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Evening star., 1909-09-04
GRAND OLD PIONEER

MR. LANES O. CARTER BE6iS TO ANNOUNCE
that he has sold his interest in the firm of
Carter 4 Clarke to Mr.. L. A. Clarke, and has
formed partnership with his son. ]. II. Car
ter, under the firm name Of ]. Fl. Carter 4 Co..
to engage in the same line Of business at the
18th street wharf s.w.
August 20. 1903. JAMES o. CARTIER
el-1fs1O
Evening star., 1909-09-04
Eniov Better Health.

Drink BsIIantue's Canada Malt A1e-a
refreshing beverage and a bcnehtlng s
tonic Dozen bottles for. --.......... " ~
Shoemaker Co., rSsne 3Ssa s st. 1lssm. ns
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
ANYWAY at Monstrous Cost.

Whatever may be thought OF the
alleged Panama scandal, there are
many who believe that Uncle San has
paid p pretty penny for an uncomplet.
ed ditch. and one which has many and
very serious difficulties to overcome
before It ever will be completed.
Mr. Roosevelt was Enthusiastically
impatient Of delay; he never did care
what thing costthe public II he want.
cd II, and thought that the public
ought to want II.
He committed us TO the Panama
route, against the judgment Of Sena'
Tor Morgan and others who had spent
their lives in studying the question.
Then, he committed us TO the lock
canal plan, against the judgment of
competent engineers, disinterested en-
gineers, and drove the senate into line
with his views, against the better judg-
ment OF the senate committee. The
changes OF management and otherwise
which he has capriciously ordered In
carrying out his own plans are like
the sands of the sea for number, and
the cost has steadily mounted without
regard to the estimates; and to-day II
is big problem whether lock canal
can ever be built In that earthquake
region, and the ominous sinking In
the vicinity OF the Gatun dam says
moi
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
The Tariff Court,

Mr.. Taft condensed the criticism Of
the present system of tariff schedule
making. and the argument for a per
manent tariff commission. into n sin
gle sentence when he wrote to Chair
man Payne OF the ways and means
committees: What we lack is evil
dence" Mr.. Carnegie expresses a
similar idea when he says: The aver
age congressman is not equipped by
training or knowledge to deal with
abstruse tariff problems and "the con-
gressional committees are necessarily
uniformed and get no trustworthy
evidence concerning conditions In this
and other countries" Legal practice
Is demanding In the interest Of Justice
that courts shall employ and detail
their own experts, completing the dis
credit of the paid and partial expert
witness. Similar reform must come In
the tariff court. Impartial expert In.
vestigation under government direc.
ton. and compensated by the govern.
ment, must be employed to secure re-
liable evidence.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

better as soon as the prescribed medl.
cines were administered.
Marsden remained until this was
done and the boy had gone of into a
quiet doze,
With his hand on the front door
knob he paused. Kathleen came down
hurriedly and laid her fingers with u
little pleading gesture on his arm.
There were tears on her lashes.
Don't go Just yet" she asked him;
somehow feel unaccountably anx.
ious, Notwithstanding the doctors as
surances."
Marsden was silent moment
When he spoke his voice was gentler
than usual.
'I'll come back as soon as possibly
can" he said. but IL is out OF the
question for me to stay at home this
morning. You are unnecessarily wor'
ried. think. Perhaps you'd better
take little rest yourself"
She half-opened her lips to speak,
but reconsidering, turned away with.
out so much as a word. Marsden fol.
lowed her with his eyes, almost wist.
fully. Her gesture, the atmosphere
of her conveyed an unmistakable
sense OF irritation, of reproof.
Out in the open air, apprehension
died from the fathers mind. His brief
uneaslness was quite lost In the con.
temptation of the stirring day before
him. 1t was not the first time he had
hung almost his last dollar on the
caprice of some promising stock. He
had begun the struggle In Wall street
a comparatively poor man. During a
20-years' career there, he had man
aged to make several fortunes--and
lose them. There had always been a
little left In the family exchequer with
which 10 start over again, and In no
case had he hesitated to use II. But
to-day would mark crisis. He had
plunged every cent into this copper
deal and II he did not come out with
flying colors he would come out a
bankrupt.
NJ@tn nc luTneu iuto Tue street,
sco.ai Of familiar faces greeted him
cordially on all sides. For Marsden
hpi long been power on Change.
Excitement was rife. He flung him.
self into the thick of II like drunken.
man. Hours passed. He forgot every
thing. He knew nothing. saw nothing,
was conscious of nothing--save Cop.
peri
In the midst of the tumult a man
pushed his way through the crowds to
where Marsden stood with strained
ears, blood.shot eyes and shaking
hands waiting for the rapidly ap.
preaching crisis. Would the stock
hold Off prices broke
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
MISSOURI NEWS
Seeking to Show Insanity.

Macon a will case from Ran.
dolph county, now on trial in the cir
cult court here, Elder Pettis A. Sears
testified that he observed the maker
OF the will, James NJ. Holman, In a
strangers corniield near Salisbury,
Mo, one day plucking ears Of corn
from the stalks, and for each ear he
took from the strangers field he de-
posted two OF his own, which he had
carried there in a sack. The evidence
was given to show mental incapacity
on the part of the maker OF the WILL
Holman was a wealthy farmer and
banker of Randolph county. Aubres
Thomas, a young relative, is seeking
to break the will. The witness TO the
will testified the old man was perfect.
ly sane when he signed the instru-
ment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Breaking
Him Up
By Nellie Crayey Gilmore.

Copyright, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Mrs Marsden had arrived at the
conclusion that heroic measures would
have to be resorted to-
1t was dreary, sun.forgotten morn
ing. Spasmodic gusts OF sleet pelted
the window.panes and the wind cried
shudderingly through the naked
branches of the trees. Mrs. Marsden
came down to breakfast little late.
She looked good deal troubled and
her cheeks were pale. There was
suggestion of sleeplessness about the
dull inhamed eyes.
Her husband glanced up from the
newspaper he was. reading with the
customary perfunctory nod. Some
thing In his wifes face chained his at
tention second.
What is the matter?" he asked.
Without meeting his glance, she re.
piled:
Jack was restless all night; n bit
feyerish, I'm afraid. ! think you'd bet
ter speak 10 the doctor and have him
stop by this morning"
The paper dropped listlessly from
Marsden's hands; the boy was his
idol. Throughout the meal, he dallied
with his coffee, pushing aside all food
that was set before him. At the con-
clusion of the meal, he rose abruptly
and ran upstairs to the nursery, The
child was asleep now. but his checks
were almost too wildly pink and the
breath was coming through his dry,
scarlet lips in little labored jerks. He
did not hesitate, but went at once to
the telephone and called up the fam.
lily physician,
In half an hour the doctor came.
making a careful examination of the
patient 1t was nothing serious, he
thought; nothing at least, to occasion
alarm at present. There was consid-
cradle temperature with n slightly ir.
ritated throat, but the child would be
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Couple Slain In Home.

pringileld.-George Ellis. C5 years
old. and his aged wife, Mary, were
shot and instantly killed at their home
Just outside the city limits. following
O quarrel which the old man had had
with Eugene Tucker over a COW which
Ellis had put up. Tucker was arrested
a short time after the killing. and was
sent to Jail without bond. He refused
TO talk, and called an attorney.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Ealing Slab Kills Five.

Joplin--Fiye men were killed out.
right and two others fatally injured
in one OF the most disastrous mine
accidents in the history OF this dis
trict. when a slab of rock weighing
30 tons fell at the mine OF the West
Seventh Street Mining Co. The dead
are: Harry Ritter, Joe Morrison.
Gilbert Ritter Bob Warren and A. C..
Griffith. Burt Ritter and Frank Alzer
are fatally injured. The seven men
were at work timbcring the roof,
which had been pronounced unsafe.
when the enormous slab fell, grinding
the victims beneath tons of dirt. The
three Ritters are brothers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Taft Specials to Be comp,ned.

Jefferson Clty.--The Missouri spe-
cial for the Taft inaugural will depart
from ST. Louis at 8 p. m. Tuesday,
March 2, for Washington. Governor
Hadley will be accompanied on the
trip by Adjutant General Rumbold and
members of his staff. 1t will be the
first opportunity offered to the new
colonels to shine respondent in gold
braid The Missourians will make the
trip via the b. G. o. in two Pullmans,
a dining car also to be attached to tho
train. At some point in Illinois, prob
ably olney. they will meet the Illinois
special with Governor Dcneen and his
stan aboard. The two trains will be
made into one
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
WASTING THE PUBLIC MONEY.
National Financial Management Dis
creditshle TO Republicans

The Washington Herald speaks of
the prevailing extravaganza in public
affairs by noting that the general as
sumption Is that the growing and
necessary expenses OF the government
warrant the imposition OF additional
taxation. This, 1t says. is true II ma.
tiOnal financial management Is to con
tinue to be OF the present haphazard
character, but that It is not true II
the federal budget were to be made
co-ordinaled with prospective rove
nues. 1t considers at some length
Secretary Cortelyou's report and con
cludcs
AS long as congress adheres to "A
reckless mode Of expenditure, 1t is
prepostcrous to talk OF imposing addi-
tional taxes, especially taxes on the
necessities of life, like tea and coffee.
The ample existing revenues OF the
government should be so economically
applied that they will provide for the
reasonable necessities. The
true theory of national expenditure is
well stated by Secretary Cortelyou to
be the application OF the money of
the taxpayers In the most efficient
and beneficial manner to those objects
OF expenditure which are most desir.
able So long as congress re.
fuses to take up seriously the prob
4, a
of budgetary reform, 1t Is n mon
strous imposture to assume that more
taxes should be levied"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

and misery. / advise all suffering
women to take Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" - MRs. EMMA
WHEATON, Vienna, W. Va.
Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
ful drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
OF female diseases of any similar medi-
cine in the country, and thousands of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form of
female complaints, Inflammation, III
ceration, displacements, iibroid tumors.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes it to
herself to give Lydia L. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound trial.
If you would like special advice
about your case write q c0nfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
MIR, Taft's Complaint Bag.

One OF the first organized com
plants President Taft will hear will
be from American consumers protest
ing against tariff robberies. II will
not be news to Mr.. Taft. He knows a
good deal about the cause Of these
complaints. But It will be his first
official experience as an executive
charged with the duty and power 10
meet them with practical remedies.
Fortunately, the party that elected
Mr.. Taft as president has given him
an unmistakabie commission for this
particular reform. Mr.. Taft has only
to fulfill his party's pledges to get
busy with genuine tariff revision.
VIII he7
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

Jeeffrson City.--Mrs. d. w. Knener.
president Of the Women's Trade Union
league, who lives at 1882 Carr street,
St. Louis, is to be delegate 10 the
conference of the governors. soon TO
be held at New Orleans at which child
labor and woman labor are to be con.
sidered. The league which Mrs. Knef.
Ter heads asked Gov. Hadley for her
selection and he gave his promise TO
name her.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Fear Attack on Missouri Jail.

Springfield. Fearing an attack by
a mob on the Jail where Eugene Tuck.
or, who shot and killed Joshua Ellis
and wife. Is confined, Sheriff Freeman
placed 20 armed deputies on guard.
The sheriff was informed that mob
was forming to aycnge the double
murder. The police are held In re-
serve to assist the county authorities.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Sheer white goods. in fact, any fine

Sheer white goods. in fact, any fine
wash goods when new. owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done In O
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
tho goods, Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Representative Kerr Stricken.

Jefferson City.-Representative Il.
NJ. Kerr. of Hickory county, is report.
ed to be seriously Ill at his apartments
at the Elston House. Mr. Kerr has
been suffering from 4 stomach com.
plant for several weeks and his condi.
ton Is said to have been aggravated
by q cold, which he contracted during
the recent blizzard. He has been I'M
able TO leave his bed for several days.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
president Roosevelt's advice to tn,

President Roosevelt's advice to the
farmers to cooperate so that they
may place themselves on level with
the organized interests is bit tardy.
The farmers have been busy at that
thing for more than 20 years, some
times with good results and some
times not. For half Il dozen years
they have been organizing against the
Dingley tariff, and that tariff must 60.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Sorry He Smoke.

my dear" said thin little man to
his wife, this paper says that there is
a woman who goes out and chops
wood with her husband"
We'll, what Of It? | think she could
caslly do It II he is rs thin ns you arc.
! have often thought Of using you TO
peel potatoes wlth."-Stray Stories.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Mine Superintendent Killed.

Joplln.--Ed II. Allen, IS years old
and married. was killed by falling
Joint of pump pipe at the Sunset mine
at Zincite, where he was employed as
superintendent He was at the bot
tom OF a 10o-soot mine shaft when the
heavy pipe fell upon him, crushing
his skull.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Pays Tribute TO c. c. Moore.

Hannihnl.-At at session of United
States district court here, Judge Dyer
read a memorial to the late George G.
Moore. clerk of the court. He then
announced the appointment of S. A.
Birch as clerk and United States com.
missioner. Mr.. Birch filed bond and
took the oath of office.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Board Of Equalization Organizes.

Jefferson Citys-The Missouri state
board of equalization met and per-
tected an organization by the election
OF Gov. Hadley as president, Treas
urer Cowgirl as yice-president and
Auditor Gordon as secretary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Columbia Woman a Suicide.

Columbia. Martha Woodson,
10 years old, was found dead IN her
bed room. She had killed herself by
hanging.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
BURBANK ED.

Cecilia City--What are you doing?
Cyrus Cornswoggle-Tm pruning
this apple tree,
Cecilia Clty-What will science do
next? Going TO grow prunes on an
apple tree!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

Il. Plnkham'S ' ege-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago !
was a walking
shadow. Ihad been
under the doctors
carebutgotnorelief.
Ny husband per-
suaded me TO try
Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and itworked
like u charm. 1t re-
lieved all my pains
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Miner Killed at Bowler.

Bcvier. = Owen Richardson was
killed and John McHenry injured by
/, large fall of slate In coal mine C6 Of
he Central Coal and Coke company.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Vienna, W. Va. Il feel that l owe
the last ten years of my life TO Lydia
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-11
Doctor the Writer.

II it is necessary that a letter be
sent, the physician must act as the
writer. The postal laws contain
clauses providing severe punishment
for any such violations. Health an-
thorities are of the opinion that one
of the easiest ways to contract a con-
tagious disease Is through the mails,
and, although an effort is made to pre-
vent amy mail being sent out from in
fected houses, it is believed that the
precautions are evaded sometimes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-11

In the hope that all men may profit
by his experience and take heed there
Of, Geo. M. Beck, who lives in SO7 Bird
street, Il, and whose business is In
230 End street, W., Duluth. Minnesota,
makes public his experience which we
give below. believing IT Will be CRATE
fully received by all as relief to
their present subsection. He says: Il
do not think 1t would be fair to the
Rheumaline remedies IL did not tell
my fellow sufferers what this wonder
full medicine has done for me in such
4 short time. l am only sorry did
not begin the treatment a week sooner
for then l would have had one week
less OF torture. / went to the drug
store on Friday afternoon on crutch-
es with my left foot swollen to nearly
twice its natural size and SO painful
I could not bear the weight of it on
the floor. Except one week that foot
has been that way for two months. On
that day my right foot was beginning
to swell and pain me In the same way,
and when got home it was swollen
so 1t burst open the shoe lace when l
united my shoe. and as soon as my
shoe was off. it puffed up almost as
large as the other. thought was in
for siege of suffering, as l had no
faith in the medicine, but took it ac-
cording to directions and at half past
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-11
HIS WIFE drove DULUTH
MEAT DEALER TO t.

nine o'clock / went to sleep and slept
all night the first night. | had not
been able to sleep for nearly a week.
and I've been sleeping good every night
since and feeling better every day.
have not felt as we'll In over two
months and have not got as much re-
lief from all the medicines I've taken
in two months as have from five days
of the Rheumaline Treatment. and I'm
getting well and have got relief quick
err than | ever thought | would. My
wife drove me to it, for didn't believe
enough in your advertisements to want
to try Rheumaline | had tried SO
much, but she begged me to try Rheu-
maline. I'm glad / did. Refer any
one to me and I'll be glad to tell them
all about my case and what Rheuma-
line has done" You don't have to be-
lieve what you read here: write Mr..
Beck; he'll be glad to tell you more
about his case. When you receive
his reply. go to A. G. Luken 4 Co. S
drug store and procure Rheumaline.
1t cures rheumatism, lumbagO. sciatica,
neuralgia, govt and kidney, liver, blad-
der. stomach and blood troubles caused
by uric acid. Rheumaline Capsules
stop pain Immediately. Rheumaline
Tablets relieve constipation. Get
Rheumaline at once. 1t removes the
cause.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-11
MAIL CARRIERS
HAVING TROUBLE
Are Now Being Bothered Both
BY Smallpox and by
Vicious Dogs.
AVOID INFECTED HOUSES
STRICT ORDERS GIVEN AS TO DE-
LIVERY AND RECEIPT OF MAIL
At HOMES WHERE THERE IS
CONTAGIoN.

Smallpox and vicious dogs are wor-
rying the mail carriers considerably
just at the present time. Owing to
the prevalence of the former, Post
master J. A. Spekenhier has ordered
the carriers to take the utmost precau-
ton. No order has been issued COM
pelling the carriers to become vacci.
mated and it is not probable Mr.. Spe-
kenhier will take this action, but he
will recommend that the carriers use
their own discretion.
The carriers have been notified not
to deliver any mail to houses wherein
there are contagious diseases, but to
report such houses to- the office. The
mail will be left in care of the physf-
clan who has charge Of the patients in
the quarantined houses. Just as much
precaution is being made to prevent
any mail being sent out from quaran-
tined houses
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-11
Generoi Demand

Of the Well-Informed Of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant anc
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are 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.
cellent combination OF Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, 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 Well-Informed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali.
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-11
Slim SUPPORT.

You don't seem as well pleased to
see me as you once were. Irene" said
the slender young man hoarsely.
mo, Hiram" returned Irene, with a
dreamy, faraway look and sigh OF
unutterable sadness II wish I had
not seen you as the leading character
in those amateur theatricals at Mrs
De Smiths last Thursday evening"
But surely, Irene," urged Hiram, Il
did not do the worst acting. Consider
the support had"
Your support. Hiram" rejoined
Irene, with hopeless melancholy, sis
what am speaking Of. Your-your-
your appearance in kmckerbockers
will haunt me to my dying dayr'-
London Globe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-11

as abuse of the children. The child
rem claim they are not given fair
treatment. The teacher addresses her
seven and eight year old pupils by
such terms as you little ounces
"you act like little FOOLS" and another
term applied to boys is that of frogs. %
A, new rule for the class room forbids
"giggling' and laughing under penalty
of dismissal from the room. In re-
buking pupils, the teacher has taken
occasion to chide them about their
training.