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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

The trophy cups for the County
High School Track Meet have been
on display in the window of Tctley :
Jewclry Store this week.
Visitors of last week were Misses
Cynthia Gruner and Flora O'Bau-
non, Doe Run teachers. Rev. Pat.
terson, Misses Ruth and Reba Ash
burn visited the Literary Society
Friday afternoon.
The st. Francois County Deciam-
atOry Contest was held in Flat Xiv
er last Friday evening. Five hlgh
schools were represented Bonne
Terre, Desloge, Pennington, Bis
marck and Flat River. There were
nine contestants, four boys aud five
girls. DeslOgc won first place in
the boys contest and second place
in the girls contest, while Flat Riv.
or secured first among the girls and
second among the boys. 4 special
car from Pennington carried dele
CATION Of thirty-three aud quite a
number made the trip in automo-
bilrs,
Among those who will represent
our high school in the track meet IN
Bonnie Terrc next Saturday will
be, Harvey Halle, who is captain Of
the team, Myers Mayberry, Glen
wood Pipkin, Tom Mckinney, Frank
Ledhetter, Lloyd MCGEE, opal
Evans and Warden Moothart. The
boys will be glad to have "A large
delegation to accompany them. The
meet will doubtless he very closely
confessed, and our boys will maxi a
good showing.
Tn" Senior Glass was entertained
by the High school aud Faculty in
the Auditorium and corridors OF tI"
High School building last Saturday
evening. Some Of the chief ,-t.
lures Of the entertainment were 'Uu
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
THE INCOME TAX BILL.

The income tax feature of the Tn
dnrwood thrift revision bill. by
which If is cxprcted to offsett any
diuiuuLjuu of the revenue bv rem.
son Of The lower customs duties,
provides for tax Of one per cent
ON all incomes over "a 900 and un-
der $40 900. and cumulative or sur
tax ON all incomes over $50, 900, rs
follows;
one uer cent on excess of incomes
over "a 900 and under $50, 600.
one per cent additional on excess
of incomes over 500, 600 and under
$50 900
Two per cent additional on excess
of incomes over $4,000 and under
500 600
-Four per cent additional ON *
cess Of incomes over SIOO,O0O
This would not require the man
who earns only - 900 to pay tax,
but would demand that the indiyid-
ual who earned =, 100, for example,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24

Juniors conception Of the gradua-
ton exercises, the wheelbarrow ride
on the campus, the gypsy fortune
telling, grand march and banquet.
The lemonade from the old.fash-
toned well was enjoyed by ali who
cane. Much time and effort was
spent in making this joyous oc-
CasiOn for the graduating class. All
seemed to enjoy the evening, even
those who pushed the wheelharlows.
The warm days mr." her" and with
these will come the tendency TO
leave school. Many pupils drop out
for the last few weeks and expect to
take up the work with the same
class at the opening of school next
year. They are full of promises in
September, and expect to be class
flied IN these good promises when
the teacher knows that, nine cases
out OF ten, the promises are not gem
uine or will not be kept II is not
yhSN ~ wv lhlNlllNl 'lltN AZ nave
such careless ones always pulling
back. Those who stop to consider
these questions seriously r"ali2e
shat the welfare of the school and
the welfare OF the community is in
yolved in the proper dispositions Of
such cases. \ good quality of
school work can not be had with
such irregularity. We believe the
large percentage OF the patrons de-
sire and demand quality. 1t il our
desire to secure the quality which
will be approved and II IL this de-
sir" that causes Us to call attention
10 this fact. We trust that a. many
a. can will SET that their children
complete the regular work.
TIE SUPERINTENDENT.
For rheumatism you will find
nothing better than cuamherlaiu's .
1 t.. q 4.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
Pear Trees 1913 Years Old.

The pear trees in the front yard of
the old Menard place on Main street
are in full bloom and are a very
pretty sight to behold. These trees
were planted at the time the house
was built, in l7S5.-Ste. Genevieve
Herald
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
CLARK AND BRYAN MAKE UP

Champ Clark, Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives, and viii
liam j. Bryan, Secretary Of STATE,
met at luncheon given last ~atur.
day by Ira T.. Bennett, editor of th"
Washington Post and Il r"cuucilia-
ton took pluc" between thc~" two
notable Democratic leaders. Thcy
had not exchanged salutation- since
the Baltimore Convention, when Mr.
BryHu's bite: fight against the
New York delegation, which had
voted for MIR. Clark on several bal
lots, giving him a majority uf the
votes Of the convention, were con-
strucd to include Mr.. Clark in his
invectives against the Interests
and to implicatc him in some way
in and understanding or trade with
the New York delegation. Mr..
Clark, conscious Of his own recti-
tude, has even since deeply felt what
he and his friends regarded as II
gross injustice and ingratitude on
the part of one whose progressive
ideals he had ever shared and sup
ported. After the luncheon each Of
them issued a prepared statement,
Mr. Bryan declaring that in his Bal
timore ulterances he did not intend
to reflect upon either the personal
or political integrity Of MIR. Clark.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24

For rheumatism you will find
nothing better than cuamherlaiu's
Linimeut. Try it and So" how
quickly it gives rriior. For sale by
al dealers adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
Earn a Good Cash Salary Every
In The Times Ruralist Automobile Contest

We not ouy offer lance win this 81 600 90 Hupp
TUnrng Car aad the three other grand prizes bat
an opportunity to good cash salary week We
you cash commission of 20 cent all subscriptions
cuteSou get 20 cash. of 81 90 subscription aud
let you give the FARMlNGTON TIMES and the ri RALST
both for SlOO That would he good offer without prize
but Ia the cash aud give the
too. We going make the offer attrHCvegung
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
Mr.. BYran's Statement.

my meeting with Mr. Clark has
served to clear up misunderstand-
ing rs to my exact position toward
him at the Baltimore convention.
81 have tried to make 1t clear to
Mr.. Clark that / have always re-
Rarded, and now regard, him as
good, clean, progressive Democrat.
"lf my language at Baltimor
created any impression that | was
charging Mr.. CLARK with being in
sympathy with any OF the reaction.
AIRY forces, | am glad of the oppor-
tunity to correct any such miscOn-
struction of my words or acts, for |
did not intend to reflect upon either
the personal or political Integrity of
the Speaker.
at is my earnest wish that there
may be cordial cooperation between
the State Department and the Speak
er in carrying out the policies of the
IA mir utrufinn
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-24
Mr.. Clark's Statement

at is beyond the power Of Col.
Bryan or anyone else to correct the
injustice that was done to me at
Baltimore. The loss of the presi-
dental nomination was small thing
as compared to the injury done to
my reputation in the eyes OF the
world.
But now that Col Bryan, in his
public statement, has done what he
can to remove the injurious impress
sions that were created by his Bal.
timore speeches, / feel that we can
all the better cooperate for the good
of the administration.
81 can only repeat what / have
publicly declared time and time
again-that all personal and selfish
concerns must give way to the duty
that all Democrats owe to our party
and to our country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09


three in the family and the wages were
good, but. honest, I was getting SO
shiftless l wasn't worth my salt. and 1t
was all the madam's fault too. When
first went there / systematized my work
SO that I could keep the house clean, do
the cooking and washing and sweep of
the front. all right and still have a lit
tie time In the afternoon for my own
sewing. And, besides that. 1 was always
ready to do an extra shirt waist for Mrs.
Blank or do any little extra work she
wanted done until one day she caught me
mending my coat. And 1t upset her SO to
see me wasting time she had to pay
me for that she was forever raking up
useless things for me to do. l soon
caught on to what she was doing it for.
so took to dawdling over my dishes and
stretching out my other work so that
my pokiness got to be a habit
$50 I quit before had spoiled myself
for good work. hate chambermaiding
in a hotel, but 1t has got one satisfaction;
When Your works done it's DONE
As those two knights said, after they
had lanced each other to death, or may
be before
Everything in this world depends on
a point of view"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
amounting to $4,000, all of which were
punctili0Lsly paid.
As an Organizer She Was a Genius.

amounting to $4,000 all of which were
punctiliolsly paid
As an Organizer She Was a Genius.
In sense Miss Anthony i was no
Journalist, though born agitator. She
did not write easily, and when she came
to prepare her monumental History OF
Woman Suffrage" from material she had
been years gathering she. did the edi-
torial work while others did the actual
writing
The first state. national and interna-
tional Equal Suffrage Association was
created by her, the last in 1888. and from
the nucleus then established has grown
up a permanent organization of man.
millions of women, with branches in more
than twenty countries. Her WORK of
over fifty-seven years on the lecture plat
form gave her a facility in repartee
which opponents learned TO dread. You
are not married. said a Well known
abolitfoniSt to her once. You have NO
business to be discussing marriage"
"Well. Mr.. Mayo" she replied, you
are not a slave. Suppose you quit leo
turing on slavery.
Miss Anthony died March Is. 1906 hav-
ing lived to see most or the reforms she
fought for accomplished. and her great
desire woman suffrage, so far advanced
that its complete victory in the United
States is mere matter Of time. With
her the cause of woman took the piaces
of husband children and society; Il was
to her at once religion politics, work and
pleasure. Il know only woman and her
DISTINGUISHED, she was wont to say, and
this single-hearted purpose, she pursued
until her. death. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

until your brains were so caked you
couldn't dig intelligent things out Of them
with q pencil and hated to use q ptckax.
you'd find animals really soothing for a
change. So that's explained and done
with
''Afahomet says there are ten animals
in paradise" (He ought to know. He put
them there.)
One was Alborak; tile ass furnished by
Gabriel to convey him to the seventh
heaven. Alborak had the face Of a man.
the cheeks Of a horse and the wings of
an eagle" (Fancy- the meeting up of AL
borak and Barnum in the Elysian filids. }
The Dog OF the Seven Sleepers was
the first animal to- 60 tol paradise" His
pedigree isn't given. anf his pame is in
The Seven Sleepers WIRE slaves in the
god" Contradiction meant death. SO
nobody contradicted.) Zone day the old.
est Of the seven slaves said to the othe,
The king Is not diyine.1 He cannot pre-
vent flies from tormentang him. Let us
ekld god who ID greater than a n.y.
! so they ran away and the dog fol.
slowed. A shepherd. showed the slaves a
secret cave. The dog tried to enter after.
but the slaves stoned him and broke three
OF his legs. So then the dog said:
love those who love God. Sleep
masters. and l will guard. So they
slept three centuries. and after that the
dog was sent to paradise. WHO says he
didn't deserve .it?) And here's how one
camel got into the Eiysian field without
having to crawl through the eye of a
needle:
There was once pagan prince and Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
The Friendless Spider.
From Harper's Weekly.


Aside from snakes, there is probably no
living thing which can look to mankind
for friendship with SO little hope as the
spider, yet when the spider Is fairly
brought to trial it is rather hard TO
prove anything against him except his
appearance and a few cobwebs. Apart
and patience from which we might we'll
profit the spider feeds exclusively upon
freshly killed insects, all of them being
of the kind denounced ny sanitary au--
thorities, the house fly being it's favOrite-
quarry. AS the actual destruction Of a
few hundred house flies means that sew
eral hundred thousand that would other
wise have spent gay lives in transmitting
typhoid and other diseases will not come
into existence, and as almost any spider
should be able to- account for as many
as 300 in the course of a summer, to say
nothing of stray mosquitoes and black
gnats, We surely owe him something
more than a flap with slipper when We
happen to catch him out of his hole. A
spider can bite. OF course. but he seldom
does except in self-defense. and even
then the bite is not much worse than
would have been received from any one
of the several hundred mosquitoes he has
probably dined upon, or viii. IL let alone. :
In the light of present scientific knowl---
edge the story of the spider and the fly
that was invited into the pretty parlor~
does not cause such surge of sympathy :
for the fly as ii once did.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
' : Z & y \

An ancient colored woman was damned
in the inauguration crowd at the Peace
Monument. A custard-colored young
woman and a seaI-brown young man
were supposed. to have her in tow, but
they were 50 taken up with each other
and with the excitement going on that
the woman was as alone, in spirit, as IL
she were on a country field, where she
obviously came from.
e. There was daze of rapt wonder in
her eyes as she looked down at the firma-
ment of electric stars and jeweled
planets that canopied the Avenue from
end TO- end And like some old brown
sybil, she raised her voice in ejaculation
that, someway, took on the melody of a
chant:
'Iawdneben, whar did dey git all
desc lights fun. How did dey git EN-
up yander high in de air whar nobody
on nth kin elm. Looks like Gawd done
let down de stahs, How did dey git dem
little flames shet up in dem glass bottles?
How do dey make 'em burn 'thout no
taller. an no wicks. an no oil. an no fire.
wood-nor nuthin'-answer me dat. How
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

did dey git dem runner-roun lights on
dem poles to burn diffnt like dat, some
blue. an some red. an some green Pan,
oh. my Lawd, dere's a quivery flag wiz
live blood stripes! Look-a yander at
dem blazin' strings all over dem houses
an amt marry one catchn fab. It's
like Dan'l In de fiahy furnace 'thout
sittin' burnt. 1t looks like Judgment
day done come an ev'ybody saved-hal-
ly-ioo-yuh"
The custard-yellow young woman took
sudden notice:
Lor', gran'ma, shut up
Eff you don't keep quiet, Mrs. Thomp-
son.. added the seal young man. loosely,
Miss Luce an nell run OF an leave
You. Then how you goin' to find your
way back to Prince Gawges?s
II gwine keep nah mouf shet all I
kin. chiilen. an wouldn't be feared,
nufher. De One dat s0nt a stab ahead
for dem -shep'd men amt gwine leave a
ole CONAN Ike me to, stumble in de
one, nohow. Oh. Lawdie, look at dat
sun fickerin' In frontier dat sto'. same
as It sizzes evy mawnin' In de country.
II sholy Is q kingdom-come night, but IL
amt nair patch on de everlastin' mawn
dat's comm at de ender de worl'. An,
oh. my Gawd! look at all desc bushels
er people shoutin' an laughin' an
frapesin' up an down an ever whicher-
way, an nair one on 'em steddyin whar
Fawther. fuhgfve 'em, fun dey means
right: dey don't know what dey do. Ell
I only could steddy out bout dem flames
IN dem bottles. Dat sholy gifts me-"
Hardly worth writing about, is it?
Just the unrestrained babble of an old
creature of the Maryland pines: just
darkest ignorance wanting to know the
why of electricity. Just one simple soul
asking God to bless her kind.
Just one in the thousands who We're
on the Avenue Tuesday night.
People are all right, but animals are
pleasant for a change
One man must have felt that way about
it, anyhow. for when he had marked his
book reserve" and tipped out of the
library reading room Wednesday morn
ing. woman who was taking 1t easy
after a twO-day rush slipped In the
mans seat and opened his book at page
marked with closely written slip. 1t
was about animals. And he said
Well. Of course, 1t isn't nice to print a
mans private notes, but-diamonds are
SO expensfve-and, besides. he would
probably have printed them himself. SO
it's all the same-in q way. And besides
again. II you had been writing and writ
ing and. writing about inauguration folks
for two days and nights-make 1t three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

Mrs William E. Andrews, president or
the District of Columbia Federation OF
Women's. Clubs, had as her house guest
for the Inauguration Mrs. Percy "
Pennybacker of Texas president of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
While here, Mrs. Penny backer will be ex-
tensively entertained, and between affairs
arranged in her honor will plan with
Mrs. Andrews for the biennial meeting
of the council of the general federation,
which meets here in April, and is next in
Importance to the general federation. BIZ
ennial convention. Washington made a
strong bid for the latter to be held here
in 1914, but as Chicago was first in the
field a compromise was effected and the
council was invited to meet in this city.
The District federation is delighted over
the compromise as starter" and will
have the cooperation of the state
declarations of Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland and Delaware (aH included in
the directorate of Mrs. Andrews. presi-
dent OF the local organization and d.
rector of the general federation) in en-
PERTAINING the members and delegates.
Ladies from these state declarations and
Mrs. John Miller Horton, president of the
Buffalo City Federation, attended the re-
ceptiOn given by Mrs. Andrews in honor
of Mrs. Pennybacker, at her home on
Fairmont street Wednesday afternoon,
from 4 to 6.
Mrs. Andrews was assisted by the con-
gressional delegation from Mrs Penny
hackers state, Texas. and the officers
of the District of Columbia Federation.
Mrs. Ellis Logan and Mrs. Randolph D.
Hopkins. vice presidents; Mrs. Joseph
James, Mrs. j. A. Rich, Mrs. John H.
Stokes. Mrs. Court F. Woods and Mrs.
Willard D. Bigelow and Mrs Ada Weiss,
chairman of the social committee.
Mrs. Percy v. Pennybacker and Mrs.
Andrews were entertained at luncheon al
the Columbia Country Club Thursday by
the executive board and standing COM
mittees of the District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of WOmens Clubs.
Among those invited were Mrs. Champ
Clark Mrs. John Miller Horton. presi-
dent of the Buffalo Federation; Mrs
Duncan U. Fletcher. president Of the
Congressional Club: Mrs. William F. Ell.
licott, president of the Maryland State
York and Mrs. Horace Fl. Towner OF
Iowa.
Chaplin Union. w. G. T. T.. held an
street northwest. all day Monday, to
which the general public were invited
Many strangers called, as well as visit
ing unions. and enjoyed hot conee, sand
wfches and cake. Mrs. Theresa A. VII
liams was the hostess. assisted by Mrs
Stella C Van Emons and Mrs. Helen
Nelson DOGGY. Wednesday at O'Clock
Chaplin Union will hold an open meet.
ing, Mrs. NJ. f. Wickliffe of Mississippi
will make an address. Visitors are cor
daily invited.
Tile Washington Readers Club, for the
study of expression, met Saturday even
ling at the residence Of Mrs. Wiles, the