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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04
UNHEALTHY LIMITS.

In a speech at Washington City
a few days ago President Roose.
welt seems to have been struck with
fact that has been patent to a
good many other people for a long
time, that gigantic individual for.
tunes are being accumulated at an
altogether too rapid pace. He de-
claimed against what he character
ICES as fortunes swollen beyond
all healthy limits" He didn't tell
just where the healthy limit ends
and the unhealthy tide begins to
swell, but suggested a sort of a
remedy on the order of an inheri-
lance tax. How that would check
the grasping avarice of the captain
of industry with a passion for loot
ing everything in sight is not
clear.
The people who inherit fortunes
are not usually the ones who do
the mischief-it is the fellow with
the talent of making the fortune
combined with a covetousness and
greed that recognizes no bounds,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04


outstanding warrants. Some of
the old warrants are paid off each
year, of course, but new unpaid
warrants take their place, so that
the debt keeps about the same.
But, in the face of existing con
ditlons, it is not only folly, but a
presumptuous pervertiOu of facts,
to claim reduction where there
has been none, and to claim credit
where no credit is due. Only the
ignorant or those who accept bare
statements without inqulring into
their correctness are fooled and
misled by such partisan state
ments.
The average annual revenues of
the county are in the neighborhood
of 81 10000 or 49, 600 90. In
19O4.j they were $3l,Sj3. 30. They
were cut down somewhat 10y the
action of the State Board OF Equal.
izaton taking off 20 per cent of
the assessment of moneys, notes
and bonds of that year. The finan-
ciaI statement for the fiscal year
closing March ), 1906, will show
| the total collections for revenue
purposes to he $50, 297 80, OF an
increase over that of the fiscal year
ending March ), 1906, of s. Hoo.
But our Republican officials can
hardly claim credit for this, for the
collections were made under Il
Democratic assessment, aud besides
the following amounts were re.
reivcG from outside sources: -.
so % foreign insurance tax; 81.
~ 90 from the State for board Of
prisoners, and 81 600 subscribed
by the citizens of Blackwell for
bridge purposes-a total Of ST.
9G2 % from sources for which our
Republican friends can claim no
credi., Add to this s. ,4Sl l., the
amount of actual increase of reve-
nue. from regular sources. and you
have the $7,434 90 tOta' increase
for the fiscal year 1906 over that
Of l9Ol-j, which was cut down by
the action of the State Board of
Equalization making 2O-per cent
reduction in the assessed valuation
of money, notes, bonds, etc, re.
ferred to above.
Present conditions ought not to
exist and would not If a proper
assessment of the property, real
and personal, of the county were
made. We have in st. Francois
county six large corporate holdings
of lead miEes whose interests could
not be purd hased to-day for $50.
600, 600, aud yet their total assess
ments will not probably exceed
81 600 ,0OO-about one 10Th of
their value, while farm lands are
assessed at about one.third. An
assessment of about $4,000, 900
would be small and reasonable
one for st. Francois county. That
would give us about $4,000 more
revenue, which, after the floating
debt was paid, could be prOfitably
used in building rock roads.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04
Reduced Fare to Stock Show

For account of Stock Show to be
given under the auspices of the Bust
ness Mems Club at Pennington on
May 18th, the NJ. X. & Is. +. Railway
will have in effect rate OF one and
one-third fare for the round trip be-
tween all points on their line and Flat
River, Mo where connection viii be
made with the Electric line for Farm
inVton
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04

Hon. !. G.. Pratt of Ste Grne-
uIeve has withdrawn from the race
tor the Democratic nomination for
Congress in this district. This
leaves the field clear for Hon. NJ.
K. Smith, who will be elected in
November with reasonable GER
tainty, and furnish the Thirteenth
district a representative in Con-
g:ess worthy its Importance. The
graceful manner IN which Mr..
Pratt announces his withdrawal
does credit to his manliness and
democracy In his campaign for
the nomination he has made many
friends over the district, so that be
has lost no prestige and his time
has not been wasted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04
Do You Suffer From Kidney Troubled

We guarantee one bottle OF Smiths
Sure Kidney Cure TO benefit or cure,
or your druggist will refund your
money. Price SOC at Z. NJ. Laak.
mann's.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04

The mayor of Maiden has issued
proclamation against Sunday base BALL,
and says that the law will be strictly
enforced, The city marshal Of NAL
den was killed the Sunday previous at
New Madrid during base ball game.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04

Frank Kil!ian Jacob, aged SO years,
died at his home in Weingarten on the
goth ult. He had been a resident of
Ste. Genevieve county for nearly fifty
years. He leaves six children. IS
grandchildren and IA great grand
children.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04
GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists are authorized TO re-
fund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails
TO cure in 6 to ID days. soc.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04
Smiths Sure Kidney Cure.

The only guaranteed kidney remedy.
Buy it--try tit costs you nothing if
It fails. Price soc at + NJ. Laak-
mans.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-05-04

The Emerson home with its historic
park, at Ironton, was sold q, Sheriff's
sale last week and brought $1,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
LACK or CANAL WORKMEN.
Ex.Gov. Magson Returns From the Isthmus
for Coed.

d Charles r. MaGoon. retiring Governor Of
the Canal Zone. was a passenger on the
steamship Panama, which arrived here yes
terday from Colon. He was accompanied
by Thomas W. Cook. collector of revenues
In the Zone, and Joseph W. Lee, American
Minister to Ecuador.
Il am mo- going back 10 the Isthmus, .
said Mr.. MaRoon. He did not know who
was to be his successor. and he wouldn't
say that be EaS COINS 20 tbs Philippines.
Conditions ON the Isthmus are favor
able continued Mr.. Magoon. Il can safely
ray that the government Of the Canal Zone
is as good as that OF any section Of this
country. Ny relations with the Panama
Government were extremely pleasant
throughout, and there was nothing that they
would not have done for me. The work on
the canal is progressing rspidly-As rapidly
as possible-though, Of course, a. yet there
has beer only preparatory work.
The work would 20 ahead more rapidly
II laborsrs could be got in sufficient num-
beers. Most Of the men who go to work on
the canal are from Jamaica and Barbados,
and the trouble with the West Indian Is that
he lie a bird Of passage. As soon a. he gets
to understand what is wanted Of him he Ia
up and away. But they are getting the men
better organized there now, and probably
IL will not be long before more dependence
a be placed on the lsbOrers.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
AUTO ron A TIBET4N LAMA,
Who VIII Have to Build q Road Before He
Can Use u.
Special CaoIe Despatch 70 TRH sun.

Special CabIe DeSpGtch 10 TEE SUN.
LONDON, Oct. i.-One sequel 10 the British
intrusion into the forbidden land OF Tibet,
from which age long custom excluded West
ern inventions, win he the immediate intro
duction Of the automobile. Capt. O'Con-
nor, British trade agent at Cyautse, is taking
an 80 horsepower motor car for the Use of
the Grand Lama OF Tashi Lhumpo.
The i~ncongruity is increased by the fact
that neither cart roads nor carts are known
in the n~eighborhood Of Tashi Lhumpo, and
the motor will be the first wheeled vehicle
the natives lave seen. The Tashi Lama
will nave a road made from his monastery
to Cyantse where there il a new British road.
The car will be delivered in pieces at
Calcutta and taken by train to Darieeling,
where IL will be loaded on the backs Of
coolies. The heaviest part. weighing 800
pounds, will be slung on poles and carried
by ten men. 1t will thus be carried over
the frozen mountain passes, some Of them
I4,SOO feet high. and down to the ChUmbs
Valley, where the parts will he assembled,
and the car will proceed under its own
power along the new British road and across
the Level plains TO Gyantss.
There a lama will learn the mysteries Of
the chaufre ir's art. It II predicted that once
the Tashi Lama has experienced the joys
OF motoring ne will not rest until he drives
triumphantly to the sacred city OF Lhasa.
This, however, * yet impractiCable owing
to the lack OF roads.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
BETTING STICKS AT e TO L.
Plenty OF Money Appears ON both sides
OF the Proposition.

Plenty OF Money Appears ON both sides
Of the Proposition.
Odds on the State election remained
constant yesterday at 2 to 1 on Hughes.
Bets were reported in a larger aggregate
amoun than on any previous day since
the nominations were made. Small bets
In a few cases were made at s to 3 on Hughes.
but other wise there appeared to be plenty
OF both hughes and Hearst money at ? to !.
w. W. Bagley. who handled $4,000
Hearst money last week, placed $4,000
on Hughes against 5000 put up by Allen,
McGraw a Co. Oscar ,Bamberger, taking
the Hearst end, bet $500 against 5000
with W. Marco, s., 100 against $500 with
Percy Guard, $3.50 against $500 with Allen,
McGraw a Co., 81 1900 against 5000 with
Bunnell 4 Co, 1880 against SIS 900 with
W. Insley Thomas, $500 against Sl,0OO
with Joe Ullnlan and $3.50 against 81 800
with Halle 4 Stieglitz.
Bunnell a Co. placed 81 900 Hearst money
against 81 ZOO put up by NJ. +. Broderiok
W. Marco het sSS, 200 on Hughes at , to 1.
placing it in a large number Of wagers.
most Of which were small.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
BOLT or CANADIAN TYPOS.
Tired Of Giving Money 20 support Strikes
In America

OTTAWA, Ont, Oct. THE Ottawa
Typographical Union, with 900 members
and the second largest local in Canada, is
tired Of making heavy contributions to
support American printers ON strike and has
decided to secede from the international
and start a purely Canadian association
to he known as the Ottawa Typographical
Association. An officer said;
We decided this by a vote OF % to 20.
The move marks the present tendency for
purely Canadian labor organizations For
months the Ottawa printers employed at the
Dominion Government Printing Bureau
gave as much n 10 per cent. Of their wages
to the %carse,' but have at last grown tired
OF doing So"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
GIRL ARRESTS TWO BOYS.
Chased Them Through Elevated Train
When Her Purse was stolen.

when Her Purse Was stolen.
After a chase which extended through
the six cars Of a northbound Third avenue
elevated train Miss Wilhelmina Bonhag Of
2Se East Seventy irst street proved her
mettle last night by capturing two boys
who she said had robbed her Of her purse.
She even recovered Der purse from the
younger Of the boys. who said he found IL
ON the floor Of the car.
Miss BonhaR. who Ia employed at i7S
Broadway. boarded the train ut South
Ferry. She noticed that she was being
Iostled in q rather unusual manner between
two boys, the younger Of whom insisted
on pushing his upliftsd arm under her chin.
She had heard Of pickpockets. abe said,
and she examined her handbag. Her purse
was missing and she made a grab for the
two boys. They were elusive. however.
and started forward through the train.
Then began a chase from the rear car
through the crowded train. Although she
was crying to passengers and qua rds to
stop the fugitives, no one made any enOrt
to assist her. just before the Franklin
square station was reached Miss Bonhag
c~orralled the boys in a corner by the motor
mans box and cried to him:
whistle FOR a policeman
He did 40, and Detective 0'Neil answered
the call.
The boys were taken to the Oak street po-
lice station and charged with grand lar
Ceny. They said they we're Max Gordon.
II years old. of SS East ll0th street. and
Morris We'll. IL. Of IS Norfolk street. Be-
fore Detective 0,Neil reached the boys
We'll handed Miss Bonhag her purse. 1t
contained s.. 9S. He said he found it OH the
floor Of the car. The police investigated
the address he gave and could find n n
Of that name living there.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
FILTPINOS ARE ALARMED
Fear Erect Of cuban Trouble on Ehelr
chance OF Self Government.
.spscLal Cable Despatch % THE SuN.

Special Ca5le Despatch 10 The son.
MANILA, Oct. l~.-Seventeen provincial
Governors opened in the city hall yesterday
the annual convention Of Governors. The
I dependence party proved to be in a large
majority and elected a Nationalist as chair
man. Other Governors will arrive this
week.
The convention will consider the scheme
for the election Of a Philippine Assembly,
the road law and provincial requirements
in general and will forward its recomms n-
dations to the Philippine Commissioners.
All the Governors manifest tbs deepest
interest in the situation in Cuba. They
fear that the failure OF the Cuban republic
will influences Americans against the pro-
posed Philippine Assembly AMI restrict the
present policy Of freely extending autonomy
TO a people oonSesssdly generations behind
the CubanR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
BRYAN FETESTHE"HOWE FOLKS
MOws the lawn AIfaIfa and Feeds Ills
Admirers Pumpkin PIE.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 1.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan celebrated their tweuty-second we'd
ding anniversary this evening by entertain
ing at a picnic dinner on the lawn ct
Fairview 100 guests. mostly members OF the
Bryan's Home Folks Association. who in
vaded New York and greeted him in the
bay a month ago.
This is also the nineteenth anniversary
OF the coming to Lincoln of the Bryan
family.
The lawn was denuded Of it's fourth crop
OF rich green alfalfa for the occasion. The
dinner was an Informal affair and pumpkin
pie was the principal dessert.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
p. q. ELEVATOR on THE RAMPAGE.
Drops 80 Feet with Three Inspectors
CllnKinE 10 the sides.

An elevator in the south end Of the Post
ONCE Building yesterday dropped thirty
feet from the top door with three post Office
inspectors and the elevator man inside.
The brakes caught then and allowed her men
to climb out through a hole out in the grill
work Of the shaft. They we're considerably
shaken but uniniured.
The elevator, which was in charge Of
Louis Fox, one Of the most experienced
attendants in the building, had been acting
badly for some time and was soon to be
overhauled. Fox took Postal Inspectors
Jacobs, Meyer and Sutton in at the fifth
floor and threw over the reversing lever
to start the car down. The car started
and dropped like a shot. Fox gave a veil
and the three inspectors jumped for the
grill work and chung to the sides and top
Of the car like monkeys.
Just above the third floor the clutches
caught. The car was above the opening
OF the door in the grill work, 80 II hole was
cut in the grill and the four men clam
bered out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
STRING or LIES, PLATT SAYS.
senator ana His VIE ON the story Of
Domestic Quarrel.

Senator Thomas c. Plat. when asked
yesterday concerning a published story
that his wife, Mrs. Lillian ~Jsneway Plat,
was meditating divorce proceedings against
him, sent his secretary out from his office
in the United States Express Building on
lower Broadway to the reporters assembled
in the outer offices with this message:
Senator Plat a y that the publishe d
account OF his wife's determination to insti-
tute divorce proceedings is a string Of lies
That In ALL"
Mrs. Platt said: these stories about
difficulties between myself and my husband
are malicious lies"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
PREDICTS TROUBLE IN CHINA.
German Correspondent says Boxer I'pris.
ing NIL Ne Outdone,
Special Cable DsspOtrh 10 TIT !

Special Cdbie Desp0fch 10 TIT SUE.
COLOGNE. Oct 1.-The FOLkSseiiuRG prints
q letter from = correspondent in Shantung
predicting outbreaks compared with which
the disturbances that occurred In 1890 will
seem trivial. He says the re il strange
unrest among the people.
Trouble has already begun in Shantung,
where a rebellion has started. The re-
VOTERS are plundering villages and driving
the people into the towns. Twenty thou
sand OF these armed robbers are now at
T~sianchufu. There have been many fights
between them and the local troops. The
latter are always beaten.
The writer condemns the withdrawal Of
the foreign forces.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
POPE on CHURCH MUSIC.
Grained Al the Development OF the Gre
ROrIan Chant i'm America.
Special Gable Despatch 10 TIE SUN.

Special Gable Dsspdtch 10 TEE Sun.
ROME, Oct. THE Pope to-day gave an
audience to the Rev. Father Lanigan, presi-
dent OF the Buffalo musical committee, and
conversed with him at great length on the
subject OF ecclesiastical music. He expressed
himself az much gratihed at the develop
ment Of the Gregorian chant in America.
He said that the Gregorian chant was not
intended to exclude other church music,
unless the music was Of a mundane char
acter.
The Pope praised Father L~anigan's
work and as a mark OF his appreciation Of
it granted him the privilege Of wearing the
episcopal ring.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02

Frank p. Lahm is First Lieutenant Of the
Sixth Cavalry. He has Eeen interested in
ballooning for some time and made many
experiments for the army with war balloons
when he was stationed ont West. and after
ward at West Point. When ascensions
we're made from West Point last winter by
Count de Ia Vaulx and others Lieut.. Lahm
assisted in the preparations and took a great
heal Of interest in the work Of the foreign
a~eronauts. In this race Lieut.. Lahm repre-
scented the Aero Club Of New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
GUARDIAN FOR YOTNG OELRICBS
"a whom Hermann OeIrIchs Left Nothing
IN HIs VIII.

Paul L. Herman was appointed yester-
day by Surrogate Thomas to act "a special
guardian for Hermann Oelrichs, DR., In
connection with the legal proceedings in
volved by the application TO probate the
will Of the boys father, Hermann OelriChs.
The lad will be Is on November ?.
There Ii nothing In the order raining Mr..
KierIan as guardian TO indicate that there
will be a contest over the will Of Mr.. DEL
richs. In his will Mr.. Oelriohs made no
provision for either his wife or his son,
giving as his reason for this action that
Mrs. Oelriohs was rich enough in her own
right and that the boy would inherit her
estate. He left everything he owned to
his brother Charles, who Is executor under
the will.
Mrs. Oclrlchs has been named as ad-
ministratrix Of the property in California
belonging TO her husband.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
TRANSPORT sHEREDAN's PLIGHT.
Gets on Hawaiian Reef. Leaks Badly and
Is Besched ~ Pearl HarbOr.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE SUN,

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN,
HONOLULU. Oct. THE United States
transport Sheridan was ioated to-day
from Barber's Point with the assistance Of
the transport Buford. and at onoe started
for Honolulu, but she Oon began to leak
badly and had TO be beached nea the
western entrance 70 Pearl Harborr six
miles from here. There she lies In a worse
position than she occupied before.
II IL thought that a large hole wa torn
in her hull when she was pulled of the
reef and it Is predicted that she will become
q total loss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
MRS. ELIsHA DYER BADLY HURT.
Both wrists BrOken I'm q Runaway aI
Newport.

NEWPORT, Oct. Mira. Elisha Dyer,
Jr., had both wrists broken this evening
by being thrown from her carriage.
Mrs. Dyer and Mrs. William Bullard
we're driving along Kay street when the
horses took fright and ran away.
Both women were thrown from the
carriage. Mrs.. Billiard escaped without
serious injury.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
tom SAWYER. PIONEER. DEAD.
said 10 Have Been Friend Of Mark Twain.
Who Gave His Name TO Boy Character,

SAN Francisco. Oct. 1.-The Veteran
Firemen's Association to-day buried Tom
Sawyer, pioneer steamboat engineer. vet
eran volunteer fireman and vigilante. who
in the early days was a friend of Marx
Twain.
So highly did the author appreciate Tom
Sawyer that it has been said he gave his
name to his famous boy character.
Tom Sawyer was born in New York
January 1. 1927. He came to California in
IS5O and was first employed as a marine
engineer. He was one of the organizers Of
the volunteer fire department and later
was a member OF the regular department.
For the last twenty-five years he con-
Quoted a saloon in Mission street, which
was a museum OF relics Of pioneer days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
1000 Chinese Lost at Pakhol.
Special Cabie Despatch 10 The sun

SpfcIaI LdWe DespdItH 70 IHk NUN'
HoNoKoN0, Oct. k-The South Chino
Morning Pos, reports that Pakhoi suffered
from a destructive typhoon on Sept. 20.
More than 1000 lives were lost, and 30 per
cent. OF the fishing boets and junks we're
sunk or destroyed. One vessel that was
sunk had 10000 Mexican dollars aboard.
The Chinese OF the pors suffered heavy
financial losses.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
New Note On Turkish Customs.
Special CabS Despatch 10 TYR Sun.

VU"TFUF NWVV DFHVNTNT ~ IL 'VW'
CoNsTAETINoPJE, Oct. THE foreign
Ambassadors met at the German Embassy
to day and signed an amended collectiv Q
note with reference to the 3 per cent. in
crease In the Turkish customs duties. The
note will be presented 10 the Porte to-
morrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
Twenty Millions In Taxcs Paid First ia,

The payment Of taxes for this year began
yesterday and IL was estimated by Col.
David f.. Austen, Receiver OF Taxes, that
the receipts for the day were about s2O, co.,
900. About 100000 in cash was taken in
over the counter. This money was taken
last night in q cab guarded by : ,icemen
90 the City Bank,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02
Ten cars into thc River.

TRENTON. n. j., OJt. l.-The b-el'Silg
OF an axle OF a coal cl- on tao Beividers
division Of the Penn lvaHia Railroad
near Somerset station, seven miles above
here, caused a wreck to-day. throwing
ten Of the czrs into the Delaware River
at that PORT. No lives were lost and no
one was injured. 'The train 90 lsisteI d.
tweuty-six cers, all filed with coal, and
when the axle broke the ten cars piled
up and tumbled into the river.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02

Ready 70 serve. sure 70 please your Guests.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02

After all. UsAsr's the scotch
IhAI made the A;Ehtsii fsnouG-ATs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-02

Pare food Avs are good me absolute purity
Ado.