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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11

actly luxurious ID its appointments.
! and he welcomed the chance for human
intercourse.
Thus matters proceeded throughout
the summer. The artist worked In
defatigably, and Elsie, with whom he
was soon on terms of intimate friend
ship. often begged to see the picture;
but he would never oblige her curl
osity.
when it's finished" he would say,
land not till then. 1t looks all muddy
and messy now--and want you to be
the first Critic TO see It complete" SO
Elsie was forced to be satisfied.
One evening, however, he fingered
instead of going to the hotel. Elsie
had remained on the piazza to enjoy
the moonlight for a few moments.
"Elsie," he said, II want you to
come to the woods tomorrow morning.
The picture is almost finlshed--there
is only one more days work on IT.
and I want you to say what you
Think
She Joined him in the wood-lot as
the morning sunlight filtered through
the branches. Before her was the
easel, covered with cloth. He led
her close to the frame, then suddenly
took the cloth away. Elsie looked,
then gasped and looked again. Be-
fore her on the canvas was the ia
miliar wood-lot. with its tall aisles and
green lights and shadows; but under
the biggest tree there stood figure
dressed in white--a white dress like
the one she had worn the first day
she had met him. It looked like her
self--and yet--was she this radiantiy
beautiful creature9 With catch in
her throat, she turned to the artist.
us It's 1t really ~
1T is you, just as you were when I
first saw you. came hundred miles
to find my ideal, and / found it--in
you"
"Ohi' Elsie closed her eyes. Strong
arms were holding her close, and
voice that she knew she loved was
whispering magic words to her. "oh,
l never guessed--but know now that
wanted It all the time-dear."
The artist clasped her. II came
down here to work for a prize" he
said; 'but never dreamed should
find the biggest prize In the world
your
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11

Miss Leona Carter, who is attend.
ing high school in Bonnie Terre, visit
ed her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Carter, Saturday and Sunday.
r. C. Cole, c. J. Bellville, C. H. Ap
pleberry and S. P. Cole were guests OF
Misses Mae and Leona and Pearl
Carter Sunday.
Chas. BellviHe and S. P. Cole visit
ed at the home of j M. Appleberry
Sunday and Monday and also visited
the Coonville school Monday morn
ing.
Frank Douglas, Sr., was a DeSoto
visitor Saturday and his son, Frank,
accompanied him home.
John Courtway visited his mother,
Mrs. Frank Courtway, at Blackwell,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mart Donelly, of near Silver Springs
was Tunnel visitor Monday.
]. ]. Thurman and daughter, Inez,
of Prospect, visited at the home of H.
C. Carter Monday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11
The Cue Is the Thing.

The. billiard cue is equal in place
to the table, and the manufacturers of
cues select their woods with great
care and circumspection. The weight
must be neither too little nor too large,
and since the size is regulated in GUS
tom, the requisite weight is secured by
selecting the wood that possesses it.
says the American Forestry Magazine.
The cue must have elasticity. 1t must
start the ball upon its journey with
the proper speed. That cannot be
done by the player alone, no matter
how skiliful he may be. The cue is
called upon to do Its part. Maple is
regarded as the best wood for cues.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11
TURNED THE JOKE ON ANTONY
Cleopatra softened Humiliation by
Compliment That Should Have
Warmed Soldiers Heart.

After Cleopatra had vamped the
Roman general, Antony, and had won
him from camp and battle to bask In
the Warm sun Of Egypt by her per-
fumed side, she was often at n loss
to devise new means OF entertaining
him. One day she hit upon the idea
Of a fishing party, and the two. ac-
c0mpanied by great retinue. pro-
ceeded to the rivers edge, where they
I fished to the tinkle Of harps and the
waving Of peacock feather fans.
Antony had but III luck, and the
maids of honor pulled up more fish
than he. This was held to be
either great joke or an indication
of the displeasure of the gods, and
II needed but a feather weight to
throw the scales either way. Antony
hated being laughed at, and TO be
thought disfavored by the gods was
a serious business in those days. He
therefore arranged with a personal
slave to strip and dive beneath the
boat and there fasten fish to his hook,
the fish being taken from the strings
of those caught by others. 1t was
done. About the tenth fish was enough
for the queen, who started quiet
investigation of this marvellous luck
and, discovering the secret, sent a
slave Of her own to dive and fasten
a sailed herring to the hook. A great
laugh went up when the bOard-stlff
fish appeared, and the queen said !:
go, general. leave fishing to us petty
princes Of Pharos, and Campus; your
game is cities, kingdoms and nations"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11
FLAT RIVER
(Received too late for last week.

(Received too late for last week.
Mrs. Arch Bequette visited Miss
Pauline Tucker, who is in the Bonnie
Terre hospital, Friday of last week.
Miss Pauline Rinke visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Rolla Cozean, of Pennington
Friday.
Misses Helen Moran, Lucy Compton
Nellie Evans and Sybil Pratt, Of
Bonnie Terre, were Flat River visitors
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Schlick visited
their daughter, Mrs. P. G. Hough, Of
Fredericktown, Sunday.
Miss Lucille Simpson, of Bonnie
Terre, was guest of Miss Iva Haney
Friday.
A. Mcdaniel has accepted a posi-
ton as janitor of the Central school
and Domestic Science hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Huff and Miss
Pearl Counts were guests Of friends
in Pennington Sunday.
Miss Elsie Schlick returned home
Sunday after a two weeks visit in
Fredericktown with her sister, Mrs,
P. c. Hough.
Misses Thelma Wheeling and Jes-
samine Fite, of Bonnie Terre, were
Flat River visitors Friday.
Miss Iva Haney was shopping in
Pennington Saturday.
H. Tucker is spending few weeks
in New York on business.
Marvin O'Sullivan, of Bonnie Terre,
was a Flat River visitor Wednesday.
The Flat River girls defeated the
Bonnie Terre girls in practice game
Wednesday night Of last week with a
score of 1888.
Gilbert Mccoy, of Desloge, was a
Flat River visitor Thursday.
DR.. and Msr. G. B. Williams and
daughter, Miss Nellie, accompanied
by Misses Vida Tucker and Elizabeth
White, attended the Bonnie Terre show
Thursday evening.
Miss Iva Haney attended the play in
Desloge Thursday evening.
Miss Naomi Hill, of Pennington,
was Flat River visitor Saturday.
Arthur Tucker returned home from
Mariana, Ark. Saturday night.
Mrs. III. Tucker was q Pennington
visitor Tuesday afternoon.
M. L. Wolfner spent Sunday morn
ing in Pennington.
DR.. and Mrs. G. B. Williams went
20 Desloge Friday night to attend the
basket ball game.
DIR. and Mrs. Haney, accompanied
by their daughter, Iva; also Misses L.
Simpson, Mary Alice Marsh and Vida
Tucker, went to Desloge Friday night
to attend the basket ball game be-
tween Bonnie Terre and Desloge.
A surprise party was given for
Miss Mamie Ward Wednesday eve-
ming in honor of her eighteenth birth
day. The evening was spent in play
ing games and was enlivened with mu-
sic. Dainty refreshments Of punch
and cake were served. Those present
were: Misses Mary Haney, Lillian
Davies, Mammie Barron, Dorothy and
Gladys Wilson, Grace and Ruth Dali
ton, Leona and Elvath Cox, Mary
Burns, Irene Reader, Edith Patt, Ed
ma Swearingea and Mabel Signlan;
Horace Patt, Marvin Sigman, Arthur
Counts, George Mum, Jessie Pritchi
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11
Dizzy Spells

Hastings. Nebr.--"Some years ago
Z was troubled greatly with liver
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11
Picking Up a Language.

It is said that Darwin mastered the
Spanish language during his voyage
from London ont, 1t was voyage of
many weeks--not the fifteen TO TWEEN
ty-day trip Of a modern steamer. Last
year one of Argentina's foreign min
listers found II necessary to come to
New York en- route to Beunos Aires
from Gastilian-speaking country.
and during the twenty-day voyage
here he acquired sufficient English to
converse with astonishing readiness
From The Americas.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11

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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-03-11


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Arizona republican., 1921-09-24
KILTS FOR MEN
BY OR FRANK CRANE Copyright 1921. by Frank Crane,

And now comes Professor Ramsey Traquar of McGlll University, and couches his lance champion of reason in its ancient and wel-nigh combat with custom.
 Perhaps the most senseless and at the same time the most tyrannous hold which custom has upon the human mind is in the matter of clothing.
 People do not wear clothes for intelligent reasons, at least the kind clothes they is not determined by intelligence. They wear clothes to be like other people.
 Morals very closely tied up with manners, and those who change the cut of garments, especially woens garments fall very easily under the criticism of being mmOdest.
 Professor Traquair insists that mems attire is much more immodest than women's.
 Women's dress at the present day." he said en1- phatically lis not improper less improper than at any other period Indeed with certain revival of love of beauty one might also say that 1t has become more proper in the sense of being more beautiful than 1t has been for some time past.
 The charge of being improper could with much greater truth be brought against mems dress It seems for instance most improper that ministers of religion founded joy should go about dressed in mourning and that civilized occasions of ceremony should attire himself in so grotesque form as the modern tail coat
 "Man, as distinguished from woman," said the professor, has, will be acknowledged by all artists form more abstractly beautiful than woman The Greek sculptor, who was distinguished by exalted love of beauty showed his appreciation of this by mak proportion, and by emphasizing in his female figures the resemblance to the more beautiful male
 'It seems pity that these natural advantages man should condemn himself to his present insan tary, expensive and grotesque garments"
 Professor Traquair expressed himself in favor of open neck shirts and short trousers with kits He said the only decenty clad male Creatures at the present day are Boy Scouts
 During the war attention was called to the fact that while uniform improved mans appearance it made the look grotesque She bulged out in the wrong places.
 Perhaps the safest canon for the mind to follow who wishes to be always the safe side is that what ever is different is indecent.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24
The Oldest Man

am 133 years old. says Uncle John Shell, cele- brating his birthday in log cabin Greasy Creek, Kentucky.
 The census-taker in 1860 recorded Uncle Johns age as 37. That would make him 9s years old now, instead of the "the oldest in the world'
 But John insists there in that early enumeration. He says he born In 17sS
 A similar case was Noah Raby, who died In New Jersey poorhouse several years ago. Raby claimed 137 years old. After his death the sus bureau investigated and found that he less than 100.
 Your comment probably is T guess these stories about men living much beyond century hokum."
 Not alwaysl
 Henry Jenkins of Yorkshire, England lived to 16s years The king had his age investigated became convinced that Henry was telling the truth and had the old come and live at the palace. The change killed him.
 Thomas Parr of Shropshire. England, married first when he ss, had two children. and died when he 152. His grandson lived to 132, his great-grandson to 142.
 Ireland in 1872 buried Countess of Desmond. aged 145
 Hungarian history records Peter Torton. peasant, who 1855 years old when he died in 1724. John Rovin another Hungarian peasant. lived be 172. his wife 164
 The oldest man in all history. whose age has been authenticated with reasonable conviction. was de Cugna, native Of Bengal India, who died in 1856 the age of 37o He famous all through the Orient Arabs considered him the eighth wonder Of the world
 How you live to be than 100? In the Eerkshires the Connecticut line, there's wood chopper named Joseph Gillette. He is in his tooth year, chops wood 10 hours day, days week-and says hard work is what made him live long,
 5. Most exceptionally old men have the same notion But the real for their unusual probably is that mysterious nature gives them of the powerful that drives the motors of the body
 Work however, does prolong the average life. Many retired business die before their tme from the of inaction. More than 200 years ago. Arnauld the great Frenchman, urged to retire, by his friend NicoHe What for?" asked Arnauld. sYou are old. It is time to restp 'Rest.y snorted Arnauld. T have all eternity to rest in"
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24
Questions And
 AnsWers

(Any reader can get the. answer to any question by writing The Repub- lcan Information Bureau. Frederic J. Hasixin. Director, Washington, D. C. This offer applies strictly to informa- ton. The bureau cannot give advice on legal, medical and financial mat ters. It does not attempt to settle do- mestic troubles, nor to undertake. ex- haustiye research on any subject Write your question plainly and briefly. Give full name and address and enclose 2 cents in stamps for re- turn postage. All replies are sent di- rect to the inquirer)
 c. How large do drops of water have to be to be called rain? A. w. A.
 A. Drops of water formed in the atmosphere by condensation of aqueous vapor and falling rapidly by virtue of their weight are known as rain. Smaller, finer particles. falling more slowly, are known as mist or fog. Drops of rain one-fourth tC three tenths of an inch in diameter have been measured. The smallest drops of rain measure one-twentieth of an inch in diameter.
 O. Into how many states is 6razi divided? c. J.
 A. This southern republic has 2( states, one territory and one fedora district.
 e. How many kinds of birds are there in the United States? !. l.
 A. There are 500 distinct kinds ol birds in this country They are di- vided into 69 families, of which at families are classed as water fowl : as shore birds, as upland game
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24
The German Mark

The German is worth less than one cent. With normal value of 24 cents in American money dropped to four cents at the end of the war At that price many millions of marks were sold in the United States. the purchasers bought them for investment confident in integrity the German republic and ultimately they would return to with resulting profit to the holders. But the mark has declined still further and it is estimated that the in this country by those who hold this German money to be fully s1oo,ooo,ooo.
 Germany herself is the cause of the mark dimin- shng in value to point where one American dollar can buy more than 100 of them Instead of raising
 money by taxation pay her labor buying and sell ing carrying on her domestic business. paying pen- sions subsidzing industry and transportation and paying benefits she has overworked her printing presses in issuing money
 As in the days of imperial rule the wealthy of Germany are not taxed they in France and Great Britain. German industry, land income do contribute anything in with those tof France or England German poor taxed. but the rich largely escape
 .The war did touch Germany except in Her debt except the separations, is less than that of France Her population is greater Greatest of all her industries unharmed-the war did not touch them Germany has devas- tated region to rebuild. While Great Britain and France are maintaining and building up great army and navy, Germany is relieved of that vast expense.
 The only debt Germany could repudiate would be that due her people and for which this large amount of money was printed. Her foreign debt and reparatons must be paid in gold Germany i'll afford to go into bankruptcy She will have to pay debts. before this is done, the Junker class must learn that they must pay their share of the taxes: that they who caused the war must foot the bill
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24
SHOULD A DOCTOR TELL2

LONDON-"ShaII doctors teII9'
 The question is agitating the minds of doctors here and the meeting of the British Medical assoca tion at Newcastle devoted a great part it's time to discussion of the matter.
 The ministry of health has undertaken to receive a deputation from the association the question.
 The whole matter has arisen since a judge dered doctor to give evidence in case threatening convict him a charge of contempt of if he did not do This has aroused the medical pro- fession to a pitch of fury because the medical of Great Britain have always felt that they were above the law in many
 Now the conference has passed a resolution de- ciding to give support members who refuse divulge information received in the exercise fessonal duties unless the patient consents.
 It is therefore up to the judge take action if medical witness refuses to testify, with he chances that he will have the whole profession down him if he insists.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24

heart beats nine times in two respi- rations.
 e. How many railway mail clerks are there? T. L. C.
 A The postoffice department says that there are about 1s. 900 railway mail clerks in the service at the pres ent time
 Q. Our postman refused to deliver . five pound package Isn't hs re- quired to deliver them7 G. l. r.
 A The postoffice department gays that all postmasters have been in- structed to have patrons call at the postoffices for such mail matter as cannot be easily carried by the car- rier. That Is the reason the carrier refused to deliver the five-pound package. You can readily see that if a carrier had many packages of this weight to carry on one trip. it would tax his strength heavily
 O. Will you please tell me when Caruso's first wife died. Was he d. vorced from her? S. B. A. Enrico Caruso was married but once They were not divorced Mrs. Caruso is living. c. What kind of clover can be planted without huliins the sseds7 G. e. S.
 A. The department of agriculture says that the type of clover that may be planted without hulling the seeds is known as bur clover
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24

birds. as birds of prey. and ss as land birds.
 O. Are there any particular clothes prescribed for . man playing tennis? A. N. D.
 A. A tennis manual says that a white tennis costume is the only cor rect one for men This includes not only the shirt and trousers but shoes and socks as well.
 a. Please tell me whether the present king of England has . court jester or fooI7 J. L.
 A. The court of England at the present time does not have a court jester. Muckle John. the fool of Charles l.. was probably the last of- ficial royal fool of England.
 O. Why was the Moonlight So- nata' so iled7 J. 8. c.
 A. The title of this Beethoven so- nata is probably due to Reilstab's lfkening the first movement of it to boating by moonlight on Lake Ln- cerne.
 O. How old ia the story of Little Red Riding Hood7 V. r.
 A. This story is at least 25e years old. It appeared in 1871 in Perraults Contes du temps passe-
 Q. How many times does the heart beat to each respirstion7 w. U-
 A. The normal rate of respiration is 1s to the minute and the heart 7s to the minute. This means that the
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24

reason I mention it now is to set my self right before the public so as from now on they won't be no mis- take and I only hope that if they's anybody reading this here that ex~ poets to invite me to their house for a meal that they will offer me vic- tuals which is not tainted with this luscious viand as I have came home from many a dinner party 1z starved because mine hostess had the idear that no dish was complete uniest the hired girl smeared 1t with limburger.
 Cheese, my friends. is the favorite rations of rat and people that says they love cheese has got the same tastes as a rat and some of them even looks like rats. When per- son wants to catch a rat they put cheese in a trap to decoy Reynard to the trap and when, people wants to catch fish they generally always put a angle worm on hook.
 Pure Losis
 We'll then, friends, if it is O. K. for people to put cheese dressing on a salad, why ain't it O. K. to go out with a shovel after a rain storm and 1 get some garnishments for the des- sert course?
 Some of my readers who has got | the cheese habit may take offenses | at my remarks on this subject and l say to themself that 1 haven't no right to make such remarks about article of food that pretty near everybody eats and likes it. Well friends, in defense of how I stand on this subject I would like to ask the question, do people really like it or do they just pretend like they like it and if the latter ain't the truth, why is it that when somebody men, tions a man that you haven't no use for and they ask you what you think of him, you say:
 T think he is a cheese"
 Or take a man and a gal that is stuck on each other, why what ar- ticles of food do they pick out to call each other. The man says:
 How are you feeling tonight, duck?'
 And the gal says:
 T am feeling fine. lamb" She don't say:
 T am feeling fine, cheese"
 And when a man asks you what do you think of his wife, you say you think she is a peach. You don't say you think she is cheese, not unlest you want a punch in the eye.
 Many ball player has been put out of ball pix. for calling the um-
Arizona republican., 1921-09-24
Lees Talk, More Work

Much of the so-called hard times'' is a state of mind. declares Frederick B. Patterson president the National Cash Register company. When there is any indication of a falling off in business, says, it signal that company spend money advertising and to the sales Fred erick B. Patterson is the of John B. Patterson, the genius who built up the National Cash Register company to present wonderful size. Extended is every city and town in the United States and all the world. it has it's finger the financial pulse of the country Just President Patterson says the company is preparing spend $1000o0 for conventions for their saesmen in addition to extra advertising
 The National Cash Register company takes the the president declares. that their are told that business is bad they would go their rounds with their minds made up that they could sell their product.
 When I tell my salesmen at these conventions7 said President Patterson. .hat business good, been very bad. at the period last year when a lot of people scared stiff.'
 Fundamentally the financial condition of the country Is good and every indication that it is getting Reports from all parts of the try indicate that consumption production the increase. Thinking and talking hard times will do more harm and add more the difficulty of the return of prosperity normal than anything else Every salesman the great force of the National Cash Register company is made agent of optimism Optimism and pessimism equally contagious, and with universal aid in spreading the gospel of good times the battle is well on the way victory
 An over the country and in almost every line of industry word been received of the fighting of conditions Manufacturing institutions gradually rszuming operations spd and and