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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23
SPARTA HIGH SCHOOL
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE
Opens Sept. 16, 1907.

Teaching force strengthened. equip.
ment improved, course extended.
Commercial Department under super
vision OF PROF. W. =. POTTER. ex.
pert pennan and teacher of long expc.
rience. Expenses about one-half that
OF any reliable private school, as no
attempt is made to make money out of
this school, Gregg and Pittman short.
hand, touch type-writing. and latest
methods OF accounting thoroughly
taught,
We hay" more calls for our students
than We have ever been able 10 supply.
One dozen beautiful calling or busi.
ness cards free to any one sending us
ten names OF prospective students.
Address
j. B. LEMON, Sec'y,
Sparta, Ill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23

Secretary Taft, Presidents Roos'
eyeIts candidate with himself IN
the back ground as a dark horse }
has come out for tariff revision
and railroad regulation. The wind
is setting so strongly in the drec-
ton of Democratic policies ana the
President has gained so much APP
plausc for the appropriation Of
some of these policies, +hat il looks
ms if the Republicans ARE trying TO
fool the people with the idea that
they are really in the line Of re
form
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23
Carleton Colleoe
announcement for loO7=loOS

The Faculty composed of instructors all being
regular college graduates and experienced teachers
Departments OF Instruction. Preparatory: Col
ege OF Liberal Arts offering three regular
ton namely Classical Scientific and Literary College of Ora
tory and Conservatory Offering in both vocal and in
strumenta music.
Suitable Degrees conferred upon all regular graduates
Separate Dormitories maintained for young ladies
and gentlemen During the vacation these dormtore
being gone over aud will excellent shape by the time
school opens.
Additional Advantages Science Laboratory, good Iii.
bray, fine Athletic Field and much Individual Instruction.
Terms Good board and furnished So per week Tuition
Reasonable School opens September 9th Send for Illus
trated Catalogue
g. B. THOMAS President,
Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23
IT WON'T WORK

IN effort IL being made to fore"
MIR. Bryan to declare himself pos
tive candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President Mr..
BRYAN has held that the question
of who shall be the next nominee
should be left to the rank ana file
of the party in their several State
organizations, and it has been fully
understood that if he should be
the choice Of the majority he
would accept the nomination.. Bnt
a conference is said to have been
held in Chicago recently in which
Mr.. Thomas Tuggart, Chairman
of the National Democratic Com
mlttre, and Roger &. sullivan,
one of the Illinois committeeman,
took prominent part, and that It
decided TINT Mr.. Bryan must be
forced to declare himself an ac.lve
aspiraut for the nomination; that
he would not be permitted to be a
massive" candidate. 1t is further
alleged that Governor Folk is to be
the instrument to force Mr.. Bryan
to IA declaration that he is au active
aspiraut, by having delegation OF
the Governors friends to put 1t mp
to the Nebraskan by asking him to
declare himself for Governor Folk.
4 refusal to accede on the part OF
Mr.. Bryan will be considered by
them as a declaration of war. and
he will be forced to fight for the
Missouri delegation,
The politicians propose and some
times the people dispose of ques.
tions of this character. Missouri
thinks a good deal of its Governor,
but large majority of the Demo
Gratis of this State favor Mr.. Bryan
over anyone at this time for the
presidential nomination. We be-
lieve GOV. Folk appreciates this fact
and that he will not for moment
allow himself to be used to try to
force an issue between himself and
Mr.. Bryan. Mr. Bryan has taken
lhe only consistent and patriotic
position in this matter, and II his
probable nomination deters Other
aspirants from declaring themselves
it is only because they recognize
that he is the strongest man will
the rank and file of the party in the
country at this time; and Messrs
Taggart and Sullivan, as well as
the people, know that when he Il
called upon to lead he will obey
and if the choice of the convention
should fall upon another he viii
give the party's choice his Garner
support.
But suppose Mr.. Bryan shoul'
become an active, seeking candid
ate for the nomination, what do
Messrs. Taggart and Sullivan pro
pose to dot If they imagine any
thing they can do will lessen TIT
probability of Mr., Bryan's nomi'
nation they know little about thu
sentiment of the rank and file o.
the party.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23

DR.. August Sanders of Marble Hill
was found dead in his bed on the
morning of the 18th. He was 73
years old and it is supposed he died from
heart failure
The County Court recently in SEES
sion at Fredericktown paid ~ for wolf
scalps. There we're six of them, and
were worth 81 80 each.
The Gresham Mercantile Co.'S store
was robbed on the night Of the 9Th.
and then burned. The loss is about
So, 900 with NO insurance.
Fisk, Butler county is without ss-
loon, as the petitions were all turned
down by the recent County Court.
The Benton Record says that Mrs.
Cadill Of Edna killed 81 snakes Of var.
ious sizes in her yard In one day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23

The Ste. Genevievc Herald says
,hatas25, 900 worth Of onions have
been shipped from Ste. Genevieve this
year
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23
APPLICATION FOR BIDS.

Bids will be received by the County
Clerk for 80 cords of good billet wood
TO be delivered Mt the jail no later than
October LIST, and cars Of standard
lump cool, ] car to be delivered at the
Court House and car to the County
lniirmary by Oct LIST, and the other
two as needed Bidders will bid on
coal from CoulteryilIe and Carteryile
districts. Bids to be opened on Sep.
TENDER 2, 1907 The right is reserved
to reject any and all bids.
JAMES j. CRoKE, Sheriff.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23
Raising a False Issue.

ErrOT Always cHlploSs Inception.
Nothing is more fatal to false
doctrine than to have it clearly
stated and the defenders of false
doctrine admit this when they stud
iously mistate the issue. The st.
Louis Globe Democrat furnishcs
an illustration of this. In an edi
toral entitled THE New Irresistible
Conflict" the Globe. Democrat takes
Governor Glenn, Governor Gomez
aud Governor Swanson to task for
prosecuting the railroads aud de
clures rhut these governors are as
Slstlng the doctrines that led to the
civil war. The charge is not true
aud the Globe. Democrat confessrs
the weakness Of its position when
1t attempts 10 present false issue.
Neither Governor Glenn, Governor
Swanson nor Governor Conner has
disputed the supremacy Of the fed.
eraI government in the regulation
Of inter state commerce. The ques.
ton involved in North Carolina
and Virginia is, have these States
the right to regulate commerce in
tuelt borders
a federal Judge undertook, at
the request of the railroads, to sus-
pend the state rate law and to re.
lease persons arrested for violation
Of that law. The law had never
been decided unconstitutional or
cOuliScatory but the Judge assumed
that the eXpartc statement of the
railroads was correct and proceeded
to restrain the states. The COVER
uorS decided to test the question.
aud the roads finally decided to do
what they ought to have done Do
the first place, namely, comply with
the law while they contested it,
validity through the regular chan
ncl<.
Govcrner Conner of Alabama is
testing another question, and this
!. thn nr,.,,nr Which mast di.trrh.
the Globe Democrat. namely
o.h.tl,o, a Giant, onn g,.l,;d n,,
mara,;on 80 ,rau.car . aaso - H.,
federal courts when suit is brought
.,o;nst :, mo AloLouo Ioo;sia
go anaa,od a ,on. fa,L;aa;nc H.,
,onoyaI and ,ro,.iJino rn, tLn wa
ynoot;nn ~ l;corsos o. q nonoIt,
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hns,nass IN ,bo' stota ras royn,oJ
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l,,. ana w.bv. .LnrId L.'rn,onfor.,
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Iov uh.r Il. ,,nI, .,l,o ,,,h ~ of,ino
nn,. nralaI,I, r,a CI,Ln nn,aaa,.a,
youiJ hovr him r.od into .n.j.
no,I - ay..,t ,rL,r, the lace onr
carns q r,;IrooJ ~
ia .tot.' .,.ot.. , cor,oroti,r
can II NOT Bv ,he t.rrns nm wh;nb ~
ann do hrsinossD And l. q .tot,
narrits , f,rnign cornnraiion tn IN
/ husinn.s witbin II. hnrdnrs r,r !,
nresrrihp tLr form. and conneI
cnm,Iionc, with thnss tsrmsg And
whnt reon;rsncrt - moro rs,soahIe
thon finn. the oor,orot;on .boll srh.
NIT ;ts rontrovarsitios to thn ronrts
If ,be stoteo rho .tote conrt. ore
leec svnsrsiva ana reorer to tho
li,;,orts stoto oots o,lr Win
In IL r,ohts lint oooordinr 70 IFS
dn,y when i nrotects re oitiyenY
Frnm ,he vaxot;ons of I;t;got;on in
federaI courts
Tbo GIoho Domoorot does not
dors n stote the ;s,pe as il is for
,hon i would hovo n admit ire
svmnothv with rho cornor.tiors nc
.ao;nst tha naonIe TO conceoI II.
hiao in favor of cor,orate aggres-
s;on II rafars ,o tbo war ond an.
noaIs to nreind;cs Rut ire attemnt
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-23

A A Fullz was killed near NimmonS
on the St. Louis, Kennett aud South
eastern railroad, on the 9th, by being
caught under a log roller which crushed
him to death.
Fredercktown is cleaning up its
streets and alleys.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
GOLD is WIDELY USED.
characterization Seen on Every Kind Of
Costume.

Everywhere one sees touches OF
gold ornamentation: 1t Is used on
frocks of every character; in hats,
and wrought into the borders of wells
and scarfs. A third morning suit to
be briefly described is in black and
white shepherds plaid. decorated with
black silk braid. edged with gold cord.
The rather short skirt hung in many
plaits that did not seem to be Sc
cured for a distance OF more than five
inches below the waist line. The
bottom was finished with bias band
about three inches In width, where
the double braiding was repeated.
The coat was OF the Elton type, al.
though the arrangement of the trim.
mings gave 1t a pronounced bolero
effect at the back. The fronts were
quite long and braided A black satin
cravat, with tasseled ends, gave a
smart finish to the neck. The three
quarter sleeves repeated the effect in
crushed satin cuffs, with similarly
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
Ground Plan of the Practical Barn.

out through door to the spreader
shed is open at both ends. You can
drive in with the spreader and un.
hitch. When IL Is loaded, hitch ON
again and go to the field. ! do not
believe in high partitions for box
stalls, and by dropping the top board
directly in the track of the carrier, 1t
Is an easy matter to pass It through
the stalls. The middle box stall which
occupies the end OF the feed alley is
made with rolling doors. These can
be opened SO as to allow a team to
drive through the barn.
There are nine windows on each
side. There Is one in the end of each
box STALL This furnishes an abun.
dance of light and sunshine. All the
windows are put In like the illustra-
ton. They swing on the sills and
open inward; this insures ventilation
and prevents the draft from coming
directly onto the cows. Besides the
windows. there are ventilating shafts
which lead from near the caves to
openings about 30 inches from the
floor This system, If well arranged.
Is the best ] have seen. Great care
must be used in building the. shafts
and they must be large enough TO car.
ny good volume of air and be per.
fectly tight.
Our stalls are not modern. They
have been satisfactory, but we are
going to have more sanitary affair
before another winter. The milk and
wash rooms are opposite the sllo.
They are separated from the barn by
swing doors. The stable odors never
bother II we are careful to keep the
doors closed. The tank in the milk
room furnishes water for cooling the
milk and watering the cows. There
Is milk scale and COW record In the
milk room. Each cows yield is re.
corded. The milk is strained. gepar.
afed and the cream is cooled here.
This end OF the barn is nearest the
house. The stable yard Is about GO
feet distant. for the fence comes next
TO the doors that admit the COWS to
the stable.-orange Judd Farmer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

The tone of good conversation Is
flowing and natural It is neither
heavy nor frivolous; It Is learned
without equivocation. 1t is neither
made up OF lectures nor epIgrams
Those who really converse reason
without arguing, joke without pun
ming. sklllfully unite wit and reasons,
maxinls aud sallies. ingenious rail
lery and severe morality. They speak
OF everything In order that everyone
may have something to say they do
not investigate too closely, for fear OF
wearying: questions are introduced as
II by-the.by. and are treated with
rapidity: precision leads to elegance,
each one giving his opinion and sup
porting It with few words. No one at
tacas wantOnly another's opinions. no
one supports his own obstinacy. They
discuss In order to enllghten them
selves, and leave off discussing where
dispute would begin; every one gains
information, everyone recreates him.
self. and all go away contented nay,
the sage himself may carry away
from what he has heard matter
worthy OF silent meditation.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
KILLS WIFE WITH FUNNY STORY
New Jersey Man Makes His Spouse
Laugh Herself to Death.

Trenton, N. IA hearty laugh over
a funny story related to Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Bennett few days ago by
her husband. Frederick II. Bennett, re.
suited directly in the woman's death.
She continued TO laugh several min.
utes so violently that she burst a blood
vessel. The husbands mirth was cut
short by his wife's sudden illness.
A physician was summoned, but he
could do nothing for Mrs. Bennett. She
suffered excruciatingly for three days
before she died. The fatal joke, which
was told while the Bennetts We're at
dinner, was as follows:
"A young fellow came into the once
this morning and asked II he corlld
have the telephone. said he could II
he didn't take It away with him. So,
calling up his home, he telephoned to
his wife: Say, Name. Uncle Bill. Aunt
Sallie ar.d grandma and Cousin Elm,
Cousin Liz. Cousin Tom and Uncle
Joshua and the Brown family are all
coming over for dinner, "
THE young fellow paused lona
enough to get his breath, and then
concluded: Go out and get.a slice OF
ham, and we'll have big dinner br
EN-" a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

ber The cement barn would be more
durable, more nearly freproof. and 1t
ought TO be warmer. II is still an ex.
pertinent, but | believe It will prove
good. ,
The barn, plan of which is given
here, is 3Gx60 feet. Ii will accommo-
date 20 cows in stalls besides the box
stalls at the ends. Ii is so built that
IL can be extended as the herd grows
and demands more room The box
stalls are simply moved down as ad
ditions are put on. Thirty-six feet
seems TO be the most economical
width. The alleys back OF the cows
are seven feet wide. The cutters are
J., inches. The stalls are about FIVE
feet long. These vary slightly, some
being shorter 10 accommodate the
younger stock
The cows face, each other. like
this plan because IT. makes feeding
easier and keeps the cows from facing
the light The feeding Is all done
from n trnck. This runs from the silo
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
Relics Of Early Railroad Found.

Bloomington. While excayatlng
for tracks for the Illinois Traction
companys extension into Morgan
county from Springfield worlmen un.
earthed many walnut ties which had
been used in the construction OF the
first railroad built west of the Ale.
gheny mountains and north OF the
OHIO river. This road, which was
originally known as the Great West
ern OF llliaols, was built from Mere.
dosia 10 Jacksonville. a distance OF a
miles the date being 1897. The road
was built with state aid and the rails
were the Hat strips laid on long string.
ers of wood The road Is now a .part
OF the Wabash system. The ties which
were dug up were In a fair state nf
preservation, due 70 the character .,f
the timber used in those days whnn
wood was cheap. ~,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
AN IOWA BARN WHICH
II HAS PROVED PRACTICAL
H. T.. Colby, an lowe Farmer Describes Which H,
HAs Found Satisfactory. 81

hangers. Each COW has water
trough which is filled from tank in
the milk house. When these troughs
are emptied the surplus water fushes
out the hangers, leaving them free
from dust and odor.
The hay IL kept In the NOV over
the whole barn. 1t is put In and
taken out at the front end Of the feed
alley. This makes It easy to keep the
barn free from loose hay and dust.
This alley is about eight feet wide
and may be used as a driveway. All
of the ground feed and grain is kept
on the second noor. thus minimizing
the space necessary for feed room,
down stairs. Spouts leading from the
bins above, are so arranged that the
feed car can be loaded from them.
One car answers for hay, silage and
ground feed.
The stables are cleaned by using an
elevated carrier This passes over
the partitions In the box stalls and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

Plans OF dairy barns are not I'M
common, but frequently such plans
are more ideal than practical. The
one ] am giving here is satisfactory
In most details. The points in which
our barn can be improved are modi.
fed.
The barn should he conveniently
located, far enough from the house to
secure absolute freedom from stable
odors and. II possible. east or south
of IT,. In this locality the prevailing
winds are the south and west. The
barn is ALMOST east of the house and
although 1t is within goo feet we
never have hint OF the stable yards
at the house. The best plan is to
have the building extend nearly north
and south.
Lumber was the material we used.
but under present conditions, ! think
should build of cement Az least |
would look around long time before
paying the prevailing prices for lum.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
DOGS HAVE PARLoR PAoopAs
Elegant Affairs Lined with Lambs
Wool a London Fad.

London.-The latest item OF lux.
ury in the outfit of the pet dog is the
pagoda kennel, to which Fiji wends
his way when he Is wearled of his
mistress protestations of affection or
an overdose of bonbons and Graves
immediate repose.
The gloriied kennel is placed In the
coslest corner of the drawing room.
close to the fire. II Is a habitatiop
built o! lightweight wickerwork or
wire, smothered under frills OF nous
seline de sole and real lace such as
point d'Angleterre or arranged in
frothy valenciennes flounces. and on
the topmost tier of these decorations
Is poised an enormous bow of pure
white satin ribbon. into which f.
tucked spray of white heather.
The inside of the pagoda is luxuri.
ously lined with white lambs wool
and white satin cushion awaits
are placed one or two of his favorite
toys--the ball he delights to worry
on the floor and the tinkling little bell
his paw may fancy TO engage in as
sault pendant from the roof
The color of the mousselne used Is
controlled by that of the upholstery OF
the apartment In which the kennel Is
kept and of the little dogs coat. Rose
pink Is highly becoming to the con.
pleXion of a griffon and baby blue Is a
safe choice for any pet
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

underneath, as they can then be GOV.
cred with the lining, which also must
be fixed in by seccotlne.
The spray No. is worked on cir
Gle for the top of lid with row of
seqliins or knot.sttches round; the
edge must be shipped and fixed down
over the sides, straining the top quite
smoothly. The piece that covers the
sides OF lid is embroidered with the
border 2; the upper edge must be
very evenly turned in before the strip
is fixed, but the lower edge can be
shipped and turned under, then the
lid must be neatly lined.
The lining may be firm colored pa
per such as is used by bookbinders, or
silk or sateen may be used. 1t must
be cut exact to size and neatly fixed
In by the seccotine, of which as little
as possible should be used.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23

turing pullet is invariably a better
layer than one slow in its develop.
ment The size OF hens crop Is to
some extent an indication of her egg
laying capacity. Like the dairy COW
she must be able to consume the feed
II she Is to produce that for which
we are working. This point can read.
ily be determined by feeling the in.
dividual crops OF the hens after they
are fed and have gone to roost. In
selecting the males we should select
cockerels that crow early, and from
the heaviest producing layers. The
great point to make sure of Is con.
stitution. The more vigor we can
get In our stock the greater will be
our success. II we can get constitu.
ton we are likely to get egg produc.
tion. In selecting early maturing
oirds one must constantly guard
against lack of size aud bone. The
male bird is surely half the flock
therefore, we cannot exercise too
much care In his selection.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
A New Idea,

AS boon to the woman to whom
white alone Is not becoming comes
the news that finally handtucked
bands and medallions of colored ba
tiste are being inserted in the white
lingerie frocks between outlining
rows and scrolls of lace.
Any tint fancy dictates can be used
the more vivid shades but sparingly
of course. but lace must be at either
edge or otherwise harsh line en-
sues at the joinings, the mesh of the
lace necessary to soften the contrast
between even a pastel hue and the
pure white of the battste or dotted
null which ere the two favorite ma
terials for these gowns.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-23
MORE TROUBLE THAN JOB.
Indiana Man Suffers Almost Countless
Aflictions.

Columbus. lnd.-The troubles OF Job
pale into lnssnifcance beside those
of Christopher Vollmer, financially
prosperous merchant of this place.
The death OF his ten-yearold son IN
one Of the latest of his misfortunes.
Nollmer and his wife We're parents
of ten childreny The one that has
Just died fell on the. ice few days
ago and injured his knee, from which
blood poison set in and death fol.
lowed
Three years ago their daughter Una
fell while at play and sustained an
injury which made her cripple for
life The mother hass lost both eyes
and the father one, and daughter Is
nearly blind. Three years ago the
latter shot her sweetheart because
she surprised him in company with
another girl.
During food three years ago Voll.
mer lost his business, which was
swept away by high water. Their old
est son, Thomas Vollmer, is in the In
diana reformatory, and their second
son, George Vollmer, Is in the reform
school for boys. Still another son Is
In a home for the feeble-minded. A
few weeks ago Vollmer filed suit
against his wife for divorce.
Twice within the last five years
Vollmer made the race for sheriff of
bartholomew county, but was defeat.
ed in both cases.