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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
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The Mouse's Mother
BY CAROLINE LOCKHART


Il do" she whispered hositatingly.
"Now. Mrs Scit2." began the law.
yer pcrsuasively, your son has al.
ways been a good son to you, has he
not?"
She opened her white lips to speak,
but THE Mouse jumped angrilY to
his feet and leaned far over the dock
wait" he shouted. throwing up
his long arm in 4 gesture Of com.
mand
The blood had rushed into his sal.
low face and his eyes were blazing.
"This has gone far enough. " be cried
sharply. "lll not have my mother
perjure herself to save me from what
ought to get She has done enough
for me without this Let her alone
and III tell the truth. You can send
me up for 30 years. but don't force
her to lie under oath. I've not been
a good son. never was a good son.
but I'm not cur enough to let her do
this for me. | stole that DutChman's
watch fast enough. went to the ball
to lift watch and Id got away II
that fly cop over there hadn't spotted
me. Now you do what yon want TO
do and don't care that"
He snapped his fingers airily at the
astonished district attorney, but the
old woman was crying bitterly and
was holding out her arms to him.
The judge gave him is months In
the penitcntiary. which was the light.
est sentence The Mouse had re-.
ceiycd In his long professional career,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Progress Up

with me, and II want long before
discovered that had just begun to
live, This man sold things--and in
meeting men came away from them
with better knowledge of human ma.
ture Knowing so much of the weak.
ness Of man. he could better admire
his strength or pardon his faults"
But you are forgetting the Gospel"
said Mr.. Nudge
"Oh, no The drummer Is a good ex-
emplitication OF the Gospel. He goes
into all the world The Gospel was
never commanded to stand still II is
running stream, Stagnant water
breeds pestilencc, The Saviour of
man was the most liberal man that
ever lived. He had no home. The
drummer is liberal because his home
Is the world. He meets local preju.
dice and turns 1t into national libor-
atty, He demands u place where he
may spend his leisure hours, and pub.
lie Libraries mark his course. The I'M.
rest you speak of has stimulated trav.
ct, and travel is the picture that goes
in the book OF education. The drum.
mer must IL active and therefore he
must be sober. His achievement over
drunken competition is the greatest,
the most vivid temperance lecture
ever delivered. II makes sobriety
business rather than mere Inactive
virtue. What are you fctchin on here,
madam? Lemonade? Wen drink II
to the drummer"
Copyright. by Oplo Read.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02

Tho Mouse" stepped from the dock
and walked noiselessly TO the witness
stand as the district attorney called
his name CURLY The spectators
Ga2od with interest at the noted
crook. and the detectives looked at
him with open admiration, compelled
by The Mouse" having outwitted
every officer on the force time and
time again. IN spite of his many ar.
rests
How old are you?" demanded the
district attorney briefly.
Forty" answered she Mouse.
casting his beady. black eyes about
the courtroom, quite unembarrasscd.
How long have you enjoyed the in.
tcrcstiug name by which you are so
we'll lnown?" asked the district attor-
ncy sarcasticalIy
Ever since | could creep" returned
"Thc Mouse" showing his sharp,
white teeth in n smile.
You are accused OF having started
a fight at the butchers ball and OF
having stolen a watch In the confn-
SIGN" said the district attorney.
What have sou to say"
The Mouse" had clever aud
plausible story to tell story he had
worked up artistically in his cell and
which he told with considerable salts.
faction his previous experience hay
ing given him case and eloqGence. lie
grew fluent and animated. falling into
gestures that unConsciously betrayed
the skilled pickpocket. His long,
supple fingers and his flexible wrists
were those OF an artist in legerdemain
and their swift. def movements were
a constant contradiction to his story
OF innocence. lnstinctivcly his ges.
lures were those OF a piCRpocket OF
rare skill, deity relieving an absent.
minded man Of his watch. 1t was easy
to see how he had come by his name
for ne did indeed look Ike Il rodent
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
ElopInn CoupIe Caunht.

JoplIn.-An elopcment and chas.
OF more than 500 miles over which
the little town Of Pleasant hin, in
Cass county, Mo, has been excited for
the last thirty days came 70 and alb.
rupt end here when Mrs. Carrie
Troupe, 30 years old, and mother Of
four children Two Of them married
ard Andrew Dolson, n years old and
tn" father of i've children, were ar.
rested on a warrant sworn To by Mrs
Dolson. nouuu and Mrs Troupe lyft
Pleasant llIII simultaneously on July
&c.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02

of the preacher. "but, parson. do you
know what has done more toward the
civilizing Of us all than any other
agency"
Modesty restrained Mr.. Nudge from
mentioning what, In his opinion, was
the real cause. so he hazarded the
one word education"
That's all very WELL" said Lin.
but there's shorter way of gcttin'
at 1t. | should say the-drummer."
The minister WINGED as II he had
suddenly bitten into a sour pickle.
Yes. sir. the man that goes about
and sells goods said Lin. He has
the progress of the world buckled up
in his sample case. He is the circuit
rider of trade. He not only brings
teaches them to need things; and the
man that shows us what we need
moves forward n good many degrees.
Take our town over here. For more
than fifty years the churches had been
in-full blast-pardon the expression
and the schools had been In opera
ton; and yet the hotels were so bad
that hungry dog might be excused
for giving 1t the goby. Why whit
leather was as tender az lambs
tongue compared with the beefsteak.
The biscuits were just about as dlges.
tible as door knobs. The salt pork
might properly have been labeled the
enemy OF mankind The butter looked
as II 1t had been made of the milk of
a COW that had Just seen u ghost.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
MISSOURI NEWS
Kills Man Who Ruined Home.

Gallatin.--Juhn Ward. IS years old,
retired farmer, was shot TO death by
Otis Claycomb at Old Bancsoft. Clay.
comb Immediately came to Gallatin
and surrendered. He was released on
$4,000 bond Claycomb Is farm hand
80 years old and has wife and six
children. Ward induced him to move
to Old Bancroft last May under prom.
Use of work. Ward wan a frequent
visitor 10 his home. but, being a friend
and old acquaintance. nothing was
thought OF it until Claycomb dlsCoy.
cred letter Ward had written to his
wife short time later, in which Ward
pleaded with Mrs Ciaycomb TO run
OFF with him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
HAD AWFUL WEEPING ECZEMA
Face and Neck Were Raw-TerrlbIs
itching, inflammation and Soreness
All Treatments Failed.


Eczema began over the top of my
ear. 1t cracked and then began to
spread had three different doctors
and tried several things but they did
me no good. At last one side OF my
face and my neck were raw. The
water ran out Of II so that | had to
wear mcdIcgtcd cotton, and # was so
iulamed and sore that | had TO put
piece Of cloth over my pillow TO keep
the water from II, and it would stain
the cloth sort OF yellow The &C
zemaitchcd so that It seemed as though
| could tear my face all to pieces
Then began to use the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment, ana It was not more
than three months before It was all
healed up. Miss Ann Pcarsons, North
field. VI. Dec. 10, 1907"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Solo Props, boston.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Convict Esenped MansIon

Jefferson CiJy-A convict named
Justin Meyer escaped from the cN.cu.
tive mansion He was working with
. party Of prisoners. twelve I'm nam.
bor under two officers. making rc.
pairs on the mansion Under protest
Of having 10 fix the electric light
wires, Never gained access to room
IN which was an old suit Of clothes
belonging To- "a servant This was the
last seen OF him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Grandson to Contest Will.

Bockporr-John G. Staprl Of Rock.
port brought suit n the circuit court
Of hichison county ,o get aside the
win Of John r Sly deceased Judge
sly died leaving an cslat" valued at
more than 100000 In the win filed
his three rhildron are to receive about
100000 each and John c. S,aprL
whose mother was Judge Slys dauph-
ter. was to receive $l00UO as his
mothers share.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Deputy Marshal Is Appointed

Springfield 4 l.. Arnold. formerly
chief deputy in the sherlG's office.
and chairman Of the Republican city
central committee, has been made
United states deputy marshal for the
Springfield division Of the Western
Missouri district The appointment
was made hy united States Marshal
Durham Of Kansas city, to nm a VA.
caucy caused hy the resignation of
larry Mead OF Joplin
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Boy Killed by Enuine.

ROlla--IOc Hartung WAS run over
near IN" court hous" crossing in Rolla
by hill engine no 1913 and killed.
one arm and both legs were cut on
and his head was badly smashed lie
was son Of Michael HartunE. and
was > years old
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02

Hysaudcr Where's the chauffeur"
Arrest him,
Hold on, gentlemen. I'll tell you
how II was. I was trying TO cross the
street and chauffeur stopped his MIA.
chime and motiuncd me to go blythe
--shu,h--Was too much. Life
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Stabbed to Death over 4 Dime.

New Madrid.-'Charlcs Hand who
has been running sawmll for the
O'Nril Lumber company. at Farnu.
bwgin this county was stabbed s,y-
cral times aud died al Doctor OBau
mons uiiic" within thirty minutes.
The stabbiug was at Kendall's saloon,
over a dim" Edward Carter was ar.
rested
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Exploding easoIIne Stove Kills Her

Hannibal.--Mrs. James Court wife
of a machlnsi at the Burlington
shops, WAS burned TO death at her
home She was lighting gasoline
stove when It exploded. igniting her
clothing A husband and three small
children survive her.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
New Insurance Co. at Springfield

Springtield.-Thc Missouri Fidelity
and Casualty company is being organ.
.Zcd here with capital stock OF
S250,O0O. The principal stockholders
are local men. This will be the first
accident insurance company organized
In Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Homer

Far from the sight Of Earth, yet bright and plain
AS the clear MONDAY Sum- orb Of song,
Lovely and bright is amid the throng
OF lesser Stars that rise, and and
The transient rulers OF the tickle main
One constant light CLEANS through the dark and long
And narrow aisle OF memory. How strong
How fortified with all the train
OF truths thou, great poet Of mankind,
Who toidst in verse mighty as the sea,
And various the voices OF the wind,
The strength OF passion rising In the gee
OF battle. Fear eIorfed by thee,
And Death is lovely in thy tale enshrined
Hartley coIeridse
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02

Fame may come to man suddenly
and go Just ms quickly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02

Even doctors disagree and when
they do It helps to swell the popula-
uun Of one Of the other two places.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
Says McGoWan:

"Kape up yer courage. Av ye lick
man yer afraid Of yer moral thafe."
Cleveland News,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02
AT THE MOMENT.

Percy-Aw, are you interested in the
Coming Young MANI"
Kitty with a yawn) --No; l am more
interested in the going young man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-09-02

Copyright. by oplo Read.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

(Exclusive Service The Survey Press
 Bureau)
 In few steps may other American cities more safely initiate New York City than in her budget reforms. No matter how small or large how well or badly man aged may be a township or city, county or state its voters must come to see that control over its purse strings and its of ficial action depends more upon budget day than upon election day. How is our money spent?" Is a more important question than, "Who is spending it?'
 If New York is the first to see the truth of this, it must be remembered that just because of their larger scale both her evils and her benefits become ob- vious sooner and appeal to the imagina- tion more strongly than similar benefits or injuries in smaller communities. But there Is hardly trouble or an am- biton which a New York newspaper records that has not Its double" in every other newspaper of the country. Since. therefore, New York has found a new short cut to an understanding of things which American communities want to do and want to prevent, 1t behooves other places to try her meathod.
 The ''short cut is being tried this year. not only by the taxpayers and bus mess mems organizations, but particular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
Race Horse Man-Eaters.
Pearson's Weekly.


 Famous race horses, like famous peo- pIe. are often very eccentric in their be- haviour, and there have been many cases of celebrated animals who have turned savage" and had to be shot through trying to eat their jockeys.
 Otto Madden, the famous jockey who only a few seasons ago won the Derby on the 1O0-to-1 chance Jeddah, was violently ''savaged" by horse at Brighton races
 He was riding Centre down to the post the Worthing Plate, when horse called Marigold ", overlook him dragged him out of the saddle by the shoulder and. seizng him by the throat, shook him as a terrier shakes a rat.
 The jockey of Marigold w, who had himself been unseated, used his whip freely on the brute's head to make him release Madden, and other jockeys com ing to his assistance. Marigold ". was eventually beaten off
 Madden returened to the paddock bleed ing from a wound on the throat, which had to have several stitches put into it. and it was some time before he was able to ride again.
 Sweet Sounds in spite of his name, was an irreclaimable savage. One morning at exercise his girths came undone: he got his boy off, and rushed at him like a lion. the result to the unlucky lad being a month in the hospital.
 Good Morning was another of the ugly tempered sort Once he bit his leading rein clean through with one vicious snap, caught hold of his attendant, and shook him ferociously.
 Ladas another famous race horse, was perfectly quiet under ordinary circum- stances, but for some reason he had a great dislike for ladies. and would Ego for them if any members of the fair sex approached the paddock
 Diamond Jubilee was another famous horse that gave good deal of trouble to its trainer owing to the violence of it's likes and dislilkes. He hated Warrington Cannon. the famous jockey, and on one occasion flew at him while exercising on Newmarket Heath. knocking him flying. and "Morny' would most certainly have been killed if assistance had not been at hand.
 Years afterwards Cannon visited his stable and the horse still remembered his old erudge. and attempted to Ego for him again directly he heard his old Jockeys voice.
 An old Irish steeple chase horse called Tornado, who was rather well known at one time was a perfectly good-tempered horse. but he had a hatred of bicycles, and whenever he saw one he would try to put his forelegs through the wheels. For what reason nobody ever knew for he never seemed to be afraid of them
 Some famous horses who run races with obvious enjoyment have a rooted objection to being saddled, and win roll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
HARNESS THE CITY
 BUDGETS TO UPLIFT WORK
.How Is Our Money Spent? More Important Municipal Question Than "Who Is Spending It?''-New York's
 "Short Cut'' Model For Civic Reformers Elsewhere
BY WILLIAM H. ALLEN

ly by the clergy and private charitable agencies. The "cut' is the budget for 1910, the estimates sent in by departments wishing to spend. their reasons, the rec concentrations by the bureau of munich pal investigation and statistics to the of- fcers who vote the money, taxpayers
 hearings, the tentative budget and tho final budget I call 1t short cut in spite of all these things. because 1t is the easiest, and in fact the only way, to find out what our city officials want to do with the one hundred and seventy five millions requested for next year.
 The so-called moral forces" of the city have, through the short cut, determined to influence the kind of government the city shall pay for next year, no matter who happens to be elected to office in November. While strictly avoiding pol itics, these uplift forces will be carrying on an active educational campaign through October, the very time when mu- nicipal election excitement will be highest.
 The two groups of uplift forces have two separate committees, known as the 1910 Budget Conference of Civic and Char itable Agencies, chairman, Franklin B. Kirkbride, United Charities Building. and the Conference of Clergymen on New Yorlz's Budget for 1910. Bishop D. H. Greer, chairman. Both committees ara representative of their fields, two hund- red of all denominations and all boroughs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
Martjan Life,

From the Boston Herald.
 Back of the query, Are there Mar tians? has been the question of at mospheric conditions on Mars mak- ing any life possible. Owing to local interest in Prof. Percival Lowells claims relative to Mars and its canal builders, there will be unusual inter- est in the coming final report from representatives of the Lick observa- tory, the weather bureau and the Smithsonian institution, who have just made observations at an altitude of 14,501 feet. They expect their re- cent climb to the top of Mt. Whit ney will enable them to speak with considerable authority as to the ex- istence of water vapor on Mars. While any new evidence as to water vapor would not prove absolutely that life exists on Mars, it would strengthen Professor Lowells argu- ment that it does, and it would confirm the belief based on spectroscopic ob- servations by other scientists taken at a sea level
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

and lie on their backs when the tune comes to prepare for the fray. others throw themselves into an absolute state of frenzy if they feel the slightest drop of rain, while many others, who are per fectly normal in other respects will only allow themselves to be groomed or fed by the same individual.
 Prince of Tyre used to amuse himself by walking round and round his box on his hind legs He would scrape all his bedding into a heap in the center of the floor. and then would slowly pound 1t to chaff
 All sorts of ways were tried to break him of the habit and eventually he found solace in the company of an old black cat.
 Best Man had a cat which shared his box whenever he travelled.
 Pretty Polly and Sceptre both had g. similar affection for another pony, with out which they refused to sleep, eat or run. Robert the Devil also had a stable companion of this sort, and he used to amuse himself by gnawing his friends tai which was consequently in a state of perpetual raggedness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
FOR RENT-1809 Second Avenue; 3-story, 25x140. w. B. Leedy 6 Co.,.

Six energetic and reliable boys who will not enter school can secure steady employment at the Postal Telegraph Cable Office, Brown Marx Building. Earnings from $20 to $45 q month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
Empire ready 23d.
 Rent an office now. White elevator boys. Hot and cold water.

Vacuum cleaning.
 Fronts South and East. The South's handsomest office building with the best of service.
 Let us show you. JEMISON R. E. & INS. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19
The Tailored Suits

almost form fitting The 45 50 inch length and the favored fabrics Vale diagonas and boadoh and worsed handsome shades purple, bue You II find complete styles absolutely and quality the best-Ready
 Saks Refunds Railroad Town Customers.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-10-27

HANCOCK ss:-At probate court held at
Ellsworth, in and for said county OF Hancock,
on the fifth day of October, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
nine.
A CERTAIN instrument purporting to be
IA the last will and testament Of
LYMAN D. wILLCUTT late OF COHASSET,
state OF Massachusetts,, deceased. and OF the
probate thereof in said state of Massachu-
sets, duly authenticated, having been pre-
scented to the judge Of probate for our said
county Of Hancock for the purpose OF being
allowed, filed and recorded in the probate
court OF our said county OF Hancock.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given to
all persons interested therein, by publishing
copy OF this order three weeks success
sively in the Ellsworth American, a newspa-
per printed at Ellsworth. in said county
OF Hancock, prior to the second day Of Novem-
probate court, then to be held at Ellsworth
in and for said county OF Hancock. at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, and show cause, II
any they have, against the same.
EDWARD e. CHASE. Judge of Probate
true copy Of the original order.
Attest:-T. F. MAHoNKY. Register.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-10-27
COUNTY NEWS.
For additional County Nevs see other pages
CASTINE.

f. II. Carpenter left for Boston Monday.
Julian Seybt and wife are away on a
vacation.
Mrs. w. A. Walker is spending few
weeks in New York.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Dickson last week.
C. F. McCIuskey and wife have returned
from vacation in Boston.
Gene Gilbert is back at his old place
as clerk at the Castine house.
j. F. Rea and wife, who have spent a
month in Massachusetts, are home.
c. Il. Hooper, who has been on vaca-
ton OF two weeks, returned Saturday.
William Elliot and wife are visiting Mrs.
Elliot's mother, Mrs. Charles Perkins.
Master Jack Gross broke his collar
bone last week while playing football.
Miss Grace Lufkin has been the guest
Of Frank Hooper and wife few days.
Mrs. r. o. Parker has been confined to
the house for several days with lame
foot.
Mrs. George Benjamin has returned
from Portland, where she spent few
weeks.
The family OF Dr. Parsons, who have
been at Harborside, have returned to Cas-
tine, and will occupy the house formerly
owned by Mr.. Sabine on Water street.
The townspeople gathered at Emerson
hall on Tuesday and formed Village
Improvement society. Great interest was
shown and it is hoped that much good
will result.
Oct. %. q.