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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
FOR THE UPBUILDING
OF FARMINGTON
What the Times Management Has
Done or Tried to Do in It's First
Eight Months of Service.

With this issue of The Times, its
present management completes the
eighth month of active service. Dur
ing those first few months The Times
has seen fit to criticise several things
and conditions that it found in exist
ence in this community, feeling that
such mild criticism, or calling atten-
ton to apparent defects, might result
to the good and profit Of this commun-
ity.
This action has been taken by the
present management of The Times
with the good of this community prin-
cipally at heart. OF course, we also
felt that such action would, in all
probability, help or hinder us in the
upbuilding Of this paper, in accord
ance with the merits or demerits of
our course.
On such hypothesis The Times man
agement is willing and anxious to rest
its case. To be brief, a few Of the
more important things The Times has
thus far advocated for the good and
upbuilding Of Pennington and st.
Francois county, in our opinion, are
the following:
For equalizing the tax rates Of St.
Francois county, whereby the mining
corporations will be compelled to pay
their just proportion of taxes. In this
matter our suggestions met with a
quick response, as the Board Of
Equalization Immediately proceeded
to raise the assessment of the mining
properties almost $1,000,000, which
was long step in the right direction.
While we ere not egotistical enough
to claim all the credit for such raise,
we know that The Times is the only
paper in st. Francois county that had
even suggested that such raise be
made.
This paper was also the first to
take up and strenuously advocate the
issuing of bonds for improved county
roads. While no definite steps have
as yet been taken in this matter,
there is no question but that the peo-
pie, in all parts of the county, are
now giving this most important mat
ter serious thought, and the opinion
generally prevails that the voters are
now in the mood to vote bonds for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
x FEW ERRORS

Attention has been called to few
errors in the detailed statement of
election returns from st. Francois
county, as they were published in last
weeks Times. For instance, "a Vot-
err writes from Leadwood that the
statement gave Mr.. Hensley votes,
Mr.. Munger liz, and Mr.. Robb 3. An
investigation into the matter shows
the votes from that precinct were
jumbled up, and that Mr.. Hensley re-
ceived liz votes, Mr.. Rebb 8 votes,
and Mr.. Munger 3 votes.
However, the total votes as given
for the various candidates are virtu-
ally correct, which shows that the
above error was made in getting the
table together There il abundant
reason for such errors, especially in
getting up such a tabulation IN a
brief space Ct time
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
Honeymoon
Rudely Eclipsed

B. F. Hamilton,,5a young man OF
Flat River, came over to Pennington
last Saturday evening, cashed a
check for $40 on the Flat River Bank
at Kein's grocery store, and about
nine o'clock that evening called up
Recorder Clay and told him he would
like to get marriage license. He was
furnished with license to mar
nv Miss Martha Kelley, who had been
working in store at Flat River, and
whose people live near Des Arc. On
Monday morning they appeared be-
fore Justice Good and he tied them
up good and fast as far as the legal
formula goes. The young man then
went to the st. Francois County Bank
and presented check drawn on the
Flat River Bank for $40. Cashier
Roberts had known Hamilton at Flat
River and supposed he had been saw
ing up for this special occasion, so
cashed the check. After the young
man had gone Mr.. Roberts thought
that there might be flaw in his sup
position, and 'phoned over to the Flat
River Bank to make sure. The ans
wer came back, "No money"
Then Mr.. Roberts got busy. He
followed the bridal couple to DeLas-
sus. Young Hamilton had purchased
tickets for himself and bride to st.
Louis, and they were anxiously wait
ing for the train. Mr.. Roberts gent
lv reminded the young groom that he
must have been mistaken in the name
of the bank on which he drew his
check. and that II would be more
pleasant for all concerned il he re-
turnea the money. Thiswas ar ugly
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
Coming! Coming! /!

The following new and renewal
subscriptions to The Times have been
received the past week: New sub
scriptions-R. E. Kelly of Sernopo-
lis, Wyoming; w. E. Marshall of
Knob Lick, James Morris of Desloge,
John X. Lowrance of Greenville, Mo-;
j. F. Waller Of Hazel Run, R. G. Hin
kle of Colorado, Ewing Boone Of St.
Louis, A. B. Mckenzie of Route 1,
Harrington. Renewals Lawrence
Cunningham and G. A. Walker Of
Route A. Pennington; DIR. l. N. Shan-
non Of Fredericktown, John T. White
of Bonne Terre, H. L. Grider of Bis
marck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11
The Waters Fine

The cruise Of the battle-scared old
ship up Salt River last week did not
appear to be so excrutiatingly pain
full as such a pilgrimage is usually
supposed to be to those on board. The
passenger list was numerous, the
craft being loaded to the guards, and
yet very little kicking" or "knocl1-
ing" was heard, even though none of
those aboard were taking the "trip"
of their own choosing.
The weather was good and the wa
ter was reported fine, and practically
all on this voyage seemed determined
to make the best of it. That's right,
boys. The Good Lord loves a cheerful
loser.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-08-11

Rev. S. P. Brite, former pastor Of
the Pennington Baptist Church, stop
ped over here last Sunday ON his way
to the Baptist Assembly at Arcadia
Heights, and occupied the pulpit of
the Baptist Church Sunday evening,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
Ns~ Ielephone. TeIearaph.

new telegraph instrument has been
Invented by means Of which any teis-
graph operator may send messages Ia.
the Morse code over an ordinary tele-
phone. This new Instrument can be
attached 20 any telephone and the CON
nection between IL is purely meehani-
cal. II does not require any additional
electric circuit. The telegraph key has.
a pivot at the end. IL produces D.
sharp distinct sound and is connected
With the metal case OF the telephone
By two clamps. IL Is claimed that
Morse signals sent by this instrument
carry longer distances than the hu-
man voice over long distance tele-
phones. so the telephone-telegraph,
can be OF great value both ia supple
mentary and In verifying telephone
conversation.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
AFRO-AMER|CAN CUL[|NCS

appeal for contributions towards bal
ance of $500 required to install a
plant to provide light, power and heat
for his school, where 400 colored girls
end boys and given a common English
education and are taught some trade.
With the installation of a new light
and power plant at Tuskegee. that In
stitution has turned over to Utica Its
old plant. The cost of setting this up
will total $4,000. OF this amount
81 800 has already been raised, large
ly through an appeal published In the
Boston Transcript last March by some
northern friends OF Mr.. Holtzclaw's
school. Work of installation has al
ready been started, and Mr.. Holtz-
claw now asks for the necessary oal-
ance so that the plant may be ready
for the opening of the school In the
fall.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

HeIplno the hsldoet.

Mickey oDoolan was Il noble-mlnded
lad. full Of sympathy for the poor,
always ready TO suceor the oppressed.
keen to right the wrongs Of the world.
One day. passing a stonemason's yard
he saw two men saving through a
huge block Of stone with one of those
large. double-handled saws. One of
them was slx-foot-two, the other a
little chap Of four-foot-one.
Leaning against the wall. Mickey
watched them swaying back and forth
for few minutes; then he rushed for
ward and dealt the tall man blow
on the side Of the head. knocking him
senseless.
"Now." he exclaimed, az he stood
over the PROSTATE form, "now viii yez
let the little chap have II, yez dirty.
hulking buIlyY'-PIttsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
What the Doctor Knows
KIDNEYS MUST BIB RIGHT TO
INSURE HEALTH.

Few people realize to what extent their
health depends upon the condition OF the
kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases Of
serious illness, makes a chemical analy-
sis of the patients urine. He knows that
unless the kidneys are doing their work
properly, the other organs cannot readily
Be brought back to health and strength.
When the kidneys ara neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health sta
tistics, Bright's Disease, which is really
an advanced form of kidney trouble,
caused nearly ten thousand deaths in one
year, In the State of New York alone.
Therefore, it il particularly necessary to
pay more attention to the health of these
Important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
Temarkrble success as kidney remedy
Is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, tie great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The mild and healing influence Of this
preparation, in most cases, is soon reak
lied, according to sworn statements and
verified testimony of those who have used
the remedy.
When your kidneys require attention,
set Swamp-Root at once from any phar-
macy. It is sold by every druggist In
bottles of two sizes-50c and $l.0O.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
nention this paper. Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

lib and would get SO weak at times that
! fell over. ! began to take Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later could eat and it did not
hurt my stomach. have taken the
medicine ever since and ! feel like .
new woman. now weigh 127 pounds
50 you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. -
Mrs. J. S. BARLOW, 1924 South 4th St,
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains just the virtues of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs. Barlow, .
chronic invalid, recovered so completely.
It pays for women suffering from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
Photoaraphs EruptIon on Sun.

Astronomer Eyershed at SvInagar.
Kashmir, has photographed an erup-
tive prominence of exceptional alti-
tude on the disk of the sun. The pho
tographs were obtained at intervals
from near the beginning OF the out
burst until the final fragments had
risen to a height of little more than
semidIameter from the suns limb.
The velocity away from the sun was
100 kilometers per second and faint
extensions could be traced at IS min
utes from the limb, representing a
height OF close upon half million
miles. Astronomers say this would
appear to be the highest prominence
which has yet been recorded as ap-
pearing on the surface of the sun.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
SAVED WIFE PAIN
SOLDIERS TENDER coNslDERA.
TON OF LIFE PARTNER.
Facing Death Every Hour. He Had
Sufficient Forethought to Make
Preparations That Would
Spare Her Shock.

The surgeon of the battalion.
broad-shouldered, gray-haired man,
stood at the operating table, apparent
ly tired and ready TO drop, waiting for
the next patient. His assistant no.
ticed the chiefs condition and called
to hospital attendant to bring a COM
Portable armchair, Into which the
weary surgeon sunk.
How many have we operated on
this morning?" the chief asked OF his
assistant.
"Forty-two, and am afraid at least
a dozen of them Will die. and another
dozen viii remain cripples,p replied
the assistant.
II have lost confidence In God and
myself" muttered the chief. II can
not understand why these stupid fools
try to kill each other. You ask me to
rest; are you mad7 Rest. indeed. to
see these poor men bleed to DEATH"
and he jumped from his chair. ready
to operate on another of the wars vic
tins.
A soldier entered and addressed tho
chief surgeon. tears streaming down
his face:
Pardon. doctor, I have brought tho
captain, my master; save him IL you
can"
The captain was placed on the oper-
citing table. Little to be done here !:
part Of a grenade had cut open tho
abdomen.
little to be done here" repeated
the surgeon aloud.
The wounded captain heard the YER
dict.
"You can't save met" asked tho
wounded officer.
"why notr replied the surgeon. 81
will do my best"
."Will you do me favor, doctor. II
the operation should not be success
ful7 / have written some letters be-
forehand, they are in my servants
possession. i want you to mail one
every four days. In the event that
should die. continue TO send the let
tiers; say nothing to indicate that
am dead. Ny wife expects TO become
a mother within three weeks time.
You will understand"
The doctor nodded his head.
The operation was performed. tho
captain removed and put into hos
pItal bed.
Two more hours nt the operating
table and the surgeons strength was
exhausted. He was relieved and went
TO sleep for few hours. Awakening
he thought OF the captain and the let
ters and went TO see how the patient
was doing. He found him still alive.
The letters were handed to the sur
geon by the captains servant and he
mailed them at intervals rs he had
promised. and received the replies
from the captains wife. for many days
after the wounded captain had sunk
into the peaceful sluinbers of death.
In the last letter the countess wrote
that the little boy was now ten days
old. The surgeon resealed and return
I'd the letter with the superscription !:
Died on the field of honor."-Fr.
w. Won oesteren In ueber Land and
Nicer.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

Three hundred delegates we're in at
tendance at the opening of the thirty
sixth annual session of the national
Baptist convention. a Negro organiza-
ton which is meeting In Kansas City
the second time In 20 years.
1t is an organization representing
the religious activities of the Negro
Baptist churches of all America and its
possessions. The sessions are being
held in Armory hall, Fourteenth and
Michigan avenue. and will continue to
noon on Monday.
The convention supervises 10000
Negro Baptist churches with an esti-
mated membership Of 2,750,000. At
this session the establishment of q
theological college az Nashville. Tenn,
viii be considered. The church con-
ducts 80 denominational schools. most
ly In the South.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

The girl members OF these clubs re-
eeivc practical instruction In garden
ing. canning. cooking and housekeep-
ing.
According to reports the county SUI
peflniendents of schools and teachers
of Negro elementary schools are sup
porting the work actively and state
agricultural colleges and the technical
schools established for the race are
active co-operators In the larger phases
of the work.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
A Man Of Letters.

''Nearly everybody has some dlstin-
gushing designation that permits him
to attach a series of letters to his
name"
"Yes," replied Farmer Corntossel. Il
must say / approve of 1t. | never got
any regular degree, but It's heap of
satisfaction to me to see II. +. d. on
the mail sent to my address,"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
A PIeasant Illusion.

You seem TO have a great many
titles In the South"
sYou refer to the large number OF
captains. colonies and majors ia this
section1'
"Yes. They can't all be military
men"
mo. but they all think they are, so
the results In the end are about the.
same"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

For a number of years bricks have
been made from lava rocks deposited
by ancient flows In certain parts Of the
Hawaiian islands. Now II is believed
that a station erected near one OF the
active volcanoes could by means of an
endless chain of buckets transport the
molten lava directly from the pit to the
station, where 1t could be poured into
molds.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
A SURE Thinn

ii. B. Duryea, dog breeder, was talk
ing In New York about beagle that
had been stolen.
"Once they let him loose" said MIR.
Druryea, smiling, hell come back.
He's like sirunkard without money
ne always comes back home"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
Psychological Phenomenon.

do you believe that everybody can
be hypnotizedf'
"Yes." replied Senator Sorghum. In,
my campaign experience have found,
that with the proper words and ges-
lures you can hypnotize everybody
The trouble is that you don't know
what minute they are going TO wake.
up,"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build 10 The System

Take the Old STANDARD CkOVE.S 5
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula -
printed On every label. showing II ip
ouinine and Iron in tzsseiess form. The
ouinlns drives out malaria. the iseo
builds up The sysiem. 50 eenia
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

Miss Gertrude Isabelle Butler Of
Gloucester. Mass, has never been abb
sent or tardy In the 10 years she spent
at primary, grammar and high schools.
In addition she was an honor scholar
at the high school, and a member Of
the girls baseball team, of the class
basketball team, OF the glee club and
of the dramatic club.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
Breaking II Gently.

81 understand that your daughter 10
going TO take music lessons"
mot exactly" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. ave haven't the heart TO tell
her that her voice sounds terrible. So
we're go.n' TO hire a regular teacher
to do H."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

In communication to the New
York Times, Kelly Miller, dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences In How
ard university, says:
II have read with great interest
your highly Illuminating editorial ar
ticle on the economic opportunities of
the Negro in the North. Under the
spur of urgent industrial demands 1t
seems entirely likely that hundreds OF
thousands of Negroes will be trans
ferred to the North, and thus shift to
some extent the center of gravity of
the problem.
II beg to call attention to the impor-
lance of securing adequate provision
for safeguarding the moral and social
life of these people suddenly thrust
into new environment. The immi-
grants who, previous TO the European
war, had flocked to our shores In I'M
precedented numbers, in addition to
their racial assimilability, have been
assisted in adjusting themselves to
their new relations by the Christian
churches and other agencies playing
beneficially upon them. The Negro
laborer from the South has no such
helpful Influences.
Coming from an environment of So
cial and civil restriction into a section
of complete public and civil freedom,
he will, naturally enough. first. mis-
take liberty for license unless he IS
carefully safeguarded and encouraged
In the right direction. The captains
of industry are apt TO be shortsighted.
Immediate economic advantage blinds
them to the evil consequences that
may follow in its wake.
"Should the influx of Negro labor
ers to the North, without proper restric-
ton and control, be allowed to preju-
dice public opinion and thus repro
duce Southern prescription in the
Northern states, the last state of the
race would be worse than the first.
ers are al work should be encouraged
to reach out and lay hold upon every
workman who comes to the Northern
communities. Such agencies as the
Young Mems Christian association
should be established and encouraged.
Tried and experienced social workers
should move among them with view
to relating them sensibly to their new
environment.
This new industrial movement.
which opens up untold possibilities for
the race, illustrates anew the Inn
portance of the higher education
through which a body of trained lead
ers may be prepared for the arduous
tasks of guiding Alright the masses of
their race amid the dangers and yicis-
STUDIES of life.
Gas an Illustration of this principle.
the National League on Urban CondI-
tons among Negroes has recently
been able to find places on the tobac-
co plantations of Connecticut for 700
Negro students. have. personally.
placed over 75 students of Howard
university in these tobacco fields Ex-
perience has more. than abundantly
justified the wisdom OF sending with
each group of students an instructor
to advise and encourage and direct
them in their new relationship.
''rhe economic opportunity for the
race is, indeed. a large one. But great
also are the moral responsibilities.
Let US hope that the Negro will be en-
couraged to receive and appreciate
the advantage of BOTH"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

female troubles and
nervousness. ] had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out hurting my
stomach. ] could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind Of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 178
Dounda / went. To
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
The cosmopoIItan Motor.

"a man should be able to feel at
home wherever he finds himself"
.sYes. replied Mr.. ChugginR
whats the difference where you aref
The blowouts and transmission trou-
bles are precisely the same"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
Cause and Effect.

at is said that the taste for frog
eating Is increasing In this COUNT y"
Maybe that Is the reason why IS
many people are croaking."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
COVETED BY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head Of hair. II yours IL streaked with
gray, or In harsh and stir, you can TO
store 1t to Its former beauty and lus-
ter by using La Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price $1.o0.-Adv.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

The tension members or truss
frame that supports a fiat car Of I'M
usual capacity on European railroad
are formed of steel wire cables instead
OF the usual rods or bars.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

Scientists have estimated that the
heat received from the sun by the
earth In year is sufficient to melt
layer of ice 100 feet thick covering the
entire globe.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

The best conductors of lightning,
placed In the order of condlctivity, are
metals, gas coke, graphite. solutions Of
salts. acids and water The best nom
conductors, ending with the most per-
feet insulation, are India rubber. gut
tapercha, dry air and gases, wool,
ebonite. silk, glass, wax, sulphur.
resins and paraffin.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

Recent investigations Of Korea's
Iron mines have led to the prediction
TINT they can be made TO supply all
domestic demands and In addition sup
ply Japan with 100000 tons of metal
annually.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

A museum of the horse. presenting
a complete history of that animal from
the earliest known period to the pres
ent has been established in Paris.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20

1t IS said that Norway (Me) men
during the Civil war received more
commissions In the army than men
from any other town OF its size In
the state. Among them were one
brevet major general, one brigadier
general. two breyet brigadier gener-
ais, three colonies. ten captains, FIVE
lieutenants. one chaplain, one as
sistant surgeon and one regimental
quartermaster.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1916-10-20
The Difference.

THAT hen of yours is acting an
though she were Matching plot"
81 think instead she is plotting .
hatch"