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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10

nice picture? Are the trees all box.
elders and soft naples with their
heads knocked off? A friend once told
me of tribe of Indians who chose to
name their babies after the first OBJ.
1ect that seemed to attrac: that baby's
attention. So Il was that baby was
often called Eagles Feather" Grey
Wolf" or Running Dog" Alas! II
we followed that practice now, our
babies would mostly be- called Tin
Can" or Dirty Backyard"
Now is the time to clean up the
yard and make It credit to the COM
munity Let us plan little. To
make your corn grow you have to
pillow the ground, ferti!Ize the soil.
plant new seed and hoe out the
weeds II you want r nice lawn-and
there ls nothing quite 60 beautiful
you must do the same thing; not
quite so often, but at least once in
ten or fifteen years.
First. get rid OF the box elders and
soft naples whose topr are brittle,
whose seeds and leaves drop all sum.
NOR and do not decay quickly. Their
roots grow near the surface, forming
an impenetrable mat sapping all the
soil food and moisture that belongs
TO the grass. Moreover, these trees
are really dangerous In stormy
weather because OF the fragibility
of their limbs.
In grading the lawn--and that Is
the first thing to do--the earth
should slope gently away from the
base OF the house TO the edge OF the
yard. ny all means avoid terraces.
They are costly to maintain and are
not nearly as beautiful as a cOutin.
Gus even slope. Pillow deep. harrow,
drag and roll. Rake out the sticks
and stones. Then plant the seed. Use
about four bushels to the acre, mix
ing as follows: To one bushel OF blue
grass add two and one.half pounds of
white alsike clover. The clover is
very important for Missouri soils
since It protects the blue grass until
II becomes established and furnishes
much needed nitrogen to the soil. If
the ground Is shady or damp add one.
fourth bushel Of English perennial
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10

trees from now on until the soil can
no longer be dug up, are in fine con
ditton for transplanting Cut back
the tops heavily and have good
heavy root system enclosed in ball
of earth Plant carefully, packing
the earth we'll around the roots and
covering the surface with about two
inches OF loose soil The best size
tree to transplant is one whose trunk
Ia about Ia inches In diameter, and
the tree should be cut back to
height Of about 10 or IL feet See II
you can plant some trees and make
them grow. This IL one OF the best
growing seasons that we have had in
Missouri for a number of years. Do
some planting this fall-NOW,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10

extremely beautiful ut all seasons.
The evergreen, too, add great deal
to the beauty OF yard. Especially
the Colorado blue spruce. There Is
such a spruce and Norway maple
In our town which cxcites more ad-
miration than the annual circus.
Why not plant some In your yard7
Right now is the time to do It; the
corn Ia in. the weather is fine, the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10
Proposed BY Initiative Petition.
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

Aboishina the present state board Of
equalization and providing for appoint.
ntent by the governor, In lieu Of such
board. of state tax commission, and
prescribing the number, qualifications,
duties and salaries OF the members
thereof.
Proposed amendment, by initiative Pc
titton, TO the state Constitution of Mis-
souri, submitting to the legal voters OF
the state for their approval or rejection
at the general election to be held on the
Tuesday next following the first Monday
In November. A. u. 1912, repeating SEQ
ton IL OF article X OF the Constitution
OF the state Of Missouri and enacting In
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10

age sized calf should have 10 pounds
or 8 quarts of whole milk a day.
This should, when convenient, be
given In three feeds, morning, noon
and night
At the end of two weeks the strong
calf may be changed to skim.milk.
This Is done gradually and not by an
abrupt change. The whole milk should
be replaced at the rate of one pound.
or pint, day. until the calf Is get
ting only skim-milk. It may then be
allowed Is pounds n day. for an aver
age size calf.
The skim.milk calf should be taught
to eat grain early. BY the time 1t is
three weeks old II should be eating
considerable. Corn meal alone is as
good as any grain, but after the calf
Is two or three months old 1t can eat
shelled corn Just MS well.
The best way to feed the grain is
dry In boxes. At first, the calf may
have excess to It at all times. As
soon as II begins to eat considerable.
no more should he given than will be
eaten up clean twice daily.
The essential points to be kept In
mind are these:
/. Do not overfeed
2. Feed warm milk.
3. Feed sweet. fresh milk.
4. Feed each animal individually
s. Feed regularly.
G. Keep the pals and quarters
where the calves are kept clean.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10

Leave plenty of mulch between the
strawberry rows when uncovering. II
helps to retain moisture, and keeps
berries cleaner.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10

Intended shall have been submitted to a
vote of the people and two-thirds II the
qualified voters of such county. city or
school district voting at such election.
shall vote therefor. The rate herein ali
lowed to each county shall be ascertained
by the amount q taxable property there
In. according tol the last assessment for
allowed to each city or town by the num-
Der OF inhabitants. according to the last
census taken under the authority OF the
state. or OF the United States; said re-
striction as TO rates shall apply 10 taxes
OF every kind and description, whether
general or special, except taxes to pay
valid Indebtedness now existing or bonds
which may be issued in renewal OF such
Indebtedness: Provided, that the city Of
81. Louis may levy for municipal pur-
poses, IN addition to the municipal rate
OF taxation above provided. u rate not OK
CeoJing the rate which would be allowed
FOR county purposes II said city were part
OF a county
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

Joint and concurrent resolution provid-
Ing for the repeal OF section 2 Of article
OF the Constitution OF the state Of
Missouri, relating to suffrage and cleo
tlons and the enactment Of a new sec
ton In lieu thereof, TO be known as
section OF article 8,
BE II resolved by the Senate. the House
OF Representatives concurring therein.
an follows:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday In November. A j. 1919.
there shall be submitted for adoption 10
the qualified voters OF the state the fol-
lowing constitutional amendment. to-wit;
That section of article OF the Con-
stitution % the state OF Missouri be and
the same liz hereby repealed and the fol-
lowing new section enacted In lieu there
OF. to he known as section 2;
Section .. Every male citizen OF the
United States. and every male person OF
foreign birth who shnti thavel become n
citizen Of the United States according to
law by complying with ali Of the laws Of
naturalization in relation thereto, who Ia
over the age OF twcnty-one years. pos
sessing the following qualifications, shall
be entitled TO vote At all elections by the
people:
First. He shall have resided In the
state one year Immediately preceding the
election at which he offers to vote.
Second. He shall have resided IN tho
county. city or town where ne shall ofIer
to vote at least sixty days Immediately
preceding the election.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10
Proposed BY Initiative Petition.
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

Providing for levying and collecting,
on each one hundred dollars assessed
valuation, a state tax OF ten cents for
the support Of the public elementary
and high schools, state normals LIN.
coin institute and the State University.
Proposed amendment to the ConstittI-
ton OF Missouri 10 he submitted to tho
legal voters OF the state Of Missouri for
their approval or rejection at the regular
general election TO be held on the Tues
day next following the FIRST Monday in
November. A. -. 1912, providing for
revenue for the support OF public educa-
ton, by adding TO article X of the Com
stitution one new section TO be known
AS section twenty eight (2Sl. which is IN
words and figures as follows:
Section rs. state tax Of ten cents on
each one hundred dollars valuation shall
be annually levied and collected on the
assessed value OF all property subject by
law to taxation In this state. The pro-
ceeds OF said tax shall be set apart In the
state treasury and appropriated by tho
general assembly for the support and
maintenance OF public elementary and
high schools. state normal schools Lin
coin Institute, and the state University:
but In no case shall there DO appropriate
less than twenty-five per cent OF said
proceeds to be used In aiding public ele-
mentary and high schools
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting TO the qualified voters OF the
state OF Missouri an amendment to the
Constitution. thereof, providing for the
registration OF all voters In all counties
having a population OF nifty thousand
inhabitants or more and which adJons
a city having population Of thrfe
hundred thousand inhabitants or more.
BE It resolved by the House OF Represen-
tatiTos, tho Senate concurring therein:
That at the general election TO be held
In this state on the Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday In November,
1912. the following amendment to the
Constitution OF the state OF Missouri shall
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
this state, tu-wit:
Section ]. That the general assembly
may provide. by law. for the registration
OF all voters In all counties having pop.
ulRtion OF nfty thousand inhabitants or
more. and which adioins a city having II
population OF three hundred thousand in
habitants or more.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10
STATE OF MISSOURI.

Department OF State.
|, Cornelius Roach, Secretary OF State
OF the State OF Missouri hereby certify
that tho foregoing ISIS fun. true and COM
plete copy OF the five joint and concur
rent resolutions Of the Forty-sNth Cen
cral Assembly OF the State OF Missouri
Of the proposed amendments to the Com
stitution OF tho State Of Missouri: also,
OF the four amendments 10 che Constitu-
ton proposed by inltiatiye petition, to
3" submitted to tho qualified voters Of
the State of Missouri Nat the general
election to be hold on Tuesday, the NTH
day OF November, 1919.
In testimony whereof. | hereuntn set
my hand and afrix the Great Seal OF the
State of Missouri. Done at office in the
city OF Jefferson, this 3rd day OF Septem-
her, A. u. 1912.
fSeall
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
Elevating the Secretaries

The private secretaries Of
Copgressmen won a signal
victory in the House Of Rep
resentatives as a result of Ex-
Speaker Cannon's fight to
raise their pay from ST, 500 to
81, 900 a year. In some instanc-
es these secretaries are count
ed more able than their chiefs,
and the latter receive $1,000
year with mileage and other
perquisites. The secretaries
have been fighting for their
increase for a number of years,
and they are hopeful that the
Senate will not interfere with
this action of the lower House.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

Now is a good time to take
a glance over your backyards
and devise some plan to ostra-
else the fruit cans and rubbish
which have accumulated since
the last installment was re-
moved. You can generally
judge of the occupants of a
house by the condition in'which
the front and back yards are
kept. In a general sense we
all pride ourselves on being
cleanly and tidy. Home and its
surroundings above all places
in the world should be scrup
ously guarded against conta-
minating influences.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

We believe every we'll regu-
lated town should and will
support a public library, and
as a starter in this direction
we suggest to our people the
feasibility of such an under
taking. We now have a law by
which the matter may be
brought before the people and
decided by them through the
ballot as to whether a corpor-
alton will or will not esta blish
and support such a thing.
Well read minds sustain whole.
some laws. True intelligence &c
.elevates the morals of a COM
munity. Good books easy of
access rid street corner of many
loafers. With plenty of inter
esting books at hand long win
ter evenings may be proAtab-
ly spent, and a good public
library combined with coed
schools, well sustained, will
do much towards eradicating
many prominent evils and cor
recting many crooked and
preverse ways.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
Wants Open Discussion

One of the newer Members
of the House is Mr.. Sloan of
Nebraska, and he has already
obtained positive notions re.
garding the practices that are
in vogue in the manner of
efecting legislation, and on
the floor of the House the
other day he declared: 81 am
personally as preludlced
against stillborn speeches as
am against caucus-canned le-
gislation." In his opinion, a
speech that is not good enough
for Members of the House to
hear is not good enough for
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
Feverish Washington

Ap anxious office holder was
demonstrating recently Ill
Washington because Of the de-
Iav i'll receiving all appoint
ment which he had oeen told
could be given him. His Con.
gressman said: Nov don't
get impatient. Just wait until
we can get the President tc
stand still for a minute, and
we will have You fixed out all
right - The advice illustrates
very we'll the feverish condi-
ton the campaign has brought
about, not only SO fer as it
affects the President himself,
but it can practically be ap-
piled IN the same manner to
nearly every branch or depart
ment of the government.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

AS the springtime approach
es the peddler aud the cheap
auction man will be around in
all his glory. He will tell you
the smooth story about bank
rupt stock that must be sold.
But be not deceived. Remem-
Der that your home dealer is
here to make every promise
good, and that he can always
give you a better stock to sell
ect from. It is characteristic of
the American people to try to
get some thing for nothing,
but the time when they can
do this has not come as yet.
Nor is it liable to come this
summer. Our merchants do
not promise to give you some
thing for nothing, but can give
you as much for your money
as anyone else, and are show
ing an immense lot Of relia able
GOODS
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

ships started in carrying big
Congressional parties to the
Panama Canal.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
Our Possessions

A determined effort is being
made at the present session OF
Congress to secure a leglsla-
ture for Alaska. Since that
country became a part of our
possessions it has been getting
along without any form of
home rule, and its laws have
consisted mostly of crumbs
dropped from the Congression-
al pie counter. Mr.. Davenport
) of Oklahoma, in speech re-
Gently made a plea i'll behalf
of Alaska for the purpose of
also securing better laws for
our colonies. The question Of
civil government in the Philip
pine Islands has been discussed
by several Members including
Mr.. Morse of Wisconsin, who
succeeded in throwing some
light upon the conditions in
Islands. The Philippine situa-
ton however appears to be
more clearly in the minds of
Congrersmen than that Of
Alaska, because at one time
the Philippines were fashion
able junket, but that was how
ever, before Uncle Sans war
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

A we'll graded yard or lawn
planted with ornamental trees,
vines or bright flowers, is one
of the most attractive features
that can be introduced i'll a
house, and shows that the own
er has some taste and pride
and thinks life worth living
for. At any rate he is enjoy
ing life and every one else
thinks the same.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
Many
Little
Things
of This
World
By Sarah MONTGOMERY

neghborhood that individuality than
a of soulless cottages.
may say my husband $18
five in my family.
who toed and saved until she
resulting seninvadsn She had
spiritual things They did interest her. She had have property
for her old Today she is unhappy, dsconnted
She read tires bores her She knows spiritual
npft peace that only from within Books unknown
quantity and she is mental beggar.
money property but have the things
while which will when I'm DID,
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
The Convict-His Family-Law

Ii is urged that convicts
must not be kept idle, that
they must earn theirR living,
that the people should not be
taxed to feed and clothe al
army of criminals, and, so
forth. and SO forth. I
Let us see how this works.
The state arrests a young fell
low, who, let US say, IN a
drunken quarrel had stabbed
a companion. He is hurrled
away to prison. He is brought
into court, tried and convict
ed. He is sent to prison for hve
years or ten years, or tor life.
All the while a young wife
and half dozen little child
ren are left without their ma
tural protector and support.
They huddle in a corner of the
court room. They hear the
lawyers yawp. They listen to
the verdict. The case is closed.
The young father is bundled
off in one direction in chains.
The young family is turned off
in another in tears. The state
takes the time, the earnings
of the oneto itself, leaving the
other to starve. The mother
dies of despair. The boys grow
up thieves. The girls grow up
harlots. The law is vindicated.
The taxpayer is protected.
The criminal classes are re-
plenished. Is it not damrable?
Does not the society which
tolerates such monstrosltles
deserve all the evils it entails
upou itself? The state has no
right to take that mans labor
from his wife and children and
give them no equivalent. 1t
should punish the guilty, not
the innocent. Every dollar
that is diverted in this way
from the natural needs of the
helpless to the use of the pub
lie is base blood money that
should ana does carry with it
the curse of God.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
Street Tax Notice

Your Street Tax of So 90 for
the year 1912 is now due and
must be paid in cash Or labor up.
on the streets and alleys. All
male persons between the ages
of 21 and so years are subject to
this tax.
THEO. Fl SHUFLIN,
Street Supervisor.
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25
DIRT IS SOMETIMES DISGRACEFUL
AND SOMETIMES HONORABLE

wanamaker,
thing him
containing his goods
considerably
A.
a ncan
reakonaby
These recognized VALUE CLEANLINESS NEAT
PERSONAL ARANCE, NEVER of OVER-DAINTINESS.
himself clean we'll
UNDONE, DANDYISM.
in
his collar When
blessed who not ashamed of dirt
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

the con stituents at home to
read. To this opinion he ADDS
that "a speech, however lack
ing, which has been rehearsed
before this body may properly
be read by a most exacting
constituency
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

To secure a savings bank account and
to acquire property on small income are
all well and good provided the price paid
is not the loss of all the things that make
life really worth living I would rather
give my older son dollar that he may
see or hear something which will broaden
or deepen his intellect than nickel for a
moving picture show. The moving picture
show is all right and splendidly instruc-
tive sometimes, but it is not the cheapness
of the entertainment that appeals to my
discriminating taste.
I would rather paw $40 or $50 a month
The Winslow mail., 1912-05-25

All items and change of ad
vertising to insure insertion
in the weekly issue of this
paper must reach this office
before noon each Friday. All
copy received after that hour
will be held over for the fol-
lowing weeks issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22

states like Washington and Iowa, and by
the Supreme Court of the Nation in a
case but few weeks old.
II know of no popular vote by any
state of the Union more fragrant in its
defiance of right and justice. more short
sighted in its inability to face Se
changed needs of our civilization, than
this decision by the highest court of the
State of New York, Many of the judges
of that court l know personally, and for
them L have a profound regard Even
for as fragrant a decision as this / would
not vote for their recall: for | have no
doubt the decision was rendered in ac-
cordance with their ideas of duty But
most emphatically, l do wish that the
people should have the right to recall
the decision itself, and autheritatively
to stamp with disapproval what cannot
but seem to the ordinary plain citizen a
monstrous miseonstruction of the Con-
stitution, monstrous perversion of the
Constitution into an instrument for the
perpetuation of social and Industrial
wrong and for the oppression of the
weak and helpless.
'If there must be decision by a close
majority, then let the poole step in and
let it be their majority that decides.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22

person now living in the town of those
town. He is one of the oldest sailors
in Maine He boasts of the fact that
he has never been sick more than
three days at a time during his life.
On May of this year he will OBJ
serve his S7th birthday.
Mr.. Barker is in good health. He
was born in Pennington and moved
to Norridgewock when he was three
years old. He became sailor and
deep sea fisherman when he was but
Is years old. His first trip was in a
fishing schooner from New Bedford
around Cape Horn and he spent sthret
years whaling in the Pacific. where
over 5000 barrels of whale oil was
taken. He tells of one sperm whala
from which 14S barrels of oil were
taken As barrels from the head of the
animal. Returning home Mr. Barker
spent two years in Houlton. Again
he got the sea fever and went to The
| West Indies. In a short time he re-
turned TO Maine and worked on q
steamboat from Hallowell to Boston.
He was married in 1S47 to Mary Jane
Boyington of Augusta, and they lived
there until 1852 when Mr.. Barker went
to California where he spent two years
gold mining. He has also lived in 81.
Paul MINI. He returned to Norridgc-
wock in 1889 where he has lived
since. In his lifetime he has made
three trips to Florida and eight to st,
Paul His wife died about three years
ago Five children We're born to them
and all are living: George in the
war department at Florida; Williarn
! of St. Paul; Herbert of Bangor; Mrs.
Elizabeth Allen of Norrdgewock, and
Mrs. Adclia Butler Of Portland, Ore
gon. MIR. Barker is the last remain
| ing one of a family of II children.
| His father served in the War of 1872.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22
LINCOLN.
WHiTEFIEtD.

SOUTH-Mrs. d. f. Matthews is in
Gardiner assisting in the care of her
father, j. A. Bradstreet.
Mrs. b. A. Bailey is in North White
field caring for her niece's husband
Merle Ware, who is very i'll with bron-
chial pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mansir of Pitts
ton and John Cate of Dresden We're
among the recent callers at the Mat
thews homestead"
Frank Nelson of Alma was a recent
business caller at Henry Palmer's.
MIR. and Mrs. Ludy Matthews re-
Gently entertained Mr.. and Mrs. A. G
Houdlette and son.
Miss Katy Bailey has returned from
West Alma, where she assisted in the
care of Mrs. Herbert Pickard.
Myron Palmer and Carleton Gilbert
who have been in Alma gathering
brown-taii moths are now at the
Heath homestead. Uncle Riee's flock
of Sheep still flourish and have many
little lambs.