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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
CROP WATCHERS IN CHINA
Guards In Towers, Who Protect
Growing Grain From Depreda-
tlons by Thieves.

In China the fields are not protect
ed by hedges or fences; the country
lies quite open and is everywhere cas-.
lily accessible. This is not to be in
terprcted as on indication of the pc
cullar honesty OF the people or of
their exceptional respect for their
neighbors' property
As matter OF fact, thieying
abounds. Large numbers Of the peo-
pie are very poor, and this class in or.
der TO subslst have frequent recourse
to stealing As the time Of harvest
approaches and the fruits and cereals
are Tipenlng orchards and fields are
never safe from the unwelcOme vista
lions OF predatory bands, The farm.
er knows this, and hence every body
Is obliged to stand guard over every
thing. Almost every field has its
watch tower, says n writer In the
Wide World Magazine, and these fraiI
tenements are never deserted, night
or day. until the harvest has been
fully reaped.
In some districts crop watching so
cieties" exist, whose sole business is
to provide professional crop watch
ers" where and whenever they iuay
be required Fields Of kaoliang, or 81
ant millet, are watched by profcs
sional crop watcher" This stall
wart plant grows TO a height of ter
10 fifteen feet, and field Of 1t is q
veritable jungle for density and i'm
penetrabiity. This accounts for the
height of the watch tower-a light
wooden structure.
The watcher must II his vigil is &c
be OF any use be higher than the
crops he is looking after. Even so, 4
is difficult to detect the thieves, they
are SO effectively hidden by the tai
and dense growth of tho kaoliang
The object CT the thieves is to pos
sess themselves of the millet heads o.
the plants, and this they can yer!
easily accomplish. All that is nee
essary is q sharp knife and quicl
hand.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12

all. And now she was going, too, and
the great work Of mapping out The
two new craters which he had disCoy.
cred would be greatly retarded, And
he could not afford to disappont those
who were expecting his report ut tho
next meeting of the Astronomical soci.
city.
They we're seated together In the oh.
servatory q few hours later. The moon
was full and the clear atmosphere
made observation extremely easy. De
spite this. however. the work pro
ceeded very slowly indeed Miss Mars
ton seemed as preoccupied as the Pro.
fcssor.
Il don't know how ever shall com.
plete the chart without you, Miss
Marston," said the Professor. Il must
say that for q woman you have an OK.
tremely scientific mind. Most young
women, looking at the moon, are, | am
told, apt to take foolish and romantic
notions For instance, the outline OF
those areas which we call continents
10 foollshly compared with the face OF
n man, who Is popularity considered,
understand to watch over the sicken
ing sentimentalities of lovers a.
though the pure and exact science OF
astronomy could be compared with
such idiotic philanderings! Do you not
agree with me. Miss Marston?'
Yes" answered Miss Marston in q
low voice.
Not that have anything against
| love" Professor Blythe continued II
| Is. presume, a necessary evil. But II
! should be faced with equanImity and
/ serenity like death, not made the sub
ject for senseless comparisons ant
flights OF unframed fancy. Were yot
ever In love, Miss Marston?"
Il can see that you weren't, ant
couldn't be-" exclaimed Miss Marston
rising suddenly and speaking will
something approaching anger. Good
night, Professor Blythe"
An instant later she was gone, leav
ing the Professor quite astonished a
her sudden departure.
| Why" he ruminated, Miss Mars
ton was almost-almost feminine to
night" And this started him upon {
new and strange course OF cogitation.
Miss Marston has gone, Professor
said the elderly housekeeper when m
descended from his observatory late
That evening.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
MAN IN THE MOON
Again Witnessed a Scene Which
Probably Is Old as
Himself.
BY GEORGE MuNsoN.

Il am sorry, Miss Marston, that you
have decided TO sever your connection
with the observatory" said Professor
Blythe, rather sternly. But at your
age can understand that the isolation
OF life In these parts Ia not wholly
Congenial. In fact, II | may be per
mitted to say 20, have often won
dered that you could endure year In
such town as Emerald. You wish to
get back TO tho world of men -er--I
beg your pardon, Miss Marston, l
didn't mean ii in that sense"
Despite his five and forty years the
Professor fairly quailed before the
young woman at the recollection OF his
faux pas. The Professor was as exact
as the charts he drew. and some said
that his heart was as dr: But any
old bachelor at forty.flve is apt to be
that way.
Il mean. Miss Marston, that at your
age one naturally desires congcnial so
ciety"
1T isn't that, Professor" answered
the young woman. almost as cmbar-
raised as the sayaat Il have enjoyed
my time here immensely. But | have
decided TO go"
And tonight" said the Professor re-
luctantly, must be our last view OF the
heavens together. then. The legend
that locates Paradise In the celestial
regions is sinFularly fortunate one.
One loses, in contemplating the heay'
ems, the sense OF tho pcttincss of
earth. | can imagine no greater felic-
ity than watching the stars with con
genial companion"
Then he broke of abruptly, for
tho second time he had been about TO
make a break"
In fact the Professor felt singularly
disconnected at the approaching resig'
nation Of his assistant In the big
Arizona observatory he had expert
enced great difficulty in obtaining O
satisfactory assistant. Men had come
and gone: but, until Miss Marston an
swered his last advertisement from
Baltimore, he had been unable to
make any advance with his work al
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
"The Lawn in Landscape Art"

II the landscape gardener had but
one feature to work with, he would
most certainly choose the lawn. II
constitutes the solid foundation upon
which the ornaments of the superstruc-
ture are imposed. Unobstructive in
itself, 1t is taken for granted by the
man In the street. and its Importance.
aye, its very presence, is overlooked.
The usefulness OF q greensward in
making nature more beautiful and
restful is particularly impressed upon
the soJourner In hot or dry climates.
Take most OF our own southern states
for instance, and in most localities it
is practically impossible to grow good
lawns. The long. hot, dry summers
and the impoverished soils discourage
the grass and the possessor of q fine
lawn Is the proudest person on the
street. Every weed is carefully re.
moved, the grass is kept short and Is
rolled and watered with patience and
regularity.
Even then they cannot be sure OF a
lawn, and this is one OF the main rea'
sons for the high board fences OF Dixie
Land. Most every yard has its pro
tecting fence, as much to hide the
nakedness OF the soil as to keep out
trespassers. 1t takes fair shoulders
TO wear low cut goyns and fences
prosper most where lawns are poor
A yard without lawn to finish Il
off is as barren of beauty as parlor
without a rug or carpet. Other fea'
lures strike the vision more promi
nently and really impress the obsery
or as being the chief beauty Of the
scene, but take away the surround
ing lawn and the artistic effect will
be lowered much more than It would
be by the loss Of any other single
factor.
ANY comparatively homogeneous
green turf will have the same effect
and OF course the smaller the scale OF
tho lot. tho finer and moro carefully
finished the turf must be.
How Is your lawn prospecting this
year? We trust that you did not FOR
yet TO erray the dandelions with sui
EEa,e CT iron before they went te
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
Green First.

An Irishman who was too old for
active work was offered the position
OF crossing tender at a small railroad
station. He looked dubious as the
duties of the Office were explained to
him. and the meaning of the various
flags was clearly stated.
In the case Of danger with train
coming, OF course. you wave the red
flag" said his friend. proceeding with
his explanation. A hard old hand
grasped his arm.
Man, dear. It'll never do" said Pat
rick, shaking his head solemnly. 81
could never trust meself to remember
to wave red flag whin there "'aB {
green wan handy. Current Litera.
ture
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
"Gone!" calculated the Professor in

"Gone!" calculated the Professor in
Surprise
Gone home to Baltimore by the
night train" she answered, looking at
him significantly. But the Professor
only murmured his surprise. and II he
thought about Miss Marston subse'
qucutly he kept his reflections 10 him,
self
But the work Of mapping out the
new craters proved Unexpectedly dull
The young fellow who succeeded his
employe was utterly incompetent and
quickly vanished. The Professor be
moaned his Ill luck TO Mrs Higgins.
I'D give anything In the world to
get Miss Marston back" he said. "She
was the best assistant ever had"
Well. why don't you get herr" in
qulrcd the housekeeper.
Get herl" calculated the Professor
"Why, she wanted to go home; she
was tired Of the work
Mira Higgins smiled sourly and
thrust her elderly features within a
few inches OF the Professors.
DO you know why she left?" she
asked Because people were talk
ms about you and her and thinking
you we're going to be married No
LADY could stand for that"
"Hlass my soul No lady could stand
for getting married." inquired Profess
sor blythe,
No stand for talking about It when
It wasn't so. There" said the house
hooper.
The Professor went away in deer
thought
DO you think she would come
back he inquired the neat evening
81 mean if-lf-"
Try her" responded Mrs. Higgins
grimly. SO that night letter went OF
TO baltimore and. ten days later Miss
Marston appeared, resplendent in {
now hat and gown.
Well I'm ready" she announced
"a feel very guilty to have left you
Professor that is, before we finished
the Craters"
They went up into the observator!
together But somehow neither o
them could work that evening. An,
as he sat beside Miss Marston PROBES
sor Blythe felt the strangest impuls,
to keep her there His right arm
which seemed to have acquired an au
tomato motion Independent OF his con
troll. gradually moved out until PROBES
sOr Blythe found that It was encirclinl
Miss Marston's waist.
DO you think you could-er-marr,
| me- he blurted out You know. w
must work on those craters together.
oh, bother the craters!" said Mis-
Marston. Alfred. dear, think
could, only--do you really want me TO
myself or for the work."
For yourself, darling" exclaime
the Professor with sudden rapture
when | sit here and look at that oil
moon, why, he just seems to be watcf
ing us and telling us to be as happ
as wo can. the dear old fellow"
And the man in tho moon saw tw
| people kissing behind the telescope.
Copyright. 1918, by w. @. Chapman)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
BACK YARD FARMER
Interesting Pointers on Garden.
ing for the City Man or
Suburbanite.
WHAT TO PLANT AND WHEN
Advice by an Expert on Agricultural
Matters-Makine an Ornamental
Arch---A Beautiful Lawn--Care
Of House Plants.
BY PROF. JOHN WILLARD soLrE

oJ FHSTs WIN "lLLNHD bOL e.
Ornamental detached arches in flow
er gardens are coming back and we
are glad to greet them. This cordial
welcome will not be extended indis-
criminately, however, because most OF
the amateur garden arches one sees
are as much out OF harmony as Lo-
RADIO Tafts pet adherence IA statue
of man In high hat.
Don't put an arch in your garden
or at the entrance TO your walk be-
cause you like to do carpenter work.
II you want an arch, study your prob
lem carefully and put it where it will
do the most good Let It be In keep.
ing with the surroundings or 1t VIII
be a detriment rather than an inn
provement.
In many cases the proper place and
surroundings for an arch already eX-
fist, and the question is merely one of
the type of arch to build. Such a 10.
cation would be the entrance to q
secluded garden. the end of walk or
drive, or even tho street entrance.
The landscape or garden picture is
the only kind OF a picture that may
be beautiful from all directions, and
even these natural scenes must be
planned from one viewpoint TO get the
most satisfactory results.
IN planning your arch. decide first
from which direction 1t will be seen
frnpnnntlv viz n
emphasized is toward the house, the
arch must be of q character to har
monize with the house II the view
is from the house, the arch should be
in keeping with the landscape about
II and back Of It,
The function of the garden arch il
TO locate and accentuate a gateway, q
formal entrance to some entirely DIFF
ferent scenes and surroundings. II
marks a distinct boundary line, hence
II is entirely misplaced when the sur
roundings on either side Of 1t are sim
liar in appearance. As u street en-
trance IL will give excellent results
but only when there is an adloininI
barrier, q hedge, fence. or Mt leas
a clump OF shrubs. Do not make th'
mistake OF using such an entrance II
a detached manner because in tina
case 1t Is q gateway without any pos
sible purpose.
Use II as an entrance TO the wil'
flower garden, from there to the for
NAL garden, thence to the vegetable
garden, the chicken parks, the tennis
court, but always from one distinc
scene to decidedly different scene.
Beautiful arches are made OF rougl
limbs, Of finished timbers, Of Lattice
work, OF poles or wire. Each has it
individual uses, but all are governed
by the same principles Of artistic goo
taste. In the majority of cases, prob
ably, the arch should DO covered will
vines, such as Ivy, honeysuckle, wood
blne, climbing roses, clematis, trumpe
creeper, Japanese Ivy, etc.
Most OF us have no idea Of the limit
less possibilities OF making our home
attractive by proper use OF the sin
pier factors of landscape gardening
and In considering these assets tn
ornamental arch should not be ovel
looked
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
Ground Oats.

Ground oats with the hulls sifted
out make almost ideal food for young
pigs. While oats scattered on the
ground in dry place make an excel.
lent feed for brood sows. Crushed or
ground oats as n slop may form one
third the ration for brood sows or
growing pigs until they reach the
period of fattening, but oats are not
profitable as feed for fattening hogs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
AT 70 MAYOR BECOMES STUDENT AGAIN

A picturesque white-haired gentle
man OF the old school, stepped buoy
antly from a train at Madison. Wis,
Il few days ago,
He was Mayor Rudolph Blanken'
burg of Philadelphia, scholar, patriot
and philanthropIst. and he, with
party Of 100 easterners, went there to
take 4 special course in civic govern
ment.
The venerable Quaker made an I'M
presslve figure In his flowing beard
and frock coat His eyes. undimmed
by age, shono with the eagerness or
youth.
Never too old to learn" was his
CHEEKY announcement. Think OF 1t
going to school ut my age" And he
laughed heartily at the idea of becom'
ing schoolboy at the age OF seventy.
The party. which made the pilgrim
age under the auspices OF the city
club Of Philadelphia regards Madison
az sort OF new world Athens, They
took a three-day course IN advanced
D. L., al gI pg
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
DecapltatinQ Fowls.

A very good block for decapitatlng
fowls Ia made by driving two spikes
or nails along one side of heavy
block of wood. far enough apart to
allow the fowls neck to slip between
them. This holds It in place and
makes it easy to complete the work
at one blow.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12

ideas on the problems OF uhcp
women Blankenburg In the party
BlHnkenburg travelling
in learning disciples who have " SIT ia
ANDY Philadelphia the latest Improvements
OF Quaker city
independent has been prominent In the field Of
lie
his and to the Of Philadelphia
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12
CARES LITTLE FOR FORMALlTIES

The American agricultural commits
sion which visited Romo recently took
away a lasting remembrance Of at
least two very prominent men met
whilo there. namely. King Victor
Emmanuel and Signor Luzzatt, the
former minister Of finance and agrt.
culture and once president Of tho
cabinet
OF the commissions experience with
King Victor n story Is now being told
which. besides throwing more light on
the kings democratic ideas and disrc-
gard for etiquette also explains why
the delegates wer. so pleased with
the reception at which the king and
Queen Elena were present.
According to tho story. on leaving
America many members OF the com.
mission little thought they would come
in contact with crowned heads Of sew
cral European countries and failed to
bring along evening dress suits, Prince
AlbcrtB. getaways and striped trous
prg
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12

commissions presentation to the king
delegates informed
unable account
the act hat clothes with them
intimately decided inform his
male of the the kings
Mr.
they themselves BESIDES little
formaltiCs
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12


the Indian bureau the Indians interests In
and mus
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-06-12

and display requisite ability what Mexcos sol
dnip residen. iroma abandoning the palaoa
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-11


seemed to have no vim or vigor in
their step-why, when the seventh
inning came they started hitting free
and put some ginger in the game by
scoring handily. Three runs that
Giant rally brought to show up on
the board, and in the eighth they
bravely fought till two more runs
were scored. If Merkle had been
wholly well, if Snodgrass didn't limp,
it NIGHT be that the score would tell
how Gotham put a crimp in Philadel-
phia's stalwart crew and made them
sick and faint-if all these ''ifs'' of
mine were true, but, well, you see,
they amt.
The Giants used full fourteen men,
the Mackmen used but nine, the stall
warts from the land of Penn retained
their fighting line, and old Chief Ben
der from the start twirled nobly as of
yore; he had the same old dauntless
heart, the same old grin he wore
while Demaree and RUDE Marquard,
the pitchers from Manhattan, took all
their troubles pretty hard and finch
ed at Quaker battin'-and when you
think of Schang and such, you can
not blame those pitchers much!
If ever all the dope was shot to
pieces; if ever all the figures went to
pot, if every expert got paresis en-
deavoring to figure what was what;
if ever any. contest baffled science
and threw the canny wise ones in a
fit-this game between the Mackmen
and the Giants is certainly the con-
test that is 1T.
The sons of William Penn were
mighty lucky, and yet they played a
pretty nifty game; the sons of Old
Manhattan town were plucky and yet
they lost the laurel just the same.
The game was full of IFS" and full
of "may-bes" it might have BEEN
and then it might have not" but
the dopesters got an awful case of
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-11


New York, Oct. 11.-What? What?
What? What? What's the news
from the town of Swat? What is the
dope on the home run maker; how
many bingles for ]. F. Baker? How
many times did a liner hot rise from
his bat to a distant spot? Tell us the
tale of the hits he got-ten us the
whaddy y mean-hey, what? Nary
a hit-not single swat? Well, it
may be true, but it sounds like rot,
and l don't know whether to laugh
or;not-four times up and not a swat!
And Collins the same? Mein lieber
Colt!
But it could not be said very great
ly to matter, for Barry and Strunk
ambled into the breach, and young
Mr.. Schang proved a capable batter,
who gave to the pill quite an audible
screech. Four runs were brought in
by the versatile catcher, who wallop-
ed the sphere with a resonant bang,
and certainly showed as a slugger
whose stature is fully as great as the
best of the gang. And what can you
do with a Teller like that who wal
lops the ball every time at bat? -,
Yet, for all Mr.. Bary's remarkable
bingles; for all Mr. Strunk's undeni-
able skill, for all Mr.. Schang with the
doubles and singles, which came from
the way he punished the pill-if Mer-
kle weren't nursing a mighty sore
ankle, if Snodgrass weren't crippled
in one of his pins, the gloom of defeat
with which many hearts rankle
might now be the smile of the fellow
who wins. But Snodgrass by lame
ness was fearfully hobbled and
couldn't get under McInnis' fly, and
Merkle, who hoped on an ankle that
wobbled, was just bit later for
foul that was high. Perhaps if these
invalids were not so lame-there
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-11
WHAT'S THE DOPE FROM THE TOWN OF SWAT?

BY BERTON BRALEY
Copyright, 1918, by the United Press.)
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-31

JUNE IS THE MONTH.


In an amusing piece entitled, The
Relation of June to Wedlock," in the
American Magazine, Kin Hubbard
writes:
"June's tn month which tn Romans
regarded as beirr tn most p~ropitious
season o tn year at tn altar, an Miss
Fawn Lippincutt adds that TIL augury
fer happiness Is specially favorable Il
tn, day chosen be O. tn full moon, er
tn conjunction O tn sun an TIL NOON
But o course those o. US who have
tried all sorts o months know that no
particular month has anything on any
o tn other mouths when 1t comes t a
happy marriage: A couple kin get mar
rted on a dark. dreary February after
noon an wait clean till July fer a 81
excursion I Mammoth cave, an be
perfectly happy-unless, o. course, tn
husband has misrepresented his salary,
er his wife refuses t. dress up except
on Sunday. Il -
"a dressin' Jacket wife an q substan-
tial, seif-respectin' husband are soon
parted. Nor kin Their ever be much in
common between a husband that ought
t eat out o a nose bag an a wife O.
exquisite taste. They may not part, but
that atmosphere O love an companion
ship which should ~pernneate tn ideal
homeu be eve missin'."
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-31
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY'S
SKIN

In the care OF baby's skin and hair,
Cuticura Soap is the mothers IA
vorite. Not only Is it ~unriValed in
purity and refreshing fragrance, but
ito gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri-
tations, remove redness. roughness
and chafng, soothe sensitive condi-
tons, and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, it is most valuable in
the treatment OF eczemas, rashes and
itching, burning infantile eruptions.
Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer, often
outlasting several cakes Of ordinary
soap and making its use most eco
nomical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-31

silas r. Barton. who recently as
sumed his duties as congressman from
the Fifth district Of Nebraska, is the
soninlaw OF Richard L Metcalfe. the
new governor of the Panama canal
zone. but unlike his fatherinlaw is q
republican. Before his election to cons
gress he was a prominent labor leader
and was grand recorder of the Ancient
Order ofsUnited Workmen OF Nebraska.
He was also auditor for the state Of
Nebraska. He is Al years old and
married Miss Metcalfe a few months
ago In Lincoln. where her father was
editor OF Mr.. Bryan's "Commoner."