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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

~ IL voters Of this state will
~ probably be called upon to
vote at The next general elec'
ton for two amendments to the
constitution which have III view an
entire revolution of our taxing sys.
tem-the hasng Of all taxes on
land values and the exemption
from taxes Of all personal property,
improvements, etc. These pro-
posed amendments are not sub
mitted by the General Assembly of
the State, but are being prepared
under the initiative and referen.
DUN amendment to the State con.
stitutlOn. Petitions are being cir
culated to have them submitted to
Il vote of the people. The petitions
must be signed by number Of
qualified voters equal to five per
cent Of the highest number of votes
rast for Judge of the Supreme
Court at the last general election
and the promoters are confident OF
securing the requisite number OF
,lgners.
The plan is what is known as
the Henry George or single tax
theory. one of these proposed
amendments relates to the levying
Of taxes on land values, and the
other to establishing a tax com.
mission to put the new system in
to effect. The purpose of the pro
motors appears to be to separate
all taxable property into three
classe s-persOnal property, i'm
provements on lands and lands in.
dependent of improvements, thu
assessment of property at its ac.
tual value, the abolition of pol
CAKES and licenses which do no
affect the sale of liquor, and thu
gradual elimination of oil taxes
excepting taxes on land values.
The promoters of the system ar
que that the farm real estate value
of Missouri is only 80 per cent OF
the total real estate value of the
State-the other 81 per cent being
in city and town lots, and that
therefore the farmers would pay
considerably less than half the
taxes of the State with the single
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07
THE HoUcK ROADS TO
BE LEASED OR SOLD

The Jackson Cape Girardeau
county, Items of February I'D says:
1.-The publication n few days ago
of advertisements giving legal no.
tice to the stockholders of the vari-
Gus Houck railroads that meeting
would be held on Monday, April -,
at which the question would he sub
United to them, whether the rail
road property OF the various com
paaies shall be sold to some other
railroad company or leased for q
term of years, has started specula.
ton and interest.
1.-THE meeting of the stockholders
of the Cape Girardeau d Chester
Saline Valley and Cape Girardeau d
| Thcbes Bridge Terminal companies
will be held at Cape Girardeau, while
! the meeting of the stockholders Of
| p, {. Il Ste. G. railroad will be held
at Perryvillc.
OF course, something Of import
ancc attaches To these notices, but
! the public can only guess, as no di-
| rect information is Obtainable.
about IA year ago officials Of the
! Frisco made an inspection of the
| property ana u uthl was dlllibSl 'bi-
summated, but never closed up. At
that time some people guessed that
the completion OF the Saline Valley
railroad to Pennington was to be IA
prerequisite tn a sale, as the work
on this extension was taken up about
that time.
lover ut Cape Girardeau the guess
is, that either the Iron Mt, or the
Illinois Central have about closed a
deal, which awaits ratification by
the stockholders AT Perryville the
guess is that the Frisco is now get.
ting ready to close up bargain
made year ago.
1--WE people in Jackson hope that
it may mean either the Frisco OF
the Illinois Central, for without the
least hostility to the Iron Mountain
il can be stated as Il fact that any
town is better off with two or more
independent railroad systems than
where two railroads are under on,
management"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07
- PEAKER Champ Clark gave
S an earnest of his fidelity to

q PEAkER Champ Clark gave
S an earnest of his fidelity to
public duty during the ex.
ira session of Congress when he
cancelled his engagements for lee
lures in which several thousands
OF dollars were forfeited. His
public duties Outweighed his per-
sonal gain. Now, AS one OF the
leading aspirants for the Demo
cratic nomination for President,
aud while other aspirantS are max
ing speeches over the country to
keep themselves before the people
and help their candidacy, Speaker
Clark l. sticking to his post.
Washington dispatches tell rs
that he is almost Swamped with m
yitatious to attend meetings and
speak ia various portions Of the
country, but he has uniformly de-
rilucd every invitation because
duty demands his whole time IN
Congress. In stating his position
Lc SAYS IN his characteristic way
The wee Of Congress is abseu.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

they have not been sufficient,
aroused and disguised to vote a
change, they will 90 on paying the
price, whether it is Taft or Roosr.
welt And if they would dishonor
the two-term limit for President,
Roosevelt is as good a man to do
it with as any. But we don't be-.
leve the people want either n sec.
ond term OF Taft or a third term Of
Roosevelt, and they will make that
fact clear next November.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

The Resolutions adopted by the
Third District Republican Con.
vention, which we print in another
column just to show the entente
cordiale between the Taftites aud
Rooseve!ters, make some very dis
couraging remarks abont Messrs'
Roosevelt, Hadley and Tolertou;
but the subsequent remarks of the
latter about Col. Lib Morse and
the other propellers of the Taft
steam roller are not couched IN
drawing room phrases. The Mys.
teriOus Stranger acts as if he
were getting ready to break mp
house and leave the State. We
speed the parting guest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

DO you know that of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? 1t is not the cold itself
that you need to fear, but the seri-
Gus diseases that it often leads to.
Most of these are known as germ
diseases. Pneumonia and consump-
ton are among them. Why not
take Chamberlain Cough Remedy
and cure your cold while you can?
For sale by City Drug Store.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

land tax system in force. They
also argue that under the present
system the six larger cities and
counties pay taxes on only ~ per
cent of the personal property as
sessmeut of the State, while the
rural aud farmer population pay
on 80 per cent.
1t is thus made to appear that
farm taxes would be reduced aud
those of the larger cities increased
under the proposed single tax sys.
TEN; but attractive as it may be
made to appear as a speculative
theory. it is not easily grasped by
the uuspeculative mind, and faulty
as our present tax system may be
in many particulars, the people
will not be disposed to take mp
with the single tax. They would
rather bear the ills they have than
fly 10 Others they know not Of.
aud If the amendments are sub.
mittcd they will be badly defeated.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

The Third District Republican
Convention appears to have been
an exciting monkey aud parrot t.;
iaIr, in which the Rooseyelters lost
most of their feathers. Gam
Warden ToIrrtou was no mattel
for Chairman Lib Morse in the
steam roller game of politics.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

The most common cause of insom-
MIA Is disorders of the stomach.
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets correct these disorders and
enable you to sleep. For sale by
City Drug Store.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

rho rns,eorIat,ye mind and g.p,,,
~ ,nr nr..art tov svstem mov he
i'm many nortirnlars tbe reoul.
, w;II ma, lac d;srosod m tal,. -,
with the single tav Thev ,c,uld
rather, hear fine ills they have than
Gv ~ others thev know nat nj
.oud if the amendments are sub.
uittrd tlay wiII lac badly defeated
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candidate Tor or accept aho'h"
nomination. inns sentiment was
reiterated ny ann III Decrhlosr'
I'o" bUl no" ue uoS consented
to accept another nomination Il
rendered him and be says My
position is perfectly simple; when
! SAID that under no circumstances
would accept third term, !
meant, of course, II third con>ecu-
tive term
II Is nara TO rrc"hcil' 'hese Nv"
declarations or even DelleNe that
Mr. Roosevelt had SucE mental
reservation III ms NINA "heh ne
made ms l9o4 dccIaratloh' mat
was III harmony win the accepted
Interpretation thht mas Stoou s'ilce
ashlllgton ntst maze the ptece-
dent, an interpretation III which
the w0rd consecutive mas no
place. Inc twO'term limit as 10
the presidency mas Deeh heId 10 De
wise, sate ana patrlotic custom
In the present disrupted conul'
ton OF the republican party ana
dissatisfaction with PRESIDENT
Iatt's administration, the large
. wing OF the party opposed 10 u
second term Tor hIm' mas turned 'o
Mr.. Roosevelt as the only man III
the party who may possibly defeat
Mr.. Taft for the nomination, anC
: it has tattered his egotsm and up.
peaIed to his ambition to the eX
tent that he is ready to throw con
Slstency to the winds and ente
: the fray. The Taft opposition ac
\ cepts with alaclity his fresh inter
II probation of the two-term llmi
( with the same celebrity that it ac
t cepts his doctrine of recall of ju
dicial decisions or any other va
: gary he might advance. His sup
porters know, ms he does, that hi
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07

Roup cured. Buy Rogers, the
poultry Doctors medicine.-Laak-
mans Drug Store.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07
Harness Races.
Raaning Races.
FarxdH gsos Derby, mile dash 100
The fairs Of D.. Louis county,

The fAirs Of o.. Louis county,
Poplar Bluff and Campbell have
been added to the Southeast Mis-
souri, Circuit, thus giving the asso.
citation membership Of eight fairs.
The st. Louis County Fair will
open Immediately after the close of
IN" upstate racing meets and fairs,
ard the Pennington Fair will fol-
low. The indications are, from this
mutual arrangement Of dates and
other interests manifested, that the
fairs will be- better attended and
NOR" interesting than heretofore.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
SnaiIs of Cat M eat.

Snails, the only genuine part OF
which are the shells, are now being
sold in Paris. and it is said that the
Imitation of the real article is SO close
that many epicures have a high opin-
lon of the sham product. But 1t is to
be presumed that they do not know
that the sDails are artificial, and they
are certainly ignorant Of the method
by which the snails are manufactured
Snail shells. 1t seems, are bought from
the dustmen and rag pickers. and aft
er being cleaned are filled with
lights or eats meat, the soft flesh
being cut into corkscrew form, so as to
tit the shell, by a skillfully designed
machine. The receptacle is then seal
ed by means of liquid fat and the es.
cargot is ready for the consumer. The
secret came out in consequence of an
action brought by man employed at
the snail factory to recover damages
Tor finger mutilated by one of the
machines The artificial snails find a
ready market
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
FeaaI Settlement Romance.

An interesting romance OF the Rus
Star penal settlement on Saghalien
Island, north of Japan, has come to
light, recently. Russian count and
his young wife were deported to the
island in 1887 Tor political offences In
company with a gang or prisoners.
The count died before reaching the
island. The countess bore a child, a
girl, on her arrival, and expired imme-
diately afterwards The prisoners
adopted the baby, the entire company
standing godfather, and she spent a
happy childhood among them. They
put their savings together and sent
her to a school on the mainland, and
later she entered a business in Vlad-
ivostok as bookkeeper. The son Of a
millionaire named Lordoff, who was
in the business, fell in love with the
girl and married her a short time ago.
The girl wrote to her godfathers-
there are only twenty still alive-and
the bridegroom sent them cheque
for 1000 to pay for the expense
they had been under in bringing up
his wife.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
Wash the Blood

Aching and enfeebled muscles
should remind you of slowness of It's
sue repair. Eruptions of the skin and
catarrh Of the mucous membranes
show diminished nerve power in the
tissues.
In health or disease there is need
OF an internal bath. This is best
obtained by drinking a glass of pure
water with one or two teaspoonfuls OF
SAN-JAK thirty to sixty minutes be-
fore breakfast. washing the blood
This passes quickly from the stom-
ach and stimulates the bowels to in
creased peristalsis. overcoming con-
stipation and it's attendant ills. 1t is
quickly absorbed Ind entering the
blood stream bathes the cells of the
liver and heart, then passes TO the
brain and washes out the cobwebs
and awakens to new life every cell in
'he body.
SAN-JAK dilutes the ropy secre-
tons and dicsolves all abnormal crys
taline substances that may be in the
blood and urine. SAN-JAK greatly
promotes elimination, creates down
ward peristalss, stimulates a flow of
digestive juices. 1t dissolves the
sticky mucous in the mouth and
throat, allowing the membranes to be
bathed in their natural secretions.
SAN-JAK Is the great medium OF ex-
change in the body. by enabling the
kidneys to absorb and eliminate aka.
line sulphates which are the products
of intestinal decomposition and in re-
nal weakness or the real cause of
Brights disease.
Man does not wear out like a piece
Of machinery by constant disinter-
grafton for he is self renewing. When
he lose his ability to self renewal or
fails in process Of making young
blood, the nerve tissue is not suffi-
GENTLY nourished and his strength an
health fail.
SAN-JAK is the only medicine
which will enable you to keep per-
fect balance between the elimination
and renewal of the body. Decay of
the body ut any time of life is UNI
natural. Permanent waste of the
system can be avoided by the use OF
Sold BY
H. r. BODlNE, CLIO, MICH, WHO
IS RELIABLE AND WILL RETURN
THE PRICE OF ONE BOTTLE If
FAILS TO DO GOOD.
sAN-JAK MEDICAL CO.
CHICAGO, ILL.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
TvpeWriterS Given AWAY

The Emerson Typewriter Com
pany of Woodstock, ILL.,, have re-
Gently given away over 400 of the
highest grade, wholly visible Emer
son Typewriters made in the world.
They have gone into every state
and territory in the United States.
There may be some in your town.
They are giving them away every
where to men, women, boys and
girls, over Is years of age, on sur
prisingly liberal conditions.
If YOU could make any use of a
$4,000 typewriter, providing it did
not cost you even one cent, then III
a letter or on a postal card address
ed to Frank l.. Wilder, President,
Woodstock, H., simply say, Mail
me all your free Offers" and by re-
turn mail you will receive their
Free Offers, the names of over 400
who have recently received type
writer's free, and you will learn on
one Of their typcwriters free right
away.
The Emerson typewriter is one Of
The highest grade, wholly visible,
typewriters made in the world.
Many who have used the Emerson"
and other makes pronounce the
EMERSON" superior to any $4,000
typewriter on the market. 1t is
wholly visible machine, has every
new, up-to-datc feature, looks like
other high grade 500 typewriters,
though it is selling just now at an
astonishingly low price and OIL
terms of no money with order, trial
free in your own home. Nothing
to pay ut first, and after a thorough
trial, ~ cents day until paid. The
EMERSON" has every new inn
provement, universal keyboard,
back Spacer, iabulaior, two-color
ribbon, everything the best; is the
ideal machine for beginners as well
rs for the most expert typists and
stcnographers; just the typewriter
for The smallest or largest Office.
If YOU could possibly make any
use of high grade typewriter,
even though it didn't cost you one
cent of money, or if you would like
the agency in your town OF a plan
by which you could make big mon
cy, or if you would like position
with the company, then be sure, on
a postal card or in letter address
ed TO Frank l.. Wilder, President,
Woodstock, Ill.," say, mail me your
free Offers"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
Northwest Vienna

Mrs. Fent. has returned TO her
home after spending the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. A. L,
Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Yeaster called
at the home of Hugh Rose Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Clements of MontroSe
spent Monday with her sister, Mrs.
G.. w. Weir.
Sam Conquest is on the sick list.
A number from Flint and Bay City
attended the funeral of Robert Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Conquest spent
a few days last week in Flint.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
Where HeaI,hiest Children Are Born


The healthiest children are born in
houses which have cracts and knot
hoies In them. When the house is
tight sealed and hot water radiated.
IL Is said to be comfortable" but 1t is
bad fer the kiddies Out on the newer
prair. rs there are sturdy little fellows
snuggled down every night in shacks.
through which the hu' cry winter,
proving after dark blov little thin
stream of cold. ozone laden air across
the bed. 1t has tonic in 1t. A nail
mole through the outside of the house
III not overdone, is worth $25 year in
good feeling. While this is all true
beyond question, yet when we find
crack In the outer wall of the house
we cry havoc and putty IL up. This is
the tribute We pay to the coal trade
Minneapolis Journal.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19

to be the best play that Charles
Klein has written since "The Music
Master" but il is distinctly superior
both as representation of plausible
human conduct and as an example
of expert constructive ability to his
immensely popular "The Lion and
the Mouse" 1t is also possibly the
finest drama that has come from an
American playwright.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19

The bill for week of April 21st. at
The letters theatre is made up of
all high class acts, headed by
"Moore's Lads and Lassies," a splen-
did comedy scenic act of seven peo-
pie. Prof. Bigney, the Human
Fish," who is seen in monster
tank, "a Killarney Girls, singing
act, Sandberg & Meekcr the two
clever "Fun" boys and Frank Par
ish, the Musical Barrel Jumper"
Manager RUSSO says this bill looks
good TO him.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
"The Gam blers'

The Gamblers" which was pro-
duced with great success at Maxine
Elliotl's thcater, New York, will be
The attraction that local theater
goers will have the opportunity of
passing judgment upon, when it
comes TO Stones theater, Flint,
Monday, April %.
"The Gamblers" is said not only
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19
THEATRICAL NOTES

The Bijou has placed orders for
three monster suction fans to be
placed in the ceiling of the theatre,
so as to be able to change the air
every two minutes, and keep it cool
and pleasant at all times. The b.
jou and Jefefrs Theatres will remain
open all summer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19

The Miller Stock Company opens
an extended engagement at the Acad.
envy April 2Sth.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19

See the new line of Sailors and
Street Hats at Mrs. c. C. Beeman's.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19

ready arranged for the engagement
Of George Barr McCutcheon's "Bev.
erley at The Academy on Sunday
night, April 21st. Nearly everyone
in town has read Mr.. McCutcheon's
fascinating story and all are appar-
emily anxious to see the characters
portrayed on The stage.
Harry Bulgcr, The star of THE
Flirting Princess" is the most ac-
complished man on the stage in one
respect-his ability to sing pattcr
songs. This became an art when
Gilbert became librettist. The Ma
jor Generals song in THE Pirates
of Penzance" and the Lord Chanccl-
lor's nightmare i'm "Iolanthe" nearly
drove III. C. Barnabee and Henry F..
Dixey insane when they first under
took them. One slip and the songs
were wrecked and as orchestral ac-
were like trot or 3
gallop, there was no possibility for
the slightest of pauses. Mr.. Bulgcr
mastered thsi rapid-fire singing long
ago, and tasty reeled song is al
ways one of his specialities. This
is coming to the Academy Wednes-
day, April oath.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. George Butler and
daughter Bernice of Flint were the
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. Butler, Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
George McComas, Merchant
Deliveryman, Attempted to
Make Crossing Ahead of
Train, but Failed.
HURLED HIGH WITH
WRECKED VEHICLE
Horse Succeeded in Getting
Across the Tracks.-Aged
Man Received Only Pain
full Injuries.

George McComas, an aged resident
of this city. who runs a merchants
delivery. was struck by a freight train
at the Wilson crossing of the Penn
sylvania lines west of the city last ev-
ening and painfully hurt. His wagon
was demolished but the horse escaped
injury McComas was picked up by the
train crew. placed in the caboose and
by detouring over the Indianapolis di-
vision. taken to his home near West
Fifth street and the Indianapolis di-
vision tracks. He is not believed to
be seriously injured. although his back
and breast are giving him much pain.
being slightly crushed and bruised.
The accident occurred at 1880 Nc
Comas was coming into the city from
the west, and although he saw the APP
preaching freight train. tired to make
the crossing ahead of it. He was un-
successful, the horse getting across
the tracks but the wagon being struck
The wrecked vehicle with McComas
in it was hurled high in the air.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
IN BATTLE
WITH 700 STRIKERS
Many Are Hurt in Dock Bat
tie in London Battle
Lasted for Hours.
(National News Associatior)

LONDON, July 12.-More than L.
400 persons took part in battle be-
tween strikers and police at the Sur
rey commercial docks when a band of
strikers endeavored to. persuade
strikebreakers who are working un-
der police guard to desert their posts
There were 700 strikers in the mob
which tired to storm the docks and
remove the non-strikers by force Six
hundred police surrounded the docks
and attempted to drive the strikers
off. For several hours a battle ragged
in which scores were hurt on both
sides. The police attacked the strik-
ers with their riot sticks. Hundreds of
extra police were rushed to the
scene to reinforce the guard already
on the scene. The ringleaders of the
strikers threatened to make another
assault later in the day.