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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
OBITUARY

Elizabeth Jean Culberton (nee Clark
was born January 8, 1862, departed
this lief April A, 1916, her age being
81 years, 3 months and rs days at
her death. Her parents being in mod
crate circumstances, she, at the early
age of Is years, chose the occupation
Of teaching school, prompted no
doubt by her intuitive knowledge of
her ability along that line, which oc-
cupation or profession she assiduous-
ly followed for rs consecutive years,
with greatest success, molding the
minds of children put under her care
as the potter molds the clay, and al
ways for good. That rs years was a
real benefaction to the children Of
Indiana who came under her care.
Eternity itself can only reveal the
beneficence wrought by her during
that 25-year period of her active work.
1t is God blessed for evermore. In
1904 she became the wife of F. b..
Clay and moved to his home in St.
Francois county, Mo. Though unac-
customed to housekeeping, her ener-
gy and zeal soon made her a model
along that interesting and important
line of work. She continued thus un-
til her health failed, about four years
ago, from which time her physical
powers were greatly impaired and
finally, through weakness and ex-
haustion, she became blind. Finally,
going back to her native State, Indi-
ana, in hope of having her sight re-
stored, and where waiting to become
strong enough to undergo an opera
ton, she took violent cold from which
she never rallied. Death came and her
immortal spirit went to God who
gave it, who is the rewarder of all
those who instill in the minds of
young children His holy statutes, and
by her example showing them the
| beauties of right living. Her fun
eral was preached from her fathers
home at Edwardsport, Indiana, to a
large concourse of relatives and
friends, who loved and honored her
for her loving spirit they knew SC
WELL Many of them were children
she had taught in childhood now be-
ing men and women. She was laid
away in the Edwardsport cemetery to
await the resurrection morn. She is
gone from us and cannot come back
but we may hope to meet her in hea-
ven.
A FRIEND.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
GROWING CHICKS NEED
LOT OF GOOD FOOD

Growing chicks require an album
dance of food which contains muscle
and bone making material. Other
things being equal, failure to grow can
be attributed to an insufficient food
supply, lack Of muscle making food
or too little mineral matter such as
Doe meal.
A chick grows at an enormous rate.
At the University of Missouri it was
found that chick weighed atS IA
weeks just sixteen times what it did
when Matched. If an infant grew as
fast, baby weighing seven pounds
at birth would weigh 112 pounds when
fourteen weeks old. This shows hat
chicks should be fed literally and en-
phasizes the Importance of selecting
the right kind of food.
Because of the remainder Of the
yoke sack being drawn into the body
at Matching, liberal feeding is not adj
visable until after the first week The
chick can live for nearly a week on
the supply of food it had before hatch
ing. Liberal feeding during this time
would retard the absorption Of this
yoke sack and might cause trouble.
When the chick is few hours old a
few grains of sharp, fine sand should
be fed. The sand stimulates the di-
gestive organs and gets them in work
ing order.
The chicks food should consist of
cracked grains such as corn, wheat
and steel-cut oats, fed in combination
with some ground food like bread
crumbs, corn bread or rolled oats. At
the University the ration for the first
week consists of "chick food" fed
three times a day and rolled oats the
other two. Sour milk is also fed. The
acid in the milk is harmful to some
disease germs and the milk furnishes
muscle forming food. Water with the
chill removed is fed in a fountain so
constructed that the chicks cannot get
wet. After the first week mixture
of bran, shorts and corn meal is sub
| stituted for the rolled oats. When
milk is not fed fifteen pounds of fine
beef scrap and one part of bone meal
| should be added to every one hundred
pounds of the mixture. The bone
meal will prevent leg weakness. If
the chicks are confined, fnly cut green
grass, alfalfa leaves, onions, etc,
will keep the bowels loose and the
chick healthy.
Gradually the finer grains can be
replaced by coarser. The dry mash
can remain as above. All the feed
can be placed in hoppers where the
chicks may help themselves Fine
grit should always be available, When
The chicks have passed the danger
point wet mash daily at about a
p. m. will induce them to eat more
and will result in more rapid growth
Eggs can be fed raw by stirring
one in some dry feed and feeding this
mixture to about sixty chicks. At all
times the food must be clean and free
from mustiness or digestive troubles
are sure to result. The keeping Of
the quarters clean and sweet is
equally important.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
Steps Should be Taken
To Conserve Wild Game

very finest of deer hunting later,
At the coming session of the Leg
islature, deer, wild turkeys, prairie
chickens, and pheasants should be alb
solutely protected for at least five
years.
Our native quail can be easily pro-
pagated, for it has been done success
fully by persons with whom the
writer is acquainted, who have done
so in very small enclosures, and in
side the city limits, and hunters should
keep wounded birds for that purpose,
and nests that are disturbed during
harvest seasons, the eggs should be
artificially Matched.
The success and practicabiity of
game preserves can be well seen in the
one established by the late Hon. Moses
Wetmore of St. Louis, and his asso-
ciates, where in fancy county large
numbers of deer, elk, etc, have been
raised very successfully; also the
hunting preserve of the painted
Rock Club" in Usage county, of H.
500 acres, where, within two hours
ride of the State Capitol, deer, wild
turkey and other game are raised,
and some escape and migrate into the
adjacent territory so that wild turkeys
and deer were killed last fall within
seventeen miles and less of Jefferson
City.
1t is now up to each county, through
its hunters and public-spirited citi-
zens to put this plan into immediate
effect in their different counties; by
farmers as individuals; by farmers
jointly, putting several farms togeth-
err; and by organized associations of
men in these counties, who will lease
grounds, and make game preserves
and post premises thoroughly and
prosecute vigorously anyone hunting
in said preserves. Soon the extra
game will get out of any Of these pre-
serves under the most careful watch
ing, and also can be turned out as it
becomes too plentiful, will make good
hunting for true sportsmen, for
many years to come.
In the New England States there are
moose; in New York and Pennsylva-
MIA, deer, and also deer can be found
in a number of other States, where
they were wise enough not to wait un-
til too late.
The slaughter of the immense herd;
of buffalo and the extinction of the
same, the complete extinction of iht
wild pigeon, and to great extent the
elk (Which would also have been kill.
ed off except for the government hav.
ing such game preserves as Yellow
stone Park should be a lesson not t.
be soon forgotten.
FRANK w. BUFFUM,
State Highway Commissioner
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

T. R. is our idea of Democratic
critic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
PRUNING YOUNG FRUIT TREES

Train up fruit tree in the way it
should go and when it is old it will
not depart from it. 1t is easy and
cheap to shape young fruit tree so
it will always have good form; it is
difficult and expensive to shape an
old fruit tree that has been neglected
The main frame work of the fruit
tree should be shaped in early spring.
additional pruning should follow from
time to time during the summer to
further correct and guide the new
growth.
The center of the young tree should
be pruned out, leaving from three to
five main limbs to form the frame
work of the tree. This gives tree
with an open center, to admit sun
light, and with broad spreading limbs.
A broad, low tree is easy to handle
the fruit better. Much of the fruit
can be picked without ladders. A low
tree is easier to prune, spray and care
for.
Peach trees are pruned most Sc
verely of any of our orchard fruits.
In addition to thinning out surplus
limbs, the main limbs should be cut
back one-third to one-half of each
seasons growth Cut to outward
growing side limbs, so as to favor an
open spreading top.
Japanese plums and nectarines
should be pruned like the peach, and
apricots and European plums essen
TALLY the same but less severely.
Apples, pears and American plums
should be given essentially the same
shape of framework but cut back
with medium degree of severity.
Sour cherries are pruned least of
all our fruit trees at the Missouri Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station. They
should have the open center and
spreading main limbs. The main
limbs should not generally be cut back
as their terminal buds make the
strongest growth. If a limb is in the
way, it should be removed entirely
instead of being cut back.
From time to time during the sum-
mer, go over young trees to guide
their growth. If too many limbs are
starting from given point, they may
be thinned to the required number
If rank limb tends to fill the center
or cross other limbs, it may be re-
moved. If the strongest limbs all
grow in the same direction, thus Civ
ing a one-sided tree, they may be
pinched back, thus encouraging other
limbs to start on the opposite to bal
ance the framework of the tree. In
the case of upright growing varieties
particularly, the main limbs often
tend to grow straight upward instead
of spreading. In such cases the tips
of these upright limbs may be pinch
ed back This will induce side limbs
to grow outward, thus securing 9
spreading form. HRDLU
spreading form.-J. G. Written, Mis-.
souri, College of Agriculture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
FIGHT FIRE BLIGHT NOW

Fire blight has appeared in the or
chards this spring, and every affected
twig or branch should be removed
before the disease has a chance to
spread. During the last few years
this disease has done a great deal of
damage in pear and apple orchards
and the Missouri Agricultural FIX
pertinent Station finds it appearing
again this spring Its effects are not
usually observed by the orchardists
until May or June, when many of the
fruit clusters and young twigs begin
to die suddenly as if they had been
scorched by fire. The earlier symp-
toms which should have warned him
to cut back the diseased parts at once
are the flow of gum-like or even
sap-like liquid from the bark, or the
appearance of beads of honey-like
material on the newly formed apples.
This material may spread like soft
varnish, covering the fruits instead OF
remaining in beads.
The only known means of checking
blight is to cut and burn all the at
fected parts before the disease is car
ried to the rest of the orchard by bees
and other insects, or has a chance to
spread through the twigs themselves
The pruning tools may carry the
germs if not carefully disinfected by
either dipping them into 1-to-l000
solution of corrosive sublimate, or
wiping them with rag or sponge
which has been dampened with such
a solution carried in a small bottle for
this purpose. Corrosive sublimatc-
also called bichloride of mercury -
may be purchased at any drug store
in small bottles containing about %
tablets apiece with directions for dis
solving these tablets and baking So
buttons of any desired strength.
Pruning tools should be disinfected
after pruning each tree so that the
disease will not be carried from tree
to tree, and should be disinfected still
oftener than this to avoid carrying
the disease from one part to another
of the same tree, as the primer finds
that he is cutting through diseased
wood.
The blight usually passes the win
ter in pear trees, but may live through
in Jonathan, Ingram, Yellow Trans
parent, and similar apple trees.
Orchards affected by blight last
year should be very carefully watch
ed now, and pear trees which show
blight scars or cankers should be ex-
amined first of all. Blisters may
form under the bark, then burst after
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

the trees have begun to grow. From
these places there flows the honey
like liquid which contains the bacter-
ial germs of blight which bees and
other insects are likely. to carry from
tree to tree. The bees carry these
germs to the flower clusters Of pears
and apples, and the newly formed
fruits may have the beaded or var
nished appearance which indicates
that the spurs on which they are
growing should be cut and burned at
once.
The grower should not wait for the
blighted parts to die and turn brown
or black. To keep the blight from
spreading through the whole orchard
it is necessary to find and cut out the
few early infections here and there.
These early infections may be located
by observing fruit clusters where the
stems of the fruit look slightly dis
colored and show the sticky exuda-
tions.-J. C. Written, Missouri Col
lege of Agriculture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

in his 6Srd year. He had been feeling
badly all winter but was only confined
to his bed week. He was first mar
ried to Miss Lavinia Yeargin in 1867.
She died in 1876, and in 1878 he was
married to Miss Martha Blackwell
who survives him, with two children
by his first marriage: Mrs. Nora
Mitchell of DeSoto, and jeff Turley
of near lockwood. He was born in
Bonnie Terre and lived in and around
this place all his life. His funeral
was preached by Rev. w. ]. Velvick
at the residence Tuesday morning at
IL o'clock, ard the remains were laid
to rest in the Bonnie Terre cemetery.
Those from out of town who attended
the funeral were John Yeargin and
daughters, Mrs. jeff Mitchell, Percy
Freye and wife, of Pennington, Thos.
Settle and FINS Turley and wife,
Bonnie Terre News.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
FARMS FOR SALE

40 acres 2 1-2 miles west of Farm
ington; about 80 acres il cultivation;
good buildings; on rock road.
120 acres 2 miles of Pennington,
on a good road. 10 acres in culti-
walton, balance in timber. Al build
ings of all kinds. This farm is in a
high state of cultivation and is one
of the best stock and grain farms in
St. Francois county.
so acres z miles from Pennington,
all in cultivation; fair house and
barn, and can be bought al bar
gain.
SO acres IL mile of Doe Run, on
rock road; good house and barn; all
in cultivation. Owner grew over
300 bushels fwheat last year. Well
watered and good outside range for
stock.
For sale OF trade, 7-room house,
large lot, well located and in good re-
pair; price right.
46 acres 1 mile of Pennington on
rock road. Nice, smooth, level land;
about 40 acres cleared. No build
ings.
40 acres 4 miles from town, well
improved; good land.
Also 6 per cent money to loan on
real estate security.
For further information, call on OF
address,
WIN. O'SULLIVAN.
T. R. is our idea of a Democratic
critic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
KILLED BL LIGHTNING

Mrs. Ode Luckett of Deventer, Mis-
sissippi county was struck and killed
by lightning Aprin 20, her small son
of seven was stricken SO that he may
lose the sight of one eye, and three
year old child in the room at the time
of the bolt was uninjured. The hus-
band was away from home in Charles
ton as a witness in a criminal case.
The farm hands found the dead body
of Mrs. Luckett, when they came in
at noon.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
How Mrs. HarrOd Got Rid of Her
Stomach Trouble.

81 suffered with stomach trouble
for years and tried everything heard
of, but the only relief l got was tenn
porary until last spring l saw Cham
berlain's Tablets advertised and pro-
cured a bottle of them at our drug
store. got immediate relief from
that dreadful heayiness after eating
and from pain in the stomach" writes
Mrs. Linda Harrod, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Obtainable everywhere. (adv)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
THE SECOND HAND STORE

Carries full line of furniture and
stoves, which we will sell for " to
1-3 the price of new. We do furni-
ture and stove repairing, and uphols-
tering Of all kinds. We also carry
line of good composition Roofing,
Barn and Roof Paint; Roof Cement
for patching all kinds of roofs.
We solicit your patronage.
If. S. P. COUNTS, Manager.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

Christian Kuhnert, who died at his
home near Allenburg April 10th, at
the age Of 80, was the last remaining
member of the band of colonists who
settled there in 1889 and established
Lutheran church. Ste. Genevieve
Democrat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
DIED

Ephriam Turley died at his home in
Bonnie Terre, Sunday, April %, 1916,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
DEATHS OF AGED PEOPLE
OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

The death of Judge Stephen Elliot
removes from this life one of our most
honored and respected citizens. He
has been in poor health for ten or
twelve years, but his condition did not
become serious until January last,
since which time he has been a great
sufferer till the end came April 25th.
He died at the home of his son at
Hornersville, near the Missouri-Ar-
kansas line. The remains were brought
home for burial and laid to rest in
the cemetery near the Hollis Baptist
Church eight miles west of town.
Judge Elliot had been one of our
county judges for eight years. He
was the father of nine children, six
of whom, and his widow, survive him.
He was rs years old at the time of his
death; was veteran of the Lost
Cause; member of the Christian
Church and an Odd Fellow. G. A.
Hoffman conducted the funeral serv-
ices at the Hollis Baptist Church. We
extend our sincere sympathies to the
relatives and sorrowing friends
Bloomfield indicator.
Michale Ochs, one of Perry county's
prominent and aged citizens, passed
away at his home near Friedenherg
April 25th. The deceased had been in
failing health for a year past. Mon
day evening the family of his son,
Adolph Ochs, found him on the floor
unconscious from a paralytic stroke,
from which he did not revive.
Mr.. Oehs has been prominent fig
ure in Perry county Citizenship for
many years. Hhe was so years old
at the time of his death. Mr.. Ochs
was a good citizen and a good neigh
Dor, always measuring his life acts
by the Golden Rule. -Perryviile Re
publican-Era.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-01-08
Watching the Bridegroom.

1t was not only the matchmaking, adj
ycr,ising parson who made money out
of the bygone bridegroom. There was
the man who watched the bridegroom
for twcuty-iour hours or SO before the
time fixed for the ceremony lest he turn
ed tail at the thought OF the ordeal and
its after effects Here is an entry in
the register OF village church in Hun
tingdon which illustrates the custom:
December, 1647. Paid for wages spent
upon the man that watched John Pickle
all night and the next day till he was
married. Such precautions recall Stev-
cnSon's definition OF marriage as a
friendship recognized by the police. -
London Chronicle.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-01-08
FAVORS LABOR INVESTIGATORS

Washington, ID. C.-Congressman Aus
tin favors a labor commission appoint
ed by the President, to visit foreign
countries and investigate living condi-
tions in the old world. A bill intro
duced by the Tennessee lawmaker pro-
vides that this commission shall be COM
posed of twelve members, selected
from among the officers of labor or
ganzations, and to be divided equally
between the four leading political
parties. 1t is provided that the duty
of said commission shall be to visit
the industrial cities of foreign coun-
tries-European and oriental-and re-
port upon the wages paid to those
engaged in all industrial occupations,
hours of labor, cost Of living, housing
and all other conditions affecting the
industrial and home life of the work
ingmen, women and children OF said
countries"
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-01-08
OHIO MINERS UNEMPLOYED.

Columbus, Ohio.-Only 1 out of s
Ohio miners were employed in June,
1914, while 2 out Of were employed in
December, reports the State Industrial
Commission Pick miners worked an
average Of $50 days during 1914, while
during 1913 they worked an average of
1S0 days. Leaders averaged only 10l
working days during 1914 while they
averaged 2O6 working days in 1913
The coal production during 1914 was
1876, 4O7 tons. This was slightly more
than half of the production for 1913,
and smaller than for any year since
1899.
Awards under the workmen's COM
pensation act were made during 1914
for 2,O66 accidents in coal mines, of
which 81 resulted in death, in per-
manent total disability, 62 in permanent
partial disability, and 1852 in temporary
disability.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-01-08
RAILROADERS ASK EIGHT
HOURS.

Chicago-Ihc fight OF over 100000
railroad men in this country and Cana
da for an cight-hour day was launched
last week at a Joint conference Of rep
rcscntativcs OF the brotherhoods of en-
ginccrs, lircmcn, conductors and train
men. Nearly one hundred delegates
were present. At previous district con-
icrcnccs the shorter workday was fav-
orcd and the gathering referred to above
was called for the purpose OF joint coun-
sci.
As a result Of the conference the -four
brotherhood representatives are sending
ballots for referendum to their aiflli-
atcd organizations.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-01-08
Colorcd Oysters.

Although he had never before been
inside a big city hotel, Uncle Sol was
determined to keep the fact a profound
secret.
The old gentleman carefully watched
his nephew and initiated him in all of
his actions and manners.
Have some oysters, uncle asked
the nephew.
Don't care if / do"
"What'll they be-"
"Oh, most any kind, I guess"
"I'll take a few blue points
With a careless wave OF his right
hand a patronizing look at the waiter
Uncle Sol exclaimed
"l'll guess IN take few red ones, -
Exchange