The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-02-14

" hni lucky Thing lot ps that The
grounding failed to see bis shadow on
bis own special day. We have bad
more winter weather since his hogship
Indicated an early spslng than VIC had
during the whole previous winter. But
thea perhaps the grounding doesn't
know.
OF all cakes there Is no more uncer.
tain one than sponge cake. ] have
tried recipe after recipe in an eudeavor
to get one that Is satisfactory, and at
last believe have succeeded. II is
a very easy one to compound Beat
the yoiks Of six eggs With two cups
Of sugar until very light, add table
spoonful Of lemon juice, then the sliff.
ly beaten whites Of the eggs, half cup
of boiling water aud two cups Of -four
Bake 10 small tins or a whole loaf |
When you look nj Il you will be certain
more -four Is needed, but do not add |
any more. The batter 10 Just about |
the consistency ior thin batter cakes. |
Follow the directions exactly.
i
President Jesse Of the Missouri State
CnlTer,iiy Is rather hard ON tho col.
leges and semInarics ibst swarm all
oyer the State lie says II the, Uui-
verhIy had bccu properly treated IN
the matter Of appropriations the State
would not be cursed with the swarm,
there being only Fix that deserve the
name Of college. lie iakes hope from
the fact that the six good colleges are
going forward at a rapid gait, while
the others are dwIndling down and
dying out, so that the prospect Is they
will soon be out VI the way of pro.
grcssiye education. quite agree with
DIR. Jesse on the arithmetic PROPOSE.
ton. Too much attention and too
much time ATE giyca 10 this study. He
says he would leach reading aud writ
ing of numbers, addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, little per-
contage, common aud decimal frac.
tons, few tables, and let that end
the arithmetic course In the common
public schools.
Walter Williams has suggested that
At the Worlds Fair In st. Louis 10
1908 ten noted Mi.souriaus should be
entitled To special distinction, aud he
has asked one hundred people To sug- ,
gest ten names, aud from these he has
given the ten receiving the highest !
number. Thomas II Benton and Fran.
els Preston Blair were On uine,y-ninc
lists, the former heading every list
The complete list was;
/. Thomas Hart Benton.
2. Francis Preston Blair.
5. Sterling Price.
1 Jane, u. Eads
b. James ) Rollins.
6. Eugene Field.
:. Edward Bates
&. A. W D"niphln.
Q. Richard Parks Bland.
10. bishop L. N. Marvin.
\ LITTLE SERMON ~ THREE vERsEs. !
There are wonderful things we are going {
80 do
some Other day.
And harhurs we hope TO drift into
some other day. 4
with folded hands. the oars that lrnii
We watch ana wait for q iavoFlng gale
To al the folds OF an idle sail.
some other day. c
1--WE know we must toll II we over win.
Souie other day;
But we say to ourselves there time 20 begin
some other day;
Ana so deferrng. we lolttr on.
UHiil at last We find withdrawn
Tho strength OF the hope We leaned upon
some other day.
" And when We are old and our race Is run,
some other day.
We fret for the things which might have
been done !
some other day. 4
We trace the path that leads US where
The beckonlng hand OF grim despair
Leads Us yonder out of the hsre, Ii
some other day" II
There is a man 10 ST, Louis who
has over one hundred men In his EN-
ploy, who absolutely refuses to employ ,
a woman, Not that he does not think y
them capable of doing the work in his v
establishment, bat because be consid-