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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
LOOK AFTER MACHINES NOW

It will soon be time for several of
the machines of the farm to be put up
for the year. The binder has just
about completed its work for 1919 and
the mower will soon be through with
it's job. These two pieces of machin-
cry represent more or less compli-
Gated design and are expensive. They
should receive good care in order that
they may be in good working order
for another year, says f. A. Nickel
of the University of Missouri College
of Agriculture.
All dirty bearings should be well
cleaned and polished and then given a
heavy coat of oil or grease so that
they will not rust. The sickles should
be removed and stored in dry place,
after having been given good over
hauling and q coat of oil. The ma
chimes should be well inspected and
any repairs should be ordered now. 1t
is much easier for a man to recall
needed repairs after a few days than
it is to recall them after several
months. II repairs are made now, the
machine will surely be in working or
der next year.
Above all, such high-priced articles
as a binder or mower must be
housed. The average life of binder
is only about five or six years because
it is left out of doors throughout the
year. When one considers that the
binder is in actual use only about ten
days of the year, the loss may be bet
ter appreciated. With proper housing
q binder will last from fifteen to twen-
ty years, and a machinery shed proves
a practical and economical invest
ment.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
THE FAIR SEX
AND THE BATTERY

leave it to woman to take good
care of a car" says Bert Wines, the
Willard Service Station dealer. 81
found out q long time ago that when
the woman of the family drives and
takes o real interest in a car, it not
only looks better, but runs better,
too.
"Take the battery, for example. 1t
is as hard to make the average man
remember to put in distilled water ev-
\ cry two weeks as it would be to make
him remember to water plants. But
when woman once understands that
a battery needs water just as much
as plants do, she's pretty sure to re-
member to put it in.
another thing that counts in this
a woman driver as a usual thing isn't
satisfied unless her car works perfect.
ly, and if her battery isn't up to the
scratch she wants to know why. AS
a general rule she docs what every
car owner ought to do, and drives
around to have us locate the trouble
and put the battery in AL shape"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
WEEKLY NEWS NOTES
BY THE COUNTY AGENT
See a Soil Terrace Constructed

Do not forget the soil terracing
demonstrations next week. The first
demonstration will be held Tuesday
morning, July Goth, at Chas. Schut-
tiers farm. Another demonstration
will be given on Wednesday morning,
July 30th, at Noah Meyers farm.
These two demonstrations will be CIV
en- by the County Agent with the as
sistance of f. A. Nickel, Agricultural
Engineer from the College Of Agricul-
ture. Soil terraces will pay big re-
turns on practically all of our rolling
lands. Be sure and see one OF these
demonstrations and should you then
decide that you wish to terrace one
of your fields, the County Agent will
arrange to survey on your terraces
and you can construct them at any
convenient time. The County Agent,
the Home Demonstration Agent and
Mr.. Nickel have also planned meet
ings at the following school houses:
Unity, Tuesday night, July 10Th; Co.
penhagen, Wednesday night, July 80;
Fairview, Thursday night, July 31st;
and Cartee, Friday night, August list.
The Home Demonstration Agent will
use Mr.. Nickel in Home Convenience
Campaign. Light and water systems
for the farm home will be thoroughly
discussed at these meetings. At the
same meetings, the County Agent will
discuss soil terracing. How about
installing a water ram in that big
spring of yours and have running wa
ter in your home ct very little ex-
, pence? MIR. Nickel will tell you
whether it can be done or not and APP
proximate what it will cost. He will
also tell you what it will be worth to
you to terrace that hillside which is
steadily slipping away from you
through its myriads of gullies.
Look up the date of the meeting
nearest you and do not forget to at
| tend.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25

a. T. : . . = 80 ~
with membership of 5000, originally
organized in Arkansas, has Joined In
the fight for fair rates to inland citiNs.
In the eastern states many interior
towns and cities likewise suffer
through the discriminatory tactics of
the railroads, and are looking forward
to relief through the enactment into
law of the Poindexter bill. In western
Pennsylvania, New York and other
states discriminatory tariffs are In
force. AS an example, number Of
smaller cities In western Pennsyl-
vania find 1t impossible to sell goods
in Kentucky or Tennessee as cheaply
as merchants In New York city can.
who are located much further away.
Following the changes in the inter-
state commerce act now proposed,
water transportation will be quite
generally revived, especially upon the
larger rivers, such as the Mississippi,
Missouri and Ohio. 1t will also be
beneficial In every way to the COM
inerce of the country, especially to the
manufacturing industries Of inland
states, which will be greatly stlmu-
lated by reductions in tariffs and the
certainty that no future action Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission can
ever adversely affect their interests.
Hearings on Senator Poindexters
amendments to this bill have begun
before the new Senate Committee OIL
Interstate Commerce. There Is a
strong probability that Congress will
take early action to enact 1t into law.
The bill was favorably reported by
the senate committee at the last SEES
sion, but failed of passage in the SEN
ate owing tc the pressure Of war mat
tiers end the congestion which devel-
oped during the closing weeks.
When the gross injustice of discrim-
inatory tariffs is finally ended, the cost
of freight into the interior will be less
cned, saving the people of the hinter-
lands millions of dollars and enabling
the merchants to retail goods at a
lower figure. The coastal cities will
have TO stand their fair proportion
henceforth of all transportation costs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
LIVE STOCK MARKET
National Stock Yards, July %, 1919
Receipts


CATTLE.-That the future offered
no absolute certainty as to its out
come, was strongly emphasized this
week, when, with material increase
in the volume of inbound receipts due
to the advancing market the past two
weeks, the trade settled to a very I'M
satisfactory state of affairs; in fact,
absolutely every penny Of the recent
advance was lost on the bulk of the
cattle, while in instances some grades
show an additional break of SOC to
75c on top of that loss. The big share
of the receipts embraced Gamers,
trashy stuff and medium grass stock,
and It was these varieties that felt
the full effect of the break. Strictly
choice corn-fed cattle, such as fat
steers good enough to sell SIS and up
wards and light butcher stuff at $13
upwards, were scarce and in this case
strength was manifest, but SO few of
these were available that little gen.
eral attention can be paid to the mar
ket from this standpoint. AS a good
illustration of how the market has
collapsed, we take occasion to mention
that last week Gamers sold from Sc to
$3.50 and good southern yearlings
$3.50 to $3.50, while at this writing
Gamers are ranging from $4,25 to S..
% and it takes pretty strong fresh
animal to bring the latter price, while
the yearlings are selling from Sc tc
$3.50. Forcing the market just at this
time is not advisable.
HOGS.-Regardless of the fact that
another new record was established ir
this trade, first with prime heavy
northern hogs at $23, then at $23.0E
today, the trade has not been without
its difficulties, even on the fat stuff
which have varied considerably dur,
ing the weeks interval. However, the
worst feature of the trade has been the
negotiating of sales of habitat OIL
plain quality stuff, receipts being
large enough to include enough Of the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25

normally low freight and passenger
rates whenever there was competition
with water transportation, the rail-
roads making up their losses on this
traffic by extorting money from the
interior communities through the me-
'lium of excessive tariffs.
Three years ago Senator Poindexter
began his attacks upon these tariff dis
ordinations. Supporting his activities
in the senate, number of western
states took steps to give him effective
aid, and applications were made to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
remedial measures. 1t was long and
determined fight before adequate rec
ognition from the commission was Sc
cured. Finally, however after exhaus-
tive inquiries. on March Is, 1918, the
Interstate Commerce Commission made
n ruling which went part way towards
relieving cities in the intermountain
states, including those in Montana,
Utah, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming
Colorado, North and South Dakota,
Arizona, Nebraska and Nevada. Under
this ruling cities In these states were
coast rates, but they could be charged
up TO point approximating such ter
minal rates. Moreover, this schedule
Of rates is subject to reversal by the
Interstate Commerce Commission at
its pleasure, thus creating an uncer-
tain situation inimicai to all manufac-
turing interests.
The senator sought, however, to go
much further and permanently rem
edy the situation, which was only par
TALLY relieved. His bill takes away
from the Interstate Commerce Com
mission all powers to permit dlscrim-
nations against inland cities in favor
OF coast cities, by enacting into law
tie provision that no railroad hence
forth shall receive any greater com
pensation for the transportation of
passengers or freight for shorter
| than for longer distance over the
same line, or route, in the same direc-
ton, the shorter being included in the
iouecf uAoiuhSCt VI W Nh"ib SC "hS
greater compensation as through
route than the aggregate Of the inter-
mediate rates; nor shall common
carrier be authorized to receive as
great compensation for shorter as for
a longer distance.
But while temporary relief had been
granted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission in the case of western
states, the entire South and many por-
lions of the East were still left at the
mercy of the railroads, no concessions
being given them. The South, how
ever, was not slow In awakening to the
fact that the West had secured an
Improvement In railroad tariff rates
to the financial benefit Of Its cities.
AS a result of vigorous propaganda
work instituted first at jackson, Tenn,
and then extended to cover all south
ern territory, the business men in the
states Of Georgia, Alabama, New Mex
leo, North and South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklaho-
ma and Texas were aroused and have
recently been making vigorous efforts
| to get the Interstate Commerce Conn
mission to extend Its western rulings
| 10 include the South. As an illustra-
tion Of the growing interest in that
movement Jobbers' Association,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
PRESENT SUN SPOT
$4,000 MILES LONG.
Disturbed Condition In Solar Area
Visible to Naked Eye.

Visible to Naked Eye.
Charlottesville, Va. Especial 1.-The
great sun spot near the center of the
sun has been measured at the Leander
Mccormick observatory at the Univer-
sity OF Virginia. The whole area of
disturbance is roughly circle $4,000
miles in diameter, while the great cen
trail spot Is now about 2S,000 miles
long and 5000 miles broad at its wild
est portion. This makes 1T one of the
largest single spots seen for long
time. 1t can easily be seen just below
the center of the sun with the naked
eye, IL dense Photographic plate or
some pieces of heavily smoked glass
are used to cut down the SUMS bright
ness.
Spots of this size are of rare occur
renee. With the telescope 10 smaller
spots are seen In the same area with
the great one and scattered over the
suns surface are five other groups
with AZ more spots. This means that
the solar surface is In a very dis
turbed condition.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25

The other day
A fellow came into our office
And he said
wish that ! had done
Like Jim Brown did
He bought a lot, Jim did, and
He built himself little home
The first year.
And he planned 1t SO he could
Build more onto his home
The next year
And he did, and
Now he's got fine big home
Worth a lot of money
And he owns 1t
And it's his.
And l
Came to town about
The same time
Jim did
And rented house
Like lot of other fellows
And the landlord sold the house
And / had to move
And | did
And I rented another house
And the landlord sold that
And l 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, 1919-07-25
PUSHING THE
FIGHT AGAINST
UNFAIR RATES
Congress May Soon Act on the
Poindexter Bill to Abolish Un-
Just Railroad Tariffs.
TO BENEFIT INTERIOR CITIES
Latter Have Had to Pay Excessive
Costs Of Railroads Fight on
Water Carriers.

Washington. D. c. (Special.)--Liv-
ing will be permanently cheaper in
hundreds Of interior cities and towns,
notably in the West and South, when
Senator Poindexters bill to amend the
long and short haul clause of the inter-
state commerce law is enacted, so as
to finally abolish the power of the Iii
terstate Commerce Commission to per
nit determinations in railway rates.
As everybody knows, the coast cities
OF the country for years received alb
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25

According to the Bonnie Tcrrc Star,
that town has been "stung again" in
the recent Chlutauqua course that
was given there. The Star says sew
eral Of the numbers were little short
Of farcical, and predicts that it will
not be possible to "put on" another
Chautauaua there until the recent oc-
currences are obliterated from the
mind Of that community.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
ATTENTION TO
PROPERTY OWNERS

We invite you to call at our office
and look over the prices we can offer
you on cyclone, tornado and lightning
insurance. We will also be pleased to
insure your automobile, new or second
hand, in the same company, and at
very low rates.
]. H. ORTEN, Manager,
Tri-County Realty Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
For Tractor. fabrication
Heavy POLariI1e Oil
SfarOIiiI1d Tractor Oil
Extra Heavy POEaril1e Oil

Extra Heavy Polarine Oil or Heavy
Polarine Oil is recommended.
ANY Standard Oil representative
will be glad to show you the chart
of Tractor fabrication, prepared
by our Engineering Staff. 1t in
dicates specifically which of these
three oils the Standard Oil En-
gineers have found will give the
best results in your particular
tractor.
We have just published a 100-page
book Tractors and Tractor Lubri-
cation" prepared by our engineer
ing staff, which you will find a
valuable reference book, and we
believe it will save you many days
of tractor idleness with the result
ant money loss. It's free to you
for the asking. Address
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
DON'T NEGLECT A
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after it with Sloan's
Lsniment before It Gets
DANGEROUS

Apply a lille, don't yab, let It bess.
srass, and-good-by twinge! Same for
external aches, pains, strains. stiffness
Of joints or muscles, lameness, bruises.
Instant relief without mussiness or
soiled clothing. Reliable--the biggest
selling iiniment year after year. Eco
nomical by reason Of enormous sales.
Keep a big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sloan's Liniment-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

The next regular County Teachers
Examination will be held at the
Pennington High School building Au-
gust 1st and End, next, beginning at
8 a. m. each day. The schedule of
subjects will be the same as in former
examinations.
For further information, old qaes-
tons, etc, write J. Clyde Akers, Coun-
ty Superintendent of Schools, Farm
ington, Missouri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25

Stanolind Tractor Oil has
been found, through severe
and thorough tests, to be the
best lubricant for more than
one-half of the tractors made.
This oil is one of great durability.
1t stands the high temperature
developed in a tractor engine with
out change in body.
Ithas the correct body to thorough
ly lubricate the remotest FRACTIONAL
surfaces, eliminating scored cylin-
ders and undue wear.
Where mechanical conditions or
design make it desirable to use
slightly heavier, or slightly lighter,
oil than Stanolind Tractor Oil,
cl.J.~J NJ To,nuonu ON
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
Home Demonstration Department

Home Demonstration Department
The Knob Lick Homemakers' Club
will hold it's regular meeting at the
schoolhouse Monday evening, July %
The women will make plans for Pro
duct Show to be held in the fall.
Don't forget the dates for Mr.. Neck
ell:
Unity, Tuesday night, July 20, $3.50
p. m.
Copenhagen, Wednesday, July 30
$3.50 p. m.
Fairview, Thursday, July 31st, g.
30 p. m.
Cartee, Friday, August LIST, $3.50 p
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25
What Does Your County Give for
Women's Work?

Here is an interesting bit of infor-
nation for you to have when someone
tells you that we have too many taxes
now and the Home Demonstration
work should be done away with. The
taxes of our county are 100000. For
every 500 of taxes, less than 25c,
we'll call it that for convenience, goes
for Home Demonstration work. The
average taxpayer in St. Francois coun-
ty Jays very little more than $50,
which means that he only pays IL IL
cents for Home Demonstration work,
and that is the only money the county
gives for the women. The average
taxpayer is giving only II IL cents
to help make your county one of the
most progressive in the State. Our
State has funds to provide Home DEM
onstration Agents for sixteen to cigh-
teen counties. This county has been
selected as one Of the sixteen or eigh-
teen counties now, what man in st.
Francois county is willing to let some
other county have what is rightfuiiy
ours because of IL IL cents?
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-25

Subscribe now--$1.50 a year
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

John Wesley Experimental IN sleep
r nuins n u cure for insomnia.
rdlug he woke every night about
iurN" and lay >lcrplcSs for some
hours be- decided fo 20 tn bed later
Hl rise earlier The first day he rose
90 seven Instead ~ eight the next ut
els. M" next ~ five. the next ut four.
y rising AZ that hour he i.,.ud he
3d. 20 without waking throul rout his
'Hli"n." and thereafter rose Mt four
rr guud
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

paris mother was In the habit uf or.
.rl her bread ~ smiths grocery.
me day while entertaining callers they
card Doris in the next room talking
through her toy telephone. asking cen
trail for Smiths grocery. when she
called: Mother, Mr. Smith isn't at
..pmr where do you suppose he lyf'I
r"uli"d the mother. Doris answered +:
why, he's W In heaven getting our
ally bread"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04
One Common Tonoue.

"Therr was one WoId" wrote a.l
American Red Cross nurse serving IN
n French army hospital 'tnst W,
quickly learned in fiN" l'nguages. II
was the word thn' came most often
tu the lips of sick or wuundcd solaiers
when suffering ar deliriub wrung NJ.
terancc from them II is Mutter, mere,
moeder. madre ANA mother"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

Friendship is vase which. when II
is ilawcd 10y heat or violence, or acct.
dent, may ~ wen be- broken al once
II can never be- trusted after The
more graceful and ornamental II was,
H." NOR" clearly de- we discern the
hopcle~>urSS uf restoring II To It's for
mcr state. Coarse stones. II they be-
fractured. may be- crmented again
precious ones, ncvcr.-Wnlter :. Lou
don
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

OF III" many clubs in London, per-
hapS ID" newest and me. exclusive is
the Thirteen club. which meets NJ the
thirteenth hour of The thirteenth day
Of every month. II owes It's inception
i.ticr during the world war. AT which
Il WIS found that IL were sitting down.
The membership is restricted to IL and
at a recent lunch every member made
T. "a point To- upset the salt.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

America is an inspirut NJ America
j. a spirit America - something
mystical which hives In the heavens.
= the constant nnd continuous
searching Of the human heart for the
lhInS that is better.-Franklin X.
Lane.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

Tho dangerous moment in life
comes when men begin to over.vaiue
the past AT the expense Of the pres.
enl II is the moment " religions
controversies. for ancestor worship.
fnr narrowing in, for exalting one set
If people and excluding another.
When We reach II. 1t means that We
aro growing old. But we need never
reach it.-EXchange.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

Billy had been running err nds for
mis- mother, and Ia show her appre.
clarion she offered him penny Billy
looked Disguised and, glancing into
her face. hr exclaimed: "Oh, be "A
sport, ma and pay a. what it's
worth :"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04
Carlyle's Wise Advice.

Remember now and always that
life is no idle dream. hut solemn
reality based upon eternity and en-
rumpas>rd by eternity. Find out your
task; stand by II; the night cnmeth
when no man can work.-Carlyle
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04
Catches Falling Hairs.

To catch lair as II is being cut by a
oarher. m inventor has patented cir.
culdr pie'" Of fabric with he edges
turned up, 10 be fastened around
mans neck.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

III Won must Kiss ~ baby" says =
r.cdiril writer "thc back NJ the rccR
o., ID" safest place" We always
tGuught ihat was what you lifted them
~ by Exchange.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

The foll"viu- method VI preserving
aIlrs Steam the letter until quite limp
then brush over win % solution COM
posed eft equal parts cot milk and wa
ter Hang 1t ~ unul nearly dry Then
press Il between two sheets Of blot.
ting paper with hot iron.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-09-04

II has been found that dye NJ
.haki color csn be obtnincd in Aryen.
tina from the wood Of the carob tree.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-02

NJ G.. how DO you act when YOU meet
The BOYS, are YOU natural and can YOU
talk easily and do YOU? or are YOU
stiff and awkward and always SAVING
personal things and pOling fun. some
girls make great mistake in being
TOO witty at the expense of others not
intentionally. of course. but just little
funny things which make boy feel
a little foolish. It's good thing TO
learn this early in life, boys and men
alike, neither can stand ridtcule IN even
A small matter. Girls don't mind har-
ing fun poked at them AS much Is boys
do Now, this may not be the trouble
at all: it may simply he that boys are
manageable. as they all are 'and so
are. girls. for that matter). Be good
friends with any hoy" YOU d" meet ana
be careful not to tel, one what another
has said, nor to repeat to girl what
a boy has said. In that way YOU gain
a very good reputation as a friend to
he trusted Always be amiable and
nIeasant and do not make any outward
effort to gain friends, but be SO inter-
ested in what your friends have TO tell
YOU and get the boys to talk of them
selves and their dOings that they'll
want to come again without doubt.