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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES
Christian Church.

J. NJ. Bailey, Pastor.
Services next Lords Day at the US
ual hours.
A welcome to all.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30

L. Bell, Flat River.
July 30, John FL. Page and Mrs.
Maggie Jones, Elvins.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30
Classified Ads,

FOR SALE--Fine Male Jersey Calf,
8 weeks old. As good as many that
are sold for hundred dollars or
more. Will sell cheap. Jacob Hell
DER, harrington, Mo. Soft
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30

FOR SAIE-2-6 No. milk cows,
Must be sold at once, as I am going
out Of the milk business. Call or ad-
dress R. (Sutt) b Highley, Farming
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30

WANTED--An all-round butcher:
good wages for Industrious man. Ap.
ply to Burnettes Market, Phone 3s5,
Pennington, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30

WANTED - Experienced h public
school teacher, End Grade Certificate,
or better. Salary $500. Apply to
". l.. Edmonds, District Clery, Irofi
Mountain, Mo. =
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-07-30

] will save you rs to so per cent on
nursery stock. No agents. Sell di.
rect to planter. Call and see my stock
and get prices If you think Of plant
ing this fall.
A. G. WALLACE,
Proprietor Wallace Nursery, Farm
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12
LINCOLN'S LIFE A MODEL
Aspirations and Ideals of Martyr Is
AmericaniSm of Today.

Today when everything tends to be
strictly American and Americanism is
given various definitions, many cor
rect in a sense but none satisfying, it
is well to think over the life of "the
first American''-the first man dis
tinctly of our race, born on American
soil, bred from the cradle under Amer
ican institutions and rising to the en-
bodiment of the highest ideals and
loftiest aspirations, fostering the
while American virtues and imper-
fectiOns, Abraham Lincoln, whose
birthday anniversary is the Twelfth of
this month.
In the words of his cousin, Dennis
Hanks, Lincoln's birthday, one hun
dIed and eleven years ago, was of lit
tie consequence in the community,
rough and rude as it then was,-"Tom
and Nancy, Lincoln's father and mo-
ther lived on a farm about two
miles from us when Abe was born.
l recollect Tom comm over to our
house one cold mornin' in FEBRUARY
an sayin' kind o. slow, 'Nancy's got
a baby boy Mother fiustered and
hurried her work to go over to look
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

after the little feller, but l didn't have
nOthin' to wait fur so / cut an run
the hull two miles to see my new
cousin. You bet was tickled. Babies
wasn't as common as blackberries in
the woods O. Kaintucky. Mother
came over and washed him and put a
yaller petticoat on him, an cooked
some dried berries with wild honey
fer Nancy, an slicked things up and
went home. An that's all the nuss'n
either of 'em got.''
At the age of seven Lincoln WIS
taken from the rude Kentucky neigh
borhood where he was born in 1909
into the still ruder wilderness of In
diana and still later into the p,imeval
forests of Illinois, only one of the many
young men who were growing up in
the wilderness of the west
In later years Lincoln never talked
Of these days ana it is true that The
lonely and cheer:esS life of his young
er years made deep impression up
on the mirIhful, melancholy man.
From two teachers he learned the
alphabet and fortunatnlr his mother
taught him more for she could read
and write. She had an intellect su-
perior to her iowly station and size
instilled it into her children. Two
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

years after tn, family's removal te
Indiana she diei. Soon the fathe,
married former sweetheart, Sarah
Bush Johnston. who raised the family
of five children in an admirable man.
ner.
Lincoln had an Unsuitable desire for
anything readable and he spent many
happy hours devouring the dictionary
or walking two miles to the town con-
stables cabin to read the Revised
Statues of Indiana. All of his school
ing amounted to less than year and
it stopped when he was fifteen.
Touching as the picture is of Lin
coins early education, there is come
thing inspiring about it, something
which spells Americanism better than
words can define it and the, story of
how he became surveyor is one of
surmounting the toughest obstacles.
When John Calhoun offered young
Lincoln a book on the principles of
surveying and told him that when he
had mastered it he should have en-
ployment, the youth with steady self
reliance accepted the offer and with
six weeks close application made him.
self surveyor
With all his love for books, Lin
coin was never a bookworm. He
could down any man in a wrestling
bout and was known throughout the
country for his unusual strength and
his six feet four inches of height.
His gift of STORY telling and humor
endeared him to his associates. AS
is well known he never felt concern
about his clothes.
On another occasion friend. passed
him and said. ABE. your coat is
much too short in the waist" ''Nev-
er mind, Tom," Lincoln answered
with twinkle in his eye, "it will be
long enough before l get another"
Another time a group of men put
the question to Abe: "how long
ought a mans legs be-" well,
gentlemen he said, Il don't pre-
tend to know exactly, but it seems to
me they should be long enough to
reach from his body to the ground"
Years later when president, he made
use of the question of legs when re-
ceiving delegation Of men who were
urging him to hurry the passage of a
petty measure by representating that
it was of great importance.
Gentlemen" he inquired gravely,
IF you could call the tail of sheep
a leg how many legs will the sheep
have?" Five" responded the spokes-
man, with conviction. NO." explain
ed Lincoln, 'it would have only four.
Calm the tail leg wouldn't make
it one.'
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12
REPUBLICANS
Official Call

For a Republican County Mass
Meeting to be held in the County
Courthouse at Columbia, Mo-, Satur-
day, February 21, 1920, at p. m, to
elect nine delegates to the Republi-
can State Convention, and nine dele
gates to the Republican Congression-
al Convention of the 9Th District of
Missouri, and to transact such other
business as may properly come before
said convention.
Women electors will have the same
right as men to participate in the
election of delegates and are invited
to attend this meeting.
A County Republican Club will be
organized Immediately after the mass
meeting adjourns.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Republican voters Of Boone Coun-
ty, both men and women, will take
due notice Of this call and govern
themselves accordingly.
This call is issued by order Of the
Republican County Committee of
Boone County.
ROY T. DAVIS, Chairman,
c. w. LOOMS, Secretary.
adv
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12
LINCOLN, LIKE WILSON,
AT OUTS WITH CONGRESS

One hundred and eleven years ago
today Abraham Lincoln was born.
Today thoughts turn to his term of
office and parallels are drawn be-
tween his trials and those of Presi-
dent Wilson. 1t is found that Mr..
Wilson is having no more stormy
time than did Lincoln. When Lin
coin was in his last years service to
the nation, Thaddeus Stevens intro
duced a friend of his, to "the only
friend of the President in the House.
Everybody enjoyed this thrust of the
great leader.
What Stevens is reported to have
said was substantially true as the
most powerful Republican leaders in
Congress were at outs with the Pres
ident and much bitterness prevailed.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

The storm broke over the President s
plan of reconstruction of the Southern
States after their return to the Union.
Henry Winter Davis of Maryland
said in the House in debate: When
l came into Congress ten years ago
this was a government of law. / have
lived to see it government of per-
sonal will. Congress has dwindled
from power to dictate law to a COM
mission to audit accounts and to ap-
propriate money to enable the execu-
tive to execute his will and not ours" :"
Senator Ben Wade of Ohio said:
when the foundation of this govern
ment has been swept away by the
executive usurpation, it will not do to
turn around to me and say that this
comes from President whom /
helped to elect"
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12
SOCIETY.

Mrs. Ellis Brownlee and her two
children, Richard and Mary Elizabeth,
of Brookfeld are the guests of Mrs.
Brownlee's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin r. Shore.
Mrs Frank Mitchell of Kansas City
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Mitchell.
DR. and Mrs. ]. c Jones and daugh-
ter. Miss Marjorie, will leave Satur-
day for Albuquerque, n. NJ, where
they will spend month visiting Mrs.
Jones brother, Burton Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Holloway and
their small son will go to st. Louis
Sunday for a visit with Mrs. Hollo-
ways mother, Mrs. E. N. Bennett.
Dinner guests at the Sigma Phi Ep-
silon house last ngiht were Misses
Helen Van DevoOrt, Gertrude Weirs,
Christine Hood, Dorothy K Llewellyn,
Rebecca Evans, Lucille Evans and
William Snyder of Jefferson City.
The freshmen of the Sigma Phi Ep-
silon fraternity will give smoker for
the freshmen of the Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity tonight.
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Curtis, DIR. and
Mrs. D. G. Stine, Dean and Mrs. ].
C. Jones, Mrs. ]. E. Forsee, and Mrs.
Henry Price will be chaperons at the
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

The girls at Mrs. J. B. Runnels'
home at 507 South Fifth street, will
give an informal Valentine dance
Saturday night.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Phi Alpha Delta, honorary law fra
ternity, announces the pledging OF
Dupuy Warrick.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

The Sigma Nu fraternity announces
the pledging of David G. Barnes of
St. Louis
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

]. C. Hudson has returned to Wash
ington University after visiting at the
Sigma Nu house.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Valentine dance to be given Friday
night by the girls of Read Hall.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

A. Lynn Johnson has returned to
his home in Joplin after visiting at
the Phi Gamma Delta house.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

The Glennon Club will give an in
formal dance Friday night in the ball
room Of the Knights of Columbus
Home.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Phi Alpha Delta, honorary law fra
ternity, announces the pledging OF
Dupuy Warrick.
The Sigma Nu fraternity announces
the pledging of David G. Barnes of
st. Louis.
]. C. Hudson has returned to Wash
ington University after visiting at the
Sigma Nu house.
A. Lynn Johnson has returned to
his home in Joplin after visiting at
the Phi Gamma Delta house.
The Glennon Club will give an in
formal dance Friday night in the ball
room OF the knights of Columbus
Student Home.
Mrs. H. J. Toommay of Braymer.
Mrs. Martha Nader of Oklahoma City
and Mrs. e. ]. Dinner of Wichita, Kan,
who are visiting their daughters at
Stephens College, were the guests OF
honor at the deans table Tuesday.
Miss verta Patton of Wichita, Kan,
and Miss Katherine Cleek of Shelbina,
have returned to Stephens College.
The Phi Mu sorority will give
line party at the Dramatic Club per-
formance February IS.
The Dana Press Club will give an
informal dance February 81.
Miss Louise Buffum of Louisiana
will be weekend guest at the Kappa
Kappa Gamma house.
Eugene Montgomery has returned
from an extended visit in Kansas
City,
Miss Corinne Carr of Cameron will
be the weekend guest of Lucille
Gross.
Miss Lillian Whitesell was a din
ner guest at the Delta Delta Delta
house last night
The Delta Tau Delta fraternity en-
tertained the following guests at din
ner last night: Mrs. George c. MAIDEN
of Oklahoma City, Mrs. M. F. Scott
of Rea, Mo-, Miss Elizabeth Weeks,
Miss Mary Frances Read and Miss
Ruth Hawkins.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Mrs. H. J. TOommay of Braymer,
Mrs. Martha Nader of Oklahoma City
and Mrs. e. ]. Dinner of Wichita, Kan,
who are visiting their daughters at
Stephens College, were the guests OF
honor at the deans table Tuesday.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Miss verta Patton of Wichita. Kan,
and Miss Katherine Cleek of Shelbina,
have returned to Stephens College.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

The Phi Mu sorority will give a
line party at the Dramatic Club per-
formance February IS.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Miss Lillian Whitesell was a din
ner guest at the Delta Delta Delta
house last night.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

The Dana Press Club will give an
informal dance February 81.
The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1920-02-12

Mrs. Frank Mitchell of Kansas City
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Mitchell.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02
SHARK NOW SUPPLIES
BOTH FOOD AND LEATHER
An Expert Extols the Virtues OF
the Ugly Despised Scavenger
of the Sea.
,ant r. @ Johnson in Baltimore sun.

Capt. r. G.. Johnson in Baltimore Sun.
From time immemorial the shark has
been considered as an enemy TO man and
n scavenger OF the sea- He has been
pictured as the cannibal of the deep,
and in action has been painted as the
monster who turks about the ill-tated
ship in order 10 devour the unfoItuEatcs
who may have met their cft IN the
gale or ON the reef We t. efore
for generations have cherished a NJ IL
patty for this creature of the SEA and
have been very willing TO accept as
fact all of these stories, never stopping
to consider that perhaps after all the
shark might have few points IN his
favor.
To begin with. the shark does not live
exclusively on the flesh of man. SAYS DIR.
Allen Rogers. of Pratt Institute, Brook
lyn. in the current number of the Jour
nal of Industrial and Engineering Chem
istry of the American Chemical Society.
In fact, there are only few species who
would eat human flesh even i it were
possible for them 10 secure it. The prln-
cipal species considered man eater, the
tiger shark. porbably has seldom had the
pleasure of this delicacv Sharks, like
an other fish, live on the smaller fish,
thus upholding the prOverb that the hlg
fish eat the little ones.
Sharks travel in schools or sing!y and
areIfound most abundant where food fish
arc plentiful. They are especially fond
Of the mullet. menhaden, mackcrel and
sea trout. Thus it will be seen that they
are migratory and at various seasons are
found in different waters. They are nat
urally warm water fish, which accounts
for the large number found in the Gulf
of Mexico, along the coast of Florida,
and the West Indies Being rapid and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02
TOO MANY POOL HORSES.
Farmers Are Advised by Federal Experts
b Raise Breeding Standard.

Greater care in the selection Of the
stallion and the brood mare is the thing
most needed in the production Of work
horses for American farms, say animal
husbandry experts of the United States
Department Of Agriculture who have
been studying the present situation with
respect TO horses. One Of the principal
adverse factors from which the market
is now suffering is the breeding Of too
many low-grade work animals, whereas,
the department experts point out, there
is strong demand for bigh-class horses
at good prices.
Not only was there net decrease Of
approximately $4,000 in the number OF
horses on farms on January /, as com
pared with year ago, but the experts
are Of the opinion that there has been
an even more marked decrease in the
number of mares bred during 1919. The
extent of this decrease cannot be accu.
rately determined until the colt crop ol
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02

powerful swimmers, they often follow
ships for hundreds of miles, picking up
food as il is thrown over the side of the
vessel. Thus their diet at such times is
not unlike that of our domestic hog and
poultry. 1t is claimed by fisher folk that
the shark will not eat unsound food,
which shows him even more particular
than our friend the porker. Why, then,
if he is so clean in his habits of life
should we discriminate against him?
The Bureau of Fisheries, for several
years, has endeavored to interest the
people of this country in using shark
meat AS an edible product, with n certain
amount of success. In fact, that species
of shark known as the dog fish is being
canned in large quantities and sold
under the name of gray fish. Certain
fisheries on the New England coast are
removing the head, tail and fms and
selling the product in Boston and New
York as deep sea sword fish. In Boston
also shark meat is being sold as such
to the Italian trade, who appreciate its
food value and enjoy it's delicate flavor.
WHY then should we not take lesson
from the Italians and acquire the shark
eating habit?
For the past five or six years the
writer has been interested IN developing
method for convertl ng shark skins
into merchantable leather. As re-
suit of this work several processes have
been devised which have been assigned
to company operating fisheries in the
South. This concern alone expects to
get up TO n catch of 1000 fish daily, al
though at present it is not taking this
number The skins are now being manu-
featured into leather, the livers rendered
for their oil and the flesh converted INTO
fertilizer stock. 1t is estimated also
that at least 1000 sharks can be secured
daily from the fishermen handling food
fish, who at present simply kill the
sharks getting into their nets and throw
them back into the water. By this
wastcful procedure on the part of the
fishermen at least 1000 sharks daily
are destroyed along the Atlantic Coast,
Thus not only is the skin lost to the
leather trade, not only is the liver oil
discarded, not only is large amount
of fertilizer material made unavailable,
but at least 80 per cent of the weight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02

of the shark, which would be fit for
human consumption, goes to waste.
LIVING COSTS CUT.
A conservative estimate bf sed on the
above figures indicates that for n catch
of 1000 sharks daily, at an average
weight of 200 pounds, Il ere would be
4OO, 900 pounds of fish. As at least 50
per cent could be used for human con-
sumption, we would have 200, 900 pounds
daily, or 73,0O0,0O0 pounds annually.
Assuming that the market price could bc
set at 10 cents, we have saving OF
S7,300,000.
The question of supply is one that is
constantly being asked. From personal
observations and those of men who are
most familiar with the subject, it seems
evident that the supply is inexhaustible.
Another question is often raised as to
the best method to prepare the fish for
market The answer is cold storage.
This method, however, may not always
be practical in isolated fishing stations;
recourse must then be made to salting,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02

centage Of efficient borscs by careful
breeding.
While uotor-drivcn vehicles have put
the farm horse "on the rum" bis total
value still compares favorably with
other Glasses Of farm animals The Ia
test report Of the Bureau Of Crop Esti-
mates estimated the total value Of horses
on farms in this country At 81 ,993, 900, 900,
or just IittIo below the value of milk
cows, which was 81, ,UZZ .OOD, 900.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02

1920 is estimated However, if the de-
cline in breeding is rs great as condi-
tions now indicate, the country will he
confronted with seriously depleted
supply Of good horses within the next
few wears. Many farmers are using up
their work stock without making any
provision for the future, and sueh q
policy, the experts point out. is short
sighted and will have serious results.
The present need is 10 increase the per-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02

smoking or drying. The fresh meat,
however, is the most delicious and when
boiled, broilcd or baked furnishes o
white, Haky food closely resembling half
but, or sword fish.
A course of food supply SO extensive
warrants our most careful consideration
and it is hoped that the time is not far
off when we may overcome our preju-
dice and take advantage of nature s
abundant su pply.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02

Francis--Im swearing of on cigarette
tonight.
Frances-Well, you re pretty extrava-
CANT. What are you going to do with
that package you just bought?
Francis-Oh, | guess III hide it some
place where l can't find Michigan
Gargoyle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-02

An italian inventor has designed a
dirigible LAO feet long and driven by
six 500-horsepower motors, with which he
plans fight from Rome to South America,
stopping in Africa en- route.
The evening world., 1920-11-05
C. o. p. PLURALITY
IN HOUSE 149
Biggest Ever Known--Senate Re-
publican by 22-4O4 Elec-
toral Votes for Harding.

with the size Of President-elect
HardinE's electoral vote virtually set
tied at 4Oi 20 127 for Cox, and the
complexion OF the new Senate set
down as 50 Republicans and 81 Demo
erats party leaders to-day awaited be-
lated returns on eight contests In ak
States to fix the exact size Of the Re-
publican House majority.
Extiuslve OF the eight undetermined
seats I'm the Lower Houso. the .Republl-
cans had 2S5 members to 1877 Demo
Gratis and four Of other designations, a
plurality OF 14o--the greatest ever held
by any party in the House. The near
est approach to Il was In the Fifty
second Congress- when the Democrats
had n lead Of 1iS.
The seats still in doubt were the eth
Maryland District Sth Minnesota, 9th
Missouri, 18th, 21st and 23d New Yorik
lst North Dakota and Bth West Viz
F4nis
A further possible Democra tic tupse4
appeared possible in the 4th 1cnnessee
District where w +. Clouse, RepubH- =
can. was slightly ahead Of Cordel Hull.
Hars' Hartman Heads Red Cross
Drive.
Mrs. Z. II. Hartman today Accented
the General Chairmanship of the RED
The evening world., 1920-11-05

Cross's annual roll cali. which the New
York Chapter will begin Nov II and
conduct two weeks in an effort TO OBJ
tain 100000 members. 900 600 OF which
must be obtained u New York County.
Mrs Hartman will BE- assisted by Mrs.
Henry Z Dawson, u. ID. Burrell, Mayor
Hylan Major @. Il. DAILY and Col. James
II. perklnR.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-01-01
TROUBLE OVER THE NOTES
Several Big Lawsuits May Occur
Soon Over Notes Given.

Junction City Union: 1t is report
ed that several lawsuits may soon be
filed in the courts here.
The suits are over the payment Of
promissory notes given by Geary
county people for oil stocks and
lands bought outside this county, and
the investors will claim that their
Investments were misrepresented and
they will fight the payment Of the
notes.
over in Riley county during the
past two years a lot Of oil stock has
been sold and the salesmen were
keen to take notes. The notes were
at once sold to other parties, and
while a majority Of them have paid
the notes others are going to court
and try to get out Of making pay
ment.
II is said one prominent Riley
county farmer, If be is forced to pay
all the notes he gave, will be forced
Ito give up his farm and all he has
made in 6fty years OF hard work.