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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02

Since the recent article in The
Times, concerning free postal deliv-
cry in this city, in which was shown
the comparatively easy manner in
which such a boon could be secured
for our citizenship, information has
reached the management of this pa
per that there are a few alleged bus
mess men here who are exerting, or
who propose to exert, every effort pos
sible in order. to defeat such cul-
mination, which, from any and every
possible standpoint, must result to the
advantage Of every citizen living
witkin the confines of Pennington.
The Times sincerely hopes that such
information is incorrect, for we would
deeply regret to know that such citi-
zens-even few such are resi-
dents of this fair city. But our in
formation goes further, and it is to
the effect that few leading busi-
ness men" propose to go even so far
as to diminish the natural receipts Of
the Pennington postoffice for the re-
naming part Of the last quarter, by
buying postage elsewhere and thus
supplying the public need for stamps,
hoping in this manner to keep down
stamp sales to such an extent as to
hold down the receipts of this office
helnw $4,000 for the fiscal year.
If such reports are true-and we
do not deny them coming as they do
through responsible sources, though
we are exceedingly loath to believe
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02

Attorney General John I. Barker,
one of the seven candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Governor,
spoke in Pennington last Tuesday,
pursuant to the announcement made
in The Times last week. He was an
nounced to speak in the Court House,
but he preferred the open air, for
which his voice is well adapted, and
standing in an automobile on the
Publis Square, he addressed crowd
of several hundred. 1t was Decora-
tion Day and his position was near
the street car track, and while he was
speaking several cars with their us
ual clatter and noise passed, and the
parade of the old veterans in observ-
ing the day marched around the
square with the band playing, but
these things didn't disconcert him;
he merely stopped to let the cars and
the parade pass and resumed his
speech. And so interested was the
crowd that had gathered to hear what
he was saying that he held their clos
est attention through it ALL
Mr.. Barker is an entertaining and
forceful speaker and his voice is so
clear and reaching that, though he is
rapid speaker, he was distinctly
heard and understood by all. He took
up the issues uppermost just now in
State affairs, and presented them in
direct, logical way that brought
them out clearly. He gave his own
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
MANNER OF
MAN COULD HE BE
To Stoop to Sharp Practices to Beat
Pennington Out of Free Mail
Delivery? Can You Guess?

them--then there can be no doubt
that thorough system of cleansing,
perhaps cauterizing, is needed on
few Of our citizens. And if the plan
is followed which we have been told
they are thinking of carrying out, of
bringing postage stamps here from
elsewhere in order to keep down the
natural sales of the Pennington post
office, then such men, even though they
may be considered 'leading citizens,
are in direct line for sterilizing pro-
cess that will keep them immune
from further trifiing with the govern
ment's business for long time to
come.
Leading citizens" should know, if
they do not already know, that the
government is rather sensitive about
having its postal business interfered
with, and that no matter how well
they may think they are covering
their tracks, if such thing is attemp-
ted, every detail of the plot will
stand out as plain as a white way"
in darkest Africa" when government
sleuths get on the scent. But The
Times still hopes there is some mis-
take in the information that has
reached us in this matter. We would
love to know that q .nere are no eiti-
zens--o citizen---in Pennington who
would stoop to such sharp practices
in order to accomplish the defeat of
such public beneficence as free mail
delivery would be to Pennington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
ABUNDANT RICHES
NOW in PROSPECT
A COterie of Farmington Gentlemen
Has Everything Ready to Turn Out
Cornucopias Of Wealth

county, Mo-, which will be set up on
this new mining site, which appears
to be the richest find for many months
past. AS an indication Of the large
and perfect equipment that the u. S.
Smelling Co. is making to handle the
output Of lead and zinc from these
mines, ii is only necessary to state
that they are figuring on an outlay
Of $150,000 before the work Of ac-
tual mining is begun. Such an enor-
nous investment, by such an expert
enced and conservative mining COM
pany, Of itself speaks volumes for the
richness and extent of this mineral
deposit.
This company expects to have ev-
erything in readiness to begin on the
actual work of taking out the mineral
by August 1st, and when running at
full capacity the mill that will be
erected will produce from 80 to 100
tons of lead and zinc concentrates
every twenty-four hours. Then, when
it is known that such concentrates
are worth from $50 to S120 per ton,
the financial magnitude of such hold
ings will readily be seen.
Competent mining engineers have
estimated that the sixty acres on
which our fellow-townsmen have min
eral lease hold ore bodies that viii
run into many millions of dollars, and
the U. S. Smelling Co. already have
in mind the erection of additional
mills as rapidly as the mineral de-
posits can be mapped out. From all
the information The Times can secure,
Messrs. Marbury, Watson, Graves and
Smith will awake some morning, ere
long. to find themselves numbered
among the millionaires, and in such
awakening their many friends will
rejoice with them. We doubt if four
men could anywhere be found whom
the possession of great wealth would
make less fools Of than these four.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
Shubert School
Recital June 5 & 9

The fifth annual recital given by the
pupils of the Schubert School of Mu-
sic, will occur in the High School Au-
ditorium on the evenings Of Thursday
and Friday, June Sth and 9th, at 8
o'clock. The public is cordially in
vited to attend either or both Of these
programs. No admission will be
charged.
The following is list of the pupils
of the three departments who will
participate;
Violin
Rodney Wulfert, Zella Mary Crack
ell, Dee Allen Mckinney, Mabel Croke,
Fred Schramm, Florence Radle, Alma
Williams, VIM. O'Sullivan, Harriette
Pease, Ila Abshier, Barbara Caroline
Tullock, Edw. C. Barroll.
Voice
Misses Irene Golf, Dorothy Keith,
Airline Sleeth, Feral Saunders, Ila Alb
shier, Mrs. Henry Davis, Nan Card
ner, Anna Craig, Bess Cunningham,
Emily Matkin, Hattie Smith, Trixie
Williams, Naoma Gardner, Margeret
Henderson.
Jessamine Halle, Norma Guessing,
Helen Graves, Virginia Marbury, Mil
dred Guessing, Telia Davis, Elsie
Riclsus, Suzon Gardner, Dee Allen
Mckinney, Mary Henderson, Love
tia Mitchell.
Remember the dates-June Sth and
9th.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
LICENSED TO MARRY

May 23, Fred Turley and Blanche
Beaaette of Bonne Terre.
25th, John Hotlin and Mary Tai
atchka of Desloge.
26th, Virgil Penberthy of Elvins
and Rolla Akers of Leadwood.
26th, Gilbert Elders and Maggie
Cole Of Desloge.
26th, Chas. Dees of Doe Run and
Lizzie Brown of Pennington.
9th, Julius Ayers and Anna Alex
ander of Pennington.
9th, VIM. Perkins and Frances
Bailey Of Kansas City.
9Th, Larry FORSTER of Flat River
and Emma Barlls of Doe Run.
29th, G. A. Benedict Of Flat River
and Jennie Thurman of st. Louis,
10th, Mickal F. Kusman Of Flat
River and Maryanna Rzomp Of st.
Louis.
3lst, VIM. Grayson and Alice Gold
smith eff Desloge.
Slst, John A. Coffman and Pearl
Byington Of Pennington.
30th Geo. Barbey Of Hazel Run and
Helen Rome of Wales Mines.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
Still They Come

That The Times IS fulfilling It's mis-
sion as a newanaper the following new
and renewal Subscriptions, which have
been received the past week, win tes-
tify That the people want the news
while il is news and also that they
know where to get it is each week be-
ing made more apparent:
New Subscribers w. I. O'Bannon,
Elyins; Lloyd Ferguson, Mine La
Motto; f. Il. Beard, Bismarck.
Renewals E. T. Burke and, w. R,
Parks, Of Blodgett; Barney Petty, Of
Harrington; Hon Jas. Al. Houchin, of
jefferson Cityi Chas. II, Blackledge
Of Avon; Gus Boyd, Of Farnington;
leroy Matiin, Of Bismarck; f. Z.
Brewer and Merrill Piplsin, Of Farm
ington.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
ATTRACTING OTHERS

A. 0. Nichols and Geo. X. Williams
visited the Miami, Oklahoma mineral
district recently and were so pleas
ed with the outlook that they secured
an option on tract of land that had
already been prospected and showed
evidence of rich zinc and lead depos-
its. The land optioned by them is in
close touch with the property Of the
Bilharz Mining Company and the land
on which Messrs. Marbury, Watson,
Smith and Graves closed their deal
last week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
MONDAY CLUB

The closing meeting of the Mon
day Club was held at the home Of the
retiring President, Mrs. Bleeck. A
picnic luncheon was the feature of
the afternoon, with Mrs. e. A. Ro-
zier presiding. Toasts were given by
the incoming president, Mrs. Porter,
Mrs. Weber and Miss Beesou. The
newly elected officers for the year
1916-17 are Mrs. Hugh Porter, pres
ident; Mrs. Walter Morris, 1st vice
president; Miss Nell Doss. End vice
president; Mrs. w. II. DaBose, sec
retars; Mrs. S. T. Isenman, Treasur-
er
Club adjourned to meet October 2,
with Mrs. Porter.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
Mr.. Davis Address.

Men Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lic:
AT the laying Of the corner stone Of
She Bunker Hill Monument, Daniel
Webster, fifty years from the date Of
chat conflict, looked out over its re-
manning revolutionary survivors and
said: Venerable Men: You have come
down to us from d former generation.
Heaven has bounteousiy heightened
out your lives that you MIGHT behold
this joyous day. So with you men,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
AYERs-ALExANDER

Julius Ayers and Miss Anna Alex
ander surprised their many friends on
May 27th, by quietly making their
way to the office Of Justice Good and
being united in marriage. Both Of
the young people live near Farming
ton and bave wide circle Of friends
who wish them long and happy
journey together Mr. aad Mrs Ayers
VII reside near Farmington on r. +.
p. No. l.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-02
DEEsBRowN

On May 2Gth, Chas. Dees Of Doe
Run and Miss Lizzie Brown Of FARM
ington were united in marriage bv
Justice Good. The young couple went
to st. Louis for a few davs, and af-
ter returning will make their home in
Flat River, where Mr.. Dees has em-
ployment, May their welded life be
one Of great happiness, is the wish of
their friends.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29

If any or all of these things are to
blame it is the part of wisdom to seek
expert advice and begin the remedy
forthwith. To sink into the placid indif-
ference of the fat-and-forty stage is
crime against your health. 1t means in
all probability that the liver and kid
neys are overworked and the result of
any such strain prolonged is at times
fatal.
There is another reason which is
worth almost equal consideration. To
overfeed undermines ones health. Ply
steal fitness has a distinct bearing on
mans mental attitude and unfitness
has also. The man who through neg
lect and lack of control over his appe-
tite begins to eat himself into an early
grave, loses his crispness of thought.
The self-respect which every man who
achieves things should have for him
self as clean well-groomed animal, is
lacking.
Don't weakly excuse yourself If you
have unconsciously slipped into this
class. Get busy and work yourself out
Of it before it is too late.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
Things That Are New

From q mixture of sugar cane re-
fuse and bamboo fibers a Trinidad
planter has succeeded in making a pa
per equal in quality to the best wood
pulp product.
A reel to be attached to an automo-
bile wheel has been invented to enable
a lineman' to pick up or pay out wire
much more rapidly than can be done
by hand.
Surgical instruments that are not af-
fected by the presence of electromag-
nets are being made Of secret steel
alloy by French professor of medi-
cal electricity.
The inventor of new auger bit has
made it thick at the edges and thin at
the center and claims it will force the
chips toward the center and thus avoid
clogging.
To prevent the absorption of damp
ness from the ground by stone build
ings a new Europeon practice is to cut
slots in the walls and insert asphalt
coated lead plates.
A Wisconsin boy is the inventor of
portable equipment to enable person
TO connect with any telephone, or tele-
graph line and either talk over it or
use telegraph instruments.
Silk manufacturers in Japan are
now receiving, for the first time, or
ders from the United States for silk
neckwear.
Soft-iron castings and forgings can
be changed into hard steel by a new
electrical process.
Italians are succeeding with expert
ments in the production OF cotton on
the GASES of Tripoli.
A revolving steel barrel to test the
relative durability Of paving blocks has
been invented.
A rubber bulb to increase the suction
features a new siphon for removing
cream from bottles Of milk
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
The Old Year.
BY JOSH WINK.

We bid goodby to thee, Old Year,
But not with sad regret;
For long the scars of thy sore wounds
Will be upon us yet.
"A record thine of blood and woe.
OF nations in fierce strife,
The greater one for world control,
The weaker ones, for life.
Thou hast kept arms in mems gripped
hands,
The tears in women'S eyes,
The dread I'm little children's hearts,
Death rattles in their cries;
LANDS hast thou swept of homes and
crops,
Where toll contented reigned,
Thou hast brought flame to scorch and
kill,
With blood the soil hast stained.
Across the seas thy direful work
Hast planted seeds of hate
In fearful deeds and wrath to come
To live and terminate.
o fateful year, o fatal year,
Pass from our shuddering sight.
God grant the year which waits it's
birth
May bless where thou Cidst blight !
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
N,A. hl4FneaQ
The Speed of Animals

According to the naturalists, no ami
NAL is known to have exceeded the
speed attained by the famous race
horse Sysbonby. Instantaneous photo
graphs show the full length of one COM
plete stride as about 26 feet. In the
stride of the fastest racers the hind
quarters and limbs are raised consid-
erably higher than the shoulders, and
from this relatively great height
brought downward and forward, widely
separated from each other, as a sports
msn says, ''to avoid striking the fore
legs"
The hare, which is hunted with fast
hounds has not in reality the speed of
the dog. The. dog, on the other hand,
dose not attain the speed of the horse.
The giraffe is said to run at the rate
of 15 meters per second under the most
favorable conditions. The elephant,
going at the rate of two yards sec
ond, carries a weight approximating
that carried by six horses.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
English as She Is Spoke"
Not Much Like the English
Language, Declares Writer

Spoken American has Travelled far
from spoken English. The Engllsh I'LL
the receiver and mildly inquire: Are
you there?" Americans rattle the nan
die and cry: "Hlo! Hlo VINO
ziss?" The English say: "Rahther
We say "Sure thingw They do her
in" we "double-cross her," They tap
their foreheads Significantly and MUIR
muir: "Balmy!" We remark: NO
buddy a-tomew
And spoken American has travelled
even further, Hugh Mearns writes IN
McClure's. We have no written Ian
guage. Our print is the English Ian
guage; our speech is the American.
For instance, we must use English let
tiers to indicate the sound of common
American salutation: "Godda macha
bowcha?" (Have you got match
about you?). But, alas, how this crude
spelling maligns our smoothly articu-
lated vernacular.
Our language-the Americans no
stationary thing. 1t is on the move !;
busy smashing consonants, spelling
vowels, crushing whole phrases into a
grunt-"uddia-d (What are
you doing thereD "Sry." (That is
rightly In that respect our develop
ment is like the French language dur
ing the period of its most rapid adj
vance. Like the French, we have be-
gun to drop our final cOnsOnants. A
jitney ride costs "fi-cense" Give cents).
Our evening valedictory is "Goonight !"
Like the French, too, we have a
marked liaison-the borrowing of let
ter from the preceding word. We in
vite one another to "C'meer." Come
here.) We guess at a hard name and
add: "Sumpin nike at" (Something
like that.) If we don't hear distinct
ly we nudge our neighbor and inquire ::
"Wah zee say?" (What did he sayO
"Hoo-zat?" (Who is thatO has as
good liaison as the French vous avez.
In a few years one may not be as
tonished to see the great American
novel decked out in it's own patois.
Fancy page like this:
"Wen-juh gid din2" sez she.
'Lass-night," cez he.
"Binna way long"
'Munce n munce."
SLOWS re oh town.
"Aw-rye."
"Fie mole eddy" SEE he.
"Ass-rye," seq she.
Isn't it intoxicating? Ones own,
ones native speech. To be sure, this is
only a faint phonetic reproduction of
the great American language-to do it
justice would require special alpha
betAbut tits 'sompin nike at"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
Little New Year.
By KATHERINE FAITH.

The old, old Year goes out at the door,
But the little New Year comes in;
And 10 take the place of the squan-
dered days
There's a Year just about to begin !
He's a dear little chap, is the small
New Year,
And deep in his eyes of blue
Is the promise of all the joy that life
Is holding in store for you.
Health'sa shining there-if you'll cross
your heart
To live with q wise discretion
And then follows Sleep, and then fol-
lows Play,
And Love joins the dim procession.
And trailing behind are the ghosts of
the years
That wait on the Grown-Up Shore,
And haunt ali the paths of After-a-
While
That lead to the Futures door.
The New Year stands on his tippy-toes
And puts in your two brown hands
The reins of his steeds, CAN and
I WILL
To drive through the deep life sands.
And hard he stares with his, wistful
eyes,
Wondering if you'll get through
And hoping that all Of the dreams he's
dreamed
Will have the good taste TO come
true.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
Goodby, Old Year.
BY THEODORE n. BoIcE.

The time has come to say goodby,
Old Year, for we must part;
And it's reluctantly we speak
The word that wrings the heart.
For you have been a faithful friend
Through all your twelve-month stay.
A friend who chung to us by night
And walked with us by day.
We well remember when you came,
A bright and smiling youth,
With all the promises of hope
And all the cheer of truth.
We hailed you then with merry shouts,
And fondly clasped your hand;
With you we started on the road
To newer conquests planned.
Meath sunny skies we journeyed on
Along life's thoroughfare,
And you were ever at our side,
In all our joys to share.
Through days of toll and days of rest
We always found you near,
A loyal friend, companion true,
With purpose ever clear.
When skies were dark, and rough the
way,
And grief and trouble came,
You through. misfortune to us chung,
Your friendship e'er the same.
Through summers heat and winters
cold,
Through gladness, doubt and fear,
You with us SteadfaStly remained
A loyal friend, Old Year.
But now you're sadly aged, old friend,
Your hair is white as snow;
Your steps, once firm, are faltering,
And you desire to go,
We cannot keep you 'gainst your will,
And so it's with sigh
We clasp your trembling hand and say
"Goodby, Old Year, goodby!"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
The New Years Coming.
BY FREEMAN e. MILLER.

Better hurry, Mister New Year We've
been waiting, waiting long
For the romping of your rapture and
the laughter of your song,
And the gate is standing open where
the living dreams are sweet
While the happy hands of welcome
scatter roses for your feet.
Hurry, Mister New Year,
There's a welcome warm for you,
Where the hearts of hope are wait
ing
And the dreams are coming true
Hurry, Mister New Year! We are
weary of the king
That has ruled so long with Sorrow
he's forgotten how to sing
We are weary of his scepter and the
burdens that he knew,
And we're waiting in the highways
with q welcoming for you!
Hurry, Mister New Year!
Lo, the morning purple CLEANS,
And the heart of hope is waiting
For the browning of it's dreams!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
Making Glad Waste Places Of Earth
BY A. w. DOUGLAS.

throughout all time the inhabitants OF the desert nave go
force and originality thought and enoeaVo
have ever been marked by material and menti
nav ~ +bo+ This was as true of the Arabs who oyean
Spn as of the Babylonans blazed the way Oh -
freedom of thought initiative action were bred IN ~ " W
ness and solitude of their environment
So orr times we are building arid regions an empire
cation that emodies the spirit progressive democracy Is m
accident that irrigated regions have set the pace IN all
oent agricultural production distribution Nor is IL py pnu cnce
that in the main the states irrigation the lowest IN nter
and the source mansy today of most OF the reforms III our
social economic and political life For irrigation is that WONDERFUL lng
tho creation Of life from DEATH making glad the waste places OF the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
At the Years Close.
BY CHARLOTTE FISkE BATES.

If fault of mine, or pride or fear,
Has cost one soul, or far or near,
One bitter pang, one burning tear,
May the hurt die with thee, Old Year.
If sorrow ever deafened me
SO that, in vain, on Doubts dark sea,
One called on me despairingly,
Old Year o, hide that cry with Thee !
If gracelessness in anything
Has weighted some poor struggling
wing,
Or heedlessness has left a sting,
o speeding year, my pardon bring!
If have failed where need was sore,
Appreciation's wine to pour,
Selfishly keeping it in store
Now, Heaven absolve me, / implorei
May every wrong and hurt of mine,
Or felt or given, leave no sign,
Touched with the blessed anOdyne-
Good will =! Gods peacel the Birth
Divine!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-12-29
They lust Want to Know

The inquisitiveness of children
which, as Oliver Wendell Holmes says,
makes them the terror and despair of
their parents, has no object save the
craving TO know about things, so DR.. J.
Mitchell Bruce, consulting physician to
Charing Cross hospital, London, told
his students at the opening of the win
ter session. The small boy is hungry
for knowledge for its own sake, just
as he eats because he is hungry, with
out any notion of the physiological use
OF food.