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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
UNwIsE ECONOMY

Retrenchment is demanded and
needed on every hand, but very care
full consideration should enter into the
decision as to when and where not to
cut down expenditures. The danger Of
hurrying into unwise economies Is ILL
ustrated BY the proposal before the
Georgia legislature, approved by the
House appropriations committee, TO
reduce the fund for public schools this
year to the extent of million dol
lars. It Is possible that states
financial condition may be such as to
require aacnt even in its expenditures
for ablic schools. but to Judge from
reliable report. Georgia's need is by
no means SO extreme. Gerogia, ac-
cording to the Atlanta constitution,
"is one Of the wealthiest states in the
Union, when the valuation-of what she
owns of a private. tangible nature is
parallcled with what she owes of a
public and private nature richer BY
far, in comparison, than any Of the
two score or more states that rank
ahead Of her in education"
Only five Southern States rank low
er, while seven rank higher. than
Georgia in this particular. With the
ideal scale placed at 100. the educa-
tional average Of our fifty two states,
territories and dependencies is given
as So, while Georgia's rating is 1876.
Under such circumstances no argu-
ment is necessary to show the unwise
economy in cutting down on already
far from adequate educational fund.
Surely there are other more defensi-
BILE means of providing for the neces-
sary reduction Of GecrCia's expendi-
lures. Where there is proper rec
ognition of what education means to
state there viii be a determination
to save the schools and let something
else be sacrificed, if sacrifice there
must be.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
SOUR STOMACH
INDIGESTION
Thedford's Black-Draught Highly
Recommended by . Tennessee
Grocer for Troubles Re-
suIting from Torpid
Liver.

East Nashville, Tenn The effio.
iency Of Thedford's Black raught, the
genuine. herb. liver medicine. is
vouched for BY Mr.. w. N. Parsons, .
grocer Of THE city. "It lie without
doubt the best liver medicine, and I
don't believe | could get along without
It. I take It for sour stomach, head
ache. bad liver. Indigestion, and Gil
other troubles that are the result Of
q torpid liver.
Il have known and used It for years,
and can and do highly recommend It
to every one. won't 90 to bed with
out 1t IN the house. It win do ali It
claims to do. I can't say enough for
IT,"
Many other men and women through
out the country have found Black.
Draught Just 40 Mr. Parsons describes
valuable in regulating the liver to
Its normal functions. and in cleansing
the bowels Of impurities.
Thedford's Black Draught liver medi-
cine e ~ original and only genuine.
Accept no limitations Or substitutes.
Always ssk sor ThedsordA -
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF
STATE ARE GIVEN
OVER FOUR MILLION

A total of $4,422, 114.98 was appor-
toned to the schools of the state from
public school moneys by State Super
intendent Baker this week. The
amount represents an increase of ST.
243,1s9.9s over the apportionment of
last year.
The largest single apportionment
goes to st. Louis. 1t is 1901, 716.23,
an increase of $242,594.71 over last
year. jackson, including Kansas City,
gets the second largest sum.
| st. Francois county's part in this
apportionment is $56,830.49, which is,
we believe, the largest amount going
to any strictly rural city in the state.
In the apportionment made by Bak-
er the teachers quota is 81, 4aa,250. AT
the present time $1,000 teachers are
employed in the public schools OF Mis-
souri,. The school houses number o.
500.
Aid for rural schools totals $144,-
1862 and unconditional aid for the high
school amounts to $87 ,506.38.
The school moneys are divided on
the basis of daily attendance at the
schools. On the basis of this attend
ance' the apportionment is $2,769, 1885,
60. The total number of days chill
dren attended the public schools dur
ing last year was 93,043.647.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
ADMINISTRATORS OR
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that letters
of administration upon the estate Of
John Francis AuBuchon, deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned,
by the Probate Court Of st. Francois
county, Missouri. bearing date the 10th
day of August, 1921.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to Matte AuBuchon for allow
ance within six months from the date
of said letters or they may be preclud-
ed from any benefit of such estate;
and If said claims be not exhibited
within one year from the date of the
granting of letters on said estate they
shall be forever barred.
MATTE AUBUCH0N,
Attest: Administrator Executor.
X. c. Weber, Judge.
Aug. 10, 26, Sept. 2 and 8.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
FLASHLIGHTS

Even If everything happens which
the pessimist predicts it will still be
fun to live.
Women do queer things. but man is
the only animal who will bet a hat on
any proposition.
The sea Of matrimony is the only
ocean that amateurs insist on nayi-
eating and rafuse to listen to the coun-
sci of eexperieneede travellers.
Don't Drag. Somebody some day
will be doing your work better than
you ever dreamed it could be done.
1t would take more than the high
cost of living to discourage the young
man who has made up his mind to
marry.
Who says the world isn't improving |?
We can remember the time when car
pet-b beating was every mans spring
time occupation. Detroit Free Press.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
Cold in the Head

Is an acute attack Of Nasal Catarrh
Those subject to frequent scolds II
the headn will find that the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE viii
build up the System, cleanse the Rieot
and render them less liable to colds
Repeated attacks of Acute Catarri
may lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Il
taken internally and acts through The
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the
System. thus reducing the infiamma.
tion and restoring normal conditions
All druggists. Circulars free.
r. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, Thos. ]. Wheeler and
Maud Wheelen, his wife, E. N. Ed
wards and Lizzie Edwards, his wife,
by their certain deed Of trust, dated
October 10, 1920, and recorded in trust
deed record book No. 126, at page 323,
being one of the dand records of st.
Francois County, Missouri, conveyed
to r. C. Tucker, Trustee. all tfeir in
terest in and to the following describ-
ed real estate, situate, lying and being
In st. Francois County. Missouri, to-
wit: Leasehold No. 1872 of the Doe
Run Lead Company, together with all
buildings and improvements thereon
in and unto that piece Of ground
known as Lot 80, Block /. New map
lot No. Ia, block No. 81 as shown on
Mat of Flat River. Mo-, made by
Samuel Asbury, County Surveyor.
Which said conveyance was made to
secure the payment of certain prom
issory note therein particularly de-
scrfbed, and whereas said note it past
due and unpaid.
Now, therefore, I, the undersigned
trustee, at the request of the legal
holder OF said note, and in accordance
with the provisions and stipulations
Of said deed Of trust, and by virtue OF
authority vested in me by said deed,
as trustee. hereby give notice that !
viii, on
Saturday, August "a, 1921,
at the south front door Of the Court
/ House ia the Civ of Harrington, in
the State Of Missouri, between the
- a q Il
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

The special session of the Legisla-
ture adjourned last Wednesday, hav-
ing cost the state $121, 900, which, add
ed to the cost Of the regular session,
aggregates the ample sum of SALT, 900
for seven months of Hyde's admins
tration. That's pretty high; but good
things, you know, always come high.
Without generous expenditure how
could the Republican legislators have
provided their wives. their daughters,
their sons, their sisters. their aunts
and their cousins-enrolled as clerks
and pages, etc.--in manner befitting
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
WHERE DOES ZERO ENn2

Little Gertrude had been especially
lnquisitive all evening. Her father had
answered her questions patiently. but
he was becoming exasperated. Fin
ally said:
What do you do at the office all
day, daddy"
Daddy,s patience gave way. "Oh,
nothing" he said.
Gertrude pondered over this answer
for moment. Then she returned va
liantly to the charge. "But how do
you know when you have finished ~
she asked.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
now GOMEZ

Father" asked the small boy, Of an
editor, sis Jupiter inhabited ~
II don't know, my son." was the
truthful answer.
"Father, are there any sea SER
penis 7"
II don't know, my SON.
Father, what does the north pole
look likefp But, alas, again the an
swer, II don't know, my son.
At last in desperation, he inquired
with whitening emphasis:
"Father, how ever did you get to be
an editor?.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
SOME PROvIDER.

lis your husband much Of d provid-
Ell, Milandy ~
aIe jes,,ain't nothin' else, na'am.
He gwine to git some new furniture
proVidin' he gifts de money; he go to
work; he go to work proyidin' de job
suits him. never see such a provid-
ia, man in all NAH days"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

the party and dignity of the State?
We must not grumble; just pay. Ex-
perience is dear school. we are told;
let us hope it has not lost it's virtue of
imparting knowledge to those who will
learn in no other.--IrOnton Register.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19

In order to win hundred dollar
prize to help in the education OF
her young brother. Miss Jeanne Du
Brui. pretty Brooklyn school girl.
stood handcuffcd for twenty-four
hours to the side OF a tiny cell in
the old English prison ship "Suc-
cess" in New York. The prize was
offered by the commander OF the
Success" which is the oidesteship
aioat aud which was formerly used
TO carry prisoners from England to,
Australia. y
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
"A Golden Smile and the
Folks Worth While
In Honor Of Missouri's Tooth Birthday, by
viii Terrell

hundred years is q long long time THf
To weave into meter and lore and rhyme.
So, briefly, I'll sing Of golden smila
And plea to the hearts Of the folks worth while
Born at the dawn Of distant day,
babe as fair as rose in May.
Rocked in cradle Of hick'ry split
By the proud young parents, Faith and Grit
The babe was swaddled in homey things
And fed from a bottle Of living springs.
Schooled in the ethics of tree and sod.
She grew to youth in the land of God
She wasn't pampered in idle Dreams
Her world real with its hills and streams;
Where the wolf stalked forth when the sun was gone
And the tbob-cat' challenged the crimson dawn;
Where the pot hound blnked at old smooth bore
And coon-skn hung the cabin door;
Where the grist mill Numbered it's awkward lay
To the simple folk Of an early day.
Where Sorghum Hoier' and Possum Rum
Where the rainbows end to barI b fun
Here the gal growed up as gals will do
Nurtured in toll when the land was new.
All fused up in homespun gown
For 'mule-back' ride to a crossroads town.
Comely and shy as the piping quail
In the old worm fence by the river trail
Her fame grew wnsome Miss
And suitors fought for her golden kiss.
But this is the edict she spake to alls
"My charms gratis to great and small.
All We who would strive for my golden smile
Must measure up to the folks worth while"
And, speaking thus, she spread her charm
To the SWANS of the village and field and farm
That's how ii started. hundred years,
Since the babe was born to world of fears.
Through calm and tempest through sun and rain,
She breathes her message to hill and plain;
For fair Missouri retains her youth
And her early precepts Of love and truth.
And, true to her standards, her lure, her smile,
We're glad to be Of her folks worth while
Sorghum Holler and Postum Run
Are still extant in the realm o. fun.
But the swaddled babe woman grown
With sizeabe family, all her own.
She rides more to the 'deestrict slsule
In a homespun frock-on fea-bit mule
But she goes de luxe, like millionaire
10 greet her kin at the big State Fair.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
Iz1lc66hil;,'
Poem y.
MARY's LAM

Mary atakin Voice whatever that implies takes
in city wha eybody wise don't regret her kn it wish to
of the stuff she hands
the Sam tackled an
everybody till she'd the through We Understood the
said which hearts rejoice bu that's before Mary
had to takn Voice. 5iFsa453s Z
reckon the sceehowl bird in his and puts that
dggone he nothn to it but the
that Is rawjes yah-yah
yaw-ww-wi" ID / .s ss4s4s 8s
the thing exercise puppys
wgge harmony until it
rack wouldn't mind em takn' voice but visit they'd send bael
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-08-19
GLAD TO MEET HER.

Visitor Cat private hospital): Scan
see Lieutenant Barker, please?"
Matrcn: eve do not allow ordin-
airy visiting. May I ask If you are a
relatiye?"
Visitor (boldly): "oh, yes. I'm his
sister"
Matron: "Well, well, I'm very glad
10 meet you, I'm his mother"
Rub My-Tism h q great pain killer,
Relieves pain and soreness, Rheuma-
eism, Neuralgia, Sprains. etc.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
YANK GOBS APPLAUD BUlLFIGHT

Is never to let his horse ger touched
by them
After that group of peasant.
wearing green-and-red caps advance
into the ring and each tries to throw
himself on the bull. either between his
horns or on his neck, and to cling
there despite the frantic attemprs -
the animal. If one succeeds In cling.
ing on. the other peasants rush nm
ana hang onto the buh until he l.
reduced to impotence.
The American boys cheered nh ,h,s
with great enthusiasm, but the ron,
outbreak came when one bull leanaa
after one Of his tormentors over a
wooden partition and into a groun ~
bulihghters. scattering them right and
left. "1
Roars of laughter filed the .,o-.
nous circus and laundering cheer
and cries Of bull. bull, bull" bur.,
from the threats Of the Americans
The bullfghters fed In disorae.
while the amphitheater resoundea
with the laughter and cheers Of Tia
Americans.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
ArlStOCratS of
Russia PeddlerS

who at one time was master Of the
| Crimea.
But just as soon as the Bolsheviks
secured peace with Poland. they
smashed Wrangel to smithereens. The
Crimea witnessed one of the greatest
scrambles In history.
Soldiers and their leaders, civilians
and their wives and families, clamored
for ships TO take them away before
the avenging Bolsheviks came in.
The vessels which were finally sup
piled for the refugees were jammed
beyond human endurance.
Filled With Refugees
Thousands of the survivors Of this
page of recent history were brought to
Constantinople.
Every street In Constantinople Is
crowded with them. Near this city
you may see broad-faced Mongolians
and Kalmuck Tartars. who were once
In WrangePs army, working on the
railway tracks.
In the city itself the Russians have
largely turned to peddling.
Their wives and sisters and daugh-
tiers have taken to waiting In little res
taurants or washing dishes or scrub
bling floors or doing family washing.
Many have been forced by sheer
want into immortality.
And there are thousands who have
no visible means of support. They sell
nothing. They do not work. They SIM
ply walk the streets aimlessly.
Many Of them have shirts, but no
coats. If you see them with coats but
toned up to the neck, you may know
that they have neither shirt nor un-
dershirt underneath. In this blazing
hot oriental weather many Of them go
about with great, long. heavy cossack
coats whose collars and sleeves are
trimmed with thick astrachan.
Shift for Themselves.
Men who were once officers in the
cars army and later In wrangers
forces still 60 about with their epau-
lets on shoulders. Often one has a
wicked-looking Russian officers dagger
at his side.
1t would seem that with this great
Influx of one-time soldiers of adven.
ture. made desperate by want. there
would be great increase Of petty
crimes. But the $500 Turkish police
have held crime In check.
For considerable period the French
authorities undertook to feed the 100.
600 Russian refugees. the only stipula.
ton being that they should seek work
to make themselves self-supporting,
But work was the very thing that the
great majority of them did not want.
They seemed to think the allies were
under some sort Of obligation to MAIN
tain them in idleness. The result was
that the French felt compelled to with
draw all assistance and allow them to
shift for themselves.-Milton Bronner.
In Chicago Post.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
Wisconsin Girl
Defies Handicap

versation. wiletta may carry On a
conversation with two people AZ the
same time simply by placing any fin
ger or one hand on the vocal cords
and telling by the vibrations just Whist
is being said before the words are
actually spoken.
She is Of normal build for q girl Of
sixteen years, robust and has a
healthy color In her cheeks. Unless
one studied her eyes they would not
readily note her great affection as she
walks with as steady gait as a nor
NAL person would. Upon entering a
room where there are visitors she will
walk without falterng up to J. I.
Hooper, superintendent of the school
Wiletta is unable herself TO under
stand or explain the reason for her
strange method of hearing. II Just
came TO her; this is her only explana-
ton. She has been at the school for
six years.
May Develop New Method.
During her first year at school WI.
eta was not very diligent student
and was especially backward In study
ing the point system of reading. She
mastered the reading system. how
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07

ever. knowing that II was only q NUT
ter of time when she would be unable
TO see.
The achievements of Wiletta Hug
gins are attracting such wide attention
that one Of the large women's maya
zines of the country contains an inter.
view with her and story of her sue
cess. II is the opinion of psychologists
that new method Of teaching the
deaf will be developed as a result Of
the tests which have been made Cd
Wiletta Higgins.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
American Sailors Witness Exhi.
bltion Of Portugars Sport.
More Display Of Good Horseman.
ship and skiilfui Feints Than Cruel
Sport az In Spain.

Lisbon.-Sailors Of the American
warships who were entertained In this
city when the American squadron Wis
tied Portugal the other day, saw a
Portuguese bullfight and Justify
cheered for one of the bulls.
A Portuguese bullfight Is more a
display Of splendid horsemanship and
skillful feints than cruel port, such
as the Spanish bullfight. There u no
bloodshed. The bulls are merely
leased by the bullfighters and Others
who pierce their hides with their tor
mentiag darts. The horns OF the bulls
are covered with leather balls. 20 that
they can do no great damage and the
prcof Of the skill Of the horseman
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
Once Naughty Officers Of Old
Regime Are Now PenniIess
in Turkish Capital.
ONE TRAGEDY OF GREAT WAR
Every Street In constantinople 10
Crowded With Refugees From Rus
sia-Wives and Daughters In
Mental Occupations.

Observation-Disclosures Russia was
mighty nation under her czars II was
the Slav dream to march into Constan-
tinople.
Well, the Russians In their thou
sands have reached this city, but their
presence means not triumph. but one
Of the great tragedies of the aftermath
of the war.
The allies. and especially France,
backed and financed a number of at.
tempts on the part of Russians to
break down the Bolshevist government
and substitute one that would do bust
ness with western Europe.
The last of these mercenary armies
was the one led by General Wrangel.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07

Mrs. Mabel T. S. Falco of Brooklyn
won the aldermanic nomination In the
Thirty-third aldermanic district. Mrs
Falco lives on Columbia Heights, and
Is the grandniece Of James G. Blaine;
her father. Col. FL. d. Stanwood, was
a veteran of the Civil war.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
Woman's Heel Gets
Tangled in Plane

London.-A woman's heel, be-
coming damned, caused the
wreck Of an airplane and the
loss Of three lives. at Fort Mel
bourne. Australia, according to
Central News dispatch from
Melbourne to the London Daily
News. Fl. G. Ross, an aviator,
took Miss Jessie Dorman and a
young man for a flight. Miss
Dorman's heel became jammed
between TIE rudder bar and the
wooden bar. and the pilot was
unable to turn his machine,
which crashed heavily, all three
occupants being killed.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07

tice senses SO keen. so accurate and
80 marvellous that she is believed to
have system Of understanding which
has never been eQualed even by Helen
Keller. famous blind girl.
Wiletta, through some strange and
unexpiainable sense. can tell who is In
q room with her or in adjoining room,
II she has known the person for but
q short time.
Converses With Two at Once.
Through this strange means of con.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
Develops System Of conyersing
With Others Not Equaled Even
by Helen Keller.
lis BOTH BLIND AND DEAF
BY Placing Her Fingers on Vocal
Cords Of . Person She Can Tell
What 10 Being Said Before
Words Are Actually Spoken.

GAINESVILLE, Wis.-Overcoming the
handicap Of both blindness and deaf
ness In q manner which has aston
ished all medical authorities who have
heard of II, Miss wiletta Huggins, six
teen years old. student Of the Wis
consin School for the Blind at James
Vile, has learned To listen TO the con-
yersation Of others through the me-
dium Of placing a finger on the vocal
cords of the person with whom she is
talking.
Denied the power to see or hear,
this girl has acquired through prac-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
Pair Of Piers
RoJts Rolcu9 Man

Phiiadelphsa.-One attempted
holdup fooled with a pair Of
pliers. another holdup In which
the rubber found his victim
without money and g third that
resulted In a highwayman oh
tanning S64 summed up one
nights banditry.
When ]. VI. Sloane. a for-hire
driver. stopped 10 repair his car
two men attempted 10 hold him
up. Sloane pointed a pair Of
pliers at the bandits. who fed
Their fight is believed TO have
been hastened by the fact that
Sloane had his coat of and a
drivers badge worn on his vest
was plainly visible.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07

here Is whole full
the United States for their
was unloaded the
terminal when discovered tricky natives had sut
mastodon
experts nave explained however
S every nsua dena
sa' age TOT thousands OF Ice and sod
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07
wIfe,a scbb.d Hair cau.s. Row.

New York.-Harry Novick has sued
his wife for divorce because he does
not approve Of her bobbed hair. He
also charges that she goes out In the
evenings. leaving the baby with
nr,Eil!or
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07

World Logic.
Envy follows the successful, but leaos
the failures
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-10-07

The laryngaphone, telephone de'
vice. attracted considerable attention
at the shipping. engineering and ma
chinery exhibition In London. Tne
laryngaphone eliminates the moulin
piece and puts in Its place transmit'
ter which Is placed against the laryin
when speaking so that the vibrations
OF the throat answer In the same way
as when speaking into the mouthpiec~
The device Is intended for use In nolsy
factories.