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The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
RURAL ROUTE NO. 6

G. w. Walton and Thomas Crawford
made a business trip to Pennington
Saturday.
Eddie Crawford of Mistletoe spent
Sunday with Tommy Crawford.
Those who enjoyed a very nice time
at G. W. Watson's on last Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Towfal, Miss
Grace Watson of Pennington and Tom
Crawford, Eddie Crawford and Joseph
Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM A. Watson of
this Route spent the Fourth with the
latter's father and family their home
near Pleasant Union. There was quite
a large crowd and everybody enjoyed
the day.
There was picnic at the River
near this Route, among the farmers,
which was enjoyed very much. Those
who spent the day were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Chairman and family, Misses
Mary and Matte, Elmer and Master
Oscar; Misses Hala and Rosie and
Master Wesley Burch; Andrew Raby
and children, Misses Della, Eva, Ed
gar and Noah; Mr.. and Mrs. s. G.
Woods and family, John and Leo Ell
gis, Thomas and Miss Annie; Mrs.
Rachael Higbee and family, Robert
and Emmett; Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Rion and family; Misses Mary, May
and Pearl Hicks; Messrs. Thomas
Crawford and Joseph Clark; Mr.. and
Mrs. Otto Arnold and family, Misses
Mae, Lille, Lizzie and Ruth, Willie
and Otto; Geo. Burch, Jess Barnes
and Henry Weise. @ UT
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07

Republicans tell us that if it were
not for the European war the indus
tries of this country would have been
submerged by an overwhelming tide
OF imports that would have rushed in
through the open fiood-gates of the
Underwood low tariff law. Republi-
cans are long on doleful guess work
nut very short on substantiating facts.
Il IS true, according to a statement Of
Secretary of the Treasury RedfeId,
that free imports the first year, 1914,
the Underwood law was in operation
were 40 per cent larger than in 1913
under the Payne-Aldrich high tariff
law; but the same authority tells Us
also that the first year 81 the Payne
'Aidrich law the imports increased ls
per cent over the previous year. DO
shese facts sustain Republican fore
beaing?
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
ELVINS

Ben Whitehill spent Wednesday in
/ st. Louis buying goods for his furni-
ture store.
Rev. Margrave spent the Fourth in
Cape county with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Wall of st.
Louis were here last week viewing the
city for room in which to open a
restaurant.
A. E. Roughly, formerly with the
M. r. q B. I. at Herculaneum, is now
operator at Elvins, Mr.. Gibson having
gone to Bonne Terre, where he will
act as station agent.
John Henning and wife of Spokane,
Wash, spent the past week here at
the home of Mr.. Henning's sister, Mrs.
jeff Mahuren. >
Mr.. and Mrs. O.. w. Bequette left
Thursday for st. Louis, where they
remained until after the Fourth.
Leo Smith, who has been visiting
friends and relatives here for some
time, has returned to Granite City, Ill
DR.. and Mrs. w. C. Reece motored
to st. Louis Wednesday.
The Baptist Sunday. School held
their annual picnic at Pleasant Valley
Thursday. A large crowd was pres
ent.
Lee Ritter and wife of near Doe Run
spent the Fourth here at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tolman Ritter.
Preston Beck of Herculaneum spent
Tuesday here with home folks.
Sam Doss and wife, Don Cameron
and wife, Geo. Langdon and family,
Mrs. Clifton and son, Mrs. |. Huls and
son, William, and Mrs. M. A. Langdon
spent Tuesday at the home of the lat
ter's son, Dedrick Langdon, and fam
lily.
j. N. Cook, who has been a sufferer
OF asthma for several days is improv-
ing rapidly.
Mrs. H. Mcdonald of Fredericktown
Is visiting at the home of Mrs. Roy
Horton this week.
Mrs. Everett McClanahan spent
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Sam
Woods and family here.
Bill Sims of Bismarck was in this
city Thursday.
{ Elisha Beck of Herculaneum spent
the Fourth here with relatives.
- A'A.4 A<teANh1 tsNhb anu iltllG son
Woodrow William, of Flat River spen. |
the Fourth at the home of VIM. Smith |
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r, Horton and sons |
Lloyd and Edward, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas |
Burch and Mrs. c. A. Downs Of Doe
Run attended the Picnic here Tuesday |
Hilda, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. u. G. Lovvorn. is seriously i'll. |
Quite a number of people from Ell
wins attended the funeral Of Paul, the
little three-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs; Philip Graner, at Doe Run We'd /
nesday.
Mrs. Lavada and Beouetta Glavwelll
visited relatives at Desloge last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Chas Rayfield was a visitor in De i
Soto Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Howard and
alr. and Mrs. Lee Grader Of st. Louis
visited relatives here this week.
Miss Susie Degrant went to 81
louis Wednesday for weeks visit
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
ARE WE STILL sAYAGEs?


A disgraceful incident occurred at
Camp Clark, the mobilizing rendez-
vous of the Missouri State Guards at
Nevada, Mo-, last Thursday, that
brings blush of shame to the cheek
of every Missourian worthy the name.
Company B Of Boonville, of the Third
regiment, had member whose term
of enlistment had expired. Because he
declined to re-enlist the members of
the company stripped him, painted
with iodine a yellow stripe ia mark
of cowardice) down his back, and
marched him through the camp.
Arriving at Battery AS encampment,
the men of the battery demanded an
explanation. The victim told them
that he had declined to re-enlist be-
cause his wife had given birth to a
baby the day previous and was near
death. With tears of humiliation he
shouted, ''I'm not yellow; I'll take any
man in the company singly and prove
it." Sympathy with the mans plight
spread rapidly and Company B re-
treated to their tents, taking their
victim with them.
All honor to Battery A for their
interference with this piece of saw
agery. If any members of his COM
pany deserve yellow stripes down
their backs they We're the soldiers ca
who instigated this uncivilized and
proceeding. Their vic
tim is probably the bravest man in
the company and would prove it were
the company confronted with a situa-
tion where true bravery and mems |
souls are tried. He was under no
stressing obligation to re-enlist, the
situation at home justified his action,
and he had the moral courage, the
highest test of bravery, to face the
sneers, the boots and ostracism of an
and intolerant society or
The man or woman who,
from sense of honest conviction and
duty, does this, possesses the ele-
ments of an exalted type of courage
The writer has charged in the face of
what seemed certain death, not with
but a consciousness of danger and
fear, yet the sensation of fear was
less than it would have been to face
the contumely of comrades or public
opinion. But what should shame us
IS that, in our boastful pride of civil
and Christian love, the veneer
If civilization and the Christ spirit
should be so thin as to allow the prim-
tive savagery of our nature to break
through in such acts as that which
ook place at Camp Clark.
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07

guests at the home Of e. L. Rodgers
last Sunday.
Allen Boyd spent Sunday with his
cousin, Marvin Allen.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the moonlight picnic at f. L.
Harter's Saturday night. Everyone
reports having had fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mink of Cold Water
were Avon callers Saturday.
Mrs. e. M. Smith, accompanied by
her aged mother Mrs. M. Chesbrough,
visited the family of A. ]. Gordon last
Monday.
Mrs. Richard Brooks of Higdon, a
daughter of Mrs. Geo. Biri, who was
reported to be seriously i'll few
weeks ago, is no better.
The works of the stave factory were
closed down from Friday until We'd
nesday for the Fourth Of July hell
days.
G. A. Boyd and wife and Mrs. H. S.
Price and little daughter were Farm,
ington visitors Friday.
Miss Sadye Ellis was an Avon call
er one day last week.
MRS. A. j. Gordon, who has been
bed fast for the past two years, is not
so well at this writing.
Miss Irene Smith visited Ter friend,
Miss Myrtle Mcdaniel, of Route 8
last Sunday.
VIM. Broockmiller of Libertyville
passed through this town Monday.
Chas. Cotfman was pleasant call
er at Pennington last Sunday. = !.
Several from near here attended
the picnic at Unity Tuesday. All had
a fine time.
Mrs. G. w. Wellston Of Frederick
town spent July 4th with relatives
near here.
Mrs. Geo. Beard and little son, Nor
gan, are visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Bryan, of Ste.
Genevieve.
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Today,s RECENT,

TOday's Receipts
cattle, 5000; Hogs, 1000; Sheep.
Iomorroy's holiday lent no i'll eff
fects to the live stock markets.
Range in cattle is wide.
Hogs holding up well around the
Sl0 mark does not leave anv imnres-
sion of any bearish tendencies -
Cattle, hogs and sheep are filing
very good this hot weather. At pres
ent prices it's big point in your ia
Demand for breeding ewes is ex-
high. htish'y
The buying of stoekers and feed
ers, or stock sheep on orders is one of
tne specialties of 'National Service .
Cattle
The feeling in this trade TODAY was
actlVe enough to create confidence and
a good impression for the balance of
tne week. 1t was fat steers that had
the best tone, these advancing 15c to
zoe over last weeks close. and wben
taking into consideration the weak-
ness Of the trade last week, there was
room Tor Improvement. Butcher cat
tle, Gamers, mixed stuff and stockers
ana feeders sold readily at steady
prices.
Hogs
Market active and fully steady with
last weeks high point; top S1O.10.
Bulk Of the good hogs 100 pounds ana
up S9.70 to $40; pigs 12O 10 150
pounds S9.25 to $3.50: lighter n;9s
$8.25 to 1925; roughs $9.35 to s95o
Sheep
Lambs break 25c. Fat sheen fullv
steady. Top lambs sold S1O.5f. bnIi
OF the good, $40 to S10.5O; best culls
$1,50j common So to $3.50; fat sheen
96z5; choppers and bucks at $500:
$8 to $3.50. e"ss
July 3, 1916.
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
DEsLoGE

2
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Randolph and
children are visiting in Chestnut
Ridge this week.
Bethel Eaton, Lulu Adams, Ethel
Thurman and Mamie Monroe, who are
attending school at Cape Girardeau.
visited home folks this week.
Emerson Colston visited his wife
at the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium
Monday
I Della Polite of Bonne Terre visited
in Desloge Monday.
Mrs. Peter Conrad of Pocahontas,
visited her daughter, Mrs. S. II. Jen-
nings, the, first of the week.
James Morris was in st. Louis on
business Saturday.
Fielding Bradley was a Festus Wis
itor Monday.
Lucille Smith and Janet Jobe Wis
tied Miss Nellie Williams in Bonne
Terre Sunday.
Mr.. Johnson of st. Louis visited his
daughter, Miss Anna johnson, Mon
day.
Zolman Kahn of st. Louis visited his
brother, R. S. Kahn, this week.
Wilma Upchurch has been on the
sick list the past week.
Gilbert Chandler is visiting his pa
rents at Chestnut Ridge this week.
Mrs. Emerson Collision, who has
been in the Missouri Baptist Sanitari-
um the past few weeks, was brought
home Thursday. Mr.. Colston and her
father, Mr.. l. D. Meadows, went up
and accompanied her home.
Arthur, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton McClanahan, has been quite i'll
the past week.
Mrs. Grover Meyers and baby of
Flat River visited in Desloge Monday.
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07

1t is rather amusing to see the
Colonel, the great self-appointed ap-
ostle of "Americanism," and the
iGerman-American Alliance yoked up
together in support of Hughes, and
the funniest pait of the movie is that
neither has any idea how Hughes
stands on that proposition. It re-
minds as of the old farmer who yoked
himself up with yearling calf 10
break it to the yoke. The calf started
down the road full tilt with the o. f.
doing his best to keep up, yelling ev-
cry jump, Here we come, darn onr
fool soulsl Somebody stop ust"
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07

Colonel Roosevelt accompanies his
surrender and declaration to eupport
Hughes with TRADE of the German-
American Alliance. But even before
he hoisted the white feather the Ger
man-American Alliance had endorsed
Mr.. Hughes and claimed the credit Of
his nomination by the Republican con
vention. Can you beat it?
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
OAK GROVE


Ed IlaWklhS OF oprott spent Satur-
uay hlgnt with D. A. Wampler of this
community, ,,
EVE ana WIZARD Counts OF Flat
hlVer spent Saturday night with MIR.
alu aI Mrs; i; r. Gounts and Mr. and
MTS' o. A. Wampler and family.
= burie Hartef spent Saturday and
sunday win Eugene Shlnn.
Ed johnson OF Flat River spent a
ne" ne Gays recently with his father,
w; b. Johnson, OF this community.
Hlss Fannie Counts of near Salem
spent feW days recently with rela-
tlVes ana friends at Oak Grove.
MIS-. Marion Counts of Flat River
spent saturday and Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. e. S. Womack.
MISS beulan Wampler spent a week
vlsltlng relatives at Fiat River re-
cently'.
= haylhg Is one occupation of the
farmers Oh TINS locality at this writ
ing;
r Mrs. tlugh "ampler and children
oI rarmingtoh spent week recently
WIN relatives IN this community.
MASTER Herchell Womack of this
Golliiluiilty 1. is Vlsiting relatives III Flat
hlyer we at thls wrlting.
nos. Lee OF FIAT RIVER spent Sat
qroay ana sunday with Mrs. Francis
Lee;
lhose s9 VINO spent Sunday Afternoon
VIII WIN, MISS M: Five ne ana Noah Wampler
Ge Gere MISSES Hlola harter Fanmee
Nounas Monn,. ana ana hazei Wampler'ls and
'iS, NJ Ofyali W anu .. =. harter, ana
WIS. Nu'o "anipler ana children. All
ieooIt d goou time: ;,
oeyeraI Oh tne toiks OF TINS COM
iiiSiiiCy attenueo the ohlty picnic.
d us r,ahcls Lee ana Messrs. Juel
SoWilAg, M1an ana Lominie-Lee spent
1oeiioay WIN MI ana MIS-. joel HAM
mers. s.s
MISSES Gugenla ana Lillian Bloom
Speht sunday WIN MISSES ReVa and
Aqa Wampler'
p, pure ana Julln Gordon and Everett
n huhiinan OIL TINS community. were in
a1lningIoh laSt sunday night.
Froi' u. D. Womack made busi-
ness Trip 10 CoiIman last Monday af-
ternoon.
Jonn Mackiey and daughters, Ruth
ana bermce, OF Farmlngton motored
TINS community last Friday.
Froi, =. ;, Womaek. made a busi-
ness trip TO Ste. Genevleve last Tues
naX;
Inc moonlight picnic, which was
gwen < at the nome OF Mr.. and Mrs, +.
l. Harter, last Saturday night, was
success. II was attended by a large
:rowd; Ihere We're people from the
Lollowlng places; Pennington, Sprott |
ohestnut Ridge, Ponca, Coffman and
Avon, a, and also few from Flat River:
me amount tnat was made clear Of
expenses was $ll.50. We are thank |
Iul Tor the good order and behavior |
FroI. y. ,. Womack made an inter-
esting talk on good roads and good
Scnools, ana the other speaker was
'ur mall carrier, Z. B. Chandler, who
spoke on the education OF children |
lno keeping them on the farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bloom and chill
iren spent Saturday night with Mr. |
md MRS. John Wampler and family.
Those who spent Sunday afternoon
With Mr.. and Mrs. /. ?. Counts were
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Counts and son
Wizard, Mrs, Eva Counts, and Mr.. ane
hrs; y A. Wampler. All report
sood time.
The roads Of this locality are very
rood at this writing, except they hee6
-, liIele aragging. Everypody IKE
- H.
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07

statesmanlike way that the peace of
our own country has been maintained
and business permitted to pursue the
even tenor Of its way ON the lines of
supply and demand.
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
J: COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE !

week, the 22nd of July.
There was lots Of hail stone with
the wind and rain last Monday around
Oak Grove.
The Farmington times., 1916-07-07
Announcements

We are authorized to announce the
candidacy of the following for nomi-
nation for the o.s:cc and BY the party
named at the General Primary to be
held on Tuesday, August |, 1916:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
For Congress:
EDWARD RoBB,
of Perryville.
o. L. MUNGER
Of Wayne County.
For JudgenOf the Circuit Court:.
PETER H. HUCK.
For Representative:
G. W. MOoTHART.
c. E. MARSHALL.
of Flat River.
.ds For Sheriff:
M. A. PATTERSON.
C. J. SUTTON.
B. A. EATON,
of Flat River.
L. GEORGE WILLIAMS
OF Bonne Terre.
CHAS. ADAMS.
For County Treasurer:
W. T. HALLE.
H. W. COFFIELD.
For County Recorder:
C. E. PORTER.
THos. V. BROWN.
J. H. JoHN) CLAY.
j. A. LAWRENCE.
HENRY M. O'BANNON.
For County Assessor:
LAWRENCE 0. WELLS.
fEhD +. BEARD,
of Bismarck.
For Public Administrator:
DIR. j. H. ENGLISH.
For County Judge First District;
W. A. MITCHELL.
w, J. HOBBS
of Bonne Terre.
JOSEPH A. THORNTON
OF Bonne Terre.
For County Judge Second District.
F. M. MATKIN,
of Doe Run.
W. F. ARNOLD
of Desloge.
Fof Democratic Committeeman of St
Francois Township:
al, GEORGE X. WILLIAMS .is
.s of Pennington.
PARKHURST SLEETH
of Flat River.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-01-29
WITH YOUR HOUSE PLANTS

Ii possible arrange some kind of
curtain, to cut off the window gar
den from the rest of the room, when
sweeping or busting, or when airing
the room during severe weather. Dust
is very bad for the growing plants,
and the cold air chills them, often be-
ing fatal to the life OF plant
Keep water on the heating stove
at all times, to supply the moisture.
Once week or oftener, when the
weather is very cold, and the air of
a room is, of necessity, dry and hot,
put horseshoe, or other piece of
iron in the fire, and get it red hot.
Then drop 1t in pail of water, set
underneath the window garden.
Do not be discouraged if your young
plants seem to be stunted, and are
slow of growth, and neglect them.
All at once they will change their
ways, and surprise you with their
growth and beauty.
Until one has seen a really we'll
grown, so-called papyrus, or umbrella
plant, one cannot realize it's decorat-
ing possibilities. Like the Gala, it
likes plenty of water to stand in.
The mealy bug, which resembles
flour lodged in the axis of the leaves,
can be dislodged with a strong spray
OF water. Tobacco tea, a weak solu-
ton of coal oil emulsion, whale oil,
soapsuds, and equal parts OF snuff and
sulphur, applied with a powder gun,
will clean the plants of this pest.
There are two methods by which
you may decide if a plant needs wa
ter by sound and by touch. When
you tap the pot, and hear a hollow
sound, and when you touch the sur
face of the soil, and find it dusty, you
may know your plants need watering.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-01-29
MAKING HOUSEWORK EASIER
Modern Devices That Have Found Q
Place in Most of the Homes Of
the Country.

The sale of household and kitchen
utensils is subject to all sorts of
chances and changes from the fluctua-
tons in public taste and the march OF
improvement. Wood bowls and minc-
ing knives were once staples, but the
invention of food choppers has seri
ously diminished their usefulness.
The growing popularity of aluminium
utensils has had some setback be-
cause housekeepers find the metal
harder to keep clean and bright than
enamel ware.
The old-fashioned castiron pots, skill
let's and frying pans are out of date
save in remote country districts, and
have given place to wrought-steel
utensils. much lighter and more last
ing. Every modern kitchen has like
wise up-to-date small conveniences,
such as mechanical lighters in place
of matches, asbestos mats to keep
things hot, soap containers for dish
washing. cool handled stove filters, and
the like. One of the great changes
that has come in the household is the
vacuum cleaner, taking the place of
the broom, the carpet sweeper and
the carpet beaten, and saving all this
hard hand labor. since the best and
most efficient cleaner is electrically
run and needs only to be attached to
the electric lighting plug.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-01-29
Animals at Play.
ward.

That the lower animals do not
laugh, that they have no sense of
humor, is hard to understand when we
think how thoroughly they love to
play. From the highest to the hum
blest, they show the keenest Joy in
sport. but they cannot laugh! If they
could. perhaps the power would bring
with it other mental gifts, such as
to upset the whole order of things. Be
that as it may. the watcher of wild
life never gets used to the sight of
their mirthless sport, for in all other
respects their play is entirely hui
man.
"A great deal of human play is Sc
rious-desperately serious on the foot
ball field and at the card table, espe-
cially when a lonely player at soil.
ta.re, for instance, is trying to kill
time
II have watched great, ungainly
hippopotamus trying by the hour to
do the same solemn thing: cutting a
croquet ball hack and forth from one
end of his cage to the other. His
keepers said that without the play.
thing the poor Gagged giant would fret
and WORRY himself to death. 1t was
his game of solitaire. Dallas Lore
Sharp IN st. Nicholas.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-01-29
HOW FLORAL NOVELTIES ARE
DEVELOPED
BY E. VAN aENTHuYsEN.

Anyone can cultivate flowers who
has the necessary earth and seed. At
least, anyone can cultivate flowers of
existing species. but the fad of the
hour, the work OF creating types, is
very fascinating. and opens a new
world to one who has been taught
how nature works to make all things
different. We who work with her find
much delight in the new thoughts as
well as the new creation.
The value of novelty depends upon
its popularity or use. 1t is a great
delight to the grower to discover a
blossom which shows a decided ten
dency to break away from established
rules; to show the characteristics of
new type. At once we feel a desire
to help this development by selection
or crossing. This consumes time. By
selection the new flower must be al
lowed to develop and seed, and the
other plants destroyed. The seeds.
when planted, must be again selected
and the rogues destroyed.
The rogues in the flower world are
the plants that do not come true, and
they must be destroyed. After the
selection has been made sufficiently,
the type is fixed and the flower estab-
lished.
When crossing is done to develop
novelties, two plants are selected for
the parents of the new flower; two
plants possessing qualities which.
when blended, may produce desired
results. These flowers are crossed
and the seeds planted. The plant chill
dren are carefully watched until they
develop and bloom; then selection is
made of the best for further develop
ment. 1t may be something very
beautiful will develop from the first
cross; perhaps they are commonplace
results only.
The secret in developing novelties
lies in being quick to see possibilities
and then to develop the tendencies dis
played by the flower.
The Colorado statesman., 1916-01-29

the garden and planted in shallow
box, placed in the greenhouse, will
give supply of green mint all winter
Mulching consists of spreading ma
nure or litter on the ground under
plants and over roots. Mulching does
not mean to spade the manure or litter
in, nor to put it under the ground
Manure should be supplied occa-
sionally as a surface dressing under
evergreen and deciduous trees and
shrubs. Apply several inches in the
autumn and work it into the soil in the
spring.
When the soil becomes hard in the
pots in the greenhouse remove it and
replace with fresh earth.
Give chrysanthemums under glass
as much fresh air as possible