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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
HOW THE MONEY is SPENT

Subscribers to the recent $1,000
100000 issue of liberty bonds and in
tending subscribers to the second lib
erty loan are interested in knowing
just how the money obtained is used.
A large amount of money is neces-
sary to maintain the navy, which has
been called upon to defend our coast
and our commerce from attack.
To put the navy on war basis, ev-
cry ship in reserve had to be fully
manned and commissioned. Many aux
iliary vessels, also, had to be added.
On April 9th, there were 64,6S0
enlisted men; now there are more than
10000. In addition we have enlisted
more than $4,000 reserves and there
are 10000 National Naval Volunteers
in service.
Contracts have been placed for ev-
cry destroyer and submarine chaser
that the shipyards of the country can
build, and new records are expected in
construction. All this is in addition
to the 32,000-ton battleships; the five
battle cruisers of 35,000-tons each, the
largest and swiftest war vessels ever
built; the six scout cruisers and many
auxiliary craft for which we have
made contracts. These will be built
as early as possible, but the right of
way in construction is being given to
destroyers and small craft.
Since the day war was declared the
navy has patrolled our own coasts.
For coast defenses scores of vessels
have been secured-yachts, fishing
vessels, fast motor boats, and other
minor craft, and others are being add
ed to this force as rapidly as possible.
The navy has sent to France a
corps of aviators, who arrived on
June 8, the first contingent of the reg
ular army forces of the United States
to land on French soil. The Aeronau-
tice Corps has been greatly enlarged,
aviation bases established along the
coast, and officers and men trained in
the operation of seaplanes, dirigible
balloons, and other types of aircraft.
An additional appropriation of $45,-
100000 has been asked for aviation.
About $80,000,000 is involved in the
entire building program in our navy
yards, training stations, submarine
and aviation bases, the big storage
warehouses we are building for NUM-
tons and supplies, the new shops,
foundries, shipways, and huge dry
docks, and the various structures I'M
der way are provided for.
The Marine Corps has mere than
doubled in enlisted strength since the
war began. On April there were in
the corps 426 commissioned officers
and 1926 enlisted men. 1t now has
more than $4,000 enlisted men, and
1,479 recruits being required to bring
it up to its full authorized enlisted
strength Of 10000. A force of ma
rines has been landed in France for
service under Gen. Pershing, and the
entire corps is eager for action.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
LOSING A FRIEND

l had friend, l loved him we'll, we
ne'er had fuss or friction; he'd sit
with me in my hotel, and talk of verse
and fiction. We'd talk of Shelley,
Moore and Scott, of Coleridge, Burns
and Dickens; such conversation hits
the spot, the jaded mind it quickens.
Now nearly every modern skate will
only talk of getting, of stocks and
bonds and real estate, of rents and
contract letting. And so l loved the
man who spelled of books and those
who penned them, from Homer down
to Eugene Field, to roast them or de-
fend them. And then one night he
sought my den, and told tale of sor-
row, and ere he left he borrowed ten,
which he'd return tomorrow. Twas
long ago, and nevermore my friend
and foregather; he does not knock
upon my door, but shuns my portal,
rather. No more he makes the keen
remark that set my pulses humming,
but slides into an alley dark whene'er
he sees me coming. / can't get close
enough to say, "That debt l have for
given, oh, visit me, the good old way,
for I'm to boredom driven" Perhaps
you have cherished friend, who
makes your life more sunny? If you
would hold him to the end, don't lend
him any money.-Walt Mason.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
MISSOURI TO HELP
WIN THE WAR

Officials of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture have COM
mented favorably on the organization
of Missouri for wartime production.
The Department of Agriculture and
the various other departments Of the
government are cooperating in con-
Quoting increased production cam
paigns.
In this State the University of Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture has been
selected for administering these cam
paigns. The selection by the College
by the government for this work is
the direct result of the efforts of the
College in organization for emergency
work.
AS soon as war was declared the
College began marshalling it's forces
to meet the unusual demands which
were likely to follow. AS a result
the institution was ready to take up
the work when the government called.
No other institution in the United
States is better organized for this
work than the Missouri College of
Agriculture. The State is among the
foremost in organization of farmers.
The plan which the College adopted
for helping farmers to organize has
been called the best of any State in
the Union.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
COOKING DRIED FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES

The palatability of dried foods de-
ponds largely upon the manner in
which they are prepared for serving.
In the process of drying fruits and
vegetables most of the water is re-
moved. This water must be supplied
in the process of preparation. The
best way to accomplish this is by
soaking the products several hours,
such as over night, before they are
cooked. The product should always
be cooker in the water in which it has
material will be lost.
In cooking dried fruits and vegeta-
bles the slower and longer the pro-
cess the better the results. The long,
slow cooking not only makes a much
more plump and attractive looking
product but lends better flavor.
Directions for cooking dried fruits
and vegetables are summarized by
Miss Addie D. Root of the University
of Missouri College of Agriculture,
as follows:
/. Wash the product. 2, Soak sew
eral hours to replace the water which
has been dried out. 8, Cook slowly
several hours. A, For fruits use as
little water as possible and only lit
tie sugar. 5, If it is a fruit which has
flat taste add a little lemon juice or
a little cream Of tartar. 6, Chopped
nuts may be sprinkled in stewed fruit
for variety and to increase the food
value.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
BOOKS, BUSINESS
AND BARNYARDS

Folks who have been pleased to des-
| ignate the teachings of agricultural
colleges as book farming will be glad
to learn no doubt that the courses in
these institutions are becoming more
and more practical. AS a matter of
fact the instruction offered by colleg-
es of agriculture has certainly been
more practical than it appeared, be-
cause very few graduates of these
institutions have failed to apply their
"book farming" successfully. Never
theless, colleges are continually striv-
ing to make their courses more useful
to the students, and to give only in
struction which will be of practical
benefit to them when they become
! farmers.
Several years ago the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture es-
tablished a farm management depart
ment. This department devotes its
time to the study of farms and farm
business conditions. In connection
with its Investigations, it offers work
to students which consists of study
of the business accounts of a num-
Der of Missouri farms from which ac-
curate records have been obtained,
study of the business practices fol-
lowed in buying, handling and selling
products, study of the organization
of farms from the layout of the
farmstead to the financing of the bus
mess, and a study of some of the
methods used on successful farms in
carrying on farm operations-how
they are economizing on man labor,
horse labor, machinery, etc.
To add to the practical side of this
work the College of Agriculture 81
offering this year for the first time a
course of study designed especially
for men who expect to manage farms.
Students who follow this course will
do four years work for graduation the
same as other long-course students in
the college, but will spend the Sec
ond half Of their third year, the fol-
lowing summer, and the first half of
their fourth school year on an approx
ed farm. During this time on the
farm they will make hand and be
paid accordingly by their employer.
In addition they must keep set of
farm accounts and prepare a thesis on
some particular phase of management
on the farm on which they are work
ing.
Men taking this course of study
must have had enough practical farm
experience before their junior year
to enable them to make good farm
hands. 1t is also necessary that they
be constitutionally able to do hard
work as they will do all the required
school work and all the technical
elective work done by other agricul-
tural students and in addition will Of
fer a years practical work in place
of half year of free elective work at
the college.
1t is believed that this sort of school
work will bring books, business and
barnyards into much more intimate
contact and lead to the establishment
of very profitable partnership.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
TREATING WHEAT FOR SMUT

Smut damage in wheat costs the
farmers Of Missouri many hundred
thousands of dollars annually. This
loss can be prevented by simple
treatment Of the seed with solution
of formalin and water.
The department of farm crops of
the University of Missouri College of
Agriculture offers the following sug-
gestion for treating the seed: The So
luton is made by adding one pound of
formalin to 40 gallons of water. This
will be enough to treat 80 or 40 BUSH
els of seed. Formalin is cheap and
easy to secure. 1t can be bought for
about so cents a pound at almost any
drug store.
The first step in making the treat
ment is to run the seed through a
tanning mill to blow out as much of
the smut as possible. The solution
is then applied Elm one of two ways.
One way is to sprinkle the solution on
the seed. The other way is to dip
the seed into the solution.
To sprinkle the solution on the seed,
spread the seed on a clean floor or tar
paulin and use about l gallon of the
solution for each bushel of seed. The
grain should be stirred and sprinkled
until every kernel is wet. Then COW
er the grain and allow it to lie for
from l to 5 hours. At the end of this
time uncover the grain and stir it &C.
casionally until it is dry. 1t is then
ready for seeding.
To dip the seed into the solution,
hn Int ~ hor he
seed into sacks, filling the sacks about
half full. immense the sacks of seed
in the solution for about 10 minutes;
then hang them up to drain and dry.
Shake the sacks occasionally to has
ten drying.
Insofar as results are concerned,
it makes no difference whether the
seed is dipped or sprinkled. The main
point is to get them thoroughly wet.
Be sure to make the solution the
right strength pound Of formalin
to 40 gallons of water. If too weak,
the solution will not kill the smut. If
too strong, it will injure the grain.
Be sure to wash with the solution
everything that is to come in contact
with the seed after they are treated.
Be very sure to wash the inside of the
grain drill. Smut spores (seed) are
everywhere and it will do no good to
to treat the seed if it is allowed to
become infected again.
1t is desirable but not necessary to
fan the seed before treating with the
solution. When a tanning mill is at
hand by all means use it. If the seed
are not cleaned a more careful and
thorough wetting with the solution is
necessary.
There are two kinds of smut in
Notwithstanding smut and loose smut.
Sinking smut has disagreeable cd
or while loose smut has not. Stink
ing smut is found everywhere every
season, while loose smut seldom oc-
ours. The foregoing treatment is for
sinking smut. There is also treat
ment for loose smut--the hot water
treatment. This is difficult for any
but an expert to apply, but if any
farmer believes his seed are infect
ed with loose smut the details Of the
hot water treatment will be sent at
his request.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07

Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
GRAMMAR AND GROCERIES

The purist who figures in the fol-
lowing story was the proprietor Of a
grocery store in st. Louis, but the
Chicago Record Herald, which prints
the story, suggests that he probably
came from the East.
One day he was called to the tele-
phone in great haste. "Does some
one wish to speak to Mr.. Perkins 2"
he asked.
EYES," said the girlish voice at the
other end of the wire mamma wish
es me to tell you that she wants the
eggs she ordered this morning very
bad"
al am sorry" replied the grocer,
that we have not to my knowledge, a
bad egg in the house. Couldn't your
mother possibly use good ones?"
"Dear mel" he murmured, hanging
up the receiver. IT wonder why she
rang in my ear that way?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
RAISE RYE FOR LIBERTY BREAD

The United States Government has
asked that the rye acreage be in
creased 124 per cent over normal.
Field men of the University of Missou-
ri College of Agriculture who are ad-
ministering the work of the wheat
campaign are suggesting that farm
ers plant rye in those counties where
wheat is not ordinarily profitable. In
such counties rye will usually make a
profitable yield if it is sown early
enough on well prepared seeded.
While minimum price has not been
fixed for rye, the price which the
farmers will receive for the crop next
year will be undoubtedly a good one.
The Allies will require heavy ex-
portation of rye from this country.
1t is therefore important to increase
the rye as we'll as the wheat produc-
ton. The European Allies of the
United States use large amount of
rye for making bread. Black bread
made from rye is used extensively in
France.
The supply of rye seed in the Unit
ed States is short. The College of
Agriculture and the Department of
Agriculture are cooperating in locat-
ing seed supplies. An effort will be
made to find seed in Missouri and in
other States which will be adapted to
Missouri conditions. Farmers who in
tend to sow rye should communicate
with J. c. Hackleman, College of Ag-
riculture, Columbia, Mo-, who will
probably be able to tell them where
seed can be obtained.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reacn
the diseased portion of the ear. There ia
only one way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube 10 infiamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when 1t is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unltss the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
t!oa hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases cut of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
AGRICULTURAL WORK
ERS TO THE ARMY

Seven men from the University of
Missouri College of Agriculture have
entered the officers training camp,
E. M. Mcdonald and E. r. Sumner of
the department of farm crops and Roy
Hastings of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service entered the first training
camp. Mr.. Sumner, among twenty
five others at Fort Riley, was select
ed for training in the aviation corps
He is now receiving training in the
British Royal Flying Corps, Toronto
Canada.
o. R. johnson of the farm manage
ment department, R. r. Huddleson of
the soils department, j. B. Smith Of
the farm crops department and F. c,
Fenton of the Agricultural Extension
Service have entered the second off,
GERS training camp.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
LINES TO A TREE TOAD

Say, Kid,
You get my goat;
You sure do.
That old, insistent note of yours,
Makes me want to kick the cat,
Or bat the dog,
Or swear a few,
Just to break the monotony.
I'm off of you, all right;
/ sure am.
But then, kid, you know
It's awful lonesome,
Way out here,
When you play your ukelele
Oft in the Silly night.
Why don't you syncopate your song,
Or better still,
Be regular guy,
And cut out the cabaret?
Well, anyhow,
Pm glad to get this off my chest
And you had it coming.
Selected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
Has a High Opinion of ChamberIain's
Tablets,

81 have high opinion of Chamber
lain's Tablets for biliousness and as q
laxative" writes Mrs. C. A. Barnes,
Charleston, Ill. II have never found
anything so mild and pleasant to use.
My brother has also used these tab
lets with satisfactory results" OBJ
tainable everywhere. (adv.)
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07
FOR SALE OR TRADE

Eighty-acre farm, fair improve
ments, situated 5 miles south of De-
Soto, Mo-, on DeSoto and Bonnie Terre
road. Price $35 per acre.
J. R. KINCAID,
Pennington, Mo.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-09
HOT SPRINGS SoLIcITS NEXT MEETING OF PIKE HIGHWAY
 ASSOCIATION.
ASSOCIATIONS PROGRESSIVE
It Is the Confident Belief of the Pro motors of This Highway That 1t Will Rapidly Become One of Most Pop
 ular Highways of the Nation.
Hot Springs


 Officials of the Business Mems League have extended a cordial invi- tation to officers and members of the Albert Pike Highway Association to hold it's next meeting, which is sched- uled for December or January, in Hot Springs.
 This association, which has taken rank as one of the most progressive of it's kind in the country, has about fin ished a route for highway from Hot Springs to Pike's Peak, Colo. This proposed highway will follow practi- cally the water-level route of the Ar kansas river through the country tra- yersed in 1882 by Albert Pike, Ameri- can author, explorer and soldier, who, under directions from the federal au- thorities, explored the head waters of the Arkansas, and who at the conclu- sion of his work, rested at Fort Smith, where he suggested the feasibility and practicability of 8 government con stucted highway from the then newly established city to a gateway over the Rocky Mountains, near Piko,s Peak.
 It is the confident belief of the pro motors of this highway that it will rap idly become one of the most popurar interstate highways of the nation, and at the next meeting of the Albert Pike Highway Association, whether held in this city or in Tulsa, the official mark ing will be completed.
 Beginning at Hot Springs the fol lowing six points have already been decided upon: Fort Smith, in Arkan- sas; Tulsa and Ava, in Oklahoma, :, Dodge City, in Kansas, and Colorado Springs, in Colorado Since those de signations were announced last Jan uary, when the Albert Pike Highway Association was organized, a world of good road work has been accom- plished along this route. Contesting towns anxious to be included on the official route, have awakened to the realization that it was necessary to show progress in road building before they could hope to claim 1e attention of this association, and today officials of this organization are proudly pro- claiming that with the exception of two or three contesting districts in Oklahoma, and three in Arkansas, the final route of the highway is assured. From Colorado Springs through Kan sas, this road is certainty and has been built. It is only in the great oil districts of Oklahoma, where a paved highway will be part of the official route, but final decision has not been made, but this is not due to lack of road building.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-09
SECRETARY HART
 AN INTERNATIONAL
ONLY MAN WHO HAS FREE Ac. CESS EVERYWHERE THROUGH THE LINES OF ALL FIGHT
 ING NATIONS.

The 200 delegates at the Y. M. c. A Conerence held in Dallas, Texas, 0c- tober II, representing the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklaho- ma, Arizona and New Mexico, were thrilled by the address of A. c. Hart. Y. NJ. c. A. Secretary for Soldiers i'll Prison Camps and Hospitals. He has message that drove home the needs of the Association at home and overseas with an emphasis that in spired all his hearers.
 MT. Hart, who was i'll the United States for only few days on spe- cial mission for the President, and who has already returned to his post at Petrograd, has the unique distinc- ton of being one of the few men in the world who has passports through the lines of all the fighting nations Wherever he goes he carries the gos- pei of cheer and material comfort to prisoners of war, to the men in the trenches, those suffering from wounds in hospitals on all the fighting fronts His work is recognized and endorsed by all military authorities, who there by demonstrate that the asperities of war have not overcome the finer traits of altruistic humanity.
 Only last month the German gov ernment entrusted Mir Hart with $150,000 to be used for the alleviation of the needs of German prisoners, of whom there are millions iii the pris- on camps of Russia. Con Hoffman, formerly in charge of the Y. M. c. A. in the University of Kansas, is MT Hart's personal representative at Berlin.
 MT. Hart's organization is the only medium through which it will be pos sible for the people of Arkansas te keep in touch with their boys, many of whom must eventually become prisoners of war in the prison camps of the central powers. Through the Y. M. 0. A. 1t will be possible to send them letters, papers, and parcels, and the presence of Y. M. c. A, secretaries among them will insure their humane treatment. There is no other praeti- cable approach to them.
 This is the message that aroused the members of the conference to a high pitch of enthusiasm, and de termination to win the goal Of $1 000,- 900 that has been set for this depart ment, of which s140,000 Is set apart as Arkansas apportionment. Arkansas is asked to contribute only cents per capita which is really less than that which has been apportioned the other states. Arkansas is well or. ganized, having been divided into six teen districts, with a district secre- tary in charge of each, and John l.. Hunter, state secretary, in general charge of the campaign, with head quarters at 1122 Boyle Building, Lit tie Rock. James B. Dickinson of Little Rock is chairman, John Ike Moore of Helena, vice-chairman, and B. c. Powell of Little Rock, treasurer. Representative men from all sections of the state are members of the Council. They are determined that Arkansas shall not fail in it's allot- ment of S140,000 to assist in carrying on this great work so vital to the in terests of humanity.
The Pulaskian., 1917-11-09
Filling Up Museum.

All that the Department of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture now needs to complete its museum is the skeleton of ring-tailed, sand-lapping lalapaloosa, the bird that used to feed on the Lonoke prairies in the stone age. w. E. Bates of North Lit tie Rock presented the skull of a tur- tie that measures nine inches across the top, and also the head of cat fish that measures nine inches from one edge of it's mouth to the other. MT. Bates found these interesting rel ics on a sandbar on the Little Red river. The teeth of the catfish are threefourths of an inch long, curved like a serpents tooth, and sharp as needles. Judging by the size of these head pieces the turtle and the fish would have made star performers for a sideshow.