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The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
INGERSOLL'S TRIBUTE
TO THE STARS AND STRIPES

Col. Robert G. Ingersol, the great
agnositc, paid the following beautiful
tribute to the American flag:
"The flag for which the heroes
fought, for which they died, is the
symbol of all we are, of all we hope
to be. 1t is the emblem of equal
rights. 1t means free hands, free
lips, f-government, and the sover-
eighty of the individual. 1t means
that this continent has been dedicated
to freedom. 1t means universal edu-
cation-light for every mind, knowl-
edge for every child. 1t means that
governments derive their just power
from the consent of the governed
that each man is accountable to and
for the government; that response
bility goes hand in hand with liberty.
1t means that it is the duty of every
citizen to bear his share of the pub
lie burden-to take part in the af-
fairs of his own town, his county,
his State and his country. 1t means
that the ballot is the ark of the COW
enant; that the source of authority
must not be poisoned. 1t means the
perpetual right Of peaceful reyolu-
ton. 1t means that every citizen of
the republic, native or naturalHed
must be protected at home in every
State, abroad in every land, on every
sea. 1t means that all distinctions
based on birth or blood have perish
ed from our laws; that our govern
ment shall stand between labor and
capital, between the weak and the
strong, between the individual and
the corporation, between want and
wealth, and give and guarantee JUS
tice to each and all. 1t means that
there shall be legal remedy for ev-
cry wrong. 1t means national hospi-
tality-that we must welcome to our
shores the exiles of the world and
that we may not drive them back.
Some may be deformed by labor,
dwarfed by hunger, broken in spirit,
victims of tyranny, and caste.-in
whose sad faces may be read the
touching record of weary life-and
yet their children, born of liberty and
love, will be symetrical and fair, in
telligent and free.
"That flag is the emblem of su-
preme will-of nations power. Be-
meath the folds the weakest must be
protected and the strongest must
obey. 1t shields and canopies alike
the loftiest mansions and the modest
hut. The flag was given to the all
in the revolutions darkest days. II
represents the sufferings of the past
the glories yet to be, and, like the
banner of heaven, it is the child Of
storm and SIM"
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
ALL DOING SOMETHING

At the farm club meeting held at
Unity school house last week, the
question was asked: "What are you
doing to raise war crop?" and the
following answers were given:
Mrs. T. B. Chandler said that she
was raising 200 more chickens than
her usual quota.
Mr.. Sanders was growing more
navy beans and sorghum cane, and
was making free use of fertilizer to
increase the production of corn.
Fritz Bess had increased his corn
and potato acreage.
]. w. Buck, who has a taste for
delicacies, said that he was growing
large patch of c. citrullus, better
known as watermelons. But Mr..
Buck is an up-to-date farmer, and
you may rest assured that he is do
ing his bit" in all the more substan-
tial agricultural products.
Mrs. Charles Schuttler had organ
lied a canning club and the ladies of
the community have put in larger
gardens to raise the ,edibles for can
ming.
Charles Schuttler said he was in
creasing his meat production, rals-
ing more forage crops, kafir corn and
soy beans, and in this connection de-
clared that soy beans was excellent
food for man as we'll as beast, and
that they were fine for making chill.
And that remins US of story that
has Just come to US from st. Louis.
The good housewife of business
man, who is rather particular and
"finiky" about what he eats, having
heard that soy beans was a most edi-
BILE vegetable, one day prepared a
dish for dinner and passed her iege
lord helping with some trepidation.
He tasted them, and epicure like al
lowed the taste to linger awhile, and
then took another mouthful. "Say,"
he exclaimed, "that's fine; what is
it| "Do you like it?" asked his de-
lighted wife. 81 certainly do; it's the
best dish I've tasted in long time.
What is it?" His wife meekly replied,
"Its soy BEANS" "Soy beans!" he
exclaimed, "what are you feeding me
cattle food for?"
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
HEALTH BOOKKEEPING
VITAL, DOCTOR SAYS

Columbia, Mo-, June 4.-"Registra-
tion is the bookkeeping of health,
DR.. M. P. Ravenel of the department
of preventive medicine of the Uni
versity of Missouri declares. only
two-thirds of the country is included
in what we call the registration area
of the United States. This means that
the other States either do not have
laws covering registration, or else do
not have machinery or money enough
to carry it out properly, consequently
our government does not admit them
to registration as any figures which
they might furnish would be grossly
erroneous and misleading.
"The most important matters for
registration are births and deaths.
The registration of births should in
clude the date, parentage and all
other information which may be nee
essary for indentification purposes in
later life. Proper registration enables
US to determine the ages of school
children. 1t is needed for the enforce
ment of laws affecting child labor, In
which an age limit is always fixed.
In this way it protects the children of
the poor. In matters of inheritance
and settlement of estates often times
the birth certificate is vital fea-
ture.
"Registration of births is especial
ly important in a country like Amer
lea with its large foreign-born popu-
lation. Registration enables these
children of foreign-born parents to
give clear evidence of American birth
which will protect them from the en-
forced military services in case they
should visit the land of their fore
fathers. 1t is also important in pre-
venting blindness Of the newborn
because when there is no registration
there is no means of enforcing the
laws for the protection of the eyes OF
the babies. 1t is necessary also to
protect the babies against infectious
diseases, and incidentally it saves the
lives of many mothers by giving
knowledge of their condition to the
proper authorities.
"The next most important matter
of registration is deaths. The regis
tration of deaths helps greatly in the
control of contagious diseases. 1t en-.
ables us to know the death rate Of
these maladies, and to determine which
ones are preventable. 1t is essentia
| in the early detection of epidemic
diseases. Proper death registration
is great safeguard against murder
poisoning and death through careless
ness, because every death must bC
certified to by reputable physician
authorized to issue a certificate, ant
in the absence of such a certificate
the officers of the law take charge o.
the case. and make an investigation.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
GALL CoONS LOOK ALIKE"

The old song, "All Coons Look
Alike to Me-" it seems applies to the
foreign element of the Lead Belt, and
that they must bear a close resem-
blance in form and features, from
the following story that has come to
US. Recently, one of them was ar
rested at Flat River, it is said, for
a misdemeanor and taken before a
Justice of the Peace. A well-known
physician whose has a considerable
clientage among the foreigners was
appealed to by this unlucky fellow to
go on his bond for his subsequent ap-
pearance to answer for his fracture
of the peace and dignity of the State.
The Justice fixed the bond at what he
judged fitted the alleged offense-say
about $1O0. The doctor, thinking he
knew his foreign patrons pretty well,
readily consented to sign the bond.
The day for trial arrived, but Mr..
Foreigner failed to show up. He
probably thought that, as his physi-
clan friend has secured his release
from "durance vile", the matter was
settled and went about his own af-
fairs. The Justice, taking another
view of the delinquency, declared for
feiture of the bond, and it was up to
the Doctor to pay the sum or pro-
duce the delinquent. The latter was
more in harmony with his inclina-
ton, and bright idea suggested it.
self to him. AS he went out on the
street he met one of these foreigners
who couldn't speak word of English,
but as they all look alike this one
suited his purpose as well as any, SO
he escorted his man to the Justices
office with the remark, Heres your
man, now set aside that bond for
feiture and do as you please with this
defendant"
The Justice complied with the re-
quest and the Doctor went on his way
absolved of all obligation. AS the
fellow couldn't speak English, and
there was no interpreter or witness
present to identify or accuse him, he
was permitted to Ego hence without
day." Now, he may have been the
man who committed the misdemeanor,
but it is said that the real culprit is
at large, which might indicate that
there is very close personal resem-
blance among the foreign population
out there, and that the Doctor ano
Justice justify themselves with the
refrain, "All Coons look alike to me-
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
ALL IN THE COURSE OF A DAY

H. D. Baker, mine host of the st.
Francois Hotel, received a letter the
last of the week from Prof. ]. S. Dear
mont, who is now attending school"
in the officers squad at Fort Riley,
Kansas. While Prof. Dearmont says
the routine work is hard, he is in love
with it and it appears to be Just what
he was in greatest need of. While the
daily program leaves but single hour
in the twenty-four for the pupils" to
have to themselves, that the strenu-
BUSINESS of it all is putting them in
fighting shape with the greatest pos
sible speed, and that all who pass the
final examination will be tough as
pine knots. He says the "we4klings"
are being rapidly weeded out. He al
so sends the following program of a
single day, the balance of which are
all the same:
5:15 a. m.-First call.
5:25-Reveille.
5:30-Assembly tmaking up hunks,
etc.
6:00-Mess.
6:20-Sick call.
6:3O-First call, morning insSrue-
tions.
6:35- 7:00-Physical drill.
7:15- 7:45-School of soldier.
800 9:00-School of squad.
:30-11:00-Conference.
11:05-11 :50-Study.
12:00-Mess.
1:20-2:20 p. m.-Sighting.
2:3O-3:9O-Practice march (hike 6
miles.)
1905 :30-Study.
5:40-Assembly.
5:45-Retreat.
6:00-6:3 6:30-Mess.
6:30-7;30-Study.
:30-9;30-Free to go and come.
9:30-Tattoo.
9:45-Call to quarters.
10:00-Taps.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
BAD EGG ARITHMETIC

More than one-sixth, II per cent, of
the annual egg output of Missouri is
lost through carelessness. Accord
ing to figures supplied by H. l..
Kempster, professor of poultry hus-
bandry in the University of Missouri
College of Agriculture. Missouri
hens produce 1882, 100000 eggs a
year. Of this number, II per cent,
or 226,440,000 eggs are lost through
spoilage and breakage. These 226,-
100000 eggs would weigh 28,305,000
pounds. They represent 141, 1000
pounds of chicken feed and the out
put of 2,264, 400 hens. If all the eggs
which are now wasted in Missouri
were conserved, there would be one
extra egg for every man, woman and
child in the State for every Sunday
and holiday in the year.
The loss from bad eggs comes
about because a single broken or
spoiled egg is not considered a great
loss. In fact it is so small that it is
hardly noticed on the average farm
but it is the total Of these broken and
bad eggs which causes an annual loss
of $5,661, 900 when eggs are selling
at 80 cents a dozen.
These bad and broken eggs not on
ly represent loss of human food but
they represent a loss of grain and
other feeds which the country can i'll
afford especially at this time of ma
tional food shortage. 1t is possible
that similar losses occur each year ir
other States.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
is THE SUBMARINE FAILING?

1t is easy to give credence to the
report from Copenhagen that Ger
mans are beginning bitterly to crit
icise the enthusiasts who promised
that unrestricted submarine warfare
would bring peace within two or three
months from the time 1t was let loose,
early in February. Indefinite as the
reports on loss of tonnage have been,
there are few outstanding facts that
give no encouragement to the Kaiser.
The number of vessels making British
ports is the most significant. This
proves that the main reliance of law
less submarine warfare, terrorization,
is a failure. Shipowners and sailors
have not been held in ports by block
ade of fear. There was never any
prospect that the British would be
starved merely by the sinking Of
boats, the danger being that ships
would no longer take the risk. The
stimulation of shipbuilding made it
impossible to wipe out the shipping OF
the world. The British report that
only six per cent of food supplies de-
signed for British ports has been
sunk, whereas food distribution had
been regulated on an expectation of
25 per cent. Four months have passed
and the season has arrived when the
civilian population can subsist on veg
etables that have been planted in ev-
cry available spot.
The tonnage of steel ships being
built in America yards is double that
of last year. 1t is work that must
be continued and more destroyers
should be sent to the war zone. The
submarine must be driven out of bus
mess, if possible, not only because 1t
is a menace in this war, but because
its present capabilities empower any
nation to do unlimited damage to
commerce at any time in the future.
1t was always a cowardly weapon, ev-
en- used against battleships and
transports, but its employment against
merchant vessels is an infamy that
must be rendered impossible in the
future.
If the German people decide that it
is a failure, the long-hoped-for over
turn of the junkers may take place
Lawless submarine warfare has in
Cured the enmity of the entire neu-
tral world and has lost Germany its
finest merchant vessels. If it fails OF
its main purpose, it may be a fatal
blow to junker ascendancy, which is
based on the theory of unapproach'
able wisdom and efficiency.-Globe.
Democrat.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
COUNTY S. S. ASSN TO MEET
AT DESLOGE JUNE 14-15

The St. Francois County Sunday
School Association will meet at Des-
loge on Thursday and Friday, June
IA and Is.
A special feature this year will be
conference by Paul H. Veith, the
new State Teen Age Superintendent,
for all teen-age teachers in the coun-'
ty on Thursday afternoon.
Every Sunday School Superintend-
ent in the county is earnestly re-
quested to attend the work of the
Superintendent Friday afternoon.
Herman Bowman will talk on the
efficient Sunday School" and Com
munity Service" There will also be
a separate Elementary Conference
which all elementary teachers should
be eager to attend.
Make plans now to go and reserve
June IA and Is for Sunday School
work. Desloge extends you cor
dial invitation and is making large
preparations. Don't disappoint them
nor lose this opportunity to learn of
new and larger things in Sunday
School work.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
HOSPITAL PATIENT AT
DRUMMERS' CELEBRATION

When the case of John Libby,
charged with violating the local op-
ton law, was called in the Circuit
Court at Pennington last Friday
morning, John, according to state
ments made to the court by his at
torney, B. H. Boyer, was too i'll to ap-
pear. Mr.. Boyer stated that he had
been informed that John was in the
hospital and in such serious condi-
ton that he feared he would never
be brought to trial in an earthly
court. Later in the day, Judge Huck,
in company with Prosecuting Attor-
ney Mathews, attended the Drum
mers' celebration at DeSoto. One
of the first familiar faces they saw
on the streets of DeSoto was Johns.
He had evidently experienced a mi
raculous recovery from the serious
condition he had been reported to be
in only few hours before, and was
evidently enjoying the festivities of
the occasion.--Lead Belt News.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
AMBULANCE UNIT TO GO
FOR DURATION OF WAR

Columbia, Mo-, June 4.-The two
ambulance units of fifty men which
will sail from New York on June 20
as representatives of the University
of Missouri and the American Ambu-
lance Field Service in France will stay
for the duration of the war. The
French and American Governments
have refused to accept the services of
the men who volunteer for six months,
the previous period of enlistment.
The individual expense for each
man has been reduced to $3.50 and the
American Ambulance Field Service
will be taken over soon by the United
States Government.
The State is being campaigned for
funds and enough is expected to be
raised by June Is to finance the units,
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
To the Public

II have been using Chamberlain's
Tablets for Indigestion for the past
six months, and it affords me pleas
ure to sayI have never used rem
edy that did me SO much good."--Mrs.
C. E. Riley, Illion, N. Y, Chamber
lain's Tablets are obtainable every
where. (adv.)
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
HIS OWN FAILED
TO RECEIVE HIM


An interesting incident occurred last
week in the Surrogates' Court Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, when Nicholas Gano,
an artist, appeared before the court
with Miss Julia Gano, whom he
claimed as his fifteen year old daugh-
ter. The girl said that she did not
know her supposed father at all and
was not inclined to believe that his
claims were genuine. The story told
by the artist was that he had been
exiled to Siberia ten years ago and
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
Stomach Troubles and Constipation.

"I will cheerfully say that Cham-
berlain's Tablets are the most satis-
factory remedy for stomach troubles
and constipation that / have sold IN
thrty-four years drugstore service"
writes S. H. Murphy, druggist, Wells
burg, N. Y. Obtainable everywhere.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08

If the Americans succeed in taking
the ct" from the submarine terror,
what will remain will be characteris-
tic of hte Hohenzollern policies.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08
TOOTHsOME MEATS

Of every description can always be
secured at Autsen's Meat Market.
$500 Coupon Books for $4.S5. Good
meat is our speciality. Phone 53.
The Farmington times., 1917-06-08

Organizing victory furnishes work
for everybody.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-27
Strain TOO GREAT
Hundreds of Winnemucca Readers
Find Daily Toll a Burden

The hustle and worry of business
men,
The hard work and STOPPING of
workmen,
The woman's household cares,
Often weaken the kidneys.
Backache, headache, dizziness,
Kidney troubles, urinary troubles
frequently follow.
Read the following and learn the
way to find relief:
j. A. McCruden, Upper Winnemuc-
ca, says: my kidneys were disor-
dered and I suffered from a deep
seated pain just above my hip. which
kept me miserable all the time. The
constant jolting / got while firing on
the railroad helped the trouble along.
Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills
cured me and l have been free from
pain ever since"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. McCruden. Foster-Milburn
Co. Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-[Advt.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-27
McDermitt's Mask Ball

A large crowd attended the mask
ball at MeDermitt last Thursday
evening, given in honor of Washing
toms Birthday. Tom Morris, w. L.
Minor and w. o. Baber Sr. oficiated
as judges and awarded prizes as fol-
lows: Mr.. Angel Aboitis, best dressed
gentleman; Mrs. Theresa Kelsey. best
dressed lady; Mr.. Jack Troutwine,
best sustained gentleman character;
Mrs. George Beaman, best sustained
lady character.
Among those masked were:
Mrs. w. l.. Minor. yama-yama; Mrs.
Bob Anderson. mask; Mrs. Joe Ban
koher, Ace-high; Mrs. George Bea-
man, squaw; Miss Grace Bowman.
Scotch lassie; Mrs. J. Crawford, sun
flower; Mis- C.. Echave, Basque peas
ant; Miss Zela Clutches, flag; Mrs.
Charles Hewitt, flag; Mrs. Theresa
Kelsey, Turkish lady; Miss Iona Mi
nor, gypsy; Mrs. Ortell, little girl;
Mrs. j. T. Reese, Queen of Hearts;
Mrs. F. c. Wilkinson, Colonial dame;
Miss Mercedes Lasa, Koverall Kid;
Mrs. Hammond, mask; Mrs. Chap
man, mask; Mrs. Fretwell, mask; An
gel Aboitis, fancy dress; George Bea-
man, policeman; Frank Baldes, lazy
farmer; r. Echave, little boy; John
ME Garteiz, bull fighter; Charles He
witt, convict; Jimmie Minor, Villa
George Minor, yama-yama; Fred Sage,
yama-yama; Mildred Sage, yama-
yama; Leonard Simpson, Turkish
lady; Leland Simpson, McDermitt
Ads; Ches. wilkinson, clown; Jack
Troutwine, Rip Van Wrinkle; George
wilkinson, Big Indian chief; Jack
Coppersmith, yama-yama; Frank
Lamb, clown; Walter Scott, mask;
George Melody, mask; Dewey Han
son, mask; J. Crawford, mask.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-27
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION

The county board held a special
meeting yesterday which was attend
ed by Chairman Trousdale and Com
missioner Bracket. 1t was called for
the purpose of canvassing the vote
cast at the special election held last
Saturday by voters of the Lovelock
drainage district. The proposition
to bond the district for an additional
$4,000 was carried by a vote of Is to
/. The original bond issue was $43,-
900, which vas found to be insufficient
to properly finish the work.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-27
FELT LIKE 30; NOW LIKE 81

Many persons complain about feel
ing old before they should. Like a
weak link in a chain. a weak organ
e~nfeebles the whole body. Over
worked. weak or disordered kidneys
lower vitality. A. w. Morgan, An
COLA, La. writes: Il suffered with
pains in the back. l am AZ years old
but / felt like a man of 80 years old
Since | took Foley Kidney Pills feel
like l did when | was 81" In soc ano
81 sizes. For sale by the Eagle Drug
Co, winnemucca5[Advt
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-02-27
NATIONAL ORANGE
DAY MARCH 10

With the approach Of National Or
ange Day. which falls this year on
Saturday. March 10, it is announced
through the Offices of the California
Fruit Growers Exchange that during
the past twelve months the American
public consumed $780, 00, 900 oranges.
Had these oranges been distributed
equally among the population of the
country, every family in the United
States would have consumed two
dozen oranges per month. As it was,
the distribution was of such uniform
ity as to supply every nook and cor
ner Of the United States and Canada
so thoroughly that there was no need
for any one to go without his allow
ance of oranges unless he chose TO so
deprive himself.
Orange Day. which has become an
annual fruit festival occurring early
in March. marks the period of great
est orange production. This day is
set aside as one of recognition TO the
fruit that has come to occupy such an
important position in the diet of the
nation. March 10 will be observed
everywhere somewhat in the nature
of a thanksgiving day for oranges. In
the cities the large hotels will oner
special Orange Day dishes, not only
on the day itself. but during the en-
tire week preceding.
The Southern Pacific railroad and
other large railway systems through
out the country will celebrate the
event by making special mention of
it on all dining car. hotel and restau-
rant menu cards and by serving or
n 2 dishes and orange juice. South
ern Pacific folders and advertisements
make mention of Orange Day, and
posters will be placed on all station
and steamer bulletin boards. Traffic
representatives of the company
throughout the East are undertaking
to secure the cooperation of hotels,
restaurants. groceries and fruit stores.
Fruit retailers will make special
window displays on Orange Day and
during the week preceding. Fol sew
eral years II mas Dtbn q hattSA VI
considerable rivalry among the fruit
dealers as to whose Orange Day dis
play will attract the most attention.
Because of the gorgeous color of the
fruit there are almost limitless pos
sibilities for the skill of ambitious
window decorators.
Special shipments of uniformly
good navel oranges have arrived in
! all markets in such quantities that
| every dealer will have a plentiful
supply with which to meet the de-
mands of his customers. Many OF
the tradesmen are planning to sell
oranges by the box and half-box at
very attractive prices. Fruit dealers
say that there will be more oranges
bought and eaten during the next few
days than during any similar period
preceding the orange days Of past
years.