The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-21
all topped with a silk hat. They
are certainly "A curiosity.

are certainly n curiosity.
One Of the interesting places to
visit is st. Roch's Chapel. 1t is in
the lower part Of the city and is called
the "Place of HEALTH 1t is said If
you 20 there and burn candle and
pray with the faith that believes in
answer To prayer, your prayer will
be granted and you will be healed of
your intirmities. The candles are
blessed candies and the devout
believer lights his and puts it in the
little candlestick In the place where
hundreds Of others are burning, aud
then kneels and faithfully prays. In
one corner of the chapel are sticks
and crutches which have been left
at the foot of the altar by those who
have no further need Of them after
their prayers are answered. The
church is one OF the Oldest In the
city and the walls are entirely COW
cred with species OF ivy which Is
green all the year. There were
about twenty people In the church
the Sunday ! was there, and it is
said that there are always a number
who believe in the efficacy of prayer
who visit here.
The names Of the streets are very
curious and unique, many Of them
being named in honor OF some early
French or Spanish settler or event.
, One that especially struck me was
Tchouptioulas Fancy having to
tell street car conductor to let you
OIL at this street, which il pro-
nounced chOp-i.tou-las. which is
easier than trying to put the + in
IL.
So much has been written lately
in the magazines about the Monte
sorri system Of education that |
was glad that could have the OPP
portunity of seeing the method in
use. 1t was first used in Florence,
Italy, by DR.. Montesorri, promin-
ent woman educator, and was espe-
cially for defective children. The
method proved so very successful
that 1t was used for normal children
with wonderful results, The system
Is being introduced In IA private
kindergarten In the Newman Man
ual Training School. | visited it
one morning and spent a short time
very pleasantly. The room Is in
charge OF Mrs. Anderson, who
knows the methods of the st. Louis
Kindergartens. found her IA most
delightfully."- capable woman, with
her whole heart In this work for the
sunny, as all such rooms are, aud
with many growing plants for pleas
ure and beauty. The children were
busy learning to lace and button, as
they would lace or button their
shoes. One little fellow declared he
could not button anything, but he
persevered and finally had the whole
frame buttoned up The material il
stitched In frames. One group was
using clay to model anything they
fancied, and to my eye there seemed
no material difference between this
school and the kindergarten with
which | am familiar, but the school
has only been opened few weeks
and later there may be more differ
ence. IL was very interesting Wis.
II.
had said that ] wanted to see a
ship unload bananas, and was for
tunate in having the opportunity to
do SO, through the courtesy of Mr..
G. II. Ellis, who is president OF the
United Fruit Company, which has
mt least two ships come in every
week from Panama and Central
America. We went down to the
wharf and were shown all over the
ship, which was u novelty to me,
for / had never been on any vessel
larger than steamboat. In add
ton to the other things brought over,
each ship brings about 10000
punches Of bananas, which are in
the hold, and have to be carried up
and unloaded. The carrying is done
by an endless chain of heavy goods
which falls into a pocket when the