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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
CHESTNUT RIDGE
And Rural Route No. 8.

Grandma Burgess is visiting relC.
tives ut Pennington and vicinity.
Mr.. McCarter of st. Louis visited
Mr.. Pearl Vance and family last
Sunday.
Chas. Silvey is cnlarging his store
house and contemplates taking n
partner and putting in full stock
of merchandise,
Mr.. Tom Marks and Miss Minta
Simns stole march on their many
friends,on the 10Th Of January; they
went to Illinois and were quietly
married, returning home II few days
later. May much happiness be
theirs through life.
We were very sorry to hear of
the death OF our neighbOr, Mrs.
Robert Clay, which occurred on the
9TH at her home near Colony. She
lived on Route 3 for Ii years and
was loved by all who knew her. Her
old friends and neighbors were deep.
~ grieved to hear Of her sudden
death. They sold their home here
last May, moved to Pennington
where they spent the summer, and
last fall moved near Colony, where
they bought their present home.
Her husband and son, Firman,
have the sympathy Of their old
friends on Route ;.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. NJ. Kendall and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliza Bur.
CESS, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Laws and
children, Mrs. Joe Rudy, Miss Jes-
sic Green, Miss Herps, Messrs. Roy
Green, Jesse Feezor and Robert
Marks called on "Grandma" Simms
last Sunday, the 9th, 1t being her
s6th birthday. Grandma is we'll
and active as "A woman of 60
years; her mind and memory are
clear, her eyesight and hearing
good. We wish many more happy
birthday anniversaries for this dear,
good woman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
Record Wheat Yield.

Silas Steele IL the proud pOssessOr
of a beautiful silver Loving Cup Civ
EN- by the Missouri Ruralist's Top
Notch Farmers Club for the high
est yield OF wheat per acre, grown
in the state of Missouri, during the
season of 1912 Mr.. Steele Is one Of
the most prosperous and scientific
farmers, living about "a miles east
of Rushville. The Significance of
this most worthy record OF the high
est record OF Missouri's greatest
wheat yield, per acre, for the year
1912, Is hard to estimate, and Is one
more conclusive fact Rushville Is
not only located In the most fertile
section of the United States but Is
blessed in her citizens, who are till
ing tributary soil, with the brain
and Drawn TO produce the best re-
suits from our most fertile soil.
The following tribute to Mr.. Steele
is engraved upon this beautiful cup:
presented by the Missouri Ruralist
tn Silas Steele of the Ruralist's Top
Notch Farmers Club for highest re-
corded yield Of wheat In Missouri
1912 average 62H bushels per acre
-area and 40 measured acres"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
LIBERTYVILLE.

Master Linn Ballard has been Sc
riously Ill for several days.
Mrs. +. l.. Graham was a freder.
icktown visitor last Thursday.
Mrs. J. c. Crow is suffering from a
very severe attack of la grippe.
r. b. Welch and wife visited
friends in Cofiman last Sunday.
Miss Ste. Mary Kinkead is visit
ing friends in Pennington this week.
Chas. Yamnitz was in this yicin-
ity last week taking orders for coal
oil,
p. A. Cashion was business Wis.
itCr in Perryville few days last
week.
Prof. Joe King OF Ste, Genevieve
was In this vicinity the first OF the
week.
p. q. Keith and wife were tran.
sacting business in Pennington last
Saturday.
Adam Miller has a very badly
crippled young mare due to sticking
q nail in her foot.
Miss Myrtle Simpson visited her
aunt, Mrs. ID. +. Moran of Bonnie
Terre, over Sunday.
J. G. Gordon was here installing
some new telephones for farmers Of
this community this week.
Mrs. Harry Pease and daughter,
Harriet, of Pennington are visit
ing relatives here this week.
Miss Lucille Simpson spent Satur-
day and Sunday the guest of Prof.
Miller and family of Fredericktown.
Burl Porter unlo8ded car load of
corn at St. William few days ago,
which he had shipped from st.
Mary's.
Mrs. Thos. Boyd Of Cotfman is
here this week at the bedside Of her
mother, Mrs. Mary COzzens, who is
seriously i'll.
A Mr.. Harris of near SprOtt moved
into the house recently vacated by
Mrs. Hill and Miss Ellen Crow on
the Crow farm.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
BONNIE TERRE.

j. Conway went TO Flat River
Sunday.
Harry Hoskings went to Doe Run
Sunday visiting.
Mr.. Gerald Belknap went to Flat
River Sunday to visit friends.
Mrs. Eliza (Grandma) Patt has
beer quite i'll for several weeks.
The Omcials and President Jones
OF the St. Joe Lead Co. are here.
Miss Olive Sellers went to St.
Louis Saturday visiting and shop
ping.
II. ID. Evans went to Pennington
Saturday evening to attend recep-
ton at the Hospital.
Night Marshal Hill of Desloge
got hit an the head with his own
club and now he is in the hospital
In this city.
The Y. 2. b. of the w. {. T. L.
is preparing play under the super.
vision OF Mrs. j. J. Bowman which
promises to be success.
The Centenary New Church So
ciety, at its first business meeting
after its organization, was able to
make n payment on the lot.
MIR. Gerard Parsons has on hard
plans for musical home talent
show. This will give the young
people of the town an opportunity tC
show their musical ability.
There is IA report circulating to the
effect that Mike Nallo Is taking
steps to have Blue Hill, II suburb OF
Bonnie Terrc, Incorporated although
the report lacks confirmation.
Mike NallO testified In justice
Frazer's court last Saturday that h,
had not held any interest in the
Rock Saloon Since the 18th of June
when he sold to George Parsons
and now the Bonnie Terre folks al,
expecting the County Attorney Owe
to close out the men that are run
ming II.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
County Correspondence
BISM

Mrs. o. NJ. Ramsey is reported
quite sick.
j. II. Harral visited friends IN ST,
Louis this week.
Mrs. Tim Shane Of DeSoto visited
friends here Sunday.
Z. j. Seager of Tulsa, Okla, has
moved to the Joe Smith farm.
Judge Anthony and Robert Davis
OF Fredericktown were here Tuesday
Editor Pigg of the Arcadia Valley
Enterprise was visitor here Tues
day.
Geo. X. Williams Of Pennington
was transacting business here Mon
day.
Miss Alice Collier is entertaining
friends from Frcdericktown this
week.
Frank Grisham and wife are en-
tertaining friends from Caledonia
this week
Senator George T. Lee and wife
OF Van Buren, are visiting the fam
lily of G. II. Lucy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
store News From Famous.

Have you been In yet 90 see the
new novelties we are showing in
the iewelry line? We are selling
them right along. Everybody that
has seen them agrees with us that
while they are quite inexpensive,
they are certainly the best values
that we have ever shown.
In the toilet article line we have
some new soaps that will interest
you. Flotilla, a new white mill
soap, two cakes in box, for . cents.
A large clear Transparent Glyce-
rine and Armour's Marine Violet
Glycerine, ut 3 cents per cake.
That Victrolla that you are going
to put in your home some day il
waiting for you. A small down pay.
ment and a little each month will
put it in your home. Why should
you be without it?
In buying sheet music it's not d
question ofprices. It's getting what
you want. We have the things
Just what you want.
Friday is Valentines day. w,
have sold big lot OF them this year
There are still a few left for the lat,
buyers who have forgotten their val
entines for their friends they wer,
going to send them to.
A. F. DAVIS d son.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
To Good fellows.

II in doubt what shape your sym
pathy for the poor should take, make
Il o V-shape.-Boston Transcript
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

Here is message of hope aud
good cheer from Mrs. e. i. Martin,
Boone Mill, Va, who is the mother
Of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin
was cured of stomach trouble and
constipation by Chamberlain's Tab.
let's after five years of suffering, and
now recommends these tablets to
the public. Sold by all dealers
adv.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13

DR.. Riggs has leased the Emerson
home in south Ironton and will use
the same as House for aged Bap.
Register.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-02-13
To Keep Bread.

Bread should he kept In an earthen'
ware pan. which should have cover.
This pan ought to be scalded once o
week and then carefully dried.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01
chinery. Some of these plate glass
farmers make US tired.
sALUTEs OF THE NATIONS.

Every nation has its own peculiar
mode of salutation. In the United
States the characteristic salutation
is "Hello!" The telephone is accused
of having fastened this upon Ameri-
cans, but in truth the telephone only
adopted word already familiar to
everybody.
The Arab says on meeting, "A fine
morning to you!"
The Turk says, with dignified gray.
ity, "God grant you his blessings"
The Persian greeting is familiar to
all the world by reason of its quaint
ness: "May your shadow never grow
less!"
The Egyptian is a. practical man.
He has to earn his taxes by toll under
a burning sun, and accordingly when
he meets his fellow man he asks,
"How do you perspire?" It is OBJ
vious that in low attitudes all is we'll
with laborer so long as he perspires
freely.
The good Chinese loves his dinner.
Elbow are you digesting?" he kindly
inquiries on meeting friend.
The Greeks, who are keen men of
business and close bargainers, ask
one another, "How are you getting
on 2"
The national salutation of Naples
was formerly, "Grow in Grace!" At
present in most parts Of Italy, a
phrase equivalent to "How are you"
is used.
The spaniards say, "How are you
passing it,"
yourself?"
The Irish, "The top of the mornin'
to yez!"
The Dutch: "How do you travel?"
The Swedes: "How do you feel?"
The Russians: "Be well!'
The English-speaking nations, in
addition to the telephone Hello"
say Glow are you?" and "How do
you do?"
Caucasians take off the hat, shake
hands, embrace, bow and kiss, as in
other parts of the world people rub
noses, touch foreheads and take of
their shoes.
The Americans in France and in
Italy are sometimes surprised to see
men embrace and kiss one another.
The Italians and the French, in turn,
look upon the Anglo-Saxon bow and
handshake, as cold.
The touching of the tips of gloved
fingers, if more graceful than hand
shaking, must also seem to people of
the East as cold and expressionless.
The bow as mark of respect is
custom used by nearly all nations.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

is threatened. 1t appears to us that
California is perfectly within her
rights. The Japanese for years have
been acquiring large tracts of land
and it is very seldom that one ever
becomes a citizen of this country.
Foreigners have always been made
most welcome in the United States,
but the time has come when Uncle
Sam has little use for the members
of any nationality who come here for
but few years to make their stake
and then return to their old homes to
spend it. This nation should never
"knuckle down" to another and it is
time to show the world that we are
capable of attending to our own bus
mess. Since Japan's experience with
the Russians, that nation has been
most arrogant, but when Uncle Sam
has once been aroused, he has way
of his own of taking the conceit out
of any nation that seeks trouble.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

Large manufacturer concerns Of
the east are making Herculean efforts
to reduce their stocks and as result
many lines have been thrown on the
market at considerably reduced
prices. The Bank of London has in
creased it's interest rate, because of
the Balkan war, it is claimed. This
has increased the rate throughout the
east and manufacturers are no long
err enabled to carry great stocks with
out added expense. Money is eight
err" as consequence in banks thru
out the west and while any legiti-
mate enterprise can readily get what
money it needs to carry on it's bus
mess, gilt edge security is expected.
This is a first rate time to adopt a
safe, conservative policy.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

The Illinois legislative committee
has decided that dance halls, which
invariably are connected with saloons,
are the cause Of the downfall of many
young women. A seventeen-year-old
girl, whose name was suppressed, told
the committee that she had gone to
one of the dance halls, drank two
glasses Of beer with a stranger, and
awoke in hotel, a woman with a
past. Right in Minneapolis and St.
Paul there are cafes where intoxicat-
ing liquor is served, that have driven
many a young woman straight to
hell And still the authorities per-
nit these places to run on account
Of the money that somebody receives,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01
THE SPIRIT OF NORTH DAKOTA.

The following is an article written
by a prominent citizen Of Indiana, af-
ter q recent visit to North Dakota:
North Dakota has caught the true
spirit of growth. Go where you will
in that big commonwealth and the
people,-men, women and children,
are engaged in the business of boost
ing. They boost for themselves,
their neighbors, their towns and their
state. They believe it is better to
boost than to knock. And, after all,
who can say they are not right in do
ing so? It's a good sort of philos-
ophy to preach and much better one
to practice. Too many folks figure
on doing somebody for something;
too few figure on doing something for
somebody. 1t is surprising how many
North Dakotans are intent upon do
ing something for someone. But what
is it that so inspires? Some will tell
you that it is because of the beauti-
1uA SlClCo dlN CO~Ho tu0V oSeAAAA 90
sentine1s of hope and fortress good
resolution. But whatever the cause
it is there as force to be reckoned
with. That almost nameless thing
is the spirit of North Dakota" and it
is weaving the warp and wool of a
most desirable citizenship. It is that
which most impresses the visitor and
makes him want to cast his lot with
the people so purposed and so in
spired. It is well that such is the
case with that people for they are
building mighty triune empire of
agriculture, mining and stock raising
interests. Let the spirit of North
Dakota" be emulated by us all and
everywhere. 1t will mean more and
better homes, happier and more con-
tented people.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01
THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS.

Nearly every line of business is
undergoing a rapid revolution, the
natural result of the parcel post. 1t
is q fact that cannot be denied, that
the mail order business is on the in
crease, and it has been given great
lift by the parcel post system, which
no doubt has come to stay. The par
eel post system itself will see many
changes, making it cheaper and cas-
ier for one to get what he needs by
means of the government carriers. In
smaller towns, the fittest Of the bust
ness houses will survive. The coun-
try newspaper is destined to undergo
a remarkable change, and it is esti-
mated that within ten years very
large percentage of them will be
forced out of business. Publishers
everywhere are earnestly endeavor-
ing to improve their publications,
putting their business on the very
best possible footing.
Wholesale houses thruout the coun-
try report that their business is not
showing the increase this year over
previous years and attribute
this fact to the parcel post mail or
der business. They realize that they
must reorganize their business as
rapidly as consistent. 1t is predicted
that large number of travelling
statesmen in time must go and that
their work will be supplanted by mail
order circulars. The same men will
conduct their business campaign from
the central houses, which must even
tually develop into great mail order
wholesale or retail houses.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

The Illinois Legislature has just
passed a law recognizing common
law marriage. Hereafter in that
state, the heretofore illegitimate Off
spring Of couple will assume the
name of the father, who will not only
be made to support the child, but the
wife will share his property as we'll.
He will be recognized as the lawful
husband of the woman and can only
free himself from her by the regular
process of law. For too long time,
we have loaded upon the woman alone
the shame, the burden and the care
and financial worry in such cases
Common law marriages will un-
doubtedly be recognized in North
Dakota some day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

The first article set by the linotype
machine just installed in this Office,
is the very able historical account of
the states early schools from the pen
Of Jean McNaughton Stevens of
Towner. 1t is but fitting that Mrs.
Stevens article should be given this
distinction. Coming to the state
when army presses were the rule in
printing offices, she has lived to see
the various printing Offices develop
until the North Dakota shops are
among the very best in the United
States. Mrs. Stevens has ever been
friend to the North Dakota news
papers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

The Minot Independent passed its
twelfth milestone last week, and Ed
itor Colcord remarks on the fact.
He looks with great deal Of faith
to the future, and it would seem that
his faith was we'll founded, for such
good paper as the Independent is
bound to flourish in live town.
Many new improvements are planned
for the Independent during the COM
ing months, and Minot has just rea-
son to feel proud of this excellent
weekly newspaper.-Lansford Jour
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

The new model eight Mergenthaler
linotype mahine installed by Guy F..
Humphreys at the Independent Of
flee, arrived Friday and was started
Monday. The machine is the very
best that has been made and COM
ing direct from the factory at Brook
Ign, possesses all of the latest inven-
tions. 1t works as perfectly as a
clock and that it is most complicated
may be realized by the fact that it
has over seven thousand distinct
parts above the keyboard. Mr.. Hum
phreys is considered one of the most
capable neutrality-suspicious. in the
state, in fact he has made a deep
study of this machine for years and
but recently invented an improvement
that was bought by the company at
a large figure. We are now ready to
take care of all forms of brief and
catalog work, legal blanks of any
nature, as we'll as the smaller jobs.
AS this machine does the work of six
printers, its capacity is such that
any job can be turned out in the
least possible time. Mr.. Humphreys
is prepared to attend to outside COM
position, giving it the closest atten-
ton, guaranteeing to do first class
work, delivering the same at the time
it is wanted. AS machine work is
considerably cheaper than hand COM
position, the public will find it to
their advantage to patronize an Office
that can do the work. The public is
cordially invited to call and see the
most wonderful machine ever manu-
featured.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01
W. s. CARTER.

taal.' i#N w. 8. CARTER.
6ated values the necessity Of paying
dividends on such stocks or interest
OH such bonds cannot be urged as
reason against the grant of increased
wages to locomotive fremen
THE proceeds of the labor Of the
6remen aud other railroad employees
should not be used by diverting a part
Of the operating revenues each year
INTO additions and betterments to give
. market value 10 railroad securities
which We're originally worthless.
These unp,rdonable methods Of in
creasing outstanding capitalization
have not only rendered absurd that
claim that all railrond stock and bonds
should receive dividends. but they
have imposed Il heavy and grievous
burden on the tiremen and other labor
engaged in conducting transportation
and capital actually invested in the
railroads. because they have caused
large drains on operating revenue
without making any contribution to
the value or earning capacity Of the
railroad properties.
Forty feur OF the roads involved In
these proceedings showed combined
net surplus Of Soo5fi. 22sSS .931 With this
enormous amount at their disposal It
ts evident that they are fully able to
pay the increase In wages asked by the
tiremen. which. according to the roads
themselves. would result In an annual
charge amounting 10 less than u TWEEN
ty-6fth Df the total amount OF sur
plus now held By the railroad COM
panies opposed to this arbitration
OF the de;, whereby the Toledo st.
Louis and Western railroad the Clio
YER Leaf road acquired control Of the
Chicago and Alton In 1901 Mr.. Carter
said:
by the issue Of new securities In the
process Of reorganization 1923 per
cent Of the Capitalization Of the com
pany was fictitious and represented no
actual property or earning capacity.
Dividends nnd fixed chitrges on this
capitalization represented an unjusti-
liable burden on the Dor and capital
operating the kriilrmsd. a. sss 3ss4
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01
so LONG, MARY.

Mary had little bird;
She kept it in cage,
One day the cat espied it there
Let's turn another page.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Mary had busy flea
Alight on her one day
You will excuse us now as we
Must look the other way.
Houston Post.
Mary took little dip;
Her bathing garments shrank.
Come, Otto, let US take trip
Far from the river bank.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Mary had to climb fence;
Her skirt caught on nail
Oh, don't you think the moon, Hor-
tense, III.
Tonight is very pale?
Springfield Union.
Mary had harem skirt;
She crossed a muddy street.
All! read this verse, twill do no hurt,
For all you'll find is feet.
New York Globe.
Mary wears some lovely black,
All crayoned on her eyes
Wen let you guess what happens
Whenever Mary cries.
Minneapolis Journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

w. J. Bryan, Secretary Of State,
has gone to California, where he is
endeavoring to settle the Japanese
controversy. The California legisla-
ture is about to enact law, prohib-
iting foreigners from holding prop,
erty in that state, and giving those
who are already owners of real es-
tate orders to dispose Of it within
year, otherwise it will revert to the
state. AS the blow is aimed directly
at the japanese, a terrific howl has
gone up in the country of the little
brown men across the Pacific and war
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01

The Independent notes with good
deal Of pleasure that the publishers,
who have discarded their patents, to
give their readers an all home print
service, are prospecting nightly I'M
der the change. The readers care
mainly for the local news anyway,
and the amount saved on what tie
patents cost can be added to the cost
of the all home print service, giving
the readers much better local paper.
In addition, the publisher can control
the advertising matter that goes into
his pages. North Dakota publishers
would receive many thousands of dol
lars worth of additional advertising,
were they all to discard the patents.
Try it or ask the publisher who has.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-05-01
BOY OF FIVE SAVES THE
LIFE OF HIS MOTHER

Ryder, N. D., April 26.-Because
her five-year-old son, Roland, had
presence OF mind enough to warn his
father that his mother was lying
senseless in the barn on their farm
near here, with prairie fire sweep
ing toward the place, Mrs. E. G.
Schfewek escaped death by burning.
The father, working against TIE
flames some distance away. was At
ttscted by the childs cry from the
barn that "mamma couldn't walk. 3
The barn was reached BY the fire soon
sfterward and destroyed The woman
was nearly sufRocated by smoke be-
fore being rescued. a. M