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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
CLEAN FOOD--PURE FOOD
Stores and Shops that Handle Foods
Ought to be Kept Clean
and Sanitary

good condition and to keep it so. When
the grcerymen in a town find that a
large portion of the housekeepers are
buying only from the cleanest stores,
there arises wholesome form of COM
petition. A food~inspector can, under
even the best conditions, inspect a
store, but few times during the year,
because of the number he has to Wis
it. The customers come every day,
however, and when they act as unof-
fetal sanitary inspectors, the mer-
chant with the unclean store cannot
escape detection and punishment in
loss of trade.
Competition in cleanliness has been
secured in one State by means of
colored placards which the inspector
gives the merchants who keep their
stores in sanitary condition. A
store in excellent condition gets a
large white placard, one in fine con-
dition gets blue placard, and one in
good condition gets a red placard; the
store that falls below the latter grad
ing gets no card. The proprietors are
permitted to keep the placards post
ed in a conspicuous place as long as
the store is kept in the condition rep
resented. There is keen competition
among the merchants to get and keep
the best placards. The buying pub
lie knows what the different colored
placards signify and are particular
ly partial to the white placard stores.
Other States have adopted score
card system similar to that used in
grading diaries. The Inspector scores
each store where foodstuffs are sold
according to certain points indicated
on an inspection card. The scores
are made public through the local
press or by means Of bulletins or cir
culars.
The sanitary condition of stores is
subject to State or local control. The
Federal food and drugs act has no
jurisdiction over such matters, ex-
cept as to food and drugs sold in the
District of Columbia, territories and
insular possessions, which are under
the direct control of the Federal Gov
ernment. However, if food becomes
contaminated in an insanitary store
or in any other manner and is after
ward shipped into interstate COM
merce, the party responsible for the
shipment may be prosecuted under the
Federal law, and the contaminated
food may be seized.-Austen States
man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

The food officials of many States
are giving attention to the sanitary
condition of country and city grocery
stores, according to the officials en-
gagged in the enforcement of the Fed
eral food and drugs act, who recent
ly have Investigated the matter. The
country store is both a collecting and
distributing agency of foods. 1t sells
foods of many kinds to the farmers
and at the same time buys from them
for shipment to the city, butter, eggs,
fruit, vegetables, poultry and other
products of the farm. If the shelves
and counters are laden with dust, if
cobwebs hang in every nook and cor
ner, if flies, bugs and vermin inhabit
the place, the food products are GER
tain to be more or less contaminated
and likely to become dangerous to
health. The reports from various
State officials indicate that many
stores have been found in the past TO
be in such condition.
A clean, light, well ventilated store
attracts customers, and the progress
sive merchant needs no other incentive
to keep his floor, shelves and counter
spotlessly clean, which includes
screening from flies and the elimina-
ton of all other insects. Some store
keepers, however, seem to require
prodding from food and health Off
Gals to induce them to maintain that
degree of cleanliness which will in
sure that the food they handle will be
free from contamination. Some of
the States have very effective sani-
tary laws which require frequent in
spection of all establishments where
foodstuffs are put up, manufactured
or kept for sale. Other States de-
pend upon the general provision of
pure food laws which require that
foods shall be free from contamina-
ton. A few of the States lack either
law that will reach the unclean store
nuisance, or means for enforcing the
law.
State food and health officials have
used various means to control effec-
lively the sanitary condition of places
where foodstuffs are sold. One of the
most effective means that has been
employed is that of securing the CO.
operation of women's clubs and civic
organizations. When delegation of
women customers call upon a mer-
chant and suggests that he clean up,
he is compelled to put his store in
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
Pennington
Dramatic Club

The almost invariable success of
home talent plays has led a number
of persons who enjoy this form of en-
tertainment and are specially gifted
in that line, to organize a permanent
dramatic club, to be known as the
Pennington Dramatic Club.
Meetings will be held weekly for
rehearsal, and it is the general plan
of the club to give a play frequently
perhaps once a month or once in
two months. The charter members are
Carl Trauernicht, Henry M. Dalton,
Miss Mabel Sackman, John A. Mel
dert, E. C. Barroll, Mrs. Geo, A. Tet-
ley, Edw, j. Lott, VIM. L. Bess and
Miss Myrtle Nations.
The officers elected are Henry NJ.
Dalton, president; John A. Neidert,
vice president, Carl Trauernicht, Sec
rotary and E. c. Barroll,
director of production.
The Club has already arranged for
the production of 'Higbee OF Mon,
tana," on the eighth inst, at Freder-
icktown, for the Rebekah Lodge OF
Pennington, and plans are under way
for the production of another first
class drama in Pennington at date
in the near future. 1t is planned to
limit the membership to small num-
Der, including only those of experience
and known ability in this kind of
werk, and several talented persons
have already indicated their willing
ness to become members of the Club
and aid in its purposes and activities.
Applications for membership may be
made through any member, and there
are no membership fees, dues or other
financial burdens to meet. The plays
it is planned to present, as they will
be given, will leave little if any sur
plus over and above necessary ex-
penses. But should there be any sur
plus, this will be divided among the
Club membership, in part, and the re-
mainder used as an expense fund for
Club maintenance, instead of the
more cumbersome method of collect
ing "dues" and fees and fines from
members.
1t is believed that the play going
public of Pennington will appreciate
this opportunity to patronize merit
orious dramatic productions knowing
beforehand what disposition is to be
made of the proceeds, and that this
| financial plan of the Club will be re.
ceived with approval by the public
SO many of the entertainments giver
here, as well as elsewhere, as a rule
are for some "cause" or charity OF
purpose, with everybody giving Their
time and talents for nothing. The
Dramatic Club hopes because of its
frank, outspoken bid for public ap.
probation upon the basis of merit
alone, and thoroughly good per.
Torrance always, to be able to give
performances in every respect worth
the admission price, and send the au-
dience away invariably feeling that
they have gotten the worth of then
money in genuine entertainment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
Pennington Loses
in Big Track Meet

Perryville High School made total
of So points and won the interscholas-
tic meet between Ste. Genevieve
Pennington and Perryville, held al
Ste. Genevieve last Saturday after
noon. Ste. Genevieve was second with
411s points and Pennington was third
with 1914 points.
The individual trophy was won by
Javoux of Perryville, who made %
points for his school. Hudson OF
Perryville was second with 16, and H
Godfrey of Ste. Genevieve was third
scoring 1412 points.
The events with the winners ant
the records are:
Running broad jump-Javaux, Per.
ryville; Rodger, Harrington; Moore
Perryville, Distance, II feet liz
inches.
44O yard dash-H. Godfrey, Ste
Genevieve; Rodgers, Pennington
Radle, Pennington. Time, $50 As.
Running high jump Hudson, Per
ryville; Moore, Perryyille; Burks
Pennington. Height, 5 feet and
inches.
220 yard low hurdles Hudson
Perryville; Javaux, Perryville; H
Godfrey, Ste Genevieve, and Burks
Pennington, tied. Time, :26 rs.
440 yard relay-Iavaux, Perryville
H. Godfrey, Ste. Genevieve; Radle
Pennington. Time ;50I-5.
Pole vault--Vaeth, Ste. Genevieve
Burks, Pennington; Radle, Farming
ton. Height, s feet and 7 inches.
One mile run-Fallers, Ste. Gene
We've; Hacking, Perryville; Burks
Pennington. Time, 5:23 3-5.
100 yard dash--Godfrey, Ste. Gen
evieve; Moore, Perryviiie; Hudson
Perryville, Time, 10 AS.
IL pound shot put--Fallert, Ste
Genevieve; v. Ernst, Ste. Genevieve
Javaux, Perryville. Distance, 38 fee
and inches.
$50 yard Rodgers, Farming
ton; Radle, Pennington; Fallert, Ste
Genevieve. Time, 2:14 As.
100 yard high hurdles-Hudsor
Perryville; Javaux, Perryville, Burks
Pennington. Time, :16 As.
220 yard dash-Javaux, Perryville
Moore, Perryville; H. Godfrey, Ste
Genevieve. Time, not determined.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
Best Thing for a bilious Attack.

"On account of my confinement in
the printing office / have for years
been chronic sufferer from indiges-
ton and liver trouble. A few weeks
ago | had an attack that was so Sc
we're that | was not able to go to the
case for two days. Failing to get any
relief from any other treatment,
took three of Chamberlain's Tablets
and the next day | felt like a new
man." writes H. c. Bailey, editor Car
DINA News, Chaplin, S. C. Obtain
able everywhere. (adv)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
CAN YOU SOLVE IT?

The following problem has been
handed into The Times office, with the
request for a solution. We plead
"lack of time, but promised to 'pass
it on" to our readers, and hereby agree
to publish any solutions that may be
sent in. Here is the problem:
If man starts at 6 o'clock in the
morning, and walks at uniform
speed of 3 miles an hour, directly to-
ward his shadow, until p. M, what
geometrical figure will represent his
Journey and what direction and how
far viii he be from the starting point? ?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
PENNINGTON JUSTICE
MAKES RECORD

William Good, "The Marrying JUS
tice" at Pennington, established the
record this week of "a-marriage-a-
day." Whether it is his unique slo-
gan "Your Photograph Free When
Married By Me" or the Justices jo-
vial personality that attracts the
"young and venturesome" to his Of
fee for the nuptial rites, we are I'M
prepared to say. Nevertheless his Of
flee has recently become the Mecca
for those seeking to embark upon the
good ship Neutrality-suspicious. Terre
Register.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
E. NJ. Laakman
ORGANIZE FOR BRADLEY

Seventy Democrats met last night
at the Court House to form a Brad
or-State-Auditor organization.
The enthusiasm of those present plain
ly showed that there is no danger of
the Cole county Democratic majority
being less in 1916 than it was in 1912,
when Woodrow Wilson swept the
country, leaving only two States with
Republicans to place their electoral
college. The intention was to have
William Plumber, a prominent rail
road man, act as chairman, but i'm
portant business called him away
from the Court House just as the
meeting convened. Frank Fitch, a
newspaper man of Chamois, Mo-, who
until few days ago made Jefferson
City his home, called the meeting to
order and explained its object. A. T..
Edmondston was temporary chairman
in place of Mr.. Plumber, who will I'M
doubtedly attend the next meeting of
the club and become its permanent
head. James Frazier was made sec
rotary; Edgar Hestand, vice president;
]. w. Hill, treasurer. The resolution
committee, consisting of DIR. Edmonds,
Arthur Lane, Geo. Simpson, w. H.
Suggett, James Frazier, u. G. Grit
fin and Thos. Jackson, was elected.
The committee on finance, which will
raise funds to conduct the Bradley
for-Auditor campaign in Jefferson
City and Cole county, consists of
James Houchin, DR.. Edmonds, j. w.
Hill and Frank Fitch.
When Senator John l.. Bradley,
who on Saturday resigned from the
position of Deputy Labor Commits
sioner to campaign the State, was in
troduced to the audience, wild dem
onstration which lasted five minutes,
followed. After order was restor-
ed Senator Bradley, in a ringing
speech, told of what he would do il
nominated and finally elected Auditor
of Missouri. All through his remarks
he was greeted with applause. He
told of his early life and how he had
always been honest, upright and con.
sciencious and how he had always la
bored for Democracy from the time he
was able to cast his vote. He stated
that no man was entitled to thirC
term in any State office, and he pledg-
ed himself not to place any member
of his family on the State pay roll
Jefferson City Tribune.
1t is certainly to be hoped that But
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

Buy Prince Albert every
where tobacco is sold in
topPy red bags, Sc; tidy red
tins, Zoe; handsome pound
and haif-pound tin hunii-
dors-dnd-that corking fine
pound crystal glass hun,i-
dor Dith sponge moistener
top that keeps the tobacco
in such clever trim-allUaysi
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

Luke McLuke tells us that the open.
work waist is back. We will have tc
look into this matter; that's all.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

The Mexican bone of contention, as
we understand it, is located in old
Whiskeranza's head.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

The London Judge who rules that
poker is game of chance never sat
with some of the fellows we've played
with.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

Germany is great on taking indie
feasible positions everywhere except
in her notes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

A whole lot Of men get the idea
that they are breezy when they are
merely windy.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

1t is certainly to be hoped that Bud
Fishers new vaudeville stunt will
draw better than Bud does.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

And what on earth has become of
the old-fashioned sister who used to
sew for the Belgians?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
the national joy smoke

has flavor different is delightful You ia
And that isn't strange, either.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05

On the reverse side
Of this tidy red tin
you will read: PRO
cess Patented July
30th, 1907" which
has made three men
smoke pipes where
one smoked beforei
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
LANDS SUITABLE FOR SHEEP
Animals Do Best Where Grasses Are
Produced Naturally or introduced
9r'i by Cultivation.

+ Sheep do best on high, dry land
that Is, on hard-soiled land, where the
grasses adapted to sheep are produced
naturally, or are easily introduced by
cultivation. The short grasses, or
such as usually are termed pasture
grasses, are essential to the well.be-
Ing Of the sheep. Cattle and horses
will thrive and do well on hay grasses,
on wet land grasses, tall grasses, but
with the sheep 1t is different; they
depend on the short-growth, dry-soil-
pasture grasses. 1t is important that
they be not confined to wet, soft, bog
gy pastures. The sheep inclines to
foot scald, sore feet and finally foot
rot where the hoof is constantly under
the influence of moisture in the soil.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
THROWS LIGHT 200 MILES
United States Navy Acquires Wonder
fuI searehlight Invented by
German.

The United States navy has come
into possession of one Of the largest
searchlights ever manufactured, as the
result Of the European war and the
arrest Of the German inventor of the
searchlight at Liverpool, England, in
1914. Heinrich Beck, the inventor
who has been assisting in the build
ing of the searchlight at Schenectady,
was not allowed by the British to go
to Belgium and Germany soon after
the beginning Of the European war.
He then returned to the United States
and opened negotiations which have
led to the purchase of his patent
rights by the government.
The new searchlight has mirror
five feet in diameter and sends out n
violet white shaft Of light, which can
be discerned at distance Of 200
miles when atmospheric conditions
are good.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
To Harness the Tjdea.

The tides are about to be tied down
to labor. At Wolfville. Nova Scotia,
development company has made
survey on the water Of the Bay of
Fundy with view Of developing q
tidewater project at Cape Split. An
American expert on hydraulic produc-
ton of electricity is the scientific
guide Of that expedition. AS Ameri-
cans are too proud to develop such
tide waters as they have for power, it
may be expected that this man on a
foreign tide may get results to wake
us up In this country, says the Uneeda
Telegram. The tides Of the Bay of
Fundy are as famous for their ups
and downs as the revolutions Of Mex
leo, If not more SO. A current motor
recently experimental with in the Gas
pereau river was 12 feet long and 2h
feet high, and is reported to have
developed power as the tide rose
which reached maximum of two
horse power by the time the machine
was submerged. The later expert
ments at Cape Split are said to have
shown that motor developing so horse
power in tide current which ran nine
miles IN hour. AS the machine is
made like crab, it takes advantage
of the tide going out as well as COM
ing in.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
LIVE
ADJUST THE HARNESS RIGHT
Collar 6oiIs Often Caused by Improper
Fastening Of the Trace Chain
or the Hame.

Collar boils are often caused by i'm
proper adjustment of the fastentngs of
the trace chain on the hame. Every
hame should have several places for
adjustment and the regulation should
be made to conform to the slope of the
shoulders of the individual horse.
Horses with straight shoulders should
have traces about midway Of the bnme,
while horses with sloping shoulders
should have the adjustment about two
tifths of the way up from the bottom.
Adjustment of the backband will in
a measure correct any weakness in the
formation of the shoulder. The back
band can be made not only to carry a
part of the weight, thereby adjusting
the dept Of the plow, but it can be
made to adjust the draft to fit the
horses shoulder. The adjustment can
be made either by shortening the back
band or moving it farther back on the
horse. The length Of the trace should
be such as to prevent the horses legs
knocking against the singletree and
still have no surplus length.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
SAVED LIVES OF CHICKENS
New York Man Makes a Feather Dus-
ter Substitute for a
Hen.

Using feather duster as a brood
er to substitute for a cannibal hen,
Shorty Eberle saves the lives of some
Of his chicks.
When Eberle is not busy as man.
ager of the Postal Telegraph company
he devotes his time to raising fancy
chickens. When one Of his hens was
not busy scratching she gave her time
to digesting some Of the brood she
had recently hatched.
Eberle noticed the chicks began to
disappear. One by one they went un-
til he discovered the hens appetite
was strong 6er than her mother love.
A heavy ttion Of ground bone and
hamburger Ssteak didn't appease her.
She ate arClher.
Then, W , cunning he didn't ex-
pect Of hi Eelf, he threw the hen out,
bought ~ feather duster and sus-
pended 1T the coop. The chicks
smuggle SSng the feathers and are
perfectly ent with their inanimate
mother. -
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
HORSES KNOWN AS 'R0ARERs'
uneompIlmentary Terms Used to In
dicate Unsoundness In Animals
Trouble May Be Cured.
By c. N. KENNEDY, Oregon Expert
ment station.)

(By c. N. KENNEDY, Oregon Expert
ment station.)
Whistlers, wheezers, blowers or
roarers. These uncomplimentary
terms were not applied in anger. but
merely used to indicate the character
Of the unsoundness in horses, known
as roaring. Their use may be avoided
by saying that the horse it afflicted
with laryngeal hemiplegia. Horses af-
fected with this disease appear nor
NAL while at rest, but when severely
exercised the breathing efforts become
much greater and the characteristic
noises are heard. Ninety per cent Of
the cases are caused by partial
paralysis Of the muscles of the left
side Of the neck. 1t may be cured in a
great majority Of cases by an opera
tion on the larynx. The operation Is
not dangerous If performed by skill
full veterinarian. Most cases are ready
to be put back to work In course of
eight weeks.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11

ems If the latter are allowed to run in
the pens. The Illustration gives the
idea, says n writer in an exchange.
First begin with a short board eight
inches from the ground and then a
board six feet long and the same dis
tance from the ground. and so on
around the pen. As the hog goes after
the chicken she will slip under the
board and then when the hog starts
for the other side Of the board she
slips under. another or undereth same
boards. Then the hog will stand and
look disgusted and finally 70 over to
the corner and Us Dawn. han
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
Naturally Surprised,

An old German furniture dealer had
a woman customer who was a great
talker. Nobody could get away from
her when she started in. One day he
sent clerk to the lady's house to try
to collect bill. When the clerk re-
turned empty handed, the old Ger
man said:
"Vell Vat did de lady say7"
"She did not say anything, sir. She
was mute" replied the clerk.
"Vat!" exclaimed the surprised Ger.
man; "vas she dead?"
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
Highly Developed Tamworth.

Fecundity appears to be inheritable,
at least to slight degree, This fact
Is borne out by herdbook records, al
lowing for their errors. 1t Is Ques-
tionable whether the size of the litter
really represents the hereditary fac
tors transmitted. The wild hog usually
averages four pigs per litter, very fer
tile sows of improved breeds often av-
erage eight pigs, but the Tamworth,
with an average Of II pigs per SOW, is
the most fecund breed.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
9AXIna Money.

"A dollar box Of candy for me, hub.
by? Really, I must curb such e1trav-
agance."
II bought you one frequently before
we were married"
But things are different now. In
stead Of a dollar box of candy 1t
would have been better to have gotten
me ten-cent box, and sports coat,
and that parasol want 80 much.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
INHERIT FERTILITY IN SWINE
Experiments Of Kansas Experts
Watched With Closest Interest
TamWorth Most Fecund Breed.

Can litters of to 12 pigs per SOW
be insured by any system Of bonding?
Possibly SO, is the reply indicated by
the work of Wentworth and Ambel,
Kansas Agricultural college. Their
experiments in breeding will be
watched with the closest interest.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
DRY FOOD QUITE INJURIOUS
Cows and Sheep Grow FeverIsh and
stomaehs Show Effects Of Unnat-
uraI Food-0ive Green Roots.

Cows and sheep fed on dry food
In summer grow feverish and their
stomachs show the effects of the un-
natural food. Green roots, when mixed
with the grim diet will prevent this.
II itvfs not desired to feed the roots
whole they ienn be mnssed by passiHg
them through . pulper.
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
CURE cHIckEREATINe soWs
Boards Arranged Around Hospen Per
matt Fowl to oalp Under and Es-
.T, cape Frosn Animal.

see where someone wanted to
know how to cure hogs of eating
chickens. By close attention to the
problem I studied out sure cure to
keep them from getting the old hens,
but the hogs will get the little chick
The Glenwood post., 1916-11-11
Rlsctreeutlns Animals.

The Animal Rescue league has ia
cilities for destroying As many ~ 300
animals in one hour. The diseased or
homeless dog IL placed in a cabinet,
the floor Of which is metal. A flexible
metal collar - fastened around his
neck, and then the electric current
turned on. The operation takes but
half q minute.