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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
WHITE PIMpLES ON HEAD

Ransom. Ill-"Thc trouble started
on our baby when he was only about
two weeks old Started like little
white pimples, looked like an old scab
Of blood and matter His whole head
was covered for few months, then Il
went to his ear, shoulders, and his
whole body. II seemed to come out
thick and sticky Oh his head, while
on the other parts Of his body it was
more like water coming out Of the
skin. He would scratch until the erup-
ton would be all covered with blood
and gradually spread. The least little
stir or rub would cause the sores to
bleed, spread and itch Never had a
full nights sleep, restless all night.
THE sores were horrid to look at
II lasted until he was about two and n
half years old. Then we saw an &c.
zema advertisement in the paper to
use -. but It did no good. Then
we used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. We put the Cuticura Oint.
ment on thick at bed time and put
tight hood on so he could not scratch
the sores. Then We washed Il clean
with Cuticura Soap and warm water
twice a day. and he was completely
cured" (Signed) Mrs. Z. F. Sulzber.
ger, Dec. go 1911
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
IDEA ANNOYED OLD G0LDE
He Knew From Experience That Col.
Iege Education by No Means
Untitled Boy for Work.

Woodrow Wilson naturally believes
in college education for boys and
girls alike" said u banker at the
Princeton club In New York.
Mr. Wilson. lunching with me here.
once said in his quaint way that the
old idea about n college education un-
fitting lad for work had quite died
out.
we no longer hear" he declared.
stories like that OF Gohsa Code.
When Gobsa Goldes son Scatter.
good" he explained. desired to go to
Princeton. he said TO the old man:
Pater, is II true that boys who go
to college are unfit for work after.
ward?"
"'Of course It amt truen snor;ed
tho old man Indignantly. Why, I've
got Princeton graduate runnin' my
freight elevator two of my best coal
beavers are Harvard a. BIS and n
Yale S. b. Is my star truck driver"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
Building Up a Soil
The Fertility Depends Very Largely Upon
Humus Supply
BY { B. Hutchinson Asst Professor AsOnomy College Agriculture of Mo

The first thing that is worn out in
soils is the vegetable matter or hu.
mus. The longer soils are titled and
the longer they are cultivated. the
more rapidly VIII the humus be OK.
hausted. Unfortunately, most of the
methods of handling soils, as com.
monty practlced, deplete the humus
content very fast The continued
growing of grain crops, especially
those that require considerable stir.
ring of the soil. like corn and pota.
toes, rapidly reduces the humus sup.
ply; for when n soil is stirred FIRE.
quently the conditions are favorable
for It's most rapid decay Naturally,
In this decay considerable quantities
of plant food are set free, and this is
one of the immediate benefits from
cultyating corn. When this practice
is continued year after year on the
same land, the supply OF humus ult.
mately becomes SO low as TO reduce
the productiveness below u profitable
basis.
1t Is, Of course, true that the con.
slant removal Of crops from the land
removes large quantities Of immedi
ntely available plant food, and this has
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30


rotation the yield is 7IG bushels per
acre.
Growing Leauminous Crops.
Crop rotation alone, however, will
not maintain the humus supply, nor
the fertility indefinitely. This is only
the first essential. The rotation must
include wide use of lcguminuus
crops, both rs regular ana as catch
crops thrown in for pasture or green
manure. Such crops are usually
known us humus.building crops, be.
cause in order to build up humus in
soil nitrogen is necessary, aud these
plants have the ability to secure il
from the air. They do not depend
upon the soil nitrogen for making the
vegetable matter Of which they are
composed. If these crops are removed
from the land, however the humus
actually added to the soil is small. al.
though since the soil is not stirred
while these crops are on the land
they tend to maintain it,
To build up the humus rapidly in d
soil, 1t Is necessary that these crops
be pasturcd or fed and the manure
returned; or. better still, that occa.
slonally crops be turned under. It IL
seldom advisable to turn under reg.
ular crop OF green manure. but catch
crops should be used for this purpose.
Cowpeas or soja beans may be sown
in the corn ut the last cultivation, or
Sown after a regular crop OF oats or
wheat, and either pastured of or
turned under to add humus Peas
may also be planted with the corn
with a pea attachment to the planter,
and the peas and lower blades of corn
removed by sheep, or the peas and
corn pastured OF together. The peas
may be harvested with the corn and
used for sllage or fed with the fodder,
though greater fcrtilzing value will
be had If the peas are pastured or
turned under,
II can readily be seen, therefore,
that to maintain the humus supply of
4 soil absolutely, and especially II the
humus is to be built up, it is neces.
sary to make a wide use of legumin.
Gus crops to be pastured, or turned
under. unless feed or manure is
brought in from sources outside ones
farm. The grain farmer who makes
little manure and sells the bulk of his
crops from the land must resort to
the turning under Of leguminous crops
If the humus supply is TO be main
tanned.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
COULD STAND PLAYFUL DOG
Young Man Considerably Relieved
When ho Learned the Animal Was
Not In Earnest.

Have you seen papa's new dog,
Carlo?" she asked as they sat In the
parlor.
Yes" he replied, uneasily. 81
have had the pleasure OF meeting the
dog"
Isn't he splendid? He is 80 afTec.
Tomato"
81 noticed he was very dcmonstra.
tive" returned he, as he moved un.
easily in his chair.
He is very playful, too. never
saw more playful animal In all my
life"
Il am 30 glad to hear you say
that"
why"
Because | was little afraid that
when he bit that piece out of me the
other evening he was In earnest. But
If he was only In play, OF course. It's
all right ! can take fun as well as
anybody"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
RHEUMATIC ADVICE
Prominent Doctors Best prcscrIp.
ton Easily Mixed at Home.

From your druggist get ono ounce
OF Toris compound lin original scaled
package) and one ounce Of syrup OF
barsaparllla compound. Take thesc
two ingredients home and put them
Shake the bottle and take n table
spoonful before each meal and at bed
time" This ia said 10 be the quickest
ana best remedy known to the medical
profession for rheumatism and back
nche. Good results come after the first
dose. II your druggist does not have
Toris compound in stock he will got
IL for you In few hours from his
Wholesale hodse. Don't be Influenced
70 take patent medicine instead OF
this Insist on having the genuine Trris
compound In the original onc-ouncc. seal
ed yellow package. Hundreds of tho
worst cases were cured here by this pre-
scription last winter. Published by tho
Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories OF
Chicago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
HIs Childish Wish.

Here is an excerpt from Paul Vests
Just Boy" Letters, which reads like a
clipping from the Little Johnny" pa
pers by Ambrose Bierce In the early
volumes OF the Argonaut: Il asst my
father why ministers move so much
and he said he guessed they was
forced to on account OF tharc sons
visit my father was minister" -
San Francisco Argunaut
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
House Plans important.

The care in the home and all other
forms Of household work are greatly
facilitated by right planning and tho
use of suitable materials for the con.
struction and furnishing of the home.
An adequate and convenient water
supply and other conveniences are es.
sential, not only for comfort and for
saving labor, but also from the stand.
point Of home hygiene.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

The following table shows the re.
suits Of rotation at the Missouri Tx.
pertinent Station:
Yield OF
Corn, 1905.
Rotation. Blu. per a.
Corn-l7 years .................1l.S
Corn, wheat, cloyer-l7 years. 5O.7
Corn, oats, wheat, clover, tim.
othy-l7 years ..,..,.........54.2
Corn, wheat, clover (manurcd)-
From these results II will be seen
that where corn is grown continually
for II years. without manure, the
yield has been reduced to 11.8 bush.
els per acre. Where the land has
been simply rotated to corn, wheat
and clover the yield stands at 5O7
bushels per acre. The increase Is
due first to the fact that the ground
is cultivated but once in three years,
thus being less exhaustive than where
cultivated each year; and to the fact
that clover, being humus and nitro.
building crop, Is inserted Where
the rotation has been the less eX-
Of corn, oats, wheat. clover
and timothy, the yield is 54.2 bushels
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
Scotch Query.

A biuff, consequential gentleman
from the South, with more beef on his
bones than brain in his head, riding
along the Hamilton road, near to
Blantyre, asked a herdboy on the
roadside. in a tone and manner evi-
denuy meant to quiz, If he were half
way'to Hamilton" Man." replied
the boy. II wad need to ken whar ye
hae come frae, afore could answer
your question. Exchange.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
No Sale.

Hubby had arrived home while
wiley slept and at the breakfast table
there was n cold silence.
"A penny for your thoughts. my
love" he ventured.
For two cents I'd tell you what
think of you" she retorted, with
dangerous CLEAN in her eye.
He did not raise his bid.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

Pawnshops in Berlin are controlled
by the government. Tho rates OF IN.
terest are low, and the profits arc
used for charitable purposes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

Tho fish | had from yesterday
wasn't fit to eat. was Obliged to
give It to my London
Opinion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

Mrs Winslow'a Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR, softens the gums, reduces infamma.
ton. alays pain cures wind collie 25c bottle Ia
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

why was the beauty doctor so an.
cry with Anna?"
Because she told him she was com
Ing to him to get few wrinkles"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

LEWIS Single Binder cigar is smoked
by more men who have been smoking l0c
cigars than any other &c cigar on the
market. Adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

DO You VVVT ETVO your NU8DAUd
Christmas hints"
"Of course | do"
DO you? Why, the least hint
makes my husband 80 mad!"
Pooh You don't know the com.
bination. l tell my husband | don't
want what ] do want, and then ! get
H."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

Many n girl fails to select the right
husband because she's afraid OF being
left.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
OF CourRe.

What did your lawyer say when
you stated your purpose to him7'
HE said IL was fes-ibIe"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

About the only time n woman has
nothing to say is when she has
chance to praise one OF her rivals.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

When a man realizes the gulf be-
tween ideals and actualities, he be.
comes bitter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

It takes n practical fisherman to de.
tect the lie in fish story.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

GER acre, and where manure has been
added in the corn, wheat and clover
'o.alion the yield is 7LG bushels per
iCre
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30
The Best Physicians
Gave Him Up

II wls attacked Win severe
nervous disease, which vas caused
hY u dlHDrirrnl stomach and llv-
Cr."writrs Mn. Jas, y. LIVELY. -
Washhurn. Tenn, Route ,, Box 90.
An my friends thought | would
die and tho bust ply ,lcians gayD
mo up. l was advised to try Or.
IicrCc's Golden Medical p.=roy.
cry. aud derived much b,uent
from same. Ny case had run 80
long. tt had become % chronic.
Shat nothing womb effect 4 pUr.
niannut cure. but Dr. PArcc's
medicine has done much for me,
and l highly recommend v.
heartily advise ~ use NJ n spring
tonic and further ndyiso aillug
people 10 take Br. Picrrs's me'ii-
ciueA before thrlr diseases have
run IN long tina, thcrp 10 M chance
to - cured"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-01-30

She is a smart girl who can trans-
form yawn into q smile.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

8 feet long. Bore a hole through the
center of the bench and another
through the wagon-bed plank to re-
ceive the bottom of the mast. The low.
er hole should be a trihe forward OF
the upper hole to give a slight rake to
the mast. Brace the mast with rope
shrouds fastened to it's top and to
bench.
A cat-boat rig is shown upon the sail
Wagon illustrated, but another form of
sail may be substituted If you wish.
The boom for the cat-boat rig should
be about s feet long, and the gan, or
top pole, about feet long. Curtain
poles will serve excellently for these
If you can procure them. The mast
end Of each should have a loop Of
strap-iron fastened to 1t with screws
and wire, as in Fig. 8, to fit over the
mast. Unbleached muslin is good ma
terial for the sail. Make this feet
along the luff. or edge along the mast,
8 feet long on the leach, or outer edge,
and the respective lengths of the gan
and boom along the head and foot
Curtain pole rings or loops of heavy
wire will. make satisfactory rings, a
clothes-line pulley will do for a block
for the mast, top. and a lightweight
rope should be used for sheets and hal
yards. Cleats on which to fasten these
ropes may be made as shown in Fig. g.
Copyright 1912, by A. Nicely Hall.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
ProhIbIted eurnlna Of Coal.

Coal, centuries ago, was not appre-
ciated as 1t Is now. William Prynne,
keeper of the record to Charles ii. OF
England, relates that in the reign OF
Edward l., when brewers, dyers and
other artificers began to use coal in.
stead of wood and chacoal, the in
habitants Of London petitioned the
king against It's use. declaring that II
was "a public nuisance, corrupting
the air with its stink and smoke, to
the great detriment Of their health. 4"
Whereupon the king prohibited its
use, and issued a commission to try
all who had offended to punish them
by fine for their first offense, and for
the second their furnaces and kilns
were to be destroyed. The practice
was at last made a capital offense, and
man was tried. condemned and
hanged for burning coal in London
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

said to the old fellow: Look here,
uncle. how do you expect your ice to
last any time at all with this hot sun
burning it up? You ought to put a
top on your wagon" The old darby
scratched his head awhile and replied:
Boss. | 'spect you be right and | cal
kerlate / dun hab enuf in my old sock
to buy a top TO dis var wagin." Sure
enough, the next morning when the
wagon drove up there was a top on
1t; two bows and some unbleached do
nestle making complete covering.
The old negro, with his beaming sat
isfaction, greeted me with: BOSS,
your suggesschun am dun in order"
Yes, SAM" l answered, but the
wagon is so well covered that people
can't tell what's in it."
You ar sho a good advising man,
Mr.. jim" he replied. "and ma he'd
am 'sorbing you"
The following morning the old
darky drove up to the platform as
usual, but chuckling with glee and al
most shouting:
Mr.. Jim, Sam am a full born ice
man now and you can tell what's
coming If you jes see his wagin."
True enough, he had painted a sign
on either side Of his wagon top and
there in genuine niger" lettering
was S E.
This old, ignorant negro had sug-
gested an idea which was destined to
mean much to the development of our
ice business. And we crystallized that
idea. We began advertising ISE, dis
carded the &C" In ice altogether and
substituted the 80" for 1t, had cleo
trotypes made representing a large
block of ice with 81 S E" printed on
it, painted Use" on all our wagons,
printed it on all our stationery. We
advertised the fact that ICE" could
be bought everywhere but Use" only
at the Weinacker ice factory.
And the people began to buy Use"
Something about it appealed to them.
It might not have been a different
product, the price might have been
the same, but the uniqueness of the
proposition took like a duck takes to
water, and our factory was kept work
ing overtime. We increased our ca
pacity, but even then we kept on
working night and day. We are still
manufacturing Use" and selling all
we make. When anyone wants ice
in our community he wants it from
those fellows who spell 1t with an IS"
and that means US. | might not be
truthful in saying that ice" adver-
Using pays, but assure you that ad-
vertising Use" pays and has put us
away ahead of the "other fellow"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Craftsmanship.

The seven steps in securing
an order are as follows:
FirtS-Flndlng the customer.
Second-Learning his needs.
Third-Awakening his inter-
ests.
Notwithstanding his de-
sires.
Fifth-Making your demon
stratlon.
misunderstanding your argu-
ment.
notwithstanding the order.
II you are a student of human
nature and of the lines you rep
resent, and of trade conditions,
you can figure out for yourself
how to take all these steps with.
out wabbIing, or stumbling
and If you are on to your job,
you won't fail many times In
your efforts If the prospect has
the slightest need for the article
you are representing.
Keep your eyes and ears open
always, and your mouth shut
part Of the time. Remember
that II Is the few words after
much thinking that start a Gus
toner In the direction you would
have him 60.
Aim before you fre-but firel-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Publicity Pays Butler Bros.

A Chicago firm-Butler Bros.-who
do business exclusively by mail, have
225. 900 customers on their books, ex.
pend $4,000 per month for postage
alone. sold last year over 500 600. OOO
worth of goods. and say that advertis-
ing is solely responsible for this bust.
ness. which is exclusively their own
and which they control by persistently
keeping the merits of their goods and
methods before their customers. This
is only one of a thousand similar in
stances in the United States. Pub
licity pays!
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Gable and Wireless.

An announcement recently made by
the directors Of an ocean cable com
pany once more emphasizes the fact
that no detrimental effect whatever
has been experienced by the rapid ex-
pansion Of wireless telegraph commu-
nication. Just as In the familiar case
Of new rapid transit system In q
large city finding its own new busi-
ness without taking from the trafic
on existing means Of transportation.
so the cable companies are finding
that there is ample room for both the
old and the new systems In the in
creasing demand for transoceanic tel
egraphy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
why Money I. che,n,

Il want you to tell me what THU
paper means when 1t says in its mar
ket report that money is cheap" SAID
Mrs. McFce to her husband, who, like
all husbands, is supposed to be en
cyclopedic McFee laid down tn.
sporting sheet. ITS simply putting il
briefer form the statements tina
money talks" he replied, "and tina
talk is cheap."-Judge's Library.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Worth ~ Clothes.

The influence Of clothes must con
tinue to be, as It has been from the
beginning Of history. either sacred OF
or profane," foremost factor In those
forces by which mans destiny ID
guided. His health and comfort, aims
and purposes. social standing and
business prosperity; everything indeed
that makes his life worth living may
be affected by It in directions never
dreamed Of by the tailor who, II he
does not actually make the man, II
largely instrumental in making hin
what he is.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
A Beautiful. Decline.

Ollie James, the gigantic and genial
congressman and senator-elect from
Kentucky, was In conversation the
other day with Washingtonian, when
the latter made certain inquiries with
reference to a mutual friend whom he
had not seen for a number of years.
And how does Col Prescott spend
his declining years?" he asked.
Beautifully, sir; beautifully" an.
swered James. HE has a fine farm,
sir And string of trotters, sir. And
a barrel of whisky sixteen years OLD
and a wife Of tho same age, siri"-
Saturday Evening Post.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
rather Neat ReIoInder.

A Frenchman. dining at the duk
of Richmond's, bored the company b
boasting that his country was first :
everything, and supreme In fashion
Ruffles were then in vogue, al
monsieur claimed that France {
served the credit for Introduce
them. That is true" said Geor
Selwyn, but England improved tn
greatly by adding q shirt to them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

for the tool. The contest. not only re
vealed countless uses for the too
which could all be employed as adye,
Using and sales arguments but ais,
created such an interest in the devic,
that he sold his whole stock and wa
forced to order more to meet the d,
mand. System relates this bushes
fact
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
''sPoalns Of Overloaded s,oek

~ men starting in business gen.
1.,sr lave a pretty tough time at the
ts.sS one young fellow who
ss, az. nArdware store in a small
~ ,S Suno that he was up against a
~ 49,. Among his troubles was a
',bi 49,, Of patented combination
IA ,oos Az mad been loaded upon him.
h r.s |. aao not sold and the whole
t,cs,,.sa aead loss. In some way he
y sou,s "A 70 sae idea of advertising that
n ssss.is .se ten dollars to the per.
the largest number of uses
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24

The Office boy says How do / know
that advertising pays? Because il GU
firm hadn't advertised they'd neyei
have found me-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
The optimist.

/ cannot say what Idle dreams
Ny darker moments cheer;
go brightly fair the future CLEANS.
Life's shadows disappear.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-24
Last Hope.

why don't you go to a dentist!"
What for?"
It's the only way see Of takin
your nerve"