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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18
Health Guards


Influenza, commonly called grip, is
one of the oldest diseases known. A
disease which was probably the grip
was described by Hippocrates ALE
years before the birth Of Christ.
Many great outbreaks of the grip af-
fecting a large part Of the known
world have since occurred. -Four
great epidemics occurred in the Sew
enteenth century, ten in the Eight
zenith century and four pandemics in
the Nineteenth century. Its presence
in America is usually dated 1889,
when the first great epidemic for
many years affected us. Since that
time few years have passed without
some cases Of the disease.
The study of these outbreaks has
taught us a great deal. Like all cpl
denies, the grip progresses along
routes of travel and no faster than
human beings do. Large commercial
centers are first affected, scattered
cases occurring before the general
outbreak takes place. Next the small
towns become affected, and lastly the
entire country. The disease appears
on board ship only after they have
touched the affected ports. Institu-
tons which are more or less cut off
from the community in which they are
located, like hospitals for the insane,
converts and prisons, often escape
more or less.
Grip infection is from person to
person, and the closer the contact the
greater the danger. Forty per cent
of the entire population fall victims
of the grip during epidemics. Infants
and old people are less likely to take
it than those of middle age. 1t is
markedly a disease of the winter
months. Fifty epidemics have been
noted during the winter months, thir-
'J-hNS wi ing IhC OPP liS lhOhIiloJ anu
twenty-four during the fall months.
AS infection is from person to per-
son directly, the prevention of the
grip is clear, but it is difficult to car
ry out, according to DR.. M. P. Rave
mel of the department of preventive
medicine of the University of Mis-
souri, at Columbia. All persons should
avoid contact with those showing
symptoms of the disease. During ep-
idemics of the grip, crowded places,
like theatres, halls and assembling
places of all kinds, should be avoided
There is no specific cure for the di-
sease and no specific which will pre-
vent it.
1t is not disease to be trifled with
Persons who have been infected with
tuberculosis is often succumb to the
disease after having the grip. Owing
to this fact, it has been popular be-
lief that the grip may run into tuber.
culosis. This is impossible, but an at.
tack of the grip often Immediately
precedes the declaration of the symp.
toms of tuberculosis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

w. w. Karr and Tom Wimp killed
four wolves on the dump of No.
ditch this week. Two were black and
two were grey wolves, and three were
female and one male. The latter was
a splendid specimen, measuring six
feet four inches from tip to tip, and
Karr, who killed him with pistol
shot, says he stood three feet tall.
The animals were driven to the dump
by the water and subsist on the rab-
bits and other small game, there be-
ing thousands of these small animals
on the dump, but this is the largest
number of wolves seen at one time
East Prairie Eagle
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

my taking DR..
Miles Nervine. and began to improve
before had finished the first bottle
until I was entirely cured"
MRS. JOSEPH SNYDER,
262 Hudson St, THIN. Ohio.
Many remedies are recommended
for diseases OF the nervous system
that fail to produce results because
they do not reach the seat of the
trouble. DR.. Miles Neryine has
proven its value in such cases so
many times that it is unnecessary
to make claims for it. You can
prove its merits for yourself by
getting a bottle of your druggist,
who will return the price if you
receive no benefit
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhArt, Ind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18
Do You Find Fault With Everybody /?

An irritable, fault-fnding DISPOSE
ton is often due to disordered stom-
ach. A man with good digestion is
nearly always good natured. A great
many have been permanently benefit
ed by Chamberlain's Tablets after
years of suffering. These Tablets
strengthen the stomach and enable it
to perform its functions naturally.
obtalnable everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

The imperative need of heroic meas
ures for the defense of the country
today but emphasizes the criminal
neglect of the Republican party in
failing to provide for the national de-
tense during all the years of its SUI
premacy. Taft's administration was
busy defending the special interests,
while the bellicose Roosevelt did
nothing but talk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18


was bedfast with
nervous prostra
ton. I had sink
ing spells, a cold,
clammy feeling,
could not stand
the slightest
Aoise At times
I would almost
ny to pieces;
stomach very
weak My hus-
band insisted on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18
A Nervous Woman Finds
Relief From Suffering.

Women who suffer from extreme
nervousness, often endure much
suffering before finding any relief.
Mrs. Joseph Snyder, of Tifin, o.,
had such an experience, regarding
which she says:
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18
Snap Shots from Publicity Bureau
of Democratic State Committee

tenor of the Republican organs COM
plant as to Wilson's present attitude
regarding a tariff commission. For
obvious reasons the CD. cannot
change its own mind. 1t hasn't any.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

The Globe-Democrat complains that
Wilson has changed his mind. 1t
doesn't say that he is wrong. On the
contrary, it admits that he is right.
But the CD. urges, because he was
formerly wrong he has no business
to get right now. That is the whole
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

1t was the senseless dilly-dallying
Of President Taft, and not the "watch-
full waiting" policy of President Will
son, that caused the trouble in Mexico.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Democrats stand for principles
rather than for men, and they stand
for only those men in public life who
are true to the principles of Democ-
racy. But when Republican poll
tician selects a candidate he usually
picks the man who has the most mon
ey behind him
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Mayor Henry Keil of St. Louis says
he will wait until next April before
announcing his intentions as to his
proposed candidacy for the Republi-
can nomination for Governor. April
first would be good day for the an
nouncement.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

With steers selling at $3.50, No. 2
wheat at $1.41, hogs and So, corn at
n cents and totantoHROALRDR
n cents and cotton at 1929 cents,
Missouri farmers are not in mood to
complain of Democratic prosperity.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

If the principles of civil liberty and
self-government are worth fighting
for, they are certainly worth voting
for. Along with all this national pre-
paredness we are also in favor of a
good bit of Democratic preparedness.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

A movement is on foot to sell out
the Progressive party in this State
to the, old Republican machine The
men who voted the Progressive ticket
will not be consulted about it. But
their consent, we presume, is unnec-
essary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

The only Missouri Congressman
who voted "No" on the national good
roads bill, was Meeker, the Republi-
can member from the Tenth district.
He didn't want Missouri to get her
share of that $25,0O0,000.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

At last our favorable balance of
trade has passed the billion dollar
mark. Under a Democratic admins
tration, too.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Wilson's welcome in the West shows
that his party is with him, and that
the people are with that party.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Better a few millions for prepared
ness than several millions for tribute.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Statistics showing the scarcity of
goats in this country can be hopefully
revised after the Moosers and the G.
0. P. make their nominations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

If this country is not prepared for
defense, who is to blame? The Re-
publicans had control of the country
for forty years, and the only army
they produced was an army of office
holders and pensioners.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Ambassador Bernstorff seems to
take up most of his time these days in
explaining that the latest revolutions
don't involve him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Luke McLuke certainly utters the
gospel truth when he says that the
man who has money to burn usually
freezes on to it.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

We notice a column of figures in a
Republican paper trying to prove
that there were hard times in this
country in 1918. Well, is that any
argument against the good times of
1916? This is the year in which we
are going to vote.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Just as we expected-that st. Louis
city council has declined to pass bill
providing for auditing the city ac-
counts.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

The St Louis Taxpayers Associa-
ton, an organization composed of 49,
600 business men of that city, on Jan
uary 80 issued a statement from
which the following sentence is quot
ed: "The property owners and bus
mess people of this city are not only
taxed out of all reason, higher than
in almost any city in the Union, but
they are terrorized out of existence"
This is rather striking commentary
upon the Republican administration in
st. Louis city. Incidentally, it af-
fords to the people of this State a
slight intimation of what would hap
pen in case the Republicans should
get control of Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

If the abolition of the prison con-
tract system has made the peniten-
tiary vast burden to the State whose
faul is it? Don't all speak at once.
Every Republican in the Legislature
voted to abolish convict labor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

A Ripley county farmer last week
sold one acre of cotton for $129.95.
And this happened under a Democrat
ic administration.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

The Missouri State government,
made up of Democratic laws and adj
ministered by Democratic officials,
costs the taxpayers of the State just
one-haf as much as the Republican
city government of st. Louis costs
the taxpayers Of that city, although
less than third of the people of the
State live in st. Louis. Question: If
it takes twice as much revenue for
Republicans to govern one-third of
the people as it takes for the Demo-
Gratis to govern all the people, how
much revenue would the Republicans
require to govern the entire State of
Missouri? The answer is plain. Fig
ure it oct for yourself.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

Be it remembered that the Repub-
lican member of the Missouri Leg
islature voted for those over-appro-
priations. "Let him that is without
sin cast the first stone"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-02-18

They who assume to criticise the
Missouri State Government should
first learn something about it. The
entire history of the State, with but
few exceptions, is an unbroken rec
ord Of the achievements of the Dem
ocratic party in the science of gov
eminent. All our State institutions
as well as our entire educational sys-
tenn and the great body of our laws
owe their origin absolutely to the
Democratic party. Missouri has new
or owed anything to the Republican
party but about forty million dollars
Of debts, which were paid by Demo-
cratic officials while reducing the
State taxes.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-19
MOTORISTS PAY S223,6lo
% es3 Arrested by Traffic Squad in
I9l5-i29 Were Freed.

IL cost 22,554 persons IN this city
s22S.6ls to violate traffic regulations
in 1915. according to the traffic division
of the Police Departments report for
the year ending December 81. The jail
sentences meted out 70 violators, II
placed end to end. would measure MI
teen years, ten months and twenty-six
DAYS. Patrolmen arrested or served
summonses upon 22,9S3 persons.
Forty-six runaway horses were
stopped during the twelve months, and
because of the increase of traffic the
squad was increased from $50 to 652.
The motorcycle squad. whose compile
mcnt was raised from twenty-five men
TO thirty-one, made 1879 arrests, Of
whom 1918 were convicted and paid
Sl93, ,6Sl.
For the control of street traffic the
report recommends that motorcycles
and BICYCLES be kept OF Fifth Avenue,
from Washington Square to Flity-
ninth Street. In rush hours; that au-
tomobile lights be frosted; that two
ton trucks be restricted 20 ten miles
an hour; that armories be used Tor
playgrounds in summer, and that no
person under eighteen shall drive a
motor car.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-19
BUYING PERSISTS
AT RISING PRICES
Inability of Producers to Asei
Demand Spreading.

Inability OF producers OF msrcass'
disc TO meet demand. according to TIE
commercial agencies, Is spreading, a,e
rising prices have little efec, in Init
ing domestic purchases. Business a.
tivity in some lines is termed unpara'
leled. and the disposition TO fear w
toward results from an early ending
Of the European war is lessening.
"Dun's Review" says: "Accrmulsii''
Of forward business is only limited o
the ability and disposition OF msnaia:'
urers further 20 extend commitments
Disproportion between demand snd sup
ply-heretofore apparent in compare
lively few lines is spreading. ScafeIJ
of materials - more noticeable. re.
quent complaints are still hesrc q
tardy deliveries storms and colo acc
ing 10 the burdens OF the rai.Eosas y
some sections but moderate pTogfsA
is made In relieving the traific 'als''
tion.
Commercial failures this wees Y
the United States are 428. againN :,
last week. s69 the preceding ~esA =.
664 the corresponding week las' !',s~
OF these l27 were IN the Las,' y.
South. s6 West and cj IN the rae
States, and l54 reported l.aoiliNss "
$4,000 or more. against 40 last wees
"pradstreet's" has the io.loH.us
"All-around activity prevails, ,he sli-s
ton in some lines being unparalls''s..
Buyers throng the leading malrAss',s' (,
dustry, except In few neg.i
stances, continues az full speed pl..,
with the notable exception OF raw ~,
ton. keep on rising: scarcity OF hln',
Gus articles is more marked inah, e,.
and while high costs under ordIihA.'
conditions would tend automaIs.""! :.
restrict consumption. the iaet p s~.. @
the advancing levels seem 70 sP2gn' ~,
ers 20 extraordinary efforts 70 "'' '"'
requirements. N,,o.
"There Is no longer any grea', e,F.
sition 10 wait for sudden eh'..s -,
the European war, nor ~ ~.
marked retrogression 10 oIhel eos.i,i
tions. and domestic buyers fe...Ii's, ,iss,
10 existing condition. are e.N,r y. ,,o.
about having their orders taken W - = Z,
ducers. There j.. OF course Mo.. Il
less deferring Of projects beea-s.S, 10,
bigh nrices. but this factor .s neSss'.i,
by the larger one that Amefi,9,t. fi,,....,,,,s y
only free market 90 which Ds''''
and neutrals alike can ilIn'
New-York tribune., 1916-02-19
WHERE TO SEE MARJORIE
IN A REEL NEWSPAPER

TO-DAY.
Riverside Theatre, 96th Street and
Broadway.
Broadway Theatre, Brooklyn.
FoX's City Theatre.
keeney Theatre, Brooklyn.
City Theatre, Newark.
Little Bijou Theatre. II Park
Row, New York.
SUNDAY.
Biltmore Theatre, SD Street and
Lexington Avenue.
Colonial Theatre, 17l6 Broadway,
Brooklyn.
FOx's City Theatre.
Alhambra Theatre, knickerbocker
Avenue and Halsey Street, Brooklyn.
Century Theatre. Robinson Street
and Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-19
FAKE TRIBUNE AGENT LOOSE
Offers Plan to Avoid Annoying PUB
Ilcity by Hush Contribution.


Posing as n representative oi Inv
Tribune. a man who claims to be
nephcw Of Senator Raines has ap-
proached several business and profes-
sional men within the last few days
and suggested a unique plan to escape
unpleasant notoriety. He proposes
contribution, promising in return tto
quote his business-like appeal, II
YOUR automobile should happen to run
into a post it would be seen that the
incident did not appear in the papers
The contribution would stand the
giver in good stead in IA great many
other ways also, adds the fnancier
with knowing wink. lie has told the
men he has approached that their
names were given him by The Tribune
If any Tribune readers should be APP
preached with this proposition. the
"nephew Of Senator Raines" should pc
told that If he will call up Beekmah
5000 he will learn something 10 ms dis
advantage.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-19
Takes Up, Through Nor.
gans, S22,SOO,OOO Secur;
ties Held in Britain.
WILL SAVE Sl,l4O,OOO
A YEAR IN INTEREST
Corporation to Use purchas. :.
Sinking Fund-proceeds To B.
Reinvested in England

The first public snuouncem.D,..n
sale Of American securi,ie, h., '''
Great Britain and modified p,s.- p
plan Of the Treasury Depar,-,s.. '@'
made yesterday by J. P. Moro, a -
Ihis firm announced tia, /, b.d ~. ~
10 the United States Steel c. ..''
tioD s22,8oo,ooo Of United STATE, Eva. s.''.
corporation 5 per cent af,y-yesr bo,I'
These are part Of the so.callsd o..
neg'e bonds received in this eov,,,-
several months ago. They wer. S.,,
In the Carnegie Foundation. 4, G.. 80
land, and were sold a, ~.
quest of the British gove,,u.
under It's security mobilization -
The bonds will be utilized by ,be e.
Corporation for sinking fund pp-,,...
In this way the company has p.i,,.,
part Of its large cash balance VIII,
according to the last quarterly r.,o,,
amounted 70 more than 100000 Ooo
The bonds originally issued b. .
Steel Corporation during the perm, :.
its formation for the purchase q, -.
companies owned by Andrew Csr.-'
and his associates amounted n al,
100000. In 1902 the FIRST reserv.,,,.
for the sinking fund was started -
IN addition TO the amount inst a..
through the Morgan firm. s5l ssN'
has been set aside for sinking tr,i
purposes.
The purchase Of this block Q, v,.,s
States Steel bonds removes from 4.
market a large block Of securitis. eo-
cerning which there has been ns,.
speculation. The purpose Of the ,si.
by the Carnegie Foundation was :,
enable a reinvestment Of the fund, I
British government securities wsi,l
have been issued during the las, yssr
A part of the British mo5iizs,io-
scheme. II was stated, hes been 70 cor.
raj large blocks Of bonds, to be di.po,.t
Of either az private sale, as was don,
with the Steel, Chicago, Milwaukee 1
st. Paul and Pennsylvania Comvsry
bonds, or in the open market.
IL Is the intention OF the Steel Cor
poration 20 set aside In the near fu,ur
the Carnegie bonds Just purchased /,
the sinking fund. through the psr.
chase of these securities. the conpan,
will effect a saving IN interest charge.
Of Sl,l40.000 year This is not OILS
of considerable importance TO the rsr.
agement, but will take away from he
bond market S22 100000 Of bonds Ehl,.
otherwise it would have been rs,e.
sary to absorb.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-19
Tells Congestion Commit
tee Mortality Is No Higher
than in Light Homes.
LAW TO RESTRICT
RENTALS OPPOSED
Health Head Says Bill Against
Use of Gloomy Places Would
Not Be Based on Facts.

When DR.. Haven Emerson. Commis-
sioner Of Health, was asked TO speak
before the annual meeting of the New
York Congestion Committee IN the
Charities Building, last evening, the
topic assigned was "The Menace of Dark
Rooms and Cellar Dwellings" But
when DR.. Emerson had finished and
the statistics had been cleared from
the air it was found, much to the dis
may of the audience, which expected
support for its bill preventing rental of
dark apartments, that the only menace
was the menace Of getting another law
on the statue books which was not
based on facts.
While carefully saying that. as a
private citizen, he was in favor Of the
movement to improve conditions IN
tenements, Or. Emerson added that, as
a public official working from the ac-
tual data at hand, he could not advocate
a law making it illegal to rent cellar
apartments. SO far as his department
had bee able TO ascertain. the NOR
tality among children In dark rooms
was not greater than among those In
light rooms. lie said sick patient in
a clean, light house could be just as
dangerous to public health as over
crowding healthy persons in a dark
house.
SO many other factors entered into
the case. Mr.. Emerson said. and there
was such a wide divergence as to what
constituted proper lighting and ven
tilation that it would be impossible to
fix by law a standard which had not
been even approximately determined
by investigation.
Denies High Baby Death Rate.
This was not what had been expected
and there were several protests from
the floor. Mrs. V. G. Simkhovitch,
chairman Of the committee on distri-
button, asked if DR.. Emerson believed
that all legislation should be based
on science and facts and not on senti-
ment. He replied that he did believe
just that Another woman protested
that the doctor knew, whatever the fig
ures might say. that more babies died
in dark tenements than in sunny, 20
which DR.. Emerson replied that more
babies died in the hospitals than any
where else.
Allan Dawson, as presiding officer,
sought 10 arbitrate, saying that there
was doubtless something deeper than
mere health in social legislation, as
the law making school attendance COM
pulsory. Dr. Emerson interrupted with
the opinion that, under present condi-
tions, this amounted TO compelling
children to make themselves blind In
New-York tribune., 1916-02-19
grammc?' asked Representative koD-
erts.
Japan's Naval Programme.

81 understand the public programme
calls for four battleships, four battle
cruisers and n certain number OF de-
stroyers and submarines" replied Cap
tain McKenn.
"You mean by that there might be
building Of ships going on without lts
being made public" asked Mr.. hoD-
erts.
"Yes; every nation has something OF
that except our owu," answered Cap
tain Mexican.
Four battle-cruiscrs, the captain
said. were necessary IL the American
navy was to cope successfully with
any sea power. $1,000 ooo
Mr.. Roberts asked II the 800 900, 900
yen programme recently authorized Dy
Japan was "in addition TO what we
have considered as the Japanese heet.
ayes; | understand 1t is in addition
to what Japan has at the present time,
said the officer.
Reading from a book called "Japan's
Place In the Sum-" Mr.. Roberts said he
understood Japan's building pro.
gramme represented an outlay oil
sl75. 900 n year
Captain Mexican said his impression
was that the so-called 350,000,OOO yen
programme was four or five year
programme approved by the late EN-
peror, which would add eventually
eight battleships and eight battle
cruisers, or sixteen capital ships, 10
the japanese navy.
Neither the Senate nor the House
Military Committee considered pre-
paredness measures to-day, the House
committee having decided TO take up
the work OF drafting it's Federalized
national guard bill next Monday for
continuous discussion until completed
while the Senate committee was tenn
porarily diverted to other questions.