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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
Bids for Depository Of County Funds

Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received by the County
Court OF St. Francois County, at the May
term 1907, until noon on the first day Of
the said term of said Court, from Banks
and Banking Corporations, or Associ-
atoms, or individual bankers, in said
county, for the deposit of the funds of
said county, for the two years next en-
suing the date of said bid. Such pro.
posals must state the largest rate of in.
terest per annum that will be paid to the
county on the daily balances to the cred
it of the county With said depository, as
provided by law, for the privilege of be-
ing made the depository OF such funds,
and must be accompanied by duly
certified check on some solvent bank
for not less than onc-half OF one per
cent of the county revenue of the pre-
ceding year payable to the Treasurer OF
the county, as guarantee Of good faith
on the part of the bidder. No bid will
bc considered unless said certified check
shall accompany the same
J. a. LAWRENCE,
Clerk St. Francois County Court
April 3, 1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
The Missouri Hen Csckles.

A Jefferson City special to the
st. Louis Republic of the l4th
says; Apropos the news story
printed last Thursday in the Re
public, that the Missouri hen would
have to get busy to supply the city
institutions with 1875, 800 eggs in
the next three months, this mum.
Der Of the commodity having been
contracted for by John p. Boyce,
Commissioner of Supplies, the in.
terestlng information develops that
this barnyard queen can fill the
order in less than half minute.
j. II, Nolen. chief clerk of the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics,
and A. T. Edmonston, statisticiau,
have data showing that in 1906.
more than $50, 900, 900 dozens of
eggs. or three billion were laid in
Missouri.
This was an average of 6S4 900
dozen eggs per day or more than
8, POS 900 eggs for each twenty
four hours.
In one hour the Missouri hen
lays 342 900 eggs, consequently it
will require less than half hour for
her to fill the ordor required by all
the city institutions in st. Louis in
I he peyt throa tpnpthe
The Missouri hen will get busy,
but she will not have to be busy
for more than thirty minutes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

u IL !.
". Gibson, sarah Thomurc Mary +. THUR.
man, Mrs +. Emerson, Joseph Glib
son, and Ida G. Vest plaintiffs,
Philip Gibson, Defendant.
Partition.
In obedience to an order OF the Circuit
Court of st. Francois county, Missouri, In
the above entitled cause, made at the No
2Ith day OF November, 1906, /, the under
signed sheriff of st. Francois county. win
proceed to sell Mt public auction for the
purposes of partition. on
TUESDAY, MAY IA. 1907.
between the hours OF nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock In the afternoon
OF that day, at the south front door of the
Court House, In the city of Pennington. I'm
said st. Francois county, Missouri. and
during the sessiOngOf the Circuit Court OF
said county, the following described real
estate, situate. lying and being In the county
OF 1t. Francois and state of Missouri. to.
wit
All that portion OF survey No. 2II6, town.
snip 81 north OF range east, described rs
follows, to'wit beginning at the northeast
corner OF said survey, running north " de
grees west 10 chains, thence south degrees
west l0.t chains to a stone, thence north
~ degrees west $50 chains on division line
between Nancy Burks' and Catherine Her.
DDS to u stone In old road. thence south
degrees west lT.Gj chains along the middle
of said old road to the center of county
road, thence along said road east 1904
chains 10 the northeast cOTDaT OF COLLINS
Hardy tract; thence along said road dc.
grees % chains, thence south " degrees
east sos chains; thence south G52 degrees
east q - chains, 6s degrees east s.tl chains.
south 66 degrees east 9.6S chains. south b7a
degrees east G.0i chains to the beginning,
containing $50 acres also 81. ~ acres, part
OF the northeast quarter, and part Of tho
southeast quarter, and part Of the south
west quarter, all In section y, in township
81 range 3 east. also ~. 80 acres part of
the north fractional half of the northwest
fractional quarter OF section 80, township
", range east, containing 81 acres more
or less, and aggregatlnR 237 ncres more or
less, less 20 acres on OF the west part OF the
$50 acres In survey No. 2IlG, township ~
north of range east, set aside rs home.
stead ana dover.
Terms-One fourth cash and balance In
one year, the deferred payment to he Sc.
cured by deed of trust on said property and
to bear interest OF the rate of six per cent
per annum, With privilege to the purchaser
OF paying all cash, provided he elect to do
SO before tile approval OF the sale by the
court
j. j. CROkE, sheriff
Aprl u, 1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

In our articles regarding the
equalization of assessment in this
county, we made comparison with
Washington and Mississippi coun-
ties, placing the assessed valuation
of those counties at over IS 900, =
900, whereas the assessment of this
county was less than IS, 200, 900.
This was a pretty large sized error,
into which we were led by state
ment of the potosi journal in dis
cusslng the Court House PROPOSE
ton in Washington county, and
which placed the assessed valuation
of that county at over S., 600, 900
and Mississippi county at even
more If the Journal ever cor
rected its statement, which was
probably typographical error, we
failed to see it, The fact is, how.
ever, which we learn from the
State Auditors report of 1906,
which has just been sent out. the
assessed valuation of Washington
county ls only 81, 1913, 49S and
Mississippi county only So, 40, 432.
We thought at the time that it was
strange that these two counties.
with nothing like the wealth of st.
Francois county, should be as
sessed at more than this county,
but supposed the journal had
taken its figures from the county
records and that they were correct.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

The County Board of Equaliza
ton, after nearly two weeks ar
duous labor finished its work last
Thursday, Notice of the raises or
increases in assessed valuations is
published in THE TIMES this week
aud will prove Of interest to a great
many Of our taxpayers. The
Board of Appeals meets next Mon
day, the 22d inst. The increase in
round numbers is 81, 300, 900,
which raises the assessed valuation
Of the county to about $40, 300, 900.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

Governor Folk, in special
message to the Legislature, recon-
mends legislation 20 increase the
States revenue, and suggests Ii
cense tax on all corporations of %
cents on each $1,000 of their capital
stock. 1t is estimated that this will
raise about 800, 900 for the State
revenue.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
Administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters of nd
mlnistration were granted to the under.
signed by the Probate Court OF ST. Fran.
co.'s county, Missouri, dated the list day of
February, 1906. on the estate OF
BETTE NEWLY. Deceased.
All persons having claims agalnst said es
tate are required to exhibit them to the ad &.
mlniStrntOr for allowance within one year
from the date OF this publication, or they
may be precluded from any benefit OF said
estate; and II not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date of this pub
lication, they will be forever barred
j MAC CUNNINGHAM, Admir-.
April ~, 1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

The State grain weighing bill
passed at the regular session of the
Legislature has been signed by the
Governor This law places at the
disposal of the Railroad Commits.
sion vast amount of patronage,
comforting on it the power to
appoint from sixty to one hundred
State grain welghers. The grain
merchants of st. Louis are very
much opposed to the system, and
claim that it will result in more
damage to the grain trade than can
be reckoned, and that its enact.
ment will benefit only job hunters
and politicians. The supporters
af the measure claim that it will
be benefit to grain raisers. For
some years the weighing of grain
in St. Louis has been done by
weighing bureau of the Exchange
which, the grain merchants claim,
has been satisfactory to both ship
pers and buyers, and has had the
effect of building up the grain
market, while under former
State weighing system deplorable
condition of affairs existed What
ever may be the merits or dement's
of the new grain weighing law,
there is no doubt that the grain
merchants in the large grain mar
kets of the State are greatly OPP.
posed to it and a special meeting
of the Board of Directors of the
st. Louis exchange was held last
Tuesday and discussed means of
the law.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

Senator Foraker is making cam
paign speeches in Ohio, aud the
President is so exercised over it
that he has called Secretary Taft
home from his jaunt to follow up
Mr. Foraker aud tear down his
fences,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
Says Dog Tax Is Invalid.

DR.. G. A. Cohen, one of the
members of the Board of Regents
of the kirksville Normal, says the
dog law which Governor Folk APP
proved and which consumed more
of the Legislatures time than any
other single measure, is invalid
because of the sex discrimination.
The doctor says that, according
to recent decision of the New
York Supreme Court, the Missouri
law is invalid. because it imposes n
tax of 81 head on male dogs and
- on females, and, consequently,
is not an equal tax on exactly the
same kind of property.
Doctor Cohen is the owner of a
very large kennel, and he feels con-
siderable interest in this law. He
says there are several points upon
which 1t can be attacked in the
courts. The taxes it proposes to
levy is not for general, but for a
specific pCrpose-the reimburse
ment Of the owners of fiocks that
have suffered from raids by worth
less ours.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

Burglars blew the snfe Of the Ste
Genevieve Lumber Co. open with
some explosives, but only secured 81
for their trouble Part of the door of
the safe was blown through Il sash a
distance OF 1870 feet.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

Found-A bunch of keys on walk
in front of Cole & Nixon's store.
Owner may get same by calling at the
Office of Clay, Buck & Fleming and
paying for this notice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

Here is a joke from Success"
for the Cheer Up Book, which
hope everybody is making;
DR.. Bliss of Washington had con.
troversy with the superintendent of St.
Elizabeth's over patient whom the
doctor believed was perfectly sane.
Finally he secured the superntend.
ent's consent to take him in his carriage
on his round of calls, where he could
study him to better advantage. The
patient was bright and interesting, a
good conversationalist, and the doctor
became finally convinced that he was
wrongfully held. Suddenly the patient
asked.
Have you a small piece of toast in
your pocket"
Toast? No." replied the doctor.
Are YOU hungry"
"Oh, no, sir" said the patient, polite
ly. "Only | am a poached egg, and
unless | have piece of toast TO sit on,
/ shall go to pieces directly"
DR.. Bliss drove back to the asylum for
some toast
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

A Shoe Factory from st. Louis will
locate in Ste, Geuevieve If the people
of that town will raise 500, 900 for
them. They promise to employ 800
men. The Ste. Geneveve folks think
that is quite too much to give for a
factory, but are considering giving the
ground and building for factory.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

Seed Corn and Eggs.
Boone County White Seed Corn and
pure Brown Leghorn Eggs for sale.
j. w. Banes, Route No. /, Farming
ton, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

One day last week was Daudrhon
Day at Topeka, Kansas. There
was war of determination waged
against the bright, yellow flower
which was taking possession of
lawns everywhere. The State Off
cials abandoned their business and
every man, woman and child pulled
the little flower before it could go
to seed, and so further increase the
damage.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

Three things to hate-cruelty,
arrogance and ingratitude.
Three things to delight in-beau.
ty, frankness and freedom.
Three things to avoid-illness,
loquacIty and flippant jesting.
Three things to wish for-health,
friends and contented spirit,
Three things to cultivate-good
books, good friends and good
humor.
Three things to tcach-truth,
industry aud contentment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
Strayed or Stolen-O

Strayed or Stolen-On or about
March 80, gray mare with head stall
of halter on, branded "P d" on left
hip, heavy with foal or probably has
mule colt also yearlng filly colt,
roauish brown. viii pay $500 re-
ward for their recovery or any infor-
nation leadingto their recovery.
G. c. WAMPLER,
Esther, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19

The idea of the Trinity is found
all through our lives, and | have
found this little clipping which
contains much worth needing, for
each one is a little sermon in itself:
Three things to do-think, live
and act.
Three things TO govern--tenper,
tongue and conduct.
Three things toIcherish-virtue,
goodness and wisdom.
Three things to love--courage.
gentleness and affection.
Three things to contendtsfor-
honor, country and friends.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
WANTS, FOR sale, &c.

Ask to See the Akron Truss
Something new 10 trusses.
LAAKMAS's Drug STORE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-04-19
Sheriff's Sale in Partition.

william II. Young. Edward Byington, Geo.
". Gibson, sarah ThOmure, Mary T.. Thur.
man, Mrs. Il r. Emerson, Joseph Gib
son, ana Ida C. Vest, Plaintirs
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16
RAIN tNB tHt TELEPHONE
HAL Weather Asan~ sTtsssiafc fof 1hs
pt~sraf.sr~ az tsutras

The chief operator 81 aa upfua
telephone exchange impaFsH fhe in
fofsaflgn that telephone sigis read
tha wpathaf foreeasfa as 4 batter If
sfutg aad regard rains dat ~ cal
4fHifs IL lent The aunaz aue, ~ ast
skirts that makes rainy wesfher an
popular with them bat tbe fast lhaf
fhelf tabotH ~ the switchboard ere
doubled
uirerll5 traeeabir ga ID. state ui
The weather IL IN. increase ln tslea
phone ealia on unpleasant days
when she san comes out brightly The
army uf shoppers visit the stores. a.
CITE with the grocer aud repfnarh
the butcher When the rain begins to-
cum, down the women folk proceed
90 order over the }elcphuu"
Occasionally b" girls find nom.
eufs Of rest on ordinary dsvs but
when the board IL clicking ,tE calls
In rainy weather arms aud bodies are
aluays busy from one end ~ The
tne fa The other Il wouldn't b.
quite So wearing. one Of tn" girls eN-
plaiued II thr users OF the line
would bu NOR, gentle with their sis
sers IN the exchange. bat IL Is an ar-
ceptod belief among telephone girls
that women shoppers lack great
deal tn courtesy and generally voice
their demands Erufny, impatiently
and with little consideration for the
operators or their troubles
That men are invariably easier 10
get along with Is another tradition
among the exchange girls Men are
frequently gruff when call is de
Iayed. but they often say they are
sorry. and they display sympathy
which In women telephone users
seems to be missing.
The most taIkative days of The
week from the exchange girls stand
point are Mondays and SATURDAYS
The busiest hours of these days are
from to Il in the morning and I
10 in the afternoon
The telephone girl expects TO put
In hard day or two every week, but
when 1t happens to ram on Monday
or Saturday and thus add to her bur
den ii seems like reprehensible con
,piracy Under such conditions tel |
,phone exchange in New York city !
S no safe place for journeyman /
Weather observer who values his life. /
New York Sun,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16
WHY IENo BECAME NIA\.
He Had Lost Wages When show
Paid OF According to Alphabet

W, ., lafhhEtoh' alioaSS'""' /
extraordinary and minister piehopo-
for Gentry bfo'heie ram
Gus shows unabridged and uhap-
pfoachaple ana which 1t may oe
remarked pafei'ne''',,l's VIZ s w
p'','eo ne'S ~ .;ts No Cnn-
~ ~, r., ,rbnr,h Queen of Midget
,a,,5 ...,, aadna attraction al Wax
,h,ahio ,torch 81 vouches for the
.a,,thf,,,oass of rho followina little
,,.,,.,.at;,,a tho Incidents of which
aaa,a nndor mic nhearvation while
NV -. ,,'', io.', .,,,,,,,ar.
~, n,,s ,,ith an ENGLISH nroyiu-
,i.l ,,,tor,ina corpanv and hush
na.. ha1 Lnan had FinaIlv the per
-. lin am ,rrot,at named Zc-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16

the readers % This paper van DO
pleased fo learn that there lis At
least one dreaded disease that science
has been able 'o cure In an lts stages
aud that is .afasrh Halls Caiarrh
Cure .H tte an'. positive cure uow
known fe fbr medical fraternity.
Camfrt being Constitutional dls.
ease. require Constitutional treat
men' UMiH Cs'arrh cure is taken
Internally. atEE directly upon fhe
blood 600 HH..Hs surfaces rf fhc
ssftu thereby d rof.ne 'hc foHn-
daHan 1f rhe disease and siy.nr tae
uatlaut stFtnFih . building up che
constitution end stluE uaiufr iu
IanE ifF uaf. The p8pTie'ors basv
ea mggh falth H .fs curative powers
tbat fhsr atfsF uas Hundred Dollars
f aur .ase ftaf fails PRO- e8fc
send fnr ice af t#silmonial Address
F Do CHENEY s go Toledo %
Faid HV all 8faEsisfe. s.f
raEe HaH ramlf Fylis tor Hau'
lpa'iau
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16
cor or iIt.tiIti
Negro Pleads Guilt, IN Two AGgfa.
waited Assault Cases.

Clcburuc. Texas. March - John
webb. colored bad much luvk iu the
settlement uf his troubles. altcr fig
uUus ia sensational shooting oee
81 Venus several weeks ago. Webb
was the negro brought here and Jail
ed charged with killing Negro
woman aud "a man AT Venus thar is
ne was In the shooting scrape The
negro man went to Fort Worth 10
get treatment la a hospital The Of
ficcgs her. heard of his being ia Ft
Worth and later had him brought
here and placed In jail. within a
few days he died The negro woman
also died Then Webb developed a
good case Of smallpox and was re-
ported and sent 10 the pest camp Al
the time the grand jury was in scs-
sion hiH case could not be- investiga-
ted on account OF the fact that he
had smallpox Recently Webb rccoy-
erred from the disease and his case
was investigated by County Attorney
kugle and assistants, with the result
that both charges We're reduced to
that of aggravated assault and bat
terry and filed in the county court.
The charges in the district court
were dismissed. The present fines
will be $50 and costs in two cases.
1t will take Webb year to workout
his fine on the county roads, Webb
pleaded guilty and was sent to the
road gang yesterday afternoon
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16

Monroe, La, March 16.-Flint
Williams and Henry Gardner, two
young negroes about % years old,
were taken from the city Jail yester-
day morning at / O'Clock and hung
in the court house square by a party
of fifty men. Both negroes confess
ed to having, with a third negro,
shot and robbed the two Italians on
Monday night
Gardner also confessed TO having
entered the room Of Miss Jessie
Bumpus about 3 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
The keys to the Jail were taken
from police officer at the point of
a gun
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16
WOMEN AND GppD HEALTH.

/ Good Health asks the question,
why Is the American woman an
/ iuvalid2" aud answering the query
| the Baltimore Sun says Women are
not naturally inferior TO men in ply
steal health. Among sayages they are
fully as strong aud healthy as men,
doing most Of the work. In Africa the
best porters are women In some
countries they are superior 10 men
In endurance. Among ourselves girl
babies and very young girls are as
healthy as boys The difference in
vigor begins when outdoor life is
abridged Mans life is mostly out
door life, woman's life is indoor
life The savage woman is superior
because she dweIls out !
doors and gets plenty Of exercise. /
Indoor life, says Good Health, /
with the numerous artificial and .
unwholesOme conditions which ii .
imposes is powerful factor in low /
eriug the vitality. diminishing the !
power to resist disease, and in main !
tanning a continual contact with con (
dluONS productive OF disease. Mon /
keys and most other Wild animals
deteriorate rapidly in captivity. be
cause OF the deprivation of the
fresh air and sunshine to which they
are naturally adapted. Civilized wom-
+ en- are almost compelled TO live Sc
deutary lives This fact accounts in
large degree for the almost univer-
sal iuyalidism among them.
Back to nature therefore is
something more than taddish cry;
il is a promise Of yigor and happi-
ness to young girls who appreciate
it's meaning early in life. If choice
has to be made between physical Wig
or on the one hand and the charm
of white skin. dainty manner and
delicate beauty on the other. let it
/ be made deliberately. with fun
recognition of the evil of iuvalidism.
/ viii the angel be lost in the tomhoy .
! Not necessarily Better healthy.
capable. back-to- nature wife, most
men will say. than the delicately
nurtured wife who must spend a
good part of her time and income at
hospital
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16

Commenting .H ths .mHsf .aH.~ Hf
= Huue tsefftaH th0sH FuttttH
lh. vaa Rafnala aeaf fHr
pfaeusfsf aHd aannsa~a af fHflnr
esasfaslans trHsaa aUu #He arnps
euulr f aaF educational us'ifa-
luua aud auon betr prosperity aHa
haus8assss teusna fns sfatt and
glafr af d. ast=sn Hsfaass ESQ., .aii
Aren af taasT 8fe ~ msa aaa &n1n-
ssu ~ sumafrn@ rh@ Assn4 trps z
muar ]. a6mNtsa thaf the further
10 W Ae-sgs an keps frwuf polttife
ans p.s4ssfes4aa n. better The -
I.~fisan ~ good nsa seoHie ." ne
aan If every p@rson ~ao voters -
the .i.ssioz for trustees. re@a "a i~~s
Of ais other Considerations
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-03-16
rrr tnl,lf<sI. r.p hfr
Thirty sis fisa~ Ut Guilty Arrrpied
During tht~ tefns uf ttsurt

The frist ~ eaae# iu fhe criminal
department ~ fHr fuan raaH
s8ms "a aa end ud& Aa8aay ths
all 81 the aefl Hackef elil ~ made
Dating ths wo ws.aa AeEufea fu
srlWtaAl eaa~s tblr3s aix pleas pt
Hifs wvre aseVfsi Feaga #ee
several convictions Hs fhr sury aud
one 80 fhe rouFf
left H3vaaft. raip5%8 RRH afEaiHH
- for trial Yesterday on a charge ~
failing 10 pay his poll tar and 3oFk
he road The }ufy failed to agree
upon verdict aud w5s discharged
tha morning 4 miatfia' ~ss entered
go the docket -Four ~ the Jurors
we're Cor convictions and tso for ar-
uuiftai