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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
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BY WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
Copyright by Joseph r. Rowlcso

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
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FetU Feet Are Perfect in Shape

walking, this part OF the foot gives
the spring and impetus for the next
step, II is a wonderful mechanism,
which can be put entirely out of
proper working order by improperly
made shoes.
The racial characteristics OF the
foot are as pronounced as those OF the
face. The Frenchwoman has an en-.
tirely different shaped foot from that
of the fat.footed English woman. The
Swedish woman's broad foot is a
marked contrast to the American
womans foot. with its high instep
Feet too small for the figure are
n deformity and woman who totters
around on number twos when she
ought to wear number fours. is de.
forming her feet spelling her looks
and trifling with her temper.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
IN fORTY-E|GHT HOURS
PE-RU-NA CURED Him.
Cold Affected Head and Throat
Attack was Severe. -.

Chas W. Bowman, 1st Lieut.. and
Adjt 4th NJ. S. NJ. Cav. Vols, writes
from Lanham, Md, as follows:
Though somewhat ayerse to pat
ent medicines, and still more averse
to becoming a professional affidavit
man, 1t seems only plain duty in
the present instance to add my ex.
perience to the columns already writ.
ten concerning the curative powers
of Pcruna.
"Ihayc been particularly benefited
by lis use for colds In the head and
throat Ihaye been able 10 fully cure
myself OF most severe attack In
forfy-eighf hours by lis use according
10 directions. Iuse II as a preventive
whenever threatened win an attack.
Members of my family also use
It for like ailments. We are recon-
mendlng 1t to our friends"
--Chas. w. Bowman.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruns
Almanac for 1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Newspapers for the Blind.

The announcement that the London
Daily Mail is about to issue a weekly
edition for the blind, draws attention
to the other British journals published
in Braille type, which have had long
and useful career, though they have
seldom been seen by the general pub
lie. The first weekly newspaper for
the blind was published on June 1,
1892, and called the Weekly Summary.
1t has always been issued below cost
price, and its promoters derive no
benefit from It's publication. An
other was started only last year.
called the Braille Weekly, and issued
from Edinburgh.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

whllcs we're swclterin' down here,
you whitc-liyercd hounds? Dye know
that McDavitt, the opprcgsur-Mc.
Dayitt, that calls himself your boss
an mine dye know that McDayItt
holds open house tonight for the silk
stockin' crowd. whites you an me is
starvin an chokn'? His house Is
ablezc wit lIght-wlne is flown like
wafer The sky is rainin' blood to.
night" he cried. Let those stay
VINO will I'm goin to McDayitts
ball Who'll come where Mullen
leads tho way"
lie lcapcd to the floor and plunged
through tho crowd and out Of the
door. Il wild cheer greeting him as he
went. And the men went with him,
pulling guns and knives from their
pockets, picking up stones and
slaves as they went along. with Mul.
len Mt their head We followed them.
McDayitts was ablaze with lights
but not for long. AS we approached
the house, II suddenly became dark.
Some one produced n torch and
fired the house, filled as It was with
horror.strickcn guests The flames
spread, curling up on all sides.
Suddenly the changing OF many bells
was heard upon the night air. Won
Minden and | looked In the dIrcc.
ton from whence the sound came.
Il was help! Half n dozen horseless
fire engines were charging down the
hill. They drew up on the outskirt
OF the crowd. The water.butt was
near where Won Minden and I stood
the crowd had forgotten It. Now
they surged around 1t. and we were
caught.
The tlremen tried to get their ma.
chimes through the throng. Let us
through" they cried Not" yelled
the crowd.
At the waterbutt near which |
stood. one OF the crowd. burly fel.
low. was waving a crowbar round and
rnund bis head The flremen with
their hose tried to get near. but time
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Beauty Measurements.

A perfectly formed woman will
stand at the height of from Ave feet
three to five feet seven inches. She
will weigh from 1875 to 40 pounds.
A plumb line dropped from a point
marked by the tip of her nose Will fall
at a point one inch in front of hcr
great toe. Her shoulders and hips
will strike a straight line drawn VI
and down.
Her bust should measure from rs
to &c inchSs; her hips from eight to
ten inches more than this, and her
waist should be from % to rs inches
In circumference,
The upper arm of this perfect WON
an will end at her waist line. Her
neck should be from IL to IA inches In
circumference.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
THE FIRST TWINGE
or rheumatism Calls for DR.. WiIlIams'
Pink Pills II You Would Be
Easily Cured.

Mr.. Frank Little, a well known cltI-
zen Of Portland, Ionia Co., Mich, was
cured of severe case of rheumatism
by DR.. Williams Pink Pills. In speak.
Ing about it recently he said: My
body was run down and in no condi.
ton to withstand disease and about
five years ago | began TO feel rheu-
matte pains In my arms and across
my back. My arms and legs grew
numb and the rheumatism seemed to
settle in every joint so that | could
hardly move, while my arms we're
useless at times was unable to
sleep or rest well and my heart pain.
ed me so terribly could hardly stand
t. My stomach became sour and
bIoated after eating and this grew
so bad that had Inflammation Of
the stomach. was extremely merry.
GUS and could not bear the least
noise or excitement. One whole side
of my body became paralyzed.
AS | said before. | had been sun.
ering about Ave years and seemed to
be able TO get no relief from my
doctors, when u friend here in Port.
land told me how Dr. Williams Pink
Pills had cured MIN OF neuralgia in
the face. even after the pain had
drawn It to one side. | decided to
try the pills and began TO see some
improvement soon after using them.
This encouraged me to keep on until
was entirely cured have never
had return of the rheumatism or OF
the paralysis.
The pills are for sale by all drug.
gtsts or sent, postpaid. on receipt of
price. 80 cents per box, six boxes
$3.50, by the DR.. williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady. N. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAIL
ROAD AND WESTERN CANADA.
VIII Open Up Immense Area Of Free
Homestead Lands.

Tho railway facilities OF Western
Canada have been taxed to the ut
termOst in recent years to transfer
the surplus grain crop to the eastern
markets and the Reaboard. The large
influx OF settlers and the additional
area put under crop have added large
ly to the grain product. and notwIth-
standing the increased railway facil'
tiles that have been placed at the dts
posal of the public the question OF
transportation has proved TO be a Sc
riOus one.
It will, therefore, be good news to
everyone Interested In Western Can
ada to know Chat an authoritative
statement has been given out by C..
NJ Hays, president OF the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway that that rail-.
way will do It's share towards moving
the crop of 1907 from Alberta, Sas.
katchcwan and Manitoba 10 tide water
and thus assist in removing a serious
obstacle which has faced the settlers
during recent years. Mr.. Hays, who
has Just completed trip from Port.
age Ia Prairie to Edmonton in a prai.
rio schooner. 2 distance Of T35 miles,
which was covered In eighteen days,
Is enthusiastic about the country.
This will be gratifying to settlers In
thc Canadian West. oven II Mr. Hays
declines to be bound 90 a time limit
with the exaCti;udo OF a 6tnp.watch.
The Grand Trunk Pacific road will he
I'm position to take part in the trans.
porlation OF the crop OF 1907 and that
will be satisfactory to the settlers In
that country when tho harvest Is gar.
nered
The wheat crop OF 1906 in Western
Canada was about 10000, 600 bushels,
and with the increased acreage which
r. confidently expected to be put un.
der crop next year II Is safely Calcu.
lated that fully l25O00OO0 bushels will
be harvested in 1907 The necessity
for increased transportation facilities
nre. therefore. apparent. and the state.
mcut made by Mr.. Hays VIII bring on
couragemcnt to the farmers of the
Canadian West. new and old The
opening mp OF additional thousands OF
free homestonds is thus assured by
the agent OF the Canadian Govern.
mcnt. whose address appears else
where.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Shoes Worn Are to Blame For Many
Malformations.

II Is n rare thing nowadays-a per.
feet foot. To compare the foot of an
infant with that of an adult of mature
years makes It difficult 20 believe that
both started out as the same organ.
Our shoes have played havoc with
those members
To be perfect a foot Is followed out
well, inside and out. II has a high in.
step, short heel and long toes, slightly
spatulated at the end A rare point
Of beauty is the hollow on the outside
Of the foot
Shocmakers pay too little attention
10 the conformation of their shoes to
the arch, an important problem, for
the arch Is a series of bones which
extend to the toes and joints. In
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

apron OF "dSnaDie nlUDOn anu AdCc'
1t cut circle of cardboard slightly
larger than the top of tumbler and
cover this with piece of figured
silkoline, lawn or silk, first padding
it with layer of cotton wadding.
Line with piece of plain material and
cover l6 one.half.inch brass rings with
single crochet done in silk the same
color as the lining Sew one OF these
to the top OF the circle for a handle.
and join the remaining 10 in a ring,
sewing them to the edge OF the card.
board
A very pretty daisy emery Is made
Of l6 inches of white ribbon knotted
every two inches and sewed in loops
around yellow emery so that a knot
comes in the center of each loop.
there being eight in all. A few flower
stamens and pistils are scwed inside
these loops with several loops Of green
ribbon at the back
That each accessory may have a lit.
tie snuggery OF its own. such rs wells.
collars and kerchiefs, variety OF
cases especially adapted for the pur-
pose are temptingly displayed.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
SN(I 2 II EAMcKs
saM4 o/ZHSHZON 4
In Dresden and Other Ribbons

scribe this pretty novelty in detail
We must confess that the center is
but an humble tea strainer the handle
extending upright and so forming n
support on which It may be hung.
Within It is placed little cushion I'll.
ed with cotton and covered with flow.
cred silk or sllkoline The pins are
easily thrust through the wire and
so held in place.
A medicine glass cover is another
pretty and practical trihe. To make
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

Three seasons OF rainfall have
transformed New Mexico from an e1'
panse OF unproductlve territory into o
country of bountiful crops, running
streams and happy, prosperous peo
pie" is the report which f. W. Fox
register of the government land Office
at Clayton, N. NJ, brought to Washing
ton.-Washington Post.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

side OF hem. This is a little compll-
Gated, but after you make one bag 1t
will come easy. Now make a little
hem down four inches on each side
from hoop. This will leave seven
inches on each side. Gather this up,
using very large stitches. or course
both sides must be made alike. Cover
he gathering with n covered mould
md bow, then wind both hoops with
ibbon, q little more than half way
nd make bow where the ribbon
nd cretonne join. II requires three
nd one.half yards of flve.inch ribbon.
These bags are very pretty and can
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
sixty Years a LamnIinhter.

Timothy Boldra ''ho has died at
Yarmouth, England. at the age Of SO
years, had been in the service Of tho
local gas company more than 60 years,
and before that, as a youth, was EN-.
ployod to light the street oil lamps
with flint and stool
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Sound Law In New Book.

A. c. FoX.Davls. London lawyer.
who has written 81 volumes, mainly on
the peerage and law, has broken into
the field OF fiction with a detective
story In which he warrants that the
law is all right. He wrote the book
Just because he found the law all
wrong In one OF the best Of tho Sher
lock Holmes stories.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

For Making Dainty Work Bag

be used for soied handkerchiefs,
work and dust bags, and are pretty
made of silk and scrim, but in either
case ought to be lined, rs the material
Is so Gimsy. Small figures look best
in either case.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
What Can Be Done With Cretonne and
Simple Trimmings.

This requires 81 inches of cretonne
yard wide. This will make two bags
by cutting lengthwise Buy two pairs
OF six.inch embroidery hoops without
the felt IL you can find them; turn
a two and one.half inch hem at each
end OF material. putting the hoop in.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

which to my mind is more attractive
than the long vial is the circular one
with center OF wire netting and
large full rdiile of plain satin ribbon,
a suniiower FOR all the world. These
are sold for % cents apiece. To de.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18
Old Adaae Corroborated.

Confederation Of the old saying hat
"the way to a mans heart is through
his stomach" is found in an item
which announces that a western mil
lionaire is gong to marry his cOSk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-01-18

John Avery McIlhcnny, recently
nominated ciyil service commits
sloner though only 80 years old has
gut two glrdcs round about the earth.
has killed big game In Africa and has
fought In a real Though smalD war.
Besides being former rough rider,
he is one OF the richest men in Louisl-
ana His pepper farm on Avery island,
iberia parish, is famous. and 80 Is the
huge factory In which he makes pep
per sauce. Two years ago the Neil.
hennys entertained the presidents
older daughter, now Mrs LongwOrth.
in their New Orleans home At carni-
val time and last year the president
himself was their guest.
The extraordinary popularity Of fins
white goods this summer makes the
choice Of Starch matter Of great i'm.
pOrtance. Defiance Starch. being free
from all injurious chemicals, is the
only one which IS safe TO use on fine
fabrics Its great strength a. a stiff-
cner makes half the usual quantity of
Starch necessary with the result Of
perfect finish, equal to that when the
goods were new.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-21

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-21

hs Pony just tha Bsas gpt vssl niausa
As ha, bpuncs 1Yent alpng ,s Ns
HAnd hSfofa thsy fwelA prpahA
fuinYwoisld sell
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

A real diamond field in America
seems now to be an actuality. DR..
Geo. f. Kunz, the foremost authority
in America ON diamonds. and DR.. ID.
S. Washington, we'll known petro'
grapher, have concluded an exhaustive
examination of the field discovered in
Pike county, Arkansas and reports that
this peculiar formation Is volcanic
rock of igneous stock, very similar to
that of the South African diamond
mines. In extent it covers about loo
miles. The first stones were found a
year ago by native and since then
1870 have been found. The two largest
weigh 61s carats, and are exceedingly
fine and white" The entire field is
controlled by local capitalists and il
being actively developed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

Railroad valuations increased; farm
valuations increased; recording fees
in all departments increased; every
source of revenue worked to the
limit; state expenditures increased ;
salaries increased; number OF state
employees increased until additional
room is needed outside of the capitol
building; state taxes increased to a
point higher than ever before in the
history of the state; political boss
ism reigning everywhere state popu'
lation decreasing; too much raiu FOL
the crops. God bless our home. -Des
Moines Capital.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

There is going to be plenty of good
timber next year from which to select
republican candidates for president,
senator aud governor, judging from
the many names already suggested.
The party will act wisely if it makes
the selections without engendering
such bitter controversy within itself
as will result in a division in its
ranks.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

Congressman Haugen mas put in
several strenuous days on his Kensett
township farm this season, "pitching
in" great deal harder than the
average hired man. He enjoys doing
that sort of thing every summer be-
cause it helps keep him in good trim
for the remainder of the year. Our
member is preparing himself for the
Craftsmanship of the Agricultural COM
mittee, all right enough, says the
Index.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

The Colfax Clipper says: IF you
want to know what causes murder in
more than nine cases out of ten just
spell it backwards -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

1t is refreshing TO note that Mr..
Cummins has found time on several
occasions during the summer to stop
off in Iowa while going from one
state to another to fill Chautauqua
engagements, and compliment his
secretary. Johnny Briar, on the ex-
cellent governor he is making.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14
Two Sides to the Question.

Here is what farmer reader of a
neighboring paper writes in reference
to the relation of the local merchaIt
TO the mail order house:
If the mail order houses get 81, ,0f0
out of this county each month that
belongs to the home merchants the
fault is with the merchants them
selves. The mail order houses adver-
tise and give US prices on everything
they offer for sale They tell us what
they have and what they sell and
what they want for it. OF course we
get soaked once in a while and if VIE
40 we can try some other house. Most
of the home merchants who advertise
at all don't quote prices. They neg
lect TO tell us what we want to know
the price. OF course we can 90 to
the store and ask the price of this
article and that, but you know how
it is-one doesn't know so well exact
ly what he wants to buy when he gets
in a store as when he is at home.
And here is where the mail order
houses make their hit. They send
their advertising matter into homes
and we read it when we haven't any
thing else to do, and every member of
the family who reads their stuff usu-
ally sees something that he or some
other member of the family wants
and many orders are made up and sent
out Just at such times.
Right here is where the home mer-
chant falls down. II he talked up his
business to us in our homes the same
as the mail order houses do the people
would be in to see him the next time
they came to town and in many cases
extra trips would be made to get the
things at once that we didn't know
we wanted until they were brought to
our attention.
The home merchant can save the eX-
pense of getting out catalogue. We
people read the home papers more
carefully than we do catalog. and II
the merchant wants TO talk business
with US let him pnt his talk in the
home papers, and put 1T in so that we
know he means business. The home
merchant likely. nine times out OF
ten, sells his goods as cheap as the
mail order houses, and L believe on
many things they are much cheaper,
but how are we to know il he doesn t
tell us about it?
A merchant must not thlnk tnat
even his best customers know his
goods so we'll that he can tell what he
has without being shown. 1t is none
of my business how the home mer-
chant runs his business, but l don't
like to see these roasts in the papers
all the time about us fellows who get
a little stuff shipped in once in a
while and never anything said ON the
other side There are always two
sides to question, and l have given
you mine. If it is worth anything TO
you you can take it. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

The alarming news has gone forth
from the scientists that the world may
be hit by a comet and destroyed, says
an exchange. The time is not
definitely fixed when this calamity is
to take place. but in order to be pro-
perly prepared we wish to call the at
tention of few of our subscribers to
the fact that they are owing rs quite
a little on subscriptions, which fact
we know would trouble them when
thew met st. Peter at the gate. They
would feel even better too, If they pay
a year in advance. You'd hate to &c
to heaven feeling that you were owing
anyone who needed the money as bad
as the printer, and then, too, we
would feel good deal better If we
had the money to square up few
little matters ourselves.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

Sec'y. Taft will spend this week in
Washington and then start out on a
speech making tour of the west, in
the interest of his candidacy for presi-
dent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

Now is the time to cut the weeds
along the highways and in the fields,
to prevent them from seeding.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

The maneuvers of the brown and the
blue army about Des Moines ended on
Saturday. The mimic contest be-
tween the two armies of the Iowa
national guard ended in the browns,
the defenders of the city, repulsing
the blues, the invaders. The maneu-
vers of the two armies have been kept
track of by the people generally over
the state with much interest.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14

That 500, 240, 600 will give us a fine
boost in paying for the Panama
Canal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-08-14
Current Comment.

The republicans of Maryland are
meeting in state convention today.