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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
A FALSE STATEMENT
OF CONDITIONS

Throughout many parts OF tn,
county 1t has been charged that /
the present local option is carried
then the city of Pennington woulc
have IA new and separate election
and vote wet. 1t therefore woult
derive the revenue from the saloons
etc, to the supposed injury of the
county.
Who Is the author of this false
statement Is of course not definitely
known, and the interests that are
circulating it in the way of persis-
ent gossip cannot be ascertained.
What are the facts?
The whole county, including Farm
ington, stands or falls together. If,
on March 7th, the local option is
adopted, then for period of four
years, at least, the whole county, in
GLIDING Pennington, is dry. BY no
means, even II 1t should desire to do
so, could Pennington later have
another election for itself.
Should the election be carried In
the county and then be annulled
through some technicality, which at
the present time does not seem pos
sible, then the election will be an
nulled in the entire county, includ-
ing Pennington. Under the petition
before the County Court, and upon
which ii acted, there is no possible
way of Pennington pulling loose
from the county.
There is another misstatement
being circulated assiduously which
is designed To defeat the movement
and to separate the advocates of To-
cal option. 1t is that there is n po-
litical side to the question and that
one or the other of the two parties
VIII make political capital out of it. |
The facts are that both political
parties are represented among the |
leaders and most aggressive work
ers for local option. 1t is not and |
cannot be made an issue that will |
afford capital to either party. |
Among newspapers OF the county,
both parties are represented, each |
paper openly and avowedly favoring
he adoption of local option.
There is an example from which
hose who are circulating this last
alse statement may have perhaps
irawn their thunder. In the organ
cation of the liquor interests for an
aggressive fight against local option,
he brewers and distillers have evil
ience that their interests are more
n less diverse, and il il al
70 evidenced that these have not
'een able to get together along all
ines. 1t may be that ii is thought
y those advancing the political
that the local option
st should he separated in some such
manner. The attempt To inject such
alse statements for the purpose of
onfusing :he voter is doomed to
allure. The people of st. Francois /
ounty are not going to be hood
linked by such clearly childish con. /
idcrations. I
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
WOULD ENFORCE THE LAW
Judge Killian, Prosecuting Attorney
Tucker and Sheriff Croke Declare
Law Will be Enforced il Local
Option Carries.

The contention that Local Option
will not be enforced in st. Francois
county, If it is adopted by the voters
on March 9TH, is Islander upon the
officers and courts of the county
and beyond this upon the intelli-
gence and law abiding spirit Of the
entire citizenship of the county.
The following statements from
the present officials are IA satisfac-
tory answer to all such baseIess
contentious.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
On Law Enforcement in General.

There Is no sane man in this or
any other county who will contend
that any law can be enacted that
will not be violated. But If IA law is
to be annulled merely because there
are some violations, or because all
of the guilty are not convicted, then
the laws against murder, larceny
and thousand and one other things
must be taken off the statute books.
Take the saloon laws: One needs
only to turn to the dockets of the
criminal courts and see the number
of violations of those laws that ap-
pear ut each session Of court. The
Igor interests, in their present cam
paign, which is as wide as the
nation, practically make the admis-
sion that the regulation of the sa-
loon has been failure so far as the
enforcement of these regulations
are concerned. a scapc goat Is
made Of the so-called low saloons
and dives, and one of the leading
brewers has made the statement
that he had been awaiting the time
when the public sentiment was suffl-
GENTLY aroused before taking up the
work OF putting these out of bust |
ness. In the meantime, all of the
liquor interests had been supplying |
these same dives and so-called low |
saloons with their supplies.
If the argument from the violation
Of law Is valid in any sense, then It
leads directly to the wiping off of
the statutes of all saloon laws. as
they are are among the most fire.
luently violated.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
Child's Life Saved by Chamberlain q
Cough Remedy.

Mrs. John Englchart, of Gera,
Mich, tells Of the anxious moments
spent over her little two-year-old
daughter who had taken n hard cold
resulting in Group. She says: ~
am satisfied that II il had not been
for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
she would have choked to death. ]
gave this medicine every ten MIN
utes and she soon began to throw
up the phelgm, l can recommend 1t
In the highest terms as ] have an
other child that was cured In the
same way" Sold by E. NJ. Laak-
man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28
The Only Kidney Remedy

is Smiths Kidney Remedy. Your
druggist will refund your money II
after taking one bottle you are not
satisfied with results. go cents by
K. M. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-02-28

"ln answer to your recent inquiry
in regard to my attitude in the en-
forcement of the local option law, if
it is adopted in st, Francois county,
permit me to say that ] shall use
every effort to enforce the law, as
have done in the enforcement of 9TH
er criminal laws during the time |
have been in office.
"Yours truly,
ar. G. TUCKER,
Prosecuting Attorney
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
Chiefly LeoaI Advice.

A certain prominent lawyer OF Tor
onto is in the habit of lecturing his
office staff from the junior partner
down, and Tommy, the office boy.
comes in for his full share of the ad-
monition That his words we're appre-
ciated was made evident to the lawyer
by a conversation between Tommy
and another office boy on the same
floor which he recently overheard.
"Wotcher wages?" asked the other
boy.
"Ten thousand year." replied Tom
my.
"Aw, g'wan."
Sure" insisted Tommy, unabashed.
-Four dollars a week in cash, an de
rest in legal advice. ce."-Everybody's
Magazine.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
Ellins Won't Stop Marriage to Duke

royal family so naughty, his daugh-
ter's position at court would be rather
equivocal.
Senator Elkins is said to have given
the matter careful thought and de-
cided that on account of the dukes
high position, the young women would
soon force merited recognition.
Queen Helena is one of the most
uncompromising enemies of the mar
riage. Her majesty. princess of
Montenegro. seems anxious to show
her devotion to the dignity of the
house of Savoy, which her own mar
riage imperiled. as disappointed match
making royal mothers saw when it
was celebrated.
Save among Republicans and So
cialists. public opinion in Rome, ac-
cording to dispatch, reflects, dis
tortedly, the royal opposition. The
Italians are angry because the Ameri-
cans, instead of loudly rejoicing that
Miss Elkins was to marry into the
royal house. have taken an unenthusi-
astic attitude toward the love affair
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
Great Exhibit of Aerial Craft Planned

George C. Maynard, assistant curator
of the National museum.
Octave Chanute. the father of aero.
nautics in the United States, has of
fered to build one Of his gliding ma.
chimes for the aeronautical exhibit,
and It is understood that the Wright
brothers will present the institution
with model Of their latest flying ma.
chine, and one of their earlier glid.
ing machines.
AS soon as the new building for the
Smithsonian institution is completed
the aeronautical exhibit will be ar.
ranged to show each step In the
progress Of aerial navigation from the
hot-air balloon of Joseph Montgolfier
In 1882 to the Wright brothers aero.
plane.
One Of the Lilienthnl's two-winged
gliding machines. model OF Har.
graves compressed air flying machine,
which few 319 feet: Stringfellow's
aeroplane model. exhibited in the
Crystal palace. London. in 1856, and
numerous motors. propellers, wings,
kites and other interesting parts Of
aeroplanes, are now in possession of
the Smithsonian institution.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
He Wasn't the Corpse.

A group of aeronauts were telling
balloon stories in the smoking-room or
Chicago hotel. Capt. H. E. Hon.
eywell, who, with the Ffelding-An-
tonic balloon was later to break all
long-distance speed records, laughed
and said:
THE great Elyot made a balloon
ascension from Charleston one hot
summer afternoon. A thunderstorm
came up. Elyot, amid buckets Of rain.
the roar of thunder and the flash OF
lightning, was blown about like this
tIedown. On toward midnight he
found himself over a plantation and
threw out his anchor-a grapnel at
the end Of long rope.
1T happened that a cO'ored man
had died in one of the huts Of this
plantation. The funeral was to take
place in the morning. A dozen friends
of the dead man sat in the soft sum-
mer night before the hut, telling ghost
stories.
Suddenly in the darkness above
them they heard strange noises a
flapping as Of great wings, and menac-
ing cries. And they saw dimly forr,-
less black shape!
"An but one man ran. This one
man, as he covered on his stool, had
the ill-luck to be seized by the crap
mel.
The grapnel. going at great pace
whirled him up four or five feet in the
air and jerked him along at the rate OF
fifteen miles an hour or SO.
"'Oh, massa, massa, he yelled.
squirming and kicking in that strange
flight. Use not de cawpse! Dicks in
de house dah! In de house dahl"
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
Government Clerk Is Sadder But Wiser

which is one of the pathetic features
of the story. His headquarters were
at st. Paul, where he moved his fam
lily after disposing of all his household
effects in the capital city. For short
time-less than month, in fact-he
enjoyed his new field of work and his
increased salary, for. with the addi-
ton to his responsibilities there had
also come an increased amount in his
semi-monthly pay envelope. In the
evenings he was wont to stroll out
and mingle again with his old-time
cronies. He talked to them knowingly
about matters pertaining to the ma
tional government, and incidentally
impressed on them that perseverance
is the only requisite of success under
the civil service.
One day Stephen received letter
from Washington. 1t was couched in
formal language, but from reading 1t
Stephen gathered that the government
had no longer any need for his serv-
ices. or words to that effect. The gov
ernment was very, very sorry, so said
the man whose signature was attached
TO the letter.
1t was this way: Congress had
failed to grant the amount required
and expected for the service, and 1t
would be necessary to dispense with
the services of the new appointees. 1t
meant laying off of number of EN-.
ployes in each of the IL districts, into
which the service is divided.
Stephen is now back in the bureau
of census. His salary is only $1,000
year. for his place had been filled
as soon as he left, and it just hap.
pened that Director North had va
cancy in the lower grade. 1t cost him
something to move out to Minnesota
and back again, but, taken all in all
and in the light OF experience had by
others which turned out less fortunate.
ly. he considers that, at least, it might
have been worse.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

- HE iLarked general interest in
j aerenautics aroused by the Yep
pelin ind other dirigible balloon
fiights In Europe. aeroplane flights In
France, and Baldwin motor balloon
and Wright aeroplane tests at Fort
My.f. has been noted by officials OF
the Smithsonian institution and Ma
tios!l museum.
Trof. s. p. Langley, who built the
flrst successful power driven model OF
an aeroplane. was secretary OF the
Smithsonian institution and his vari-
Gus models, the famous Langley aero
drome and the numerous aeroplane
carts used in his experiments In
fero-dynamics are now In possession
cf the institution. These and other
exhibits in the institution are being
arranged into a special exhibit by
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
For Thirty Years He Has Not Spoken

hoping that his affection might be lost
in mining camp or on a prairie
ranch. For several years he lived
near Kansas City, but finally he came
east and returned to his mother near
Middletown.
Loves flame had not died out, but
he was a far different Ben" Lands
than the one who went away few
years before. Relatives declared that
he became queer while he was in the
west" but neighbors and friends say
''it was the girl
Withal, Lands confessed that the
untoward elimination of his love af-
fair had disheartened him. 1t was at
this time in his life that he took the
vow never again to hold conversa-
ton with any one throughout the
length of his life.
And he has lived up to this self
imposed mo talk for life sentence un
flinchingly for 80 years. Now and then
he mumbles a short sentence. but his
mother. Mrs Catherine Lands, a ven
cradle woman of 81 years, with whom
he has lived since he swore off talk
ing, says he never speaks to her.
Lands is picturesque in dress and
features. He wears his hair foot
long and binds it under his coat. He
never shaves and his beard extends
half way to his belt. 1t has been 30
years since the hair or beard has been
cut.
His only recreation is skating and
he is a prominent figure on Swatara
creek almost any winter day.
Fanny Gingerich. the woman whom
Landis wooed, is widow. Her hus-
band, Harry Snively, was killed on a
railroad 16 years ago. She lives with
her parents near the Lands home
| but Ben" never speaks to her.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

r HE down-on-his-luck story of
Stephen X. Booth. government
clerk. is no more aggravated than
many another story that might be told
by persons who have come to Wash
ington to settle down in a federal
berth for life of happiness and peace
II not luxury and afiiuence-only to be
rudely awakened to a condition of af-
fairs that would cause an ordinary
person to turn pessimist even to the
point OF wishing that there were no
such thing as a government.
Considering everything. Stephen
Jared remarkably well. In the end he
came out with a government job; not
as good a one as he had builded on.
perhaps. but a government job. just
the same. Thousands have not sur
vived so fortunately.
Stephen comes from Minnesota. For
eight years he labored. If that word
can be used properly in connection
with the things that a government
clerk does in order to draw his salary.
He worked in the bureau of the cen
sus. Gradually his compensation was
increased during that time until it
reached the figure of $1,000 year.
Then Stephen became fired with an
ambition. He took look around him
and decided he could do better in
some other department of Uncle Sans
service. So he accepted" position
as a special agent in the immigration
service. under the department OF JUS
tice. This was in May of this year.
Stephen is a man of family. His
new work took him back to Minnesota,
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
HORRIBLE METHOD OF TORTURE
Mexicans Banquet Lizards and Ants
with Body Of Living Man.

Kelvin, Ariz.-With lizards. ants.
and other crawling, creeping things
making play ground of his body and
feast of his flesh. James Martze. a
prospector, 20 years old, the other
day remained five hours in baked
dessert a few miles from here spread
eagled" by stakes in the sands.
With a broiling sun pouring down
upon him and his tongue swollen and
his lips cracked from thirst. he faced
a can of water placed before his eyes
and just out of his reach.
Martze was the victim of pair OF
Mexican highwaymen, who practiced
their Apache method of torture after
having robbed and beaten the old man
in excessively brutal fashion.
The prospector was held up while
on his way to this town, a mining
camp, and was robbed of his kit, weap-
ons, and small amount of money.
He then escaped from the robbers.
but was recaptured and tied to the
stakes as described.
MartZe finally loosened himself from
his bonds and staggered into this
camp.
Posses were organized here without
delay and the search for the perpe-
traitors Of the outrage was begun.
If caught, the men will probably be
summarily executed.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There N Washington.
Lost Material for One Army Officer

Az pounds-the lost 1S0-would make
at least one good-sized general or al
most two the size of Gen. Funston.
The officers all came back the same
day. This much was expected when
the ambulance drove into the post
empty about 1920 a. m. There were
eager inquiries concerning the where
abouts of the officers, and the driver
waving an arm, said: "Oh, there or
thereabouts. We was in a hurry, so
we walked back"
Undoubtedly the 40 were "out there
somewhere" but they were long
time crossing the finish line.
Everybody was in good spirits at
the finish or said he was. There was
little doubt about Gen. Grant. He was
as hard as nails to start with. having
done some 300 miles Of saddle work
this season.
There was corps of surgeons in
waiting at the hospital for the re-
turned prodigals. A minute examina-
tion was made of all the victims, and
the results. comprising pulse. temper
ature. weight and respiration, were all
tabulated.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08

G ENATOR ELKINS will not oppose
- the marriage of his daughter Kath-
crime. to the duke of the Abruzzi after
all. The wedding probably will be
solemnized in November.
II the duke were as sure of this as
is Washington society. he would be
spared lot of worry. AS matter Of
fact, the duke is about to start for
Washington. fearing all the while that
the senator will withdraw his consent
to the marriage on account OF Queen
Helenas unrelenting opposition.
The duke fears Senator Elkins will
play the part of high spirited Ameri-
can and endeavor to prevent the mar
riage, fearing that with the Italian
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
The Writ Of Injunction.

A timely article in the October Cen
tury will be comparison, by the Hon.
Seth Low, member Of the Civic Fed
Grafton, of the Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms In their treatment OF
the labor question. Under title Of
The Writ Of Injunction as a Party
ISSUE" Mr.. Low discusses at length
and with open sympathy with the gen.
eral aims and purposes Of organized
labor-the attitude of the general pub
lie toward the injunction, the two in
junction planks, labor and restraints
of trade, and why parliament may pass
certain legislation and congress may
not.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
Lost

WASHINGTON.-L Somewhere
W in Virginia. 180 pounds. Finder
please return to Maj. Gen. Fred Grant,
commander OF the department of the
east, who will attend to its distribu-
tion pro rata among 40 army officers
II all the detritus, cellular and adj
pose tissue, cuticle, epidermis and
derma matter could be collected from
along the route of the test ride that
finished at Fort Myer the other day
the United States army would be the
richer by one highly efficient officer.
All the 40 officers came back. but
there was hiatus somewhere. There
had been one member, or his equiva-
lent, left by the way. for the command
averaged Az pounds lighter to the
man than when 1t started Forty times
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
NEGRESs WHITE
FOR THIRD Time
FORMER SLAVE UNDERGoES UN-
USUAL TRANSFORMATION
IN COLOR OF SKIN.
MYSTERY BATTLES PHYSICIANS
indianapolis Woman Offers Puzzle to
Several Doctors Who Have Made
Study of Case-Thinks An
other Change Coming.

Indianapolis, Ind.-For the third
time in her life of SO years, the wife
Of America Massey, an ex-slave who
lives with George Laswell at Minneso-
ia street and Churchman avenue, has
turned from black to white.
The first 16 years of her life were
spent in slavery as a housemaid and
as she can remember nothing about
her parents she does not attempt to
explain the mystery which has bafiled
every one who has seen her as well ds
numerous physicians who have ex-
amined her.
Having completed the third Trans
formation Mrs. Massey is now of a
fair complexion. Her skin is not light
in patches. but is completely white
with the exception of three small
brown spots on the right side of her
face and one on the left. A tint of
pink on each cheek adds bit of color
to her appearance and the curly hair,
which is gray only in patches, brings
additional contrast. When working
about the house she rolls her sleeves,
showing arms whittier than would be
expected on a woman with fair
skin.
For the last IL years Mrs. Massey
says the transformation has been in
process, and as the change has been
completed for so long she is rather ex-
pecting the reverse performance to be-
gin before many months. She has as
yet noticed none of the more marked
sensations experienced in former
changes. The only things that have
caused her to believe a Transformation
is due are the appearance of the small
spots on her face and the fact that
she has remained white longer than
usual this time.
In making the first complete change
from black to white and then from
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
Mrs. Massey's Skin Has Turned Com.
pletely White.

white to black as well as in the sec
ond complete change, Mrs. Massey
says she noticed an itching sensation
of the skin before the appearance of
the spots. dark or light, as the case
might be. AS she tells it, the first
white spots began to dot her colored
skin in 1888, and in the course of two
years she turned perfectly light. Dur
ing the next two years a reverse pro-
cess followed. The next four years
saw similar change from black to
white. then from white to black, and
Mrs. Massey was still more astonished
In 1896 when she began to turn white
for the third time. Since that date
she has been turning color more slow.
ly. and the surprising thing is that
the hue has held for the exceptional
number of years.
Although she has not as yet noticed
the accompanying itching sensation,
the appearance of the little spots on
the face has given her ground for fear
that the reverse process in the third
transformation may not be far OFF,
Mrs. Massey is not worried about the
matter. however, as she is not affect
ed physically by the change of color.
In fact she says she has always en-.
joyed the best of health, and although
she is getting pretty well along in
years expects to see many more birth.
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Massey came to In
dianapolis from Bowling Green, KY.
in 1896. just as she was beginning to
turn white for the third time. When
she lived in the Kentucky town many
physicians examined her In an at
tempt to find a cause for the change
in color. In Indianapolis she has at
tracted considerable attention wher.
ever she has gone. but none of the
city doctors has ever called on her,
she says.
Mr.. and Mrs. Massey have a daugh.
ter. Mrs. Jeremiah Redman of Nelson
street, where they spend much Of their
time.
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
NlTEO MAN DUMB
FOR THIRTY YEARS
PENNSYlVANIAN TAKES vow
NEVER TO SPEAK AGAIN TO
ANYONE AND KEEPS 1T.

Middletown, Pa.-Bor 20 years Ben
jamin Lands, who lives with his
mother in modest little home two
miles outside of this town, has not
conversed with friends or relatives
because, it is said, he was Tilted by
girl whom he loved devotedly when
a youth.
More than thirty years ago Ben"
Lands wooed Miss Fanny Gingerich,
who was then the belle of the coun-
tryside, and who married Henry Snive
ly. Lands was about eighteen years
Old. Apparently Tilted, he tried to for
get that there ever lived such a girl
as Fanny Gingerich and he went west,
Gilpin observer., 1908-10-08
Na.eIoay 10 tho Latest.

Palmistry has rival in the new for
tune-telling science, nasology, which
has been of late winning converts in
Paris. An elderly lady has set up in
the Latin quarter. where she reads ca
reers in the noses presented to her.
Everybody has nose, and this new
method of it's examination appeals to
the credulous. The old lady looks at
her visitors nose through micro
scope. and she finds better indications
in the marks and Jumps than ever she
found before in the lines of the
hand.