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Some of the Serv1an proverDs ate interesting. One is: What is taken by force or unjustly is cursed" Others are as follows: God does not settle his accounts with men every Saturday, but the day comes on which he settles them;" ''The devll never sleeps" Where big bells ring the little bells are not heard;" Boast to a stranger, complain only to friend" If you wish to know what man is, place him in authority" Who readily lies readily steals" and Tn evil days the man shows what he .s." Another of their sayings: "The fools build the houses, the wise men buy them when they are ready" would probably in this country be re- yersed.
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Remarkable Educated Horse.

The remarkable sagacity of Trixie. the educated horse that was killed in a railroad wreck recently, is vouched for by Mrs. Louise Culp, of Cleveland. O., who saw the animal while it was on exhibition at the Jamestown fair.
 Spell the lady's name," said TriXie's owner to the horse Her name is Louise"-dividing the syllables and pronouncing them "Lo-es."
 The horse promptly spelled the name and spelled it phonetically- "Lo-es."
 About two months later. when he had become acquainted with the name, he also conformed to the spell CT and picked it out properly Louise.
 What puzzles the students of natural history is how the horse learned to spell at all.
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African Salt.

Mons. Lapicque informs the French Society of Biology that 25,O0O,O00 hu- man beings in the Congo region com monly employ salt of potassium in- stead of salt of sodium for seasoning their food They obtain this salt from the ashes of certain plants. Recently, since the opening up of the country, ordinary salt has been largely i'm ported, but the negroes regard it as in sipid, and abandon with regret the use of their familiar ashes They take the imported salt only because it Is cheap.-Youth's Companion.
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No Married Men for Him.

H Elvin, secretary of the National Union of Clerks, mentions that he once received this card from an en- ployer who lives in the north of Lon don: q am single man, employ two porters and five clerks. No married man shall ever enter my employ. AS far as possible with my tradespeople I only deal with those who are single. What else I desire I order froom my stores. I will have nothing to do with dirty, careless, idle and mostly thieving married fools. ."-Cassell's Sat urday Journal.
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The Pho noqraph in China.

American phonoCrcph companies do a big business in Chna. The most anous Ch'-cse bands c1d palace sing ITS are e"~ ~od 10 make records. They are brcu-t,t from all parts of the em Oire to the three record-making cen. ters-PcEicg, Shanghai and Honghong. Here 1ha arroratus for making thc master records is set up ard he re cording Gone under the direction of an expert 4 record popular in the north of China seldom is popular in the south.
 On tre "~.vfc" :''-@d Banks.
 Newfoundland would be nothing without ttat great SUD arine icseau known as the banks" on wr-ch a!l the fishing is done. At a small station within the edges Of the great banh that the cod loves so well the sca i3 quite smooth. It is usual for vesselT fishing on the bank to inquire from those that have arrived from the ope sea as to what sort of weather it i. abroad"
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Married seventy-Five Years.

Mir and Mrs. Aaron Kneeland of Georgetown, Mass, have just cele brated the diamond -seventy-f1fth- anniversary of their wedding. The husband is 97 years Of age and his good wife 92. They have had a dozen children, and after long life of tire less industry they decided to give up their little home and deed it to the gown, in return for which they were to be cared for for the remainder Of their days. This involved going to the town farm, where they have been given two comfortable rooms where they do light housekeeping.
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A Hint to the Laundress.

Recently while ironing I scorched a fine white waist so badly I feared >hould be unable to wear it, but after covering it with ordinary starch. dampened. and laying it in the sun for an hour every vestige of scorch appeared.-National Magazine
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A Terrible Threat.

You say your titled son-in-law holds threats over you?"
 Yes" answered MT. Cumrox He has us where we can't give him any argument at all. Mother and the girls say we must yield TOT the sake of the family honor"
 "Is there-er a skeleton in the closet?"
 Not at all. He simply announces that unless he has his own way he'll get natralized and be plain American clti 'en."
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High Stakes.

Well, where's that cook?" demand ed his wife. Don't tell me she wasn't on the train" She was on the train" timidly explained the commuter, but 1 got to playing cards and a Lonley- vile man won her at whist
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Ctoos;nq a Vocation.

Crossing a Vocation.
 It is very certain th2. no ran is fiji for everything; but it is almost cer- tain, too, that there is scarcely any one man who is not fit for something, which something nature plainly points out to him by giving him tendency and propensity to it. 1 look uron com mon sense to be to the mind what conscience is to the heart-the faith full and constant monitor of what is right or wrong And I am convinced that no man commits either a crime or a folly but against the manifest and sensible representations of the one or the other. Every man finds in himself either from nature or education-for hey are hard to distinguishes pc culiar bent and disposition to some particular character; and his strug- gling against it is the fruitless and endless labor of Sisyphus. Let him follow and cultivate that vocation; he will succeed in it, and be considerable in one way at least; whereas, if he departs from it, he will, at best. be in considerable, probably ridiculous Lord Chesterfield
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  % a Boadt nc n shown the time eiext n
 F. o Board
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Amity Needed to Bind.

Shakespeare: Tie amity that wis dom knits not folly may easily uutie
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Health Bills introduced.

jefferson City-Senator Alice Of
Miller who is president OF the State
Medical association, introduced five
bills in the senate, all recommended
by the state board Of health One
makes provision for gathering, under
direction Of the board, vital and mortu-
airy statistics and providing for State
wide registration Of births and deaths.
Another measure gives the board pow.
er to send for persons and papers and
administer oaths in conducting inyes.
legations A third empowers the board
to make regulations for the shipment
Of the bodies Of those who die OF con.
taeious diseases Another bill re.
CURES burial insurance companies 10
give bond for compliance with their
contracts, and the fifth specifies the
qualifications Of embalmers, under
rules to be fixed by the board
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Now Pages viii Be "Badeed."

Jefferson City.-The present ses-
sion of the Legislature seems to be
running largely to badges and uniforms.
Hcuceforth the pages OF both houses
are TO be supplied with badges each
bearing different number
This is new departure But this
Is a small item, however In compari.
son with the provisions of p Dill in.
troduced by Senator Brosnn Of St.
Louis which requires all legislative
lobbyists 20 wear uniforms, badges
and CAPS duly labeled. so as 10 dcs!g-
nat" the interests they represent
Now If this bill goes through Cand
it is provided with an emergency
clausrJ II is plain that jefferson City
will soon present a decidedly military
appearance. GOV. Hadley has quite a
number OF colonies on his personal
STAFF. and most of them have already
provided themselves with uniforms of
striking appearance, not to speak Of
swords.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Cuts Pullman Car Charges.

A bin to regulate Pullman car
charges was introduced by Represent
alive Hicks and proposes the follow
ing schedule:
Day rate-Lcss than 100 miles, 25
cents. 100 miles TO 200 miles. so
cents 200 to 400 miles, rs cents.
Berth, lower-150 miles, 81; $50 to 900
miles. sl.25; 300 to 400 miles, sl.50
Upper bcrths, not to exceed by two.
thirds rate for a lower berth, and APP
ply to one or two persons. Charges
In tourist cars are not to exceed so
42r cent Of the schedule for standard
Pullmans
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Prohibition Is Demanded.

Jefferson Clty.-The white.ribbon
brigade. comprising 100 women of the
W. c. T. L. OF Missouri, swooped
down on the Legislature, addressed the
members of both the house and senate
and afterwards waiteo on the govern.
or In his office. They asked the legis
lators to submit to the voters at Il :
general election in 1910 a constitu
;Ional amendment for statewide pro.
hibtion and importuned Gov. Hadley
TO use his influence with the law.
makers In behalf of their request.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
To Investigate Penrtentlary.

Jefferson City-Under resolution
introduced by Senator McDayid, the
senate standing committee on peni
Tertiary and reform schools was direct.
ed TO investigate the penitentiary with
reference TO its sanitary conditions.
This action by Senator McDavid was
prompted by published reports show
ing the great number of convicts who
are afflicted with tuberculosis about
70 being afflicted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19

GRIP IS PREVA-
LENT AGAIN. A
prompt remedy is what
every one is looking for.
The efficiency of Peru
naiS SO we'll known that
its value as a grip rem
edy need not be ques-
ito n d. The grip
yields more quickly if
taken in hand prompt
ly. If you feel grippy
get a bottle of Peruna
at once. Delay is almost
certain to aggravate
your case.
For n free illustrated booklet entitled
"Thc Truth About Peruna." address
The P.runa Co, Colum bus, Ohio.
Mailed postpaid.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
compeIs election Judges to Serve.

jefferson City--A bill introduced in
the house by Representative Muir
seeks to make service as an election
Judge compulsory. The measure pro
vidcs that all persons duly appointed
under the laws rs judges, either of a
primary or general election. may be
attached for&on.attendnnce, and fined
by the court for contempt, in any sum
not exceeding $50"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
He Would Stop Sunday Work.

Jefferson City.-SuDday work Is pro
hibitcd in a bin introduced in the
house by Mr.. Wahlbrink Of ST Louis.
II reads: Every person who shall
either labor himself or compel or per.
NIT his apprentice, servant or any
other person under his charge or con.
troll to labor or perform any work 9th.
er than the household duties Of daily
necessity. or other works OF neces.
sIty. charity, public convenience or
accommodation, or who shall be guilty
Of hunting game or shooting on the
first day of the week, commonly called
Sunday, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemcanor and fined not exceeding
$50" Under the provisions of this
bill only fishing. as one lawbrcakcr
puts it, is permitted on the Sabbath
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
For Voting Machines.

Representative Sherman introduced
a bill providing for the use Of voting
machines at election and the creation
of board Of voting machine commits.
sioners, to be composed of the secre-
tary of state and two mechanical ex-
perts to be appointed by the govern
or, the experts to belong to opposing
political parties and to serve a term
of tour years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Conclusions Of Conference.

] transmit herewith for your infor.
nation a copy of the conclusions
reached by the conference. of which
the following is a brief summary:
!. Home Care.-Childrcn Cf worthy
parents or deserving mother should,
as n rule, be kept with their parents
AT home
2. Preventive Work.-The effort
should be made to eradicate causes
of dependency, such as disease ana nc.
ctdcnt, and TO substitute compensation
and insurance for relief
3. Home Finding. Homeless and
neglected children. II normal. should
be cared for In families. when prac.
tiCablc.
4 Cottage System. - Institutions
should be on the cottage plan with
small units, as far as possible
s. lncorporaton-AEe caring
FOR dependent children should be in.
corporated. on approval of a suitable
state board.
G. State Insyection.-The state
should inspect the work of all agen.
cies which care for dependent chill.
dren.
Z, Inspection OF Educational Work.
Educational work OF institutions and
agencies caring for dependent children
should be supervised by state educa.
tional authorities.
s. Facts and Records. Complete
histories of dependent children and
their parents, based upon personal In.
vestigation and supervision, should be
recorded for guidance of child.caring
agencies.
0. Physical Care.-Every needy child
should receive the best medical and
surgical attention, and be instructed
In health and hygiene.
10. Co.operation.-Local child.car.
ing agencies should cooperate and
establish Joint bureaus of information.
II. Undesirable Legislatioa.-Prohi.
bitive legislation against transfer of
dependent children between states
should be repealed.
II. Permanent Organization--A per.
manent organization for work along
the lines Of these resolutions is desir-
able.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Bill to Give Women Ballot.

jefferson City.-Wom will be per.
mltted to vote at school elections and
to be elected TO school boards ii
bill introduced III the ouse by Mr.
Barker of Macon county becomes a
law, The bill also provides for three
school directors for each school dis
trict. 1t will apply throughout the
state.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
NATION DUTY
To THE CHILDREN
PRESIDENT SENDS TO CONGRESS
STRONG MESSAGE ON THE
SUBJECT.
FROM REPORT or CONFERENCE
Points Out How Closely the interests
Of the Country Are involved in
the Welfare OF the Dependent
Child.

Washing Standardization which, II
Is believed, If enacted into law, will
make an important epoch in the future
well.bcing Of the dependent children
OF the nation, is recommended In a
special message by President Ruose
welt to congress, in which he makes a
strong plea in the interest Of children
coming within this class.
Substantially the message was as
follows
On January 25.25, 1909, there Assem-
blcd in this city, on my invitation a
conference on the care of dependent
children. To this conference there
came from nearly every state in the
union men and women actively cngag.
cd in the care of dependent children,
and they represented all the leading
religious bodies.
The subject considered is one Of
.ish Importance TO the wcll.bcing Of
the nation. The census bureau report
ed In 1904 that there were In orphan.
ages and childrcn's homes about 49,.
600 dependent children. There are
probably 10000 more (the precise
number never having been ascertain
ed. In private homes. either on board
or in adopted homes provided by the
generosity of foster parents. In ad.
ditiOn to these there were % 1000 chill
dren in institutions for juvenile de.
linQuents.
Each Of these children represents
either a potential addition to the pro.
ductive capacity and the enlightened
citizenship Of the nation, or, If allowed
to suffer from neglect, potential adj.
dItIon to the destructive forces Of the
community Tho ranks of criminals
and other enemies of society are re.
cruitcd in an altogether undue proper.
ton from children borcft Of their nat.
ural homes and left without sufficient
care.
The interests Of the nation are in.
VOWED in the welfare Of this army Of
children no less than in our great
material affairs.
The keynote OF the conference was
expressed in these words
Home life is the highest and finest
product of civilization. Children should
not be deprived Of IT except for urgent
end compelling reasons"
Surely poverty alone should not dis.
rupt the home. Parents Of good char.
acter suffering from temporary mis-.
fortune, and above all. deserving moth.
crs fairly well able to work, but de.
privcd Of the support Of the normal
breadwinner, should be given such aid
as may he necessary to enable them
TO maintain suitable homes for the
rearing Of their children. The wild.
owed or deserted mother. II a good
woman, willing TO work and to do her
best should ordinarily be helped in
such fashion as will enable her TO
bring up her children herself in their
natural home
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Would Police the County.

Jehers IN City-Sonator Gardner of
ST. Louis county has plan evolved
for policing St Louis county, putting
the lid clubs ont OF business under
Gov. Hadley's reign and enforcing re.
spect for the criminal laws generally
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19

Jefferson City.-A resolution con
dcmnator of the officers of the state
university for their failure 10 item.
I2e certain expenditures of the nstitu.
tion in the biennial report submitted
to the Legislature melted tn" most
acrimonious debate in the house that
has characterized meeting of the
body this session. The discussion was
ultimately stopped by the withdrawal
OF the resolution.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Lloyd TO Lead on Floor.

jefferson City,-With the Demo.
cratic leadership in the house of rep
rcsrnrattves settled. the Republicans
are turning to Hiram Lloyd Of ST
Louis as their representative on the
floor During the absence Of Lloyd
in St Louis and while the Democrats
were stirred mp over the committee
arrangements. there was considerable
dissatisfaction expressed by the Re.
publicans.
hut the return Of Lloyd. who is the
caucus chairman OF the Republicans
and flor leader by virtue of the fact,
has kept down the talk OF opposition
and factiOnal fight
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19
Cost Of House CHANCES, s45, ops.

Jefferson City--Representatiye Cross.
'ey of the special committee to re.
I udcl the hall Of the housie submitted
report showing the expenditures to
rave been s45.925,93. It was referred
TO The committee on accounts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-19

nv h'''. ''''' ''''S !" mo
country are becoming alarmed I's' IN"
PROJECT Tor a cone" take ~ hclp onset
the reduction IN the revenues be- Gu
tortalned seriously by congress-
\ score OF fishermen and ih'it dogs
were carried out into Lake Erie sun
day morning when the Ic" field Was
set In motion by a shift in the wind
All wer" rescued except Joseph Ga.
tusky, who Is missing
At the close of a long conference at
the palace in Havana between Pr"si
dent Gomez and Nicr.Prcsidcn' Xayas,
for the purpose of deciding upon terms
Tor the fusion of their rival factions
Of the liberal party President Gomez
announced that definite agreement
had been reached and that a commit
tee had been appointcd TO arrange the
details
The Sultan Of Turkey has accented
Kiamil Pasha.s resignation as grand
yizier and has charged Uilmi Pasha
member Of tho interior and formerly
inspector general Of Macedonia with
thief oruatiou of prw cabinet
Drought conditions in south Texas
were relieved SUNDAY VIA more than
an inch of rain t.ll cmday MIGHT the
tempcrarur. was brlov Freezing
An unidentified british slnau.r dur
ing for ran ON 81 rock uo rp.ss,r,
and then slid an and SINK i'm doom
water. Sr,rp persons wcr, drowned
but the rrmatnB.. If the crow took
tho Sims small apyr. and E,,rr wrr,.
picked M hy uiIor bopr
Following a rIoudburst IN pnri,
canon above pas.,dnua i.rr.f,
flood Of water came down tho narrow
canon prrripitafIur rb, Rulia ,,por.
payilion ir,p tho ro,trn and lrr..i, ,.
Fred z Drew agent NJ IN, Pacific
Electric rpilroad with his wifi. and
four children in the ruins
BLOOD unisouinr rceultinp from n
slight cut ON the finger during nm rn.
oration has caused tho dratt M ~,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-11

ALBANY, Ca, Sept. IO.-Arrested
by officers OF the law on warrants Is
sued by the family Of the young lady.
Miss Bessie Walters and Flemming
Brooks. both Of Ashburn. were rescued
in the streets Of Sylvester by a mob
IT a hundred sympathiEers. placed In
a carriage and started ON their way
10 Albany while the officers we're held
In check
Arriving az Albany, Brooks and Miss
Walters went to the home Of u. J..
Mann. 90 whom they appealed for aid
Mann secured thu services at Rev. T..
u Thompson, pastor Of the First
Methodist church who performed the
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-11
BRIDEGROOM SHOT
and BRIDE Is HELD
TRAGEDY MARKS HONEYMOON
OF THE sPRAeuEs.
Married Just Two Weeks, Spraeue Is
Shot While in Bed With Bride.
Who Is Held on Suspicion.

CINCINNATI. o., Sept. lO.-AIystery
surrounds the shooting and death
early yesterday of Scott Sprague. who
came to this city from Williamsburg.
Ohio, and his bride of two weeks IL
being held by the police on suspicion.
The shooting occurred in the sleep
ing room occupied by s.r aud Mrs.
Sprague at 225 West Eighth Street.
The bullet entered :! rague's right
side. penetrating his liver aDd ! rs.
The location of the wound l. SAID T.
be- an unusual one to be self.infiicted
and this. taken with the fact that
there were blood spots on Mrs.
Spragues night gown. caused the 30,
lice TO place n charge OF suspicion
against her.
Mrs. Sprague said she was awaken
ed by the shot and found her husband
lying huddled up In a corner of the
bedroom In his night clothes.
She declared her husband had nc
enemies. and she knew of no reason
why he should have shot himself.
Mrs. Sprague is the daughter OI
Frank Crisis OF Rockford. ILL.,. and was
married to Sprague two weeks age
i'm Chicago.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-11
Deserted Babe Found on
SuWannee'S Banks Is Dead

big river on whose banks he had been
found Suwannee grew fast. was
pretty and bright and admired by all
who saw him. Last spring a family
from Alabama Mere visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Lancaster and greatly admired
the babe and a. they We're IN better
position 10 rear Suwaunee than them.
selves. they consented for SuWannee
To accompany them To their Alabama
home. Not long ago the family re-.
turned 10 visit the LanCasters and
while on their visit Suwannee was
taken IN aud passed over to the great
beyond
The body OF Suwanucc was trudyrly
laid TO rest not far from the place
where h, va. found right months ago
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-09-11

BRONSON. Sept Let Is a true
aud pathetic story OF Suwannee, the
eight-months-old babe who died at the
residence OF T. c. Lancaster last week.
after a few days Illness of fever.
While leisurely strolling along the
hanks OF the SuWannee river. in Levy
county, last Christmas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lancaster We're attracted by the cries
q. newly born babe and upon inyesti-
Ga.iEg found a bright bue-cyed boy
Who had been left 10 the mercy az
vl.l animals by whom will NO doubt
a'va y, remain a mystery
tH, babe was taken home 10y Mr..
H.1 Mrs Lancaster and t-ndcrh car
CO for aud they named him for the