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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
CT FRANCOIS COUNTY BANK
PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP

In announcing an eight-hour day
for the employes of shipbuildlng
companv at Portland, Oregon, the
president of the concern, VINO us
claims allegiance to any polltical par
tv, credits Mr.. Wilson with haVllE
furnished the inspiration for the w, VOL
untary action of the corporation rms
change, he says, was brought aDUut
bv President Wilson's action IN the
railroad case" That the elght-hour
movement in general industry has
received a decided and perceptlble
impetus from Mr.. Wilson's indorse-
ment of the principle involved has
been evident during the past lew
weeks. There have recently peeh
other notable cases, as In the cloth-
inc trades of Chicago, of the unsoilc-
tied concession of the eight-hour day
bv EMPLOYERS. Henry Ford, who haf
been an enthusiastic believer in the
work day of shorter hours on account
of the excellent results observed IN
his automobile factories, declares that
if Mr.. Wilson never does another
thing for the workers 'he will always
have the honor of having begun
movement that may revolutlonlze
working conditions" for the better,
However, the settlement of the rail
road strike by Congress may be crlti-
cised by the more conservatlve-mlnu-
ed. nothing could be surer than Pres
ident Wilson's future rank as one OF
the great progressives of his time by
reason of his powerful stroke in sup
port of the eight-hour movement IN
industry. The effects will be lasting
and incalculable. That the wage
Farmers in innumerable occupations
will the sooner be advantaged by
i shorter hours, with something more
II to live for aside from toll, because OF
q the plain-spoken and unterrified dec
/ laration of the President that the
!. eight-hour day has "the sanction OF
l. society" must be apparent to all who
e, labor for wages.
It In identifying the Democratic par
It ty with this movement, Mr.. Wilson
Ie performed a genuine feat Of construc
ID tive. progressive leadership. The
if cause of 100 per cent progressiveisn
ID has been signally promoted in thu
v. country by the Democratic President
s. Republicans like Mr.. Hughes, Mr.
,d Taft. Mr.. Root, Nicholas Murray But
Ter, Mr.. Lodge, Mr.. Depew, Mr.. Week
IN there is no end to these conserva
ID ~, tive Republican leaders-are unmis
an ON takably giving their party tory cas-
;s by their attitude. :,
an These men interpret natural
" enough the action of Congress on tn
Adamson law because they are S
es' thickly crusted with conservatism
en-, Inf ora +hev following Mr. Hughe
eg leadership, to dominate all Republ
'ed can thinking and all Republican syn
u. pathies on the question?
OF The liberal, the progressive att
all tude, is that of Mr.. Ford, the gre'
'ed manufacturer, and employer of an a
my of workmen; and the liberal az
ore progressive leadership is that of NJ
les, Wilson, who is today the only gre
as progressive left in American polite
out Springfield Republican.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
SURVIVALS In CLOTHES

Rv a large number of interesting
suryiyals dress illustrates the innate
conservatism of humanity.
Among these survivals is the hat
band, the original purpose OF wnlch
was to hold piece of cloth or linen
round the head. A picture exists OF
an Egyptian figure dated $500 b. o.,
the headgear of which consists OF a
piece of linen with band tied round
Il that terminates in two tails at the
hack. A survival of that is to be
| found in the tails of the present day
Scottish bonnet and of the sailors
cap. Again, the clocks on stockings
were originally species OF orna-
mentation put on to hide the seams
where the stuff was joined together
The "points" on the backs of gloves
originally were strips of braid used
to cover the seams of early times.
Men of fashion, when they tired o.
particular suits of clothes, have al
ways given them away to their ser
wants, and the practice has resulted IL
some styles of servants costume
familiar to us in modern days. Th
groom, for example, represents
gentleman of the beginning of the 19tl
century. and he still wears the bel
!: that ladies used to hold on by whe
! riding behind on the pillion. Tn
! footman, with plush breeches and pow
\ dered hair, is gentleman of the tim
! of George III; and the Lord Mayor
> coachman and suite, is gentleman 9
the time of George III. In the 2ot
century we hand on our evenin
y clothes to the walters who stand b'
: hind us at the dinner table.--Londo
= Times
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
THROWING AWAY
WEALTH IN PAPER

Editorially one of the New YORK
papers says: +Lrou,n
away daily on the interboro RAPID
Transit Subway in New York. Truly
Americans are great readers OF the
headlines" al;+,,
costs more today than in many years;
One reason is that the trees, the wooa
of which is used in the making, OF
most grades of paper, have peen
drawn upon so heavily that the sup
DIV is decreasing. Another is that
the American people are shockingly
wasteful of paper. Every grade OF
paper. from the cheap stuff that goes
INTO the ordinary newspaper sheet up
to the finest bond can be used again
into making more paper II the miils
can get it. Rags are excellent Tor pa
per. A very small percentage OF the
naner used in a city like New York is
recovered. Much of it is burned as
trash. There is fortune for any man
who establishes a system for the col
lection of this waste of the Office
buildings, the homes and the trans
nortation lines of the country. A few
persons are engaged in this business
now. but their work is not thorough
The head of one of the Hudson River
steamboat companies is authority fol
the statement that a man could be
millionaire if he could get this waste
of New York City alone. There arr
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
CUT 1T OUT!

If YOU have crouch that pains you,
Cut it out;
Or a habit that enchains you,'
Cut it out.
Don't waste time in useless thinking;
You can't cure yourself by, winklng'
So. lust can the foolish thinking
Cut it out.
If you're fond of sorrows telling,
Cut it out;
Ere you hear the chorus swelling;
"Cut it out!"
Folks are bored by all this gloatine
And this grief charged anecdotlng;
If YOU want to keep a-tloatlng,
Cut it out.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
ALL DOUBLED UP.

"Spell your namel" said the court.
clerk sharply.
The witness began: 20, double I, l.,
double U, E, double L, double"
"Wait!" ordered the clerk; "begin
again!"
The witness replied: 30, double 7, l,
double U, E, double L, double U, dou-
BILE O." =,
"Your honor" roared the clerk, y
beg that this man be committed for
contempt of court" :,
"What is your name?" asked the
Judge. ~
"My name, your honor, is AttiweIi
Wood, and | spell it, o, double I, /
double U, E, double L, double U, dou'
BILE o, D.-Ladies Home Journal.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10

The following interesting article
about the lead production of Mlssou-
ri is furnished us by A. 7. Edmon-
ston:
The demand from Europe in 1910
for lead to be used for war purposes
caused the output of Missouri mines
to break all previous records IN tne
onantity of lead ore which was placed
on the market that year, the amount
being 1854 tons in smelted or re-
fned shape, which, at S94 per Ton
New York value, was worth Sl8,3o9',
5e6 or lust about enough to build ana
eouip an up-to-date dreadnaught Tor
the limited States navy, announces
Bureau of Labor Statistics bulletlh
issued by Commissioner John 1. flIz-
patrick. tLo ,otA
outnnt from Missouri is not so great,
vet the difference in the volue OF inns inns
mineral during the two years was
enough to increase the worth Oh 6he
1915 output 1926, 146; Inc lSlJ
nrice of lead ore, refined or smeltereu
shane. which means 60 per cent pure
was S7S ton. o,1d
In 1915 Missouri supplied the woric
with 36 per cent of the lead ore mlnec
in the United States, holding mrs
rank for output of 16O,68O TONS anl
Utah came third with 1O6,lO5 tons
while the total output of all state
was 537O12 tons, Missouri produce
more lead ore in 1915 than Alaska
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colo
RADIO, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
lucky, Montana, Nevada, New Hamp
shire. New Mexico, North Caroilni
oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylya1nli,
South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas OtaI
Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
wyoming, all lead producing ots =.
combined. regardless of Utah holdin
third place with 106,lO5 tons to ne
credit. .,u.l .
That the European war caused
increase in demand for lead, and n
alone from Missouri but from all oth
lead producing States of the ccountr
is demonstrated by the huge mcr ,a,
in output, 1915 and 1914 over III
The war opened in the summer
1914. In 1918 all States market
436.43O tons, in 1914, 534,482 a
597,012 in 1915. 49,. =
Following is the production OF Q
from Missouri mines, 60 per &C
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
Offers Services Free of Charge

The United Doctors Specialist, IL
censed by the State OF Missouri ior
the treatment of all diseases, lnciuolng
deformities, nervous and chrome dl-
seases of men, women and cnlldreh'
offer to all who call on this trip, con-
sultation, examination, advice free,
making no charge whatever, except
the actual cost of treatment. All tnat
is asked in return for these valuable
services is that every person treated
will state the result obtained to their
friends and thus prove to the SICK ana
afflicted in every city and locality,
that at last treatments have been dis
covered that are reasonably sure and
certain in their effect.
The United Doctors are experts IN
the treatment of chronic diseases ana
SO great and wonderful have beer
their results that in many cases 1t is
hard to find the dividing line between
skill and miracle.
| Diseases of the stomach, intestines
liver. blood, skin, nerves, heart, spleen
rheumatism, sciatica, tape worm. lei
ulcers, weak lungs and those attiicte'
with iong-standing, deepseated di
seases that have baffied the skill o
the family physician, should not fai
to call. Deafness often has been cures
in sixty days.
/ According to their system no NOR
t operation for appendicitis, gall stones
D tumors, golfers, piles, etc., as all cas-
G es accepted will be treated witnou
: operation or hypodermic injection, a
e thew were among the first in sAmeric
s to earn the name of "Bloodless SUI
f peons." by doing away with the knit
h with blood and with all pain IN tn
g successful treatment of these danger
: Gus diseases.
n No matter what your ailment ma
he. no matter what others may hay
told YOU. no matter what experien'
YOU may have had with other phys
j. clans, it will be to your advantage
n see them at once. Have 1t forev'
l. settled in your mind. If your case
% incurable they will give you such a
e. vice as may relieve and stay the
lie sease, Do not put off this duty "
1T owe Yourself or friends or relativ
ct who are suffering because of yo
n sickness, as visit at this time nj
~ help you.
" Worn-out or rundown men or
I'd menn, no matter what your ailme
v may be, call, it costs you nothing.
~ Remember, this free offer is for Il
y visit only.
= Married ladies come with their hi
bands and minors with their parents
II Laboratories, Milwaukee, Visions
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
POSTPONED

Owing to the absence of several VINO
were to take part, the illness OF others'
and the unpreparedness of still others
the program of the Pennington Liter i
ary Society which was to have peen
given tonight friday has been
fashioned until Friday, November "a.
later in the season an extra program
will probably be given to make, up toI
the skipped date tonight. On the 24th
the program may be augmented by
the addition of one or two extra mum
hers. or a substitution or two be made
in the program as published hitherto
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
This State Produces SO Per Cent OF Ore
Mined in U. S.--St. Francois County
About 80 Per Cent in State

nure from 1906 up to and including
lois. 1906, 111,075 tons; 1907, l2Z,-
856 tons: 1908, 122,451 tons; l909,
141 .1O5 tons; 1910, 61,659 tons; l9id'
100 203 tons; 1912, 1880 tons; 1919,
152'43O tons; 1914, 194,275 tons; 1915
1864 tons. .,
A small quantity of silver is recov-
cred from Missouri leads every year
hut it takes high-grade refining to de-.
s;lverize the ore. Three Missouri
smelling and refining companies are
now enUipped with desilverizing out
fts While Missouri lead yields an aV-
ar a of one ounce of silver to each
Ton all of the output in the past has
not been subjected to this high grade
Of refining and therefore about nan
If the silver contents was lost IN the
| mast A subsequent bulletin OF the
Rnreau of Labor Statistics will dea
with missouri as Silver PRODUCING
State, 1915" ,,..
While the 1915 output of Missouri
lead breaks all previous records, SUI
fine price was not as high as IN som
other wears. During the Civil war J
sold for five cents in 1861, SIX cent
in 1862 and 1863, seven cents IN lS6
and 1866, and 6.6 cents in 1860. I
1855 the price was seven cents
i mound. The low mark prevailed
i 1896 when it brought 3 cents pGoun'
II is also probably interesting to kno
9 that Missouri lead mines were opera
! ING in 1850 and that the price wa
then 5 cents per pound and it RENAL
> ed at this figure until 1858 when
went up to 6 cents. Most of Missouri
: lead ore comes from st. trancol
a Jasper, Madison, Jefferson and was
=, inpton counties, but other counties
b South Missouri have an annual outp
n large enough to considerably swell I
S, yearly figures. vi.
o Lead opened up in New York
az early 1915 at 3.8 cents a pound a
remained practically stationary, un
IN the middle of February when follow
Of a gradual rise to Az cents n APP
or and it reached the maximum IN Ju
" 1914. in New York when it sold
Sc 7.56 cents a pound. The latter pi
3 of August the price was back TO
of cents, and in September il had 60
ed up again to 5.5 cents. The aVerS1
nd for 1915, New York, was At cent?
pound, or S94 a ton, and these are
,re figures which are used in getting
mt tbe value of the 1915 Missouri ore,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
NOW LOOK OUT.

When a cold hangs on as often hap
pens, or when you have hardly gotten
over one cold before you contract an
other, look out for You are liable to
contract some very serious disease.
This succession of colds weakens the
system and lowers the vitality so that
YOU are much more liable to contract
chronic catarrh, pneumonia or con-
sumption. Cure your cold while you
can. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has great reputation. 1t is relied
upon by thousands of people and nev'
er disappoints them. Try it; 1t only
costs quarter. obtainable every,
where. SAuV'J
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
Do You Have Sour Stomach?

If you are troubled with sour stoin-
ach you should eat slowly and masti-
cate your food thoroughly, then take
one of Chamberlain's Tablets inlfne-
diately after supper. Obtainab'c es1
erywhcre. sAuNP
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
Sufferer from Indigestion Relieved.

Sufferer from Indigestion Relieved.
"Before taking Chamberlain's Tab,
lets my husband suffered for. several
wears from Indigestion, causing, nm
to have pains in the stomach and DIS
tress after eating. Chamberlain,,s
Tablets relieved him of these spells
right away" writes Mrs. Thomas
Casey, Geneva, N. Y. Obtainable ev;,
ervwIere (Adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10

paper mills idle because of lack of
raw material. The people destroy a
lot of the material that might be utll-
lied and in destroying it they ron
themselves by making paper more
costly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-11-10
AN IMPORTANT LETTER
To the Public:

If you have not called at our place
Of business lately, you will be surpri sed
to note the many new and beauti full ar
ticles we are offering.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
DAMAGE FROM PLANT LICE
SHOULD BE PREVENTED.
E. N. CORY.
Maryland Agricultural College.

Plant lice (aphids) attack every
growing crop. but the insects are 50
small and their attacks SO insidious
that they are usually overlooked until
most Of the damage is done. Curling
Of leaves and the whiting of terminal
leaves and shoots is generally tndi-
cative of plant lice infestations.
Tobacco extracts must be counted
upon as the best summer contract
sprays for general use on sucking in
sects. such as orchard and truck crop
plant lice, whose control offers one OF
the greatest problems with which the
growers have to contend.
There are three orchard plant lice
that are of major Importance to Mary
land; namely, the green aphis. which
usually infest new growth rather late
in the season; the rosy apple aph1s.
so called because Of It's reddish hue,
which infest fruit buds. and the oat
aphis, which Is usually found around
the swelling buds and which appears
before either of the others. The
rapidity with which these pests multi
ply necessitates prompt measures for
their suppression.
Orchards that are sprayed extreme
ly late in the spring are usually kept
practically free Of the oat and rosy
aphis by this dormant spray, because
there are usually sufficient warm days
in the spring to hatch aphis eggs be-
fore it is too late to spray. Spraying
in the spring as late as practical is
recommended. II late lime sulphur
applications are not practical, the
grower should use a separate spray Of
"Black Leaf 40," at the rate Of three
quarters of a pint to 100 gallons of
water. to which has been added three
dfths of q pound Of soap. This mix
ture will cost about $1.15 per 100 gal
Ions. This should be applied when the
aphids have clustered on the expanded
buds. If later applications are neces-
| sary. due to the later Matching of eggs
of the rosy and green aphids, the
"Black Leaf 40'' may be combined with
the codiing moth spray, but soap
should be omitted in lime sulphur
combinations as 1t forms an insoluble
soap that viii clog the nozzles.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Fish Exhibit Emotions.

We are accustomed to think that
only we humans become pallid with
fear or agitated with joy, but some ex-
periments with perch in the artificial
pond show that when their repose is
suddenly disturbed by tapping on the
glass the fish visibly tremble, and the
bars which are characteristic of this
species actually disappear for the time
being, only to reappear when the dis
turbance is removed and the equanim-
ity of the fish is restored.
Sometimes pike that is rapidly ad-
vancing on his prey Becomes suspicious
about the latter's character. The pur-
suer will suddenly stop in an attitude
Of doubt, his back will arch, and he
will remain suspended as though
studying the cause of his suspicious
Only when he is thoroughly reassured
does he become rigid, to advance to the
final attack; If his suspicion is not al
layed he drops to the bottom of the
pond or swims off in Disappointment
Popular Science Monthly.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Sumner Spray Important !
In Securing Clean Fruit.
c. 3. TEMPLE,



When there is an over-production OF
peaches, the men who take good care
of their orchards usually make some
money in spite of the low prices, for
in such seasons only the best peaches
can be marketed; on the other hand,
when there is less than normal crop
Of peaches, the men who care well for
their trees reap rich harvest, for they
produce. not only more perfect fruit,
but also more Of it than those who
neglect the care of their trees. In the
year 1915, there was an overproduct1on
of peaches in almost all peach-groW-
ing sections of the country and many
peach growers lost money on their
crop, but there is sufficient evidence
now at hand to show that the present
year is going to produce a dghtscrop;
at least in some sections OF Maryland.
This, coupled with the fact that the
past season was especially favor
able to the development of Brown Rot
and Scab, it would seem that the pres
ent season will be an opportune time
to do effective, profitable spraying.
1t is with considerable satisfaction
that we ind practically all growers
giving their peach trees the dormant
spraying for scale and leaf curl; how
ever, it Ia to be regretted that we find
SO few who realize the value or who
have demonstrated the effectiveness OF
the seif-boiled lime sulphur summer
spraying for brown rot and scab. 1t is
for those, then, who are not familiar
with the summer treatment that this
article is prepared.
At least three applications OF self
boiled lime sulphur $3.50 should be
given. One pound of powdered arsen-
ate of lead or two pounds of the paste
should be dissolved in water and add
ed to the above for the first spraying
when the shucks are splitting of, and
for the second spraying which should
be three weeks later. When only three
spraying are given, the third should
be made about month before the fruit
ripens. Wherever brown rot or scab
is severe, other sprayings may be
necessary to control the disease.
But the chemicals used are not ex-
pensive. For the three sprayings as
outlined here, the chemicals viii cost
between $500 and $500 per hundred
trees.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Musio il shakespeare's Time.

Ghakespeare's time was an age of
music. Catches" were sung by gem
ties as well as by weavers and tinkers.
Lutte, cithern or virginals were in ev-
cry BARRIERS shop for the diversion of
customers. = Thomas Morley may
be using the blessed argument of a
music teacher when he tells us that a
gentleman was counted but boor IL
he could not play the lutte or sing a
part in madrigal, but there is no get
ting over the craggy fact that over
eighty collections of madrigals, ayres
and songs were printed and published
between 1887 and 1880. in addition to
which vast collections of early music
still remain in manuscript With an
aristocracy fond of music and accus-
toned to play and listen to music and
song, music in the theater was almost
as inevitable in England as in Italy,
says the London Musical Record. 1t
was considered manly accomplish
ment to play the hunting horn. Every
gentleman who kept hounds could wind
It. A punctilious etiquette fixed the
correct set of notes for each operation
of the chase. Usually play had at
least one song.
The midland journal., 1916-04-28
Success.

"One night at Lady Jeune's house
Joseph Chamberlain said to me that
he believed any man of even moderate
endowment could attain any given aim
which he set before him with unre-
mitting effort and enduring to the
end To my question. Why. then. do
so many men fall short of their ambi-
tionsY he answered: They come to the
place where they turn back. They
may have killed the dragon at the first
bridge and at the second. perhaps even
at the third. But the dragons are al
ways more formidable the farther we
go. Many turn back disheartened, and
very few will meet the monsters to
the end. Almost none is willing to
have try with the demon at the last
bridge, but if he does he has won for
ever Princes Lazarovich in Cen
tury.