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New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
MUST BUILD YOUR OWN BOAT.

Households to rent are few and far between; they
are often for sale second hand. they yet
manufactured for the general market. like many
varieties of water craft Either must build his
own boat give order to boat builder Some
times old scow. less frequently ancient canal
boat is used a foundation; II is cut down. plat
formed and surmounted with house structure
Such adaptations not likely to be satisfactory,
for the labor cost of remodeng offsets the cheap
ness of the hull and there is chance that at
irauspicious moment the owners homo may sink
der his feet. The rounded bottom OF the canalboat
is not desirable. Moreover. the house part should
be planned first and the hull built to match it
How many persons to be accommodated A
bachelors boat. family ark and a floating resi-
dence where many guests are to be entertained are
all different Boats costing from s275 TO 5000 are
built BIZ John H. Wiedenroth, of Coney Island
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06

even small yacht Will not accommodate many per-
sons and is not suitable for prolonged residence;
but a houseboat may have all the conveniences OF
a land dwelling. 1t gives life as free as camping
and comfortable as a city nat some eil'hu-
siastic health seekers spending the entire year
afoat on New York waters. 1t reported lately
that woman with two sons who had Inherited
lung weakness tried houseboating for the summer
in the metropolitan neighborhood, and found such
hvgenic benefits that she decided to keep her fam
ilv permanently on the water When doctor
recommends an expensive voyage the advice
may be accurately translated into houseboat terms.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
A MYTHICAL PAGAN1NI.

Paganini is always alluded to as the great
est" violinist (Which he was not and as the
crsziest man who ever held fiddle (Which ne
was noO Technically considered. he was me
most astounding executant in the history OF ms
art No one has rivalled him in deXterity IN
sxtravagance IN passionate outbursts. His Pc
cuIiar personality, coupled with his enormous
command of the hngerboard and bow com
pleted his conquest OF the public. From the
first he set Italy on fire, and to account Tor MS
genius he became the centre Of a network OF
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
TIPS ON BUYING OR BULL DING a HOUSEBOAT.

are no painful delays and disappointuents In ac-
quiring a water home. such as beset the owner OF
a land dwelling. Materials easily obtained, Few
workmen reduce the possibilities OF labor COM
plicatons there is plaster TO dry or grounds
TO be graded The interior furnishings may be
arranged at the leisure OF the occupants
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
HUNTING THE sEA-ELEPHANT.

The chief danger attending the killing of the
elephant is in approaching too near MS Ter
rfh,e laws, which are capable Of biting in two an
New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
A RUDE AWAKENING.

Suddenly jerk at my stretcher awoke me. In
stinctively placing my hand my Luger pistol I
opened my eyes expecting, IL anything. TO see
the guard. My heart almost stopped. To move
meant destruction. for there, on three legs with
an angry snsrI and paw raised to strike was
the noness in the half light that the dying camp
FIRE threw through the flaps Of the tent
My brains were Of no me- for they ceased
TO work. IN silent fear. almost paralyzed. 1 Law
The lioness grabbed its cub and gave tug The
cord that held it SNAPPED, overturning my stretcher
She turned and bounded through the door, carry
ing her precious offspring. a shot shattered the
silence OF the night ] sprang 10 my feet and saw
the guard standing the Quivering form Of the
faithful uoness. still holding hey beloved cub IN
her mouth She was dead.
Il seemed a pity kill this 1notherly beast but
il was too late 20 be sorry. How she ever passed
the guard battles few days afterward, while
one OF the shkarees (native hunters) was stalking
antelope for food. he across weak little cub
hat evidently dying OF starvation sHe brought
L 10 the camp. II like the 1 had
wounded that 1 have doubt IL the other
cub Of the lioness the guard shot We raised the
cubs ION the bottle"
On another occasion We were carnped on a
stretch OF weld near the Kafu River. number Of
mules that We used for transportation purposes
were in q kraal some distance from the camp.
kbou. midnight. when the whole camp. with the
exception OF the guards was asleep wild screech,
from the direction Of the mules. We were too ia
rniliar with the sounds not 70 know what was
!. happening
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
COLLEGE ALUMNI MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting Of
The College Alumni Club was held
last Monday evening. After the
members of the CLUB dined together
at the St francois Hotel they went
to the otiic" Of Or. O. A. Smith and
held their meeting The address Of
the evening was by DR.. Smith ON
the subject, "Sight."
Dr. smith, being q specialist, has
gone deeply into the subject, and by
use Of charts and experiments made
his lecture both interesting and,hclp-
iul, as was evidenced by the eager
ness with which thosc prcscntaskcd
questions on the subject.
The College Alumni Club was or
gani2cd about the close Of the past
year. Its membership consists Of
men who hold collegiate or uniycr-
siiy degrees and the active member
ship is limited To twenty. The object
of the Cub is the Improvement of
u" il''lH''IN bl'ilE DIbuu lines 81
scholarship by the study of impor-
tant topics of general interest and
by the mutual interchange of friend
~ thought and feeling. The Club
meets on the second Monday of
each month from October to Nav
inclusive
The officers and members are as
follows: President, II. NJ. TalbCrt:
Nicc-prc sidcnt, q. O. Nations; Sec
retary, {. II. Dcnman; Treasurer,
DR.. q. \. Smith: Drs G. Il. Fleming,
B. j. Robinson and j. f. Harrison,
Rev. &. Il. Thomas. Dean f.. NJ.
Smith, Professors II. Mend and Il.
{. Glover, Rev. G. L. Hickok, W.
Il. Taylor and j. =. Cayce.
Dean Smith and Judge Nations
have each delivered able addresses
before the Club, and Prof. Mead and
Mr.. Taylor will speak at the April
and May meetings respectively.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
CELEBRATE CHINA WEDDING

On the twentieth anniversary of
their wedding day, which was last
Saturday, March &, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. HOuchins entertained n large
number of friends at their beautiful
new residence in the west end. The
hours from eight to ten o'clock in
the evening were spent i'm delightful
social pnstimes, and the guests re-
port one of the most enjoyable
events which Pennington has seen
in many months.
Mrs, T. G.. Young and Mrs.
Roberts assisted the hostess in re-
cciving. Mrs. II. ID. Reuter- render
ed beautiful vocal solo, Miss Fora
Nations gave a select reading and
Miss Bcssi" Cover favored the
guest, with some excellent piano
solos. Light cfreshmcnts were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houchins received
many beautiful and useful presents
appropriate to their china wedding.
and were literally deluged with the
congratulations and expressions of
cordial good wishes. The guests
departed about ten o'clock feeling
that they bad onjored an exception
ally delightful evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
ART EXHIBIT.

The Twentieth Century Art Club
of st. Louis has been sending out II
collection of thirty-nine pictures by
st. Louis artists to the federated
clubs Of the State for display, and
the several clubs In this section
have received them. They were on
exhibition nc Elmwood Seminary
last Monday, and it IL to be regretted
that owing to the inclemency OF the
weather very few people were able
to see and enjoy them. They are all
original, in oil and water colors, and
the collection is valued at 81 900.
After their journey to the clubs
they will be on Inhibition at Spring
field, Mo-, at thdNState Federation,
which meets in My.
Following Is a list of the subjects
and the names of the artists:
"Nenitian Fishing Boats" ain
Pastures" by Thomas p. Barnett.
"Crovc Coucr LaRc,n August
by Mrs. Charles Buchanan.
"Whcn Our Chores are Done"
Miss Catherine Breen.
"Pconics," Trumpet Flower"
Miss Mamie Conklin.
Summer Sketch, ""Hcad, " Miss
Alice Herthcl.
water Color Head" "Mill on
the Mjssissippi," Miss Martha
Hokc.
"Oripinal French Fan Designs
Miss Tuln Vivian Houck.
"Eycning Shades" PORTRAIT
Sketch" Mrs. Margaret Holmes
Irish.
First Steps, "Latc Breakfast, ="
Corurlia +. Mauscy'
summer Morning" Failing
Leaves" Arthur Mitchell.
Louise, the Goose Girl, "Frcsh
Water Pond" Mrs. +. W. Patti
son.
moon Rest" Mrs. Emily Phelps.
"Thr Pasture" Helen x. Rath-
burn.
con the Inlet" Archer Richard.
Landscapes" Miss Mary faulty,
"Suusct," Mrs. Emily Summa.
sketch Near Santa Cruz"
Overlooking Pacific Ocean," Ber-
;ha Thompson.
'plucp Cnrds. - Miss Josie VAN
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
OBITUARY.

Mary Isabelle, infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartcr, was
born three miles east of Farming
ton, Feb. 4, 1909, and died March &,
1909, Of whooping-cough, aged one
month and two days. She leaves
father, mother, three brothers, one
sister and other friends and relatives
t" mourn her death. Jesus said, ~
am the resurrection and the life; he
that hclieveth in me though he were
dead yet snail he live Even though
Mary Isabelle is dead to Us, yet she
is living in another world where
there is no death. W, would say to
the boreaycd family, "let not your
hearts he troubled"
Funeral services were conducted
by Father Collins IN the, Catholic
Church. Afterwards the little body
was laid to rest in the Catholic
Cemetery.
Sweet bud, thou hroughtcst hope
and Joy,
thought these ours without alloy,
So soon, alas! thou 'rt borne away,
Wen clasp thee safe in endless day.
ISABELLE SHELLEY.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
Stiff Neck.

Stiff neck is caused by rheumatism
of the muscles of the neck. 1t is
usually confined to one side, or to
the back of the neck and one side.
While it is often quite painful, quick
relief may be had by applying Cham
berlain's Liniment. Not one case
of rheumatism in ten requires in
ternal treatment. When there is no
fever and no swelling as In muscular
and chronic rheumatism, Chamber
lain's Liniment will accomplish
more than any internal treatment.
For sale by +. NJ. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES.

Miss Mabel Brown is spending a
few days visiting parents and friends
near Knob Lick.
Ernest Lucy, one of our stu
dents, visited friends in Doe Run
last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Jackson Is doing private
stenographic work in President
Moothart's Office this week.
J. f. O'Bannon, Jr., of Knob
Lick, enrolled with us Monday for
the bookkeeping department work.
Other new students are expected
next week.
Miss Valerie Soldine is entitled
to special credit, having successfully
passed both tho preliminary and
final shorthand tests of the first
grade last Friday.
f. "A. Cunningham successfully
passed our graduating test In the
typewriting department last week,
and has been awarded regular
certificate of graduation.
Miss Mabel Jennings, who went
to st. Louis March l, has written
Professor Moothart that she has
secured good stenographic post
ton and is highly pleased with her
work. Miss Jennings is one of our
appreciative students, and will make
a successful amanuensis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

Mrs. c. G. Sherlock of Poplar
Bluff died on the LIST from blood
poisoning caused by wound from
u stray bullet fired by a boy who
was shooting at a target. Mrs.
Sherlock was working on her back
yard and the boys were on an adj
joining lot.
The Bonnie Terre Band and Or
chestra, which will give. concert
in Pennington on March 18th, is
one of the best in the State.
Mrs. Chas. Prince of near Center
vile was burned to death ON the
18th ult. by her clothes catching fire
rs she passed near king heater.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

The medicine peddler does more
real harm to the public health with
his "cure-all" than all other object
ionable practices combined. These
ignorant beings usurp the functions
of the pharmacist and the physician
both Of whom must spend time and
money to prepare themselves for
their responsible duties; but this
peddler defies them and the spirit of
our medical and pharmacy laws,
and so does the concern that sends
him out.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

The residence of Warren Simon.
who lives near Doniphan, was de-
Ntroyed by fire on the 9th ult., and
his little baby daughter was so bad
~ burned that she died In short
time.
Ned Lassly, the owner Of pool
room Mt Morehouse, was shot and
Killed by Lawrence Moore in a dis
pnte over game. Three other men
were implicated in the murder and
are under arrest.
The Cape Girardcau county stock
breeders have organized society
to show and sell their stock. rzx.s
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our heart felt
thanks to our friends aud neghbors,
and especially to the president and
other ladies of the Altar Society of
st. Joseph's Church, for their kind
ness during the Illness and death of
our dearly beloved wife, daughter
and sister, Martha Papin.
HUSBAND, MOTHER,
and SISTER.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

President Taft has called a spe.
clal session of Congress. which
couvenes next Monday, to wreste
with tariff revision. a. the Re
publcans are in control it i. safe
to predict that when the work is
finished it will be as full Of special
privileges and subiIctles as the
present tariff schedules, and that
the only interests that will be
piuched will be- the dotcusclcss
consumers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
Charlottesville

The Charlottesville Democrat
thinks that that town ought to have
rest room for the benefit of FAR
mers' wives.
Mrs. Sarah Harris of Potosi cele-
brated her g2d birthday anniversary
on the 10th ult. She is hale and
hearty and Enjoys good health.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

The two cent passenger aud
maximum frclght.rale laws of
Missouri have been decided by
Judge Mcpherson of the United
States District Court to be con
fsratory and therefore mcousttu
tiouul The decision was handed
down 10y him at Kansas city last
Monday. Governor Iudley says;
Thu theory of the court seems to
me TO be manifcsIIy wrong aud
absurd, aud the ease will be ap.
peaIed to the Uui'od States Su-
prrmr Court. The result Of the
decision. however, Will be return
to n higher passenger fare rate,
though tbr opinion is expressed hy
r.Iro, officials that % fare Of > j.,
cr.'- VIII b" fixed ,n.,ud uf a re-.
turn Do the old > rrur rate.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM MRS. W. B. HAYS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CORPUS CHRISTI,
March >, 1909. !

EPWORTH-B E-THE-SEA,
CORPUS CHRISTI, ,.
March >, 1909.
To The Times:
Mrs. Fisher asks for letter y hich
tells something about South Texas.
/ There were hundreds on the last
excursion, some homcscckcrs, some
spectators, all in some way inter
cstod in the opening up of new
country known rs "thc last west. -
Horace Greeley advised young
men to 20 West, but to-day young
men who want to grow are coming
South, large part Of which is
Texas. Ranches where formerly
ON" family lived are divided up now
for the maintenance of hundreds.
Prices IN real estate are sonring.
Their" is a steady advance, and
everybody who can is investing in
something in Texas:
Canada Ranch, 10000 acres, in
N"ucos county, in which n number
Of Mi-sourinu, have been Interested
is bring successfully closed ont.
Many people were hrro la February
'""N'HI i"f winter homes. frrsi-
dent TAFT has Il winter home south
OF here, nud VIM. j. Bryan owns
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Nhai shail say OF this climate?
Ihat IL Is wonderfully even and
n"liaH' lh' houses are omit with
out nu's, except for cooking, hut
Nortn'rh people VIII" come ~ nav"
h"uru MUGS as the occasional cold
sP'lIH during the winter ar" FELT
h''"'E ny p'"pi" not accllmated.
ne '"Id way" lasts only II short
lii'I'' ana Il coal on stove Is all that
II generally needed. This winter
'',''' was " sliEht Ireez'' winch
'ir''" ','' E'oNl''E N'se'"pi'@' nul
the second wear They manage to
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

Every trw wears there Is talk Of
calling constitutional cOnvcn.
ton to draw up uud submit to the
people new State Constitution.
But what's the II The present
consti'r'ic" is good oue-as good
as any new one that might be
formulated by a convention, and
probably better. 1t may not he
perfect, but neither would the new
one be perfect. That is a weak =.
ness of all human instruments.
The present constitution may need
some amending from time to time,
bnt so would any new constitution
that might be submitted 1t is
not good policy to he making II
new constitution every few decades.
The National Constitution is about
as perfect an instrument of its
kind us has ever been given to u
people, aud II was drawn up and
adopted over n hundred years ago.
Amendments have been made to it
from time to time as occasion de.
manded; and that is all that is
necessary with oar State Constitu-
ton. The great English states
man Gladstone, speaking on the
subject of constitutions, once said:
II group of the wiseat men on
the earth were to get together and
frame the best constitution that
they could think of, it would need
to be amended before the ink was
dry on the document. The only
perfect constitution is one that is
changing all the time to meet new
conditions as they arise and the
need becomes manifest. Let we'll
enough alone and save the expense
Of q constitutional convention.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

Lovers Of good music will appre-
ciate the concert to be given by the
Bonne Terre Band and Orchestra Mt
the Opera House In Pennington
March 18th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12
BISMARCK BREVITlES.

Mrs. Henry Naulte is reported
quite sick.
a continuous and terrific rain fell
here Monday evening.
Miss Bishop attended the funeral
of her uncle, DR.. Prince, at Ironton
Friday.
Miss Alice Collier has been enter
tanning friends from DeSoto and
st. Louis the past week.
Town Marshal HUFF has been en-
gagged the past week in corrallng
the unlicensed dogs of the town.
Mr.. A. Wagley died here Sunday.
The remains were Inferred Monday
In the /. O. o. +. cemetery, the
local lodge officiating.
Geo. w. Clarkson and wife Of
Arcadia were here Monday en- route
to Potosi to attend the funeral Of
former county collector Thos. White
1t is believed we will soon have a
hiuhlclpal citctflc ught plant. Pro-
gressivc citizens favor the move
ment. 1t decreases the fire risk,
invites a desirable class of citizens
and Is useful, beneficial and orna.
mental.
Down near Harviell, Butler coun-
ty, some men had snake killing
last week. Fifty-four ranging I'm
length were killed In n short time.
They had Parents Day" Mt
the Greenvillc public school last
week, which was much enjoyed by
parents, teachers and children.
The Maiden Merit SAYS that some
means ought 10 be taken to cntch
the numerous thieves in that town.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15

4 Forum want Ad win Sen It For You
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15

New York, Dec. 15.-Some facts have
been brought out within the past few
days which go far to show why New
York is so muca more expensive to
run than any other city in the world.
These facts show that it is not actual
stealing so much as the honest graft"
which politicians regard as their due
that adds to the cost of municipal
government. For instance, commits
sion appointed thirteen years ago to
condemn land for a boulevard in the
northern part of the city has just
completed its work. The total value
Of the land appraised by the commits
sion, which consisted of three MEM
bers, was placed at $2.922,651, and the
amount paid to the commissioners in
fees was 1884, 93S, or nearly 10 per cent
Of the entire valuation. This repres-
ented a mere tribe of $85,00O TO each
member for giving what probably
would not average more than a few
moments of his time each week to the
city's business. This particular body
was created, however, in the compare
lively modest days when commission
for each sitting. In the case of the
big Catskin aqueduct. on which the
city Is spending some hundreds of mill
lions for an additional water supply.
between forty and fifty commissions
Of three members each, besides counsel
and special experts who have been
employed in profusion have been en-
gagged In appraising the land to be
used at the rate of fifty dollars TO each
average duration OF meetings Ii said
to be about an hour. Computations
that have been made show that the
various commissions with their ern-
ployees cost the city shout S12.5O0 for
each day that they sit Almost every
politician in the city and state holds
one of these lucrative commissioner
ships in person or has secured the
appointment OF number OF his hang
ers-on IN > number OF cases Il has
been found tiant men have been serv-
ing on two OF three different commits
sEons at one time and drawing yearly
amounts from the city IN excess Of the
salary OF the mayor and other inn
portant OfFlciaIs. Probably no other
goveTnment-city. state or national
affords so many opportunities for rich
pickings without the violation oe any
law as does that OF Greater New York
with its enormous expenditures a
careful estimate 81 men Familiar With
the working Of the various city depart
menfB places the cost II New York of
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-15
MANY FARGOANS
To DEVILS LAKE
NUMBER OF CITIZENS FROM
THIS CITY PLANNING ON At
TENDING OPENING NIGHT OF
THE SPLENDID NEW DEVILS
LAKE oPERAHouSE.

On Thursday night Devils Lake viii
ehrow open TO the public a new opera
ouse which is said TO be the finest
H1s side OF the twin cities. Many
Eargo citizens are planning on at
tending the opening night. The play
sgfn be the famous musical comedy.
Honeymoon Trail.
The Devils Lake Journal has the
following regarding the arrangements
Ior opening night:
The mass meeting, at the court
AQuse last evening, listened to en-
eOuraging reports Of the committees
appointed to arrange for the opening
~ the new operahouse, appointed ad-
6scional committees and completed
&inal arrangements for making the
event a glorious success.
The committee appointed to secure
rooms for the overflow of guests
rom the city hotels i'm the homes Of
CUR city reported twenty-five rooms.
mis- viii not be near enough to ac-
cemmodate all and other citizens hav-
ing rooms to spare for the occasion
are requested to please report same to
SIrs. Fred Mann at once. The rooms
9fll be placed at the disposal of the
committee and the guests WIN be TAX
en to and from them in cabs.
The local committee on sale of
tickets reported eighty tickets sold in
the city during the week. This COM
mittee was enlarged and fourteen bus
mess men are at work today selling
ont the remaining tickets and meet
ing with good success.
IL was arranged to nave either the