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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22
Proposed

So bitter and disgruntled are the
10000 negro "gop" voters of the
Twelfth Congressional District, re-
CARELESS of all overtures made by the
"gop" State Committee since Satur-
days meeting, and promises that lib
eral patronage, Federal, State and
Municipal, would be theirs for the
asking if they only remain hitched,
that they have determined to run a
negro in that district against Con-
gresham Dyer for the "gop" con-
gressional nomination in August,
1920, to actually prove to his and
other Republican leaders that they
outnumber their party white" vot-
ers there over two to one.
Sop was thrown the negro Repub-
lican voters of the Twelfth Congress
sional District by placing Mrs. Vic
toria Clay Nailey, a colored woman,
on the women's Republican State
Committee, but this is far from
enough, considering the overwhelm-
ing majority the negroes have there
in votes over their white Republican
brothers. 1t is asserted by their lead
ers that not only are they entitled to
both places on the mems portion Of
the State Committee from the
Twelfth, but, also that two colored
women ought to have been named to
fully represent the 10000 negro wo-
men voters, instead of giving the
second place on the women's auxili-
airy to Mrs. Julia Hammerstein,
white woman, when there is serious
doubt if 5000 white women living in
the district will vote the Republican
ticket in 1920.
AS half of the "gop" voters in the
Eleventh Congressional District are
negroes, it is further asserted that me-
gro republicans voting and living
there are entitled to one each of the
two men and two women committee
ship places on the State Committee.
1t is pointed out by negro "gops" to
substantive this claim, that this dis
trict last August nominated negro
Republican for House of Representa-
tives and that he was elected, first re-
turns last November, regardless of
his color and race, only to be counted
out in the "fnap returns from several
precincts of his district by "gop"
judges and clerks for the reason that
he is "nigger."
1t stands to reason that with APP
proximately 100000 votes cast for
Spencer for United States Senator
last fall, and the assertions of negro
Republicans that 10000 men of their
color and race are voting the "gop"
State ticket, each election, that a
fifth of the voters of what was once
known as the "grand old party" are
Philippians. Such being the case the
negro Republican voters of Missouri
are therefore entitled to a fifth of
all nominations on the State Ticket,
and portion of the judiciary and con-
gressional and other minor nomina-
lions in st. Louis, Kansas City and
other places where negro voters are
numerous.
The negro Republican vote of st.
Louis at a presidential election now
totals $4,000. With St. Louis classed
as a Republican city by 10000, it
means that it would generally go
democratic 5000 if the negro voters
split their vote between the two par
ties.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22

or three months in Jail, or both fine and
Imprisonment, at the discretion of a
Court of jurisdiction.
The four appointed members of the
Board of Boiler Rules are to be paid
only for the actual time that service
is rendered. Two meetings a year are
to be held at any point designated by
the Board. The pay of the Board, cx-
elusive of the Chairman, who receives
a salary as State Factory Inspector,
is $40 day for each day of service,
and an additional $3.50 per day for ex-
penses. 1t is especially provided that
the semi-annual meetings of the Board
shall not extend over twenty days for
both. This limits. the pay of each
member of the Board to 5000 u year,
with an additional expense account of
$3.50 for the twenty days to meet rail-
road fare and all hotel charges.
1t is especially set forth in the act
that none of it's provisions are to abol-
ish any office of officer now existing
in any municipality of the State, and
neither can it be construed to prevent
the use or sale of boilers installed
prior to the act taking effect, provid-
ing that such boilers meet with aand
have met the requirements of insur-
ance or casualty companies writing
boiler insurance in Missouri.
This is one Of the many important
measures arising out of the endeavor
of Governor Gardner to place Mis-
souri, on at least an equal footing with
all other large commonwealth of
the country.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22

in tip-top condition" No wonder, for
lat present they are in formation of
anthracite and porphyry, which is the
true formation to make ore in the To-
nopah district" We hasten to the help
Of bewildered reader by. suggesting
the substitute of 'andesite' for 'an-
thracite'; but even that will not suf
flee to make sense, because the ande-
site is 'porphyry', that is, an igneous
rock in which some mineral is so
prominent structurally as to give it a
speckled appearance. In this same
Nevadan prospect we are told that
they will soon cross-cut on the 200
and then some real developments are
bound to be found" This is an ex-
cellent example of journalese, using
the abstract instead of the concrete;
we hope they will find some real ore,
that is, 'pay-ore', instead of anything
so indefinite as Developments One
can find them without mourning the
cost of mining.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22

thing to your mental equipment which,
in turn, you will apply to the practi-
cal problems of your own life and
time.
If man were shut in a room, filled
with books containing all the wisdom
of the world, and lived long enough to
absorb them all, and died there, he
might be the wisest man in the world;
but he would also be the most useless;
if, instead, he had learned only how to
drive a nail, and had spent his life
driving nails, he would have been
turning his knowledge to useful ends,
and contributing something to his pc
riod.
1t isn't what we know, it's what we
do with our knowledge that matters.
Any study that is idle and adds moth
ing to mans stock in trade for his
life work is wasted study. When a
youth completes his course of study,
whether at university or technical
school or shop, he has had his chance
to sow his seed; the fruits of that seed
will be his success in life, plus the at
tention that any good crop demands,
which means work. But when he steps
out into the world all the education he
has garnered has to be directed to-
ward his personal productiveness,
whether with brain or hand.
Looking at it in another way, the
boy spends his years of study in con-
structing, adapting and completing a
machine with which he purposes work
ing out his life; if he has waste parts
on that machine, he has wasted his
time putting them there; if it is just
a pretty machine, but doesn't make
anything, he has wasted all his time;
if he has built simple, but useful
machine, and has learned to make the
other parts he needs as they become
wanted, he should make a good job of
himself and his life.
The man who knows little and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22
SPLENDID DEMO-
CRATIC ENACTMENT

Jefferson City, Mo-, August 10
When Governor Frederick ID. Gardner
returns in a few days from his trip
| to the Pacific coast the first duty to
| befront him consists of appointing
four members of the new State Board
of Boiler Rules, commission created
by the Fiftieth General Assembly
through the endeavors of the present
Democratic Administration to keep
Missouri on par with, if not ahead of,
all leading manufacturing common
wealths of the country.
The act creating this commission,
consisting of five sections, went into
effect with other State laws August
Is. Two sections provide that the COM
mission formulate and promulgate
rules and regulations governing the
methods of constructing steam boilers
in Missouri and prescribing the quail
ity of material thus employed and, fl
nally, the use of such boilers. The
rules and regulations are 70 conform
as nearly as possible with the boiler
code of the American Society of Me-
chanical engineers.
The wide scope and jurisdiction of
the newly created Board is suggested
by the fact that in Missouri there are
in use at the present time, approXima-
tely, $4,000 steam boilers and batter
les of boilers.
The State Factory Inspecto.', under
law, becomes the Chairman Of the
Board, but without extra compensa-
ton. Two members of the first Board
are to serve only two years each and
the other two four years. After the
expiration Of the term of the two-year
members their successors are to be ap-
pointed for four years.
The State Board of Boiler Rules was
created by Senate Bill 622 which forms
part of State appropriations for the
next two years. The sums of 81 900
is set aside for printing and promul-
eating rules and regulations fomul-
ated by the Board, and to meet all
other miscellaneous expenses.
All rules and regulations adopted
by the Board of Boiler Rules must be
approved by the Governor and the At
torney General. 1t is specially pro-
vided that no rules and regulations go
into effect until January /, 1920, and
that all changes in rules governing the
methods of construction of boilers and
the quality of material used are not
to become effective until six months
after they have been approved by the
Governor ard Attorney General.
Corporations, firms or individuals
violating rules and regulations regu-
larry formulated and promulgated ly
the Board of Boiler Rules are deemed |
guilty of misdemeanor, and, on con-
viction, are subject to q fine of 500
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22
TECHNICALITIES

Speaking of legal "technicalities,' as
we do below, we are reminded Of a
story. An Irish attorney brought suit
for a woman and failed to make his
case, SO that the judge awarded a nom
suit. His client thought she had won
and asked, "What of it, Judge Coon
ey?" for so the attorney was known
to his friends. He replied, ave were
about to win, Madam, but owing to a
technicality of the law, the Judge de-
cided against u.s."
Promoters and reporters play the
very devil with geology. For instance,
we read in one of our local papers
that the president Of a mining COM
pany at Tonopah reports everything
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22
GETTING WISE

1t would be fine thing if the uni
versities, instead of four-year course
of knowledge accumulation, would de-
vote the first two years TO dispensing
knowledge and the last two to in
structing the student how to use the
knowledge he has acquired.
The real standard of education is
usefulness; nothing more. You don't
read Plato just for the satisfaction of
being able to say SO; you read him be-
cause he is going to contribute some
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22
mate of Ohio. City of Toledo,
Tf1nau Tntxnfu as

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. ].
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day Of December,
A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
lSeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine Is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood ON
the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials. free.
f. ]. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22
Lang Motor Company,
Pennington, Mo.

knows that little well is generally
more useful to his fellowmen than the
man who has a smattering of all
tongues and arts, and can practice
none of them.
Mere learning means nothing; the
application of it is everything; if you
have learned more than you can apply
to life, you have wasted time and are
carrying idle cargo. Make your books
count for something.-Ford's Dear
born Independent.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22
FARM FOR SALE

200 acres, one-third in cultivation,
fair house, barn and outbuildings;
plenty Of good spring water; miles
south of Leadwood and 8 miles west
Of Elvins; known as the jackson Sha-
ner place. Bids will be received by
c. I. Garrett, Administrator.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22

The other day
A fellow came into our office
And he said
/ wish that I had done
Like Jim Brown did
He bought lot, Jim did, and
He built himself little home
The first year.
And he planned it so he could
Build more onto his home
The next year
And he did, and
Now he's got fine big home
Worth lot of money
And he owns it
And it's his.
And
Came to town about
The same time
Jim did
And l rented house
Like a lot of other fellows
And the landlord sold the house
And had to move
And I did
And l rented another house
And the landlord sold that
And had to move again
And all got now is
Some rent receipts
And I've got to move again
Amt that the limit?
-O-O-
OWN YOUR OWN HOME.
Tetley- Klein
Lumber Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-08-22

The Blackhawk Mining Company
has taken over the Pennington and
the Lucky Jack mines in the Hooker
vile, Okla, district, and will operate
them soon.-Mining Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17

where they had been attending the
school Of commerce. On account Of
the closing OF the school for lack o.
fuel. b.
DELHI.
Tongus Schnittjer was operated on
for appendicitis at hospital in Du,
buQue last week. He is improving
rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grapes and
children Of Manchester were recent
guests at the Ed Green home.
Harvey Talmadge was home few
days last week from Ames, where he
fs attending school. I'll I.
Volney White Of Elk River, Mimi, Is
visiting his Delhi friends and relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. E. ]. Wntenberg and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Porter. went to
Texas last Thursday on an excursion
They will be gone ten days or two
weeks.
d. ]. Schnittjer ment into Dubuque
last week to see his brother Lou.
Frank Smith moved into town on
Thursday into the Dolley place which
he recently purchased.
Mrs, John Nelson Of Monticello came
Friday evening tovisit her sister, Mrs.
Sidney Keith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank jackson have q
young SON at their home, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom Grapes are parents OF q
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Schnittjer, How
ard and Geneva and Mrs. Docia Pull
yer and daughter, went to Hopkinton
Friday evening to hear an Edison con-
cert.
| "A reception was held at the home
lof Mr.. and Mrs. G. /. Milleu last Fri
day evening for the bride and groom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Glew. An enjoyable
time was had.
On account OF the snow blockade
the corps inspector, Mrs. Ella Bagley
failed to come last Friday. The In
Ispection has been indefinitely post
poned.
Matt Boots moved to Delaware Sat
urday where he has charge Of the
lcreamery. Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Keith have a little
daughter at their home, born Friday,
December II.
Mrs. Oscar Simons and little daugh-
i ter have gone to Washington Springs
lis. d., to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Blank
Will Haar went to Manchester on
Monday to- receive the final papers,
making hims q citizen OF the United
States. n ZEE
Mrs. Will Schnittjer visited rsla-
tives in Dubuaus last week.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
KNOXVILLE HosPITAL CLOSED.
Board Of Control and Board OF Educa
ton Meets Make RecOmmel-
datiOns.

Z On Tuesday evening. Decemner znd,
the Board OF Control OF Sfatee lnsute-
tons and the State Board OF flIac tion
met in Joint session at the slavery
hotel in Des Moines. There were
present, Sheean McColI ana Str1eL o.
the board OF control ana baKcr hoi-
brook Jones, hetcham, MURPHY snd
Stillman OF ths Doard OF e - n lsln.
Hon. A. M, Cole OF the Doard % Goa
troll was electsd chairman. ana HON.
Paul p. Stiliman OF tne Doa1e = -
cation was eaec1ed secretaky = t'a1
conference.
This meeting was n g 49, Ii 81
With an act q the tnirtyaeaaan -. =.
eral assembly, enntaed: - n 4 - Z y
Apoiis1 the cs..es n ...rsl =, y
atesS as i01oMs. inaE - usl y,
education ~ 0osru u d .... 4,
confer toGsner upOn - nsIo.ll.o,l9
q the pnapefty q L. - III. Il. 49, 4.
a. knoxSsIIe o0 deten ~ a n. wnAt -
use can = nssdis ZOE pas 49, 80 Is,
port to 0e next gensfai assemoiy, ~.
shall ds1er l nov .ne ssne sn.a
be uses ana cared "a !. .he in.eIin. :,
AS result Of sne ION. conlel.uu,
the lsnowlng ,ao1 ~. sas -. =, u
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
s,amese obIee, to walking.

The Sfamese, above all nations In
the world, hate to walk. No such
mode Of progression is tolerated by q
Siamese If he or she can by any means
ride. A Venetian gondolier will walk
sometimes, even a H0llander will ride
on his rough cart. but a Bangkok man
mot If he can help it. His family
boat for him.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
Got Il Printed.

$50, you got your poem printedT
"Yes," replied the author. Il sent the
first stanza to the editor OF the Cor
respondence Column with the inquiry.
Can any one give me the rest OF TINS
poemY Then l sent In the complete
poem over another Manner
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
The Better Maxim.

T4ook on your best friends with the
thought that they may one day become
your worst enemies" was an ancient
maxim OF worldly prudence. It Is for
us to reverse this maxim and rather
say. 'Look on your worst enemies
with the thought that they may one
day become your best friends. Dean
Stanley. n
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
Law and Order.

It does not matter what my enc
mics may accuse me Of; In all my life
1 have been on the side Of lazy and
order, and 1 have never inquired
whether those twin institutions were
white or yellow. Decency Is like gold.
the same in all sountries-Ll Hung
Chang. 49,.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
.H 4. Sackett, N IL Lot 80.

H. T. Sackett. N IL Lot 80
A. R. LOOMS Addn. to
Manchester, Iowa ------- 1
Kate Vanderhoof & hus. to
Charles Lantern ct al So
NV 20-90-6 ------------4 0Oo
James Bishop & VT. to J.
Fred Helmrichs. NWl-4
Sc IA 22-8S-5 and p IL
NV IA 22-SS-5 ---------- !
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-12-17
Tho Maytag Multi-motor Washer
Built "a Serve for Years----A Life Time

The Maytag is exceptionally strong
honestly built Of honest material = land will.
b good for many years d hard service with
ont trouble e repairs
The Maytag Swinging Wfilger is equip
ped with ensEy possiAk satisfy device to pro.
/ tect clothes. fingers md the rolls In case
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
XMAS PROGRAMS
IN THE SCHOOLS
Vacation WI Begin Friday
aud Continue Until
January 5.

Christmas will be generally observ.
ed IA the schools of the city and ap-
yDprtate exercises and programs will
Be carried out in most OF the schools
On Friday morning u special program
RpptOpriate to the YuletEde will be OBJ
6erved under tho direction of Miss
Hervey OF the faculty Of the school.
The Miller school pupils will give a
program on Thursday afternoon from
until $3.50 O'Clock in which bupio
of the various grades will participate.
The Barnes school pupils will give a
program on Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock in the school auditorium and
pupils from the different grades will
furnish the numbers on the program.
The pupils OF the isxth grade Of
he Butcher school under the direc-
ION III Miss Evelyn Prickett will pre-
sent playette beginning at 1915
o'clock on Friday morning and other
grades of this school will also present
Programs of an attractive nature. The
< FLEMING school pupils will give pro-
cram on Friday afternC,n In which
pupils of all the grades viii take part.
The schools will close on Friday
afternoon OF this week for the Christ
mas vacation and will not resume work
until january 5.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
InIae Ier Ki0h Beaten.

The Pennington High school bas-
ket ball team won from the Jane Lew
High team here Friday night by the
score of 43 to 20 in the cleanest game
ever played here. The locals started
scoring right at the beginning Of the
contest and they were never tied. The
score at the end of the first half was
Jane Lew 8, Pennington 21. Don
aldson and Downs were the big score
getters for the locals, Donaldson get
ting 10 field goals and Downs 9.
Brownie" Hamilton, OF Fairmont,
handled the whistle. The local teap
leaves Thursday on a three-day trl3A
They will play LittletcI High. Union
High, Benwood, and Wayneshurg,
Pa, High.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
HARRINGTON
ORiceIs elected.

Victory Temple No. "a, Order of
PythIan Sisters, have elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year,
1920, and will install them into the
duties of their offices on Friday even
ing December Is: Most Excellent
Chief, Mrs. Georgia Hartley; Excel
lent Senior, Mrs Clara Leeper; Ex-
-cellent Junior, Mrs. Effie Parrish;
Manager, Mrs. Myrtle Whitlatch;
Mistress of Records and Correspond
snce, Mrs. Jean Ridenour; Press Cor
respondent, Mrs. Lois Reynolds; Mis-
tTess of Finance, Mrs. Eva Snider;
Protector, Mrs. Blanche Cooper;
Suard, Mrs. Laura Mahaney; Trustee,
arst year, Mrs. Maud Beabout. Meet
Ing place, |. o. o. r. hall.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
pidnIt rleed Ther,,

Mistress-You don't seem 10 know
about finger-bowls, Norah. Didn't they
have them at the last place you work
ed?
Maid-No, ma'am. They mostly
washed themselves before they came
to the table.-Life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
Attendcd Tenchers, NLeeting,

Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Rldenour, Mr..
and Mrs. II. NJ. Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Sims, Misses Twilda Nc
Donell, Jenness Downs, Josephine
Hagerty, Mary Weekly, Georgia
Downs and Mrs. Rupert Maple at
tended a teachers meeting in the
Normal school building at FairmOnt
Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
with the Sick.

James, little son of Mr.. and Mrs,
~. 3. Cooper, who has been very sick
with pneumonia fever, is improving
II this time.
Mrs, Bruce Monroe is very sick at
her home here.
Mrs. Effie Parrish, who has been
Eery sick for the past week, is i'm
proving slowly.
4 n. L. Morris, who has been confin-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
Catch the Taxi to FairmOnt.

p. c. Atha started running a taxi
to Fairmont Saturday. He has one
bus running that has a seating ca
pacity of about fifteen. Trips are
made every two hours. Mr.. Atha
expects to get two more buses and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
Personals.

Miss Bernice Richardson was in
Fairmont Saturday.
Ray Rex, of Bloomfield, attended
the basket ball game Friday evening.
Mrs. A. c. Collins was visiting her
sister, Mrs. Cyrus Fox, in Fairmont
recently.
Ray Laughlln and Richard Hager-
ty were visiting in Fairmont Friday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
At (irnI,t Town,

Miss Hattie Thompson has return
I'd home from a several days visit
9Th DR.. and Mrs. j. E. Collins at
Grant Town.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
In Wheeling.

Ernest Burnett made an important
business trip to Wheeling Saturday,
returning here Monday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
Foru.fuI Bhnande rer

Why have you uuaEreied With
George?
Because he proposed to me last night
Well, there's no harm IN that?
But j accepted him the night before.
Stories.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17

Mrs. W. A. Fletcher and children
William and Matilda, were visiting
I'm Fairmont Saturday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-17
From Downs.

Mrs Marshall Reece, of Downs,
was visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James a.
Reece Sunday.