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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
BONNIE TERRE

Veter Voss, who lives just east of
here, visited here this week.
Miss Anna Wheelehon of Farming
ton was a visitor here Friday.
Thos. McMulin and family are
visiting this week in Crawford county.
Peter johnson was employed at
Rivermnes this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ma.
lugen, on Wednesday, Nov. 18th, a
girl.
C. Z. Lahay and family attended
the funeral of his sister, Miss Susan
Lahay, of French Village. Others at
tending the funeral were Messrs. Cor
don and AuBuchon.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Thomp-
sosn, girl.
On Wednesday, Nov. 18th, at the
st. Joseph's Catholic church, Miss
Leana Mouser and Fritz Jaster were
married by Rev. Sevcik. They were
attended by Miss Agnes Mouser, a
sister of the bride, and Thomas Allen,
as best man. Miss Mouser is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mou-
ser, and Mr.. Jester is son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Jaster. We wish them
much happiness.
Fred Link was visitor in Farm
ington Wednesday.
Arthur Richard spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard, at Ste. Genevieve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Eads spent
Wednesday in Flat River.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Rice,
Nov. 10th, a son.
Mrs. Belle Freeman has moved to
her new home in Desloge, which she
purchased some months ago and was
formerly owned by Howard Rudy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. caves spent
Wednesday and Thursday in Desloge
on business in the interest of the Az
tee Lodge, newly organized.
Mrs. Augustine Murphy and daugh-
ter, Miss Geneva, were visitors here
Saturday.
Miss Lucille Hatcher has accepted
position as saleslady with the A.
Gordon Co. store during their sale.
Mr.. and MISS Rudolph Stretesky
spent Saturday in Leadwood and
Mitchell
Henry Pratte and daughter, Miss
Elbie, were visitors here Saturday and
Sunday at the home of his son, Peter
Pratte, and family.
Mrs. Martin Donnelly land little
daughter, Alma, spent Saturday ana
Sunday with her sisters, Mrs. John
VanAllen and Mrs. John Boehle, and
families.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. David, who live
just east of here, spent Saturday in
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
CHRISTMAS HYMN

Sing, Christmas bells!
Say TO the earth this is the morn
Whereon our Savior King 10 bornt
Sing to all men-the bond, the
free,
The rich, the poor, the high, the low,
The little child that sports in glee,
The aged folk that tottering GO e.
Proclaim the morn
That Christ is born,
That saveth them and saveth mel
Sing, angel host!
Sing of the stars that God has placed
Above the Manager in the east;
Sing of the glories Of the night,
The Virgins sweet humility,
The Babe with kingly robes be-
digit
Sing to all men where'er they be
This Christmas morn,
For Christ is born,
That saveth them and saveth mel
Eugene Field.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
ELVINS

Murl Laird is on the sick list.
Leila Brewin is on the sick list.
Miss Edna Short went to Desloge
Thursday of last week to visit rela-
tives and friends.
Born, to Mr.. end Mrs. Grover Cook
sey, Nov. 81, girl.
Grover Cooksey of Detroit, Mich.
returned home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Mailman of
Bonne Te~re were guests of Mr.. and
. Mrs. Carl Lupkey Sunday.
Miss Hattie Layne is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomure and Mrs. Leonard and chill
dren went to Davis Crossing Sunday
to visit relatives.
Mrs. M. E. Cooksey and son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs.s Louis Cooksey, of
Bonnie Terre, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Cooksey Monday.
Arthur Rhodes of Fredericktown,
after visiting relatives in Bonnie
Terre Sunday, stopped here Monday
to visit.
81 Virgil Phillips and Arthur Galliger
of Flat River were Elvins visitors
Tuesday.
Mrs. Huddleson of near Bismarck
came here Tuesday to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. Cummings.
Geo. Montgomery and son, Luther,
of Flat River were Elvins visitors
Tuesday.
Casey Ivester went to Ironton Sun
day to visit home folks for a week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
ESTHER

The Esther basket ball boys, facul.
ty and a number of the patrons ano
pupils attended the ball game at Des
loge Friday evening between the Es
Their and Desloge boys. The score
was Fl to % in favor of Esther. The
Esther boys have lost only one game
this year.
Miss Mayme White of Elvins visit
ed home folks the last weekend.
Misses Cynthia Gruner and Effie
Sullivan, teachers in our public school
visited in Pennington the past week.
Several people from Esther attend
ed the lecture of Leslie M. Shaw at
Flat River Thursday night.
Misses Nellie Humphrey, Clara
Rosenstengel and Ollie Marie Porter
field, teachers in our public school,
spent the weekend with home folks.
Mrs. Charles Raglin and little
daughter, Pearl; are visiting her par
ents at Fredericktown.
The st. Francois County League
Union met at Elvins Friday night. A
large crowd was present from all ov-
err the county. Esther won the silver
cup for this month.
Miss Edith Backler, one of our
school teachers, attended box sup
per at Cantwell Friday night.
The members of the Methodist
church here are recovering their
church building.
Supt. J. Clyde Akers passed through
Esther Monday. He stopped for a
few minutes at the school.
Several Esther folks were shopping
in Flat River Saturday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26

Mrs. Aeon Polite visited at the
home of Jess Ratty Tuesday.
VIM. Meyers visited at the home Of
VIM. Heaton Tuesday.
Mrs. Dell Hawk was a Leadwooc
visitor last week
Mrs. Monroe Nash visited at the
home of Ben Nash Sunday.
Misses Edith and Josephine Turley
visited at the home of DR.. Shannon
Sunday. w
Mr.. and Mrs. Shannon visited at the
home of John Ketcherside Sunday. y,
Miss Gladys Ketcherside was united
in marriage to Homer Euling Sunday
Miss Olga Heaton was Bonnie
Terre visitor Monday and Tuesday.
Fenton Thurman was Bonnie Terre
visitor Saturday.
Misses Elsie and Blanche Heaton
were Wales Mines visitors Monday.
Miss Olga Heaton visited at the
home of Mrs. Effie Turley Sunday.
Dell Hawk visited his wife and chill
dren Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thurman visit
ed their daughter, Miss Laura Thur
man, Monday.
w. f. Heaton was DeSoto visitor
Monday.
Mrs. Inez Rowe visited relatives
here Monday.
John Wooden was a Bonnie Terre
visitor Monday.
Miss Odava Riddle visited her
brother, James Riddle, Tuesday.
Miss Merlin Hawk visited Miss
Gertrude Riddle Sunday.
Several from here attended the
dance at Flucum Saturday night.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
LEADWO0D

J. i. Becker and Il. II. Ramsey are
visiting relatives in st. Louis Thu
week. d..
Mrs. jeff Turley and children o.
Bonnie Terre were visiting friends il
Leadwood Saturday.
MISS T. &. Mitchell of Bonnie TerTe
was visisting her daughter, Mrs. Pau
Jinkerson, here Saturday.
Hardy Cunningham and J.F. Postor
were hunting at Hazel Run Monday.
The st. Joseph Lead Co. has begun
the erection Of Community House
in front of the post office, which will
add much to the town. The building
will be As by 95 feet
Mrs. j. w. Ham and son, Eugene
returned home Thursday from Rolla
Mo-, where they visited relatives for
the past week.
S. E. Williams. who is travelling for
a st. Louis house, was home Sunday.
Jean has just completed his first trip
through Southeast Missouri and a
part of Arkansas.
The lockwood basket ball team,
both boys and girls. journeyed to Fes-
tus last Friday night and defeated
the teams Of that own. Two of Lead
woods girls of the first team, got
lost with one of our boys of the first
team and did not reach Festus in time
to take part in the games
The st. Joseph Lead Co. put large
force Of men to work Monday repair
ing the water mains here in town,
which will be great accommodation
to the people.
A. B. Jeremiah and family were
visiting relatives in st. Louis the first
Of the week.
The basket ball teams of our school
are tied for the championship of the
outdoor court of the county. Our
boys are tied with Esther and our
girls are tied with Fiat River. The
deciding games will be played at Des-
loge on neutral court.
lockwood has street lights on most
of the streets, which adds much to the
town.
Sam Thompson and B. H. Bass were
in St. Louis over Sunday.
J. S. Town of Pennington was help
ing out in our local bank Monday.
j. w. Webb of Irondale passed
through Leadwood Monday on his re-
turn from Desloge, where he had been
on business.
Capt. f. II. Dumler was hunting in
Franklin county the latter part of
last week.
J. H. Madigan Of st. Louis is visit
ing relatives here in Leadwood this
week.
The election of Republican Pres
ident and both houses of Congress of
the same politics, does not seem to
stimulate business, as thousands of
men are being laid off all over the
country. There are more idle men in
the country than there has been in
several years. And the most of this
has happened since the last election.
Miss Ethel Walsh was visiting at St.
Francois Saturday and Sunday.
A. B. Jeremiah and John Souder
were hunting in the wilds of Wash
ington county the latter part of the
week.
Leslie Beard was visiting his par
ents near Irondale Saturday night and
Sunday.
The Methodist Sunday school con-
Linues to grow slowly. The attend
lnce last Sunday was ITO, and the
were $14.15.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Come back to Bethlehem,
=, The year is on the wane;
A truce TO strife that wearies life,
A truce to grief and pain.
Oh, heart, return to Bethlehem
And hear its song againi
If siren voices Turing thee
Have turned thy thoughts aside,
II, thou hast quaffed the bitter draft
OF envy or Of pride,
If thou in agony Of shame
Hast thy dear Lord denied,
Come back today to Bethlshsmi
Though thou hast wandered far,
No rest shall gil thy yesrnins breast
Until thou see the Star.
Oh. heart, return to- Bethlehem,
Where yet the angels arel
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
CHRISTMAS DAY.

Oh. blessed day which gives the eternal
lie ~, RON
To self and sense and sll the brute
Within Isl
Oh. come to US amid this war OF life;
To hall and howell come; to all who toll
In senate. shop or study. and to those
Who, sundered by the wastes of half a
world,
III warned and sorely tempted. ever face
Natures brute powers and men un-
manned to brutes-
Come to them. blest and blessing. Christ
mas Day.
Tell them once more the tale Of Bethle-
hem
The kneeling shepherds and the Babe
divine
And keep them men indeed. fair Christ
mas Day. Charles Kingsley.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
WALES MINES

Leeman Richardson of Flat River
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edw.
Richardson, Sunday and Monday.
Miss Elsie Heaton, who has been
working at Plattin, returned to her
home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green White visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Moon Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. e. Heaton visited
their, daughter, Mrs. H. c. Rhodes,
Sunday,
Mrs. H. G. Rhodes visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Heaton,
Friday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
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A CHRISTMAS GREETING

A Merry Christmas children all,
Rich and poor. large and small,
To north, to south, to east. to west.
In every land where Christ is guest,
Merry, Merry Christmas!
Now may we love our neighbors more.
And may we give from out our store.
That all may have a merry heart
And take gladstone, joyous part
In our Merry. Merry Christmas!
For when dear Christmas Eve draws
nigh, Il
Be 1t the time when you and
Shall put away all wrong and sin,
And bid the holy Christ-Child in
To bless our Merry Christmas!
Montreal Star.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
ALTERATION.

ALTERATION occurs sometimes In the
writings Of the ancients, but not, iti s
supposed, deslgnedly. as they regard
ed all echoing of sound as rhetorical
blemish. Cicero, in the "Ofiices," has
this phrase: "Sensim sine sensu aetas
senescit;" and Virgil in the "Ae-
neid," has many marked alterations.
William Mathews.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
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CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS

Chime soft and low, glad Christmas bells
We. too. will sing,
Will bring our gifts more precious far
Than frankincense or costly myrrh
To Christ our king.
Our .consecrated lives we'Il give:
With trusting. loving hearts we bend
To plead for grace and strength to live.
And honor him. our precious friend.
Selected.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
JESUS THE REcoNsTRucToR.

BY ISAIAH.
The lord hath anointcd me to preach
good tidngs unto the meek:
He hath sent ME to bind up the broken
hearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
They shall build the old wastes,
They shall raise up the former deso|a-
tons,
And they shall repair the waste cities.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
Greatest Revenue.

The internal revenue bureau, In the
fiscal year ended June 80, made the
greatest annual tax collection since its
establishment In 1862,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-11-26
.@s'"4 Acknowledgements
n CHRISTMAS UlSH

Wherever there is sickness,
Map Santa Claus bring health;
Wherever there is poverty.
Maq Santa Claus bring ,pealih;
Wherever one 10 weeping.
May tears to smiles give u,ay;
Uherever sadness hopers,
Map jog come Christmas day.
Go everq heart that's aching,
MAY peace and comfort come
And mag an outlook rosy
Supplanf each outlook qlum:
May friends nou separated
Soon reunited be,
And everyone find qladness
Upon this Christmas tree.
Edgar guest
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20
|A EfP&T{S !; B&aS%e
ELIZABETH iTHOMPSON

Dear Mrs. Thompson: Three
months ago ! met a young man
who had come here to work. His
uncle owned Q store and so he was
employed as an assistant. The
young man with whom I had been
going introduced me.
The very first time we met l
realized that I loved the second
and did not care for the first. He
seemed to care for me, too, because
the very next day he telephoned
mo and asked me to 90 somewhere.
My former friend did not think
l treated him squarely and SO he
stopped coming to see me and now
he is going with another girl. 1t
is said that he and the girl are en-
gagged to be married this June.
After going with the man from
out of town three weeks We be-
came engaged. He seemed devoted
to me and spent more money on
me than any other man l have
known. All my girl friends en-
Wed me because we were so happy
together.
Probably nothing perfect ever
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20

A. Soft shell crab is a designa-
ton given q crab at one period OF
its life. The ordinary crab loses
its hard shell periodically and ac-
Quires new one. Immediately
thereafter it is referred to as a soft
shell crab. This throwing of of
the old shell is the means of growth
Of the crab and takes place not
once, but several times during the
year.
@. Can the president annul or
abrogate a treaty without the con-
sent Of the senate? M. B.
A. He cannot do so unless he Is
given that specific authority by the
terms Of the treaty itself.
Q. How much does it cost to
collect the various internal revenue
taxes? NJ. R.
A. The bureau of internal reve-
nue. states that In the year 1919 the
cost Of administration OF these laws
was IS cents for each 500 collect
ed. The total collections for the
year were $3,350, 150. 07s.56.
Q. When 10 . ladder at q safe
angle? ". B.
A. A series Of experiments havs
proved that an angle Of IS degrees
gives the maximum Of safety. To
secure this angle, place the foot Of
the ladder . distance approximate
ing one quarter Of its length away
from the vertical support against
which tho top restA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20

Dispatches state that Americans in China
have proof that japan is organizing the opium
trade with view of restoring the traffic that
the Chinese themselves undertook some years
ago to stamp out The drug is said to be i'm
ported as military supplies" so as to evade
the Chinese customs examination. More work
for the League Of Nations and another reason
why the United States should be taking a hand
in it 1t isn't likely that this country ever will
feel called upon to exert diplomatic pressure
to make the world dry, but when it comes to
the opium trafhc-that's different.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20

lasts. Without letting me know
why he changed toward me and in
stead Of loving me. he was cruel in
every way possible. Now he does
not come to see me and he is do
ing everything to humiliate me.
We were to be married this spring
and now that is out of the question.
He does not even come to see me.
When people ask him what is
wrong he simply shrugs his Shout
ders and sneers.
What can l do? I still love him
in spite of the cruel way he treats
me. I cannot sleep nights and I
CRY all day long. l am desperate
and feel that can never be happy
again. TULIPS.
The best thing to do is to face
the facts and admit that you are
blessed to be free from an un-
worthy man. Time will heal your
wound. At first it may be impos-
sible for you to forget and to stop
crying, but If you earnestly try you
will find it easier as time goes on.
Be too proud to show how deeply
you have been hurt. :
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20
TAuRapAl--THE RQcK ISLAND ARcus- Way 20, 1870.
II IzIH Ks
~ WILL !. BRADY ftD.

for the highest and narrowsst OF
French heels, Just - there are oc-
casions for other appurtenances Of
evening attire. But the female VINO
ventures to wear such things ON
the street bstrays . sad deficiency
in the dome.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Il it harmful or dangerous for .
man TO drink too much cold water
when he il working very hot and
sweating freely? M. r. H.
Answer-It is harmful and dan
gerous to drink ice water or water
too cold at any time and under
any circumstances. Water should
be cool enough to be grateful but
not cold enough to chill. One work
Ing hard in a very warm place or
in very warm weather and sweat
Ing freely must have large Quantt-
ties of water, and can scarcely
drink too much Of reasonably cool
water. II water too cold is taken
It may produce q form Of shock
(perhaps atfecting the solar plex-.
us), or cramps.
Answer to Margaret
l. No. 2. No. 1t is not modeSty
but very unbecoming imitation
thereof that prompt you to take
your peculiar view.
Pore Physiology.
Is there any truth in the report
that sulphur and molasses opens
the pores Of the skin and one can
catch cold il taken in cold wealth
err? Also, is it possible to take cold
from getting your hair cut in cold
weather? ]. A. F.
Answer-Sulphur and molasses
taken internally have but one ef-
fect-laxative. I'd take 1t in any
season or weather, if l thought I
required a laxative. It is impossi-
BILE to take cold from getting your
hair cut in cold weather.
Chlorine in the Water.
Does the chlorine used for disin-
fecting municipal water supplies
affect the blood Of persons drink
ing the water? E. B.
Answer No. The infinitesimal
amount Of chlorine in the water
has no appreciable influence on
the system, and it makes the water
| safe to drink.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20
Today's Events

National independence day Of
Cuba.
Anniversary Of the signing of
the Mecklenburg declaration OF in
dependence.
An international conference of
public health. officials meets today
at Brussels.
Maryland Democrats meet in
state convention today at Baltimore
to name the delegates-at-large to
the national convention.
High degree Masons Of Missis-
sippi and neighboring states gather
ut Hattiesburg today for the dedi-
cation of the new Masonic temple
The general assembly /of the
Presbyterian church In the United
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20

as tall man entered with a quick,
self-assured step. His eyes roam
ed over the room. Anne's heart
gave one great bound and then
stopped - completely. She felt
stunned and, obeying her first i'm
pulse, bent her head. For he was
not at all as her Imagination had
pictured him. Thin, a little bald,
and even at a distance the lines un-
der his world-weary eyes and the
STOPPING shoulder of disillusion
had not escaped her.
did you think hiding your face
would prevent me from knowing
you? startled her, and she looked
up.
Anne never quite realized how
she got through the first sickening
moments or the miserable farce of
dinner. Her food lay barely tast-
ed on her plate while her Zero"
talked on and on. Nothing Of how
wonderful she was now, but all of
himself, his success, his money, his
car and his clubs. Somehow the
evening progressed and he left her
at her door with the words:
Tomorrow afternoon, we'll have
tea and then l have tickets for the
front row Of the best show in
town" (Of course he would put it
that way. Apparently he had the
best Of everything).
/ After he had gone. Anne faced
the facts squarely. How could she
go through two more whole days Of
it? A poet on paper, but such q
poor prince! But she was q plucky
little thing and having gotten her
self into the scrape she determined
to see it through.
~And I told Jim I'd be busy oyel
the whole weekend" she moanet
to herself.
Angsred By the updisguissd dis.
illusionment IN Anne's face, Phil.
lips grew morose and sullsn. HI
couldn't imagine why he had vast.
ed his good time and money on
this little New England iceberg. III
determined to cut his trip short
Their parting was chilly. Anna
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-05-20

taie saeA msaausss : Fbrl = snld q sIapaoy'
70 kssp III fofce toesthes. 1hsy Win fail p
20 vhersin fhsy - 70 blams Il msA win not
work when there u - much to do and wages
~ - high. but prefer to 60 shout trying one
-kinA Of employment and, then another. making
: ssccess d none and helping to pile up the
epssssce everything.
It II mot to b denied that q little moro eli
control and = greater sense Of responstbility
10 much to be desired among those who do the
manual work Of the country. There u nothing
wrong economically that cannot b remedied
almost In q day by individual effort and appli-
oation. It is q condition. however. and not .
theory that We have to face, and conditions
ere stubborn things.
Among the underlying causes Of unrest I'M
doubtedly is the desire for greater individual
sion Of wealth. There IL well defined pro-
test against being compelled TO do the same
thing day in and day out for years at time
perhaps for the entire period Of ones useful
ness. The piece worker finds it hard to draw
inspiration from his daily grind. There's
nothing in it to fire his Imagination. His mind
wanders in search Of food and finding nothing
convenient to seize upon Of a practical nature
turns to abstract theories. Lately world con-
ditions have invited consideration OF theories
Of government. Radical propagandists have
found our shopmen ripe for that which they
had to offer where no Roadway could be made
among classes employed in work of general
nature. Germs OF communism and all the
other isms thrive and are readily transmitted
in the close atmosphere OF the factory. Only
the strongly constituted can resist them II long
enough exposed under such circumstances.
Henry Ford is right in trying to find ways
to keep alive the interest Of his employees by
giving them something new to work with and
to think about. Let the average employer put
himself in the place Of the average piece work
er and probably he will change his mind a.
to how far he can safely indulge their desire
for change without pampering his mon.