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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

\ peach luncheon will be- season
able as long a. peaches are ripc and
the weather favorable, for the invita-.
TONS say luncheon served on the
lawn But the hostess has provided
the decorations of the house SO as TO
rive an outdoor effect as much as
possible should the day provo inclcm.
rnt II the day Is fine a round table
spread with white is to be set under
canopy made of awning material.
supported at the four corners bv
stakes driven firmly into the ground.
Rows of Chinese lanterns will dec.
nratc this outdoor dining room. The
table cCnterpiecc Is TO be mink
cnamclod basket laden with peaches,
leaves aud vines. For place cards
there will be cardboard peaches done
IN water colors with green leaf or
two. Here Is the menu which Is I'm.
usually dainty:
Tomato and caviar canapcs. iclliou
veal or tongue with potato croquettcs,
olives, shrimp in aspic with a mayo.
naisc dressing. cheese waters. \ de.
liclous peach omelet comes next
served with branded peaches The
dessert is TO he peach ice cream In
shape Of the real fruit, the leaves be.
ing made of pistachio ice cream. They
will be placed ON plates covered with
real peach leaves. If desired tiny
liquer glasses may be filled with
peach brandy The hostess is to wear
a pink gown with a stock and belt
OF yellow This is very good com.
binalion providing just the right
shades are selected
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
BEES CLOSED A NINE.
swarmed in Millions and Men Were
Unable to Work.

There are instances In great number
where mining operations were tern
porarlly suspended by shortage OF
Funds or by water flooding the proper
~, but It remained for Mohawk "A
small station along the Southern Pa.
ciiic. to furnish new cause which IL
unique in the history OF mining The
company affected owns the Red Cross
mines In the Mohawk mountains.
Millions OF bees. attracted by tho
water at these mines and forced from
their hives In The mountains by the
drought. took possession OF the water
supply, and their numbers were so
great that 1t was found impossible to
drive the swarms away, Consequently
the mines have been shut down until
the rainy season sets in. when II IL
hoped the bees will return to their
mountain homes. -Sacramento Bee.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Health and Beauty.

You cannot expect to have beauty
OF face or form, clear, rosy com.
pleXion. and a bright eye, if your di.
gestion is imperfect and your circula.
lion poor. Health and exercise go
hand in hand, but you can exercise
too much. just as you can eat too
much. Nervousness requires rest.
mental and physical, as we'll as exer.
else. Take as much exercise AS you
can throughout the day, and upon
arising in the morning take deep. slow
rcsmrations. with gentle arm stretch.
ing, sideward and upward. followed by
a drink Of cool tnot cold water. After
a brisk rubbing down with Il Turkish
towel, dress rapidly, but without q
feeling of haste. Between the hours
OF ten and eleven indulge In deep
breathing and stretching exercises.
gentle trunk bcndinEs in all dircc.
tions and head and trunk turnings
to right and left.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
A Carnival OF Flowers.

This bazlr to bc given by the Young
peoples society of suburban church
bids fair to be so attractive that
am anxious To tell the department
readers about IT, The decorations are
TO be yards and yards of tissue paper
howers made into garlandy fcstooncd
from the corners Of the room to tho
center. Each booth is to be decorated
with a special flower: there will b.
potted plants for sale and large
revenue Is looked for from the small
Terms at 10, Is and 20 cents apiece.
Gut howcrs, mostly suitable for bou.
tonlcrcs are expected to find ready
purchasers. The candy booth will
nave ~ specially "mar5hmallows"
and "hultercups" and there viii he
popcorn booth with small bows to
p"ddlc II, The girls who serve IA
waters are To be- cOstumcd as "dais
les in skirts of white. bodiccs of
yellow, pointed collars. caps Of white
points with yellow tops. The articles
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
RIGHT HOME.
Doctor Recommends Postum from
Personal Test

No one is better able 20 realize the
Injurious action of CahctIc-the drug
in coffce--on the heart, than the doc
tor.
When the doctor himself has been
relieved by simply leaving off coffee
and using Postum, he can refer with
full conviction to his own case.
a Mo physician prescribes Postum
for many of his patients because no
was benefited by 1t. He says:
Il wish TO add M testimony In re-
gard to that excellent preparation
Postum. have had functional or
nervous heart trouble for over 10
years, and part of the time was unable
10 attend TO my business,
Il was a moderate user OF coffee and
did not think drinking it hut me. But
ON stopping 1t and using Postum in
stead, my heart has got az right, and
/ ascribe 1t 10 the change IRON coffee
to Postum.
u am prescribing 1t now in cases OF
sickness, especially when coffee does
not agree. or affects the heart. nerves
or stomach.
when made right IL has n much
better flavor than coffee, and is vital
sustainer of the system. | shall con.
tinuc to recommend it TO our people,
and | have my own case 60 refer to-
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read the little book,
1.-The Road to Wellyllle." Ia pigs
There's q reason
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Duse Refuses Jubilee,

Eleanor Dugc. the famous Italian
actress, has positively vetoed plan
10 celebrate ncr jubilee ag was done In
England and France Tor Ellen Terry
and Hcrnhardt When The subject was
broachcd to the signora she thanked
her friend, but declined the honor.
She enjoys the distinction almost
unique IN her profession OF stunning
everything IN IA" shape Of publicity
A. general lul" she alSO scorns the
usual articles OF he. sex or the stage
in the matter OF paint and powder. ar.
peariuG almost As nature made her.
rapidly CRAVING hair and all.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

for some time; head has ached and
back also; has slept poorly. been quite
nervous, and nearly tainted once or
twice; head dizzy, and hear. beats very
fast; then that bearing down feeling.
and during her periods she IN exceed
ingly despondo2t. Nothing p.eases
her. Her doctor says: Cheer up: you
lave dyspepsia; you will be all right
soon"
Jut she doesn't get "all right" and
hope vanishes; then come the brood
ing, morbid, melancholy, everlasting
BLUES.
Don't wait until your sufferings have
driven You to despair, with your nerves
all shattered and your courage gone,
but take Lydia L. Piukham's Vcgc-
table Compound. See what It did for
Mrs. Rosa Adams, of $40 18TH Street,
Louisville, KY, niece of the late Cen
eral Roger Hanson, C.S.A. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pmkham:
/ cannot tel. you with pen and ink wha.
Lydia Z. Pinkhain's Vegetable Compound
has done for me ! suffered with female
troubles, extreme lassitude, tho blues.'
nervousness and that all-gone fcoling. was
advised to try Lydia Il. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, and II not only cured my femals
arrangement, but IL has restored ms to perfect
health and strength. The buoyancy OF my
younger days has returned, and do not mf-
fer any longer with dependency. us did b.
fore. l consider Lydia L. Pinkhams Voge-
table Compound boon to sick and suffering
women
II you hsve some arrangement Of
the female organism write Mrs.
Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
ALKALINE OR SALINE SOILS.
No: So b. Nature But Lack of Rain
Causes the Condition.

Alkaline and saline soils are not sc
he climates in which they exist are
| largely dry and the rain water is net
| abundant enough to wash out he
| alkali and the salt In the scmi.arid
west the evaporation is very great
and large part of the water in the
soil never reaches the rivers but is
carried of into the air by the process
| of evaporation The salts ard alEalies
Of the soil nave been SET lOocs tram
III" rocks aud lodges in their slow
decomposition. Were the soil water
'pough abundant these salts and al.
ka"os would have been carried down
into the sea. As il was, they were
carried up by the slow movement up.
ward Of tn" soil water
Even in humid climates there are
found her" and there places that arc
- alkaline thar the ordinary farm
Crop2 cannot J." raised says Farmers
Review. III" reason for this is of the
sam" nature as in the other case,
though the process of its application
IS Il little different The writer saw
a small pond in Lake county, Illinois
round tn" rim of which was strip Of
barren soil. This baroness had
been caused BY the evaporation OF the
water from that pond. The secret
was that the pond had no outlet de I
enough To draw of its waters WhcA
the summer days became dry and the
sun hot the outlet was rendered Use.
less by the waters Of the pond having
been oIapurat"d tn such an extent
that the surface WAS lower than the
outlet Tn" sides of the pond then
acted like lamp wick drawing the
water from the pond and eyaporaiing
j. into the air. In this process all the
salts in the pond and the little alkali
there was passed through this earthcn
hmpwick, and in the evaporation of
The water tn" chemical contents OF tho
water were left behind While tho
amounts in the water were not grea.
enough Ia cause barrcnness, when
these chemicals became concentrated
in little area OF soil they became
predominant aud caused the barren.
ness complained of Tie solution O!
the problem was perhaps not reached
by the farmer that owned the pond,
but II was to lower the outlet till II
would carry on the waters. On the
pond could have been damned aud
the aIkali soaked out and the outlet
then lowered The latter way would
have removed the alkali In much
shorter time than would have been
he case of the outlet had simply been
lowered and the rains left to gradu.
Ally wash out the alkali But either
way would have been successful and
hc method that took the longest time |
o accomplish the end would have |
'ost the least money
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

Indoor paupcrism Is said in he Brit
Ssh Official record, to have grown rap
idly in England aud Wales since 1909
During the last eleven years the cost
NJ indoor relief has increased Sc Per
cont. whilc the increase IN the NUM-
bcr of paup'rs has been only SO per
cent. The annual cost pl maintenance
per head Increased from about SOS In
1896 to abou; $50 in 1905 There had
also been a large increase in the az.
erage cos Of maintenance of work.
house Inmates.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
WHEN TO BUY A HAT.
One Woman Thinks Best Time Ia
When Looking Ones Worst.

a certain society woman who il
noted for her original ideas on all
topics was on shopping tour with a
friend the other afternoon At.length
she began to feel quite tired. and
after glance in mirror said to her
companion: I'm going to get hat"
"Why don't you wait until you feel
better?" asked the other. go. al.
ways try on hats when loon the
worst, and then can tell without
doubt whether the hat will suit me
or not. II It looks halfway decent on
me with my hair stringing In my eyes
and when I'm wearing a worried look
! am sure it will look fine when am
fresh and have a new wave on my
hair. always want to know the
worst about a hat can imagine the
best"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

FANCY DISHES FOR THE TABLE

also of glass and silver The little
tea table library Of recipes is novel
and useful, consisting of blankbooks
for the noting down of choice recipes
for tea table beverages and dainty
dishes favored by the up.to.datc hos.
tess.
A rock crystal screen is to be- used
around the alcohol lamp of the chatting
dish OF teapot 1t likewise serves to
keep the heat away from the rest OF
the articles on the table.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
4 KENTUCKY WOMAN
Stow She Gained Fifteen Pounds In
Weight and Became Well by Taking
Or. Wiiiamc' Pink Pills.


Women nj forty, or thmcabouts, havo
choir future m their own lIanGS. There
will be a change for the better or worse.
for the better II the ~ stem il purified hy
such tonic as IN. Williams Pink plllS.
Mrs. d. c. Wedding, Of Hartford. Ky,
writes "a follows concerning the dili.
cultlcs which afflicted her:
:" was seriously j Il aud was confined
90 my bed for six or eight months in NIL,
during two years. / had Clills, fcvor,
Sheunntlsn. My stomach seemed al.
ways too full, my Kidneys did not aCt
freely, my liver was InaClisO, NV heart
beat was yHy weak aud had d,z7lncss
or swimming in my head and nervous
troubles.
"lwas uud"r tn, treatment or several
different Physicians hut tiry ul' failed
70 do mo amy good. After suffering for
two years | learned from M Arkansas
Friend about the merit, Of Dr Williams
Pink Pills aud ! decided that ] would
try thcm. The very first box | tool.
mndc mo feel better aud when I had
taken four boxes more | wascutircly well,
weighed fifteen pounds moro than when
began, resumed my household duties,
aud have since continued III the b,st Of
health. ] have recommended DIR. Will
liams Pink Pills To many people on nc
count Of whnt th"y did for me, and feel
chat | cannot prai>c them too strongly"
Dr Williams Pink Pills restored Mrs.
Wedding To- health h"cuuhot they actually
make new blood aud when the blood il
m full yigOr every function of the body
Is restored, because the blood carries TO
every organ, every muscle, every nerve,
the nec"ssnlynou kuy woman |
who J, Interested IN the curoof Mis- We'd !
dug viii want our book, "plain Talks 20 |
Women, which Is FREQ uu request.
All druggists sell Dr. Williams PinI; |
Pills, or they win br sent hy mail most. |
paid, on rccciptuf price, 80 cents per box.
six boxes for - -, hv the DR.. Williams |
Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Canadl Thistles.

Canada Thistlcs are dificult to
eradicate because they spread by
means of underground root stalks.
Cutting OFF the thistleg repeatedly just
below the surface of the ground is
the best way to get rid OF them. but
this must be kept up. A boy with n
sharp hoe can cut OFF many hundreds
of them In an hour.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Poacher Had Nerve.

Robert Jones, Liverpool surgeon.
tells OF a patient who was an old
poachcr and who. while. under the In.
fiucncc of cocaine during an operation
upon the bones OF leg. RECALLED the
surgeon with tales of his poaching ex.
ploits.
When wdoWcr marries widow
they are both unselfsh; neither OF
them thinks OF No. |.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
A WHEAT GRASS.
Related to Common ouack Grass But
May Have Economic Value,

The grass shown in our illustration
is known as Agropyron caninum IT,
L. and s., awnCd or nbcrous.rooted
wheat grass. and is related to the
common Quack or crouch grass. II
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Do Dead Forest Leaves Gather Am
monia?

A good deal OF interest Is being
shown in the question of whether OF
not dead forest leaves In their process
OF decay gather atmospheric nitrogen
Some scientists say that they do
Some experiments made in Europe
leave the matter In doubt In seven
experiments in pot culture. allowing
the leaves to decay, showed no gain
Of nitrogen in five OF the pots but Il
gain in the other two, The results
are not positive enough to warrant a
conclusion, for some unknown quaint.
ties may have entered into the trials.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Drinking Customs.

Society Is soaked in drink The Gus
toms of Europeans In India are all
antiteclotal II is "ycn regarded az
unpatriotlc to he a total abstaincr be.
cause the government has "A direct in.
tcrest In the sale Of drink II Is a
fact thai when Indians become Christi.
an It is necessary to have "a Temper
ance society which as hcathcns or
Mohammcdans they did moi require
This is due to British drinking Gus
toms--World's Women Temperance
Bulletin
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
oRETTY THINGS SHOWN IN BOTH
GLASS AND SILVER.
Graceful IN Shape and OF Rich Mate.
rial They Are Splendid Access.
series at Afternoon or Even.
ing Repssts.

The winter hostess will be inter.
csted in the new wine sets and the
rev arrivals among the tea table &C
ccssorics which have appeared in the
glass and silve' assortmcnts Two OF
the novelties are shown in the accom-.
panying sketches. There IL the wine
cooler, OF rock crystal with silver top
and handles The high vase il for
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Drainage Affects CLAW,

A farmer says that he had hard
piece of clay and that he was unable
% produce any crops OF consequence
on IL. He drained the piece and for n
year or SO could see little difference.
But over the drains the frosts pull.
7orlzed the soil and In q few year.
made 1t arabic.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
IF YOU WANT 10 EARN MONEY

n... i. lnlT rnHnfr "" uTrr ax'. OOD In AAu
FhiHiS tor ihns" vino Hrrurr 'rhsCuui iuu Tor the
~" gffH"Si u!@uJr o." nuuhn g 1GCfS III TIC bun .nn
NH'F's' Hnd " fTuu. t.UtS fymptui a.. each itr
Ls' t"Hf u TO- Nf',ssr " uIHNG Ifnur 4, tupgB ION
anu HrTer NJ E''rI. snW. rtttcs Htc IN nddtf,nr
'"d hberI conn scion uu "T,h order 1hCNcC.ib4
many a. much ~ g. Can use al yuut itrr ~ a
i1t' ni li "t".duS i"T particulars. before yluI
oi'ttN> NiD'1Nt, - Ws'hHptsE "a e.. St-ysrl Ci,y
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

IL not known that ary attempts have
been made to cultivate this grass, but
the general characters indicate that
II may possess considerable economic
value AS forage grass, says the Coun.
try Gentleman. II is said to be easily
propagated by seeds Its relation to
quack grass would, however. counsel
caution as To its cultivation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Offer Reward for briuand.

The Russian government has offered
q reward OF 10000 rubles for the cap
ture, dead or alive. of Murad Kisilun.
the famous Caucasus brigand. He IL
said to have killed over 800 Russian
soldiers and policemen.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

British jewelers. complain OF great
depression In their trade Persons
who wear good iewelry are wearing
less Of IT, and many are contenteh
with the imitation, much OF which 10
very good OF its kind now
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

on and 1t goes into the Gull pile
We hitch to low wheeled wagon
ana set 70 boxes on the platform. We
then 20 TO the field with wagon and
pickers and put the team midway be
tween two rows OF trees. Our force
consists OF from eight TO u pickcrs
and a foreman. The foreman's bust
ness is TO keep the wagon UP even
with the pickers, to see that the pick
"rs do not get too far away from the
wagon or do not get huddlcd up so as
10 Interfere with each Other. to see
That they pick the apples clean ana
to keep the time Of the men.
When the picker fills his sack which
is shown in the cut. he goes to the
wagon, raises the bottom of the sack
little and rests I, into the box. IN
hooks Zap on the bottom and the
apples roll out into the box. Enough
'@dders are taken -aloYg to pick the
apples above reach from ;hc ground
The loaded wagon Is driven to the
packing house and the boxes are Sc,
upon platforms alongside
Sometimes when parts OF our or
chards are too far from the packing
house we pack in the Eod We take
two planks KS inches by lG feet. One
end of each Of these planks Is Gu;
sloplng, and they are raised for run.
ncrs. We set them on edge. six feet
apart and nail cross pieces every two
feet and then lay common fencing
boards lengthwiSc on this sled. On
this We set our sorting table length
wise on the front end. Hitch a team tC
the sled. drive to the field and do our
packing the same as in the packing
house.
If the trees are very full the sled
can he drawn along between two rows
and the pickers can empty their sacks
directly onto the sorting table Some
Of our ncighbors use this sled and
prefer It Ia the packing house.
Our sorting table says the CORE.
spondent Of Farm and Home. is eight |
feet long by three or four feet wide |
The back end being eight inches high |
~" I'M ""''H HH""iu W ~
.hchoS hlgh. me bottom is made OF
'a'i 'ro"ilu SulpS win space OF one
.ncp pr'"''n 10 iet the leaves ana !
'"s', through oh the sides siN'inch !
boards are nailed to hold the apples |
In the upper end a threeinch strip is
naleH'
ne appieS are poured on the upper
IN" anu TWO sofleFS on each side do
NE "orN. me second ana third |
grades are sorted out while spread
upon INC taole and carried away
ihese are nearly always sold in bulk
ana so are put iii piles or loaded ti
'ectly mo the cars which stand on
ne sue track by the packing house.
1 nv Hlbl HIdut dVpitS are rDlleu on /
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

This we consider
a very important
matter. As our
men will pick two
TO three times as
much fruit stand
ing on the ground
as they will from
ladders " h @ u
trees get so high
that We cannot
reach the fruit
from a i6.fOOt lad.
der we shake Il
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

las had 1t patented. While this lad.
der is intended for use in workshops,
In climbing over and about machin.
cry, says the Prairie Farmer, there
rs no reason but what our readers
can :et an idea from this plan for
making u similar ladder for their
own use, The idea is well illustrated
in the accompanying sketch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
New Idea in Ladders.

A California man has hit on n new
dea in making ladder which he
kinks is such good thing that he
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
APPLE PICKING ON A BIG SCALE
The Methods Employed by an ENen.
sive Orchardist.

Our starting point in picking apples
Is to train our trees with low heads
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05
Cure For The Blues
ONE MEDICINE THAT HAS NEVER FAILED
Health Fully Restored and the 10y Of
Life Regained.

When ncheerful, brave, light-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection Of misery, the BLUES, II In
a sad picture. 1t Is usually this way!
She has been feeling "out of sorts"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

orchids. and is OF especially graceful
shape. made of rock crystal in a good
design which Is newer and. Judging
from the latest collections, just as
popular as the cut glass. The white
wine set has It's six glasses and bot.
to on the crystal tray and the set for
fancy drinks includes tho pitcher, bot.
tie. six glasses and bowl for ice.
A small dish for marschino cherries
is in glass with silver trimmings, aud
as an accompaniment has a small
shove.like spoon in silver, The lem.
on slueeser IL an Improvement on
The oIdey types OF this article. and is
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

About the dearest thing on earth Is
a cheap man.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-10-05

MADAME. NERHL