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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15

Miss Mellncent Davis, daughter OF
the widow Davis, of The Becomes
manor house. had lived twenty years
without in tho least suspecting thaO
she was born artist. She became
aware Of It at last through her mother.
She made a little crayon sketch OF
the creek and the bridge below the
house. and the mother had scarcely
glanced al Il when she said;
We'll. this settles It. We Will sell
the place and move into the city
where you can attend an art school.
The daughter hesItated until she
mad made another 8ketch-thls tlihe
of an old stub In field with a WOOD.
pecker grubblng at 1t in search OF
breakfast Then the mother said such
talent must be cultivated, no matter
what the cost--thc cook said that the
woodpeckcr looked rs natural as al
old hen, and the hired man SAID tha'
any one who took that old stub for .
weeping willow would have 10 settle
with him
You 20 right over to Rose Manor
tomorrow morning and put the prop
serty the hands Of a real estate
agent" commanded the mother. Afte
that. the thing was looked upon n
good as settled. America was sighin
for more landscape artists, and sh
should have at least one recruit.
Miss Mclinccnt had an electric run
about. It was brought out for he
next morning and she started for tn
village of roses. She remembers
having seen a very small real cstat
man and very large sign on a stree
corner. and she decided to call upo
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15
POLICE FACE DEATH
To WARN PEOPLE
al AYE IN OIL HOUSE ENDANGERS
LIVES OF MEN WITHOUT
REWARD.

In st, Louis several weeks ago there
was a Are down on the wharf. Hun
drr1s Of people were attracted ny
the Changing Of fire gongs ana the
emission of dense black smoke from
tbc building. From points as conVch-
lent as possible the iiremcn were
fighting the flames, while the squsu
nj police detailed to the fire patrolcd
within a short distance from the
blaze. As always is the case with UlB
/ Gres in the cities the newspapers de-
/ tailed a STAFF or reporters to cover
/ this one.
one Of these reporters observed the
polfcemen stop pedestrians, speak
low words in an undertono, ana the
pedestrian would hastily walk away
This went on without exception Thch
tho reportcr decided he would become
n pedestrian. Walking fast to"ar"
the building the patrolmnn held out
his hand warningly'
Don't go near there" said the Oh
fcer. the building is full OF com
bustible oil
Long experience told the reporter
what that meant He beat hasly
retreat beyond the danger line. FOR
an hour he watched the blaze, expect
ing every moment TO see the building
, and adjoining ones blown to smith
, Greens. Finally, he saw that the hF'
| WAS under control.
: Throughout all Of II the policemen
Z like soldiers stood at duty each o
@ them expecting every minute to SCI
d the buildings RACED by the explosion
c l, was nothing short Of miracle ina
there was no explosion. And ma
" there happened what every pedestrla
)" thought would happen at any momen
a of the hour, not single policeiha
is mr. fireman could have escaped VIII
10 out injury. g..
IL Had any or all of the firemen bee
20 injured each MANNED firefighter wouI
lg have received pension from the CIT
In put If a policeman had been in1ure
rk and become helpless for life he Won
60 have had to starve or so to the pos
:" house.
The bravery OF the policeman W
,,st "a great as that Of the iirema
ne The policeman was standing there
warn away strangers, praying
might he saved for the wife aid CT
dren OF home.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15

Apropos OF the enmity, now happily
buried. that used TO exist between
Minneapolis and st. Paul, Senator
Clamp said at dinner in the former
city:
Il remember an address on careless
building that / once heard in Mime
npolis.
why said the speaker In the
course of this address, one inhaDitaht
of st. Paul Is killed by accident In the
streets every As hours.
"a bitter voice from the rear OF
the hall interrupted:
"'WelI. It amt enough, 1t said
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15

md % feet wide was under way The farm ,s oior hs
inc on It rushed 10 II mas
electric ncuoa'ors reacck
~. arat expensive but superiauVoH ss
received oriental lie WI"
n counter of Pisburg goods store when IN @ @ ,s tr
the linen The ronmaser LOOK hkhg
ties ne various and MS career thence
uas mateoric
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15

him first Il he said that manor
houses we're a little dull in the mar
.ket Just then she would call on DIG
ger man with a smaller sign.
She was making good time over the
smooth pike, and wondering whether
TO ask $4,000 or $4,000 for the prop
terty, when the unexpected happened.
Mr.. Eugene Bamford had returned
from Europe, He was fairly rich ana
fairly lazy. He was no artist, but he
knew when his coat set well. He did
mot know woodpecker from ROBIN
hut he could run an automobile. Just
then he was visiting n sister at Rose
Manor and driving himself around the
country more or less. lie was out on
this morning. He thought all the rest
of the United States was sitting IN us
back dooryard. and In making turn
in the road he did not decrease speed,
and he did not consider his right
hand side from his LETT
Miss MelIncent was in hurry to
get TO that real estate office. Thou
sands of would.be buyers OF manor
houses might be waiting there. Sh'
was going pretty fast when sh'
reached the turn. She might hav,
heen on the right side or the wronI
aide or in the middle of the road. >
sood.looking young lady Is always en-
titled TO the benefit Of the doubt Il
such cases.
Presently there was a shout fron
Mr. Eugene Bamford! And there wa
\ scream from Miss Melincent Davis
Tben. n turn of the wheel and bot
ran into the ditch and things crashe
and snapped and sputtered! Both III
.cbIpos we're damaged-hers wors
than his, but no one was hurt' M
pamford was gentleman enough
,eh II she was MORALLY injured
i,sist Il was all his fault-to presei
+ir card--to climb the roadside rent
Tor her hat-to declare that he won
INV all damages and to ask II
couldn't take her home. HIS mhchl'
bod lost lamps and mud guards
was still In running order
81 wouldn't care so much' ropn
.ho Girl In n hystericky way, "but
was going to Rose Manor to sell sol
ronl estate. 1t may go down In pr
now" ..,. , .
"Too bad-too bad! / thipk c
.ow your machine home behind NIL
a1ont mysed. II you have property
gel,-that is. If you have property
.dispose of--that is :,
"Why, how lucky" she reph
you can go home with me and
mother and ask her a lot oil gu
tons II you have enough money "
vnn we may make sale right OF
soSax assure you we are willing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15
AN ENGLISH PRISON EXPERT

At the invitation of the United states govern
mcut Thomas Holmes comes from England to at
tend the International Prison conference MI
Holmes is the secretary Of the Howard as3ocia'
ton In London. which is devoted to the double
work of reforming prison administration lie IL
admittedly the foremost OF practical EhgHsh
crimInologiss He has made lifelong study OF
criminals Before no became the secretary or
the Howard association he was for many years
court missionary.
For a long time MIR Holmes has been adyo-
eating the right Of offenders to pay their fines by
,nstallmcnts and thus in a measure, equalizng
the glaring disparity In treatment which the law
makes between the rich and the poor AT pres
ent the poor man or youth who commits some
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15
CIRCLES GLOBE IN AN AUTO

Mrs. Harriet Clark Fisher Of Trenton ~ ''
holds the unique record Of being the only "o,na" "
who has girdcd the earth In an automoo"'' Mrs,
Fishers trim In her iOhorsepower machine hah''
now history in the automobile world, ana PHrO,u
larry in the realm OF women WIN ne' 49, Wv
tnin ncre her secretary, Harold Fisher BROOKS
,,ho drove. man and maid servant and hohN
Uonl her pct bull terrier. who was taken a'ohh
rs n mascot In addition the car, when was
especially built for the trip, carried co'"p''''
atocl, Of tires. parts and cooking utenhlS.
Tho party landed in France toured IS'S S,.'
through It; thence through Germany ana S"N1er.
land, crossed to Italy, whore hret S'H5 M"'
made ut Como, Thence they Ns'eu Inn. .n",',
pa,,e N,ples md Port said taking ship from
W. ~ .--..l.... ~ .hnLr -Nnnrnnces are Inter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15

OF IT V7VI
noncnt for mGmoanor which blind justice demands
pecuhry wcllnd pocket to whom the
MN ou h er ia no hardship the gnomny OF imprisonment
altogether. ,.,,, ,raoaurorIe Distance of getting
- o1ord by legal few days ago. on ohat OF us
pet M, obtained official interview with winston Churehii
49, ary whose special business 1t Is TO look alter the
lion Of Justice Churchill since 'heh mas """" ~ ~ "
reform
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15

I India Mrs Fishers letters referring !" '
cs.ug II he We
wrote like GnS'eS most OF '
arb moro sui
tlr would roll into one OF 'n'' '
and Calcutta we preferred 10 'r
m when we rot TO troubles but our mos, | =,
Jauan started from Kobe and went rom NV
~ n roncn to Kyoto Nagoka SMgonbn, An oa"'Fa au
We streets so marrow" '''
mana" o ,I hardy rrazed through We forced 10 run
| % cycr bridges that unreliable and many uI'eS We '
we ou through them ,,, ono cf trims
I'VE were also small ferries and one l ns &C.
To get across mere W.
@ ~ Gnr boats together build temporary platform on "'" "
run car" ,,...u. ,voi,t,r ovnorlanccs ha anne
landing In San Francisco ana S p
Fishers trip was uheNehu" A''i " " "
voc, sandusky exceeding the speed unit
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15
PICTURESQUE PITTSBURGH

The most picturesque millionaire In Pitts
b,rp and one Of the most bizarre In the country
ia Alexander r. Peacock who recently came into
n,hIjc notice on account of bad egg Because
he got one for breakfast he spent nearly $4,000
IN start n hcnnery with which to supply his table
with eggs fresh from the nest He mas the repu'
tation Of being the most irascibie Individual IN
rI.tsbrrr What happened TO his chef when Mr..
Ioncl, tasted the cold storage egg that caused
an tho trouble may be imagined. After he had
ro,,cyed his feelings he called up real estate
81 want farm" he said. "a farm that is big
enough to raise lot of chickens
,,oforo night the real estate man had the farm;
r, hin two days a chicken house. 200 feet long
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15


~ & p,r, wag always of the racetrack lie Sed
his days on n' -
In carly me- an
in and admitted to the nt h
i r would the This fact ne
ir, bee in bonnet when ne LAWYER
Kansas in through with the u7"'' 'NPN''
ate Oklahoma ,,,co, noucd by
During territorial days Oklahoma the federal )un sdIon 10 be
OF the territory au
ng district Judges them sitting together pocnast became
honcb territory. Thus John /" f"'Cot
udpe the Seventh okahon' tho
the territorial supreme ~
I'll u justice dagann
rns was appointed by president oosG' anu nton in
on bench with his one o.,
ro,Ize not his horses II wa" '
M @ h, cn, his pastime He served as Judge UNI" ~
/ hooab abolished the court
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15
JURIST ON THE RACE TRACK

Exchanging n seat on the federal behch vi
the old Oklahoma Territory for a seat on
eulkcy behind faststepping trotters and PAGERS
and nlllng both places in satisfactory MANNER manner,
Tobn l.. Pancoast, now resident OF Blaek"en'
northern Oklahoma, has been making the oh'anU,
ma.Kansas racing circuit the past summer W.
string Of horses that have pulled uo"h r,r
- |'' ,,r-os for their erstwhile ermne.wearer
owner . IL. r,osor
Tho love Of horse flesh is the only r'a'.H
why Judge Pancoast has changed from o'hcn ~
sull,oy. He Is stn practising attorney an" e., -.
admitted to practise before tho United states o"
meme court, but he prefers to see inc S'ypn ,,
coming down the home stretch in wh'r' ol " nr,
ana hear the shouts Of the onlookerS "a '"' "'''
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-15

Grief is the agony of an instant; the
indulgence of grief. the agony OF :
nfe.-Disraeli.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10
lndia ! MosaIe u Castles.

M other country ou earth furnishes
even 4 distant parallel to the structure
n Indian society society ~ which
tbe lines of division are still the prim-
itive lines az race. religion and caste,
aeepened by centuries 81 ineessant
warfare: id which more than forty
a;fferent tribes or nationalities. speak
no over 1850 different tongues ana dia.
leets and confessing nine different re-
Ngions. are iumbled together ~ q
formless and inextricable mosaic and
subaivided again into something like
4oo castles. each caste distinctive.
exclusive. separate entity; IL which
tbree-fourths Of the people live BY the
land and nineteen-twentieths Of them
are wholly nlferate; in which faiths,
usaees. habits and customs are pre-
served with a Jealousy and intensity
far beyond the range Of occidental ex.
perience. and 10 which power y held
Government administered, justice dis
nensed and progress furthered under
M authority and direction Of hand
n,i az rulers summoned from a distant
northern island to guide the destinies
~ ope-hfth Of the human race.--Nortl
American Review.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10

81 haven't any less retorted the nom.
Der.
"Theu get oR'n tie car said ths
conductor udely.
why. III have you know I'm Con-
gresham so-and-so,' the outraged repre-.
sentative expostulated. How dare you
talk Of putting me Of this oary
cav, get off, yelled the conductor,
undismayed, and, suiting the action to
the word, he pushed the Honorable so-
and-so Of
''This happened just in front Of one
Of the big hotels downtown. The mems
Der picked his way into the lobby and
interviewed the clerk
II desire a room and bath he stated
loftily.
sorry, there isn't a one here the
functionary responded YEARLY, for the
Inauguration rush was on in full force.
Well began the member I'm Rep
resentative so-and-So, amber
owe amt got no room interrupted
the clerk. Sorry and he rushed over a
the bellboys, ignoring further converse.
ton.
eThe crestfallen member slowly wend-
ed his way out to the street again. lie
espied a crossing policeman.
Kindly tell me- he began in that
I-am-It' mannea, where I can secure .
room and bath
THE cop had been on duty eight homa
and bad handled several thousand people
while standing exposed to the cold winds.
and was not enjoying it, either
u don't know where you can ges
ROOM he said ungraoiously, the mean,
while helping an elderly lady aoross tbs
car tracks
But am Representative so-sud-Sc
/ viii have you to know. oiicerr
"'Aw, shut up. amt got time t.
bother with the likes Of YOU
"Ihe member skunk away. Around hin
crowds surged. Nobody paid him anI
attention. lie was alone with his great
ness. Those to whom be had spokes
had not apparently been properly awst
BY his position. EEs was afraid slowk
lie meandered over to friendly tree AMI
leaned up against II. lie was % wrapped
UP in thinking over how insignificant X
was that he inadvertently stepped D
the tail Of a street cur Shat bad shelters
itself at the base Of the tree
'sThe DOG let out yelp and promptly
buried his teeth in the eongessionas
shin But the representative was PAX
complaint. Foriornly feeling the wound
and regarding The dog, which had takst
place just ont Of reach 81 kicking
range, he said, brokenly,
You cur, how in hell did you knou
I was member of Congress
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10
MORE LANDS
WITHDRAWN
BalliHger Acts on half Million
Acres
HAVE MINERAL DEPOSITS
And Water Powers-Harmony Reached
on Forest Lands Departments Of
Agriculture and Interior
Agree.
HAVE MINERAL DEPOSITS

Washington, Fab, Secretary pal.
niger yesterday withdrew from public
entry more lands supposed 70 possess
valuable waterpower sites or deposits d
minerals. More than 10000 acres along
the Brenau river in Idaho, and about
2s 900 acres along the salmon river in
Idaho and Nevada were withdrawn tenn.
porarily ia AID q proposed legislation
Is effect water-power sites. The score.
tary also withdrew more than half
million acres in wyoming supposed q
contain valuable coal deposits.
Harmony on Forests
A plan mutually arranged By the In
terror and agricultural departments, and
submitted to the president for approval
outlines the general policy to BE FOL.
lowed BY the forest service and ths
general land ohiee ID determining the
lands Co be classed within the national
forests. Iimbsred land, those valuable
as a protective forest "a regard q irri.
cation or the water supply q communi.
ties and small bodies 81 lands scattered
through the forests, which It Is mprac.
ticable to eliminate are the principal
areas to be confined within The forest
reserves. according 70 the plan. The
policy which was evolved At a joint con
ference Of the officers Of the two depart.
ments has been taken under advisemenl
By the president Il aims to create har.
monious action between the offices con.
oerned IN the administration Of the pub
lie domain. As outlined in q joint letter
to the president BY Secretaries Wilson
and Ballinger the plan contemplate th'
following lands 70 be retained within
the national forests
Those containing brush or uuderbrul
which protects stream flow or checks ero
sion on the watershed Of any stream i'm
portant to irrigation, or to the water
supply Of any community, and oper
lands on which trees may be grown
unless their permanent value under cul
tivation is greater than their value 81
protective forest
Lands containing timber or under
growth; cut-ogsr lands and areas denseg
stocked with young trees which are NOR
valuable for the production Of trees than
for agricultural crops.
Areas containing no timber or under
growth which are located above the tim
her line within the forests.
Small bodies Of lands scattered through
the forests, making elimination imprac
tieabe
Limited areas which are necessarily in
claded in the reserves for proper ad
ministratige boundary
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10
WASHINGTON NOTES
OF WIDE INTEREST
Men Of Criminal Character Coming into
the Country TOO Freely, Says One
Source.

MFanfu saws tine
ny
aou'ss'
Washington. Feb. 10. ''The law should
j. the Same for criminals Il Tor white
80 ,ys;..
Saws $
slave "i1n'a tnfee ss'fs ANU - ~"
We may deport her Il man y convict.
ed 81 felony, however, he is landed inI
iaa. fed BY the people, and then turned
loose upon the community
This statement was nude by Score
tary of Commerce and Labor Nage in
discussing for the United Press the case
Of an Australian, repated in four conn
tries To be thief, yet never convicted.
The man was undoubtedly an undesir
able citizen, but the immigration bu
reau was for 4 log tims At loss for
means 70 deport him. and succeeded only
through a twist d tho law.
He embarked from Liverpool, England,
for American shores last November.
Coming first class, he slipped into the
country without amy examination by the
Ellis island officials. He was soon aps
pretended and held for deportation.
Here the trouble started. he had
twice been in iail. but each time for
contempt 81 court, which is not an act
involving moral turpitude, and s. could
not Be sent back on these convictions.
He was out Of the Australian iails sim
ply because the officials q that country
called when he was not At homo be had
skipped bond in England end was gen
orally known AZ a member Of famous
band Of Australian thieves IN short
The mans only recommendation was
that. being ! crook, he was a good crook
but a. he had never been convicted Of
theft Or any other crime, there seemed
to ba no law under which be could be
kept out.
/ If he was allowed to enter, the chances
we're great that be would Become Jail
bird sooner or later and cost the public
the price Of several years prison board.
So the authorities ordered that be be
deported q one likely 10 become pub.
lue charge The public charge clause
Is designed to prevent an influx Of i'm,
mimasions unable to earn living. He
was educated. and a mar 81 far above
average intelligence. He could easily
prove his ability 10 earn a living and
3 fought the decision n the courts.
The New York court Of appeals sas.
tanned the decision q tile immigration
/ bureau holding that tie mans character
warranted the assumption that ha would
et into trouble and in iail aud that in
this way he was likely to become a
public charge
That there are any number Of immi-
Grants entering this country every wear
of his TYNE auueonfistsa criminals 81
men Of criminal character. seems borne
out s the report Il the superintendent
E nrlssns & New YORK that Is per cent.
+ The inmates Of Aabarn sinz sing
and Clinton psnltebtIaries are a
fsrsian birth 4 census Of tie prisons
throughout the country last wear showed
That IS Der cent Of the prisoners were
foraion horn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10
p0pE REGRErs INcIpENr.
But Says That He Could Have Taken
No Other Course.

Rome, Feb l0 The pope yesterday
personally considered che recent incl
dent involving former Vice president
Fairbanks. who was refused a private
audience BY the vatican because he in
sisted upon keeping al earlier engage
ment to address the Methodist society
here.
His holiness said that he regretted
that he had not been able to receive
Mr. Fairbanks. but that he could not
depart from the policy adopted, as to
do 50 would appear to give recognition
70 the interference Of certain Protest.
amt denominations
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10
EDITOR HOWELL Ill.
Famous Atlanta Democrat Is Stricken
with Appendicitis.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb l0-clarke Howell
editor Of the Constitution. Democrat ma
tional committeeman from Georgia and
Is director 81 the Associated Press, WIS
stricken with appendicitis early yester
day morning Ire was removed to St.
Josephs hospital whore au operation
was performed yesterday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10

Nus tNe btUIet
eyes. Now swear1 ~ (,
'This ID becoming serious ~ :
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-10
cuRE cANcER BY FREEzINe.
Methods Demonstrated By Philadelphia
and Chicago Doctors.

Methods Demonstrated By Philadelphia
and Chicago Doctors.
Philadelphia, Feb. lo.-A new method
of treating cancer al the skin by freez-
ing was demonstrated to Philadelphia
physicians By DR. Ralph Bernstein, who
has been practising for two years what
he asserts to be an original method Of
treatment
Liquid air has been used for expert
mentati0n before bat Or Bernstein's
method Of using soiidiaed carbon dox-
ide IS said To be unique He produced
st the meeting of the Trieounty Medical
society number Of cases, and made
clinical demonstrations with the free1-
ing mixture The parts were frozen
from three To five minutes. This proe-
ess. it il asserted, kills the cancer
germs. AT intervals Of three weeks the
operation IL repeated
Chicago, Feb 10 A special cable To
tho Daily News from London SAYS Dr.
William "A Pussy, Chicago derma-
toiogist, has successfully demonstrated
a new cure fof skin Diseases Five years
ago the idea occurred 10 Dr. pusey that
the intense cold produced when carbonic
acid gas II aolidied might be used ii
the treatment Of skin troubles THE
frozen gas * applied only few seconds,
the operator wearing thick leather
gloves As no sears are produced It 4
asserted Chat this method has the ad-
vantage If radium, which Il also open
ito the objection of it's great cost.