The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-03-26

Mars, the present is a good time,
as it is only distant 50, 900 600
miles now from the earth Once
in fifteen years the distance is on
ly "a, ,000, 900 miles. Astronomers
are great admirers of this pretty |
red star aud think that there are
mountains there that are snow
capped, as are many of our own.
There is nothing like looking on
the bright side even of our afflic-
tions. 1t is an old story, but it |
points a moral so that | repeat it.
1t is well known that Edison is
very deaf, and it is said that he
really enjoys it, for it prevents him
hearing lot of things he does not
want to hear, and gives him an
opportunity to think without being
distracted from the work on hand
by outside matters.
In reading a life of the artist
Abbey II short time ago, came
across a thought that amused me
very much. 1t seems that Abbey
was very bowlegged, and his bi-
ographcr said in regard to it that
bOwlcgs were not II dcfGrmlty they
meant will plus Il determination to
do The child insists upon walk
ing before the curtiIege is turned
to bone Spirit is stronger than
matter, hence the Greek curve.
There is fudge and fudge, and
the following if carefully prepared
will give results that are gratifying:
To one and half.cup of brown
sugar, add one cup of white sugar,
big piece of butter cup of milk
! and water. Stir all ingredients
: together before putting in the fire
Let it cook until it almost hardens
q in water. Stir in one third cake
4 of grated chocolate and beat.
Pour in buttered pan, and when
nearly cool cut in squares.
u A few verses with a good lesson
LIT TIE GRASS GROW.
Il Lot the grass grow over your graves OF sor'
l.. rOw and sin ana care,
Lot the grass grow over your snddcncd
' shame ana your misery OF despair,
!. Let the grnss grow over your long nursod
. woe nnd the fear OF that nwfui doubt,
II Let the grass grow over the sin and the hate
that brought the trouble about.
let the flowers grow over your grave Of fol
ly und crime ana fears,
n lCt the flowers cover the ghnstly past with
4 It's beauty OF hcttcr years,
" Let the flowers cover the awful plan OF ven
gcancc and thought of wrong;
l. Let the flowers grow, lot vengeance stnI
II where vengeance doth rightly belong.
II Let darkness cover your grave, let the sot
H years murmur by,
Let repentance break their loneliness witt
4, the sad ana bitter cry,
Let affection twnc and the virtues bloom
ana cover the naked sod
Let the grass grow over the grave, m
II child. ana leuvc It ulone with God,
o. Half Hour.
No SO much has been aid in tn
le large city papers about the Graz
y " for souvenirs among what is pop
ularly called the swell set, that on
would think the collectors woul,
" realize that their fad is being calle,
! by a harsher name. Last week
IS st. Louis paper contained an ac
a count of q china collector VIII
W slipped "A valuable imported bon
= bon dish in the loose bodice of he
dress" No doubt the principals i
the case will recognize themselves
sa S for full details of the receptio
in were given with the exception Q
IL the mention of names. Now froi
is Chicago comes similar story
te the wholesale loss of two hundre
"a "a silver spoons and valuable bric-a
brac from a club room, when Il
club had a special ladies day. La
~ ~ week, in one of the st. Lou
nd courts, man was sent to the per
Ie- itentiary for fifteen years for stea
5O ing sevcnty-fve cents. He snatch'
ie purse from woman in the stree
IN and that was the amount he s,
ON cured, but he paid the penalt!
of But what was the difference in t
two crimes, for the same wo
it would fit them both.
,er The Congressional Library b
nv Just received handsome gift fro
m. m Miss Susan B. Anthony, who b
,eb al donated to it her collection Of sol
,or two hundred rare volumes togett
mn. with a large number OF valual
90. letters from distinguished persol
=; Most of the books are extrem
~ NV valuable from the standpoint
the collector, as they are autogra
editions. -