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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-03
"GUNMEN" ARE PRODUCTS OF
CHILD LABOR

Three of the gunner" in the
death house" at Sing Sing had to
go to work before they were Is years
old "Gyp the Blood" worked as an
errand boy when he was 10;
Whitley Lewis was apprenticed to
bookbinder and later to tinsmith;
"Dago Frank" worked in a depart
ment store.
'Leftie Louie" was flung into the
street when he was only six. He was
a sickly child and the doctor ordered
fresh air. The street was the only
place fresh air was to be had free.
Louie's parents were poor, and the
street was the best they could do for
him. At seven he was confirmed
street gamin; at 13 he was a pool
room frequenter; at Is he was pick
pocket.
1890 "a
Taffetas, moires, faiIIes and ben
gaines are in high favor.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-03
GoING BEYOND

81 don't think it looks nice to see
a little boy like you smoking cigar
lettes." =
"P'r'aps not, lady, but if 1 smoke
cigars the >feIlers will say I'm going
beyond my means"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-03

Taffetas, moires, faiIIes and ben
gaines are in high favor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
FAIR VIEW ITEMS.
sawnlill,

Miss Pearl Williams spent Sunday
in Pennington.
Miss LESSEE Moore is visiting in the
lead belt this week.
Otto Sanders, who has been spend
ing some time with home folks, has
returned to his quarters in Harrison,
Ark.
Misses Bessie Mulersman and Liz
zie Shindler attended the basket din
ncr at Knob Lick Friday.
Misses Golden and Violet Elbrecht
spent last Sunday with Miss Emma
Rohlandcr.
DR.. +. A. Meehan made a business
trip to Pennington Monday.
Robert Pcnbcrthy spent Sunday
evening with Elmer and Darcic FL
brccht of this place.
The farmers in our community are
blowing for corn.
Emmett Ragsdalc Of Pennington,
spent Sunday here with his lady
friend.
Messrs Mechan, Swink and Wagon
er attended the farmers meeting at
Libertyville Thursday night, April Is.
John Bohs spent Monday in Farm
ington.
Miss Mayme Bohs spent Sunday
here with home folks.
James Hibbitt spent Sunday at
Knob Lick with his girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Wagner spent
Sunday evening with DR.. J. A. Meehan
and family.
Horace Mullersman made business
trip to Knob Lick Monday.
W. +. Wagner transacted business
in Pennington Monday.
Messrs Elmer and Darsey Elbrecht
made business trip to Flat River one
day last week.
Miss Florence Kenney, who has
been spending some time with her sis
ter, Mrs. John Mullersman of this
place, has returned to her home in
Fredericktown.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
GRADUATING EXERCISES
AT FRANK CLAY. MO, A
GRAND SUCCESS.

On Saturday evening. April IS, the
patrons and friends of the Frank Clay
Public School met at the M. f.
Church to enjoy most interesting
and enjoyable programme which was
rendered by the graduating class Of
1914. The programme consisted OF
songs, recitations, dialogues and music
by the Frank Clay band, and was con-
cluded by the presentation of the di-
plomas to class Of twenty-eight
graduates. or this number four were
from the ward school at Cherryvale,
these were prepared for graduation
by their able teacher, Miss Myrtle
Mallow, who did her work well and
feels justly proud Of her pupils.
Rev. Oscar Taylor Of Irondale, Mo-,
made an excellent address which, with
the programme in general, was much
enjoyed by all present, many stating
il was the best entertainment ever CIV
en- in the history of the school.
Every one is giving Prof. B. F. Nc
Kinney and his corps of able assist
ants much praise for giving them a
very successful term of school.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
KNOB LICK.

Miss Maybell Brown of St, Louis,
is visiting her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Williams visited
the latter's parents in Doe Run Sun
day.
Mrs. Robert McGeorge is planning
to go to Bonnie Terre to have an X-ray
examination made Of her shoulder.
DIR. j. A. Meehan and W. f. Wag-
oner transacted business in Farming
ton Monday.
Charles Whitworth was in Farm
ington Saturday, Sunday and Mon
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Medley and
family have moved to st. Louis. We
are sorry to lose this good family
from our community.
Mrs. Robert Hibbits returned home
Tuesday.
Miss Fay Hint has returned to her
home after a few days visit with re-
latives here.
Miss Alma Parmley is visiting rela-
tives in Delassus this week.
Miss Eloise Brown spent Thursday
and Friday in Pennington.
Miss Grace Hibbits returned to her
home here after brief visit with rel
atives in the lead belt.
The farmers Of this vicinity are
planting great numbers Of fruit trees.
Mrs, Keller has returned to her
home IN Blackwell after a weeks visit
with relatives and friends here.
A slight fire occurred ut Poly East
sawmill.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
SHRAPNEl A FLYING CANNON
Il Must Withstand a Pressure Of S.
600 Pounds to tho Square
inch.

New York.-The shrnpnel is really
flying cannon which shoots its
charge while in flight or explodes on
impact, says the American Machinist
It's design involves many interesting
features. az the case must be strong
enough 10 Withstand the bursting pres
sure and the stresses developed In
firing The smaller cases are now
made from bar stock on automatic
turret machines ut less than the cost
of the forgings previously used
The design and making Of a shrap-
mel case has more behind II than
appears on tho surface for. in addition
to being q piece OF steel turned and
bored to the right dimensions, It must
have special mechanical properties.
II muBt be able to withstand pres
sure Of from thirty to thirty-five thou
powder which drives It out OF the
gun. though Il is tested to 10000
pounds. In addition to this II must
resist the charge OF explosive in the
base of the case: this base charge
drives the head and balls out OF the
case. when a time or distance fuse is
used. or explodes 1t on impact with
the earth or any other resisting sub
stance.
This expelling or bursting charge
exerts pressure varying from twenty
to twenty-five thousand pounds per
square inch Further than this. the
tensional stress when the case is
started whirllng through the rihing
of the gun by the force behind 1t must
be counted This rotation starts the
instant the shell begins its movement
from the breech OF the gun, and when
We consider that by the time II leaves
the mu2zle II must have attained n
velocity OF LOO feet per second We
can begin to see how an acccleration
OF 100000 feet per second is attained
These pressures explain why It is
necessary to make the cases Of such
high quality material, tensile
strength OF $4,000 pounds TO the
square inch. an elastic limit Of 10000
pounds per square inch. an elongation
In two inches Of II per cent, and the
contraction Of area % per cent
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
DECLAMATORY CONTEST.

As has been the custom for years
past, the local high school held last
Friday evening the preliminary De"
clamatory Contest, in which one boy
and one girl were selected to repre-
sent Pennington High School in the
County contest, and also in the third
Normal District contest, held at Cape
Girardeau in May.
Among the boys contcstlng Tor the
honor of representing their school
were the following: Clyde Gale, read
ing. "The Man in the Shadow which
he executed in way that beiitted a
veteran in the work; Robert Lloyd,
another contestant from the freshman
class read, "The Independence Of
Cuba" and staged it with such en-
thusiasm and grace as to make those
who heard him feel sure that he would
be heard from again; William Huff
won the Judges decision with his Sc
lection entitled, Billings Of Forty
Nine" Mr.. Huff commanded much
more matured voice than the other
boys, and he goes out TO the other
contests with our hopes that he will
hold up Farmington's good name.
The girls who had hopes, and who
should be still more encouraged now
than ever, were; Miss Jessie Meyers,
presenting, "Thc College Oil Cans,
which piece the writer considers the
"hcavicst" selection given by any Of
the girls. in very crcditablc manner;
Miss Anna Overall carried her audi
ence to tears with her reading en-
titled, "Connor." Miss Myrtle Nations
was awarded the honors for her inter-
probation of Came Of Green Gables
Miss Nations and Mir. Huff will rep
resent the local high school in the st.
Francois County Contest at Desloge,
next Saturday night, and at Cape
Girardeau. May success be with
them.
The only disappointing feature
about the contest here last Friday
night was the very small crowd in
attendance. The paid admissions did
not number over fifty. The writer
believes that these contests should be
encouraged by the public and thus
push Pennington High School to the
front always, and keep up the good
record that our representatives have
made in the past. In the five years
that Pennington has been represented
in the county contest, four medals
have been won for her, and in the
Third Normal District contest in the
past four yers, Farmington's repre-
sentatives have won three medals, two
of them for first places. Now are not
these records worthy of your support,
now and always?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Test Of Greatness.

There is no man who has never sac
rificed his selfish desire for the sake
OF some other person. who has never
felt a pleasure In undergoing some
loss or trouble because 1t pleased
somebody else. 1t Is a truth that man
is not detached being, that he has q
universal aspect; and when he recog.
nizes this, he becomes great-From
"Sadhana-The Realization OF Life"
by Rabindranath Tagore.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
HE STOPPED HIS PAPER.
The Tough Luck That Came to the
Bethany Democrat Editor.

He stopped his paper, he sure did
and who could blame him. He came
into our Office wearing face Of dis
tress and obstinate dependency. Our
first IMPRESSION was that his house
had burned and that his wife and chit
dren had been consumed in the flames,
We engaged in conversation. Kellei
came to the editor when the principal
topic of conversation turned to the
direful results the Wilson administers
ton was having on the country. MY
friends hay and corn crops. were
short and he had neither to sell. His
hens didn't lay during the winter, and
now eggs were only 10 cents dozen.
His cows are all having calves, his
sows never bring more than eight pigs
Mt a litter and his mares were not 60
ing to bring mule colts. He didn't
see how it would be possible to raise
the money to pay his income tax.
Adam Bede surely had my friend II
mind when he wrote the hard luck
story of the man
Whose horse went dead and his mule
went lame
And he lost his COW in poker game,
And a cyclone came one summer day
And blew the house where he lived
-. away.
Then an earthquake came when that
was done,
And swallowed the ground that the
house stood on;
Then the Tax Collector. he came
round
And charged him up with the hole In
the ground.
bethany Democrat
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
COUNTY OFFICERS

State Senator:
T. B. Whit!edge, Rep. st. Marys.
Representative:
j. d. Poston, Dem. Bonne Tcrrc.
Judge of Circuit Court:
Peter IL. Huck, Dem. Ste. Genevieye
Presiding Judge of County Court:
j. Marshall, Rep. Bonnie Tcrrc.
County Judge, First District:
Thos. G.. Mitchell, Dem. Bonne
Terre.
County Judge, Second District:
NJ. T. Moore, Dem. Desloee.
Judge of Probate Court:
X c. Weber, Rep. Pennington.
Clerk Circuit Court:
C. p. Wilkinson, Dem. Pennington
Collector:
James j. Crohe, Rep. Pennington.
Treasurer:
W. L. Halle, Dem. Pennington.
Sheriff:
J. C. Williams, Dem. Pennington.
Prosecuting Attorney:
F. A. Benham, Dem. Desloge.
Assessor:
l.. o. Wells, Bonnie Terre.
County Surveyor ......T. H. Holman
Highway Engineer :. ....J. H. Ward
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
STRAIGHT AT IT.

There is no use of our "beating
around the BUSH" We might as well
be out with it first as last. We want
you to try Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy the next time you have a cough
or cold. There is no reason so far as
we can see why you should not do so
This preparation by its remarkable
cures has gained a worldwide repu.
tation, and people everywhere speak
Of it in the highest terms Of praise
1t Is for sale by all dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
A BETTER ROADS
CONVENTION CALL

A State convention is herby called
to meet in jefferson City, Mo-, on
Thursday, May Ia, 1914, to federate
all good roads organizations and all
lovers of better roads into a State
wide movement, Missouri Better
Roads Federation.
The call is made on the unanimous
| agreement, of citizens who journeyed
to Kansas City to consider ways and
means to unite all good roads advo-
Gates and to eliminate every jar and
discord liable to arise over disagree
ments as to ways and means Of get
ting better roads Of all types and
kinds.
This plan to fcdcrate all elements
is not only nonpartisan and nonpoliti-
cal, but it is free from fractional pur-
pose also. The following persons sign
the call, no officers being chosen, as
that is left to the delegated body in
convention to decide: c. +. Adams Of
7 Chillicothc, G. J. lIinshaw of Kansas
City, Frank w. Bucum Of Louisiana,
Roy +. Britton Of ST. Louis, W. A..
Alsdorf Of Kansas City. Charles w.
Fear Of Joplin, Judge j. VI. Lowe and
Frank A. Davis of Kansas City.
1t was unanimously agreed to hold
the State Convention at Jefferson City
on May ii, to decide on ways and
means to foster and promote proper
interest in legislation on which all
good roadsters can unite, eliminating
the "shucks" and agreeing on the
corn" and raising u big crop thereof.
1t was also unanimously agreed to
call one delegate from each of the fol.
lowing organizations in each county or
city or rural district.
County courts, commercial clubs or
buineSs mems organizations, automo-
bile clubs, good roads associations, in
GLIDING old trails organizations and
special road districts, agricultural
clubs Including oranges and farmers
unions), central labor organizations,
groups Of bankers, automobile dealers
associations, road machinery and ma
terial organizations, real estate ex-
changes. Also the Missouri State
Board Of Agriculture as a body 90,
all County Highway Engineers and
representative of each newspaper or
magazine published in TIE State.
The committee voted to invite
Gov. Major and former Gov. Hadley
to address the meeting, which will
convene at 0 o'clock for one day, car
rying out the nonpartisan spirit with
out dissenting voice. This is peo-
Piles convention, coming from all the
ranks Of life. 1t has no hidden motive
or sinister purpose. 1t is Statewide
conference to federate al who want
to continue the good fight for good
roads, for an union there is
strength"
Every reader Of this paper is urged
to call the personal attention of
Judges of courts and officers of all
other of the listed organizations to
the Importance of selecting delegates
at once. Send the best boosters, the
soldiers for the common good. Let
this be history making occasion, a
getting together and putting of all
shoulders to the wheel of progress.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
LAAkMAN'S DRUG STORE.
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES.

Miss Sue Doughty has been doing
some stcnographic work in the Office
of the Mccarthy Construction Com
pany.
Miss Clara Hoehn writes from st.
Louis that she has secured good per-
manent position as stenographer and
bookkeeper.
Miss Ruby Gibbs, one of our espe-
cialIy competent, progressive gradu-
atcs, who now is with the Banner
Buggy Company, st. Louis, writes
very Interestingly, and MS usual has
kind words for her Alma Mater.
Miss Lottic Douglass of Elvins, has
been visiting one of our students, Miss
Lulu Black, and spent a day with us
this week.
Miss Bessie Scott of lockwood, and
her sister, Susie, were here Tuesday.
Mis- Scott came to get her books, hay
ing found it necessary to change her
former plans, and is disseminating her
school work.
Miss Stella Granny of Pennington,
! visited our student, Miss Hazel Bel
KNAPP, Monday, spending few hours
examining the work of the different
departments.
Prof. G. w. Moothart is this week
announcing in the county papers as
candidate for State Representative.
Mr. Moothart came to this decision
after carefully viewing the various
phases connected with the making of
this race, and of course assuming he
will be elected, he wishes it under
stood by patrons of his school and
others who are planning to enroll this
fall, that he shall not let his cam
paigning or political aspirations in
terfere with the success and high
grade work that the school has been
noted for during the nine years he
has had charge in Pennington. II
elected to the Legislature, during The
ten weeks necessary to be absent from
school duties, a highly competent
principal will be left in charge. Nj.
Moothart will have more to say later
on, but now desires especially to ask
the cooperation Of all former Moot
hart students, feeling that with their
active support, that both his nomi-
nation and election may be considered
n foregonc conclusion. Mr.. Moothart
has never been known to be inappre-
ciative and hence, if elected, shall
certainly remember his friends who
have brought about such desired re-
suits. He shall appreciate letters from
the former students, their parents ard
friends, so that he may communicate
with them direct.
Ernest Blaylock successfully passed
his second shorthand test last Friday.
Miss Dottie O'Dell has secured n
stenographic position in St. Louis.
Misses Hazel Belknap, Lulu BlaG'
and Anna Huber have just completed
their first set of books in business
department, and will now spend the
remainder of the term specializing in
shorthand work.
Mr.. Beard is cashier Of the College
Bank, being successor to Miss Greene,
Miss Louisa Gossett was absent
Tuesday afternoon, attending the fu-
neral of a neighbor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Words Without Rhymes.

There are many words In English
that have no rhyme. AS given in
1.-THE Ryhmers' Lexicon" by Andrew
Lang, they are as follows: Aitch, alb
amongst, avenge. bilge. bourn
breadth. brusk. bulb, Golf. conch. culm
cusp. depth, doth. eighth, fifth. film
forge. forth. fugue, gulf, hemp, lounge
mauve, month. morgue, mourned,
ninth, oblige. OF, pearl. pint. porch
pork. poulp, prestige, puss. recumb
sauce, scare. scarf. sixth. spoilt, swoln,
sylph. tenth. torsk. twelfth, un'
plagued. volt, warmth wasp, wharves,
width. with, wolf, wolves.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
FOUND A CURE
FOR RHEUMATISM

~ suffered with rheumatism for two
years and could not get my right
hand to my mouth for that length of
time writes Lee L. Chapman, Maple
ton. La. 81 suffered terrible pain so
! could not sleep or lie still ut night.
Five years ago began using Cham
berlain's Liniment and IN two months
! was well and have not suffered with
rheumatism since" For sale by all
dealers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Notice of Final Settlement

Notice is hereby given to all credi-
tors and others, interested in the es-
tate Of A. l.. Orten, that |, j. II. Orten
Administrator of said estate intend to
make final settlement thereof at the
next term of the Probate Court of st.
Francois County, State of Missouri,
to be held at Pennington on the 18th
day Of April, 1914.
j. ii. Orten, Administrator.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
RICHEST WOMAN IN EUROPE
OF Something in the Neighbor-
hood Of $500, 900.

Paris.-From this charming photo
graph of Baroness Henry de Roths
child made In her chateau in Paris
with her children. one would never
infer that she is the wealthiest woman
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
GUARDIANS NOTICE
OF LETTERS.

Notice is hereby given that the un.
dersigned was, on the 14th day oi
April, 1914, appointed guardian of the
person and estate Of Carrie Miller, an
insane person, and that letters OF
guardianship were issued to him by
the Probate Court of st. Francois
County, Missouri, bearing date April
the l4th, 1914. All persons having
claims against the estate of said Car.
RE Miller are required to exhibit them
for allowance before the Probate
Court of said county within one year
from date of the publication of this
notice or they shall be forever barred
j. F. TAYLOR,
1874 Guardian
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Slightly Unconscious.

Judge-"It Is testified that you
knocked him senseless. Is that true"
Prisoner-"Well your honor. he wss
rather noncommittal after i struck
him"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Proof Of Lack Of Humor.

"You think the American people
lack a sense of humor?" YES" re-
piled the frank visitor from abroad;
otherwise you wouldn't md 90 many
people weighing over 200 pounds who
dance the tango."--Washington 0tar.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Pa Had Been There.

Pa, what is scientific salesman.
ship?" Selling q dress suit to man
who went Into the store to buy .
celluloid llar."--Detroit Free Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Only True Culture.

Culture Is not measured by the
greatness OF the field which Ia covered
By our knowledge, but by tho nicely
With which We can perceive relations
In that Geld. whether great or small
e4svensgn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
Probably Was f-indlna Out,

Probably Was Finding Out,
How did you come to be profess
sionil begGarf" II amt no profess
sionAl beggar. I'm employed to git up
statistics ON how many heartiess pso-
pie there Il IN this town."--SsTsy
Stories
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24
His Share.

HE Share.
The under dog usually gets SSos
ooo.o0o worth OF sympathy and two
oo0as' vestA Of assistance.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-04-24

1874
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-09-25
Press Paragraphs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Cleo. Forrest were in
Pendleton Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. McEwen are in
Portland this week.
Mrs.. Nelson A. Miller was in Walla
Walla the first of the week.
Watts g Rogers, Hardware. called
out at a. NJ. See their ad.
W. 8. Ferguson had business 10
Spokane the 6rst Of the week.
Mrs. VIM. rompkins and daughter,
Lillian. were in pendleton Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Mcbride is reported to
be in lii health and under tine DOCTORS
care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer LaHue Of Pilct
Rock, spent Sunday with relatives in
Athena.
Mrs. Casper Woodward will have as
guest this week, Miss Amy Kium Of
Portland.
"Bob" Oliver and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Steele spent Sunday on the Uma-
tilIa river.
County Judge Maloney and Road
Superintendent Martin were in the
olty Tuesday.
For first clasa psrty. tirthday and
wedding cakes. call at the Athena
Bakery. ADV.
The Mothers Club will meet at the
home Of Mrs. ]. O. Burke, Friday
afternoon October ?.
@. &. Ruds will ship another car
load OF hogs from Athsna today ovei
the O.-w. to Seattle.
Mrs. Max Kiddsr and little daugn
ter, Maxine, arrivsd this week from
TACOMA and are visiting at the hom'
Of Leon Kidder, near town.