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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18
PLANT TRAMP BY INSTINCT.
California Cactus Blows Around the
Desert for Months.

Curious among vegetable Erowths
and one which ia seldom seen OF men
is the rootless cactus OF the California
desert, says the Technical World.
This plant, round, compact growth.
rolls about the level floor OF the des
ert for some eight or nine months Of
the year, tossed hjther and yon by
the winds which blow with fiercenesh
over all OF CALIFORNIA; sand plat dur
Ing those months.
AT the coming OF the rains. or
rather the cloudburBts, which sweep
the desert in It's springt!me. this Gao
tus takes root wherever II happens TO
have been dropped by the last wind
OF which It was the plaything and Inn
mediately begins TO put out all around
1t small shoots. which in turn become
cactl, exactly like the parent plant.
These young growths increase In
size rapidly. sucking the moisture
both from the parent plant and from
the surrounding earth. The roots do
not penetrate the soil deeply, but
spread often over circle whose
radius is not less than ten feet. These
roots, too, are small, but practically
innumcrable, and they get every biz
OF moisture ana plant food to be had
in tho territory they cover
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18
THE SAFE WAY TO BUY PAINT.

Property owners will save n deal
OF trouble and expense in keeping
their buildings properly painted, II
they know how TO protect themselves
against misrepresentation and adul-
iteration in paint materials There's
one sure and safe guide to pure and
dependable White Lead
that's the Dutch BOY Painter trade
mark which the National Lead Com.
pany, the largest makers Of genuine
White Lead. place on every package
of thuir product This company sends
4 simple and sure little outnt for test
ing white lead, and valuable paint
book. free, TO all who write for IT,
Their address is Woodbridge Bldg.
New York city
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

In the late COS the movement for
Democratic government tn the empire
Of Brazil had taken on great strength.
Storios Of the marvellous resources Of
the country and Of the unlimited pos
slbiIi'ics for achieving power and
money were reaching the United
States. \ political uphcayal in n
country of great natural wealth is al
ways a tempting bait to soldiers Of
fortune the world over, and the &C.
counts of brazilian conditions that
reached southern Texas about this
time worc not to be resisted by the
more adventurous. A party was made
up for Brazil. and in this party were
two brothers, Lucius A. and Joseph \.
White. Lucius was n mere lad In his
teens. while Joseph was nearly 90
years his senior and more a father to
the boy than u brother. Joseph was
married. The Whites were the sons OF
Judge white, who settled in southern
Texas in 1889 and who was a noted
lawyer and jurist of that section
Judge White was man who was held
in the highest esteem on account Of
his strict integrity and learning, and
his sons grew up respected in their
native state. Lucius had studied civil
engineering and was an engineer or no
.meager ability. Joseph was n farmer.
But in both the brothers there was n
strong spirit OF adventure, and after
listening to the stories OF gold and
diamonds to be found and fortunes to
be made easily in rubber, coffee and
general agriculture, told by returned
Texans, the brothers decided to Join
the party bound for the South Amer.
lean empire, which finally landed at
Rio Janero.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

One OF tho most notable Of these
cases was that Of the manufacture in
this country Of n large amount of the
currency OF CHINA job that was
cunnlusly conceived and clcycrly car.
rIod TO the point whore the counter.
felt currency was manufactured and
ready for shipment 10 the Orient for
circulation. Another plot Of great in
ternational importance was that con.
celycd by Mcdonald Scott and Sheri.
dan, who made and threw into cirCu.
lation a counterfeit Bank Of ENGLAND
note to tho amount Of about $4,000.
900 The criminals in this case were
Americans and their daring was shown
by the character Of the task they set
for themselves.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18
READY REASONING
One Guess About Venus Of Milo
Proved 70 Be Wrong.

They stood before the reproduction
OF the Venus OF Nplos
Her hands must have been bcauu-
ful" said one
Very" assnufrd the other. II won
der what position they were in?"
81 have theory that she was repre-
scented as busted al her toilet one
hand probably held n small mirror"
And the other powder pun, ehf
But that theory won't work"
And why uot2"
"Ilad sh" been al her toilet her
mouth would have been full NJ hair
pins "-Luulsvup CourorJ0urual
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

lIOR to the year 1884 Their"
was no law Of the United
States that prohibited any
one from countcrfcitiug in
this country the money of
n foreign nation. out OF
the lack of legislation on
this point had grown
many cases Of much i'm
uurtancc to other govern
monts, for your counter.
fcitcr is a man usually
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

90 'Mn mans face but p" collected
himself almost instantly aud said
81 don't want a scene. what do you
want mo To- du''
Come with us." | said
We all arose quietly and walhod ont
Of the diningrnom without attracting
attention. Whit" wa taken to the
federal building and subjected 10 an
informal examination. When
searched him found documents bear
ing on the mllrcis transaction and
placing the firm that did the work in
q peculiar light one Of these papers
was the formal bid made by the FIRM
offering to cngrayc an exact fac-simile
Of the front OF the 200 milrCis bill on
stone for $3.50 and fac-simile OF the
back for $2l0, or facsimilrs OF front
and back on steel for $50. Another
discriminating paper was receipt
from the engraving firm for payment
Of the cigar labels" and for a 200.
milrcis Brazilian bill, TO be returned to
White According to the papers found
on White, he had increased the size
Of his order from 1000 to 5000 sheets
Of bills. four bills on sheet. At first
White denied any part in a counter.
fciting plot but later broke down and
admitted his guilt. He claimed to
have partner named Lane, but re.
fused to give detailed information
concerning him further than to say
that he lived in Texas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

well yerscd in the laws bearing on his
trade and he had not been slow In
pcrceIying the possibilities Of large
and quick gains in using the United
States as place for manufacturing
bogus currency and coin to be circu.
lated in other countries.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18
Name sor,lcd in MANY WAYS.

No fewer than 372 different ways Of
spelling Yrsilan;i have been copied
fror, envelope and recorded by q
pus,A.aa,1. Oh tLat town.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

.hrn'. were in hia possessions al
'housh they had not .o"u MIN receive
them, the officers went 10 Whites
home placed him under arrest aud
searched the house,
In tho meantime bucius a. White
having seen his plan fall miserably
and himself a prisoner CAV" the au.
rhoriIt"a n complete confession. While
in Brazil he and his brother had con
Cciyud the idea of manufacturing IN
the United States large issue Of IRA.
country to float IT, Lucius admitted
that he was the originator of the idea
Iuriug \. White, after pleading
guilty, was taken to Texas as wit.
ness against his brother I.ucius was
33 years old at this time and his
brother was man Of so. As | have
said. the elder brother also had stood
In the relation Of father to tho
younger man, and the scene in the
Waco courtroom when Lucius was
placed on the stand and told the story
that meant pcntentiary sentence for
his brother was a most affecting one.
Il would rather suffer than have
Lucius suffer, he's only n boy to me-
After the evidence was in and
Lucius was being led from the court
room by the deputies. Joseph grasped
him by the hand and with tears In his
eyes said:
"Gooaby, Lucius. God bless you "
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

More proof that Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable CompOund saves
woman from surgical operations.
Mrs. S. A. Williams, of Gardiner,
Maine, writes:
~ was great sufferer from female
troubles, and Lydia L, Pinkhams Vege-
table Compound restored me TO health
In three months, after my physician
declared that an operation was ALSO
lutely necessary"
Mrs. Alvina Sporting, of 154 Cley-
bourne Ave, Chicago. Ill, writes:
~ suffered from female troubles, a
tumor and much Inflammation. Two
of the best doctors in Chicago decided
that an operation was necessary 20 save
my life. Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound entirely cured me without
an operation"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
Ing. down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration-
Why don't you try it2
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice
She has guided thousands to
! health. Address, Lynn. Mass
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18
Y1v>r C2EIEXCE<SC c5ZEITLSCEZLo THE
H0EZCE lind <0GzHC0 IzZE 800 OIZEEZ0'

from there 10 Whitney Tex, where
he bought a 90acrc farm for $4,000
and settled down TO tho lie Of Tex.
as farmer
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

In the early part Of the summer Of
1855 the United States district a'tor-
uey at st. Louis received an anonym.
GUS letter stating that n certain en-.
craving house Of that city was pre-.
pairing plates from which were to be on
grayrd n large number OF slips which
had the appearance Of being imita
lions OF the currency Of the Empire OF
Brazil
The letter in question pointed out
that which seemed to be n crime in
process Of execution and. Anonymous
or signed, The letter was not to be
ignored II was turned over to me
and / went to work on the case.
found the manager and was
informed by him that he believed
his firm did have contract
to cngravc plates for and print
some brazilian matter; but no
claimed to be ignorant Of tho idon.
,ity of the party with whom the con
tract was made and of the exact char
Hctcr NJ the commodity contracted for
! was told to return later and consult
with the official OF the concern who
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

While in Rio Janero Lucus White
met a young woman who was visiting
there and whose home was in Florida.
He cnurted and married her. and three
children were born to them In 1884
he decided to return to the states to
live. and brought his family to Florida
where he stayed few months. going
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-09-18

shall always question the propricty
OF the course followed by the federal
attorney in making his case against
Joseph White. which was as follows
a package was made Of $40 ct the
sheets ! had brought in. Attorney
Bliss then wrote out d telegram to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16
DEATH RESULTS
FROM ACCIDENT
sTEPHEN HESS DIED FROM IN.
JuRiEs RECEIVED IN STREET
CAR ACCIDENT.

Mr.. Stephen Hess, who was injured
on Tuesday OF last week by falling
against street car near ais home al
Evansville, died on Sunday morning
November 10th, shortly after midnight
at Cook Hospital whSre he was taken
Immediately after the accident. On
Tuesday morning when tile untortu.
nate accident occurred, Mr. Hess had
been Walking on the street car track
watching a passing B. and o. tram.
When ne noticed the street car ap.
preaching he made an effort to get
off the track, bat as ae stepped Of
the rail. slipped and fell back against
the p7ssing ear. He was thrown into
ditch some feet away, the fall rs
suIttug IN fractured skull which
was the direct result of his death,
meningitis developing few days aft
er the accident. y
Mr.. Hess was one cf the oldest anil
most highly respected citizens Of the
county, He moved to Evansville from
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16

OF. B. s O MEET
:. F. LcREE TAKES PLACE OF
cHAs, STEELE AS MEMBER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Especial to West virginlan.) J

W.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
way Company, held in this city to-day,
the following were elected directors:
Edward r. Bacon. Jos. r. Ford. John
H. Green, Edw. H. Hartman, R. Brent
Keyser, l.. F. Loree, Geo. F. Randolph.
Samuel Roa, Norman B. Ream, James
speyer, James stlllman and Joseph
Wood This is the old board with the
exception of Mr.. LOree, who takes the
place of Mr., Chas Steele. resigned.
President Oscar G. Murray presided at
the meeting and c, w. woolford was
secretary, The stock representation
was somewhat larger than usual. The
annual report was submitted and ap-
proved.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16
GOV, FLEMING
A DELEGATE
NAMED BY GOVERNOR DAWSON
TO MINING CONGRESS AT
PITTsRURG.

Ex-Governor "A. B. Fleming has Just
received from Governor Dawson u GER
tiicate OF appointment as delegate
TO the eleventh annual session of tNe
American Mining Congress to be held
in Pittsburg on December 2d to 9TH,
inclusive, of this year. On the same
date, Dec. I'd. the convention Of gov.
ernOrs OF the coal producing States
will meet at Pittsburg at which ses-
sion Governor Dawson will he present.
The other governors that will attend
the meeting are governors Edwin S.
Stuart, of Pennsylvania: Edward W.
Hoch, OF Kansas; Jos. W. Foulh, Of
Missouri; ]. Frank Hanley. of Indiana;
Andrew L. Harris, of Ohio. and A. f..
Wilson, of Kentucky.
The purpose of calling the govern
ors of the coal mining States together
in conference Is to have them agree
upon uniform mining laws which
they can recommend to their legsla-
ture for adoption. The government
has installed coal testing laboratory
at the arsenal in Pittsb"rg. lnvcstlgat.
ing work is carried on in connection
with mining reforms The government
will not enact mining laws unless com.
PEELED to do so by the failure OF the
States to pass adequate Legislation. 1t
is expected that when the governors
meet in Pfttsburg and confer they will
be able TO hit upon laws which Will ap,
ply to their separate States
BY meeting in PIttsburg they have
the advantage Of examining the only
testing laboratory established by the
government and at the same time can
meet with members OF the mining con.
gress who nave made a study of min.
ing conditions throughout the country.
Congress appropriated $15O,OOO for the
testing work being carried on in Pitts
burg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16
MARKET HOUSE
PLANS COMPLETED
MR.. A. J, STONE WILL ERECT A
BUILDING AT CORNER OF
JEFFERSON STREET AND
HULL ALLEY.

MIR. A. ], Stone has definitely decld.
ed upon the plans for his market house
to be erected at the corner Of Hull
alley and Jefferson street. The build.
ing will be sc feet wide and so feet
long and will be une story with base.
ment at present.
There will be room for eight single
stalls and four double stalls. The
floors will be reinforced concrete.
The side walk along the side Of the
building will be brought up to the
building grade. In front of the build
ing the side walk will have the nat.
ural grade
Plans for the building are being
executed by George D. Gifin and son
The plans will be done within few
days and any one interested in them
can see them at the architects OF.
fee.
Fairmont mas long been in need OF
a market house and Mr.. stones limo.
walton is an enterprise that should re
ceive the support OF Fairmont people
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16
ST. LOUIS is ADvERTIs!Ne.
campolgn to Cost $4,000 Begun b,
Business Men.

ST. LOUIS, Noy. 16.-The begin
ming of a $4,000 advertising campaign
10 b2om st. Louis has been inaugural
ed, b. whole page advertisements in
55 municipal dailies In leading cities
OF the south and west. The total cir.
cNlatton of the newspapers will az
gregate 2,5o0,0OO copies.
The plan is one OF the most FAR.
reaching ever attempted by the city,
ana It's results are being anticipated
with considerable optimism. Neat
folding circulars on glazed paper, with
the mounted "St. 1ouis" and the
motto ITO the Front" are to he sent
out to 10000 merchants doing busi.
ness in st. Lonis territory. The clreu-
lars are to be printed in two colors,
"a by &c inches, and will present the
claims of st. Louis as market center
emphazing the magnitude of the i'm.
mense stock of goods carried by the
large number OF business houses in
the city. Photographs of wholesale
establishments. factories and poiats
OF interest of St Louis will be SHOWN
In addition, a series of advertise.
fnents will appear in the leading tex.
tile, shoe, millinery, mems wear ana
general merchandise papers tha,
reach the various classes of mer
chants.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16
EN- ROUTE
TO FAIRMONT
THE BIG MUSICAL COMEDY, "FoL-
LIES OF 1901" WILL BE HERE
TOMORROW WEEK.

New Yorli's big musical revue, "F'oi.
lies Of 1907" is en- route to the Grand
opera House where 1t viii appear
Tuesday night, Nov "a, with t. pre-.
cious freight Of some one hundred peo-
pie, mostly comedians and pretty girls,
and will arrive by special train from
Clarksburg. Incidentally there are a
couple of car loads of gay and glitter
ing costumes, scenic and electrical ef-
fects, which represent the equipment
Of Florenz zlegrelHS musical revue
that enjoyed such a phenomenally sue
cessful four months engagement at
the Jardin de Paris, New York.
Nothing like the "Follies of 1907"
was ever produced in America until
Mr.. Ziegreld imported the Partisan re-
vue idea, It is big and vaFiegated
thing Of beauty and a vcl1tu5le Joy to
lovers Of the odd and unique in STAGE
creations. The personnel of the com
Deny presenting the revue contains
such names as Montgomery ard
Moore, Snow and Mason, Fitzsimmons
and Grost the Checkers. Nellie DAILY,
Marius Libby, James Manley. Irma
Croft, Frava Navarro. Estelle Colbert,
Helen Du Bois, All De Ball and a host
of other clever entertainers.
Some of the most popular musical
numbers of the score are: 4 Want to
be a Drummer in the Ban,l," How'd
You Like to Float Me-" Some One
oneht to Tell Her Husband" "Ala-
bamo Sam" 'Pocahontas." "A1r. Glib
SEN" "oh Marie" "on the G1anl Old
Sands" Miss Ginger From Jamaica,
whistle If You Want Me, Dear" and
great big original medley OF musical
gems introduced for the first time by
Montgomery and Moore.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16
Conaway
And Seven
epublicaras
Ask Court To See
Who Has The
Most Votes
fBle souAeBLE OVER ACTION OF
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
LOWE.

q
Tbs onIJ' unexpected development
to-dayin the matter Of caHvassing the
election retarns was the Democrats
patiacning Judge Mason for a writ Of
fmanda1us compelling the county
court to bring IN certain election ofEl-
GERS to give evidence Or TO show cause
why such procedure should not fol-
low Tde petition was prepared ant
was presepted to the court by John
Davis of Clarkyburg.
There was a considerable squabble
at the Courthouse when it was found
mt that Prosecuting Attorney Scott
q. love had an order placed on tha
records os the county court that the
court ditt not pass upon OF authorize
The order showed that G. D. Conway
appeared by counsel and asked that
certain electlcn officers be brought be-
fore the court to give information
+ concerning certain irregularities
and discrepancies. The court to a
man said that it had never seen sucn
an order and did not know tnat there
was one like it in existence. This
was discovered before the court sat
When the court convened Attorney
John L. Lehman addressed the court
and asked that recount OF the ballots
be had fo1 Honorable w. p. Hubbard
candidate for congress: w. f. Arne.t
and John NJ. MILAN, candidates for
aJaouse OF Delegates; q +. Davis, can.
dfdate for county clerk; R. B. Parrish,
candidate for Circuit Clerk and John
w Fleming. candidate for county
commissioner and James A. Meredith.
candidate for prosecuting attorney.
These men are represented by Attor.
neys John L. Lehman and Harry Shaw.
Scott G. Lowe, and W. b. Cornwen
represent G. D. Conaway. Scott Lowe
asked tnat recount of the ballots b.
had for G. d. Conway, candidate for
sheriff.
Scott Lowe then made a motion
that the county court have election
commissioners appear before it from
precincts Nos. 4. Z, .. of Mannington;
precinct No. 2, Pawpaw; precincts
Nos. /, 2, 3, 4. 5, Grant; precincts Nos.
6. s, Falrmpnt, and three or fou:
precincts from Union and Winfield
districts,
The motion was argued by Lowe
and Cornwell and resisted by Harry
Shaw. Later Tusca Morris had a
CONTINUED on Pace FlveN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-16
Dowager Empress of China
May HaOe Met Foul Play
Death Arouses
Craze Suspicion

y
LONDON, Nov. 1G.-The belief Of
many members of the British Foreign
Office that Tsu Hsi. Chlna's Dowager
Empress, died as the result Of foM
play is strengthened by the fact that
her death came at the Psychological
moment to prevent serious disorders
arising over the successorship. The
death Of the Dowager which as was m.
numced, occurred at . O'clock yester-
day afternoon, removes the gravest
danger, the foreign office declared to.
day, as she was the only person likely
to resist the new regime in en- effort
to retain her hold on the throne. 1t
is this "tlmeliness" that makes her
death suspicious The charge that
both the Emperor and Dowager were
victims of slow poison will never be
really investigated A probe has been
orIere'l but the true facts Whatever
they are, undoubtedly will be suppress
ed, Prince Pu vi, the three year old
sou of Prince chun, is now on the
throne. though his father as newly ap-
pointed regent, will be ruler. II Chun's
is advanced as expect.
cd clashes with the reactlonaries viii
ultimately result. For the present t0o
outlook is not considered alarming by
England.