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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
TOO MUCH GLOOM SPREADING

Just because everybody can't get
ten dollars a day, like they did dur
ing the war. and yet have the price
of living tumble 25 per cent or more,
as it has, thousands are inclued to
gloom and pessimism, and that makes
everybody else sore. 1t is bad bust
ness and people oght to cut it out.
Start down the street and groan and
gloom and growl at and to everybody
you know and note how people shake
you, and look at their wrist watches,
and have pressing engagements else
where. The facts are that we as a
nation have ten thousand reasons for
being happy and optimistic for every
one we have for being otherwise, and
this gloom business is getting on the
public nerves. 1t is only state of
mind, at best, and much of it can be
shaken off with little effort. 1t looks
like about million of US had organ
lied ourselves into Society for the
Suppression of Tranquility and Joy.
The political department assures us
that dire distress is camping on our
trails, that the disarmament confer
ence will fail, that unemployment must
increase and stupidity and gross cor
ruption has US by the throat. The
financial department points out that
our economic structure is now totter-
ing from its base up, that imitation is
still rampant and that the greatest
panic in history is due to start in day
after tomorrow. The ministerial and
reform departments point out that in
tracking crime to it's fetid lair they
find that never before did we drink so
much bootleg elixir; that the scanti-
ness of women's clothes proves that
the serpent of depravity is gnawing
at our vitals; that the home is going,
or gone, and all sturdy virtues are
things of the past. 1t is perfectly
wonderful how many livers there are
out of order, and how many gourd
heads have pebbles rafting around
in them. Maybe we better all go out
and jump in the well.-Ex.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
ST. LOUIS ASKS FOR CUT IN
FREIGHT RATE ON GARBAGE

An application by the City Of St.
Louis to have the freight rate on the
transport of city garbage from St.
Louis to Summit, Mo-, reduced from II
cents per hundred pounds to 4 cents
was heard on Thursday last before the
Public Service Commission in St.
Louis.
Director of Streets and Sewers Fisk
showed figures Thursday to the eff
feet that during the period from Feb
ruary Is, 1921, to October Is, 1921,
the city paid to the Missouri Pacific
railroad Co. a total of $77,461.73 for
the transport of city garbage under
the II cents scale. In addition, the
city paid S1075.50 to the Terminal
Railroad Association for switching
charges.
Fisk has figured out that with A.
cent rate the city for the same period
of time would have paid only $2S, 167.-
80 to the Missouri Pacific, and that
the saving therefore would have been
$49, 293.83.
The controversy between the city
and the Missouri Pacific railroad com
pany regarding the cost of transport
ing the garbage is but another chap
ter in the story of the city's troubles
of disposing of refuse.
There is now pending before the
Board of Aldermen an ordinance draft
providing for the purchase of land and
construction of buildings thereon for
general garbage incarceration plant.
At present the garbage is being sent
to Guy Caron, hog feeder at Sum-
nit, Mo-, who is feeding the refuse to
his hogs. Caron is receiving the gar
bage under temporary contract
which will expire next February.
A number Of citizens of Washing
ton county appeared befor the Com
mission and stated their objections to
St. Louis sending it's garbage to Sum.
nit, on account of it's offensive odor
Owners of the hog ranch on which the
garbage is consumed, stated they now
have between 5000 and 5000 hogs and
have had as many as $4,000.
1t was pointed out that many pas.
senger trains pass the garbage dumps
often at meal time, and that the Mis-.
souri, Pacific was losing passenger
travel by reason of the odor from the
ranch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER
DEED OF TRUST

Whereas, William R. Hensley and
Martha Hensley, his wife, of the Coun-
ty of St. Francois, State of Missouri,
by their certain deed of trust dated
the nineteenth day of August, 1920,
and recorded in the office of the Re-
corder of Deeds of st. Francois Coun-
ty, Missouri, in Book 126 at page 261,
conveyed to B. F. FOWL, as Trustee,
the following described real estate
and all the improvements thereon,
situate, lying and being in the County
of st. Francois and State of Missouri,
to-wit:
Southeast quarter IA } of the south
east quarter (h) of the southeast
quarter (A) and the south one-half
(1a) of the northeast quarter { a } OF
the southeast quarter (A) of the
southeast quarter On of section Z,
township 80 north, range A east, con-
tanning Is acres, more or less, accord
ing to Government Survey.
Which conveyance was made in trust
to secure the payment of certain
notes in said deed of trust described,
and whereas, said notes have become
due and remain unpaid, and whereas,
said B. F. FOWL refuses to act as such
trustee; now therefore, at the request
of the legal holder of said notes and
in pursuance of the terms and condi-
lions in said deed of trust mentioned,
the duties Of said trustee have de-
volved upon me, the Sheriff of St.
Francois County, Missouri. There
fore, l will proceed to sell the proper
ty above described, to the highest bid
der for cash, and public vendue, at the
south front door of the Court House
in the City of Pennington, St. Fran
co.'s County, State of Missouri, on
Saturday, November IL, 1921,
between the hours of nine o'clock in
the forenoon and five o'clock in the af-
ternoon for the purpose of satisfying
said Indebtedness and the cost Of ex-
ecuting this trust.
JOHN G. HUNT, Sheriff
of st. Francois County, Missouri.
Oct. 81, %, Nov. and IL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
PAGE SEVEN

with her early in the sewing room
and get yourself into the habit of be-
ing her little pal instead of her keep
er. 1t will be much easier later to
plan together frocks and hats and
dainty undertakings, and the idea of
buying them at the shops will be a
secondary consideration after the
home sewing habit is formed.
Often mothers are heard to say:
"Well, l didn't have those things when
! was a young girl. Why should my
daughter have them?"
Quite true. But think back and re-
member the heartaches you experience
ed because of the lack. OF course you
did, because the instinct for nice
clothes is latent in every woman's
heart. You may have squelched the
desire for these things because your
own mother did not understand the
world-old instinct, but is that any rea-
son why your own little girl should go
through the same pain?
When daughter reaches sixteen or
thereabouts the instinct becomes
strongest. The situation must be han
died very carefully then so as to avoid
wrecking the nucleus of future char
acter.
Not by indulgence is vGniteis,
such as fathers are sometimes prone
to shower upon their daughters, nor
yet by stinting her natural desire fov
daisty attire, but rather by it's whole
some qualification, by bringing daugh-
tiers to see that the limited income
must be budgeted, and then entering
freely with her into the spirit of Sc
lecting the prettiest and best frocks
obtainable in an adventure loving,
bargain-hunting spirit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
SHERIFF'S SALE UNDER
SCHOOL FUND MORTGAGE

Whereas, Susan c. Spradling and
A. T. Spradling, her husband, by their
certain School Fund Mortgage, dated
March Fl, 1917, and recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds of st.
Francois County. Missouri, in book
81 at page 287, conveyed to the said
County of St. Francois, State of Mis-
souri,, for the use and benefit of the
Capital School Fund, the following
described real estate, situate, lying
and being in the County of St. Fran
co.'s, State of Missouri, to-wit:
All that portion of Survey No.
2O58 described as follows: Begin
ming on the west boundary line of
Boyce Addition to Pennington, 7.44h
chains from the northwest corner of
said addition, running thence north 80
degrees, West 3.87h chains to east
boundary line of Geo. w. Williams
two-acre tract; thence south 7 de-
erees, west 3.911a chains along said
Williams line to the northwest cor
ner of one-acre tract belonging to
Mrs. Donaho; thence south ~ degrees,
east 3.S71a chains to west boundary
line of Boyce Addition; thence north
Z degrees, east along SAID line S.Sl n
chains to the beginning, containing
~ acres, more or less; and .
Whereas, the County Court Of said
County by its order, dated October
oath, 1921, did find that default has
been made in the payment of the sum
of money secured by said School Fund
Mortgage according to its terms and
the terms of the bond secured by it,
and did decree that judgment for said
sum be entered against the said
principals and sureties in said bond
and did further order sale of the
property hereinabove described to
satisfy the same; and =,
Whereas, q certified copy of SAID
order has been delivered to me:
Now, therefore, in conformity with
the provisions of said mortgage and
by virtue of the order of the said
County Court so delivered to me, l
the undersigned Sheriff of st. Fran.
co.'s County, have levied upon the real
estate above described, and will on
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04

be touched; instead she seemed to
think only of herself Later by
peratiyely needed, and outside Dor
rowing would queer, not only himself
but his firm. To that she nodded af-
firmatlvely but said only; "We'll 20,
but don't you dare give them warn
ing. / want to see all things for my
self"
All the long sunny afternoon the
runabOut took them through a frost
scathed world. The sunny days had
brought out fully the havoc wrought
even forest trees were nipped, or
chards showed as disconsolate blots
on the landscapc-wheat that had
been like green velvet was a tangle Of
twisted darkness with faint yellow
showing through. Even the lines of
young corn wore yellow tips. Joe was
no land-lover, yet he groaned in, spirit
over the ruin.
"Farmers are the really reckless
dealers in futures" he said bitterly.
"They stake everything-against wind
and weather, things nobody can CON
troll"
Aunt Cynthy nodded. I'm glad you
have quit the game" she said.
Maria ran out to welcome them,
bare-armed. trim and rosy, with wispy
curls peeping out from her white cap
and fetching dlmple at play in her
left check. Behind came her elders,
with smiles and open arms. They
were maddenIy cheerful for folk on
the edge of ruin. Joe had written
instantly confessing himself unable to
help--but here were all hands lively
as crlckcts, with no cloud anywhere
in sight.
Supper was poem made manifest
in country plenty and superlative
cooking. Aunt Cynthy exclaimed over
Il to such an extent her sister was
moved to say, pretending to sigh:
Eyes we've fine cOok-but, my,
she's pirate in petticOats Has gone
up on us Il dollar week-with wages
tumbling all round us"
"And the worst is-we can't dis
charge hnr-you see she owns us-and
the place" Mr. Lane said, with n
twinkle Marta frowned at him, hut
he went on: "Fact-holdS a mortgage
on evelything--fOr the rest Of our
liveS--so we can look the sheriff in
the eye and make faces at the tax
gathercr. Still--l'm little afraid
she'll prove rather tyrant."
"Marfa? You never?' Joe cried, a
choke in his throat. How could yOu--
when-when?" There he had to stop.
"When you love silk so WELL" Aunt
Cynthy finished for him. Maria had
stood up, her eyes downcast-now she
ran behind her father, put her arms
around his neck and said clearly:
Cant | love them betterT'
After that the visit was a Joyous
riot Maria, the informing spirit Of 1t,
petted everybody. Even Aunt Cynthy-
who ended by staying fortnight.
Two days before she left came n
wonder-trunk for Marfa-one which
disgorged rainbow miracles Of silk and
satin, lace and linen cambria. Under
meath there were some heavy brocades,
stiff and gorgeous enough for corona
ton robes. Mrs. Lane gasped at sight
of them. but her sister said proudly.
holding a creamy gOld-shot fabric next
to Marfa's glowing face: Here's the
wedding gown. chlld--and don't you
wait too long to wear It,"
"Thanky, madam won't" Maria
said blushing rOsy-red.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
''Cold i'm the Head"

is an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh
Those subject to frequent "coIds IT.
the head win find that the use o.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will
build up the System, cleanse thn Bloot
and render them hess liable to colds
Repeated attacks of Acute CatarrI,
may lead TO C"ronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is
taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System, Thus rednclng tho inhamraa.
ton and restoring normal conditions
All druggists. Circulars free.
#. 7 Chnrev B. 80. Toledo, OHIO.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
Monday. November 21st, 1921,

Monday, November 21st, 1921,
between the hours of 8 o'clock in the
forenoon and o'clock in the after
noon of that day at the south front
door of the Court House in the City
of Pennington, st. Francois County,
Missouri, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash the above de-
scribed real estate to satisfy said
debt, interest and costs.
JOHN G, HUNT, Sheriff
of St. Francois County, Missouri.
Oct. 20, Nov. 4, II and Is.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-11-04
HOW MOTHER
MADE Her PIES

It's no secret. With poor -four she
could have done no better than others.
GOLDEN ROD Flour contains all the
cereal elements that gave old-tima
flour it's wholesomeness and flavor.
Bread, cake and pastry baked from
GOLDEN ROD Flour have made many
Just try it once and sec
what better results you achieve.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-16
CHAPTER IS.

CHATTER %.
Toward the last Of Octoeer no.Seu
q certain re2resSeG cNc'temeat n w
Aid-ich's manner l .OUsed 20 ask h"r
II anythluE unusual had happened; yet
hesi,atai 20 question her; was some
thing she never did. aad although she
never had remarked about IT, Nue"
p she dtsapproysd q curiosity.
ButI was soor destined 20 Naow.
-Vsrs, dear. have had another letter
from your hUsca"L.' she sa!H one morn
INK. giving ne The letter TO read. hihM
AZ over well, d"a-. Il l were ~ YOU,
place should ask him to como here ana
talk things, over once more.
III 7 should he might insist U9oa my
going back. and I never WI. Never =
not while Margaret - thece. MED"
while he lives with her w
'You are OF age. dear c5!.d. an" you
Save home with ne. Noe .uNo'.o .,s
one by any means. 9Ht plsassit onr
He will see that yen are neither i7'ehH-
less or alone even enough you are 3"3E
from al your own people. Bus 90 as
you th!nk best. !; - Only sHssess:o".:
made 70 perhaps bring you happiness
went at once 20 my .!ttIe room 20
read Ks,th's letter. Although = was
addressed 10 Mrs AldrtcA. ra;ncT neg
inttials-her friend had enclosed u
naturally In another envelo?e 9To7eF.y
addresssd-I wanted 20 be alone when
my dear J. 2. A,
when 7 received your reply 20 my
letter l made up Ely m!3d that Vera
never would corre back % me. because
OF my inability to DO as sAo requested
regarding our family arrangements.
at Is FOOLISH and p9necessSery TO go
3,ro nv reasons She Is only 100 well
arare 6s them: n fac: knew then,
shortly after we we-s married. ana
seemed perfectly satisfied that :; Was
so. .
Through yos- who are rv:2"2t.y n
her confidence. 7 make another atts;Hp,
10 bring her to reason Seto-o = IS too
late.
"It she will return 20 me at once. be-
fore gossip has r,ade ne situation I'M
baarable, I ~. 90 es much a. ! can
20 mako hsr happy. 7 viii hire her
maid Of her own 10 looE a:tcr her ana
h.r apartment. will allow he- chars"
accounts UP 20 certain amount and
she may choose her own clothes-this
has been ore 81 her comp,a:nts-thec
my sister, because OF her greater e0-
pertence and better tudcmHHc. has N~'p-
cd her In her shopping. am willing
10 conceds these things. She may have
her own car. all tho things she has re-
scented my sister hav.nc-aIthouSh al
a. her disposal
"I am writing 20 YOU. stranger. IN
stead OF her personally. IN ~" hope you
may induce her TO listen 70 reason. II
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It's Il beauty, 'I"Lt sure
1T ought 10 be. II fooled the cashiers
OF three Of the largest banks IN town
Now they're clnwing over all their bills
10 Ilrd how many others they've been
stung on in tho past few days
John T. Wikte. chief OF the secret
service division OF tho United States
treasury department. again submitted
the hundred dollar nOte 10 the most
minute inspection. Every stlken thread
appeared to be correctly placed. the
texture Of the paper was perfect. the
engraving was the work OF master
hand Rut. as Is almost invariably the
CO SO. there was an intangible something
about the bill that marked II rs surTe'
GUS Possibly II was because the paper
was tust a hairs breadth too thick or
the balance wasn't true TO tho thou
sandth part Of an inch. Something
failed TO ring true-jarring upon that
super sensitive sixth sense OF the cur
rency expert and registered counter
felt"
"Where did you say YOU got TT In
Qu!red Wilde CHANGING up from his
study Of tho bill.
Cashier Of one Of the big Wall street
hanks turned It in this morning. 1t
passed him. but no knows tho man who
deposited II. A hookmaker at Graves
end" added tho secret service opera
tive.
Any rccord7''
The hookie" None at all. Straight
as q string. Got him on the phone and
he says the bill. must have been passed
on him yesterday. Hasn't any record
OF tho transaction. but we'll have mon
out there this afternoon. A race track
, is the easiest place in the world to pass
a phoney---
Tho ins!stertt clamor Of tho telephone
cut short the sentence, and when Wilkie
had answered It no turned to his as
s!stant with u grim smile.
"Two more OF en- just turned up"
lie said "ReTortcd by bank further
up town but they were both deposited
by bookmakors. Have every available
man at Gravcscnd this afternoon and
Keep your eyes open. These notes are
, too close to being perfect to take any
chances with them"
But all tho efforts OF the secret serv-
! ice failed to spot the man who was
passing the queer" at the track. AS
It happened. It was tho final day OF the
meet and opportunities for moving
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-16

In muscular rheumatism or myalg!a'
there Is tain IN the muscles, which may
DO constant but Is moro pronounced By
movement. Strain xnd exposure 10 wet
AID cold arc causes: on the other hand
myaigia often occurs during hot, dry.
me weather. The pain Ia dull as II
the muscles had been bruisedi or II is
very sharp and cramp-like. There may
ia Slight fever. but otherwise little dis
,urhance OF the general health.
LumbaGo IS myalgIa OF the muscles IN
he small OF the back. coming on with
treat suddcnncss. as IN STOPPING or INT
inE. GO severe. perhaps that the sufferer
may fall 70 the street. or be unable !"
r.usc or To turn n bed. Or the pain
-a'rhrs the patient when attempting TO
- rnightea ~ after STOPPING. Such ium-
!aEo Is rarely by reason OF kidney dis
case.
Sointica "a neuralgia or inNamma ton
~ tho sClI'i' rcrvC. which extends from
"a" beck &C no thigh and .eE down 10
Tho Cact Il IS occas!nned by exposure
20 cold or wo;. by Nfnng. and Il may.
e" women I've In" - some pelvic dis
order. or 10 injury sustained IN child
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paper. too. on the morning OF the day
We nabbed him."
In spite Of the evidence, wllkis fslt
certain that he had found tho man for
whom he was searching. The ACoblern OF
{ his guilt didn't worry him That could
be brought home in any one Of . num-
Der OF ways. But tho question 81 tho
location OF the plates from which tho
money had been printed was Z more
puzzI'ng question. Without these, SvsA
Stevens confession would DO practically
worthless. Some confederate could con-
tinue 10 turn out the counterfeits ana
the Government would be the loser.
What was in his pockets Wn0n you
searched him?" demanded wilde sud
denly.
Murphy emptied tho contents Of .
small drawer upon tho table There was
a key-ring with 4 number Of keya. . pen
knife. an eye-glass case, q few letters
and three baggage cheekh
Nothing discriminating there" said
Murphy. But tho Chiefs eyes were
fixed upon tho three brass checks. A
criminal as clever A. Stevens could
be depended upon not to resort to any
Of the usual subterfuges. He would try
something aew-somethins which. BY
an even chance Of outwitting the author
tiles.
Send one or your men down 70 the
station with directions TO bring back
tho baggage represented BY these
checks" directed Wilkie. Half an hour
later the operative returned. carrying
two suit cases and a black bag. The
former contained nothing out Of the or
binary. but wilkes keen sense Of touch
detected that there was a false bottom
TO the bag.
Here's whore he slipped up he an
nounced. He tried TO be perfectly nat
ural about all his movement. oven to
tho insertion Of that advertisement in
the paper. But he couldn't resist tho
temptation to carry these about the
country with him. relying upon the fact
that no one would think anything OF .
couple Of brass checks" and from tho
concealed section OF the bag. the Chief
Of tho Secret Service withdrew two per-
feet plates for printing 500 bills and
a quantity OF silk-hbered papsri
Less than a fortnight later James a.
Stevens started to serve hia nfteen
year term in Leavenworth-
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HEALTH Talks
By John D. Huber AM,MD Y
MYALGIA, LUMBAGo, sCIATICA

birth. II may also be due to spinal
disease. beginning with pain in the sma II
OF the back. extending "a and along the
hack OF the thigh. There arc especially
tender spots along this course. Tho
Ia!n IS generally intense. burning or
boring. worse at night and when walk
ing so that the bodily weight may have
to borne on the toes. with the knees
bent. There may be cramps. spa SINS
and wasting OF tho muscles In tho DIS
ahled limb.
The sufferer must usually remain in
bed: the dIsenae may last for months.
with ?sriods Of Improvement and reac-
ttcn. There must he thorough eSami-
nation TO eliminate the possibility OF
the pain being due 70 tuberculosis TO
hip or spinal bone tumor. or diseas 50
OF tho ligamenrs OF tho spinal. sacrai
and pelvic bones hcmorrholds. or even
weak and broken foot arches.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
"Salzan
7 Wish 10 know, through your column
r. Salra. something Ike eczema OF the
skin which I have al over my body
will affect marriage In bringing I'M