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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST.
II the Business Woman Would Keep
Well and Vigorous She Must
Start the Day ThuI.

There's another OF thosr no break
last cranks," shifted the cashier Of Il
Business Woman's Lunch loom as she
handed out change to a Gelicate-look
ng girl.
How do you know sdf Is? Perhaps
she's just anacmic?" she was asked
'Anaemic nothing" retorted the gil
ehind the cage She's Just one Of
hose people who won't learn sense
from anything but doctors bills. Wait
4 month or two and come back again
and that girl will look like different
creature In the meantime she will
have been i'll and her physician " Il
have told her to eat sensible meal
bclOrc going to work. That's all that's
the matter with most Of these girl.
They won't take. the time to eat a real
breakfast until they learn from expert
cnCe that a business wOman's morning
meal ID the foundation Of her days
work.
Il can spot no breakfast crank At
glance Look at this one coming
down he aisle See those blue ring
around her eyes and that poey.sh OK
preston That means no breakfast
See that comfortable cOHtcutc look
ne woman over there she works in
one Of the wholesale places downtown
Hasn't she fine ros.' checks? And why?
Because She eats her breakfast every
morning like q man. ics. like a man.
know wha, I'm talking about because
used to be behind the desk IN n mems
restaurant and most business mon tuke
are of themselves much better than
working women do"
The breakfast problem has become
an almost universal stumbling block
In the path OF the business woman.
She must solve the food question be.
lore she can hop" either to do good
work Or to be happy IN g. For hu-
initiating rs II may seem Brother Ass
rs st Francis called his interior mech
anism. must he looked after and the in
ner man and woman must be- prop rly
fed II The outer one Is to face NE with
the right amount of health and spirit
And, speaking Of spirit, let me pu' in
| few words about breakfast and tho
ligher life Some people have come to
believe that 10y emitting the morning
neal they can raise themselves to spir-
tual heights unattainablc to the per
son whose appetite Il satisfied Per
haps they can. let US hope so. But In
he meantime The ordinary business
woman will find thai she can bitter
fulfil the days duties. add TO the cam-
tort OF others and have vitality left
to help along the weaker ones II sh'
looks after her own health and eats a
good breakfast.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

If yon have not face or features that
are strictly beautiful give attention to
,ertain adiuncts of beauty. TAKE the
matter OF the hands, for instance:
Have you made the most OF yours ?
Soft white hands, with well-shaped,
rosy nails, are an attraction not to be-
lightly considered know woman
very homely as to features, but with
such beautiful hands they are always
noticed, commented on and remem
aered, though her face never attracts
4 second glance.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
RULES OF ETIQUETTE.
Boy Gets His Best Training in Man
ners at Home and Mother Should
Remember This.

In answer to several letters recs we'd
this week want to say a few words
In regard to etiquette for boys aud
Young men.
The best training school for a boys
lclcrcpce towards women IL, undoub.
ally, in his own home. A hoy who
learns to wait upon his mother cal
,an,ly, ana 10 be courteous to his sis
tors. will need very little training In
regard to social matters. except, per.
maps. In small cOnyentionalt!es
When n young man meets a woman
1r young girl to whom he has been In
roiurcI he should await her recogni.
lion as IT is always the woman's priv.
lege 10 bow first.
4 man should lift his hat when bow
ing TO a woman, when in walking with
woman he bows To another man Of
his acquaintance; when bowling to q
man who Is walking with woman
who bows to any men OF her acquant-
incc, or, when walking with men. they
bow 10 q woman they know, even
hough she Is IA stranger to him.
a man should always stand with w
covered head when speaking with "A
woman. and he should lift his hat
whenever he is Offering any act Of
courtesy TO woman. whether she is
stranger or acquaintance.
In walking with woman man
should not offer his arm, and under no
circumstances should he take her arm.
In going upstairs a man SHOULD pre-
EIDE "A woman; in going down the or
Ter is reversed.
A man should never smoke In the
presence Of woman without her per
mission
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

time so as TO insure the other rows
being OF nc same length.
Work as many more fan rows as
may Do required FOR the width OF the
shoulder piece. then leave about two
inches lmore or less according to the
size OF ,osr at the top uuwurked and
return as before.
Work COWS of this length always
making the ninth one shorU for width
of vest rom shoulder 10 shoulder
Add a. many chain To- he top Of the
last made row as will bring up the
stitches 10 the same number as cons
mencod with and work second Shout
der piece Jo match he first Dhalf OF
vest)
Work a second half like the first:
Join the sides lcaying openings for
armholea) and the tops of the shoulder
with single cro"hot
Round the top work two treblcs with
one chain between into the first stitch,
.. pass over one. two trCbles with one
chain between in the next and repeat
from ..
Second row. Five chain back into
first CpicoD pass one stitch, n double
crochet IN heNt and repeat from all
round.
Round the lower edge work three
chain into every other stitch all round
three chaia into the middle chain Il
each loop Of the previous row
This row may he repeated at dis
erection. ihsn finish with a row of pie is
like the top. working the double Gro.
chet in the middle stitch OF each loop
For the Sleeves Three chain into
every other stitch round the armhole,
three cham in middle stitch Of each
loop OF previous row for six Cor more)
rows and irish with picots as before.
Thread top Of vest with narrow rib
bon
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

Henry called that evening and she
deliberately crumpied his love l1es.
sage into a ball and thew Il into his
face In vain did he atteb.Is to az
plain that he was making ever a..
fort TO save for their home. She would
not be pacifed. II she was not worth
as good as other girls received she
would have none OF him. and he could
leave and never return.
And he did leave. I,eit the village
on the night train, and she had never
seen him again Her mother found
the crumpled bit OF paper on the floor
where It had fallen, ana realizing It's
full significance had carefully laid It
away. Within week the willtHl firl
was lamentlng her loss. but Henry
Fraser was gone. gone she knew not
where, nor for lG years dil gH" 50
much as hear OF him. Then one day
in reading the city paper she attract.
ed the attention Of commercial cen.
tiers throughout the country There
could be no mistake, for il told OF his
having been born and reared in th,,
same village
Jennie Morris sat until well 'owlr Is
noon recounting the memories o. the
happy days before that fatcinI guar.
rel and was awakened from her rev.
cries by the tinklc OF the bell al the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

front door. When she an 'wc.'d L
one Of the village children handed her
an envelope 1t was plain white and
bore nothing but her address I'm a
strong masculine hand. and the village
postmark. II was just such an enve.
lope that had brought her valratina
% years before. The writing bore
some resemblance to that Of the faded
little note she had just been reading and
re-reading so many times that morn.
ing. What could it mean? She was
almost afraid TO open It. and carried
II back to the little secretary with
out breaking the seal. There was a
strange iiuttor In her hear She
looked at the long glass beside her
and noted the Gpsh in her cheek
She was almost beginning 10 hope. AMI
the hope was growing so strong that
she dared not open the envelope; She
dared not dispel the dream she was
dreaming And she was dreaming
Dreaming in spite Of herself Of her
love come back to hor Twca;y years
rolled backward and she was AGAIN
a girl blithesome, pretty Jennie Nor.
ris, the belle Of the village, tho al.
famed bride of Henry Fraser She
slipped the little golden clrclet lying
beside her on her finger. and rs she
did so the tinkle OF the doorbell again
aroused her. Jane Morris. the village
Samaritan, was wanted by some Of
the village folk but the dream had
been too real for the awakening to re-.
move the flush from her cheeks or the
love light from her eyes. and they
were there when she opened the door
Jennie" There was entrcaty ~
the voice OF the man who spoke, there
was love in the eyes into which she
looked
Henry" Tho entreaty was an
swcred Eyes looked love into eyer
and Jense Morris had received her
second valentine as the af'ianced bride
Of Henry Fraser.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
ENGAGEMENT.
One Hostess Used the Novel Method
of Having the jewelers. Box
Brought 20 the Table.

A hostess who wished to announce
the engagement Of friend devised thi.
pretty method. Only the very close
friends Of the girl in question were
asked. eight In number While they
were seated around the dining room
table over the chocolate cups, the hos
tcss produced a small jewelers. box
sealed, and looking most interesting, as
such packages always do, She said tho
package had been sent 10 her with the
word If no instructions came by Ger.
tain hour that she was TO open II and
the owner would claim the contents
The unc0yerinE Of the box revealed q
diamond solitaire. or course all tbs
girls exclaimed and all but one dis
claimed any knowledge. of the circlet
Then the hostess said
Here's TO the bride-to-be,
Al smiling bright and fair;
And here's to those who'd like to be,
II they only knew when and where"
and placed it upon the blushing own.
ers finger Congratulalions and ques.
lions were then in order, and there was
no need Of any further entertainment.
scheme. Madame Merri.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
Aching Feet.

Aching feet are the particular tor.
ment OF many sufferers. When bath.
ing the feet add a teaspoonful Of BIZ.
carbonate of soda. and after tn tub
bling dry the surface we'll and use a
powder made by combining seven
ounces Of powdered talcum, two ounces
of precipitated chalk and one ounce OF
powdered salicylic acid. Wear fresh
hosiery every day. and have several
pairs of shoes, so that you can change
them often.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
HER SECOND
VALENTINE
----------------------------
BY WRIGHT A.PATTERSON


St Valentines day, but it brought
no expectant flush to the checks Of
Jennie Morris. Rather she was Jennie
Morris 20 years ago, now her neigh
bors knew her as plain Jane Morris.
Twenty years ago she had been
bllthesome girl just budding into mag.
niilcen: womanhood, the belle and pet
OF the village, and people generally
had voted Henry Fraser the most for
tunate Of young men when il was said
that Jennie Morris was to be his wife.
Twenty years ago How long the
time seemed to the woman living
alone now in the village whore once
she had rcigned as queen. Parents
gone to their long rest ten years be-
fore, leaving hor JUS n sufficient com
petence TO keep hunger from the door.
She was stll idoIzed by the village
folk. for she played the role Of Good
Samaritan in every needing home.
Every day in the year save one she
was at the beck and call Of any who
needed her help. But St Valentines
day was her own, her own 70 BE- spent
alone with the greatest sorrow Of her
life, for II was on ST Valentines day
20 years before that she hal driven
Henry Fraser from her b. a bit Of
foolish pettineSs. For 364 days OF
each year she cast this sorrow from
her that she might be of help to 9th.
ers, but on this one day she brought
II all back 10 her only that che might
cherish the love she tad spurngi 20
foolishly.
When the remains Of her simple
breakfast had been cleared away she
went TO the drawer of the little secre-
tary and took from It the memcntoe5
Of her court5hip; Of the happy days
when she was the aiiianced bride Of
Henry Fraser Among them was the
golden circle he had placed upon her
finger when she had said yes" 10 his
wooing She had never returned II,
as for years after she rad driven
him from her she did not know where
TO send IL. Then when she saw his
name mentioned as a prominent bust.
ness man Of an eastern city the little
circlet with its modest setting had he
come too dear to her TO be parted with.
and besides he had probably forgot.
ten its existence. Then, too, there
was the valentine. II was the first
and last one he had sent her after their
engagement, and II was because Of this
same valentine that she hal spurned
the love he offered. II was but pref.
~ verse. n love message written on
q plain sheet OF note paper, and signed
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
An Evening Amusement

An amusement for an evening Is to cut
out pretty suggestive pictures from
magazines or advertisements, mount
them and pals face downward TO the
guests. Provide pencils and request
that story be written in 10 minutes on
the subject drawn. Collect the papers
and read the illusions, taking a vote as
to the best narrative, the most pathetic,
most thrilling, etc. Award as many
prizes as you wish. Candy boxes in book
form may be given.-Madame Merri
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

"Strirc him up like a horse,h!pf."
cried man at the rear.
Wait" commanded Lincoln.
'rrtehiun oIt his long arm.
Il will not wait while boys practice
"ncches This is not what was prom
lsod me" Missed the SpanIard
What Rod Chry promised you" re-
Earned Lincoln, was that II you would
cancel his gambling debts TO yourself
he would make me hand over the girls
money"
Clary was on his horse and at hi nc.
"nser In a moment, and Lincoln real
led that he must fight il out He
was standing on slight elevation
where he had stepped the better to ad,
dress the crowd. and as Cary came
at him he caught the bullhodied cham.
pion by the collar and flung him across
the ring
It was a fight to a finish now. and
Lincoln, realizing that words would
Ne useless should he lose in this con.
test Of force went at II to best his ad.
yorsary In the only court that ad.
Ncrsary would recognize II was
fierce contest for few minutes and
then Lincoln caught Clary with
singing blow beneath the chin and
tumbled him to the ground, where he
lay with the wind well knocked out Of
him Standing over Clary's body Lin.
coin made an impassioncd speech to
the others Of the rowdy gang for jus.
tice for his little Spanish client He
told her history; he told who Don
Pedro Lorimer was. he appealed 10
the best that was in them, to their
love for their sisters and he won. aul
Don Pedro Iorimcr knew that he had
won. ana squirting his horse forward
he attempted to ride the young orator
down. and 10 grab the snakcskn
which Lincoln had passed to Yates at
the beginning Of the fight As he did
50 Antywine. aroused from stupor,
d1rted from the cabin and, grabbing
the bits brought the horse to its
launches. Before the astonished rider
could recover Lincoln asked with
whimsical significance:
Boys, how would any Of you like
to get up ont Of chlllGrlfevor and
find all Clary's Grove helping a strar.
ger rob you Of your own dear gale"
The question had the desired et
feet Down the village street went
Don Pedro Lorimer. and after him
went the crowd from Clnrys Grove
They cnught him nt thp honks 40 tt<
Sangamon, and rolled him into the
river in barrel Wiser counsel alon;
prevented his being allowed to drown
but he never again appeared in the
vicinity Of New Salem to modest tho
bride OF hntywinc, and Lincoln and
Yates had tried their lrst case to
gether and had won.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
AT n Weddinr

The bride should not remove her
veil. she wears it until she dons her
travelling dress. The bride stands at
the right of the bridegroom during tue
reception and the bridesmaids stand
next to the bride. If there Is a maid
of honor she takes precedence. how
ever. Separate invitations should be
sent: Mr.. and Mrs. j., the Misses j.,
and one to each son, of an age to re-
ceive an invitation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

with his name. How angry she had
been when IL came; how she had ex-
fairs exposed for sale In the village
store She could still remember the
one she had particularly admired and
expected. 1t was much the finest thing
OF It's Kind in the village that year
and her disappointment was but
heightened when Lucy Edwards came
in bearing the coveted bit Of senti
ment
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
Two Great Names.

THE sword of Washington. The stat
of Franklin. Oh, sir, what associations
are linked in adamant with thess names
Washington! whose sword was never
drawn but in the cause of his country
and never sheathedTwhen welded in hb
country's cause! Franklin, the phlloso
pher Of the thunderbclt, the printin,
press and the plowsharsi"--Joh,
Quincy AdamA
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
Neck Ribbons.

There is a fancy for neck ribbons Of
becoming coiors that tie little at one
side and toward the back of the neck.
This In . revival of an old fashion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

Shirkshack was dead and New Sa
ON mourned for him. Shlckshagk
the Sac Indian who preferred to live
among the whites TO life with his
tribe. who had been foster father 10
Peggy since the days her Spanish IA
thor had laid her, an infant, in his
arms when the father was dying and
had none but this Indian friend with
whom 10 intrust his baby daughter,
the stepfather Of Antywinc, the
French boy.
Peggy was in reality Consuclo Lori.
.ner descendant of Don Louis Lori.
mcr at one time Spanish governor Of
MS maiCsty's possessions in the new
world. All New Salem knew this, but
they did not know that around Shick.
shack's waist was carried n snakcskin
filed with Spanish gold that belonged
to the crippled child. That Is they
did not know this until Shickshack
was dead, Shcn Antywine turned the
snakcskin aud It's contents over to
Lincoln TO keep for her
II New Salem folks had not known
Of the existence of Peggy's gold Don
Pedro Lorimer, New Orleans gam.
bier had. He had been with Pcggys
father when the little fortune had
been intrusted to the Indian for safe
keeping, and he had made more than
one effort to get possession Of IT, usual
~ h. claiming relationship and guard.
lanship Of the child
Lincoln was not to be found when
Lorimcr arrived at the village after
the death of Shickshack, and demand.
ed possession OF the child and her
belongings. lie came backed by n set
of young hoodlums from Clary's
Grove II was Dick Yates who met
them nj the Rutledge tavern, but he
Was powcrless. They wanted the girl,
but they wanted her money more than
anything else. and Lincoln had the
money. Taking the girl with them,
and accompanied by Yates. they start.
ed out to find Lincoln. They found
him at the home OF Antywinc the
home over which Peggy, now a girl OF
Is. was TO be mistress.
Lincoln, you have somewhere
snakeskin filled with gold belonging to
my young cousin over whom claim
legal guardianship. Produce It and
you shall not be harmed" II was
the Spaniard, Lorimer, who spoke.
Boys. you ought to be ashamed Of
said Lincoln. addressing
himself to the young fellows from
Clary's Grove rather than to the Span.
lard.
Eve didn't come here for a speech,
Abe We want the money and we want
II quick" yelled Redmond Clary.
And you won't get 1t" replied Lin
colin.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
LINCOLN'S
FIRST CASE
An Incident of His Career al
New : alem, Ill

The incidents Of this story are taken
from Mrs Mary HartwcIl Gather
woods Spanish Peggy story Of
New Salem, ~ n the time Lincoln
resided there. The compiler can claim
credit for nothing more than the
grouping Of he incidents into a com
plete short story.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09
Gladstone's Tribute.

Washington is the purest figure in
human history. W L. Gladstone.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-02-09

Abraham Lincoln was studying
Blackstone in the cabin Of Mintcr
Grayham at New Salem when Richard
Yates came in The two young men
were the hest Of friends, and It was the
custom of Richard to ride over from
Jacksonville whenever opportunity
offered for "A few days with his
frieri.
Going In for law, are You, Abe?
said Yates, as he noticed the book
Lincoln was reading.
Mighty interesting book. this" re-
piled Lincoln
I'm going to study law myself,
said Yates, land let's make bargain
10 try our first case together"
THE bargain is made" replied Lin.
-oIn. "and whoever gets the first case
calls in the other for assistance"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-15
BABE DIES IN
AWFUL AGONY
Two Year Old Child SCa|ded
10 Death
MOLL|E SCHOEsLER IN BATH
Crawls Into Tub of Boiling
Water Set Out to Cool
for Her
M0LuE sCHOEslER IN BATH

Scalded from neck to knees by fall
ing in a bathtub of boiling water left
by the mother on the floor, two-year-
old Mollie Schoesler died in fearful
agony at the home of her father,
Henry Schoesler, at 112 Mutton street,
early this morning.
Mrs. SchOesler Who is a Russian
washerwoman, filled the baby's bathtub
with boiling water about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning and placed 1t on the
floor. Her baby girl was standing by
her at the time.
Turning her back for an instant to
get something on the stove the mother
was startled by a terrible scream and
found her child struggling In the tub
submerged in the scalding water ex-
cept for its heads, hands and feet.
The burns were so deep that the
skin came off in great patches.
DR.. Thomas was called and did all
possible to relieve the little sufferer
but she died under terrible torture
this morning.
The body was placed in the charge
of Cookery & Holloway and the fu-
neral will take place tomorrow Rev.
Lange Of the Lutheran church viii
officiate.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-09-15
SOLID ANKENY DELEGATION NAMED
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW ENDORSED
Great County Convention Results in Boxers Winning Out on
Sheriff and Prosecuting AorneyAaM|and and Rupp are
Nominated the Former Unanimously -Other Candidates

egates and IS alternates to the re-
publican state convention.
Following comes The selection Of the
members of the county central COM
mittee, one from each precinct. to be
elected by precinct delegates and rat
flied by the convention.
The nominations for county offices
will be in order as follows:
Sheriff, attorney, auditor, treasurer,
clerk, assessor, surveyor, coroner.
The nomination of legislative candi-
dates will follow, two from the 18th,
and one from the 18th districts.
Then will come nominations in order
of commissioners, justices of the
peace, constables.
The report concludes:
1--WE further recommend that the
delegates to the state convention be
and they are by the adoption of this
report authorized to hold a joint con-
vention with Franklin and Adam
counties for the nomination of joint
i candidate for state senator, in the
| event of a vacancy occurring requiring
such nomination.
1--WE further recommend that a ma
| jority of all votes cast be necessary
| for the nomination in each case.''