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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
TEACH THE CHILDREN THRIFT

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 27.-That
the United States is facing serious
economic condition as a result of the
heavy burdens placed upon it by the
war abroad and by the proverbia
thriftlessness of the rank and file Of
our population, was voiced today by
S. w. Straus, President of the Amer.
lean Society for Thrift. In a com.
munication presented by him to the
Committee on Thrift Education Of
the National Education Association,
sion here, he declared that the pres.
ent abnormal prices for commodities
is an indication of serious conditions.
81 believe every member of this
committee is willing to admit the Sc.
riousness of the economic situation in
America" Straus declared.
"While it is true that we as a ma
ton are prosperous, it is equally in
Controvertible that as individuals we
are profigate. In this country the
records of the Surrogate Courts, for
example, show that 80 out of every
100 men who die leave no income pro-
ducing estates. Only 3 per cent leave
estates amounting to $4,000 or more.
Out of every 100 women who are left
widows, only Is are in good or COM
Portable circumstances. The other 4S
are obliged to go to work, and 35 are
left either in absolute want or are,
to a great extent, objects of charity.
cat the present time, and for sew
eral years, we have been going
through a period of abnormal prices
for commodities. The American house
wife today is paying her grocer and
her butcher prices that are remini-
cent of the days of the Civil war, but
it is not specifically the high cost of
living that affords cause for alarm.
The seriousness of the situation lies
in those facts that make the cost of
living high, and this is to great
extent thriftlessness. The European
war, which is a most prodigious eX-
ample of wastefulness in the history
of the world, is responsible to great
extent for the untoward conditions In
America. Values running far into the
billions have been wiped out in the
unhappy lands across the sea and the
end is not yet in sight. All humanity
must help share the burden of this
waste. Every citizen in America to-
day is helping to pay this giant tax.
And, what is more distressing, there
will be no let-up with the dawn Of
peace. The enormous war bills of
Europe will place load upon the cit
liens CT America for many years to
come AT the same time we have as
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
CLEAN SEED MAKES
BETTER POTATOES

The first step in preparing for a po-
tato crop is to obtain good seed OF
standard market varieties. Prices for
well known varieties are better than
for the unknown ones, and it is cas-
Ter to secure good seed when standard
varieties are planted. If home grown
seed is used, it should be selected
when the crop is harvested so as to
make sure not only of having the
most desirable tubers but also those
from the best hills.s Always reject
any diseased potatoes when selecting
seed for. they will not only produce
a poor crop but will infect the soil
with disease and endanger the whole
crop.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Ashes are Valuable.

Now is the time to burn brush piles
that serve as insect harbors and weed
centers. Unbleached wood ashes con-
tain about per cent potash, per
cent phosphoric acid and 30 per cent
lime. Think what this would mean to
the garden or potato patch. A fer
tilizer firm has written as follows to
w. L. Nelson, of the Missouri Board
Of Agriculture: ave are DESTROYS of
getting in touch with corn shelters,
who are burning their cobs, so that
we can buy the ashes for fertilizer
purposes. For these we are paying
$3.50 per unit of water soluble potash
and they contain from Is to 80 per
cent or units"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
HOTBED PROVIDES
EARLY VEGETABLES

No plot of ground will yield great
er returns in health and money than
that devoted to the garden. Not only
will good garden return profit of
several times its cost, but it will pro-
vide at minimum expense many of
those things the city family consider
Injuries.
The most useful garden should fur
nish continuous supply of desirable
vegetables throughout the season, ac-
cording to c. G. Carpenter of the Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture. This
will necessitate some way of starting
early plants in protected place such
as hotbed or coldframe There the
conditions for growth may be closely
controlled and better care may con-
se1uently be taken of the young
plants.
Essentially, a hotbed is box cover
ed with glass and heated by artificial
means. Ordinarily fresh horse ma
nure is the most available and best
supply of heat for this purpose to be
found on the average farm. After a
hotbed is planted, it needs to be care
fully ventilated and watered to pro-
vide proper conditions for germinat
ing the seed, and it also needs to be
carefully watched on account of the
danger of damping-off, if it becomes
too wet, and is not ventilated enough.
Also poor ventilation will cause weak,
spindling plants. Before removing
plants from the hotbed, they must be-
come accustomed to the same condi-
tons they will have to meet in the
field. This is called "hardening-off".
1t is done by Withholding water and
Increasing the ventilation for about
two weeks, until the covers may be
left off the bed entirely-all night as
well as in the day time. When the
plants will stand this treatment with
out danger, they may be safely put in
the field.
In transplanting, care must be used
not to destroy any more of the small
roots than necessary, for the plants
take in water through them and are
very apt to wilt if any are broken off.
Should the tops of the plants have too
much leaf surface and the roots be
broken to considerable extent, it is
necessary to remove part of the leaves
to reduce the Transportation of water
and prevent whiting.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
STATEWIDE PEACE
LEAGUE ORGANIZED

A Missouri Branch of the League to
Enforce Peace was organized at JEFF
ferson City on February 22nd Wash
ington's Birthday. Representatives
from LOG counties were present to
take part in the organization, and
Governor Gardner addressed the
meeting. This league does not expect
to assist in ending the present war
but proposes the formation of an or
ganization of nations to maintain uni
versal peace when there is a cessation
Ct hostilities between the Allies and
THE Central Powers.
A resolution was adopted assuring
the President and Congress of the
Leagues support in whatever vigor-
Gus and adequate measures are neces-
sary to the protection and defense of
American citizens and their rights on
land and seas, at conference held
here this afternoon.
Col. Frederick Fleming of Kansas
City, the author of the resolution as
surfing the President of the support
of the league, received an ovation
when his suggestion was read to the
convention. Copies of the resolution
were wired the President and Sena-
tors Stone and Reed.
Patriotic addresses were made by
Frederick N. Judson, st. Louis; Oliver
H. Dean, Kansas City; Percy Werner,
ST. Louis; Mayor Cecil Thomas, JEFF
ferson City, and Gov. Gardner.
Gov. Gardner Talks.
Gov. Gardner said in part:
at is indeed appropriate that you
have selected for this convention a
date when our nation celebrates the
anniversary of the Father of our
Country. | think if it were possible
for him whose name has been immor-
tally emblazoned Of the pages of his
tory of cur country as First in war.
first nj peace, first in the hearts of
his countrymen", to he living in these
momentous times, that he would be
the worlds leader of your great move
ment.
81 have invited you here to place
your stamp of approval upon great
movement, a movement to prevent for
all time to come a recurrence OF the
horrors, the injustice to civilization
of a modern war. The present mo-
ment may not seem propitious to
some. The hour is dark. The stars
are gone. No man can tell whether
our peace-loving President may be
able, under existing circumstances, to
preserve our own peace; but let US
prepare to guard against just such
similar unfortunate situation arising
in the future. Let US even now hope
and pray that, though hope is nearly
gone, peace may still be his and our
reward"
Officers Elected.
Judson was elected State chairman
of the Missouri branch of the league;
Dean, vice chairman; Werner, chair
man of the State Executive Commit
tee; Manley 0. Hudson, Columbia,
vice chairman Executive Committee;
j. A. Lewis, cashier of the st. Louis
Bank of Commerce, treasurer, and
Miller Hagerman, st. Louis, general
secretary.
B. F. Bush, st. Louis, and Col. Fred
w. Leming were elected chairman and
vice chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee. Col. w, T. Kempcr, Kan
sas City, and DR.. C. P. Hough, Jeffer-
son City, were named chairman and
vice chairman of the Field Committee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
co COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AGRICULTURE HOME
ECONOMICS STATE OF MISSOURI
College Agriculture, University Missouri U. Department
culture ST. Francois County st. County
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY FARM BUREAU
CA. l. Foard, County Agent)

If so, here is where you missed it. The
two mothers of these two high priced
mule teams, both of which will bring
mule colts soon, were put up at auc-
ton at Mr.. Smollinger's horse sale
Feb. 9Th, and they never received a
bid. / understand they were sold pri-
vately.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

recommends a further precaution that
the seed potatoes be treated with
either formaldehyde or corrosive sub
Innate to destroy any disease organ
isms. This is desirable, or in fact al
most necessary, since there are always
apt to be some disease-carrying tu-
bers selected unknowingly.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
SIGN OF GOOD DIGESTION

When you see cheerful and happy
old lady you may know that she has
good digestion. If your digestion is
impaired or if you do not relish your
meals take dose of Chamberlain
Tablets. They strengthen the stom-
ach, improve the digestion and cause
a gentle movement of the bowels OBJ
tainable everywhere. (adv.l
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
When Prices Were Low.

In view of present prices for live
stock, market report from the Ma
tional Stock Yards, under date of
January 20, 1889, is interesting. The
top price on cattle was $3.50 for 81
native steers averaging LAB pounds.
Ten native cows sold at $500 per hun
dredweight. Bulk of hogs went at
SAFE, and sheep at So to $3.50 per
hundred.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

one million dollars worth of regis
tered live stock at public auction in
1916. Incomplete figures compiled by
W. l.. Nelson of the Board of Agricul-
ture show that 1888 cattle of the beef
breeds sold for $865,626, an average
of SAT- per head. Included in these
sales were LOIS Herefords, averaging
S496.9O; 675 Shorthorns, averaging
$479.36, and lat Angus, averaging
S253.O6.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
Missouri College of Agriculture
VIII Test SOybean Varieties.

The farm crops department of the
Missouri College of Agriculture has
accepted an offer from the Bureau OF
Plant Industry, U. S. Department of
Agriculture, to cooperate in testing
40 varieties of the 300 introductions
made in 1914 from China, Manchuria
Japan and Korea. Previous variety
tests have shown that most of these
introductions were new sorts and that
very few were identical.
Many of the varieties which were
introduced have been tested by the
Government and they seem promising,
either for hay or seed, in comparison
with the varieties now generally
grown in this country. They have been
analysed for oil and protein and it
seems possible to obtain some excel
lent oil varieties for southern condi-
lions.
1t is hoped that a variety, or sew
eral varieties, suitable to Missouri
conditions and to conditions general
ly in the South, will be found. The
soybean is increasing in popularity
and is desirable as an oil and protein
concentrate for stock feeding An at
tempt will be made to determine the
very best variety to fill the demands,
The engineering department of the
State Agricultural College makes
plans and specifications for farm
buildings and furnishes them to the
farmers of the State at cost price,
ranging from cents to 20 cents a
plan. The list of building plans that
they have on hands now consist Of
plans for general barns, dairy barns,
horse barns, sheep barns, concrete
block mold, machinery sheds, silos,
etc. have list of these plans in the
Farm Bureau Office and shall be glad
to assist you in securing plan to
your liking
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

NOTESIrains Nos 22S and make Mountain
Belmont Branch trains.
Train No. POI daily Sunday
All other bound trains daily
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

At this writing we are unable to
post the pragram for the annual meet
ing of the Farm Bureau which will
be held next Saturday at Pennington,
but the committee on arrangements for
the day are planning an excellent pro-
gram and we hope to have with us
some good speakers. We expect one
or two speakers from the State Col
lege of Agriculture. The meeting will
begin promptly at one o'clock. 1t is
uncertain yet just where it will be
held on account of Circuit Court being
in session, but in ali probability court
will be adjourned Saturday afternoon
and the meeting will be held in the
court room. In case court is in ses-
sion the Bureau meeting will probab-
ly be held in the basement of one of
the churches in Pennington. At any
rate, you will find this information
waiting for you when you reach
Pennington Saturday. Come and
bring your neighbors, and let us have
good day together. | am sure you
will not regret attending this meet
ing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
TIME CARD
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY AND M R. G. B. RVS
NORTH-BoUND TRAINS


NORTH BOUND TRAINS
No. LEAVE ARRIVE
20 Pennington Depot aga A. NJ aI liver S99 9e a. NJ
200 Pennington Depot 5:53 A. M. Flat 6:29 A.
Flat River 1886 A.. NJ
226 Pennington Depot 800 A. NJ st. Louis 1150 A.. NJ
Elvins A..
ono Eor,rinotor Donot 1ooO NJ Flat River A. M
- DrO' 49, Doe Run 1150 A. NJ
204 Pennington Depot 1912 P. NJ River p NJ
River 236 p NJ
222 Pennington Depot 200 T. NJ Elvins $3.50 P.
st. Louis P.
Pennington Depot 2:O5 P. NJ Power House NJ
Flat p.
23b harrington Depot ABS r. M Bonne Terre $40 P. NJ
Doe Run 500 P. NJ
ooa Termination Doro+ sosp M Flat River s:41 p M
wv 1"'"e' IoPO' O''' '1 Doe Run p
Pennington Depot P. Power House
NOIESIrans 226 2O2
2O4 and
with Iron Mountain, Belmont Branch
All trains shown above daily
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02
MISSOURI LIVE STOCK 100000

Missouri breeders sold more than
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

One of the greatest fields of oppor-
tunity for schools in this county to do
real service in an agricultural way is
through Boys and Girls Clubs. Con-
siderable interest has been shown
since | came to the county in this
great movement of boys and girls or
CARNATIONS | expect, in the near flu
ture, to organize number of these
clubs in st. Francois county. Any
teachers, who are interested in help
ing start this movement in your COM
munities should get in touch with me
at once.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

The Unity neighborhood, about a
miles southeast of Pennington, gave
the County Agent a reception last
Friday night which / shall not forget
in many day, assure you. 1t was
one of those good old time get-to-
gethers, and believe me it was what
the boys would call "some doings".
1t was not particularly Farm Blu
reau affair but was an entire commun-
ity affair All the boys and girls and
babies and women and men were there
and the school house was filled to the
last space of standing room. Each
and every club in the community, and
there are several in Unity neighbour
hood, had one of their representatives
make talk or read a paper Cutlin-
ing the function of their organiza-
ton and assuring the County Agent
of their hearty cooperation. The
balance of the program, consisting of
readings and songs and Victrola rlu-
sic and ice cream and cake. We had
a fine time together and everyone
went home feeling that life was a lit
tie more worth while. The County
Agent feels that he will sure have to
Ego some" to live up to the Unity well
come and reception.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-02

Prof. G. W. Signer, superintendent
of the schools at Bismarck, has asked
me to cooperate with him in using the
apple orchard, which is on the school
grounds there as a demonstration or
chard. The first demonstration will
be pruning demonstration, and will
be held next Friday afternoon, March
End. Spraying demonstrations will
follow. These demonstrations will be
conducted by the County Agent in CO.
operation with the Bismarck branch
of the Farm Bureau, and the Agri-
cultural class of the Bismarck High
School, ...s
l think Mr.. Signer's idea is a good
one. l wonder if other school men in
the county can't start something as
good.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-07-05
NAMES EXEMPTION
BOARDS IN STATES
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF GOV.
ERNoRS. CITY AND COUNTY
OFFICIALS FOLLOWED.
TO DRAW ARMY BY NUMBER

Washington.-By giant strides, the
tremendous preparatioos for Amcrica's
army are going forward Without a
hitch. the foundations for the army are
being quickly laid.
The big outstanding developments
OF the provost marshals office to date
were: ,."atl!aS.AT 2s -
Award OF contracts for the last three
cantoGment camps With this action
the l6 temporary homes for the first
levy while In training for the trenches
ate under way,
Completion OF the personnel Of the
local exemption boards OF &c states.
Others will follow within few days
Announcement OF the method OF for.
nation and the duties OF the local eI
emption boards
Arrangement by the Council Of Ma.
tional Defense with the textile manu-.
facturers to furnish at once 5o,0o0,00O
yards OF duck Tor tents aud truck Gov
crIngs. - 49, al =. d.
Conferences in the Council Of Ma
tonal Defense with lumber maenates
to arrange for furnishing hundreds OF
millions VI feet " lumber Tor cuns'ruc,
ton Of cant0nusntt
Conferences with score, of railway
officials 10 plan Tor quick irausporta-
ton o. then Tor the camps after draft
and II. national guard to their train.
Ink camps -
rostpoucmcnt ot he can f.r the ma
tlona guard 10 Aug 2. TO allow tho
completion OF The draft before the
guard movement begin,
Onor % manufacturers to furnish
cloth for 100000 uniforms
Arrangement. 20 Import 5000 bales
u w,ol from Australia Cor tae use of
the .rmy
In scores Of ionudrlc and mill.
throughout the nation equipment Tor
the army {, being manufactured
More than 300Io'l pairs of .hoes
are being turned ou, In the busy mills
along the eastern sgahoarI the wool.
IN mills Of New England are hummlng
with the manufacture ot 100000 pairs
u socks From the rolling stool ioun
dries OF IA" middle ives r.Ncs Tor 500.
600 men are coming Other factories
are turning out rurtridv.s by mIilIona
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-07-05
Evacuation OF Palace.

fstrograd, Premier I.voff has writ.
ten TO VI. Rodsianko. president OF the
duma, requesting evacuation as soon
as possible OF the TRride Palace.
which has been used for public bust.
ness since the revolution.
ceeded under escort OF the Nashua
guards commanded by Capt. Daniel Al
FISH, to the oval. where the s,nnd,r "a
wns presented by Miss Ann q. Smith
assisted by Misses Belinda Gibson ans
Sarah knowlton, her aids. II WINS NO.
cepted by Ensign Sheldon.
PROCESSION then moved 10 Rev NJ
MOTIFS church. Order Of exercises.
l. Select music. by the choir: .
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Pratt: q bypn
MY Country. It's OF Thee" etc road
by Rev. Mr.. Emmons: 4, Declaration a,
Independence, by u. y. French Eso
o. grafton, by Jonathan Lewis clart.
., prayer, BY Rev. Mr.. MCGEE: T. music
ey the choir; 8. benedlctlon, by Rev
Mr.. Mott. 1--WE
The processloa was again formed
ana proceeded 10 the wa,bl,y,on
'ouse, where a splendid dinner ws.
provided.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-07-05
INDEPENDENCE DAY IN 1895
Revolutionary Officers and Soldiers
SIN Living and Taking Part In
the Celebrations

Qrcm Files OF New Hampshire Teie.
graph. NASHUA, N. H.. isss)
Revolutionary Soldiers: The com.
mittee OF Arrangements for the cele.
bration OF the Fourth Of July respect.
fully invite all the remaining officers
and soldiers OF the Revolution In this
and the neighboring towns to Join the
citizens In celebrating the anniversary
OF our national independence on satur.
day the Fourth Of July next. They are
requested to meet ut the Washington
house on the morning Of said day.-ls.
sue, June %, isH.
The presentation Of a standard by
the ladies OF this community TO the
Nashua guards will add much to the
Interest OF the coming celebration Of
the Fourth. We anticipate for thss.
who take part an excellent and highly
Interesting celebration.
Its coming was welcomed with 40.
propriate manifestations OF Joy and
rejoicing through the medium Of bells
and cannon. The procession formed
under direction Of Capt. Thomas q.
Buck, ns chief marshal, with able M.
hstants, at half.pAst ten on the green,
sear Tylsr's Coffee house. and pro-
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-07-05
ROOT GETS WARM WELCOME
Russian Radicals Listen To Two
Speeches By Roc, and Cheer
Commission

Moscow The first meeting attend.
ed here by Elihu Root ana the Other
members OF the American commlss don
was held IN the pnlace OF the cover.
norgencrll. There were assembled
Representatives OF the Zemsvo and
Municipal Union. the Zemstyo indus.
trial committee and the local council
OF workmeBs and soldiers deputies.
The meeting was IN the nature of a
test to determine whether the com
mission was 10 have the real sympathy
OF the socialist element In the country
1t Is said here that no foreigner ever
before succeeded In cnllsting the at
tention and interest OF this association
OF committees representing the work.
ing masses OF Moscow
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1917-07-05

which he financed had reported
on Balkan war atrocities he
pledged himself to a world cam
paign against war.
When in the last days of July.
1914, Europe faced Armageddon
Carnegie toiled like a Titan. AS
ultimatums flashed back and
fourth Carnegie worked, tense
with anxiety. He was sending
cables to ministers Of state when
Britain'S midnight declaration
of war against Germany reached
him. Stricken to the heart, the
veterans pen dropped from his
hand.
An hour later Mrs. Carnegie
knelt by his side striving to COM
fort hir:. My great dream gone
My great dream gone, he moan
ed eldlessly. If | could weep.
Weeks passed, with their inva.
sion. rapine. atrocities. each fall
Ing upon him as a physical Low.
The dream of my life is ended
, sobbed Carnegie.
General paralysis" said the
scientists, ordering no word of
war spoken TO the old ir nnaster
They ordered quiet and change
OF scene.
Tenderly they brought Carne-
gle back home. DO we'd down with
years and sorrow.
But almost from day to day his
condition changed for the worse
seldom did he show any interest
in money getting or gift giving,
War was the great burden of his
brain. q.
How long will the war con.
tinue? he pleaded constantly and
pitifully. | would give all have
my last dollar, to shorten hos
tilities by a week.
But the great fortune of the
master of Bethlehem has slipped
from his grasp. He is the man
who was Andrew Carnegie, wall. !
ing now and then out OF shadow
md, wife. when will the war
end?"