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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
GOOD CREAM PAYS BEST

The American farmer who sells
cream should insist that the cream
cry grade his cream. This will tend
to Gull out the poor quality of cream
and make possible better grade Of
butter. Give the creamery a good
grade Of cream and they can make a
good grade of butter. Good butter
sells for a high price, therefore top
prices can be paid for cream. Better
cream prices stimulate the farmer in
obtaining better dairy cattle and in
crease the desire for a more careful
study of economical milk production.
The close grading of cream has be-
come absolutely necessary. Within
the last few years creamery butter of
the United States has been meeting
with greater competition from foreign
butter. Butter from Siberia, Austria
liza, Denmark, and South America has
come to our shores by the ship-load
and sold in our large markets along
side American made butter. 1t has
poured into the United States on both
the eastern and western costs.
Imported butter does not reach our
markets in as fresh condition as our
own butter, consequently the majority
Of it sells as second grade. In many
cases it leaves the point of production
as a first class article. but is so long
in transit that it deteriorates and ar
rives as second grade butter. Unfor-
tunately the majority of American
made butter is also second grade.
This is not because it cannot reach
the market at once, but because it is
made from poor quality cream. The
American farmer is not producing a
good quality of cream as his foreign
brother.
First grade butter is still in big
demand in this country and the pro-
ducers of good butter are realizing a
nice margin in price over the produc-
ers of second grade butter. Because
Of foreign competition with our sec
ond grade butter the difference in
price between first grade and second
grade is wide. Foreign competition
has not materially increased the sup
ply of first grades, while the supply
of seconds has been increased ire
mendously.
Because Of our poor markets for
second grade butter the farmers in
every community should compel their
creamery to grade the cream, and
should do all in their power to see
that every farmer produces only first
grade cream. Then and only then
will that creamery be able to pay top
prices for cream.-L. G. Rinkle, Mis-
souri, College Of Agriculture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
GOOSE LANGUAGE

The Globe Of WeIlsville, Kansas, is
responsible for this interesting anec-
dote:
byron Shields is convinced that
geese have some method of communi-
cation. Out on his farm he has a
number of geese which use the same
nest in a cattle shed, The other morn
ing two of the geese were on the nest
when a turkey hen came along and
drove them off the nest, and appro-
priated it to herself. The geese wad-
died off around the shed to where the
gander was standing, and in a minute
or two the whole bunch of geese,
headed by the indignant gander, re-
turned to the nest and the turkey hen.
The old gander reached down, nipped
the turkey and literally lifted her
from her nest, and the two geese took
her place. Now, if the old gander
wasn't told the trouble, why did he
come to the aid of his mates"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
JUNE HINTS FOR
POULTRY RAISERS

Sour milk is valuable in any ration.
Summer shade insures thrifty chicks.
Remove over-active cockerels to 4
separate yard.
Clean up the incubator, remove the
lamp, and throw away the wick.
Soft, fresh dirt is an insurance
against leg weakness in chicks.
Add to the grain feeds with mix
ture such as bran, shorts, and corn
meal.
Do not keep unnecessary male birds.
An extra hen eats no more and may
lay eggs.
When range is limited spade up the
runs or remove the brood coop a short
distance daily.
Spoiled or decaying flesh, if eaten,
will surely cause Timber neck. Burn
or bury the dead.
Watch for head lice on the chicks.
If found, rus top of head with al
small piece of lard free from salt.
Avoid crowding by keeping in small
f1Ocks and by providing roomy coops.
Thin out if there are too many.
Broody hens should be removed to
slat bottomed cuops as soon as dis
covered. Leave them there until they
forget it.
Clean, fresh water lessons disease.
Filthy drinking water is the source
of much trouble. Clean the drinking
pans frequently.
If hens are lousy, rub piece of
blue ointment the size of pea into
the skin just beneath the vent and on
the under side of the wings.
Mites are sure to accumulate if the
droppings are not removed every week,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

that has confronted Congress the death will
whether this invoking
evil which at least half the population believes the nations ruin
will determine whether the moral forces the nation
will determine whether
we need not deceive ourselves The issue plain Christian nation
not tolerate the liquor traffic.
Not only will he the submission
of
exercising
fellow
this prohibition
Republic
probably million
bson for the House and myself the their
the American the traffic
penetrating cold they the joy of righteous movement their souls
and inspiring sight have Theirs selfish
and at great personal sacrifice to demonstrate the Of moral impulse
And would
Grated and this prohibition amendment than
hold Republic
million determination
tolerated single
that majority the American would
land and stainless flag
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP
A CONTINUOUS CAMP ALIGN
Suggestions for Making Our Town Better Home
Town Chairman of National Bureau
Says Start Now and Keep 1t Up
the Year Round

ganization in st. Louis. With various
adaptations this st. Louis plan has
been found practicable in any city, no
matter how large or small.
The entire campaign is under the
direction of the Continuous st. Louis
Clean Up and Paint Up" Campaign
Committee, of which Charles NJ. Tat
bert, director of streets and sewers,
is chairman. On this committee are
various civic and business leaders, in
Guiding the leading club women of the
city.
Each member of the general com
mittee is chairman of a subcommittee
responsible for some definite depart
ment Of the campaigns activity, The
Director of Streets and Sewers is
chairman of the committee on Refuse
Cleanup the chief of the Fire De
partment is chairman of the commit
tee on fire prevention and the head
Of the Health Department is chair
man OF the committee on housing re-
form.
A partial list of these campaign
committees, with notation of some of
the objects of each follows:
Committees for the Work.
Street Department - Household
waste, permanent plan, improvement
Of districts which will be center of
interest in coming National Demo
cratic Convention, smooth paving,
signs on public buildings, rubbish
boxes.
Landscape g-Ordinances,
campaign among property owners,
yard planting campaign among chill
dreu.
Fire Prevention-Clean up rubbish,
roofs, condemn shacks that are fire
risks.
Housing -Insanitary yards, privies,
toncments, lodging houses, garbage re
ceptacles.
Vacant Lots-Reported by Boy
Scouts, flower and vegetable gardens
by school children and Real Estate
Exchange, weed cutting, bird boxes.
Flower BoXes-ln congested dis
tricts, downtown and opposite Union
Station.
Unsightly Advertising-Posters on
buildings, For Rent signs, ordi-
nanccs.
Appearances OF Buildings-Vacant
buildings, painting, lighting of promi-
nent corners.
Street Drinking Fountains-General
and on downtown corners.
Smoke Abatement
Publicity -Billboards, posters, street
cars, circulars for children, buttons,
newspapers, moving pictures.
Speakers-On general subject, also
on special phases of campaign.
District nization-Report null
sances, see property owners and urge
to clean up and paint up and plant
trees.
School Children-Distribution OF
printed matter, school gardens.
Police-Report nuisances, distribute
directions for rubbish collections, re-
quest cooperation of residents.
The chairmen of these various COM
mittees should be the city or town
officials or civic leaders who are most
interested in the work to be done by
the committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

.,NrCr t1orcu,es diverted the river
~ ranoyoto tho Augean stables
A. "C,aon M" hoe had it's Mace in
the worlds vernacular. With Spring
the desire 10 relurDlsh eolnoS 0up
consciously INTO the heailS VI i mo'i
and women ana colllinuni'ieS - 80
without direction ana sustained CO ~
the expression Oh IlaI ueSIIG, - s wv
form OF the Ordinary C'C"n op 10y
or week. Is apt 10 ItSui' III It
fetal sally against nun .,,,
Years ago Allen W. CialA, o'' i'o ,,l,.,
editor made up ms HI,'Iu '"''' -
natural Clean Up ln7l'''C' Oou'V
turned to account ln'I 1t 0'Ui"
developed INTO ieaI 0"i"p"'6'
ing toward dehhllo lu'''S anu ''o,>l-I
plishlhg permanent results ~ 3I 49, 49,
in May 1872 MI C'aIh iou""IU ~ ~"
National Ciean Up anu ! an, ~ 200
Campaign bureau WIN i, wv D''. .I,an
IN ST LOUIS lie Hopo" '''"' ~.
ough-golhg movement n"''o''.i ~ ~
scope ana pIacIic"l III i'a p - '..,t,,,,,
might take tne PIoC7 VI ,no -
bath luea as e"PI e"9'u - ''i0 wa
clean up DAY OF "eeN
National Civic Movement.
No.. ro,,r ,oors +ba econe of the Ma.
..a.,ol u,,roa,,,o oor,,ica has raDidlv ex-
-, ,,,,t1 +Lie ,,oor ~ 10 co-onerat-
49, In, r,oro tbor q nm local COM
.De =. ,I,o or,,ooi1otiop and di.
- 90 rooI oCIoor TN and Paint
~, oo,,nofore mot "davs" or
49,, CaT'tinrous cornoigne for
- 1,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,., ,,oo,,tif,,I cant
.ou.,.a,,5 ,ar, oordrc+od NV nermanont
oon,n,ittoos and involving tbe coon
anat,an ~ oit,, and town ofricia1s club
,,'on,on oon,n,orciaI organizations the
,.,,;ld,.a,, rro rro,,ortion interests all
,,,a4,ae. no, and ,ronortv owners
is-bo cool aimed at nv all of the
Eo+;onoi n,roor,s ,ronooapda
M C1orl, declares that tbe bane of
INV commute 10 fho citizen who
IaoLs avon . scnbIaDco of interest in
tho oor,r,,,rity ord tnot etrarge as
it may seem in a democracy, absence
OF TINS interest seems 10 Oo p'c'Iy gen
etaly prevalent III tlle average Aiiiei !,
can community oucn cllizen "ou'u
nave me lown Vi me ivy Wn ,',
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

and the roosts sprayed with kerosene
emulsion or disinfectant
After the grass gets tough chicks
can catch more bugs and worms and
will grow better on loose soil. The
corn field furnishes ideal conditions.
All these methods have been found
successful by the Missouri College of
Agriculture and the Agricultural Elk
pertinent Station where they are used
and recommended-M. L. Kempster,
Missouri College Of Agriculture.
The struggle with selfshness is the
greatest of all conflicts.
The old guard is always prepared
especially for the worst.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16

thin layer of fine soil over another
part, the natural melting of the snow
was fastened sufficiently to make
shoveling unnecessary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-06-16
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Senator Morris Sheppard
ON PROHlBlTlON.

1t is the mission of newspaper to give the news
The reader is entitled to information both sides of all
economic issues and especially those questions which
before the public for solution for it is the duty OF
citizen to carefully study the problems of
ment We shall present from time to time the views OF
and who responsible for their utterances The views
Of this paper will be expressed through the editorial
column. United States Senator Morris Sheppard, the
chosen leader of the prohibition forces in presenting the
affirmative side of National prohibition to the Senate
n
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
42-3
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina,
County of Union.
Court of Common Pleas.
j. b. Pitts, Plaintiff,
against
II. c. Dawkins, ct al, Defendants.
In obedience to an order made in
the above stated case | will sell at
Union during the legal hours of sale,
before the Courthouse door, on Sales
day, Monday, Nov. 9th, 1916, all that
certain lot or parcel of land, lying,
being and situate in the Town of
Carlisle, County of Union, and State
aforesaid, composed of lots known as
Lots Nos. 8 and 8 in the John l..
Young, Survey, bounded by Lot No.
lO on the East. South by Chester
Avenue, West by Water street, and
North by Lady street, and being the
same land conveyed to the said Ar
della Gilmore by Eva Nj. Jeter by
deed dated Dec. Goth, 1904, and re-
corded in the Office of Clerk of Court
for Union County, in Book u 38 at
page 500.
Terms of sale: Cash; purchaser to
pay for papers and recording.
r. c. Williams,
4Z-3 Master for Union County.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
Never Was "Union John.n

or the objects whose M is derived
from the dlminutive of John the union
Jack cannot claim to be one. In the
days Of chivalry the knights and men.
alarms wore surcoat, or "jacque," as
1t was called, bearing the emblem Ell
ther of their nationality or Of the lord
to whose service they were sworn.
Gradually the word was transferred to
the banner which was carried before
the army, and this use Of the word still
survives today in the name Of the Brit.
ish national flag and also that of the
small fiagpole at the bow Of a ship
known as the "jackstaff."-London
Chronicle.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Rugged and Barron, It Was Once q
Land of Fable and Adventure.

Lower California, once q land of IN.
BILE, romance and thrilling adventure,
Is one of the most sparsely settled re-
gions Of the Mexican republic. 1t has
an area corresponding in size to that of
the Atlantic coast peninsula Of Flor
Ida. but nearly 700 miles more coast
line owing to its extreme length of 7GO
miles. Florida has more than fourteen
times as many people.
varying In width from thirty to $50
miles. Lower California Is a rugged.
barren strip of land, with a mountain.
Gus backbone largely Of volcanic ori-
gin. For nearly 200 years after its dis.
covery by the Spaniards it was thought
to be an island.
The southern portion Of the peninsula
has some rain, but the northern section
is dry and arid. producing cereals, to.
bacco, grapes, cassava and sugar cane
only after being thoroughly irrigated.
The mineral resources are valuable
and varied. Gold, silver, lead, copper,
salt, gypsum, turquoises, opals and gar.
nets are profitably mined. The silver
mines Of La Paz were worked by the
Jesuits as early as 100, three years
after the famous padre, Salvatierra,
established the first permanent Spanish
settlement in the land.
The magnificent Magdalena bay, on
whose protected waters, forty miles
long and twelve miles wide, the Pm.
cif1c fleets Of the American navy have
conducted their target practice in re.
cent years, was discovered by Fran.
cisco de Ulloa in 1880 while on a voy.
age Of exploration seeking the pearls
and gold Of the "Amazons."
Lower California has two capitals
La Ensenada, with a population of
1000, sixty-five miles by sea from San
Diego. Cal. and La Paz, with $500
people, many Of whom earn a nveli.
hood from the ports pearl fisheries,
which are among the most important
In the world.
In addition to its pearl oysters the
waters Of Lower California Weld
sponges. tortoises, sperm and gray back
whales, while in the bayous and river
mouths Of the east coast many alliga.
tors are to be found.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina,
County of Union.
Court of Common Pleas.
Bank of Pacolet, Plaintiff,
against
f. H. Jeter, Defendant.
In obedience to an order made i'm
the above stated case, will sell, at
Union, during the legal hours of sale.
before the Courthouse door, on Sales
day, Monday, Nov. 6, 1916. all that
certain tract or plantation of land. w.
ing, being and situate in Santuc
Township, County of Union, and State
aforesaid, containing two hundred and
siXty-four (264) acres. more or less.
and bounded as follows: On the
North by lands of j. G.. Hughes, on
the East by lands of Mrs. Iottic
Davis, on the South by lands of MIN
rod Sinclair, and on the West by lands
of j. A. Brown and better known as
the Robert Glenn place.
Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers and recording.
r. c. Williams.
42-3 Master for Union County.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
Historic Hampton Roads.

In no territory Of like extent in the
United States is more historical inter-
est gathered than in that which bor-
ders Hampton Roads. Here was plant
ed the first English colony In America; ;
here was held the first gathering Of the
peoples representatives to make their
own laws; here were erected the first
fortihcations in the English speaking
new world; here were fought the land
battle that terminated Americas war
of independence and the naval battle
that revolutionized the warfare Of the
sea.
The first Notifications where Fort
Monroe now stands were built 3O5
years ago. in 1911. Since that time,
with short lapses, there has been some
sort Of a fortifcation always guarding
the entrance to Chesapeake bay.-Na-
tonal Geographic Magazine.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
MASTER'S SALE.
State of South Carolina,
County of Union.

State of South Carolina,
County of Union
Court of Common Pleas.
Robert Dawkins, Plaintiff,
against
willie DawkinS, ct al, Defendants.
In obedience to an order made in
the above stated case, | will, at Un-
ION, during the legal hours of sale,
before the Courthouse door, on Sales
day, Monday, Nov. 9th, 1916, the fol-
lowing land to wit:
All that certain tract of land w.
ing, being and situate in Fishdam
Township, County of Union. State
aforesaid, containing one hundred
and forty-seven 147) acres. more or
less, and being bounded by lands of
w. c. Wallace, Mary Jane Jeter,
Charner Dawkins, George Sims and
A. T. Gilmore.
Terms Of Sale: One-third cash. the
balance in two equal annual install
ments, payable one and two wears
from date of sale, credit portion Sc
cured by bond of purchaser and a
mortgage of the premises, with in
terest at the rate of eight per cent
per annum from date of sale and to
provide for the payment of ten per
cent attorneys fee in the event it
becomes necessary to collect bv an
attorney after maturity, purchaser to
pay for papers and recording and
have the option of paying all cash.
r. C. Williams.
4Z-3 Master for Union County
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
A "BIT" OF MONEY.
Tho Use Of tho Term to Designate .
Small Coin 10 Very Old.

Tho Use Of tho Term to Desiqnats q
Small Coin Is Very Old.
There is more than oneStheory as to
the origin Of the term 1.-TWO bits" and
Its multiples Of -four bits" etc., as ap-
piled to money.
But according to a writer In the New
York Sun the use Of the word ''bit" in
the sense of small coin is very an.
Client The Colonial Records of Penn.
sylvania" aver that at a council held
at Philadelphia I'VE oath Of the Sth
month. 1858, under the presidency of
VIM. Penn, Prop. and Cow"
The Govr. telleth ch Pickering G. saml
Buckley OF their abuse to ye Govermt in
Quoning of Spanish Bits and Boston mon
ey to the Great Damage and abuse to We
Subjects thereof.
They confess they have put out some OF
these new bitts....
and in three other parts Of the report
OF said council. the word "bitt" occurs
again.
But as a matter of fact for whole
generations before that time a 'bit" or
pitt was as common a synonym for
a small coin in the slang Of thieves in
England as were the variants "boung,"
"bung" and "pung" for purse. In
1907 Thomas Decker said In his "Jests
to Make Merie:"
If they once knew where the bung and
bit is
And further back I'm 1892 Harman in
his Defence Of Coneycatching" said:
Some would venture all the byte in their
bung at dice.
What the real origin Of the slangy
"bft' is does not appear to be known,
but 1t seems plausible that it is nothing
more than the common every day "bit"
In the sense Of something small.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
MASTERS SALE.

State of South Carolina,
County of Union.
Court of Common Pleas.
Union Building and Loan Association.
Plaintiff,
against
j. G.. Howell, Defendant.
In obedience to an order made in
the above stated case, | will at Union
during the legal hours of sale, before
the Courthouse door, on Salesday,
Monday, Nov. 9th, 1916, all that Ger
tain tract or lot of land, lying, being
and situate in the Town of Union,
County and State aforesaid, known as
Lots Nos. II and 10, in Block A in
the division of the land of T. C. Dun
can, and fully described and set forth
in plat of said land on December
5th,, 1900, and being the same lots of
land decided to me by T. C. Duncan.
dated April 25th, 1902.
Terms of sale: One-third cash the
balance on credit in one and two
years from date of sale, with interest
thereon, secured by bond of the pur-
chaser and mortgage of the prem
lses sold, purchaser to pay for papers
and recording and have the option of
paying all cash.
R. C. Williams,
42-3 Master for Union County.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
Not So Easy as Il Seemed.

Twelve persons decided to lunch to-
gether every day and agreed not to sit
twice In the same order. One Of the
number. mathematician. surprised
his associates by informing them that
their decision meant that one and one.
third million years must elapse before
they would again be seated in the
original order. Two men can sit to-
gether only in two different ways, three
In six ways. four in twenty-four. five
In 12O, six in 72O. seven in 5,04O, eight
In 4O,320, nine In 362 1888. ten In 3,62S,.
300. eleven in 39916.sO0 and twelve in
479, 79,1OO.600.-Buch fur ALLIE.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
MASTERS SALE.

County of Union.
Court of Common Pleas.
K. j. Fowler, Plaintiff,
against
Began Beatty, Defendant.
In obedience to an order made in the
above stated case, / will sell at Un-
ion, during the legal hours of sale, be-
fore the Courthouse door, on Salesdav
Monday, Nov. 6, 1916, all the right,
title and interest of Bopan Beatty, to-
wit:
A one-fifth interest in all that GER
tain lot of land, lying, being and sit
uate near Monarch Mill, on the out
skirts of the Town of Union, County
of Union, State aforesaid, and bound
ed by lands of David Eison Olivis
Eison, lands of the FAINT Real Estate
Company, and lands of |
Cudd, and containing two (2) acres,
more or less, and known as the Ernest
Beatty home place.
Terms of Sale: Cash, purchaser to
pay for papers and recording.
r. G.. Williams,
42-3 Master for Union County.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-11-03
Whales Once livad on and

Scientists tell us that whales did not
always live in the sea, but in prehis.
toric days dwelt upon the land They
are not true fishes. and their skeletons
still give evidence of the days when
they possessed four legs. Further
more, while fishes breathe water from
which the air is separated by means of
their gills whales breathe air and sepa-
rate the life giving oxygen from the
other gases by internal lungs like land
animals. In contrast to fishes also
they are warm, red blooded animals
The largest whales are found In the
antarctic and arctic seas.