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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
STREET CAR JUMPS TRACK.
Twelve Passengers Injured by Shock
and Flying Glass.

St Louis. Mo.-Rotten rails are
believed to have caused the injury of
II persons eight passengers and both
crews on two Bellefontaine cars, one
of which jumped the track, struck the
other, ran 20 feet on the sidewalk and
was reduced TO wreckage on California
avenue, 100 feet south of Cherokee
street, at G;25 a. m. Friday. Fred
Chester Of 1929 California avenue, a
passenger on the northbound car, was
hurt internally, cut on the head, badly
bruised and is in serious condition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
coRTELYoU BELIEVES IN SAFETY
Danger OF Som~ of the Railroads Be
ing overtaxed as to Speed.

Washington. - Postmaster General
Cortelyou has issued instructions
defining the attitude of the post
office department regarding fast mail
trains. He states that while the de-
partment should insist upon the most
expeditions service feasible, 1t should
not exert its authority to such sn
extent as to compel the establish
ment OF railroad scherules inconsist
ent with entire safety to all persons
carried on these trains. The posiulas-
ter general thinks that there is Danger
of some OF the roads being overtaxed
in the matter CT speed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
LEAVES OF ABSENCE ENDED.
Canal Authorities VIII Abolish PriVI-
leee in April.

Panama. - The order issued by
the canal authorities has caused
much comment and dissatisfaction
among the emp.oyes. The order
abolishes cumulative leaves OF absence
and obliges all those entitled to three
months leave to take It on April or
lose the right to any leave at all.
Many OF the employees intend to ask
for their leave at once and their ac-
tion may disorganize the situation, be-
sides handicapp!ng the work of tho
several departments. Indignation meet
ings are being held along the line of
the canal and these may result In tho
modification of the order.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
PREACHER JARS LEGISLATURE.
Members Here "to Draw Pay, Draw
Corks and Draw Poker"

Sacramento, GAIA small sem
sation was caused In the assembly
when Rev. Mr., Schlever regretted that
the Sunday law, the anti.prizehght and
anti-race track bills and other moral
measures had failed to pass the legis-
lature, and deplored that so many
members We're evidently here TO
draw pay, draw corks and draw
poker"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Cumberland, Md. - The four.story
brick building of the Maryland Shoe
Co. here was burned Saturday. The
loss is 100000; insurance. &c.,
The Queen City hotel and the whole.
sale house of J. c, Orrick & Son caught
fire, but were saved.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
THIRTY-FouR LIVES LOST.
Two Vessels Founder During a Heavy
Gale In the North Sea.

Berlin, Germany.-A dispatch from
Cuxhaven reports the loss OF "a lives
by the laundering of two vessels-a
German cargo steamer. the George
Wottern and trawler-during a
heavy gale in the North sea.
The dispatch says no further de-
tails have been received, but that It
is believed those drowned comprised
all aboard both vessels.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Argentine Loan Confirmed.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina. --AygeD-
tine Minister of finance De La Boso
confirms the report of negotiations in
London for loan of s35.O0O,OO0. He
claims the arrangements are almost
completed. The loan will bear 8 pee
cent interest
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
EGGS Cheaper In New York.

New York, n. Y.-The receipts
of eggs in the New York market the
last three days amount to Sill cases,
and as there are 30 dozen to the case
the local merchants were called on to
take care of 29,199, 800 eggs. enough
to supply metropolitan breakfasts for
some time. With this enormous sur.
plus OF eggs, which were branded
fresh" prices dropped &c dozen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
1.-THE SALOON MUST co..
Knoxville Votes by Nearly 1000 Votco
to Close Them.

Knoxville. Tenn.--KnoXyille. by a
majority of nearly 1000, votes, has de-
cided that the saloons must go. Under
a state law granting incorporated
cities the right to say whether or not
they desire to license saloons, an cleo
ton was held as an expression Of
sentiment. Six months tine will be
allowed the saloons to close and quiz.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
STARTING OUT YOUNG.
Four.Year-oid kentueI,an Kills
Woman.

London. Ky.-Harvey Rowe. a 4
yearold boy, shot and killed Mrs.
Betty Griffin with a revolver near
this city. The woman before she died
said the child loaded the revolver and
said he was going out in the yard and
shoot chicken. When she protested
against this he turned on her, saying,
Look out" and fired. He does not
seem to realize his deed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Mayor Frank Mott, of Oakland Cal,
has achieved notoriety for having re-
fused position with a large cor
poratIon at a salary of $4,000 year,
in order to remain the mayor Of Oak.
land, which pays only $4,000 year
He also disposed of his own business
so as TO have more time to give 20
city affairs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Mob Kills a Neuro,

Americas, Ga.--WillIam Reese. a ne.
gro, seriously wounded Policeman VIII
lam Morris and was himself surround.
ed in house and killed. Reese made
a desperate resistance, shooting at the
attacking officers. but only succeeded
In slightly wounding Policeman Willis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Evidently Mohammed All Mira has
stun in him. His energetic perform
ance of snatching the big gold and
jeweled crown from his head as soon
as It was placed thereon and chuck
ing II behind his peacock throne
shows an energetic determination on
his part to he comfortable and to re.
form royal hcadgear
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Japan Has Wireless Torpedo,

Washington, d. C.--Japan has sue.
ceeded in building wonderful torpe.
do, to be fired by wireless telegraphy,
according to information received un.
officially at the navy department.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
Monument to Memory Of Soldiers Who
Died at Andersonville.

Indianapolis, lnd.-The state sem
ate passed Is house bills, including
the bill to increase the school tuition
levy from liz cents to 1876 cents; also.
to appropriate $4,000 for the erection
of monument to the memory OF the
soldiers who died at Andersonville
prison; also to make Lincoln's bith-
day legal holiday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Was Instantly Killed

Chester, Pain an effort to es-
cape being burned TO death, John
Comfy, comedian. was instantly
killed by jumping fro ma window OF
the Arcade hotel whore the theatrical
company was stopping.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Leopold, king of the Bolgians, is
the richest monarch in Europe, after
the car. Although his income from
che state IS but 100000 a year, his
business interests are so large and
his income from the Kongo Free State
so great that 1t Is setimatcd he
gathers in quite 100000 annually.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Jockey Hurt, Horse Shot.

New Orleans. La.--Jockey Ma.
jor was badly injured at the steeple.
chase at City Park when his mount,
Fabian, fell. The jockey was kicked
by several horses. Fabian broke his
leg and was shot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Opposed to a Strike,

Omaha, Neb.-Organized labor I'm
Omaha has officially declared against
a strike of the street railway union
and recommended to the street car
unions that no strike be declared.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Joseph Lee, of Boston. gives
$4,000 year in charity among
Boston children. Since his grad.
uation from the Harvard law
school as young man. his hobby has
been that of spending his money and
doing good in the many ways in.
which only a dcvotce to the cause Of
public philanthropy can.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
King Carlos to Cross Ocean.

Rio Janeiro, Brazll.-King Carlos
OF Portugal, according to cable dis
patch from London, expects a visit to
Rio Janeiro and Buenos Ayres, whence
he will go to Loanda in Africa.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

A Maine company is now manuiac-
turing turpentine from spruc" pulp
waste, which was formerly consigned
10 the dump. but North Carolina hasn't
begun Worrying as yet
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Chief Appah Of the Utes holds
Commissioner Leupp responsible for
everything. Being told that congress
makes the laws. If you let them.
make such a law you are no account
In your job" exclaimed the old chief.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Another trusted employe who stole
says: Il haven't cent left; all the
money went to Wall street" As a
fence, Wall street is all the candy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

VIII the new siX.whonlcd automo.
bile run over 30 per cent more PEG.
pie than the four.whcclcd kind?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Tho privilege Of blasting ice out Of
the Alpine glaciers, which the Swiss
Cantons have accorded to the ice deal.
crs over there, is enough to mako the
ice trust over thero wcep with onyy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Along with the revival of old.iash.
Toned niGh;caps It might be well to
renew the early.to.bCd habit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

The rich are getting theirs at last
!. Plcrpont Morgans dogs did not
capture all the prizes at the New
York dog show.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

a Paris doctor has invented n
serum that will stop gambling"
Bridge whist cures guaranteed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Some Of the people who think the
naval display at jamestown viii be
too warlikc are uttcrinE bclligercnt
protests.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

A majority OF the men and women
OF the United States will soon live in
tenement houses, says a writer in the
North American Review. Flats, we
snpp0sc. arc EettinE too cNnensiye
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Or. Mary Walker Is only slightly
wrong In saying That the scent OF
onions Will keep disease germs ont Of
a ROOM When the germs come In
they lie down and die.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

or course We want to communicate
with Mars il possible. The Martiaas
are great canal builders and We need
their advice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Count Boni de Castellane has ap.
pealed his divorce case. The farther
away he gets from the Gould money
the less he likes II.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Aeainot Corporation Contributions

N9diHSt SoTPoTdl'oH CONTRIBUTORS.
Dcs Moines, lathe Iowa leg
islature has enacted, with the pas
sage In the lower house, law to pre-
vent corporations contributing to cam
paign funds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Cut pins out OF your diet urges the
Newark Star. An authority says TO-.
0OO microbes can dwell in comfort on
the head Of one.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

II the women keep it up some Of
the men will begin to suspect after a
while that they want to vote.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

The Missouri newspaper man who
has decided TO quit newspaper work
and enter the ministry will have small.
cr congregations after this.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

There is strong suspicion that
Count Bon's threat of suicide is mere.
ly for publication. and not necessarily
n guarantee of good faith
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Northern people should not stop
buying coal Just because a Texas man
predicts that the world is to be con.
sumcd with fire in n few days
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Kaiser Wilhelm is going to visit
Alfonso, perhaps for the purpose Of
telling that young man how to make Il
BIT IN politics
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15

Ice cream is said to cause locklaw,
which makes 1t advisable for young
men to cut ont this paragraph and
keep II in their pocketbook.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
Peru Exporting Petroleum.

Lima, Peru-The first shipment of
raw petroleum from Peru. 5000 tens,
has left here for Buenos Ayres
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-15
THE OPIUM TRAFFIC
UNITED STATES TAKES LEAD IN
WAR UPON WORLDS CURSE"
International Conference Which Shall
Devise Measure for Suppre ssion
Of Use OF the Drug.

Washington. March 1.-THE United
States government has taken the in.
.tiatiyc IN inauEurating a new war
upon the opium vice Following a
careful sounding of Great Britain,
China and Japan the three countries
directly Interested Assistant Sccrc.
,ary OF State Bacon. with the approval
of President Roosevelt has extended
an invitation TO all the powers having
possessions in the far east to particl-
pate in an international conference
which shall devise measures for the
suppf ssioa Of the use Of opium II this
be possible or a, least It's restriction.
Negotiations on this subject have
been in progress since last September.
At that time the president received
from Bishop Charles II, Bret, since
1902 bishop OF the Episcopal church
Tor the Philippine islands, a letter
calling his attention to The spread Of
opium smoking in the archipelago, and
urging that international measures Be
taken By which the vice could be
cradicatcd. not only in the American
possessions but throughout the cast.
President Roosevelt referred his let
ter 10 Assistant Secretary Bacon. Mr..
Root at the time being In South
America, and the latter at once sent
instructions 10 the American ambaa.
sadur a; London directing hin to as
certain from the British government
If it would take part in such confer
CnCe.
Britain FaVors Plan.
The assent Of Great Britain was .
prime requisite because India is the
nome Of the opium poppy, and the to-
tai value Of the trade Is SCI .OoO.ou0
annually Moreover. as is generally
known the British government forced
war on China In 1889 for the purpose
OF compelling the admission Of opium.
ana this war proved the entering
wedge into Chinese commercial and
political isolation
To the qualification Of the president
and Mr. Bacon the roply of the Brit.
ish government was favorable, It being
stated that representative would be
sent to an an'iopum conference, #
other nations interested in the trade
would parficipatc. prrhaps the action
~ tho british authorities WAS iotlu.
enccd by the fact that the Indian trade
In ,bis Irur was bninp mnnocrd nv the
Growth oS tho rouny in Chin, itself
Cir Rohert Hart far ycars bcad nf the
Chinese customs service estimated
several yrars oro that the total pro.
Jrcti,, og onrum I'm chin, amounted
IN On oop ooo mounds Nor onnum. while
tho imrorts avcropcI about G.GGO 900
n,unds Duriur the last 20 wears there
L,s boen "a ranid increase in the arpa
Of roppy cultivation I'm China and now
,nium +, producad in greater or less
nuantity in every proyiucc.
Cbl,ceo outbnritfos I'm lg0a gouphf
th,. ,nproval or tho british government
IN an inrroose in tho toy on Imuoricd
opi,,m bnt tho british government dc.
cIinod unlcss IN equal increase was
,,,do ir tho tov an tho native uroduc-
tim
Ja,an Would stop Traffic.
tI,virr eocurcd tho aurroyal of Great
-, ~. ,,.,.i =. T,,,,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-25
king edward,s. sI..lna Room:
From the London M. a. p

: -
The Kings sitting room contains
exquisite eighteenth century furniture,
There rs an; Oriental red carpet, and
the cnrtains are tho same tone. The
mural decorations comprise a hand.
some waite dadd. with soft green
frieze. The writing room, where his
majesty attends to his business affairs,
is like a city magistrates private Of.
flee. The King. however. does not
care for revolving chairs. which are
conspicuous by their absence. Nor
does he favor the roll top desk. He
writes. at a fiat table with drawers
down each side. His chair is, upaol.
Stored In morocco leather with arais
rests, He uses an ordinary steel pen,
aud is never without cigarettes or eli
CARS while debating to his score.
tary.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-25

the tracks IN this locality are laid and
balIasted
The quantity OF material enterins
into such piece Of CONSTRUCTION and
the eAcayated material moved from
one portion of the work to another
can scarcely be conceived. The NIL.
Ing, for example. within the iimits Of
the terminal occupation amounts Is
abont 100000 cubiic yards. enough 10
cover an acre lot OF ground to 4 depth
|of over $50 feet To I'm the plaza and
raise adjacent streets to the new
grade about one million cubic yards
OF internal g required. When 1t is
considered that an Ordinary cart, has
a capacity of less. han a cubic yard
some conception OF this volume may
perhans be had. II this material were
deposition on an average size city
block the sides being kept vertical.
itlwouid form a shaft of about $50 feet
in height. II all the material moved,
70 prepare the site for the coach. en-.
.. II ! 4 :
CINE. fnd shop yards, about t.2 mil.
lion erlic yards, were similarly de-.
posted. It would cover city block
to a depth equal to the height Of the
Washington Monument.
To excayate this vast volume Of ma.
terial would require the service Of a
steam shovel moving an average OF
$4,000 cubic yards per month, from o
2, 10 yards, due allowance being made
for natural delays In starting and com.
plotting the work. To move this matt.
rial TO the place of deposit would re.
quire about 10000 trains OF u cars
each, or COO trains per month, or an
average of % trains per working day.
II this material were to be novel on
ordinary standard guage, CONNER.
c'ai cars sach as are used for hauling
Coz u would require about 10000 cars
10 .haat it. Should these cars be
s'apnt' together in single line they
Woul' cover a distance Of over Gool
iiiies nearly TWICE the distance be-
tween washington and Pittsbutg
Large figures are applicable not
only to the materials moved or used
in this work. but 10 the finished pro.
duce as we'll. The head house alone.
2:n seet by ego feet. covers 10000
square feet or 8 Ia acres, while the
eoncoprse 1870 feet by 200 feet covers
an area OF about IA acres. The gen
eral Waiting room, 1870 feet by 22O
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-25
HAlR NATURALLY ABUNDANT.
When rt Is Free Of Dandrun, II Grow.
LuxurIantiy.

j e X f
Eatr preparations and dandrufr cures.
as rule. are sticky or Irritating affalrs
that do no earthly good. Hair. when not
diseased. grows naturally. iuxurianfly.
pandruf IS the cause OF n!ae-tenths OF
all hair trouble. and dandruf IS caused
py q germ. The only way to cure dandl
ruff 10 to kill the germ; ana, so far. ne
only hair preparation that win positively
destroy the germ 70 Newbross Herpieldc-
sediment dye matter Or dangerous drugs
II aiiays itching instantly; max Is lair
glossy. and soft as siik, 'spestroy the
cause, you remove the effcct.v Sold by
leading druggists. Send 1oc. IN stamps for
sample to Tho Herpicide Co. Detroit,
- rizes-sy cents and 500.
Billingslea 4 Co, special
treqfr
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-25
WIEN THE SHIP COMES IN.

From the Baltimore Sun.
] want to be waiting upon the shore
When the beautiful ship comes In!
] want 10 be waiting to see it sail
Over the seas of the fairy tale,
Laden With treasures of gold for me
And my heart as young as 1t used
10 be,
When the beautiful ship comes int
Oh, | shaif know Of the golden morn.
When the beautiful ship comes in!
I've watched for its coming through
all the years,
Watched It with smiling and waited
with tears;
Dreamed of It breasting the wave and
the foam;
| want to be there when the ship
comes homo,
When the beautiful ship comes IN,
Well all he happy" we used to say.
"Whra the beautiful ship comes In
Wen gil be happy" the great throng
cried
Who waited with us by the golden
tide;
For, oh, so many are waiting, dear,
Day after day aud year after year,
Till the beautiful ship comes in,
a r. . 2 4
Old or Young, ] will hobble down,
When the beautiful ship comes in.
Old or Young will chase the CLEAN
OF fairy fancy and elhn dream;
And all OF my sorrows will fade away,
And all of my troubles will vanish,
some days.
Nhcn the beautiful ship comes in.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-25

AT this time the condition OF the
work might be summed up as follows.
About IS per cent. of the entire work
on the station building has been com.
pleted, the work do1e to date covering
the classes upon which considerable
time must be spent; that remaining
TO be done covering work which, can
be completed rapidly, The filling OF
the plaza and streets leading TO the
same Is about so per cent. completed,
the remaining wori being the filling
of the space now, occupied by the pas.
senger tracks OF the Baltimore AMI
Ohio r1ilroad. The Baltimore and Ohio
will begin running trains into the new
station in several months so that the
entrance to the old station may he
filled in accord with the general I'M.
provement plan. The filing of the
north approach aud train yard is
about % per cent. completed. leaving
a smell amount OF work to do imme-
diately east OF the power house. The
masonry CONSTRUCTION o nthts por-
ton of the work is about IS per cent.
completed and will in ali probability,
be entirely completed during the pres
ent month. About so per cent. of this
track work on this section has been
completed, including large percent
age OF the special frog and switch
work In the throat NJ the train VOID
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-25

Gle went to Washington expecting
that his senator would get him an
easy birth
did he?"
Not exactly. But he gave him a
wide one"-New Orleans Tmies,Dem-
ocras