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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
Definition OF "A Friend

Tit-Rits: The first person who
comes In when the whole world has
gone out.
A bank Of credit upon which we
can draw supplies OF confidence,
counsel, sympathy, help and love.
one who combines for you alike
the pleasures and benefits of society
and solitude
A Jewel whose lUSter the strong
acids of poverty and misfortune can
not dim.
One who multiplies joys, divides
griefs, and whose honesty is inviol-
able.
One who loves the trnth and you q,
and will tell the truth in spite Of
you.
The triple alliance Of the three
great powers, Love, sympathy and
Help.
A watch which beats true for all
time, and never runs down"
A permanent fortification when
one's affairs are In state Of siege.
One who to himself is true, and
therefore must be so to you.
A balancing pole to him who walks
across the tight rope of life.
The link In life's long chain that
bears the greatest strain.
A harbor OF refuge from the stormy
waves of adversely.
One who considers my need before
my deservings.
The jewel that shines brightest in
the darkness.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
County Correspondence
BISMARCK.

Mrs. Thomas Barrett visited in
ST. Louis this week.
Raymond Fife is home from st.
Louis for the holidays.
James Starkey and family visited
in haywood Tuesday.
Mrs. w. l.. Leeper is visiting re-
latives in Wayne county
Vint Meloy and wife left Wednes-
day to visit their son Charley, who
is sick at Globe, Arizona.
Mr.. Gibbons and wife left this
week for Springfield, Mo, where
they will make their home.
January LIST J. f. Schroeder takes
charge of the Bismarck Gazette.
Mr.. Blsplnghotf has sold his plant
and will retire from the field.
Chas. &. Revelle and wife OF JEFF
ferson City were here Sunday en-
route to Louisville, to attend the
wedding of his sister, Miss Sue.
John Province of IrOndale was
here this week ell route to Lough-
boro to take charge OF Mrs. Ramsey's
farm recently purchased Of Mr.. Rit-
ter.
MIR. Archie Wood died Tuesday
morning, aged -, of double pneu-
monia. His wife is down with the
same complication, and on account
of her age recovery is doubtful.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

A Des Moines man had an attack
of muscular rheumatism in his
shoulder. A friend advised him to
go to Hoe Springs. That meant an
expense OF $4,000 or more. He
sought for quicker and cheaper
way to cure 1t and found it in
Chamberlain Liniment. Three
days after the first application Of
this Eminent ha was we'll. For sale
by all dealers ADV.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
CHESTNUT RIDGE
And Rural Route No. 3.

Mrs. Mary f.. Potter of Annutt,
IL visiting her daughter, Mrs. VIII
Feezor.
Bro. Rasnic filled his regular APP
pointment at the Ridge last Bird Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Grace Jolmaker OF Bonnie
Terre Mo-, spent last week with her
sister, Mrs. Moody Templeton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arther Kreig, Mrs.
Willard Wigger and Miss Lucy
Drake spent last Monday at the
home OF MIR. Eliza Burgess.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
Business College Notes.

All of our nonresident and board
ing students will spend their vaca.
ton with relatives and friends, re-
turning to their work at the beginn-
ing of the winter tern, Monday, Jan
uary 9TH, 1913.
Prof. Moothart visited the Bonnie
Terre College last Thursday, and
considers things moving along nice
ly. Principal Miller ia high class,
experienced teacher, and is giving
the students high-grade instruction.
Final examinations were held in
this school last Friday and the fol-
lowing students are entitled to first
and second hOnors: Business spell,
Ing. r. A. Counts first, o. l.. San
ders second; letter writing, Robert
Marshall, first, Charles Mitchell,
second; business English, Coda
Green, first, Blanch HUI, second /;
commercial arithmetic, Robert Mar
shall, first, Coda Green, second.
The students passing their short
hand aud typewriting tests last week
were +. a. Counts, second test. with
Miss Overall and Messrs. Horton
and Eaton first tests.
The Remington Typewriter Com.
pany has sent Prof. MOothart n uni.
que, valuable gold medal to be
awarded to the student making the
best speed record on either the Re.
mington or Monarch machine, and
the contest to decide the winner OF
this valuable medal will probably be
held in February or March.
A Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to all readers Of these
notes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

School will re open Monday morn.
ing at 0 O'Clock.
Miss Effie Lawrence, who has
been doing substitute work as teach.
er in the public schools, expects to
enter school in St. Louis for the re-
mainder of the year. She will also
have some teaching to do in the
school which she attends.
Miss Gibson, whose home is in
Elsberry, Mo-, will spend the vaca'
ton here. All OF the other teachers
live In Pennington.
Roy Gilllland, one OF the pupils in
Room South Ward school and n
son OF President Gilliland OF Garlic
ton College, has been suffering with
appendicitis. Thursday OF last week,
he was taken TO the Bonnie Terre
Hospital for an operation which has
proved successful and at present
writing Roy is reported to DO doing
nicely.
The three rooms having the high
est attendance for last week were ss
follows Room North Ward B
per cent, Eighth Grade 95.S per cent,
Seventh Grade 954 per cent, Four
rooms, two in each ward, fell below
No per cent In attendance. The at
tendance MT the Colored school aver
aged 20 per cent last week. II is
practically impossible to have II
good school without good attend
ance. Attendance should average
not less than "a or - per cent.
For Christmas exercises, Rooms ,
and Of the South Ward gave joint
program as did also Rooms ! aud >.
These programs were good and fair.
~ well attended by parents. Prac-
tically all Of the school rooms had
something of Christmas nature
Friday afternoon,
Rev. l.. Il. jenkins addressed the
High school Wednesday morning
Of last week on the subject OF birds
and Their Value to Agriculture" .
He called particular attention to
which we generally give go little at
tention and usually consider of little
importance and showed us how these
were worth many thousands OF dol.
lars to the farmers In destroying in
sects which are harmful to growing
crops.
The girls basket ball game last
Friday evening between the high
school team from DeslOge and our
high school team was a most inter-
esting contest. The teams were
matched and II required heroic effort
and the exercise Of all possible
strength and skill on the part of the
home team to claim the victory.
The game was exceedingly close dur
ing the entire time and at no time
until time was called could the winn-
, ing team he picked with any degree
of certainty. The score stood 10 to
in Pennington favor. The man
agement was delighted with the at
tendance at this game.
Several Of the Manual Training
r boys have been working several
days since the close of school. We
are pleased To note the interest thus
manifested and the quality Of work
the boys are turning out. Things
thus made are real gifts and where
used for Christmas presents we feel
sure those who are so fortunate as
to receive them will feel that the
i, gifts are beyond price. The giver
has given himself with the gift We
trust the day will soon be here when
the girls will have the same oppor.
tunityto express themselves through
Domestic Science and Art.
The SUPERINTENDENT.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

Purity in food, lower cost of living
these are the demands of the day.
Pure food is health, and health is economy
itself We cannot have health without health
full food.
The most healthfuI foods are the quickly
raised flour foods - biscuit, cake, mullins,
crusts and other pastry, when perfectly made
from wholesome ingredients.
DR.. PRICES baking powder makes these
foods in specially attractive, appetizing and
wholesome FORM and for both economic and
hygienic reasons, such food should be more
largely substituted for meat in the daily diet.
But bear i'm mind that alum, or
unzVhOleSOme baking powder,
can neOer make pure, whole
some food.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
Easily Satisfied,

There is a bachelor WHO says that
al lie should ask In wife would be
a good temper health. good under.
stanCing. agreeable ply iognomy tig
ure. good compile xion, domestic habi.r.
resources OF amusement, good spirits,
conversations. talents. elegant man.
ners-money! The unreasonable ras-
cal! Isn't there anything more he
can think of?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
savIna Patent Leather.

Patent leather shoes and slippers
will last twice as long II you wipe
them of occasionally with soft cloth
that has beea wrung out OF olive oil.
Keep the cloth In q small tin box, one
that has q cover, and the oil viii last
q long time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
Cooper County Leads in Corn.

Boonville, Mo, Dec 20.-Cooper
County is first among the ia coun-
ties of Missouri In yield OF corn per
acre for 1912, according to the Of
fetal report of the State Beard Of
Agriculture. The cosnty average
is forty-fve bushels per acre. The
acreage is given as 81 l9G, with to-
tai yield of 3,7ss $50 bushels, which
is worth 40 cents per bushel, or
Sl,5Ij,j2S.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26
Futllo Arnumania-

There was once an orator, Themis
tocles, and AZ he reasoned a Colonel
Boanerges in the audience hurled a
stone the speaker. He took II up
and showed II to the audience with
the remark: "A weiGhty argument.
but not convincing" and the arEu.
ments OF Eome are like the stone OF
the fellow in the crouA.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

In Creek Nation in this county,
there are three neighbors who have
enough children to keep n good
school going. They are, w. \ Boil
linger, Ed Lewis aud l.. l.. White.
Each of these eminent and respected
citizens have thirteen children,
making combined number Of thirty
nine children in the three families. 49,
Fredericktowu Dem News,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

See the young woman. ls the
young woman being suddenly and un-
eYpectedly kissed! All, yes, And
does the young woman raise a hue
and cry7 The young woman raises 4
slight hue, but no cry.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-12-26

Munroe Leak, about II years old +,
and son OF Jim Leak, of Tennessee,
brought to this city last Saturday Il
load Of cotton which sold at ten
cents IA pound. The price was not
the only attractive feature of the
load Of cotton, but when the BOY
came driving up with his miniature
wagon and team of goats he was
surrounded by interested spectators
and bidders. His sideb0ards were
high and the load weighed l2spuunds,
bringing the lad $3.50 Bob Cop
page was the highest bidder
Charlottesville Republican.
When you have "A bilious attack
give Chamberlain's Tablets trial.
rhpN M aNpnllapf E'lr gulA Iz. "a |
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
Turtle Soup a la Cistern.

Early in the past week a well
known man around town invited
several of his friends to lunch at his
home on Sunday. 1t chances that
the host possesses a chef of extra
ordinary ability in the culinary art
and especially in the preparation OF
that delicious dish, turtle soup,
which was promised as the chief
feature of the menu Each mouth
watered in anticipation of the feast
and ii seemed that Sunday would
never come. Alas, vain hopes and
sad disappointment - the turtle
escaped and had gotten into the els
tern. Not wishing to disappoint
his guests, whose appetites had been
sharpened by his most graphic de-
scription of the joys Of real turtle
soup, and a weeks anticipation, the
host sailed forth early Saturday
morning in quest of hooks and lines,
determined to spare no effort that
the escaped turtle might still appear
in the stellar role of the opining act
of the feast as scheduled.
Hour after hour, hooks were
baited and lines cast into the depths
of the cistern-but nary a bite.
With choking voice the host in
formed the disappointed ones to be
that there would be no turtle soup.
All expressed their regret and ten
dered their thanks to the kind host
in appreciation Of his efforts.
Determined to make the best of it.
and thinking it a pretty good story
they told another friend whom they
CHANGED to meet. Imagine their
surprise, to hear him say he had
been invited to eat some of the same
three weeks before. This was
interesting, so upon meeting another
friend across the river the tale was
told anew. H" he replied, my
grandfather put that turtle in that
cistern forty years ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
MAJOR NOSE EXPLAINS.

The Brownsville Herald calls
attention to the fact that since
Major Nose Harris has gone
over to the bull mooses, Texas
no longer has a republican
newspaper. Many efforts have
been made to maintain republic
can papers in this state, but as
a rule they have not amounted
to much. The Texas Republic
is a weekly paper and a good
one-perhaps that is why it
could not be content al a re-
publican organ-but it has
turned its guns or its old
friends and nothing looks good
to it except a bull moose.-San
Antonio Express.
AS Texas no longer has a repub-
lican party, whence the reason OF
rhyme for the publication of a repub-
lican paper? The republican party
is dead.
The Republic began life as a re-
publican paper and loyalty and un-
flinchingly adhered to and maintain
ed the faith. as long as republican,
ism represented principles and pro
gress. When the party organization
was seized by a band of political
buccaneers and prostituted into a
huge grating machine, with the sole
purpose in view of securing by theft
what Ii could not secure by honest
methods; of supressing the will and
wishes of the great body of republi-
cans OF the nation through the whole
sale bribery and purchase of a gang
of mercenary, venal and repudiated
blacks and whites. masquerading as
Southern delegates" the Republic
as with millions of honest and intel
ligent republicans throughout the
country. rightfully deemed that the
republican party had outlived its use
fulness and left it to die a merited
and dishonored death.
But the Republic has not turned
its guns on its old friends" Its old
friends are with it. and many thou
sands Of new ones. "A rose" We are
told, "by any other name would
smell Just as sweet" The best Of
what the looters left of the principles
Of the grand old republican party
has been incorporated into the plat
form of its youthful and virile sue
cessor, to be amplified and elaborated
upon as the growing wants Of the
country demand and a c~ommendable
spirit of progress shall suggest
The Texas Republic.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
LIES MIRROR.

There are loyal hearts, there are
spirits brave,
There are souls that are pure and
true;
Then give to the world the best you
have,
And the best will come back to
you.
Give love. and love to your life will
flow,
A strength In your utmost need;
Have faith. and a o or hearts
will show
Their faith in your word and deed.
Give truth, and your gift will be
paid in kind.
And honor. will honor meet;
And a smile that is sweet will surely
find
A smile that is just as sweet.
For life is the mirror. OF king and
It's just what we are and do;
Then give to the world the best you
have,
And the best will come back to
you.
Madeline s. Bridges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
A BETTER SHOWING.

In the editorial in Saturdays Her.
aid on the fine showing made by the
two local national banks, there was
an error of considerable size in stat
ing the total deposits Of one of the
banks. The amounts on deposit
credited to the two banks were
placed at 1892 ,994.7O and $685.
$1,000 respectively, whereas the lat
ter should have read $804,963.95
Thus the total deposits Of the two
banks are not very far apart and
both speak highly indeed of the
standing of the two banks.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09

Some people think they forsee a
panic because Of the impending
downward tariff revision. Perhaps
there may be some such attempt by
the money and trade barons to scare
the American voters into voting
against Wilson. But the average
voter is not half so much afraid Of
a panic as he is Of the prevailing era
of high prices. He realizes that it
may cause something Of a furry for
the country to get down to bed rock
financially speaking-but hopes
that, once we reach that firm basis
and unshaken thereafter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
TRAVELLING MAN
KILLS MERCHANT
SPECTACULAR TRAGEDY IN
JACKSON, MISS.
Contents of Pistol in Hands of W. H.
Curtis Lodged in Body of ]. H.
Helton-Outcome Of Trouble OF
Months Standing.

Associated Press.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. So. H.
Helton. book and stationer. was shot
and instantly killed at the Offices Of
DR.. A. S. Applewaite. at l o'clock
tkis afternoon, by W. H. Curtis, a
travelling salesman employed by a
St. Loui houe.
! The tragedy, It is stated. is the
outcome Of trouble of months stand
ing, involving the young and beauti-
full wife of the salesman.
Curtis pumped his victims body
full of lead. emptying a ten shot au-
tomato pistol. A majority Of the
shots were effective.
He was calm and deliberate and
as he fired Helton pulled a weapon
but a ran of lead kept him from fir
ing.
DR.. Applewaite, who had been sit
ting in his Office talking to Helton
ran from the room and did not re.
turn until the shooting was over.
Last May, it is stated tonight,
Curtis and his father-in-law
V. L. Skates, entered Helton's store
and whipped Helton.
Recently the latter sued in the
circuit court to recover $1,000 dam
ages for injuries alleged to have been
received in the assault. The two
met Saturday, and Curtis asked Hell
ton to withdraw the suit. Helton
refused to do so.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
Sleep Walker Drowned.

John Anthony, captain of the steam
boat Reliance, walked off the deck
into the Mississippi river early this
morning and was drowned. The
night Waterman saw Anthony
prowling in his sleep but before he
could arouse him the captain had
plunged into the water, and his
body disappeared under a barge.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09

Apropos of the alarming increase
of suicides noted by the medical
statistic gatherers, one can not but
wonder why so many folk seem to
be in such a great hurry to shuttle
off this mortal coil. Everything
may not come just as We should like
to have it in this world. but after
all it's the. best old world that we
know Of. And after all, too, we can
live only one. and one we die, we
shall be "a long time dead"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09

California claims to have suffered,
storm in GO years. Maybe so, but
that is 4 long time for any one, even
the Oldest inhabitant, to keep tab
on the weather. Also we must re-
member that 63 years ago the oldest
inhabitant had just started to Cali
fornia, for that was in 1S49.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
The Livine Affair.

From "AtaveZ de las Siglos."
While the Texans were battling at
the Alamo, San Patricio and Goliad
with the Mexican forces under Santa
Anna, Urea, Filosolo and Portilla,
they were not inactive on the Waters
Of the Gulf.
On the 3rd Gay o. April, 1885, the
American s~loop-of-war Invincible ar
rived at the port OF Brazos de San
tiago. She found there the Mexican
sloop-ofwar General Bravo, which
was acting as a convoy for the Mex
lean transport schooner Correo de
Mexico which, loaded with food sup
plies, was .enroute to Copano (not
far from Goliad and Refugio) the
supplies to be placed at the DISPOSE
ton Of the president. The Irwin
chile lowered a boat which came
alongside Of the Bravo and disem-
barked an American officer by the
name Oh w. H. Livine, who was re-
ceived by the first lieutenant of the
Bravo, Fernando r.. Davis. Livine
stated that the object Of the visit OF
his sIoop was to demand explana-
tions relative to certain insults
which had been inflicted on the
American consul at Matamoros.
Davis Immediately commissioned a
second lieutenant to go to the Amer
lean boat and to invite its command
er to go ashore and place himself in
communication with the necessary
authorities that he might better in
form himself on the subject. This
was done. But as the American
sIoop observed that the yawl from
the Bravo sheered off without hav-
ing aboard Livine she opened fire
with artillery and rifles on the Mex
lean sloop Of war. the latter immed-
lately answering. but being unable
to advance because of the lack OF her
rudder which she had lost on
April End.
While this was going on on the
water the master of the port had the
land artillery brought into play,
and ordered the small schooner
Correo to advance upon the Amer
lean ship which, Immediately
hoisted canvas and sailed away at
full speed, leaving Livine in the
hands Of the Mexican sailors.
The unfortunate Livine suffered
the consequences of this act which
the Mexicans considered as n of
piracy, for, being brought before a
council of war, he was sentenced and
was executed by shooting, on the
Island OF Brazos de Santiago, on
April s, 1885,
All the prisoners who were cap
tured during those periods were i'm
mediately executed, and while the
Mexican authorities in general were
proud Of their victories, a majority
always expressed themselves and felt
that the glory of these victories was
overshadowed by the cruelty of the
military executions. These execu-
tions they attributed directly and
solely to Santa Anna and not to the
brave General Urea who captured
most OF the Americans in those days,
and who, as far as his faculties
would permit, tried to save his pris-
oners. He tried to prevent the exc
cution at Goliad but had to give
away to Santa Anna's orders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
Frenchman has assembled to

A Frenchman has assembled to an
altitude of 1920 feet in a mono
plane. That IL higher than Pixies
peak in Colorado. ItAis many hun
dred feet above the snow line. Still,
it would not hurt a la much worse
to fall from that altitude than it
would TO drop a couple Of thousand
feet. He would, however, have a
little more time to get ready for the
hereafter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
"a dillar. a dollar.
A ten o'clock scholar

n ItH q IIUCh bCHUIdT.
Thus runs the Mother Goose
classics. but not thus will I be for
public school pupils in Brownsville
this year. There will be no ten
o'clock scholar" this year. In fact,
o'clock scholars, as hitherto. For
the new rules will open the school
at half past eight o'clock. and all
arriving later than that hour viii
receive tardy marks, without any
question. in Mother Goose style, of
What makes you come so soon?"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09

Orozco is near Ojinaga. That
is plain enough, But where is
Ojinaga near?-Corpus Christi
Caller.
Armageddon, we expect
Houston Post.
Or, more likely, Armagettoff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-09-09
FOUR KILLED AND TEN
WOUNDED BY AEROPLANE

Saone, France, Sept. S.-An aero
plane got beyond control at an avia-
ton meeting here today and swept
to the ground, crushing a score of
spectators, four of whom were killed
outright, and ten were severely
wounded. The propeller blades cut
at swath through the crowd as the
machine swept to the ground.