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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
THE STORY OF THE
BLARNEY STONE

Now and then we read of some dis
person risking his life and
limb in an attempt to kiss the Blarney
stone. No spot in Ireland IS more OF
favorite with tourists than that OF
Blarney Castle, with its famous stone
still in its walls. Round this stone
clusters much of romance and super
stition.
Tradition has it that after Cormac
MacCarthy had built this castle ne
CHANGED one day to save an old wom-
an from drowning She, to show her
gratitude, offered Cormac a golden
tongue which should have the power
of fluent responsiveness, tongue thaC
could influence men and women
friends and foes, as he willed.
To get this, however, Cormac must
climb to the keep of the castle, let
himself down in some difficult way,
and kiss a certain stone in the walls
situated about five feet below the
gallery running around the top, 1t Is
said that MacCarthy followed the ola
woman's directions with great min
uteness, kissed the stone, and at once
obtained all the eloquence which had
been promised him.
This story is widely told in Ireland
to say nothing of the other countries
of the world, and it has made Blar-
ney one of the best-known castles II
the world.
The famous stone is held in place
by two iron bands suspended from
the very top Of the stone battlements
A row of iron spikes has been PLACED
on top of the battlements above thu
stone to prevent foolhardy adventur
ers from attempting to kiss the ston'
by being let down over the walls b.
the heels, as was the custom at on
| time.
Now the pilgrim to this shrine o
eloquence must get down on his knees
or lie flat down on the stones, benz
the body at the waist and thrust HI
head and shoulders down about thre
feet through a square opening in tn
stones opposite the cornice, and i
this position turn his neck and kls
the stone from the under side. A
attendant with good muscles must b
at hand to hold the heels of the on
who attempts to kiss the stone, els
by the law of gravitation he will tor
| pie over and go through the hole I
the ground, a hundred and twent
feet below.-Pittsburg Christian Ac
vocate.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
ELvINS

Ben Abrams, who has been employ
ed at the Miller store, has accepted a
position with the Blanke Tea d Coffee
Co. of st. Louis.
Prof. E. e. Dunn spent Snday with
home folks near Frcdericktowl.
Saturday, October ID, the E. II. 5.
girls iourneyed to Bonnie Terre to en-
gage in game of Basket Ball with
The Bonnie Tcrre H. S. girls. The FL
wins girls went with the int ltion Of
beating Bonnie Terre but were disap-
pointed. The score was 8tto 3 in favor
of Borne Terre. This is the third
game for Elvins this year all Of which
they lost.
Willie Willis of Oklahoma spent last
week here with friends.
Prof. j. D. Poston spent Sunday in
Bonnie Terre with home folks and
friends.
Fred Downward spent Saturday and
Sunday in st. Louis.
Mrs. VIM. Latimer spent the latter
part Of Monday evening in Flat River
shopping.
Tom Alexander of Loughboro was
in Elvins Monday.
Try Sal Vermi Stock Remedies, al
Laakman's Drug Store.
Alfred Gillas, Leo LaBrot and Sid
ney st. James of Flat River spen
Sunday evening here with friends.
Sam Crawford of Doe Run was al
Elvins visitor Sunday.
Mrs. M. Patterson has been on tn
sick list the past week.
Vim. Smith has been on the sicl
list.
Lucy Denton and Elva Blaylocl
were Flat River visitors Sunday. :.
Sunday was Rally Day at the N
E. Sunday School. The offering tax
en- was over fifteen dollars. This OF
fering will be used in serving a goo
purpose. The Sunday School will hav
fence built around the church lawf
Miss Mae Francis of Bonne Teri
was the guest of friends here Sur
day.
Jefferson Layne. an employe of tn
Doe Run Lead Co.. at Mill No.
, happened to painful accidens Monda
night while at work. His arm wa
, caught in belt and broken.
Miss Eta Ratley spent Sunday
Doe Run with friends.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20

w. E. Heaton, Wednesday.
Miss Elsie Heaton visited ct the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Turley
Thursday and Friday. =,
Elmer Wolf of st. Louis visited
friends here from Monday until Sum
day.
Miss Sally Sonar visited her pa,
rents at Frankclay from Friday until
Sunday.
Those from here who attended the
dance at Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Ham
mock at Silver Springs We're: Messrs.
Edward Heaton, Lee Douglas, Elmer
Wolfe, John and Harvey Rowe.
Mss Ethelyne Watt, who has been
Waiting relatives at Bonnie Terre, re-
turned nome Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Turley and daughter
visited Mrs. e. Turley Monday.
Arthur Skies of Festus visited his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Sykes, a
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Frazier visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Harverstick Sunday.
Lee Hammock. Of Flat River visit.
ed friends here Sunday.
Try Sal Vermi Stock Remedies, a
Laakman's Drug Store.
Miss Mary r. Stephens visited hel
mother, Mrs. Effie Turley Sunday;
Geo. Burns of Festus visited hi
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Burns
Saturday and Sunday. j.,
Miss Inez Thurman visited friends
in Bonnie Terre Sunday.
Henry Turley and son, August, Wis
tied at the home of Mrs. Effie Turtle,
Sunday.
Henry Nichols visited his sister
Mrs. Lizzie Bar. at Victoria, iron
Friday until Sunday.
H. C. Rhodes visited at the home o
W. f. Heaton Wednesday.
Messrs. Albert and Bud Riddle an
=, Pete Parker visited friends near D
Soto from Friday until Sunday
y Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Barley OF hS
, eel Run visited her mother, Mrs. 81
; rah Rowe, Sunday and Monday.
Misses Nelma and Clara Myer
= Emmett and edward Roughly visite
at the home OF Mrs. Mary Riddle Tue
q day.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20

spent Friday here and was accom-
panied home by his son, A. l.. Vanam-
berg who is teaching in the high
school here. ..'
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Draper made
business trip to Pennington Wednes-
day.
Miss Julia Mcfarland of Desloge is
the guest of her mother here.
Miss Nell Bess, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. H. Hibbitts, for
some time, left Wednesday for here
home in Frederiektown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve Moore, who have
been visiting relatives here, left Sat
urday for their home in st. Louis.
Vergil Mcfarland, who has been
very low with typhoid fever, seems to
be improving.
James Lowe, who has been wishing
his parents here, left Thursday for
Flat River, where he has employment.
Cy BaylesS is on the sick list at
this writing.
Mrs. M. Wampler returned home
! Fr;Say from visit in Elvins.
Ben Nixon is doing good business
with his wood saw at this place.
Mrs. T. A. Vandergriff and children
are spending the week in Pennington
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Carol Shaptaugh and Mrs.
Vickery of Chatfee, Mo-, are guests of
their mother, Mrs. W. M. Parmley.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
KNOB LICK

Mr.. and MRS. Bert Williams, who
nave been visiting in St. Louis the
past week, returned home Thursday.
Forney Bass, who has been visit
ing friends here, left Friday for his
home in st. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Parmley Of
Fredericltown are the guests of Mrs
w. ParmIey Of this place.
Mary Mcfarland and Edna Acutf
were visitors at the High School Fri
day afternoon.
Try Sal Vermi Stock Remedies, at
Laakmans Drug Store.
Dulcie Snyder, who has been very
low with typhoid fever, is improving
nicely,
Mrs. Nellie Grady of Desloge is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. W. M. Wal
lace, here. =
Mrs. c. j. Sandberg and Mrs. G. j
Acuff made business trip to Farm
ington Monday.
Dr.. Wanamberg of Lutesville, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
BRIGHTSTONE

Ed Marshall was visiting friends IN
Knob Lick Sunday evening.
Shelby O'Bahnon left Monday for
Festus, where he will seek employ
ment. -,
A very exciting game of basket ball
was played at Brightstone last Sunday
evening. Several visitors were pres
ent.
Grant Chamberlain was shopping
in Knob Lick Saturday.
Try Sal Vermi Stock Remedies, at
Laalyman's Drug Store.
Henry zimmerman and son. Oscar,
passed through this vicinity last Fri
day driving a very fine bunch of cat
tie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brown were shop
ping in Knob Lick Saturday.
Lee Mathews of Mountain Oak was
in this vicinity Sunday evening.
Miss Mamie Kennedy of Knob Lick
was visiting Miss Eva O'Bannon Sun
dav.
Rev. Yount filled his regular APP
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
/" COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE !"

pointment at Brightstone last Sunday
morning and evening.
There will be singing at Brightstone
Sunday night. Everybody come.
Miss Susie Canterbury returned
home Saturday from Flat River, where
she has been visiting relatives the past
month.
Chas. Tessreau of Libertyville was
a Brightstone visitor last Sunday eve
ming.
John Mund and Tom Wells were in
the vicinity of Bug Hollow Sunday
evening.
Ed Earwin of Flat River was Wis
ting home folks Saturday and Sun
day.
Alex Lowe is attending High School
at Knob Lick at present.
Will Lemon of Cold Water attended
church at Brightstone Sunday anc
Sunday night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
PRIM ROSE

Amos Holdman made trip to
Bonnie Terre Monday.
Carl Hoelzel and sisters, Misses
Minnie and Katie, of Melzo attended
prayer meeting at the T. NJ. B. Church
Wednesday night.
Miss Beulah Moon of Bonnie Ierre
spent Sunday at the home of her pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Moon.
Jake Pettes of Bonnie Terre motor
ed out here Monday evening.
VIM. Snyder and son, Andy, were
in Bonnie Terre on Monday.
Miss Leila Pettes was a visitor IN
Bonnie Terre last week.
Leathel Rawson made a trip toI
Bonnie Terre Saturday.
Samuel Jones was guest OF Lass
and Josh Cash Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Williams of near
Prospect were in Bonnie Terre one day
last week,
Ellis Moon attended the basket ball
gxne at Bonnie Terre last Saturday.
There were two games. One game
was between the freshmen and soph-
omore girls of Bonnie Terre, the other
wRs between the Elvins girls High
School team and Bonnie Terre girls
High Scfujol team The final score
for the freshmen and sophomore girls
was II TO 5 in favor of the sopho-
nores. The final score for the Elvins
and Bonnie Terre High School teams
was 8 to 3 in favor Of the Bonnie Telre
| team.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Jones were in
| Rome Terle one daY last week.
| Mr.. Kins was in Bonnie Terre Mon
dav on business.
Try Sal Vermi Stock Remedies, al
Landmarks Drug Store.
Mn. and Mrs. E. L. Myer and chill
dren were quests here Of Mrs. Myers
| mother Saturday.
Bryan Jones of MelZo transacted
business in Bonne Terre last week.
| Geo. Hoelzel Of South Pekin, Ill.
/ who has been visiting home folks a
| Melzo, returned home.
| There was no Sunday School at th'
| T. NJ B. Church last Sunday morn
ing. owing to The bad weather.
Macks Wagner Of near Moontowl
is hauling baled hay to Bonnc Terr'
this week
Will Dickerson of near Melzo wa
in Bonnie Terre on day last week.
Saturday ard Sunday will be reg
ular church service days at the 4. M
B. Church.
B. Y. P. U. at the T. M. B. Churcl
was not very we'll attended last Sun
/, day night, owing to the bad night
: Miss Annie Moon was our leader.
Lee Snyder was Bonnie Terre Wis
? itor one night last week.
Jake Murphy, ST., of Big River wa
t in Bonnie Terre Saturday.
Leonard Lawson was in Bonnie Terri
;, Monday.
i Mrs. Ida Jones and little daughte
: were guests at the home of VIM. A
Moon Monday evening.
Il Ronald Pratte was a visitor i
Bonnie Terre one night last week.
s Dan Pettes was a business visito
in Bonnie Terre one day last week.
|; Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Douglas of Des
+ loge have been visiting relatives an
friends at Melzo and Prospect.
= Jake Moses made trip to Bonn
Terre Monday.
Lass Cash was a guest at the HON
| of VIM. A. Moon last Sunday evening
II Breaking off corn is the order her
now.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
MISTLETOE

|. F. Robinson was a Pennington
visitor Monday.
Good attendance at singing at Car
tee last Sunday night.
Ed Klob and wife of Fredericktown
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. August
Klob Sunday.
VIM. Dugal was a business visitor
in Pennington Monday.
The job of graveling the road IN
this district between G. A. Tetley's
farm and the Knob Lick bridge was
completed last Friday. The people IN
this community are very thankful to
the county and also the road overseerr,
VIM. Dugal, for building this fine road
John Mund was a business visitor
in Pennington Saturday.
Jess Legrand of st. Louis is in the
granite business in this community
at the present time. He is making
some very fine granite blocks which
he intends to ship to Chicago.
Jess chatham returned home Sat
urday from Allenville, where he has
been visiting relatives and friends the
past two weeks.
Knowles Klob was a Knob Lick Wis
itor Saturday evening.
Rev. Bart Crepps attended church
at Brightstone Sunday night.
Try Sal Vermi Stock Remedies, a
Laakman's Drug Store.
Everybody remember the big shoot
ing match and candidate speaking a
the Holler Springs, one-half mile ives
of Klondike hill, on Saturday night
October 81.
John Mund and Elmer Boyer turne
out a very fine piece of work on tn
road near John Mund's farm las
Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20

If the 8-hour law was the terrible
blow to railroad companies which sorIe
of their organs and Republican ora
tors proclaim, why have railroad Sc
curities ranged several points higher
since the 8-hour law passed than be-
fore? Railroad attorneys, including
Candidate Hughes, would do we'll to
think of that before they institute
those suits against "confscation Of
property" which they are giving air
to for political effect.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
---------------a----------
VALE MINES

Mrs. Rosa Collins, Mrs. G. A. Fra
zier. Mrs. James Bunt, and Mrs. g. X.
McClain and son, Carl Edgar. visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Tur-
ley Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Heaton and SON,
Aubrey Of Flucum visited his brother,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-10-20
Dependency.

When you feel discouraged and de-
spondent do not give up but take a
dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and
YOU are almost certain to feel all right
within day or two. Dependency IS
very often due to indigestion and bill
iousness, for which these tablets are
especially valuable. Obtainable ev-
erywhere. a0V'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
Works Around German RIGHT

ABOUT September 20 Joffrc. nov. as
sured that he cannot break the German
lines. which have become A wau NJ
.fehches from the Eosges to the Disc.
begins 10 send troops to work around
inc German right. which does not ey-
tend west of the Disc. These troons
came east from amiens and aim at S,
tsf =nt!n and the whole network Of rail
-. - on which tn" German armies de-
pN''d Tor their supplies. So confident
5se French Of me success Of this
ta' ist that at this time MiiIerand, the
fi'ncn minister of war. forecasts the
,r7f1ehiate retirement OF the Germans
70 = F-ance and London has a rumor
itf k'ck has surrendered
'hin: like this happens. Instead
Germans begin to answer the
Tch ranking operation by bringing
tr""os of their own from their main
81 and putting them in west OF the
tia These troops very quickly pu,
az end 10 the first French fankiny
ops alons. they retake Peronne, Roye
i-aNSigny and win an action at Ba-
p%unte, establishing in this sector a
front which endUres to the great battle
OF the Somme in the summer of 1916.
BUT Jonre sticks TO his plan. He has
put new army under Mand'huy in
about Albert. and he now puts De
Casteinau in with still another In
toward Arras. and somewhat later
foeh appears In Flanders. Again the
tfernans have 20 answer the thrust
and again they have TO draw troops
from their Champagne and Lorraine
fronts. More and more the line from
The Vosges to the Disc loses i'm
portance and the deadlock becomes abb
eoiute.' Bulow IL moved west from
before Rhsamx. the Grown Prince si
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
PEYRA KALA DEFENSES
CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS
Grand Duke Scores Further Successes
West Of Trebizond-Holy
War Started.

PETROGRAD, October THE Rus
sian offensive in Turkish Armenia has
produced a new success for Grand Duke
Nicholas forces, the war office an
nounced, in the capture of the fortfica-
lions OF Peyra kala. five miles south of
TireboIi. on the Black seacoast, and for
tv-1ye miles west OF TrebiZond.
In Persia Russian troops have en-
tered kashan tabout ninety miles north
of IspahanJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
Belgium in Final Agony.

To rid themselves of this annoyance.
to clear their tanks to prepare the way
for a final attack to the south. the
with King Albert and his gallant little
army. The closing days of September,
therefore, saw Belgium approaching
her final agony.
Before the German artillery Ant
werp's defenses crumbled with incred-
ible rapidity. What the forty-two cent?
meter gun and the Austrian "305's" had
accomplished at Liege. at Namur, at
Maubeuge. but hitherto behind a veil,
they now did in the full sight of the
whole world. In less than week those
forts which had been pronounced i'm
pregnable were heaps of dust and
ashes and German troops had forced
the river defenses and the field trench
es. driving the Beigians before them
BY October I. the Krupp shells were
falling about the noble tower of the
Antwerp Cathedral The city and sub
urbs were breaking out in flames The
end was in sight
The next day the field army of Bel
GUM. commanded by its still undaunt-
ed king. crossed the Scheldt on pom
toons. moved west along the Dutch
frontier accompanied by a British con-
tngent. made good it's escape to Join
the allied armies, still moving up from
the south. but all too late Only a few
thousand troops forced across the
Dutch froatier were disarmed and in
termed. Meanwhile by every ship, train.
road. thousands of refugees. fleeing
from the shells that were falling in
Antwerp, flowed out to Holland to Eng
land, to France. A new migration OF a
people had begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
Industrial Regions Held.

Behind her trench lines Germany no"
held most of the industrial regions OF
France and the larger share of French
machinery and minerals. All Belgium,
saye one tiny morsel, was in her hands
France. after her terrific struggle, was
in no shape to take the offensive, ana
almost two years were to pass Deiore
Britain could begin to put suitciene
force in the trenches to permit the be
ginning of a considerab offensive
The German provision IN me matter
of heavy artillery and machine guns
gave her real and long enduring ad-
vantage in trench war.
But the other side of the picture was
unmistakable. Germany had staked all
on a quick decision; she had become
involved in long war. she mad
planned to dispose of her enemies in
detail. destroying first French military
Establishments and then Russian She
had failed to destroy France. and Rus
sian armies were now pounding down
to the Carpathians
Despite her manifest gains ana her
brilliant preliminary. victories, Ger
the war. She Rad lost it at the Marine,
and all her desperate struggles from
the Marine to the User had awaited her
nothing. Now at last she must go cast
and deal with Russia new horizons and
new Victories beckoned, but While she
,urned her face east Britain and
France behind the dixie they had
erected In the west, began to gather
IN their strength for a renewal of
their offensive in a future which was
far more distant than they could dream
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
French Victory in Battle of the Name
at an Early Stage of the European War
Thwarts German Hope of Capturing Paris
Invaders Make Intellectual Efforts to Reverse the Decision
Subsequent Campaign Reviewed-O Operations Which
Resulted in the Overthrow ofBelgian King--lndus
trial Territory Now Held by 7eHons
By FRANK H. SIMONDS,

Author of "The Great War;"

m the French is A eg
has been the whole German conception has been broken All the German
retreat is e o
ti anewg reopen O
Fhs eg
gle and the dsontn OF French due primarily the tact that only one German
army andh emn o
allowed themselves be ho bad they had suffered and
o
Q
manor and cces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
Allies Not Content
With the Situation.


With the Situation. Sa nene II is
army corps has been badly cut I'D, and
IN the Dobrudja the combined Russian
and Rumanian forces have been able to
accomplish little more than hold Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's forces. which
are well upon the soil of Rumania. The
allies along the Macedonian front are
pushing forward their right and left
hanks, while the center of the line
along the River Fardar is remaining
practically stationary. 1t is a known
fact that the allies will hardly be con-
tent with the situation until the Ru-
0anlanS have made further gains in
pennsylvania, the Russians and Ru-
manians have expelled the Teutonic in
vasion of Dobrudia and have moved
southwark onto the soil of Bulgaria.
Nor VIII they be content until further
successes have been scored on the
Macedonian front, the gains having
been relatively small when compared to
the time spent in their latest offensive
undertaking.
CDquestionably great Russian suc-
cesses along the eastern battle front in
falicla and Nolhynia would have great
weight in answering the Balkan riddle,
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, chief
OF the general staff. thinks that the
war must be decided on the eastern
front, the Berlin military chieftains
VIII even go so far az to hazard Balkan
aspirations for the time being in order
70 hold or repulse the Russians in
Galicia or Volhyna
There is another situation which is
well within the range of speculation,
and one which undoubtedly has stiff
fened the Teutonic desire to throw
every impediment in the way of Slavic
success on the east front-that is the
desire of the allies to drive toward Con-
stantinople, the Turkish capital, the
capture of which undoubtedly would
weaken Turkish allegiance to the Ger
manic cause. notwith Standing the ia
that Turkish high officials have agreed
to stand by the kaiser until the war
has been brought to a victorious end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
Holy War Is Reported.

BERLIN, October 7.--Jspahan, one Of
the important cities OF central Persia
has been liberated from Russian rule
through an uprising of tribesmcn in a
holy war, says an official statement is
sued in Constantinople, october 4, deal
ing with the situation in Persia. A
Russian army, which attacked the
Turks at Kinshar, northwest of Hama
dan. il is added, was routed by the
Turks.