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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
RASH SPREAD RAPIDLY

Granton, Wis.-"My sister had a
very bad, deep, wet, running sore on
the side Of her face and it ran up to
her ear. 1t commenced with a small
blotch Of pimples which turned into
a kind Of rash and spread rapidly. 1t
itched and looked red and sore for
some time and slightly swelled. A
thin fluid dripped and ran from the
sores which looked like water. Then
the swelling would go down and it
would keep on spreading. 1t bothered
her during sleep and she would be
restless. 1t was a kind of eczema.
"She treated for some time and 1t
did not help her. 1t kept spreading
larger and deeper. Having always
used Cuticura Soap we told her to try
1t SO she got some Cuticuia Soap and
Ointment and used them. 1t was two
months when it was gone" (Signed)
Miss Emma Retzlof, Apr. z, 1914.
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 Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
ENTITLED TO A GOOD ROAD
Unless improved Highways Are
Provided by Owner.

Despise not the road drag, but crit
icize yourself either for not knowing
how to use 1t, or for not using it when
you do know how, simply because you
will not be paid for it. The farm Is
entitled to a good roed alongside of 1t,
and is not a first-class farm unless
1t has such a road. The farmer him
self Is the best man to make that road
good, provided permanent bridges and
~culverts have been put in, and the
necessary drainage has been done at
public expense. Then IL the farmer,
for the compensation in some way
provided, will not keep his road de-
cent, let him bear the reproach Of the
community. A little healthy public
sentiment along this line will do more
to bring the road drag into use than
any legislation that can be placed ON
the statute bookR
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
One Hundred Years AGO.

The curious modes which women az
feet now began as far back as 1898,
which is a period we should hardly
wish to copy in most respects. A
dance not at all unlike the tango was
In vogue at that time, and had many
opponents, who danced in loose bod
ices opening in a V shape from the
shoulders almost to the waist. Skirts
were slit and were often made of
transparent gauze.
We may return to the gowns of that
period, which were without waists,
having simply a girdle to the bust,
with skirts caught up rather short in
front and slightly trained at the back.
in 1900 m wore sandals and
bare feet. Corset belts were only
about two inches wide. Some gowns
were caught up to the knee with large
canoes. Soon fashion overreached it,
self and then came c~rinolines, pointed
footgear and unnaturally small waists,
Are we coming to this?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
FLORENCE IS ACTIVE.
Business in italian City Again
Has Full Sway.
All Activities Interrupted by Church
ceremonlals Are Again Taken Up
FIESTA of Beata Giovanni
Ends Religious Features.

Florence.-F1orence is settling down
to business again. All the activities
interrupted by church ceremonials
are resumed, the bells are ringing at
regular and frequent intervals and ev-
erything is lively and bustling, says
a correspondent. Out at Sigma, a lit
tie walled town about seven miles on
the road TO Pisa, a unique proceeding
incident TO the 81 is In progress
the fiesta of the Beata Giovanna-
and when this is over the local pro.
gram of religious, spectacles and signi.
ficant services will have been finished.
We were strongly tempted to go there,
but on inquiry found that to appreci.
ate 1t fully it was necessary to make
an all-day trip, and concluded to do
our sightseeing at shorter range,
This ceremonial consists of a series
of professions from all the villages
around the town whose chapels are de.
pendent upon the pieve or parish
church of Sigma. st. Giovanni was a
peasant maiden Of the thirteenth cen
fury, noted from childhood for her
piety and virtues. While young she
vowed herself to a religious life and
passed many years, walled up in a
little cell, In meditation and prayer.
Her neighbors, generating her as a
saint before her formal recognition
as such, went to her for help and ad-
vice. She performed many miracles
of healing, especially on children. She
died alone in her cell in 1887, and it
is a local tradition that her death was
announced by the mysterious ringing
of all the church bells in Sigma and
the adjacent villages. A chapel was
built to serve as a shrine and her
relics were kept for use on ~eXtraor-
binary occasions, being taken to Flor.
ence and Prato and elsewhere to stay
public calamities.
Easter Monday is the special festi-
val of st. Giovanni, when from the va
rious villages of the district offerings
Of oil for the lamps Of her shrine are
sent in professions, borne by small
children dressed as angels, riding
richly decked donkeys, and accompa.
MED by priests, acolytes and the PEG.
pie in their holiday attire. These Of
ferings are carried one by n into
the church and transferred with sol
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
HAS 25,875 CHILD T0ILERS
Young Workers In Philadelphia
Stores and Mills Are Listed by
Education Bureau.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Approximately
25,875 children under sixteen years Of
age are at work in stores, factories
and other commercial establishments
here. This is shown by the report of
a statistical investigation conducted
by the bureau OF compulsory educa-
ton. OF the 25,S75 little workers, H..
71S are girls. The report shows that
these children left school in various
grades. but that the greater number
terminated their education In the
sixth grade. Under the compulsory
education law, children cannot obtain
employment In Pennsylvania until
they have attained the fourteenth
birthday, but street trades. such as
selling newspapers and shining shoes.
are excepted.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
GET WIRELESS BY BEDSPRING
Novel Form Of Antennae and
Is Successful.

Cyrus II. Fladreaux of Peekskill,
n. Y, gives the following interesting
account of his experiments with a
novel form of aatennae for wireless
telegraphy:
There are many things used as an
tennae to catch the mysterious cleo
trio waves which carry our wireless
messages through space, and l find
that the springs of my bed serve as
very efficient antennae. My room is
on the second story of my house, and
by using these springs as antennae !
can easily read the signals sent out
every night by the wireless station at
Sayville, l.. J., although they are not
by any means so loud as when | use
my outdoor antennae, which are Al
feet above ground, 60 feet long and
consists of four wires on spreaders,
the wires being two feet apart.
The bedspring antennae are best
for use with nearby high power sta
lions. Sayville, l.. l., is about fifty
miles from Peekskill. With my out
door antennae | continually hear the
Arlington (Va.) naval station when ii
sends out the corrected time signals at
11:55 a. m. and at 9:55 p. m; also
the weather reports, Brooklyn navy
yard; New London, Conn; Cape Cod
and others, including amateur stations
too numerous TO mention.
Il have an all'round good apparatus,
| hold a station license and an oper,
ator's license, both issued by the
United States government. My Off,
cial call is 2 V u"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23

Some one advised me to take Lydia e
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. IhsH
taken so much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good SO l toldrny
husband he might get me a bottle and
would try it. By the time ! bad takesz
it ] felt better. ! continued its use, GnthI
now | am well and strong. :
81 have always recommended yOuT-
medicine ever since i vas SO w0nder-S
fully benefited by it and l hope shss'
letter will be the means of saving scznass-
other poor from suffering
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box 1885,
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers of Lydia E. Pinkharz's'
Vegetable Compound have thousaKrso OF
such letters as that above - oAey tcLs
the truth, else they could not snva haasD
obtained for love or money Uhls EzssuL
icine is no stranger - it has stood tho
test for years.
III there are any complications ygE1
do not understand write TO Lydia X.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (coRfidentiaig
| Lynn,M Mass. Your letter win be oysvn&d,
read and answered by a Woms1 sa5Qa
held in strict c0nfideneeo
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
PROPER HANDLING OF A HOE
Light In Weight, Easy to Use and
More Effective Than Any Other
Implement on Farm.
(By L. M. B-ENNINGToN.)

So many people have a horror OF
using a hoe. 1t is the most comfort
able implement to use In the equip
ment of a gardener or farmer, and 1t
is handy to use for so many purposes
that n cannot get along without 1t.
Probably one reason that people do
not like the hoe is that most hoes ex-
plain at once how dull as a hoe came
into proverbial use.
A dull hoe Is certainly not a pleas
ant implement with which t work.
The good gardener will keep his favor
lite hoe filed 70 a sharp edge all the
time. 1t is impossible to grind a hoe
on a grindstone because the bevel
must be on the upper side of the blade
when it is in use, in order to make
the hoe bite into the soil.
File your hoe, making the bevel
about twice as wide as the thickness
of the blade. Then keep 1t bright and
slips through the soil so easily that
hoeing is not much like hard work.
In hoeing, a long, slow movement
should be made, If the soil is in good
condition. Simply "scufing" half an
inch of the top soil is enough to kill
weeds and one can go over a lot OF
ground in one day If the hoe is sharp
and bright and the strokes long and
smooth.
With a sharp hoe n can cut this
Ties dock. ~IandeliOns and other nOX-
ious weeds, with quickness. dispatch
and ease. 1t is light to handle, easy
to use, and more effective than any
other implement for many purposes.
In choosing a hoe, select one the
blade of which lies, not quite fat on
the floor when you are standing erect,
with the hoe handle extending from
your hands when in working position
to the floor. The heel of the hoe
should not quite touch the floor from
this position.
Such a hoe will bite into the soil
easily, when 1t is bright and sharp and
will work smoothly and effectively.
Sharpen the hoe as soon as it gets
noticeably dull. This will be hard on
the hoe, but it saves muscle and hoes
are cheap. Carry a small fiat file in
your pocket and do not allow 4 nick
to stay in the hoe a minute after it 10
made.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
POINTS OF A PROFITABLE HEN
Good Sign Of Healthy Fowl When
Comb Is Plump and Red and Wat
ties Of a Bright Color.

II the comb OF the hen is plump
and red, and the face and wattles of a
bright color, it is a good sign that
she is in health and laying condition.
II confined at such a time she will
show great restlessness, wonderful &C
ivity and be full Of business when at
liberty. She will be on the alert at
every sound or motion.
On the other hand, II the comb ap-
pears shriveled, or the edges Of the
comb and wattles are of a purplish
led, she will be listless, sleepy and
sluggish in her movements.
In such a case she is out of condi-
lion and is either sick or likely to be
before very long.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
Public Fountain at Florence.

emn rites to the priest. The entire
morning is occupied thus, as tn re-
ception of each procession takes con-
siderable time. Meanwhile In the
public square a fair is held, and a
great crowd gathers. In the after
noon the relics Of st. Giovanni are
exposed to the populace.
These local ceremonies fill a large
place in the lives of the Tuscan peas
ants, who. despite the differences be-
tween the church and the state, cling
to their religious observances tena-
~ciously. The d~ispossession Of the or.
ders by the present government dur
ing the latter part Of the past century
gave offense to a great number Of
the people, but this feeling Is passing
and a readjustment is in progress.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
Responsibilities.

Didn't you ask me why paid rent
instead Of owning my own home?"
asked Mr.. Crosslots.
II made that inquiry" replied the
real estate man.
Well, I'll tell you. When the roof
leaks or a shutter drops of it's
mighty handy to be able to ask your
wife not to bother you, but to go and
tell her troubles to the landlord"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
"sheII Game" Invades Fair.

Chicago.-"Shell game" men invad.
ed the annual fair of the Wisconsin
Society of Chicago and before the for
mer Badgers discovered that the game
was not a burlesque, escaped. leaving
many pockets empty.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
London Has Ambulancea-

London, which has never get hafa
an ambulance, has at last orderefs
six of them, and expects them 40 0o
all the work for the entire city. Ina
case OF past accidents the p~clieersrrs
have had to commander the nesyesE
wagon, depending on the generosity
of the driver, as they were mot able aD'
offer him anything.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
THOUGHT SHE
COULD NOT LIVE
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Unionville, Mo- suffered from -
female trouble and l got SO weak thzen

haroiy W 2a&
across the fowBiGS-
out holding On sss
something. Z Fad
v spells ard
my fingers w on1G
cramp and nyy fsrss
would draw, ElNd Il
could not speak, uor
sleep to do any good.
had no appetite. an8
everyone thoSsgsa9 H.
unuld NOE RfwA
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
A BEGINNER.

Are you a socialist" 81 am"
What do you understand by social
ism?" Il haven't got as far along as
the understanding part. ! picked so.
cialism because ! don't like any of the
regular brands of politics"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
Feed Chickens at Niaht.

Never allow your chickens to 60 to
roost with empty crops. They should
have all the grain they will take in
ten to fifteen minutes. just before
they turn In.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23
USEFUL TOOL FOR THE FARM
Many Hours May Be Saved by Sharp
ening Implements at Home In
stead Of Going to Town.

A good grindstone Is almost q
necessity on the farm. BY it's use
many hours may be saved which
would otherwise be wasted in going to
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL. you
Try Murine Eye Remedy, for Red, Weak. watery
Eyes and GRADUATED EyelIds; No smarting-
Just Eye Comfort. Write for Book of the Eye
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23

A girl who is kittenish during COURT
ship may develop into a cat axtex
marriage.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23

An egotist is a a who expects a
woman to marry him for himself
alone.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-23

town to have sharpening done. The
price is not high and a good stone
will last for many years.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-15
Surnrise Basket Dinner

Misses Pearl Williams and Tesse
Moore very pleasantly surprised Mrs.
Riley Moore last Sunday by inviting
quite n number of friends and neigh
bors to come in and bring well filled
baskets. 1t was Mrs. Moore's sixty
third birthday. Mrs. Moore received
number of nice presents.
A large table was made under u
shade tree out in the yard and was
filled with every thing that was good
to eat. They all helped themselves
to bountiful dinner of ham, chick
en-, salads, dressing, pickles, eggs, pies
and all kinds of cake, etc. etc.
Miss Jesse prepared for the affair
but her mother did not know anything
was going to take place until the
good women began to come with their
well-filled baskets then she knew Miss
Jesse and Miss Williams had planned
the affair. The two young ladies made
the coffee while the men very willing
ly made tables.
Mrs j. A. Mcehan rendered several
beautiful selections on the organ and
the beautiful song "Thc Church in the
wildwood" was sung by Mrs. j. A.
Mcchau, Jesse Moore and Mcssrs j.
4. M,ahm and Joseph Moore, Every
one present enjoyed the music also the
dinu.rs.
Those present were: Mr., and Mrs.
W. II. Hihbitts and little daughter,
Edith. and sons James and Milo, MI.
and Mrs. &. +. Williams and daugh-
ters Misses Pearl, Mary and Leah,
and sons, George, Lloyd and Eugene
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. n. Bcave and daugh-
ter Miss Josephine, and sons Edison
and Paulic, DR.. and Mrs. j. a. Nee
han and little daughter, Marion, and
sons Howard, Harold and George
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Williams and son
Mrs. l.. b. Wilkerson, Mr.. and Mrs
Riley Moore and daughter Tesse, and
son Joseph, Messrs James McLaren
Emmett Ragsdale and Riley Gorda.
This ws also Mrs. f.. b. Wilkerson's
fifty-ffth birthday. She was present
and enjoyed the day very much.
All left late in the afternoon de-
clairing they had never spent a more
pleasant and enjoyable day and wish
ing Mrs Moore and Mrs. Wilkerson
many, many more happy birthdays.
A Guest.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-15
Attend Birthday Celebration.

Dennic Green and family accompan-
led by Henry Mayberry and family
all of Bonnie Terre, where Messrs,
Green and Mayberry are electricians,
passed through Pennington Monday
on a big family reunion and birthday
dinner given in honor Of Henry White
of that place. Mr.. Green called at the
Times Office as they went through our
city and spoke of the very delightful
time that had been enjoyed. About
sixty guests sat down to the long
tables that had been prepared out in
the open. The feast and happy fell
lowship was such as long to be rem
embered. It was the passing of Mr.,
Whites sixty-fifth birthday upon
which he received the congratulations
of the large circle present. Mrs.
Green and Mrs. Mayberry are daugh-
tiers of Mr.. White. In addition to
other members of the immediate fam
lily, many friends and neighbors were
present to participate in the festaI
occasion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-15
Falls in Shaft

A very sad accident happened at
the Greasier mines Tuesday, when E.
Ditzler, who is employed there, fell
fifty-two feet into a shaft. Mr.. Dit
zler suffers a complete fracture Of the
left thigh, his lower jaw is splintered
and numerous other bruises about
the head and face. He was immediate
ly taken to the Parkhurst Hospital in
Pennington, where he is receiving at
tention from Drs. Downing and Wat
kins. AT this writing he is doing as
we'll as can be expected. Mr.. Ditzler
has a family, and is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jno. Ditzer.
Revival To Begin At Mineral Point
1t is announced that revival meet
ing will begin at Mineral Point on the
Fourth Sunday Of this month to con-
tinue over the fifth Sunday. Rev.
Stewart Of Bismarck will be in charge
and at the latter part of the week il
is said will be assisted by Sam Doss.
The people Of that vicinity are asked
to take notice Of the meeting and give
their hearty cooperation to help make
of it a success.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-15
bismarck Mnll0ns Elvins

The Bismarck high school base ball
team took the Elyins high school
team to task on the Elvins diamond
Saturday, May 9th, and trimmed them
to the tune Of 10 to &.
The Bismarck boys drove over to
Elvins in the afternoon ard the game
was called before quite crowd at
three o'clock.
The game was very interesting and
full of enthusiasm despite the fact
that loose feelings allowed the two
teams to pile up large score.
In the second inning Blaylock of
Elvins completed the circuit Of bases
on line drive and in the eighth Mat
kin of Bismarck pulled off the same
performance.
The Polite cousins of Elvins struck
out 16 of the Bismarck batters and
Watkins of Bismarck famed out 13
of the Elvins boys.
Twenty hits were made by the Bis
marck boys and twelve by the Elvins
team
Umpires-Dempsey and Ruddock.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-15
Drinks Carholic Acid

Miss Gcneyicye Burnett, age 20
years, FIVE months and six days, died
ut her home in Bismarck nj six ocloc!.
Monday morning from carbolic acio.
On Saturday she procured a bottle Of
the acid at n local drug store. Once
during the day the subject of suicide
was spoken on, and the young girl
made a remark something to the effect
that she was too big coward to com
nit so rash deed, and at $3.50 a. m
Monday, called her mother who was in
n room across the hall to come to her
When the mother went in she pointed
to the bottle of acid and said that she
had drunk that. The bottle was about
half emptied. Her mother asked her
why she did this, and answered that
she was crazy and requested her
mother to call DR.. Eaton as he could
come at once. The doctor got there
in about Is minutes but she was so
far gone that no medical aid did any
good. Miss Burnett was born in
Pennington, December 9Th, 1894, and
was daughter of John N. Burnett,
who up to short time ago was a
resident of this town. She had been
employed in the telephone central Of
flee at Bismarck for some time.
The funeral and burial took place
in Bismarck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-15
Happily Welded so Years--Golden
Wedding Celebrated

Wedding Celebrated
Friends and relatives Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank HMelon Of Silver Springs
gathered on the picnic grounds at
Silver Springs Sunday and celebrated
the 50th year of their welded life by
enjoying the day in their presence and
partaking OF. the enticing dinner and
supper that was set before them.
A crowd of AZ was present during
the day and on leaving late in the
evening expressed themselves as hay
ing passed the day very pleasantly
and wished them another so years of
welded life as happily spent as the
past.
Mr.. Frank and Mrs. Rosa Melon
were married in New Orleans La,
on May s. 1864, and Friday last was
the end Of their 50th year in matri-
mony. They have brought up to man
hood two sons, Frank of Webb City,
and Trenton of Silver Springs, and
to womanhuod four daughters, Mrs.
Laura Gordon Of Riverside Calf, Mrs.
Emma Thurman of Silver Springs,
Mrs. Mollic Lock Of Halifax and Mrs
Clara Labryure Of Bonnie Tcrrc. Both
are Of ripe age he being Il and she
being 81, yet they are able TO enjoy
themselves rs well as if only at 80.
They have enjoyed the acquaintance
Of large circle Of friends and rcIa-
tiycs who wish them the best Of health
and pleasure in the life before them
and cXtGnd congratulations to them on
the success Of the past that they have
enjoyed.
Gold coins and other gifts of diff.
ferCnt character were presented tc
the honored persons during the day.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Melon. Mr.. and Mr.. Trenton
Melon, Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Thurman
Mrs. Molle Lock, Lewis and Mis-;
Elsie Thurman, p. W. Keay and fami'
~ f. NJ. IIensley and children, Lor
Hammock, Eugene Hensborough anc
f o. Dryden and family of Silver
Springs: Mrs. Lewis Reece and chill.
dren and Mrs. Sarah Layne Of Elvins
Mrs. Clara Labryure and children
John and Miss Joyce Poston,Eli Ratty
Mrs. Mime Labryure, Elmer Wilfong
and Mr.. and Mrs, George Thurman Of
Bonnie Terre; Rev, r. G. Ramsey OF
Flat River; Mrs. Libby Miller OF
Brickcys, and Ed Murphy of Deslogc