW YORK. Aug, s-The cotton market
had avery severe break during to-day 3 trad
Ing as a. result OF "a beprlsh August bureau
report, with prices reaching q new low level
Tor the season. /, The close was steady at g
We're estimntod at $50, go bales, The ,lnarks,
Esepas With sshs gsep po ana
Hsa f ary s vsTy
eminent rssort was Issued prices were about
net unchanged.a but US soon as, the condition
figures were read there was u break OF 10 or
Il points a rally of 3 or 4 points on covor-
inp by local shorts during the middle & Of
tia afternoon, WAS followed by tho close how
over. hut a second decline under active Hel ling
by wire and commission houses with outhorn
Connections and heyy local liquidation, which
was attributed to som0s OF tho largest bull in,S
inIerests In the market, Tho decline carried
August or to 0.60. October TO 9, 80, and Decem-
Dor 10 COS, or about lsdreo points below tho
preyiols lowest Lowell and $00S5 points down
from last nights hpals The close was g 9nT w
months and ointment scanned 70 pc near!sh
at tho decline. The government repoft q snoWs VEG
cent, last month, 74p last veal, hnn ~ pps
cent two years ago. Local authorities hgnre
that with average cona tlona later 9n, oo5 Sn ~
points 90 crop OF all the way from ". w.
Receipts al tho ports to-day were s.aas hgleH
against 4,7b last week and i@st ysaEi
For tho week *. 900 bales against w Y !asE
week and 1880 last year, Tp-day,a recelpIs ~
New Orleans III hales ngalnst ], p2a lasl yeNE,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
South rflR ailyyay

Il IS LEAVE, frCHSfc ,flD. Il " " B,
U A. B.-Fo Following schedule figures pup ~ 49,
only as informntio and are not g!inrnnteed.As5
100 AZ M!--Dall tocal for Chnrlotte n rs
Clarkavillay and iI'uffalo Lithla 6prln ,fy
U $50 n. M--Dail mted7 1luifet Pu
Atlanta and sDlrn1inghanl,,@ New II Orleanys
Memphis Chat tanooBn and 81! tho eous1.
Through coach for Chase City Oxfnyas
s:e @ !, sunday Local I,
FL M.sforSal the South. az
g f5t5s 70 RISS RIVE LIN
100 NJ Except Sunday ltimosS
I;
IL rs A.S n. Except sinda .oeat gto,
West Point stenn1ers call ati ork town
and Clay Bank Mondays I nv edne sdays,
III lvidays; at "A qioucaste 20 a &c
and lluond Tuesdays huradia sSa ~ A
l TRAINS Ar RIVE R1cHMoN
6:5s AK 80 r! rom I'll the agitnsSss
s:a5 I, q
9:l5 z, tlIIore E 20 West n
1o,4s III. No. . :15 TT a=-rro. E.s
i9 West Point and Local Stations. I, siS
y is snnd No. d stop Hcauinton, = unstnllsss
White House and Lester Manor
VYI5STHURYs d.! r. M
90 p Main 8. Y. r. edmond ~, ~
Gen. Mgr. f'nss. Trnt rs ~ gf.,tsls
W. a; TAYI !. q g, E +,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
Visible G ottons Supply.

(J3y Assoc Iat ed Press
Vt NEW ORLEANS "a st /. re- Secretary
5IIester's statement Of the world q Wis Pc
supply Of cotton, issued to day shows the
total visible to be against S0i ,065
last week and 400 last oi ms aaa
against 1,2s7, 955 last week, and ! 500. 462
last year, ana Of al other kinds, inelud-
Ing Egypt, Brazil, II india. etc. ! ,070 oOo
against 1,l07 600 last week. and 4 .lo2 goo
last year, VI z, I.
a}spf the worlds visible supply Of cotton,
there Is now nflont II and held In Great
Britain ana Continental Europe ,1S5,0Oo
against 1870, 900 last year; In Egypt, 90 ooo
gaalnst 70 900 asst yea In India rs ooo
against 7s0, 600 last year and I'M the VI ited
states 85a 900. against 62s 900 last year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
81. BIG CONTRACTS
.Thirty-eight Miles Of South and
6 Western to Let. M sgss

, Ispecial to THE Times III spa tch,} -
/, insR,iis s;IStL T.. M II M d August sit is
learned to-day that August 10th Ia the
Ante sot FOR letting the contract for the
CONSTRUCTION Of thirtyFelght miles Of the
South and Western Railway In East Ten
. nessee. Tho route. via the reservation Of
the National, soldera' Home. two miles
west OF Johnson City, Tenn,. has been
adopted. IS. IS s q
InIpoint Of grade the new cpal-carrylng
road Is ia be the best IN the South,
Many contractors .are here.
a contract was closed to-day for the
erection Of nm additional SIS 900 oliico
building for the company here, # N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
DANviIi1I1 TOBACCO NfARIkETs

"A 35 (Ncnorted by DIbrell Drothefs.l {t3
II i DnnvIlles Va. Aug. Il 8. 400.
rho sales have EIeeh very small again t tis
week only occnsonal iet o. ae y IAN.
,pleieIy out OF fatnierss hands us :t ever was
IN tho history q the market tla We silte1
draw from al sya sver + saw few 40 NJ grade
ptimIngs have been son sals this week. zc !lrg
the \ prioos look s. ory high e In Y the new belt
districs new r. selling irsesy p W.
to fnar kot. sonie little trading e go!rg Sn
md tcraIy reduaed. our impression y 4 that
there sis less tobacco OF desirable charnctcr
III The hands OF doa lers than hos been before
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
SHARP REACTION
SEND ] { |.
Markct#Morc Spotty Thar y . Ever 'si
and Isolated Instances. I. q #
Strength Fewer.
CALL LOAN RATES |. i I Fl 1 4 81 1
Government Cotton Report Even
Exceeded Speculative Antici
patton Closing Was Easy.

NEW YORK. August 8. II o.dny's stock
Y market became even more spotty than
that OF yesterday and tho isolated In
stances Of strength were fcwcr. This
showing told on speculative sentiment
lin tho course Of the day. and the tone
OF tho speculation became less confident
Y ana led to d sharp react OH his change
was derived more from tho ton Of
the market Itself than from any deycl-
opment III the condition OF business or
Industry, unless the slightly firlncr tone
< pt tho call money market may have been
y partly responsible. M 533l
%3 Successive dIanppolntments over tho
\ expected formation Of Il tho 'deal 4 ''
minors which have hung about these
stocks for many weeks prove to be wear
Ing upon tho patience Of the ill-inforincd
Holders, $i except when they haYe the ex-
ample of large buying and adyanc itig
pr res before their ri eyes. e n p 4gg ne"
features OF strength were poor subs tit,tte e
for these favorlte leaders OF market sens
Stimcnt. "A The rise In New York Central
4 was connected With some revival OF res
ports that comprehensive merger of the
Vanderbilt railroad properties VT n cons
temptation. There was o Joint advance
a in d number OF tho North and South trunk
limo railroads. which was associated with
4 the governments pttonrcport,$whlchj was
expected to be favorable, but which even
\ exceeded speculative @ nnticipa tlon. Tho
cot ton carrers sold of on real zing, how
ever, otter tho publication OF tho gov-
8crnmctt report III .l q IN VISA
s The firtner tone In tho day call loan
market was duo to the indlcate led decline
q for Tho week in tho cash holdings of tho
banks, which amount to =. ,oco on sub
& treasury account alone. and which aecns
y Ia be only slightly Offset BY the rccelp ts
by express from the interior. o.
Tho Impression Of the profit taking tens
+ dency OF tho days market vas q ems
5phnsized BY the response to- the late two
point rise In st. Paul, which was met
4 by an outpouring OF stocka which cars
ried a long list OF active leaders from
\ one to two points below last night. There
was very little recovery. and II he closing l
4 was easy. Il a
Bonds were Irregular: total sales par
value 81, o07, 900. United States bonds were et
unchanged on call. 9 sE
4 4 Tho total sal les Of stocks TO: ay q mount
ed to LOO. 500 shar es. sSss n
7 NEW YORK. August g. Money on
4 call steady. 1-2a3 ~ per cert; ruling
ra te,s Q 81: closing bid, 2 offered at 2 IL.
Time loans firm; 60 days; 8 1-204 per,
cent; % days. 1-2e2t s-4;; SIX months q
1 s 1-2. 81 ~. 8s MI. q 53 3i
3a Primo mercantl tile paper, 9 1895 81 per.
cent. Sterling exchange firm, then easier
at 81. $500 for demand and at s, s2a5 for.
sixty-dny bills. Posted rates, -. So .83
and; sa.s5 10 and s4SG. Commercial bills,
Sl.8l7-sGlsA.S2.5 Bar silver. q Us. Afexica p
dollars. 60 1-2. III III 8E