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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06

New York.-Hiddcn on little Now
Jersey farm, a community ol sixty
persons. onc.haf Of them children,
are trying to yitallze a complete re-
action against money greed, hypuc
risy, and the prcscntday Christian
church and To keep il alive by re-
ligious hystcrla,
They depend ON faith" Il G.,
prayer foF food, clothing, and the
bare necessities Of life
They have followed the injunction
OF Jesus 70 sell their goods. give the
proceeds to the poor and follow Him.
Medicines and physicians are for
hidden, and their only treatment for
disease consists Of prayer and anolnt.
ing the body with oil.
Omc.als OF the state uf New Jersey
say that II any one dies after such
treatment those concerned are guilty
Of criminal negligence and lndictablc
FOR manslauEhtcr
The community is managed on the
cooperative plan, no one receiving
wages for work and all supplies 20.
ing into "A common fund the men and
women sharing the work on an equal
basis.
Converts are kept in high state Of
religious excitement by cOuglomera.
tion VI Biblical text, sophistry. and
slang, and talk Of modern saints and
miracles
Seeking TO live according to Bibli,
cal Injunction, they work themselves
into frenzy march, dance, and leap
high in the air, hence their name
Holy Jumpers
\ member OF the community has al
ready been taken to the Somerset
County Iusan" Asylum suffering from
religious mania.
WHAT the Jumpers Are Like
Such In brief, Is a summary Of the
lives Of the Holy Jumpers on their
farm near Weston, a station on the
Reading railway Eve miles southwest
Of Bound Brook, Attention was at.
tracted TO them by a report that they
are to invade New York In the man.
ner OF "Eliiah" Dowie and his Zion.
lists What manner OF people are these
who would MI Broadway with their
cries and wild dances? The question
led to visit to Weston.
Where are the Holy ,fumpers?" the
reporter asked a farmer he met on the
way
Right down thar on the towpath
where yer see that barn and wind
mill he replied. DO they jump? Yer
bet they do | was at their PRAYER
meeting last Sunday. One Of EN-
Brother Hartman, they called him
man as big as you, six feet high.
WAL, Brother Hartman yelled Halle.
lujnh, jest as load as he could, gath.
cred up his legs under him. and
jumped-it looked as If he Jumped
most ms high as that thar lamppost.
They're praying most all the time,
too Some weeks since one of the
fellers here was a-comin' mp the tow.
path and CHANGED to look over toward
the Jumpers place. Sure AZ I'm here.
thar was Holy Jumper standin atop
their haystack, his hands up in the
air, praying for all he was worth
Guess he was praying about the hay,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06

Starch like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market % years
ago are very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est discovery Defiance Starch--all in.
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient, in
vented by us, gives to the Starch q
strength and smoothncss never ap-
preached by other brands.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06
EVIL Of Tippina SYsten1.

Although there is great effort made
TO keep secret the thefts in hotels and
restaurants in New York. it is quite
evident they are on a rapid increase.
The manager of large restaurant
says the system Of having servants
depend almost entirely upon patrons
for their pay lowers their moral stan.
dard and causes them to look on those
they are supposed to serve as their
legitimate prey.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06


kct gardens on either side had the
garments of tho workers
shirts and brooches, The sister" who
received the reporter wore a dress of
similar material,
In the bare reception room one
sound predominatcd over all others.
Outside were sunshine and the song
Of lile-tho click Of the windmill
locusts, aud bees buzzing In a corn
field, the chatter Of children, the
sound Of hammers as the workers
raised biz tent for the camp meet.
ing Inside was the sound Of hymns
pounded out on hard.toned piano
persistently, mOnotOnously endlessly
until the visitor thought of the most
maddcning IN the list Of ancient tor
turcs-the steady drip of water on a
man or woman's head
"You have been very successful
herei" began the reporter.
The Lords blessing has been upon
us" The sister" answered absently
rs II III a Nl'dll VI llal'uihh W Inv
torturing hymns
Home is Gift Of Believer.
You own this place."
YES. It was given to us about two
years ago by Mrs. Garretson-Mrs. W
T. Garrctsun She saw the true light
the light OF the Lord In faith-she and
her son and her two daughters. We
have been here about year and a
half There are 50 acres Of land and
20 grown people, some Of them mar
ried. but mostly young men and
women. and about as many more chill
dren They have given up all their
worldly goods aud followed Him"
You must have plenty Of money
them"
oh. no, with n smile. People with
worldly goods are not eager to give
them up and follow the Lord"
Gradually more facts came out after
persistent questioning, Six years ago
Mrs Alma White, wife of Methodist
preacher in Denver, was inspired to
plfd'l on ufl own hNAblHNs Nv ''il
ference Of the Methodist church
would not make her Il full fcdged
minister But the Lord blessed her
In singing" so she started her own
church. She calls II the PentecostaI
Union, her neighbors. THE Pillar Of
Fire. the public, the Holy Jumpers
The sister" who was talking called
1t the holiness movement-the Meth.
odist church as It was in the days Of
Wesley, before people thought only
Of worldly things and the ministers
of preaching and prayer for wage"
Mrs. White Is still the hcad-the
Mrs Eddy. the Mrs. Piper--of the
sect She lives in Denver. where the
Holy Jumpers have a Bible school and
$50 missioners and the union got a
charter in 1909. Mrs Whites brother
c. W. Brdwoll Is the head Of the
farm at Weston, which is the eastern
headquarters of the sect. There are
other mission houses In Los Angeles
and Lafayette. Ind, with n dozen mis-,
siOnaries each.
Have Biblical Authority.
What are the peculiar ceremonies
Of your sect? You march and dance?"
"Oh, yes" the girl replied Are we
not told in the Bible how David
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06
Pointed Conversation.

Jack, am going away"
Going away, Madge?"
Eyes, going away But before l go
! have something to say to you"
Something to say to me. little
wife,"
Yves. something to say to you. Don't
send me any poker stories in lieu of
the weekly remittance. Thatll be
about all"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06
Business Appreciation.

Herr H!rsch-That man Levi has
got his eye on our Rosa. He's thun.
dering good man of business and he
can have her II he wants. He once
got some money out OF ma In payment
for some things | had OF him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06
Beware of 0intments for catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering II through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never he uaed except prescrip-
lions from reputable physicians rs tue damage they
viii do 4 ten fold to the good You can possibly de
rive from them. HalrB Catarrh Cure, manufactured
BY Y. j. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, o., contains no NOR
GUY and i= taken Internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. In
buying Halle CAtarrh Cure be sure you get tho
genuine. II Is taken Internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by 7. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials FREQ.
sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-09-06
Would Make Rich Crop.

1t is estimated that 21,O00,0O0 acres
are available for rice growing in
Louisiana and Texas, and the value
of such crop would be s400,0O0,OOO
This would make the rice crop fifth
in point of value among the cereals Of
this country.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Old Grou,

The inventor Of grog. the long time
beverage OF the sea and OF salt water
literature, was Admiral Vernon, OF
whose courageous deeds at Porto BellJ
a lively poet has sung:
Which when they came 10 understand he
wos 20 brave fellow.
They did surrender. out Of hand. the town
Of Porto Bello.
"Old Grog" was Vernon's pet name
In the navy OF bis day. and 1t was thus
hc c1towed: "Out on the Spanish main
Vc.nya found that the result OF giving
e.ch man In the ships company half
q pint OF rum a day TO drink neat was
disastrous. His captains and surgeons
suggested to him the revolutionary ex-
pertinent OF mixing the spirit with wa
ter. In q station order Vernon re
uuired this 10 be done. The new liquor
was not favorabiy received. and the
seamen cast about for an opprobrious
name for 1t and It's author. Now, Yer
non used TO wear a grogram boat
cloak; hence Old Grog.'"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
This Crooked House.

On the estate OF Earl Dudley, at
Himley Staffs, there is curious habl-
tatlon known as the crooked house.
II Is altogether out Of the perpendicu-
lar and slants toward the south end,
which is heavily shored up with thick
red brick buttresses. These peculiari-
ties are the result Of mining opera
tions. the under stratum OF the earth in
these parts being completely honey
combed. The clocks on the walls. al
though absolutely perpendicular. as
their pendulums testify. appear to be
hanging sideways at q pronounced an
gle. A short glass shelf, one end OF
which appears to be foot higher than
the other proves TO be absolutely level
while In the taproom Is table which
Is apparently slanting, but on which II
round marbles are placed at the seem
ingly lower end they roll TO all appear
ance uphill TO the top OF the table and
fall over with bump.-London Stand
ard
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
A Sunrise.

A cook at cheap boarding house
plsyc1 Il little game on a grumblng
hoarIer by serving him with a piece OF
sole leather instead of beefSteak
You've changed your butcher, Mrs
Hascher" sail tie boarder, looking up
at the landlady after saving two or
three minutes at the leather.
Same butcher as usual" replied the
boarding mistress, with a patronizing
smi.e. why"
"Ol. nothing much" said the board
er, trying to make an impression on
the steak with his knife and fork,
"only this piece OF meat is the tender
est have had in this house for some
weeks. Strand Ma-aZine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Woodstock, Va, May 7sth, 70

Woodstock, Va, May 7sth, 1907
To b, F. Walters and all the creditors o
Syivauus Fry deed, d,..----...--- Complts
against
Daniel Spiker Shf Committee admr. oi
Svvanus Fry decd, Leah Fry, /. NJ. Fry,
j. VI. Bauserman. trustee, Lemlel tlltz-
moyer and Scion FiltzmOyeI, Defts.
You are hereby notihed hat have fixed
upon the 25th day OF June 1907, next. between
the hours OF O'Clock a. m and O'Clock. y
II to take and settle AZ Office, the accOuntO Of
I. What personal estate ~ lyanns Fry owred
at the time OF his death and the character and
value thereof.
II. What personal estate il any is now in the
hands of the Admr. available for the payment
of the deOt of said decedent.
II. settIemt MT OF Oaniei Spiker Admins
trat IN of Sylvanus Fry, decd.
" An account of the debts that said
Sylvlnus Fry owed at the time othi death.
TO whom payable, their nature, amount and
priorities.
v. What real estate was owned by the said
Fry at time OF his death, its quantity, desciip-
tiOn and location,
VI. And such other matters as any party in
interest may require or that the commls
sioner may deem pertin cnt required 10 o'
taken by the decree of Shenandoah Circuit
Court rendered on the 18th day OF May 1907,
in a suit IN chauceTy depending IN said court
between Il. r. alters &c, complts. ard
Sylvan Es Fry's Admr. &c defts. and if from
any cause the taking OF said accounts shall
not be eomme need, or having been commenc-
ed shCuld not be completed on that day, the
taxing OF the same will be adjourned from
day 10 day, or from place to place, until the
anne re taken and completed.
Given under my hand as Commissioners in
Chancery of said court, at my Office, at my
office in said county the day and year first
E.E. STICKLEY,
Commissioner in Chancery,
May 3I-4w. " illiams Bro, p. q.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Desert Plants.

Plants Of the desert, as a rule, pos
sess few leaves. the cactus, for in
stance, being mostly spines. There is
very good reason for the lack of
leaves in desert plants. The object is
TO check the TRANSPORTATION of moisture
by offering as small a surface as pos
sible 10 the dry air. For the same rea-
son the roots Cf desert plants usually
run deep into the soil so that they can
suck mp all the available moisture In
some instances the leaves assume a
vertical pOs iien and thus avoid the
direct rays of the burning desert sun.
On the other hand. the leaves Of trees
in very wet countries are provided
with pointS-Such as the maple-from
which the rain drops off. Were the
leaves flatter tie rain would collect
and make them TT
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Brains and Housekeeping.

81 wonder why Il brain no bigger
than q salted almond is supposed TO be
good enough to keep house with ie-
marked matron the other day, while
q nimble AM comprehensii intellect
Is supposed TO be necessary IN a WON
an who goes in for q career find
my housekeeping gives employment 10
every faculty have. Ii | don't put
out all the L.ain power | own, things
don't 90 well. Memory. executive abil-
ity. observation, foresight-all are de
manded in organizing and running Il
home. Wherever you find the domes-
tic machine moving without a creak or
q Jar look for the clever brain OF some
woman behind IL all I've known girls
to take the tone that they were thrown
away in being obliged to look after the
details Of q housa. Stuff and nonsense.
1t wasn't TO, L., i mind they had for
ii. but not eaJu. New York IriD-
une.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Ionthnicka

Toothpicks were In common use ir
ancient Rome. Sometimes they were
made OF quilts, but preferably OF the
wood OF the mastic or lentisk tree
whose astringent and aromatic gum Is
known To modern dentistry. Martial'S
epigrams frequently mention the den
tlscalplum, or tOothpick, and recon-
mend the wooden kind above the quill
The toothpick was taken to England
by travellers from Italy and France.
AS Mares says, THE using OF it In
public was long deemed an affected
mark of gentillty." Shakespeare takes
this view when he makes one of the
characters in King John remark:
Now. your traveller
He and his toothpick at my worship's
mess
And when my knightly stomach is suf-
feed.
Why, then / suck my teeth and catechise
My picked man OF countries.
The most fantastic use to which the
toothpick has ever been put was the
sixteenth and seventeenth century fash
ion Of wearing it In the hat as tro-
ply or an ornament.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Great Pigeon Cities In the swamps.

Each spring In May oil the rosy gulls
OF wide region somehow agree 10 re
sort TO a particular one OF various
marshy lakes for the purpose Of rear
Ing their young. Just how they decide
the important question is not for us hu-
mans 10 know. At any rate, what they
do select is O great area Of grass, reeds
or rushes growing out OF the water,
and there, out Of the abundance OF dry
stems. each pair builds a partly float
Ing nest, side by side with others.
thousands upon thousands OF them.
These great "cities" OF the prairie pi.
geon present one Of the most dramatic.
spectacular sights I'm the bird life OF
this continent. comparable In way to
the former breeding 'rO0sts" OF the
real wild pigeOn.-IIerbert *. Job In
Outing Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Why He Brought His Along.

Whenever the penurious manager OF
the large sore wanted to sharpen bis
pencil he would enter the shipping de
pertinent and borrow knife from one
Of the boys. Sometimes the boys did
not have their knives with them, but
there was one lad, Tommy Breen, who
always could he depended upon.
'How is It, Tommy" asked the man
ager one day as he whitfield his pencil
"that you always have your knife
with you and the other boys haventT
Tommy hesitated for a moment
then, gathering courage. said:
"'The wages | get aren't enough foI
me to afford more than one pair OF
pants. Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Patmore's Wit.

In the early days of the Franco
Prussian war the Emperor william
was In the habit OF sending telegram
OF q somewhat religious character I,
the queen. The late Coventry Pat
more, the English poet. hit this of II
the following skit:
BY will divine, my dear Augusta.
We've gained a battle-such q buster!
Ten thousand Frcnchmen sent below.
Praise God from whom all blessings n0o'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Are Moments Watches Inferior Z


"Yes, madam" said the teweler
showing watches to woman custom
er. this Is sixteen point action, the
best that Is ever put I'm lady's watch.
Don't you put just as good works IN
a lady's watch as IN Il gentleman'sT
asked the woman.
"Why. no. not at all. madam. La
dies do not need such good watch.
Most always they wind up their watch
once in awhile. and then they let II be
for Il week or two without using It.
This IL as good as any lady needs"
The woman explained that she was
a business woman and just as depend
ent on trains and boats as man. but
the Jeweler remained unmoved IN the
conviction that sixteen point was all
any woman needed.-San Francisco
Call
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
E.naioqous.

A teacher had a very dull pupil
whom lie found extremely difficult to
instruct In the letters of the alphabet.
This is letter A" explained the
teacher for the tenth time as he wrote
It down on the blackboard. And this
letter b. he went on, putting down
the second letter OF the alphabet.
Now, my boy" he began, kindly and
encouragingly, as he turned to the stu
Did boy, 'let lie see II you can remem-
Der them. What is thisT pointing to
the initial letter Of the alphabet.
Letter A." came the slow response
from the dense scholar.
"And thisi" questioned the teacher
indicating letter B.
LET 'er alone" returned the pupil
instantly, his stupid face lighting up
with pleasure at his own quick reply
Bohemian Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
II the Tree Falls, WIat Of the Ivy

II the Tree Falls, WI ct Of the lvy7
We hear great deal about the mod
ern girl developing mannishneSS, inde-
pendence and losing her femlnlnity. 4
great many people are much alarmed
because girls are not trained, as for
merly, In wOmanly gentleness. 1t Is
a beautiful figure Of speech TO describe
the feminine character as the ivy
which clings 10 the masculine oak for
support and in return covers and beau
tifies its hideous knots and scars.
But If the oak falls what becomes OF
the ivy?
There is too much Of this Ivy cllnglng
and beautIfying idea In training girls.
They should be taught that II Is just as
necessary TO be independent. to be
self supporting. az to be able to cling
and beautlfy. In other words, they
ought TO be able to stand alone II the
tree falls and not go down with it.
Success Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07

"Thy i Gloss L.., 4 yaln, pretty
young LADY,
81 tail 10 see any resemblance
Why"
"Because 1t Is al face and figure. Ea
10 heal to speal: Of, j. hard 10 sto;
whel Ca. Il j. wOGll up ana has
striking way OF Gang at!eltion TO 1t
self every hour In the day."-Baltimcr'
American.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Force Exerted by the Heart.

The force exerted by the heart equals
100 tons lifted one foot In other
words. the work of the heart Is equiv
aent to raising It's own weight 10000
feet In one hour. 4 strong man can
raise himself but 1000 feet in an hour.
This enormous force, If exerted By the
heart through q Fixed rigid pipe. would
shoot the blood along with each jerk
at a rate OF 200 feet second. How
ever, the arteries, being elastic. are
distended by the jerk or beat Of the
heart, and when the heart pauSes after
the beat the contraction Of the arteries
sends the blood along in a steady non
intermittent flow, which averages
about one foot second.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
No lima For DAtaila.

An American speeding over the con
tinent OF Europe in his automobile ask
ed OF his chauffeur, Where are weT'
"In Paris" shouted the man at tn,
wheel and The dust few.
"Oh. never mind the Details irrlta
bly, screamed the American million
aIre. II mean what contlnent?"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
The Turkish Manqal.

In most Of the houses in CONSTANT
nople as well as In other cities of Tur-
key heating in winter IS done by means
Of the so called "mangal." This con-
sists principally Of a receptacle for
burning charcoal. A mangal may bo
nothing else than such q simple brass
or iron receptacle or may be quite an
artistic and expensive article Of most
rare and valuable workmanship. The
charcoal IS first thoroughly burned
through, and when It no longer emits
any flame or Odor the mangal Is
brought into the room for purposes OF
heating. Sometimes II happens that
proper attention is not paid TO the
burning charcoal, with not infreQuent
fatal results.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
ltalY's leaninu lowers.

Most cleaners of the wonderful con-
slider the leaning tower of Pisa TO be
something unique in architecture. This
Is an error. however, for there are two
others in Italy and several In other
European cities. The two at Bologna
are the most remarkable. One Of them
Is 32l feet in height AMI leans over
six and half feet from the perpendlc-
ular, and the other is 161 feet high
ana has ~ lean" of over nine feet
structures was butt in the year lilo.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07
Part of the Horse.

A rich rancher told Il story about
little slum urchin whom lie had sent oil
n months vacation iGtO the country
THE lad" he said. thought we go
mush from tie mushroom and mill
from the m.lkweed. One morning
lady pointed 10 horse IN IL field an'
said. 'Loos at the horae, johnny
That's cow thc boy contradicted
No sail ;he !aIy. rs 4 horse.
'Tlln't r.; ; CO.. sad tia boy
'Hors,; has waSJ1s 20 EN- '"-kansa.
CITY Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1907-06-07

\ German law court was the scene
latcly Cf an amusing incident. The
magistrate. a tircSOme and long wind
ed person. was deciding a small case
in which the plaintiff claimed damages
for abuse. 40 call man pig or
dog" replied the judge, is certainly
an insult. bat 10 say that he is Il pig
dog is offensive. for 10 such animal
exists" The plaintiff glared at the
bench "Schweine-IIund" he remark
ed. with bitter emphasis.-T. P.'s Lon
don Weekly.