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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

Samuel Langhorne Clemens
OMmk Twain, the incompatible
hum0rIst and writer, died at his
country home, "Stormlield," in
Connecticut, on May p, 1910, and
the literary world mourns. Mr..
Clemens was a Missourian by birth,
having been born at the little town
Of Florida, near Hannibal, some
thing over seventy years ago, and
he always had warm place in his
heart for his childhood's home aud
his youthful companions, as is at.
tested in his writings. Critics
have pronounced him the Dean of
American Humorists and one of
the greatest that ever lived. His
hnmor was OF quiet, penetrating,
philosophical character, scarcely il |
ever boisterous, with here aud
there a touch Of pathos, that sci.
dom failed to please; and his die
ton was as graceful and finished
rs it was quantity humorous. Com
paratively few of the millions Of |
his readers and admirers knew him
by any other name than that of
Mark Twain" and as such his
fame rs an author
md humOrist will ever be known.
last Sunday his body was laid at
est in Woodlawn Cemetery, FL
nyra, n. Y, by the side of that
If his wife, who died in 1904, and
N the stone above whose grave he
lad inscribed:
Warm summer sun
Shine kindly here!
Warm southern wind,
Blow softly here!
Green sod above
Lie light, lie light |
Good night, dear heart!
Good night! good night!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28
Executors Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary were granted to the undersigned
by the Probate Court of ST Francois county.
Mo, dated the 18th day of March, 1910, on
the estate OF
JOHN Il. MURPHY. Decd.
All persons having claims against said es.
tate are required to exhibit .them to the
executors for allowance within ono year
from the date OF said letters or they
may be precluded from any benefit OF said
estate, and II not exhibited for allowance
within two years from the date OF said
letters they will he forever barred.
EMILY =. MURPHY,
\. G.. MURPHY,
April !. 1910
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28
Stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the st. Francois County Bank
will be held at its banking house In
Pennington, Missouri, on Monday.
the I'd day of May, 1910, at 10 o clock
a. m, for the purpose of electinp
seven directors for the ensuing wear
and for such other business as NAV
properly come before said meeting.
'THos. II. STAN, President.
j. T.. COVER, Cashier.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

Mayor Gaynor of New York,
who hasn't forgotten that he was
once a boy, has abolished the Keep
off the grass" signs in the city
parks and replaced them with this
wholesome invitation, Come on
the grass. " What's the grass in
city city park park worth any way il the
pent.up children of our big cities
can't romp and roll on it and sniff
its fresh fragraucei
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28
Candidates Announcements
For Congress.

For Congress.
WALTER l.. HERSHEY authorizes
us to announce him as IA candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress In the Thirteenth district
Hon. EDWARD RoBB authorizes
us To announce him as a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress In the Thirteenth district.
For Circuit Judge:
Hon. PETER II. HCCK of ste.
GcncvI"vc authorizes us to an
nouncc him as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Judge
OF the Twcnty-seveuth Judicial Cir
cult.
WM. NJ. MORGAN Of Marble Hin
authoriscs us To announce him as a
candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for Judge of the Twenty
seventh Judicial Circuit.
For County Collector.
FRANK w. MONROE of Deslogo
authorizes us TO announce him as
a candidate tor Democratic nomina-
ton for County Collector
w. 4. HALE authorizes us TO an
nOuhce him as "A candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County
Collector.
+. +. BEARD authorizes us to an
nounce him as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County
Collector.
For Circuit Clerk.
{. y. WILKsON authorizes US t.
announce him as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for re.elcc-
ton rs Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
County Clerk:
PEARL W. KEAN authorizes MS To
him rs n candidate for the
Democratic nomination for County
Jerk.
j. y. LAWRENCE authorizes us To-
him as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for rc-clrc-
ion to the office of County Clerk.
For Presiding Judge County Court.
JUDGE JEFF d. MITCHELL author
yes us to announce him as a caudi. |
late for the Democratic nomination |
or reelection as Presiding Judge Of
he County Court.
Associate Judge County Court.
GRO. w. CUNNINGHAM authorizes
Is to announce him as a candidate
or the Democratic nomination for
associate Justice of the County
curt in the First district.
JUDGE a. w. KINZER authorizes
5 to announce him as candidate
)r the Democratic nomination for
a-elcctiOn as Associate Judge of
le County Court from the Second
istrict.
For Recorder.
!. V. BROWN authorizes us to an
ounce him as a candidate for the
em"cratic nomination for County
ec0rder.
For Constable.
THOMAS HUNT authorizes us To
him as candidate for the {
emocratic nomination for Con- ,
able Of st, Francois township.
Justice OF the Peace:
&. NJ. FRASER of Flat River au-
lorlZes us to announce him as IA ,
lndidate for the Democratic nomi-
alton for Justice of the Peace of q
Francois township. 7
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

Vice President james s. Sher-
man delivered himself of a speech
before the Citizens Industrial AS
ISOLATION of st. Louis last Monday
night. Mr.. Sherman, like all the
standpat reactionaries of his party,
is for prohigh tariff. We noticed
this significant expression in his
speech; Il again emphasize the
fact that while ! do not advocate
an immediate revision of the tariff
and do not advocate necessarily
when that revision is made that it
shall AGAIN be UPWARD in every
essential" What's that You are
saying, Mr.. Sherman9 That it
shall AGAIN be UPWARD! Why,
Mr.. Taft and all the other apollo
gists of the Payne-Aldrich tariff
are straining every possible subter-
fuge to persuade the people that it
is n downward revision, and here
you are stripping all the sugar
coating off of their himsy pretext
and sophistry-not sure that it
will be necessary to AGAIN revise
it UPWARD.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

Those people who think that
Halley's comet is responsible for
the frost, the snow and the freezes
that have blighted the fruit crop
have overlooked the fact that the
grand old party of prosperity and
abundant crops still has control
of the weather bureau. Has it
perpetrated this calamity on the
country Just to rebuke the iusur-
gentsf
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

A conference of the Republican
editors of the Thirteenth Congress
sional district has been called to
meet in Pennington on Saturday,
the Both inst.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

Colonel Roosevelt is reported to
have spent a quiet day in Paris
last Sunday. What a strain it
must have been on hi. Impetuous
nature.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

President Taft continues to echo
the refrain, the best tariff bill
that was ever passed" and the
Thirty-sccoud New York district
Wells hnck. rats
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

Aldrich and Hole, Special Inter
est Senators, have declared their
intention not to try for re election,
Wise old rats DESERVING the sinking
z. o. p. ship.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

The special election in the Thirty
second Congressional district Of
New York on the 10Th inst. was
another emphatic rcbuke to tariff
revision upward, the Administra
TONS failure to make good and
cannOnism in its various phases.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

The Republican party leaders
who have read the hand writing on
the wall are becoming more and
more convinced that the next
House of Representatives will be
Democratic, and try to console
themselves with the reflection that
the Democrats will commit some
blunder that will rebound to their
advantage in the presidential year
Of 1912.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28
Salesman Wanted

We want good, live man or woman 4
to represent our goods in this town or +
vicinity. We are manufacturers OF the
Bradbury and Webster Pianos and other
( makes, and have stores In most OF the
large cities of the u. =. We wish to es-
tabllsh agencies or branches in some Of (
the towns OF Missouri and Illinois and \
this 10 one OF the places we have selected.
We viii offer good Inducements 20 the
right party. either in salary or com.
mission or both. We Will not insist on
previous experience, but want party
that IL active and not afraid to work Il
and one that II well acquainted In this
vicinity, and must be able to give good Il
references. Call on or address
+. G. SMITH PLANO co.
MS Olive ST.. 81. Louis. No.. Z. Whitaker MGR
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

The latest idea for booming Mis-
souri, Is the Women Missouri De-
velopement Association. There are
many things that are contemplated
by the Association, and It is ear
nestly desired that all the women I'm
our great state take an active part
III the organization OF clubs to help
along with the work. Some of the
objects are the promotion Of expert
ment farms In every county; in
struction in agricultural subjects in
the public schools; the corporation
81 all teachers In arousiug patriotic
enthusiasm for Missouri and the
setting apart Of special day as
Missouri Day, to he observed
throughout the State with appropri-
ate exercises; the establishment of
rest rooms for farmers wives when
they come to town; the formation
OF girls clubs for the study and
practice of the best methods of poul-
try raising, cooking, sewing and
gardening, and all such branches,
and the exhibition of their work in
their line at all the meetings that
Will be held. The first one will be
held at Ironton May 23d and oath.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

to send away, at one of the card
stores. The cards were cent
apiece. While was waiting for my
change some people stopped and
asked the price of cards, and the
answer was: " penny apiece or
three for five cents ] didn't wait
to see how many cards were bought
at their prices.
The distinction between white and
black is very strongly drawn in
Texas. In the street cars, the scv-
eral back seats are reserved for col
ored people, and at al the railroad
stations they have separate room.
AT one of the towns through which
! passed, / saw this sign: "Arnold
Hotel for COlOred."
Here is Il thought | leave with
you. The last word is one of the
most beautiful in the English Ian
guage.
There is a jewel that no Indian mine
Can buy, no chemic art can cuun-
terfeit.
1t makesmen rich in greatest pov-
erty;
Makes water wine, turns wooden
cups to gold;
The homely whistle to sweet mu-
sizes strain
This much-in-little, all-in-naught-
content Anon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

All of these objects have much to
commend them to the observing
woman save one. That one sounds
alright to those who have not had
any experience in that line. 1t is
the rest room," for which the city
club women clamor, but 1t Is not
practical. speak from the remem-
brance Of three attempts to estab-
lish and maintain such rest room.
The w. c. T. U. rented and furn-
ished room and supplied 1t with
all needed cOnveniences. Scarcely
anyone except those in charge went
into the room. When the firm of
Iwart and Reese had the Grand
Leader store here, they prepared
comfortable room for their custO-
mers and anyone else who desired
the use of it, and that proved a fail
ure, The Y. w. G. A., under the
stirring leadership of Mrs. w. d.
Hays, furnished and maintained a
room for months in the Farmers
Bank building for rest room, not
only for farmers wives, but for the
factory girls. They made every pro-
vision for comfort and amusement,
even n piano and library being pro-
vided, but 1t also failed of it's pur-
pose. One day ! begged n woman
who was sitting on the steps near
the entrance Of this building to go
up stairs and be comfortable. She
had four little children with her, one
tiny baby, and her old mother,
and they were eating a lunch. /
told them of the table and chairs
and the couch to put the baby on up
stairs, but she preferred the street.
You can't give people what they
don't want, and no rest room has
ever been success that / have
heard Of. Several have been estab-
lished In the Southeast towns, but
1t is always the same old story,
closed for want of patronage.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28

1t is said that the tourist Is easily
spotted In the larger cities, and that
all sorts Of prices are asked for the
things desired. But quite the fun
niest thing happened when | was in
San Antonio buying some post cards
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-04-28
VI
) Iite's Spice (
' Variety is the spice OF life" {
! BY s. NICK. F.
C~@~>~N~~N~A

The "oldest inhabitant" Of the
future will truly have something to
tell of the winter of 1909 and 1910.
The first snow was on October 18th,
and, le; us hope, the last was on
April oath. The bitter cold began
the first of December and continued
until the latter part of February,
steadily cold March was Il phe-
nomenally warm month, and vege-
tation advanced IA full month. Lii
lacs which bloom In May bloomed
In March, and were gone long be-
fore regular blooming time. Then
came April, which we have with MS
ut present, in n most disagreeable
form. Let us hope that May will
not disnppoint us. Last year the
first day of May was as bleak and
cold as n December day.
Let us not forget that the second
Sunday in May Is Mothers Day
and white carnation day. Last year
1t was observed in Pennington by
several of the churches in an attrac-
tive manner. But ii is not a Meth
odlst concern or w. G. r. L. con
Germ, rs one Of the local preachers
thought ii was. 1t is for all people
who desire to show a public respect
to the mothers that rule the world.
some one has said that the mother
is too sacred for display. We dis
play the Stars and Stripes on holt
days, but does this dctract from the
patriotic love we have. for the flag of
our country, "the red, white and
blue" which red says be brave,
white says be pure, blue says be
rue? The largest churches IN all
he important cities of the country |
made Il special effort to make the |
observance general. The great Lin
'oln once paid this tribute to moth
'rhood: "All that | am or can be |
I'VE TO my angel mother" Wear a
White carnation on this day, the
econd Monday in May.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

CHE SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU APPOINTED COMMITS
SION OF SAVANTS TO MAKE A REPORT ON THE TRUE PATH
OF THE COMET"
This commission sixteenth
their
nothing. The commissioners who eight
vided Four held that the
former orbit by the attraction of distant
probably the Jupiter
that about SO 100000 remaining
contrary
August They nevertheless argued that the collision
duce result important than that
rather large meteoc The substance
condensed held by
probably to be than few
OF this only increased the
the universal theme conversation On the
became visible to the naked and
streets thronged at night with
The devoted
Comet" and insanity by coming
catastrophe became frequent
full pictures of previous comets.
BY the eighth of July the comet presented terrific
such the velocity with which light
ouhone that of the
affected
crowded than before
than hereast
the impending calamity
Continued Tomorrow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
coast THEATRES
LOSE K & {
SHOWS

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, April es.-Thea-
trical circles today are endeavor-
ing to find out just why Klaw &
Erlanger have severed their re-
lations with John Cort, theatrical
manager Of the Northwest. That
the formal notification given out
by the Klaw & Erlanger syndicate
to Cort that they had decided to
eliminate their bookings from
Cort's theater is a continuation OF
the Shubert-Klaw & Erlanger war
is generally believed here.
This was denied. however, by
the Shuberts, who claim they can
fill any time made vacant by the
withdrawal of the Klaw & Erlan.
ger bookings from the Cort thea
tiers of the Northwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

to the rigging, Captain Koehler
dead from exposure and the cook
swept overheard and drowned.
The vessel went on the rocks
March %.
Five seamen who survived
jumped overheard the next DAY
and were rescued by dories. The
captain died just as the rescue
party reached him. The bodies
were buried on Sanak island aud
the survivors taken to Unga. They
are Hart, Handle, Tegor Bjornson
and Roberts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

Mannish Overcoats OF serge,
popular black and white
check Long Goats, diagonal
and vale serge Goats, pongee
and Rhaga Tan Goats,
mannish cut with molre tnd
button trimming. Many
clever designs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

With every one of these pianos
the privilege OF exchanging the
plano for q high-grade new
piano at a later date.
In addition to this exchange
agreement, every purchaser re-
cetveS the iron-clad -Eilers'
Money Back Agreement. which
means that your money will be-
refunded " the Instrument. AFT
ly satisfactory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
Tacoma Theater Affected.

Manager Herald of the Tacoma
theater said today that all exist
Ing contracts for the season would
be fulfilled. Among the promin-
ent artists who will appear this
spring and summer are Grace
George, the Darroosch Orchestra.
The Thief" Harry Woodruff.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

This was package day at the
Commercial club, each member
present at the midday meal. being
handed package. Today's Offer
ing was a neat paper of vanilla
WATERS" Some of the members
are wondering when the wet pack
ages will be coming around.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
TERRIBLE DEATH
FOR four

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEWARD, Alaska, April 20
The three-masted Goldfish schoon-
er Stanley of San Francisco has
been found total wreck on Sank
island with the bodies of Mates
Bauers and Williams frozen stiff
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

% YORK g1G stss s en- avg e In July Se @ An
sy s j. Sfas $ s i s ss so q S:s hi.
CHAPTER l.
have asked to tell the story of the Plantamour
60 since the of M Pantamour first
became known by his famous prediction that the earth was to be
destroyed wandering comet OF the result Of that prediction
the main facts They have passed into his
requested rehearse the familiar tale Of the
comet because of the few living witnesses of the
calamity.
When M Planamour first announced that comet on Its
received with universal
ncredu The pided itself its knowledge of science
marvel and bugbear Scientific
infinitely attenuated
gases collision with the earth
cepbe would follow point of fact airy contempt for
truly scientific mind all
knowledge affected
sheer them as harmless Up to the first OF June S no one
subject the comet
believed that the story had foundation in truth
respectable old gentlemen
"a Reader "a Father
of 1861 which, alleged
visible perhaps, secretly
the Planamou prophecy instantly
Herald calling attention this asking IL
mentioned the by Panamou
The the matter edoray discussed
article of column length, profusely with
Troy. eligibility
other kindred matters The
that Hardness the Smithsonian institute felt called
explanation certainly
telescope probably
confident
within
was to be expected from He was unable to say whether
solid opinion,
study of Its that wholly
defiant
published the sixth
this excitement
manifest. publis
approaching the EARTH that although
nothing weighy than 1t nevertheless
ship that might undesirable
M.
with the exception of the Herald
in Pantamour existence treated
of 1861 a coincidence.
Within fortnight appearance o
communication
who stated that he
and that he
distinguished
to the Paris Steele speaking the
Pantamourhough both Huxley
the prediction OF the coming collision publs
learned enough change opinion
fly Pantamour really living fiery
in telescope sight These
collision
active
believe that the would
worst the only effect collision would
the temperature of August.
This the mil
when
he had asceaned from the
became sufficiently
could be through
that extent solid body
of Pantamour calculations
of alayng a
ton mpossibily
service therefore
report upon the true path of the comet.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
TERMS OF PAYMENT

The prices quoted above
are for all cash down, but II
you prefer to take time we
can arrange this on the most
liberal terms by the pay
ment of simple interest on
the unpaid balance. Pay at
the rate of $40, IS or So per
month-yes. we'll take as lit
tie as So per month on some
Pianos.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
MEN OUT
FOR TRACK
TEAM

Fifty men will try to qualify for
places on the High school track
team. Coach Perkins will look
over the raw material next Mon
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

Tacoma Ice Cream Co., only ex-
elusive ice cream company in Ia
coma. Phones Assoc; M. $3.50.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
THE COMET j STRUCK

Maude Adams, William Collier,
Henrietta Crossman, Margaret
Anglin and Mrs. Fiske.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29
w HEN
BY w. T ALDEN.

predicted that the
Adne
York printed of the event written by
the first torD
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-29

Pianos nttleSt
easiest attracting to store
Pianos assembled special sale. We include
exchanged rented Piano, well
Piano in not of regular line It's chance
profit hurry IL would avail yourself OF
wonderful bargains this offers Below
ton but few of the many fine bargains offered:
SHERWOOD SONS-Large sze mahogany good tone,
nearly regular price $780, Goes this sale at $107
mahogany condition. sells
larry $500 Taken in exchange Pianola Piano $176
ESTEYMedium size mahogany used short time sold
JOHNSTON-In golden oak good condition; regular price
HALLET DAVIS-Mahogany colonial style, slightly
damaged of the Industrious names in the piano
world taken in exchange Kmba rGand original price
$780, goes at ................... $21S
Observation-Disclosures Upright, mahogany perfect
condition; regular price $425 SET
Upright mahogany little
used; taken In exchange Chickering Grand $234
MARSHALL WENDELL-Mahogany case, fine condition;
original price $425, goes at $3.50
MASON & HAMLIN-Mahogany good condition. original
cost 1915 In this $40
CECILIAN PIANOLarge size mahogany case, used for
MARSHALL & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS size, in Early English
oak sold originally $450 used only few weeks and
SCHUBERT-Largest beautiful mahogany slightly
married; regular $3.50 style; goes at $275
H M CABLEBeautiful San Domngoomingo mahogany
little used original price $3.50. $2sz
KIMBAL-Afeum size colonial condition.
LESTERIarge size. fancy mahogany art regularly
sold at 5000, but little used and in this
at .S38S
little used and In perfect condition.
was $500 A tremendously big bargain
SCHUBERT PLAYER PIANO--Regular price $3.50;
few weeks and In every way as good as s4s7