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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Several villagers were discussing a
departed sister who had been given TO
good deeds, but was rather too fond
of dispensing sharp spoken advice.
She was an excellent woman" said
the deceased ladys pastor, she waa
constantly In the homes Of the poor
and afflicted. In fact, she was the salt
of the earth"
she was more than that" remarked
a villaEer. She was the vinegar. the
pepper and the mustard as well. She
was a perfect cruet stand OF virtues -
London Tit-Bits
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
orally leave some vegetation on the

orally leave some vegetation on the
ground. are excellent orchard crops
Cow peas and soy beans are often
the best orchard crops. especially
where the soil Is poor or subject to
wash. These crops fertilize the land
and increase its capacity for resist.
ing drouth. They should be planted
in June. If planted In rows to per.
nit of cultivation for time, II Is
better for the trees, If sown broad.
cast, space should be left near the
trees so that they may be cultivated
as late as desired The cowepas may
be cut for hay, or better yet, pastured
with hogs in autumn Where COW
peas or soy beans are grown, 1t Is
usually best not to pillow them until
spring Some such crop lying on
the ground for winter cover is
usually Yery desirable. Where the
land is not very rich. these are the
best crops to alternate with corn.
Glover is q desirable crop for hill.
sides where the soil has SO great a
tendency to wash as to prevent Cul.
tivation Where young orchards are
to be sown in clover It should be
sown In strips running across the
hillside between the rows, to prevent
washing. and the trees should be
given clean cultivation until they are
we'll established Orchards on the
deep, itch porous "loess' formation
along the rivers seem to thrive ex-
ceedlngly well. even when kept in
clover for years. II ahould be borne
in mind. however, tbat orchards do
not thrive in clover except In those
localities where clover succeeds well
enough to keep down grasses and
weeds An orchard cannot be said TO
be in clover when the clover Is crowd
ed ont by other growth,
Rye has given excellent results as
winter cover crop IN the station
orchard II may be sown after Cul.
tivation is nearly over. and will usu-
ally make a good growth to be turned
under in spring.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
Absurd.


Among the recent visitors to a
metropolitan museum was a woman
from rural district, who was much
interested in the ancient pottery ex.
hibits
The attendant pointed out one col.
lection OF beautiful old vases, say.
ing:
Those were dug up at Herculan.
cum"
what" exclaimed the woman from
the country Dug up?"
"Ycs, madam"
"Out of the ground?"
Just as they are now. They we're
cleaned up bit. but they were found
about as you see them"
With an expressive toss OF the
head. the lady from the country
turned to her companion and said:
He's nice-looking young Teller.
but l don't believe what he Gays.
They never dug up no rcady.made
POTS out Of the ground. "-Lippncot
Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
The Younr Idea.

There are two kinds Of joints, the
hinges and the ball-bearlng.
Reflex action IL the inside ego and
ear. Reflex action controls thing1
as talking
Had We no skin. our clothes would
cause us endless agony.
The stomach is the trunk OF our
body. The stomach contains the liver.
The stomach is south OF the lungs,
west Of the liver 1t has three coats.
Without the stomach we should die,
therefore God chose the stomach to
digest our iood,--Woman's Home Com.
pauiOn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Decided where you are going on
your vacation YETI"
NO: can't seem to find the right
spot"
What sort Of place are you look.
ing for?"
"a place where my pocketbook can
enjoy a vacation as well as It's own
er"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
Advice.

Now that you've heard my daugh.
ter sing, what would you advise me
to do?"
Well" the music master replied,
Il hardly know. Don't you suppose you
could get her interested in settlement
work or horseback riding or some.
thing like that?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
COOPERATIVE LAMB SALES

Six farmers living near Columbia,
by working together and shipping
their lambs on the same day, were
able to top the market with the high.
est price of the year in St Louis.
They got the higher price because the
lambs were all put together and the
uniform ones picked out and put in
lunches together. Uniformity takes
the eye of the buyer.
About 1876 lambs were shipped in
the lot. and all but 25 were the get
OF pure bred rams. The buyers
culed out about all of the % and
took them at Az cents, while the
main bunch went in ut ~.
This cooperative lamb selling idea
was suggested to the Missouri farm.
ers by Prof. d. II. Doanc of the farm
management department Of the Uui.
yersity of Missouri, ana ii Is being
encouraged by the Farm Management
association. There are several in.
teresting features about the projected
organizations.
The use of pure bred rams, prefer.
ably Southdown or Shropshire, is re-
Quired OF members of a lamb club.
The reasons are several: better
lambs are the product, and much
more uniformity is found than In the
case of scrub lamb. Members are
urged to select their ewes carefully.
A poor eve, like any scrub animal,
is poor investment. She cannot
bring strong, srowthy, early ma.
turing lamb. All lambs must be
locked and castrated to be shipped
by a club This unquestionably pays
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
Good Vacation Advice,

Bishop SpaldIng, on hot summer
morning. gave one Of the congrega
lions Of Portland, Ore, a timely piece
Of advice
Don't" he said when you 90 or
on your vacation, leave all your re.
llgion behind and take all your col
lection away with you"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Modern conditions require that the
cost OF producing a pound of meat
or a pound of milk be reduced TO the
minimum. The silo helps to lower
the cost of production. An acre of
corn will make more meat or milk
through the silo than 1t will other.
wise.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Say. mister, If you throw three
cents up In the air | kin ketch EN-
all before they como down every
time"
Hump That is nothing but n
catch-penny scheme"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Coles Cnrbollsalve quickly relieves and
cures burning, itching and torturing skin
diseases. II instantly stops the pain OF
burns. Cures without scars. Csc and b0c
by druggists For froe simple write TO
J. w. Cole 81 Co. Black River Falls, Wis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Mr. II. S. Besse, secretary OF the
Farm Management association, organ.
lied the club at Columbia, which is
the first trial in this state. 1t has
been O decided success.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
MhY, Wllllcl

Sunday School Teacher-Yes. VIII
lie, the Lord loves every living crea-
ture.
Willie-I1l bet he was never stung
by a wasp.-Puck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Lewis Single Binder cigar IA never
doped-only tobacco in ts natural state.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Howcll--lIc has weather. beaten
face.
Powcll-Well, the weather beats
everything
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Is life worth living? should say
that It depends on the liver-Thomas
Gold Appleton
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
WlfeX knnN Him.

Benham--I can't remember dates.
Mrs. Benham--But you have q
pretty good memory for peaches.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

When q girl starts out kill time,
she doesn't point her toes kitchen
ward.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24
BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE

Send &c stamp for tvo samples OF my very chulc-
eat Gold Embossed birthday, Flower aud Motto
Post Cards; beautiful coors and loyelIest designs
Art Post Card Club TSl Jackson ST., Topeka, Kansas
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Mrs. Winsiow'a Soothing 1yrup for ChlldreL
teeihinR, softcns the gums, reduces inhammR
ton. nlays pain, cures WIND collie, Csc - bottle.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Firmness Is feminine and obstinacy
Is masculine-so says q woman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

Eyolyn--Dut when It comes to love.
making Harold is rather green. isn't
he?
Myr,lc-Not now.
EycIyn-lrdced!
Myrie-No, hos blue; rejected
him last evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-24

A man may like a girl all the more
because she seems to like him less.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18

of the nonenforeement of the regula-
tions at the city schools.
Between fifty and sixty cases have
been reported since Saturday sevep
cases i'll two rooms were turned In
by Frank Hamilton. Dr. W. Saun-
ders, secretary of the board OF health
has done nothing for the past three
or four days but look after the new
cases reported. His supply Of auaran
tine placards was exhausted today,
and an order for several hundred was
placed. The disease so far nas not
been malignant in character livery
house where the disease has been
found has been rigidly quarantined.
The spread of tae n.alady is attrib.
uted to the lax regulations at the city
schools. The origin of every case has
been traced to this source, according
10 the board of healtn. Prof, G. Il.
Niece, superintendent OF the city
schools, issued statement this after
noon in regard TO the epidemic and
the regulations with regard to send
Ing children to school. 1t is feared
that unless the epidemic can be
checked the schools will be compete,
to suspend for time.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18

To the ear accustomed to the con-
slant sound Of a living world the sill
ness Of coal mine, where the niles
Of crosscuts and entries and the I'M
yielding walls swallow up all sounds
and echo Is a silence that Is complete.
but as one becomes accustomed to tho
silence through long hours of solitary
work sounds become audible that
would escape an ear less trained. The
trickllng murmur Of the gas, the spat-
terlng fall of lump of coal loosened
by some mysterious force from a
Granny In the wall, the sudden knock
ing and breaking Of a stratum far up
In the rock above or the scurry Of a
rat off somewhere in the darkness
strike OH the ear loud and startling.
Tho eye, too. becomes trained to pcne-
traie the darkness, but the darkness Is
so complete that there Is a limit the
limit Of the rays cast by the pit lamp.
Joseph Husband In Atlantic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18

& San Francisco, Illinois Central, st.
Louis Southwestern and the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis.
From southern territory all joint
through rates break on Ohio rivec
crossings, and the divisions to
the northern lines participating in
the through haul begin with and are
based on the rates from the south to
these crossings The Cairo gateway
Is pre-emineut and unapproached, be.
cause OF the volume OF traffic that
passes through it, In the establishing
OF joint through tariffs from southern
to northern territory.
Such advantages of location for
cheap and abundant transportation
facilities to all parts of the country
suggest to the thoughtful mind that
1.-THE peninsula should be highly
favored spot on the map for manulac.
turing industries of various kinds,
and particularly for those having to
do with the fabrication of wood into
many commercial forms. And that
1t Is, and that it has been for great
many years. Converging river and
ran routes from all parts of southern
Mississippi Valley make the econom'
icaf assembling Of the raw MATERIAL
logs and partly manufactured wood
, easy and certain, with assurance that
the supply drawn upon will last as
long as the forests remain. Thous'
ands of miles of river and railway
make tributary to enterprising manu-
facturers in the peninsula the rich
timber resources of half a dozen Or
more states.
Still another thing which favors the
manufacture Of lumber and its kin
dred products In the CaNo-Mound
City district Is that nCqtherH buyeTT
of wood goods" as the English sag
always make their first stop In the
( thriving towns down that way whei
going south This for the reason
that those places, as we have already
partially indicated, are on the high
way Of comfortable anf -aSlick travel
| within nights ride or less from tht
! large manufacturing centers Of tht
north and middle west. At the same
time, they are within practical tele
phone reach Of all that upper part o.
the country.
And yet this IS not al that can bt
said of the advantages or the Cairo
Mound City district rs place FOL
| lumber cutting and wood choppinl
| Industries, For one thing more par
Iticnaarly, its manufacturers enjoy a
all times an abundant car supply. Nc
one has ever heard any complain
from down that way regarding tn
lack Of shipping equipment. Ther'
are too many railroads thereabout 10
l such handicap to result; and, more
4 over, the great Illinois Central rail-
road system maintains its principa
shops and yards there, At Mounds
=
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18
MAN UFACTURING ADVANTAGES
OF THE cairo PENINSULA
St. Louis Lumberman Tells Interesting Story
Aaout What Nature and Capital Has Done
For This Meek of Land

Two pages in the st. Louis Lam-
herman of Jan. Is are devoted TO-
THE Cairo Peninsula" and it's favor
able situation for manufacturing Eur.
poses. Much of the space is given
up to excellent views Of the big VIII.
liamson.Kuny plant at Mound CITY,
with view OF the Mound City river
.7cnt. TIE story is as Follows
# one should take a map of IllinOts
and let his eye travel carefully over
its surface, there S one part OF 1t,
outside OF the spot relating to the
Chicago district. tina, would impress
him strongly because of its natural
and acquired transportation facilities
We refer to that portion having TO do
with the peninsula comprising the two
counties of Alexander and Pulaski, in
which are situated the cities Of Cairo
Mound City, Mounds, and Thebes.
Here, In touch with the boundaries
Of three great states, his eye will fall
upon a compact, fairly-sized district
which is, perhaps, more nearly cen.
trail to the entire waterway system
of the Mississippi river and its tribu-
taries than any other place in tie
United States The Father of Waters
itself stretches from here northward.
ly and southwardly for nearly the full
width ~ frnn1a Carve ,,rnol la,,,s. 1
inos-from st. Paul and inneapolis,
IN the north, to New Orleans and the
Gulf of Mexico in the south. Ia tho
east and northeast the Ohio Is tray-
ersed by river craft pittsburg, and
from the far interior of the southeast
the Cumberland and the Tennessee
pour their navigable waters into the
Ohio at short distances above Cairo
and Mound City, III. This convergng
Of mighty water courses from nearly
all the cardinal points of the compass
is still a great transportation advant-
age, notwithstanding that general
river traffic mas heavily declined
within the life Of the present genera.
ton, because not only Of the remnant
OF river tonnage left but, more inn
portantly still, by reason of the com
pelling influence OF easily navigatel
waters on railroad freight rates. To
this state OF facts, coupled with its
splendid railroad facilities, the South
ern Illinois peninsula is indebted For
its highly favorable freight rates in
al directions. Cairo, in ifs represen
tative capacity OF the district I'm.
lmediately surrounding II on the PENN
sula. Is not only the principal gate
way on the Ohio, but also, through
the fine, new terminal road connect
ing 1t with nearby Thebes, is one u
the most important crossings on thu
Mississippi river, Some half dozen
railroads extending from the south
east, the south apd the southwest TO
Gus, so to speak, In the peninsula
| These roads are the IRON Mountain
| Big Four, Mobile & Ohio, st. Louis
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18
HOW TO GAIN HEALTHY FLESH
Paul c. Schulz G. Sons Advise Use of
Samose

While thinness may not be a dis
ease, yet it is in reality a condition
that needs attention Under the noun
isLing power of Samose healthy, natu
raj flesh win soon be attained.
This remarkable flesh-forming food
strengthens the system generally and
builds up the fieshy tissues so tina,
good, natural plumpness results,
An ounce Of flesh Is better than a
poGnd Of theory. Paul G. Schulz &
Sons believe that the best possible
demonstration of the iesh.formlng
powers OF Samose is to have it tried
by their customers, and to induce
them 20 use 1t, they offer to pay for
the Samose in case it does not give
satisfaction. No stronger proof than
this can be given Of their faith in it.
They have seen hundreds vino were
weak, thin and scrawny becom
piump. robust ana strong. solely
through the use Of Sanose.
II You are thin or in poor health
take advantage OF this offer. You run
no risk whatever, and the chances
are SO out of 100 that you Will notice
a gain in weight after using Samose
for a week or ten days.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18

Washington, Jan. 1G--The new Sen
ator Elkins is an example Of rich
mans son who mas not bcaa spoiled
by wealth. He took q spoe' ! civil
engineering course at Harvard 10 NJ
him for the management o. his Ia,
theirs great coal and railway proper.
ties. When he was about twenty Ave
he began to take hand in the man
agement of his fathers tusiacsi, and
the father, having a high or.nion OF
his sons executive ,capaclty, at once
began to place large responsibilities
on him. He put him in as drector
and manager Of the MofgantoWn and
Kingwood Railway company, q line
about fifty miles lon occupyinr q
most important strategic position IN
the West Virginia coal feld senatrr
Davis Elkins is president of this tnu.
pany. He is also president of the vi.
kius Coal COMPANY which ennrl es
six large mines and nearIy 1o0o cone
ovens and has 10000 an cs NJ coal
land. He was vice president of TIE
Farmers and Merchants bank IN
Morgantown, president Of the Unite
Utilities company, director of tht
American National hank of Washing.
ton and Is prominent IN the agf1irs Of
the Davis Trust company ntB1Tlhirs
w. va. IN The Spanish war lac had
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18

and on the hundreds of cars in these
yards at AN times the local shippers
have, of course, the first call.
Activities of Two Clubs.
Realizing how much nature and
railroad capital have done to poin;
the way for great industrial and
commercial community IN their meek
of the woods" and looking ahead to
an ultimate revival OF river traffic,
the more progressive people In Pulaski
and Alexander counties are beginning
to feel that mild thin of enthusiasm
which opportunity inspires and whIch
is the premonitory s.Sn of high
achievement The two organize
business association Of the peniu
sula, the commercial clubs of Cairo
and Mound City expressive of the
feeling and the sentiment back OF
them, are steadily broadening the
scope Of their ommunity-helDful ac-
tivities. They are cooperating with
each other in the common work and
the hopeful, not to say expectant, ~
being able to enter upon a systematic
campaign Of promotion, with suffi-
cient funds back of them to serve the
purpose of fully advertising the two
leading cities and Of the district in
which they are situated.
Mound City.
Mound City, though considerably
smaller than Cairo, presents as many
opportunities fer profitable invest
ment In new Industries as the former,
and will, no doubt do its full part in
the ambitious program of exploita
ton which the two commercial bodies
| have been considering.
Though an old and historic river
town, situated on the Ohia seven
miles above Cairo, its spirit and its
business have withstooa, and been
proof against the decadence common
to many towns in the Mississippi Vsl.
ley since the beginning of the decline
| of waterway traffic. There are va.
4
rious reasons why it has more than
held its own, the larger OF which have
been already outlined IN the part oil
| the article dealing with the Cairo
peninsula in general To these it may
be added that Mound City has a rich
country Immediately surrounding It,
has the deepest and best harbor on
the Ohio river for the not inconsider
able amount OF transportation wit'
which 1t Is served on that stream; L
entered by two trunk line railroads
| the Illinois Central and the Big Four
lin addition to possessing an electric
\ line connection with Cairo ant
| Mounds and has other great trunl
road systems within very easy react
Of a few miles II Is, moreover, the
county seat OF Pulaski county;t is {
well ordered community Of 1000 souls
with good society ana schools, ant
has quite number or very important
wood working industries to hell
along it's growth, in conjunction witt
a tributary district back Of am
around 1t which 10 settling up rapidly
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18
Portuguese and Goldfish.

Il Is an interesting fact that the fish
ermen Of northern Portugal started
and developed the fishing Industry on
the hanks off the northern coast of
America, and, though they now send
fewer ships. their taste for salt cod
from Newfoundland is undated In
fact, II Is national Portuguese dain.
ty. 1t Is found in every little grocery
shop, hard and brown as bonrd. A
number Of Portuguese have made their
home on The islands to The south Of
the mainland Of Massachusetts. and
there the dark eyes OF the lberiun
maiden, raven locks and certain pic
turesque element IN dress are not In
frequent, This connection with Por-
tuSal dates back many years. tho
ships of Marthas Vineyard bridging
the distance over sen and returning
with Portuguese crews. Exchange
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-18
TRAGEDY IN TEXAS.
WIFE OF LEADING FORT WORTH
ATTORNEY KILLS WOMAN IN
CROWDED STORE


Fort Worth, Tex, Jan 17.--Mrs. G
NJ. Brooks wife of ledlng attorney
fired Eve bullets into the body of Mrs
Mary Binford in crowded depare
ment store this afternoon. Each shot
found it's mark and Mrs. Binford died
almost instantly.
1Walking into the store Mrs. Brook
pleasantly spoke to persons she knew
on the first floor and proceeded to the
second floor where Mrs. Binford wa:
Employed as saleslady. AS shC
psepped from the elevator she aska
for Mrs. Binford and when the latter
approached MIS- Brooks drew an Old
fashioned SO calibre revolver fror
her maff
The women grappled and in the
scuffle the weapon was discharged
the ball passing through the hand Of
Mrs. Binford Freeing herself Mrs
Brooks stepped back and deliberately
took aid and fired four times at the
limp form of Mrs. Binford and as
crfumpling 10 the floor Mrs. Brook
fired the last time, the ball entering
behind the ear and coming out at the
top of the head.
Mrs. Brooks placed the pistol bacl,
lin her mum and walked out Of the
store unmolested She made her way
on foot two blocks TO her husband s
Office and handed him the pistol and
without explanation said I'm sorry
and tainted
Both she and her husband refused
to make a statement, She waive.
preliminary trial and was placed uu
der $4,000 bonds.
Before obtaining cavIorce from
her husband two years ago Mrs. Bin
ford was wealthy and popular. NJ
cause for the killing is definitel,
known.