The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-06-12

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cred on her for the abundance and
beauty Of her blooms. Her only
rival has been the Crimson Ram
bier but she has held her own with
that aud is ever becoming II greater
! fayori,".
out ut tn" County lnnrmary there
is y beautiful specimen of the Doro-
! thy Perkins growing up one side Of
tn" porch and across the entrance,
the beautiful pink clusters being Il
delight to the eye. st. Francois
county has many things to be proud
Of, but there is one special thing
and that is tn" transition within her
borders 81 III" Poor Farm into n
| County lnhruary. Miss Perry, who
visited II last week, considers il n
model Of it, kind, not only in it's
construction but in In" good man
agcm"nt of both Mr.. and Mrs.
Schlicsscr, who are doing all in
their power t. make the inmates
comfortable. Years ago it was truly
cover the Hills To the Poor House.
and the inmates were Il detected,
forIurn lot, but all this is changed
now, and the friendlcss, homeless
poor have II comfortable home,
greatly to the credit Of our county.
June IA, III, tn" United States
Congress received and formally
adopted the flag Of red and white
stripes with its square of white
starred blue, made by Betsey Ross
Mt her home in Philadelphia, and so
we are to have another holiday, to
be called Flag Day. 1t becomes us
then as patriotic citizens to display
the flag and wear II. AS the 18th
comes on Sunday this year, the 18th
will be observed, So get out your
flag, and If you haven't one buy
one, as generous as your purse can
buy. Since the 10th star has been
added, there have been many sug-
grstions as to the arrangement of
the stars, but believe 1t has been
decided that eight will he in the up
per and lower rows and the rest in
rows Of seven.
This poem is worthy of plac" in
every scrap book. Tbs "Calf Path"
reminds mo Of the legend heard
of Pennington when ! first came
here, that the streets were made by
the paths tu" cows made coming
home, and 1t is readily believed.
There is IA sermon in the last four
teen lines that l., interestingly to study.
THE CALF PATH.
one day through the primeval wood
calf walked home, AS good calves
should
But made q trail all bent askcw,
A crook ell trail. as all calves do.
Since then two hundred years have fled,
And, infer, the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs a mortal tale.
The trail was taken up next day
b. lone dog that passed that way.
| And then wise bell. wether sheep
| Pursued the trail DER vale and steep,
! And drew the flock behind him, too.
As good bell-wethers always do.
And from that day, DER hill and glade,
Through those old woods path was
made,
/ And many men wound in and out
| And lodged and turned and bent about,
And uttered words of righteous wrath
| Because twas such a crooked path.
But still they followed-do not laugh
The first migration OF that calf.
And through the winding woodway
stalked
Because he wobbled when he walked.
This forest path became lane
That bent and turned and turned again,
This crooked lane became road
Where manv poor horse, with his load ,
Toiled on beneath the burning sun
And travelled some three miles in one.
And thus a century aud half
They trod the footsteps OF that calf.
The years passed on i'll swiftness fleet,
The road became a village street,
Ana TINS, before men were aware,
A citv's crowded thoroughfare,
And soon the central street was this
OF a renowned nc:i opolis;
And men two centuries and a half
Trod in the footsteps OF that calf.
Each day a hundred thousand rout
Followed the zigzag calf about
And DER his crooked journey went
The traffic OF a continent.
A hundred thousand men were led
BY one cali near three centuries dead.
They followed still his crooked way,
And lost one hundred years a day,
For such reverence is lent
To we'll established precedent
moral lesson this might teach,
Were ordained and called to preach,
For men are prone to go it blind
Along the calf paths OF the mind,
And work away from sun to sun
To do what other men have done.
They follow in the beaten track,
And out, and in, and forth and back,
And still their devious course pursue,
To keep the path that others do.
But how the wise old wood gods laugh
Who saw the first primeval calf;
All, many things this tale might teach