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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
SO Far the Public Has Gained bul
Little.

The railroad lobbyists are having
a strenuous time trying tn prevent
several states from passing two'cent
passenger rate law. In most OF these
states the house of representatives mas
passed the law and the more corpora
ton controlled senate is holding II
IN, which would look like the bland.
ishmcnts OF the lobbyists were sue
cesslul In the thiCkly settled states
the demand for the two-cent rate Is
reasonable especially as the free pass
and rebate evils have been In a great
measure abolished, but in the more
thinly settled western states on
branch lines. ut least, It may be un'
reasonable to require 1t Just yet.
But the question of cent mile
for passenger fares is not the great
question, for It adds but slightly TO
the annual expense of the people. cs
peclalIy the farmers and workinEmcr
who have but little time for pleasure
excursions The constant and un
reasonable freight rates are of much
greater Importance TO the general
public. for everything sold is tncreas.
ed in price by the merchant adding
the high freight rate to his proiit, and
on the transportation Of products &c
market high freight rates reduce tho
profit Of the farmer, the miner and
other producers. The railroads are
now telling us they must increase
rates as their expenses are increasing
both for wages and materials, but this
Is a blufi to prevent freight rates and
passenger rates from being reduced
and the fear of the actual value of
railroads being inquired into, so that
what are reasonable rates may be de.
terminCd.
With the great majority OF the Re
publican politicians helping the rail
roads secretly at least, It viii be i
prolonged fight before these law break.
ing corporations will be thoroughly
curbed and fair, just and reasonable
/ basis Of charges established, The
railroad officials are already declaring
/ that their sins should be forgiven and
that no more rate legislation should
/ be attempted. But so far the public
/ have gained nothing but some facts
/ OF railroad wrong doing and although
/ restitution will never be made to a
| plundercd people, yet 1t must be made
/ certain that the plundcring Will not
| be continued.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

cause in which the circuit clerk 10
party; requiring students OF osteo
patty to attend such q school three
years; fixing the salary OF the pros
ecuting attorney OF Pettis, Macon,
Saline and Nodaway counties at $1,000
and denying them fees; fixing the
salary of the road and bridge commits
sioner In st. Louis county; amending
the negotiable instrument law relat'
ing to the registration of municipal
bonds; authorizing the construction
and acquiring of subways in certain
cities; giving the right OF eminent do
main to electric interurban railways;
compulsory school attendance tapplic.
able to st. Louis unly); applying the
parole law to boys sentenced to the
training school and to girls sentenced
to the industrial home providing for
changes Of venue from Justices of the
pace; changing term of Hannibal city
officers from one to two years; fix.
ing freight charges on fruit ship.
ments; private burial grounds not ex'
empt from taxation for street paving;
fixing salary Of secretary Of state at
$4,000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
Republicans Attack Reform.

Senator Carter of Montana in his
vicious attack upon Secretary Hitch
cock undoubtedly has the sympathy
of all the land thieves and graftcrs,
and nearly a hundred of these who
have been convicted OF land frauds no
doubt endorse what Carter says
OF the secretary's policy as being, "un'
warranted in fact and founded on base
less suspicion" Mr. Hartman views
this activity of Secretary Hitchcock
with great displeasure. since the Union
Pacific and one of its coal companies
have been indicted In Utah for land
grabbing And the list of DIRECTORS
might be almost indefinitely extended
to all who have been in the land graft.
ing business. Senator Carter pre-
tends to be fighting for the homestead
settler, but no honest settler who has
compiled with the law need fear the
inspection Of the land department, and
II any have been Inconvenience II
is because the land thieves have com
PEELED the government to investigate
the honest as well as dishonest to dis.
cover who is entitled to the benefit
of the land laws. Quite possibly some
mistakes have been made and Secre-
tary Hitchcock may have been over
Jealous In trying to punish the guilty
to prevent The government land from
being diverted from honest settlers
to dishonest persons and corporations.
Senator Carriers attack on the only
department of the government that
has without fear or favor criminally
punished the grafters, would indicate
that his interests lie in close proX.
unity to some other interests that
have been disturbed. Is he acting as
the spokesman or attorney of the land
grabbers, or is he trying to disorgan-
ize and throw discredit on the only
true reform efforts that have been
made by his party, so that the re
dictionaries may control the next ma
tional Republican convention? How
ever much these politicians may de-
ceive the Republican voters many of
whom are easily hoodwinked, Demo
Gratis will always be found ready to
stand by those-even their political
opponents-who are honestly striving
for the reform of great abuses. espe.
cially the land frauds that have -four
ished In the land department under
Republican manipulation and rule.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

any quantity whatever the price may
be.
1t naturally must occur to the farm
or who investigates the tariff law, that
II has been created for the benefit OF
the manufacturer and that the farm
err gets, not only no benefit, but Is a
great loser. for the protected trusts
into which most manufacturers are
combined, charge enormous extra
profits on what he buys, because the
tariff protects them in so doing. II
the members of the Society of Equity
and the Farmers Unions arrive ut
that conclusion, they will. as a matter
of sclfprotection, vote to have the
tariff revised. so as to abolish this I'M
just protection to the few at the eX'
pcnse of the many.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

yet arrived and Lady Isabel took me
round and let me into several little
secrets OF the curlo trade.
This box Is Battersea enamel she
said: you know, Marjorie, enameieo
on copper-at least, 1t ought to be
81 know" | said, ITS a lost art
isn't it?'
"Wel, it's not quite as lost as you
think" she answered thoushunlly.
This, for instance, she took up 1T
tie box as she spoke-"this Is what
cali 'Balenski-Battersea box; hut
this one IS genuine-I mean, 1t Isn't
mendcd yet"
"And this" said, taking uD an
other.
ooh. that has just come back from
Paris. It has had a new lid. Isn't II
a pretty onc?-of course It has no
more intrinsic value than an cnameled
saucepan: but then, all values are only
relative, aren't they dearest
What a pretty picture ! said
turning away 10 a print that was lying
on a small Chippenlale table
She lifted it and handed it to me.
Yes" she said, Isn't it? It is an Old
one-at least, it will be old by the tlmo
| sell It to Mrs. BarringtonBrown.'
She dropped a little historical label
in the box as she spoke. You'll sec
how well we're going 10 make It pay.
Marjorie" she said with gaiety.
DO you think 1t is quite fair" I
asked, feeling as | said II, that ! was'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

metaphorIcally speaking, running my
head against wall of brick.
Fair" she echoed; my dear girl.
OF course It's faIr-I am only telling
you some secrets. All trades have
secrets-grocers and butchers. and
artists. and-and ever one
This dctum followed me as ! turned
from greeting the newlyarriyed Mrs.
Barrington.Brown to speak TO Lady
lsabels protcgc,
We'll how are you getting on Miss
stanton"
ooh. very well indeed. thank you"
she answered. and added hurrledly,
you know we never give a guarantee
with anything that isn't right, and
Lady Isabel only sends rich and ignor'
ant people here who can well afford TO
buy out things. and she Is very kind;
she often almost gives away thing TO
woman who really Is hard up, and
she"
Il know" | lnterposed, her dis
tlnctions OF honesty are wholly inim
table
She's awfully clever. too" said
Laura stanton, Glaucng half apollo
getically at Lady Isabel, who was
| showing Mrs. Observation-Disclosures her
"Victlme de la Revolution" and |
| shall miss her awfully while she Is
abroad, She has been SO very, very
| kind to me-
she has" | asscnted. "and she
seems to be taking an especially great
amount of trouble just now to mako
your fortune
MY fortune" echoed Laura Staun-
ton. staring at me in amazement; 1T
doesn't affect me, only get my sal
ary."
Your salary!" gasped, for even
was taken aback by this assertion.
DO you mean to say that Lady Isabel
pays you a salary
Miss stanton nodded. "Ot course"
she said gratefully. and a Jolly good
one. too"
But Why" asked; why should
she pay you anything"
Laura stanton looked a. me in
fresh establishment. Didn't you
know" she stammered; II thought OF
course, you knew"
Knew WHAT"
why" she explained 81 thought OF
course, you knew the shop was Lady
lsabels!'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
s4-e.
Missouri
Legislature
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The grain weighing bill, which was
q special order in the senate for
Thursday, was crowded out of place
by appropriation bills, the senate
working until after o'clock Thursday
night to clear it's docket OF matter OF
that kind Something like SG,OOOOO0
was disposed Of in the bills acted
upon.
The Pemberton dramshop bill is
dead Thursday nights caucus reye.
lations ncessitated another pow-wow,
which was held Friday morning and
one Of the results was the sounding
OF the Pcmhertons bill requiem. A
resolution offered by Representative
Biggs OF Schuyler. that all bills on the
calendar for engrussment be laid on
the table, prevailed.
Gov Folk Thursday afternoon re-.
turned to the house, with his approval,
the following appropriation bills. For
the payment OF interest on school Ger.
tiiicatcs Of indebtedness; for the sup.
port OF the public schools for the as
scssment and collection of he rev.
euue, for the pay OF the civil Off
GERS, for the pay Of the general as.
semDly and its contingent expenses.
Gov. Folk and Mrs Folk gave a re.
cepiion at the mansion Thursday 10
the officers and members of the gen.
Cral assembly, which was quite gen
orally attended by them and by the
.tti - Ia, ha
was more or less informal, and was u
thoroughly enjoyable affair
The senate Thursday afternoon
passed bills approprlating $1,000 each
for the widows of John Clay, + .B. Al.
lison and John Woods, prison officials
murdered in the discharge of their
duty by conyicts Clay and Allison
were killed in the riot of November,
1905. Senator kammerer Thursday
succeeded in attaching as n part Of
the general appropriation bill the ap
preparation carrying 100000 for the
erection Of monument to the Mis-
souri, troops on both sides on the bat
tlen Id OF Vicksburg
Representative Bankers bin in re-
lat!on to coal mines passed the house
II makes It unlawful for mines which
have been worked on the room and pill
lar plan, and which have been aban
doned, to be left open for a period ex
ceoding one month, and requires such
abandoned mines to be so sealed as tC
prevent escape Of gases calculated tC
vitiate the vcntlatiye current Of Q
mine
It was stated Monday on fairly good
authority that the St. Louis and Sar
Francisco Railway Co. is quietly pre-
pairing TO enloin the enforcement q
the 2.cent rate law passed by this gen
eral assembly, which has been signe,
by the governor, and which will e
into effect as a part OF the statutory
law Of Missouri on the expiration g
ninety days after the sine die adjourn
ment Of the general assembly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
HOUSE..

The thirsty wayfarer must imbibe
before l O'Clock a. M, because the
legislature has declared that all sa.
looms throughout the state must close
at that hour every morning and re.
main closed until 5 o'clock. Represen.
tatiye Houston, of Cass county, has Sc.
cured the passage of bill, simple In
form, and containing less than 100
words, which places the lid on all
night saloons throughout the state.
The measure IL now In the hands OF
Gov Folk. and doubtless will be
signed. The bill was introduced early
In the session, and was one OF the
first passed by the house. 1t has re.
manned on the calendar in the senate
for some time, and. taking It's regular
form, was passed by that body. In its
original form II provided that all ga.
looms should close at midnight, but the
senators though that / O'Clock was a
more desirable hour to end the round
OF pleasure, and amended the bill. The
house concnrred in the amendment
Thursday morning, and the Houston
bill will be the first II not the only,
liquor law passed for the Forty.fourth
general assembly
The house devoted Thursday after.
noon to the passage of senate bills.
They were taken up In groups, as
many as ten, In some instances. being
taken at time. The question was
raised as to whether this would invali.
date any of these measures so passed.
The speaker held that that would be
question, II 1t were raised, for the
courts to pass upon. II rested with
the house whether the bills should be
passed In groups Representative
Johnston, of Charlton, stated that the
journal would show separate roll
call on each bill, no matter what mum.
Der was contained In the group, and
that the Journal would be the record
behind which no one could get. The
bills were taken up In punches, and
these were passed: Permitting county
clerk to act an circuit clerk In anv
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
First Definition of "Lumber."

Lumber" according 20 the London
Chronicle acquired new dignity
when It crossed the ocean and shook
off all association with the lumber
room. But the words earlier history
is still more curious, il the conjecture
is right that makes lumber room
older than lumber its contents, and
explains the former as Lombard
room. the room in which the Lombard
banker and broker stored his miscel-
laneous pledges. Undoubtedly, In the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
lumber house was a pawnshop. in
the lumber meant In pawn, and a
man in Jail was metaphorically lum~
bered, or in Lombard street.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Among the other bills passed was
the deficiencies appropriations, carry.
Ing slGi,26i.4S; the bill for the sup.
port OF the government, carrying So.
4Si.3s7.72, and another carrying $4,000
for the payment OF wolf bounties from
1895 to 1909. Besides these there is
the 100000 appropriated for good
roads. and several relief bills, agg,e-
eating s6l73.35.
The house Monday passed bill re-
pealing the statute creating the office
OF supervisor of roads and road over.
seers In count!cs Containing 10000
and less than $4,000 Inhabitants.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
ttoncstv at a Discount.

Those Republican members of the
house OF representatives whose con.
stitucnts have been caught in the
Hitchcock dragnet for land frauds
:Gnk 1t out on the administration by
abusing the officials that caught the
thieves. No wonder there are so few
honest Republicans in Office whom
they are so criticised for doing theiI
plain duty.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Senator Gardner got rider at.
l~cned TO the general appropriation
Dill Thursday afternoon providing for
the appropriation of $2l5.G05.75 for
paying for the completion of the new
state supreme court building. 1t was
ignored entirely by the appropriation
committees Of the two houses and was
not adopted in the senate until a pro.
viso was attached that no payments
should be made out of the approprla.
ton until a committee of three sena.
tors and three representatives has
examined and investigated the matter
thoroughly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

less one always seems 10 nave
DO you make so much, Isabel
"No. only a scrap here and there"
she said regretfully because, you |
zee, It takes such an awful lot to make |
an income; but | wasn't thinking OF
myself"
"No?"
"You needn't say NO in that tone,
Marjorie, as though you thought me
agotlstIc, said Lady Isabel, In slight
ly aggrlsved voice. THE fact is'
am trying to help a friend
"acally-how kind OF You, dear
Who Is 81"
Laura Stanton" she answered;
the doaT girl the youngest daughter
Of our Old vicar. Like all clcrgymen'
he had what David or Solomon OF
somebody called "A quiverful OF
daughters. | don't know why 1t should
BE considered in the light of n bless
ing to have a quiverful Of daughters.
It's very hard at any rate on them,
for he has left them all without a
penny
How are YOU going TO help her? J
asked with interest.
Well" replied Lady Isabel, she
has opened a shop for nice second
hand thinga-uOw don't look like that
Marjorie, | don't mean clothes. ! mean
things like grandfathcr's clocks and
broken china and old tenders and all
that sort Of thing" she added vaguely
ooh. you mean curios-an old curl
osIty shop, in fact"
Yes" said Lady Isabel. And now
| Marjorie. dear '-dclghtedly-'y you've
put an idea in my head, III make her
| call it We ancicntc Curiosyte shoppe'
| but | must see she spells It right or
rather. wrong, It will sound so much
| more genuine
ct will certainly be an advantage
In these days even to sound genuine,
! said
Yes. won't IT," she answered very
pleasantly. especially as most OF the
things will be- faxed You know they
nearly always are faxed at that sort
Of shop
Really"
Oh. ,,,lJ,I Wand TN fell how
a. 5onn r,,r, I,tcr IN"
olI,w or, Won Going tn helm Miss
Storrt,r,s shnro" asked her pres.
emily
"yyou for ono thing I am going to
take Mrs BarrinEton.Brown there to
buy thinrs. Won see, we shall both be
IN town fnr day or SO next week"
90 SEQ And Mr.. NIalcolmstcin. Is he
TO be taken there as well?"
"Xo. / shnn't take him there" said
Lady Isabel hastily. nor the Fielder.
monns. they know too much: but !
dare say they'll pick me up some lit
flo things for her to sell. She's very
pretty-Laura. / mean"
"Is she faxed too" asked.
Lady Isabel laughed. mo, my dear,
she's not; she's absolutely genuine,
i've been going over the list OF
things in Laura's shop and rearrangine
them" said Lady Isabel the following
afternoon
Have YOU; how very good of you
| =
bending over her table and writing
something rapidly
GA Marnuisc Observation-Disclosures dc
ia Revolution. leaning on her shoulder
oe I road who's She"
"It's for n small miniature picked
I'm cheap" said Lady Isabel aIrily. II
was very faded. so got a little arts
know to touch It up for half
Guinea"
And how did you find out who +
was?"
81 didn't" she repllcd frankly: BIN
- I dnn't know | shall always put Vie
dino dc IA Reyolu,ion-ther were 81
,norv of them. moor dears, SO / shall
.Iwavs no safe"
"Wbv call II anything?"
norIy -, account NJ tho price" sh,
,,suorod seriously. "You soc, Mrs
, u,rrirgton. Brown will nav so mucl
moro for something really historical
| a., u, , iii
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
Windbam County Court

Windham County court took a
recess Tuesday afternoon TO July
IS, when it will convene in the
county clerks Office at Brattleboro.
DR.. ]. NJ. Ryder of Bellows Falls,
convicted of malpractice, was not
sentenced, his counsel intimating
that he would be able to furnish
bail in the sum of $1,000 pending an
appeal to the Supreme!court.
George Bowtell of Bellows Falls,
for the past several years conduc-
tor on the Boston & Maine railroad
between Bellows Falls and Fitch
burg, Mass, pleaded guilty to
stealing tickets and on six counts
was fined $500 and costs which he
paid.
After struggle of nearly sixty
hours the jury reached a verdict of
guilty in the Bellows and Hatch
ticket case on one of the thirteen
counts presented for receiving stolen
railroad tickets. 1t is said it was
the last one, the thirteenth, the un-
lucky number. They were fined
$50 and costs. 1t is understood all
appeal will be taken. Several
parties seem to be mixed up in the
affair.
Quite number of court people
left Monday, the jury being finally
discharged. They were paid for
IS and 80 days, a much longer
term than was expected.
The court and jury had the op-
portunity of listening to very ex-
cellent memorial sermon by Rev.
N. S. Moore last Sunday.
The Kent divorce case was on
trial Tuesday and afforded an ex-
cellent temperance reminder for the
audience. The application was
granted.
States Attorney Bacon, Sheriff
Thompson, Deputy Sheriff Davis
and Lawyer Whitney left at I a.
M, Sunday on a midnight ride to
Saxtons River, the scene of the
tragedy. Sheriff Davis retained
some of the garments for evidence.
The party returned to Newfane Inn
Sunday night.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30

Mem orial Da,y,.'

Ideal weather prevailed throughout
the day. At I SOP. M, the Wes-
ton Cornet Band escorted the Post,
Relief. Corps, Sos of Veterans,
school children and citizens to the
mound near the town hall where
appropriate decorative exercises
were held, after which the hall was
filled to overflowing with an appre-
ciative audience for the concluding
exercises.
Post Commander E. F. Rugg
welcomed those present; prayer
was offered by Rev. R. H. Tibbals
sud Adjutant Dudley read the de-
partment orders. Excellent music
was interspersed throughout the ex-
ercises by the band and by the quar-
tet comprising Misses Pierce and
Castle and Messrs. J. B. Johnson
and w. w. Head with Mrs. May
CALVIN as accompanist. L. R.
Pierce recited Lincoln's Gettysburg
speech preceding it by short his
tory of events which led up to the
time of Lincoln's classic address.
One of the most impressive as
we'll as beautiful features of the ex-
ercises was that representing "The
Vacant Chair. Miss Mary Pierce
sang as a solo "One Vacant Chair"
and as the foil of the dead mem
bers of the Post was called, taps
were sounded and flowers were de-
posted in the chair draped with
the stars and stripes.
The address was delivered by
Hon. E: B. Finn of Springfield,
and during the hour which he
spoke, he held the closest attention
of his audience by his fine oratori-
cal powers and his patriotic utter
ances.
There was not hitch in the car
-rying out Of the program, and all
agree that the Memorial Day exer-
cises of 1907 were never surpassed
in this town.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1907-05-30
MAY 30, 1907. PRICE THREE CENTS.
Pre- Memorial Exercises.

The two schools of this village
united i'll holding Pre-memorial ex-
cis>s yestei day afternoon Several
ciliz ms were present, = but we. are
sory7so say there wss,e no delegate
fto:r tile G. A. r. The pupils ac-
quilted themselves in highly
creGitab'e manner. The following
program was carried outs
Song, "Toll Now the Bell"
School; scripture reading, Rev. J..
H. Bennett; prayer, Rev. R. H.
TiLbals; "Origin of Memorial Day, "
Primary Schools: song, Il Want
to Be Soldier" Raymond Church
i'll and Merle Babbitt; Gettysburg
Address" John Castle; History Of
Our Flag, Lucy Aldrich; MANY
Flags in Many Lands" Primary
School; recit alton, Memorial
Day." Hazel Landman; song,
Scatter the Flowers" School;
reading, Lincoln and the Dying
Soldier Boy" Harlan Griswold; !;
recitation, "Our Heroic Sires, :"
Edith Landman; recitation, Grand
sen of Veteran" Harry Man
ming; recitation, unknown" Eth
ell Me!endy; song, "Fair Blossoms
of the Wood;" recitation, "a Lit
tie Girls Part" Mildred Reed
address, Supt. o. R. Clay tom
duet. blue and Gray" Misses
Ramsey and Babbitt; flag salute
and America" School.