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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
strangled hr chol,c Cherries.

A Naugatuck girl, Mary, the nine- year-old daughter of Patrick Cahill, was found dying on the lawn of their home Saturday afternoon by her fa- ther. She had in her hand a bunch of choke berries which it is supposed had strangled her. Physicians were summoned but she was dead before they arrived.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26

The failure of the Erie executive committee to take any action regard ing dividends, like the postponement of similar action recently by the South ern railway directors, was popularly regarded as, indicating disposition to await the arrival of MT. Morgan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
MILLIONAIRE FIGHTS BURGLAR John Comstock of South Norwalk IEa
 Shotgun Duel.

John comstoek, millionaire car italist of South Norwalk, had a shot gun duel with two burglars in h house Saturday and believes h wounded at least one of them.
 Comstock was awakened by his si. ter who heard some one moving abot the lower floor. Arming himself wit a shotgun and followed by his sister he went to the kitchen. where tW men surprised while piling up u family silver.
 Comstoek opened fire and the burl lars ran exchanging shots as they di appeared through a window.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26

If the Baby is Cutting Teeth, be sure and use that old and well tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for enss!dren teething. t soothess the child, wind collie and is the best remedy for diarrhoea, Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
GOLF AT BENNINGTON.
Country Club Members Play in the
 Rain.

The golf enthusiasts a tthe Farm ington Country club took advantage of one of the few rainy days of the sum mer and swarmed upon the links Sat urday aftcrnoorR Charles H. Lee of Pennington and II. B, Whitmore of Hartford tied for first place in the handicap match with a net score of S3 Fl. l.. Redfield of Pennington was second with net score of 68.
 A large number of the golfers dined at the club in the evening.
 Wednesday $50 members of the Travellers Insurance company will spend the day at the club
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26

A broker who has million dolla cottage" on the Jersey coast W; credited with saying that the only bu mess lie was doing now is buying ft servants, eoachmen and buffers, etC who are giving him their savings invest in odd lots for them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-26
Symbol of Success.

It is a common belief, too, that the
 child born with caul, and the sev- enth son of a seventh son, will be par
 ticularly successful as a doctor or healer Lupton, in his second book of Notable Things, says: 'It is manifest, f. by experience, that the seventh male newNild, by just order (never a girle or then lche being born between) doth heal
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
HAD MISSED GOD THING.
Patrick's Joy Dimmed by Thought Of
Wasted Opportunities.

Patrick, recently arrived and un.
used to the ways Of this country, was
accosted one day by member of the
sporting fraternity, who offered to i'm
part to him, for a modest considera-
ton, marvellous way TO make money
without toiling for it. All one needed,
he said, was a small amount to bet
on a certain horse that couldn't pos.
sibly lose. And yez say OF can get
that money without working for it?"
asked the bewildered freshman, when
the other was through explaining.
Sure thing. All the work you got to
do is to count the mazuma." 'Ill thry'
IT," said Pat. SO they HE'D them to a
racecourse, where the sporty-looking
gentleman placed Pats money at odds
OF five TO one. And the horse won!
Pats Joy was unbounded when he was
handed n large roll OF yellow.backed
bills. Calling his newfound friend to
one side. he asked In u voice that
trembled with excitement: "Ol say.
how long has this thing been goin
rs, 30
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
TWO SISTERS HAD ECZEMA.
Cutlcura Cured Scalp Troubles Of
Two Illinois Glrls-Another Sis
ter Took Cuticura Pills.

~ must give much praise to all the
Cuticura Remedies. used but one
cake of Cuticura Soap and one box OF
Cuticura Ointment, as that was all that
was required TO cure my disease. /
was very much troubled with eczema
of the head. and a friend of mine told
me to use the Cuticura Remedies,
which / did, and am glad to say that
they cured my eczema entirely. My
sister was also cured of eczema of the
head by using the Cuticura Remedies
Another sister has used Cuticura Re
solvent and Pills and thinks they are
4 splendid tonic, Miss Edith Hammer
Il, +. d. No. 6. Morrison, ILL.,, Oct. 3, &C."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Have Trouble
with Your Food ?
Try
Perfectly Cooked.
Ready 10 Serve.
Delicious and Heslthiui

1.-THE ordinary breakfast cereal
cooked few minutes In half-hearted
way will In time weaken the stomach
of anything short of an OK.
Amy preparation OF wheat or oats
put into water that Is below the boil
ing point and cooked as mush is usu
ally served, remains q pasty, indi-
gestIble mass. The cells are tough
and unopened. In addition, the stom
ach OF person sensitlvely constituted
refuses TO do anything with the pasty
mass. II Is sent into the second stom
ach, the Duodenum, where In conse-
quence of the long time OF the first
process Of digestion, is fermented and
soured. AS an eminent medical man
pertinently states, the Stomachs of half
the people going about the streets are
about In the condition of an old vim.
egar barrel.
intestinal dyspepsia is the direct
consequence of such feeding"
knowledge OF these facts and wide
experience in the preparation anu use
OF cereals brought out the product
known as Grape-Nuts, manufactured
with special reference to having the
heterogeneous and starchy parts Of the
grains, of which the food is composed.
perfectly and scientifically cooked at
the factory. ready for immediate use
and therefore not subject to the ma
nipulations of any cook, good or bad.
The starch Of the grains, changed to
grape-sugar, can be seen glistening on
the little granules, and gives forth a
delicate sweetish taste, very palatable.
Children and adults obtain fine re-
suits from the use Of Grape.Nuts food.
1t is SO perfectly adapted to the wants
OF the human body and so easily d.
gested that many cases are on record
OF nursing babes being fed very suc-
cessfully on it. There's Reason"
Made at the pure food factories OF
the Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Read The Road - MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
A Prophecy az to Wheat.

Unquestionably those now living
may see the time when In some years
the United States will import wheat
II a surplus can be found anywhere
As q rule, however, We may expect
to continue TO export grain forever
The Oldest and most densely poru
lated countries of the world contInu
to export grain. and while the Wort
endures there will always be eX
changes Of SURPRISES. AS to our pro.
duction we are probably nearing our
maximum under present methods OF
cultivation. 1t is. however easily pos.
siblo to double our output by better
methods Of agriculture which we shall
gradually adopt as increasing prices
caused by the pressure of population
warrant the increased outlay In pro.
ductiOD
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Once More perpetual Motion"

David Uniapon, a full.blooded native
Of the norther territory, Australia, who
combines u genius for mathematics
with q passion for music, claims to
have invented a machine which will
secure perpetual motion. He is now
in Adelaide, the capital of South Aus.
tralia. seeking the means OF testing
the feasibility OF his mechanism. He
explains that the forces which he pro.
poses to use are gravitation and mo.
mentum and he had to come to Ade-
laide to seek the assistance Of the alb
orinines department in procuring four
beveled wheels, a spindle. tube and
so on. He is confident that when he
gets these requisites he can put to-
gethcr a machine which will bring
perpetual motion appreciably nearer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch we're used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. It is usually neces.
sary TO use SO much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric Is
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear.
ing quality of the goods. This trou.
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
err strength than other makes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

1t was during an arithmetic class
in n country school that Jake Boggs
was called upon to solve a problem.
Now. Jake" began the teacher, IF
you have two apples and your little
brother took one how many would you
have left?"
I'D Just like to see him try taking
one" said Jake, shaking his fist.
Well said the teacher, wen put
II this way. Suppose you gave him
one
Yes; but / wouldn't do IT," said
Jake.
Just supposlng you did, what would
remain" said the weary teacher.
"A big fool. that's what" replied
Jake.-Judge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Good for Fishermen's Bait"

The remarkable Notwithstanding ef.
fect of vacuum is strlkingly brought
out in the claims made for new
sportsman's bottle. The vessel has
double walls, being really one bottle
within another, with sealed-up in
tervening space from which the air
has been withdrawn. 1t is asserted
that liquids in this bottle can be kept
hot As hours In the coolest weather,
and that inced beverages will retain
their delicious GOODNESS for weeks in
the hottest summer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
NEWSOF MISSOURI
Wind a, Hannibal Unroofs Hous

Hannibal-Thls locality was visited
~ q severe rain and wlndstorm.
Roofs were blown from houses. the
most serious losers In this direction
being the Standard Printing company,
Hannibal Box factory Fourth street
livery barns. Bell d. Schwabg saloon
and the Journal Printing company. the
alters loss on stock and building be.
ing from $1,000 TO $1,000. The steam
gravel-dIgger, which was at work on
the river, was cast ashore by the wind
and slightly damaged. Many shade
trees were ruined and damage to tho
growing crops is thought to be great.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Heat Kills 1875 Horses.

Kansas City-One hundred and
twenty-five horses dropped dead on
the streets here in one day from the
heat. Two persons were FRUSTRATED.
1t was the warmest day of the sum
mer. the government thermometer reg
istering SO degrees. At Emporia and
Concordia Kas., temperatures OF 100
degrees were reported.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Chinese Jews.

American interest in China since
the Boxer rebellion has extended 10
the Chinese Jews, who settled at
Kaifungfu during the Han dynasty,
that ruled China from 200 b. c. to 200
A. ID. The KalfuBgtu colony is mon.
toned occasionally by European tray.
elers, among them Marco Polo In the
fourteenth century, while in 1000 and
1904 they were visited by Jesuit mis-
sionaries To-day, according to Al.
fred X. Glover, writing In the over.
land Monthly for May, the Chinese
Jews are almost extinct, but their rec.
ords and historical tablets are care
fully preserved.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
FIVE FALL INTO GRAVE,
Remarkable Incident That Disturbed
solemnity Of Funeral.

Instead OF the accustomed quiet
which prevails at the burial OF the
dead, great excitement and fear at.
tended the burial the other day Of
Michael Serene, prominent merchant
OF Westport. when by the collapsing
Of grave the coffin and several per.
sons attending the services were
hurled into small pit.
The final prayer had been said by
the preacher. and the assistant to the
undertaken stepped to the foot OF the
coffin to arrange the rope for letting
the coffin into the grave. At that mo.
ment one of the pallbearers acct
dentally kicked out the crosspiece
that supported the coffin. The coffin
quickly descended into the grave, the
body going feet first. The assistant
fastened its descent by tumbling on
II. Several persons rushed to the
edge OF the grave, causing the soil to
yield, and In few seconds FIVE per.
sons were lying in the pit half covered
with dirt.
They were pulled out, the coffin was
dug out and laid fiat, and after the
grave had been redug the burial was
completed.--N. Y. Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Neosho-To escape the intense heat,
laborer, identity unknown, lay on
the railroad track in the shadow of a
freight car and was decapitated when
Il switch engine struck the car. The
body indicated that the stranger was
about 80 years old. He had no pa.
pers in his clothes by which he could
be identified.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Blacklist Of All.

The millionaire from Pttshurg was
observed to be lettering outside Of the
pearly gates.
"Why don't you hurry up and
knock" Queried n shade.
I'm waiting for that other chap to
get ahead Of me-" whispered the Pitts
burg millionaire.
Ana who is he?"
"Why, a CRATER from San Francisco.
BY the side Of him will seem as in
nocent as q lamb"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

tion OF the blad.
der and the trou.
Bile had gone 80
far in five years
that my physicians
said nothing but
an operation would
cure me. Awful
b earin & d o W n
pains, backaches
and headaches tor
tured me, there
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
National Bank Organized.

Notwithstanding First National
hank was organized when sixty stock.
holders met. The capital stock will DO
$25 900. and the neg bank expects TO
open September !. The board OF di.
rectors will consist OF seventeen mem-
bers. The board organized by elect.
ing ". ]. Underwood, president, w.
NJ. Lichus, cashier; r. Stephan. first
vice president, and W. NJ. Chapman,
second vice president
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

were spells Of dizziness and faintness,
the kidney secretions were like blood
and passed with intense pain. ! had
lost 80 pounds when | began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. and was dread.
fully nervous. In one week ! felt bet
ter and to-day ! am well woman and
have been for q long time"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster. Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Accidentally Kills Self.

ADMINISTRATORS Bruen, town
marshal Of this place, while handling
32-callber revolver. accidentally dis
charged the weapon. The bullet en-
tered the back of his head, ranging up.
ward and entering the brain. He died
an hour later Bruen is survived by
widow and four small children.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Slaver Defends Suit.

ELECTROMAGNETIC suit of Mra. Ada
Oldham, of Audrain county against ].
7. Edwards, successful farmer OF
that county, for $1,000 damages for the
alleged murder of her husband, John
Oldham, began here The defendant
admits that he killed Oldham, but say'
he did Il In self-defense.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Lessons in pronunciation are need
ed by a number Of members OF the
house. The majority of those who
tackle the word "victuallers" insist on
pronouncing 1t Theoretically instead
as II spelled "vittlers," and the word
municipal Is another great stumbling
block, members almost invariably put.
ting the accent on the wrong syllable
boston Record.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Minds OF Lower Animals.

Evidence OF mind In all animals,
even the lowest, is found by F. w.
Headley. The amoeba exercises the
power of choice when 1t eats. and the
trce,like colony Of one-celled infuso.
rians, called zoothamnlum, after a
time ceases to be agitated by jars re.
peated at intervals. showing that 1t
must remember that jar is harm.
lpcs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Boy browns in Pond.

acknowledgement Cornwall, aged
Il. son of one Of the prominent mine
owners of this city, was drowned In
the Daisy Bell pond near his fathers
mine. In attempting to rescue his bow
Mr.. Cornwall came near meeting
death, being taken from the water in
an unconscious condition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Saved From Columbia Wreck.

Poplar Bluff Our ship the Column
bia. lost; myself and wife safe.--A,
Winklebleck." This telegram from
Eureka, Cal. to Winklebeck's office
here was received The Winklebecks
are wealthy lumber people. who were
reported lost on the Columbia
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
IMalkout II Trenton.

Trenton Seventy.hNe carmen.
painters and inspectors went out at
the Rock Island shops here rs q part
OF general strike on the Rock Island
system, said to be due to Disagree
ment over the discharge of Union
man at Sylvia.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
University Curators Meet.

Kansas City--The board of cura-
tors OF the Missouri State University
met at the Midland hotel. The men,
bers of the faculty for the ensuing
year are to be named In this session.
Additions to the faculty are to be dis
cussed and vacancies filed. Few
changes are expected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
moberIy chautauaua Ends.

Moberly-The Moberly chautauqua
came to a sudden stop owing to flnan'
cial embarrassment. 1t was hoped the
program, which was only half through.
would be continued TO the end, with
Sam Small as tho principal speaker
Efforts made were. however. unayail-
ing, and the chautauqua has adjourned
sine die.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Youth of II Takes Life.

ST. Joseph-Albert Schwarts, II
gears old, son of Charles Schwarts,
blew the topsot his head off with
shotgun. Acquaintance say II was
carefully planned suicide, since
Schwartz had been respondent for sew.
eral daps as a result of an afialr OF
the heart.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Vocal Influence.

The burglar heard the voice Of a
child and paused.
Then he heard the voice OF the
child's mother and continued to pause
But when the deep bass of the old
man chimed In he quit pausing and
took n header through the window.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Body Found HANGING on Fence.

Kahoka-The body OF n laborer
named James Sullivan was found
hanging on a wire Tense along the
right-of.way OF the Keokuk & Vest
ern railroad, one mile west of here.
He had been dead several days. The
coroner was notified. Sullivan's home
Ia not known here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
SChnapps Tobacco is Made ENTIRELY from Flue Cured
Tobacco Grown in the Piedmont Country
The Imitation Brands Have Schnapps
Quality Only On the Outside
Of the Plug

Hundreds of imitation brands are
on sale that look like Schnapps to-
bacco. The outside of the imitation
plugs of tobacco is fuc cured the same
as Schnapps, but the inside is filled
with cheap, fiimsy, heavily swcetened
air cured tobacco. > One chew of
Schnapps will satisfy tobacco hunger
longer than two chews of such to-
bacco. 2 The color, size and shape
of the tags, plugs and packages of
certain imitation brands of tobacco
have been made SO much like
Schnapps that they have often been
accepted by buyers under the belief
that they were getting Schnapps.
Sufficient proof has been secured
to establish the fact that certain
brands are infringements and in vio-
lation of the trade mark laws, yet the
trade will continue to be imposed
upon by these infringers until the suit
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Defiance Starch is the latest iEvon-
ton In that line and an Improvement
on all other makes; II is more eco
nomicsl does better work, takes less
time. Get II from any grocer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
Punishment TO Fit Crime.

Blgamists in Hungary are COM
PEELED to submit to an old punish
ment. The man who has been silly
enough to marry two wives is legally
forced to live with both of them in
the same house.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try II for both hot and cold starching,
and II you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost
return it and your grocer will give you
back your money.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
st. Louisan Addresses Pion.ers.

versailles--1he Morgan coanty old
settlers held reunion here. n. +.
Walker, OF st. Louis. was tho orator
of the day In bis address tie paid
splendid tribute to the publA school
system OF the nation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

It is not easy to be n widow: for
she must resume all the modesty of
maidenhood without being able even
to pretend ignorance.-Mme. de Gl-
rardin.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

He who is false TO the present duty
breaks thread in the loom. and will
find the flaw when he may have
forgotten the causes. - Henry Ward
Bpechpr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Love your wife as you love your
soul; but shake her as you would
shake u plum.tree-Russian Proverb
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Lewis Single Binder - the famous
straight Sc cigar, always best quality.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Let man pray that none Of his
womankind should form a just esti.
nation OF him.--Thackeray
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

Smokers appreciate the quality value of
Lewis Single Binder cigar. Your dealer
or Lewis Factory, Peoria, ILL.,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02
A WoMAN's sUFFERiNos.
A Dreadful Operation Seemed to Be
the Only Outcome.

Mrs. Clyde Pixley. Bridge St, Beld.
ing, Mich, writes: Il had innamma.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

A woman with whom you discuss
love is always expecting something
Poincelot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

There was never yet q fair woman
but she made mouths in u glass
Shakespeare.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-08-02

already entered and now pending to
protect Schnapps is decided. A
great many of these limitations are
claimed to be "just as good" as
Schnapps, but there is only one gen.
uine Schnapps. BE sure the letters
on the tag, and stamped on the plug
under the tag spell S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S
and then you have 1.-THE most
wholesome tobacco produced, with
just enough sweetening to preserve
the mild, juicy, stimulating quality of
the leaf tobacco, Expert tests prove
that this fue cured tobacco, grown
in the famous Piedmont region, re-
quires and takes less sweetening than
any other and has a wholesome, slim
ulating, satisfying effect on chewers:
If the tobacco you are chewing
don't satisfy you more than the mere
habit of expectorating, stop fooling
yourself and chew Schnapps tobacco.
10 lbs and the established iotng price per pound
ob'ainabe irompon of Shipment mail address sampE