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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24
USEFUL LITTLE WATCH STAND.
Convenient for Hanging on Wall by
the Side of Bed.

The accompanying sketch illustrates
useful little watch stand" 1t is in
tended for hanging on the wall by the
side OF a bed at some suitable spot
whore it may be easily seen. Its con.
struction is very simple. and for II
We shall require piece Of wood about
one.half inch in thickness. and about
eh inches long by AZ inches wide,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-01-24

edge. by which the stand" may DO
suspended from the wall. II It is dc.
sired to use the stand on n table.
then It is an easy matter to fix sup
port at the back similar to the support
Of an ordinary photograph frame.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
To Review Taft's Speech.

Hot Springs, Va, Special.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is to review in advance
the speech Judge Taft will deliver in
Cincinnati next Tuesday. "I have de-
cided to make this speech what may
be my most important utterance Of
the campaign. I have the highest re-
gard for the. Presidents Judgment
regarding the subjects 10 be dealt
with, and a keen appreciation of his
wonderful ability for forceful express
sion. I want his judgment and his
criticism, and this cannot be salts
eactorily obtained at long range, so I
have decided to 20 to Oyster Bay"
This statement, made By Mr.. Taft, in
dicated his viewpoint regarding the
announcement of his intended trip
which he says is to be taken on his
own. end nat the Presidents initia
tive.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
E1Ienboroush's Sarcasm.

a
There are few Places that have
given birth to more humor and wit
than the court room. Many. have
heard OF the humor Of the famous
Lord Ellenborough.
One day a young member of the
bar rose to address the Court in
grave criminal case. my unfortu-
nate client"-he began; repeated
It two CT three times. and then
stopped rhort.
..Go on. sir, so on!" said Elienbor-
ough. $50 far the Court is with
you. New York Tribune.
The best gold pens are tipped with
an alloy of osmium and iridium.
Gold pens are alloyed with silver to
about sixteen-karat fneness.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Concrete HeIt Armor.

The use of REINFORCED concrete
armor on warships has recently been
suggested An Italian engineer, Lor-
EMO d'Adda. has been led by the sue
cess OF concrete lard Notifications.
as revealed in the Russian-Japanese
war. to construct armor plates OF re-
enforced concrete. covered with thin
plates of steel, as protection against
the immediate effects Of the impact OF
shells. Concrete armor plates. even
when REINFORCED by stout and close
~ inlaid iron bars. must obviously
be much thicker than hardened steel
armor, but as the specific gravity
Of the material Is only one-third that
Ct steel the weight of the armor need
not be increased, while It's cost may
be very greatly diminished. The sub
stitution OF re-enforced concrete for
steel armor en- first class battleship
would effect a considerable saving.
The practicability OF the substitution
will be decided by the result Of ex-
periments. soon to be made, on the
effect Of shots on the REINFORCED
concrete plates.-Scientiic American.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Among the Workers.

Kalamazoo, Mich, has thirty labor
organizations.
Aberdeen Is. d. musicians have
lately been organized.
Stationary firemen recently organ
lied new union at Tacoma, Wash.
The Fall River (Mass.) Spinners'
Union has reached its fiftieth birth
day.
In Italy the membership of trade
unions decreased from 240,6S9 In
1902 to 2O4,271 in 1907.
Germany has altogether thirty
three labor colonies where the unem-
ployed can obtain work as right.
A Nottingham (England) miner
has patented a safety pit cage, which
Is said to be great advance on all
others.
At Woonsocket, R. l., fifty striking
weavers of the Montrose Woolen
Company resumed work after being
idle four days.
Kansas City, Mo-, Is the headquar-
ters of six international organizations
OF organized labor, having a CON-
pined membership OF nearly 100000.
at their recent annual meetings
The State Federation OF Labor of
!. a1sIs ANA cf Tennessee adopted res
l..tiors Gscla"ing iof Woman suff-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Sensational Murders of
Elot Summer; Their Motives

2Andrew corssy of Bath Beach Brooklyn shot
lis a ghtyfourth street; rage
July 1sMrs killed. her daughter wounded at
Coaburg Eberhard of New York. strongly suspected
July i52The Pricke Recorder at Meuchen
JAIL - n
July murdered thrown in pond Troy
N Y; jealousy, supposedly.
bottle of ale; revenge -,
June 21-ohn Klevnz Church of the Most Holy
Trinity, killed self; insurance
H. Backmeyer out OF job killed MS nothen-
One Hundred and Foyourth
street; despair -,
June SBooding attack their neghbos lit
daughter Sapeon killed her baby and her
humiliation. -, -, 49,,
East Nnety-third street; revenge
avenue brooKn snot
wife, killed himself; quarrel
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
;...:;EEALIH AND INCOME.
Both nept Up on Scientific Food.

Good sturdy health helps one lot
to make money!
With: the loss of health ones in
come is liable to shrink. II not en-
tire1y. dwindle away.
When young lady has to make
her own living. good health is her
best asset.
~ am alone in the world, writes
Chicago girl, dependent on my own
eI,rts for my living. am clerk. and
about two years ago through close ap-
rlication to work and a boarding
house diet, / became aSnervous In
valid, and got SO bad off it was almost
: ims;oss.ble for me- to stay in the Office
afha!f day 1t time.
-A friend suggested to me the idea
of trying Grape-Nrts, which did,
making this food 4 large part OF at
least two meals day
To-day am freo from brain-tire.
dyspepsia and ell tie ills OF an over
worried md inrr erly nourished
: brain, and bel; 70 Gra2e-Nuts j
owe .ae recovsfy .: my health. and
The ability 10 re.a:n mslro.ition and
ssnec1ia. There's II REASON.
s,ame gisaa hs Postum CO., Battle
Miea l,sai The Roai to
q ssiia.'' isss!.,s.::sss
4. r. srd tie icietter. A new
;.,,., s:,rs f:oan time to time. They
Il ~. ard full or human.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29

Washington, D. C.-To those who
leave their Offices each noon to snatch
hasty lunch, the Government has a
word of advice to offer. 1t is this:
Whenever a restaurateur offers you a
cracked mug and Clipped, seamy
plate on which food is served, fee 1t
as you would the pestilence. In the
recesses of those cracks lurk thou
sands Of bacteria, and they draw no
distinction between the millionaire
employer and his $40 week steno-
grapher.
The Bureau of Chemistry, at the
head of which is Dr.. Harvey w. WI
ley, has just concluded experiments
on cracked china utensils taken from
the lunch rooms of Washington. The
conditions they find to exist in the
restaurants here are duplicated in
every big city. In New York and Chi
cago, where trade at quick lunch"
establishments is much greater, q far
larger population of germs is be-
lieved to have taken up its abode in
the cracks and crevices of the table
service.
The examination of the chinaware
by the Government came about as a
result of a crusade being waged
against unhealthful kitchens and
serving rooms in the District OF Col
umbia. With the approval. of Secre-
tary Wilson and DR.. Wiley the Gov
ernment chemists were turned loose
on the trail. They discovered mill
ions Of germs in the cracks.
DR.. George W. Stiles, bacteriologi-
cal chemist of the department, had
charge of the tests. Several dozen
cracked mugs, plates and saucers TAX
en- at random from the counters of
lunch rooms and from the cafes OF
hotels were examined. The result
was that DR.. Stiles discovered twenty
three distinct species of organisms
lurking in the cracks and seams. In
the final test it was found that these
organisms ranged In number from
4S6 to i4,5SO,00O to every
inch.
Nearly all of the bactr
to the family of bacill''
The bacillus cell
cause of many infamm.
among which is appendici,
Many of the other bacilll
the cracked chinaware are due to un-
clean conditions. These may not be
noticeable, and the kitchens of the
lunch rooms may be clean and spot
less, but the impossibility Of cleans
ing the utensils thoroughly when they
are cracked leaves the bacilli to in
crease and multiply.
The presence of the breeders Of
disease is just as much a menace to
the girl who has left her typewriter
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29

The literary style OF men OF action,
when these men have style Of their
own, probably owes Its excellence
largely to the lack Of that self-con.
lsciousness, maintains The Dial, that
painful striving for effect, which mars
the utterances Of men of letters. "The
mere writer" says the London Specta-
tor In late instructive article, "who
must, like silkworpl, spin out his
precious material from inside him,
can hardly hope to rival the man OF
genius whose imagination has been
quickened and whose tongue has been
6osened by what Burke calls the 'ov-
ermasteripg necessities OF events"
The men who make writing profes'
sion are commonly the men who do
not do things to write about, as
Walter Bagehot used to- complain;
and, he might have added, the men
who do things are usually too modest
40 write about them.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
About Notcd People.

Senator Piatt, who is seventy-flve
years old, said he thought he might
live to be ninety.
Baron schlippenbach, Russian Con-
sui at Chicago, returned to New York
City, to become imperial Consul-Gen-
eral at that port.
Professor Frederic Louis Otto
Roahrig. Orientalist, philologist, edu-
Gator and composer, died at Pasadena,
Ca'.. aged eighty-nine years.
Governor Buchtel has killed horse
ac.ng in Colorado. He has an
,ouncad that the races can be run,
nv there must be no batting.
At oyster Bay, N. Y. President
Roosevelt declined to speak into tbs
receiver of talking machine for the
purpose of making records for public
sale.
Waldorf Astor, son -of William
Waldorf Astor, is candidate for the
House of Commons. This disposes cf
the general belief that young Mr..
Astor intended to retain his American
citizenship.
r. D. LitJav announced gift OF
;lra.ulu 20 rle Inlsdn toniol All
,s-.,.,. " ,icl m.l; enable the tbs.
- Il a." od n.As. sdJ."d'i
-ii.. Gs.!.s a.si.apte .lli'G,:2
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
CROP ROTATION

Crop rotation is natures method Of
restoring worn-out soil. by working
in harmony with nature man may
maintain an adequate supply of humus
and preserve the available fertility OF
the soil. 1t is easy to adopt rotation
on land that is under tlllage and
where some kind of livestock farming
is being followed so that the clover
and ether grasses that form an essen
tial part of the rotation may be prof.
itably utilized. One of the best rota-
items for the stock farmer of the mid
die states to follow is the following:
corn, followed by winter wheat drilled
in the stubbie; clover. manure to be
applied as a top dressing and turned
under with the second crop for corr
he next year. The time is past when
We cau afford to feed livestock just to
make manure. we must feed better
and mere profitable livestock.-Farm
and Stock.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Millions of Germs in Cracks Of Dishes
Dr. Wiley Experiments ChnaEare Taken From the Q& Lunch Rooms and
HOesCaase Appendicitis BAm% Uneean Condition Fer
many ammatory DSeassSUss Better Household Sanitation.

to snatch a substantial meal OF cocoa
and chocolate eclairs as it is to the
man with the dropping mustache who
regales himself each noon on coffee
and sinkers." The bacilli are no re-
spectoc of persons. DR.. Stiles, IN
discussing the result Of his tests,
says:
"rbis is question which must
necessarily appeal to every responsi-
BILE individual who seriously considers
the matter of eating clean and whole
some food. When we consider the
great number and variety of organ
isms studied in relation to these
cracked mugs the question of house
hold sanitation becomes more I'M
perative than ever. and study OF
the sanitary conditions in private and
public life would in many instances
furnish startling results.
MANY of our hotels, public res
taurants and cafes are particular to
see that splendid serving rooms are
provided and elaborately furnished,
which from exterior appearances
seem to be all that could be desired
for the welfare and comfort Of their
guests, but let one go behind the
scenes in many places and note the
changed conditions. The picture may
be entirely different from that eX-
pected.
"The sanitary aspect of refrigera-
tors and iceboEes during hot weather
may develop conditions beyond hui
man federation. Why people do not
take better care of these places of
storage is difficult to say. However,
1t is regrettable factthat many such
places often contain highly objection
able material, and If not intended for
immediate use it often contaminates
and ruins the entire contents of the
iceboX.
in concluding it seems highly de-
sirable to eliminate theuse Of cracked
dishes for the reception of food mate
rials. and to make an appeal for
sazare careful observance OF the
yn hygienic measures to protect
food from unnecessary and un-
able contamination"
Dr.. Pasuuale Grillo takes sharp ts-
with DR.. Wiley. "Of course there
germs in cracked china" he said,
there are in everything else in the
universe. And it may be that some
of these are bad instead of good. The
proportion of bad germs to good ones
is as 6 to 100000. The bad
germ may kill you; the good ones
may be eaten by the spoonful without
harmful results. A healthy person
will eat many billions day, or at
single meal, without getting so much
as a suggestion of the stomach
ache"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Why he could Not CHANGE,

The story is told of Dutchman
who certainly needed the service OF
the far-famed Lady from Philadel-
phia," if ever any one required her
assistance.
He was assigned to a seat in the
coach which obliged him to ride back.
ward, through the Blacl, Forest AT
the first stopping place he asked the
postmaster to give him another seat,
saying it made him Ill to ride back
ward.
"Ask the man opposite to change
with you," said the postmaster, gruffly.
"But there is nobody opposite e
me- complained the Dutchman, so
/ cannot ask him."-Youth's Compan'
ton
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Big Bleachery Burned.

Concord N. c., Speeial.-During
a heavy storm early Tuesday night
lightning struck q dust aue at Kerr
bleaching and finishing works, set
ting fire to the building, which al
most instantly was full ablaze and
which was destroyed. Owing to the
heavy rains the building was sur
rounded by about six feet Of water,
which made it impossible to fight the
fre. The skies were brilliantly illu-
minated and a great crowd gathered
TO witness the fire in spite Of the
drenching rain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Life of the Woods.

It is imagined that the birds and
beasts of prey are to be envied, but
the small shy creatures really get
Just as much. if not more, JOY in life.
1t may be that one mouse in a litter
goes one night TO feed an owl. That's
bad for the mouse, but he was prob
ably disobedient and refused to squa!
at the warning from his mother.
This rs kingdom where the; laws OF
life are learned and obeyed. The
punishment for disobedience is death.
-Badminton Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
just Sncexe Right Out.

Never suppress a sneeze," said
the trained nurse to the young
woman who had just performed that
polite act. 1T is great strain Oh all
the nerves and the blood vessels OF
the head, as it t;:rows all the actor
to the back Of the head instead OF
letting it come out of the mouth safe
ly and naturally. The unusual and
hard strain on q little blood vessel
that may b: weak is likely to burst 1t
and cause instant death. A loud
sneeze does not sound very nice, but.
It is safe thing to do every time"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Mutineers Kill Turkish Colonel.

salonica, By Cable.-Fo!lowing the
assassination of the Turkish COM
pander Of the garrison at Seres
by mutinous officers, the entire gar
rison has gone over to the mutineers,
being joined by hundreds of armed
civilians. Tho Turkish colonel was
attacked by dozen Of his men and
shot 80 times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29

1. offered to few investors. The Curtis
Richmon Mining Co.. high class miuing
cone ern operating in Sonora, Mexico. and
whose mines are very rich in gold, iced
$4,000 more with which TO install machiu-
cry talready raid forl and complete deyel.
oI.me.t. Will sell enough stock at 'S6 cents
per share (par value $l.00, none sold for
less than so cents) to carry out this plan.
A. joining mine Is paylrg $1,000, 600 yearly.
This Is high class conservative investment
which will produce great returns within ole
year. For further par:icu' 'ars address
G. Eeno1 Curtis, President, II East 45th St.,
New York City,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29

TIE
General Demand
Of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for q simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponen. parts ore known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
ccllent combination OF Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits OF the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Wcll-Informed.
To get it's beneficial effects always buy
the genuine-rnanufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, end for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Dogs to Guard Luxembourg
Museum in Paris.

Paris.-Man's best friend, the dog.
has been found a new occupation in
Paris, that of museum keeper.
M. Dujardin Beaumetz, Secretary
of the Fine Arts, has decided to en-
roll in that body fox terriers for the
new Luxembourg Museum. They will
act as auxiliaries to the human guar
dians, simply being used by night to
give an alarm when necessary.
The careful recruiting of the new
canine functionaries has already
commenced.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29

"Everywhere I go speak for TErrEnISH,
because II cured me OF ringworm in its
worst form. My whole chest from neck to
waist was raw as besi; but rETrERIsH cured
me. 1t alao cured @ bad case OF piles" 30
says Mrs. NJ. F. Jones OF 2S T.nnehill ST.,
pittsburg. Pa. TsTrEalSn, the great skin
remedy Is sold by druggists or SEM by m all
for 50:. Write ]. T. suoPTnINZ, Dept. A,
Savannah, Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Guilty on All Counts.

Asheville, N. c., Speeias.-The jury
in the case Of Rev. William G. Whit
aker charged with using tas mails for
fraudulent purposes, after being out
for nearly .wsnty-four hours, return
ed g verdict, finding the defendant
guilty on sll counts. The jury's ver-
dict was recorded with the defendant
and counsel for both sides in attend
enoe. An appeal will be taken to the
Supreme Court,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
Pet Paragraphs.

Don't be afraid of rebuffs. This
may be your employers method Of
trying your grit.
If a man is right he can't be too
radical, and if he's wrong he can't
be too conservative.
1t isn't so much what young
girl does that fascinates a man; it's
what she won't do.
When anybody agrees with yca be
has opinions; when he doesn't, de-
lusions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
$500, 900 in Gold for Leopold
From Private Estate in Uganda.

London, England.-A dispatch to
the London Daily Mail from Entebbe,
Uganda, states that two shipments OF
gold, valued at 100000, have passed
through Entebbe from the Kilo
mines, in King Leopold's private do
main in the Congo Independent State,
from which foreigners are vigorously
excluded.
It Is surmised that territory COW
ering more than hundred miles in
Ituri province is enormously rich in
gold
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
fF FLEET WERE SOLD.
Think What Lot of Things the Cash
Would Buy.

The $1SO,OO0,O00 invested In the
warsaips Now in San francisco har-
Dor would 1rrigate 100000 ceres OF
arid land, and provide homes for 12o,-
900 families, giving to each family
fifty acres of land. That amount OF
monoy would build a railroad from
the Atlaa;ic 10 the Pacific, and such
q road owned by the people and run
for Inc benefit OF the people would
squeeze every drop of water out OF
lsa railroads OF the country.
That amount CT mc1ey would build
and equip a rational telegraph and
telephone system, which, conducted
fer tho people would squeeze every
drop of water out Of the privately
owrei telegraph and telephone sys-
tens.
That cmcNanIt CT money properly
sent, would 50 far toward relieving
the people of the tremendous
monopoly burden new resting on their
backs.
TE:at amount OF money would build
from CO to 100 great electric power
plants for the people, and free then
ircin a monopoly that is now skinnins
rher>.
Instead OF bri,ding more warships,
isn't 1t time to call a hat? With
tens OF thousands OF our citizens beg
g.ng for an opportunity to - a
living, isn't 1t time to call :aalt on
his wicked waste Of money and
energy? II we are going more and
mere into the warship business, let
us De honest and pull down our
rrr1.eh II we are to glorify war,
let US qutt g!ccihying the Prince OF
Peace. Let US quit being hypocritea
San Francisco Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
cuTIcuRA CURED FOUR.
Southern Woman Suffered With Itch.
ing, Burning Rash-Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles-Calls
Nuttcrra Her Old SfanS.hv

sMy baby had running sore on his
neck and nothing that / did for it took
effect until I used Cuticura. Ny face was
nearly full of letter or some similnr skin
disease. 1t would itch and burn SO that I
could hardly stand it. Two cakes of Cuti-
cura Soap and boz of Cuticura Ointment
cured me. Two years after it broke out on
my hands and wrist Sometimes I would
so nearly crazy for it itchei 80 badly. 1
went back to my old standby, that had
never failed me-one set CT Cuticura Rem
.edies did the work. One set also cured
my uncle's baby, whose head was cake, OF
sores, and another baby wio was in the
same fv ~ Lille Ngilcher, TO Eler.
cntt ..., Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. le, 'o7. -
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
HAn EczE,rA i, YEARS.

Mrs. Thomas Thompson, Q, cIarksyille,
Ga. writes, under date OF April 2s, 1907: ~
suffered Is years with tormenting eczema;
had the best doctors to prescribe; but moth
ing did me a1y good until got rErTEaIHs.
.it cured me. an. so thankful"
Thousands Of others can testify to similar
eures. TsTrER1SEds sold by druggists or
ssent by mail for 900. byJ. T. sHuprRINE,
Dept. 4, Savannah. Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29
A TERRIBLE CONDITION.

The ocean is not the only body
filled with breakers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-07-29

Hicks Capudine Cures Womcn's
Monthly Pains, Backache, Nervousness.
md Headache. It's Liquid. Effects lmme
aiately. Prescribed by physicians WITH pest
results. loc., 25c., and &c.,. at drug stores.