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ter beside her kittens. Peggy fully appre-
ciated her honors, but was filed with a
maternal solicitude for her family, for
Kittens have most cherished friends.
Where did you find her?" asked Will
son. the head of the department. I've
hunted in every hole and corner for those
kittens"
On the bags. way down cellar Great
old cat" was the answer.
We'll. next thing to be done is to fix
up a box for her. AS soon as you've
brought up the rest of the bags, see to it,
will you? Put her under my desk: it's
sort of snug down there and guess she'll
keep EN- there if we don't bother her too
much
An hour later Peggy Post Office and her
family were snugs bugs in a rug "
for a goodsiZed box had been placed un-
der Mr.. Wilson's desk, some excelsior
made a soft bed. and Mrs. Post Office and
her family were lat home" Had they
been content to abide there this history
of Tommy Post Office would never have
been written. But. true to their earliest
instincts. cats detect d change, and this
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ONE WAY OF PUTTING 1T.

Kenneth had been to the dentists. The
dentist is a friend of his. and Kenneth
knew that he would not hunt him if he
could help it. The dentist was very care
full, but it was back tooth and in spite
of his precautions he hurt Kenneth d
good deal.
Well said Kenneth that night at the
supper table, the dentist was careful.
Anyhow" he added. as he thought of
how much it had hurt, anyway, he was
as careful. as careful as-as he Was."
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and chuckling as though he had huge
Copyright, 1907. by Paul Elder & Coz

and chuckling as though he had huge
joke.
Hustle. you boy. I say! Don't keep
the whole office waiting What the dick
ens?- and every man in the depart
ment hurried toward him, some with a
handful of letters, and some with a mail
bag held open.
"How's that for a fine shown for the
lady of the post Office demanded Pete.
Amt that as dandy a litter as ye ever
clapped yer eyes on? Five OF EN-. an
every one a beaut, Here's the very
mothers son of EN-, and he held up by
its wee neck handle tiny reproduction
o. Peggy Post Office, white nose, white
stockings and white tail tip. all complete.
Five pairs of bright little eyes blnked at
the men in the brilliant sunlight of the
Office and five little mouths squealed in
chorus. while their proud but somewhat
anxious mother warhled reinsurance to
them and rubbed herself against the legs
of the adrliring audience.
Peggy. old girl. you have done your
self proud this time. haven't ye?' said one
of the men, lifting the cat upon the coun-
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MARGARETS ALPHABET.

Little Margaret was having difficulty
with the alphabet. which was being taught
her in the good old way. The letter II
was a desperate pitfall. Fl she could not
remember. so her mother said: See, Mar
garet. it looks like gate That was an
Inspiration. Now Margaret is in clover.
She never forgets. but this is what she
says:
A. b, c. d. g. f. s, gate. j. etc Her
mother sees still harder work ahead in
ma king the little maid forget
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He WAS WILLING.

\ very small boy. to whom cake was
an unknown quantity. was permitted to
have as a special Thanks giving favor a
crumb of his great-aunt's famous old
fashioned fruit cake.
He swallowed the crumh with relish and
asked for more.
HIS mother gave him d very small piece
There, dear" she said. kindly, I won't
give YOU very much of it
ooh, I don't mind how much you give
me, mother dear" he answered, prompt
ly; Il like it,"
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GENEROUS INEVITABLE.

Little Mehitable always was willing
To spend for sweet candies crown q shilling
provided that some one was thoughtful enough
To make her present TO buy the sweet stun:
But little Mehitabe. sad 10 relate,
Though owning great beauty, has such large
pate.
When the shilling of others she spends for the
sweets
Alone i'll u corner the candy she eats.
When she her own penny invests in the stuA
She offers il round Though there's never enough.
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THE CHAMGELING LEAVES.

"A witch has changed my Shildren!" cried
many mother tree.
My little leaves ara changed to birds,
See how they fly from me-
The poor bird leaves We're fluttering in
the November breeze
While stretching out their empty arms,
loud moaned the mother trees
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WHAT B0B'S is THANKFUL
FOR.

I'm glad m not turkey
Shutting round so fat and perky;
irl slad I'm not a plump young duck
Or little baby rig:
And I'm glad I'm NOT a yellow
Pumpkin. like that fat young fellow,
Waiting in my mothers pantry
Looking very smart and big
IN there's lots nf things I'm glad about,
R'It one thing I am mad ubout:
It's that hurrid second table"
Who're they stow us boys away.
Where they maize you wait and wait,
Looking 81 your empty plate,
TIL Jon wish you were your grandma,
Even il she's bent and gray:
Fog she's always guest Of honor
And served first Thanksgiving day.
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My first is in cheerful, but never in glun:
MY seconds in mower, but never in hum:
My third is in ostrich. but never in wren:
My fourth Is in rooster. but never In hen;
My fifth is in baby. but never in child;
My sixth is in peaceful. but never in mild:
My seventies i'll light ming, but never in heat:
Ny eighth is in pickle but never in beet:
My whole is a game that we play in the fau,
Accusing the interest of big boy aud small
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TOMMY'S THANKSGIVING.
A TRUE STORY.
"Mee-u, Meesu, Mee-u, u, u"
R-r-r-rUowT

"R-r-r-rwow, R-r-r-rwow,"
The first sound proceeded from a dark
corner of the Rochester post office, far
in behind some mail bags. and the second
was its answer. as fine black and white
cat made her way dainti.y over the dusky
pouches. shaking first one foot and then
another. as though she wished to free
them from any dust which might have
smudged the snowy stockings she wore,
before entering the corner from which the
first cry had proceeded
Have the first sounds told you the
story? Far back in that dark rarely
visited corner of the big post office. hidden
away upon an old leather mail pouch.
five wee, squirming kittens were clamor-
ing for their dinner, and their mother.
the pet of every one in the post office, was
coming with it just fast as any mother
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DOIRLE ACROSIIC

l. A strong taste. . A unit of time. 3. An
entrance. t. A part of the day. 3. Cordial. 8.
The individual. I. Festive. s. Inactive. o. To
disappear. 10. To endow. IL. Not far. IL. Ae-
quires
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HIDDEN STATES.

l. Oh mamma. in every window there is Q
wreath Of evergreen. 2. He must have been of
great age or giants would not have looked up
to him 3. The horses name shall be Tex, as
you suggest 4. But-ahem-do you really mean
me to do this?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-23

Out of the three following words make
ence of five words, telling something that comes
true every Thanksgiving day. Any letter may
be repeated as many times as necessary. THANK
YOU, BERG.
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RIDDLE

You love il. but beware how you get In II. IL
you attach II to a car you walk on it. IL you
prefix it 10 a beverage you will think 1t very
insignificant. What is it!
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WORD SQUARE
CROSSWORD ENIGMA.

l. 4 banquet. .. One who ends. 2. To w0r-
ship. 4. To work for. 3. Large shrubs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy in Misery II Years-Eczema In
Rough Scales, Itching and In.
Manufactured by Cuticura.

81 wish TO inform you that your
wonderful Cuticura has put q stop TO
twelve years of misery | passed with
my son. AS an infant ! noticed on
his body a red spot and treated same
with different remedies for about five
years, but when the spot began to
get larger ! put him under the care
OF doctors. Under their treatment tho
disease spread to four different parts
Of his body The longer the doctors
treated him the worse II became. Dur.
ing the day 1t would get rough and
form like scales. At night 1t would
be cracked, in1amed, and badly swol-
len, with terrible burning and itch.
Ing. When ! think Of his suffering
Il nearly breaks my heart, His
screams could be heard downstairs
The suffering of my son made me
tull OF misery. had no ambition to
work, to eat, nor could sleep.
One doctor told me that my sons
eczema was incurable, and gave 1t up
Tor a bad Job. One evening saw an
article in the paper about the "ohceF-
tul Cuticura and decided TO give 1t n
trial Itell you that Cuticura Ointment
Is worth it's weight in gold, and when
had used the first box Of Ointment
there was great improvement, and
by the time l had used the second set
of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint.
mcnt, and Cuticura Rosolyent, my
child was cured lie Is now twelve
years old, and his skin is as fine
and smooth as silk. Michael Stein
man, 7 Sumner Avenue, Brooklyn
| n. Y, April &c, 1905"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
FARM NOTES.

The fruit grower who didn't spray
his orchard last season is not likely
TO have the largest balance this win
ter Sometimes spray drops are a..
most as valuable as pearls.
Yes. it's cold outdoors; but cold
won't kill San Jose scale Zee. They'll
all be on hand in the spring-so be
ready for them! II there are any
signs of this pest on your trees, buy
a good spray pump and be prepared
to fight the enemy in March.
The most obvious means Of controil-
ing the brown-tall moth, and the cas-.
lest one, is the collection and destruc.
ton of the winter nests after the
leaves have fallen, says American
Cultivator. These webs are con.
spicuous from October to April
Farm Journal
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
MOUNTAIN: GUIDES FAIL HER.
Miss Peck VIII Make Another Attempt
Upon the Highest Andean Peak.

Miss Annie Peck. whose chief pleas
ure is climbing mountains, has re-
turned to New York from Peru, beaten
in her attempt to climb the highest
OF the Andes, beaten not by the noun.
tain itself, but the worthlessneSs OF
the men she employed as guides and
porters on the expedition. She Is con-
WINGED that she would have reached
the summit but for the faults OF her
men and says she is going back with
Swiss mountain men to make another
attempt
As II was she reached a height OF
rs. 900 feet. being then about 2,0cc feet
above the summit. This was at her
first attempt One of her men deserted
and the rest got drunk on the alcohol
which was carried as fuel for cook.
ing. BESIDES they were all afraid OF
the trip and especially as they APP
preached the top of the mountain, OF
which they have supcrstitious dread
The second attempt was Hike the
first, except that the men gave out
sooner and so less progress was made
before the attempt had to be aoand'
oned.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
MAY BE COFFEE


When the house is afire, it's like a
body when disease begins to show, it's
no time to talk but time to act-delay
is angerous-remove the cause OF the
trouble at once.
For q number OF years" says
Kansas lady, 81 felt sure that oonee
was hurting me, and yet, was so fond
of It, could not give 1t up. paltered
with my appetite and OF course yield
ed to the temptation to drink more.
At last l got so bad that made up my
mind | must either quit the use of COT.
fee or die.
Everything ate distressed me, and
! suffered severely almost all the time
with palpitatlon Of the heart. fre-
quently woke up in the night with the
feeling that was almost gone,-my
heart seemed so smothered and weak
In its action that feared It would stop
beating. My breath grew short and
the least exertion set me to painting. l
slept but little and suffered from rheu'
matism.
W. yNaiD dho becpp'u 49,
old kind of coffee and began to use
Postum Food Coffee, ard from the
very first began to improve. 1t
worked q miracle! Now can eat any
thing and digest It without trouble. |
sleep like baby, and M heart beats
full, strong and easily. My breathing
has become steady and normal, and
my rheumatism has left me. ! feel
like another person, and 1t is all due
to quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee, for haven't used any
medicine and none would have done
any good as long as / kept drugging
with coffee" Name given by Postum
! Co, Battle Creek, Mich. There's a
Reason" Read the little book, 1.-THE
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. AL
grocsrs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
POTENT LIQUOR is SAKE.
Lafcadlo Hearn's Testimony az to
Strength OF Japanese Wine.

There is no liquor in the world upon
which a man becomes so quickly in
toxicated as Japanese sake Crice
wine), and yet none OF which the Ell
fects last so short n time. The IN
toxication is pleasant as the effect OF
opium or hasheesh. 1t is soft, pleas.
ant, luminous exhllaration, everything
becoming brighter happier, lighter
then you get very sleepy
At Japanese dinners 1t Is the rule to
become slightly eXhilarated, but not to
drink enough to talk thickly or walk
crooked. The ability to drink at ban.
quets requires practice-long practice.
There are banquets Of many kinds,
and the man who is invited to one at
which extensive drinking may be eX.
pected is careful to start in upon an
empty or almost empty stomach. by
not eating one can drink n good deal
TIE cups are very small and Of many
curious shapes. One may be expected
TO empty go A quart OF sake is good
deal; two quarts require iron nerves
TO stand. But among the japanese
there are wonderful drinkers. At q
military officers banquet captain
offered me a tumbler holding a good
pint Of sake. | almost tainted at the
sight Of It, for 1t was only the first.
But a friend said to me: only drink
little and pass It back" which / did.
Stronger heads emptied cup after cup
like water. Letters OF Latcadio
! Eearn.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

There 10 more CAtsrrh 10 this section Of the country
than all other diseases put together aud until the last
few years supposed to be incutaOle. For great
many years doctors pronounced II local disease and
l. cure with local treatment. pronounced tlncufhbe
Science has proven CAtarTh to he constitutional dis
eso and therefore requires constitutional treatment.
IaIrg Cltarrh Cure, Manufactured by j. j. Cheney
g. Co. Toledo, ONO IL the only constitutional cure on
the market. II 10 taken Internally in doses from 70
drops TO teaspoUnful II acts directly On the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer QUE
hund ed dollars for any case It fails 10 cure. send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F.J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take nallB Family Pills for constipation.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
A NAV irwin Story.

The irrepressible May Irwin tells OF
little New Yorker who had bath
30 seldom and wore such dirty clothes
that II was more than the children
and teacher could stand. So she was
sent homo to be made more bcarable
but returned as dirty as ever, ac'
companied by sister who inquired
what she was sent home for, The
teacher explained. Then the sister
burst out: We'll, say. me mndder
says does our Rosie come here to git
smelt or to git learnt?"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
ssp,ROADD az Gg
&.a1lis!1snFARNes
1 lhpRlo!VEhfS{ff
BUILDING GOOD ROADS
What Oklahoma Is Doing to Improve
the Highways.

Oklahoma is starting in young with
campaign OF education for model
roads. Its first Legislative body VIII
be given object lesson instruction In
practical road building by the Nation
al Good Roads association, and both
national and state associations VIII at
tempt TO have inserted In the consu'
tuition clause that will enable the
legislature to provide general legisla'
tlon that will cover the entire state
for the purpose of road building.
Good roads meetings we're held In
NIuskogee. December to inclusive
for the purpose of starting the new
state In with the advantage OF all the
experience in road building that 1t has
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

taken so years for some Of the older
states to acquire. The state aid plan
will obtain in all the information that
the national association has to impart
That is. the present plan is to try to
instll into the new state legislation
that will provide that the state shall
have the authority to pay so per cent
of the cost of constructing state roads
while the county and abutting proper.
" owners shall bear the remaining
30 per cent ad at any time that ma.
jority of the property owners petition
the road shall be constructed. All
construction must be under state SUI
pervisiOn.
w. II. Moore, president of the ma.
tional association. states that It costs
from 81 800 TO $4,000 per mile TO con.
struct macadam road. depending
upon the available material. Such a
road, when built, is practically indie
stucuE.e. There is as much road
building material in the new state as
in the union, and the natural roads
are as good as any state has The
duty the national association has set
for Itself is to first instil into the
minds of the people of the new state
the necessity and the value OF GOOD
roads, and then teach them how to
construct them. II will endcavor TO
transmit to the Legislative bodies that
make the laws of the new state pro
gressive road legislation that has been
tried successfully in the Older states.
All the best legislation will be can
yassed and made to apply here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
Ownership Of National Banks.

The ownership OF tho national
banks OF the United States is not in
the hands OF the rich few, as is com.
monty supposed, because fully one
half OF the banks have a capital Of
less than 100000 each. Twelve per
cent. have capitalizations Of from
10000 to s250,00O, while only seven
per cent range between s250,o00 and
81, 0o0,0 900.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
Corn Stalks for Horses.

Corn stalks. IL bright and sweet,
are useful for wlntering horses. They
may be cut in halfinch to oneinch
pieces. and steamed or sprinkled in
advance and allowed to slightly neat
before being fed When steaming or
wett!ng, says Farm Journal, add some
bran, middlings or shorts in such guam
tity as your experience and the de.
mands of the stock may indicate. II
feeding some hay, II will be better
to alternate 1t than to INK it with the
stalks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
WRITE US FREELY
Is quickly absorbed.
Give. Roliel nj Once.

Starch, like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
starches put on the market % years
ago are very different and inferior to
those Of the present day. In the lat
est discovery-DeHance Starch-all In
furious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition Of another ingredient. in-
vented by us. gives to the Starch n
strength and smoothness never APP
proached by other brands.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
EIeven.year.oId spertsman.

The heir apparent OF the SirguJa
State. a boy Of II years has developed
a remarkable aptitude for shikar. He
began to use a gun when only seven
years OF age and up to the present
time has accounted for seven tigers,
six panthers and two bears, not to
mention other large and small game
Allahabad Pioneer.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
Caution,

limitations have been placed upon
the market so closely resembling ALI
cocks Plasters in general appearance
as to be well calculated to deceive. 1t
is, however, in general appearance
only that they compare with Allcock's.
for they are not only lacking in the
best elements which have made ALI
cocks so efficient, but are often harm
full in their effects. Remember that
Allcocks are the original and only
genuine porous plasters-the best ex'
ternal remedy known-and when pur.
chasing plasters the only safe way Ia
to always insist upon having Allcocks
A cheerful lie is often better than
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
Playing at Occultism.

There is danger to-day Of psychi'
cal research degenerating into a fash
ionable society amusement without
practical aims, and there are promi.
hent members OF the Society for
Psychical Research who do less than
little to discourage this tendency
Occult Review.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

to set the kettle
or to hang It
with chains. A
simple hoop with
three or four legs
welded on, saves
the time an d
trouble. A n y
blacksmith will
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

No man is so foolish but he may
give another good counsel sometimes
and no man is so wise but may easily
err If he will take no others counsel
but his own.-Ben Jonson.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

make It for few cents If ypu furnish
an old cart tire for hoops and legs,
says Form and Life. Order the legs
the right length to hold the kettle
Just high enough. 1t is easily moved
then from house to barn, or to
neighbor's.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
tIas Rluht to DAMAGES.

A Baca county man threatens 10
sue q hunter for $500 damages be-
cause the hunter killed a laying hen.
A hen that will lay at this season 10
worth money, you know.-Denyer
Post
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

BY following the directions, which
are plainly printed on each package OF
Defiance Starch, Mems Collars and
Cuffs can be made just as stiff as de-
sired, with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try 1t. 16 OF. for 10c, sold by
all good grocers.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

II is great folly not 10 part with
your own faults. which is possible,
but to try. instead. tc escape from
other peoples faults, which Is impos-
sible-Marcus Aurelius.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

And people who stand up for their
rights usually want to sit on tho
rights OF others.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

Men never fully appreciate the
blessings OF poverty until after they
break into the millionaire class.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc. Many
dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, III.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

And by not getting married some
men manage to live happily ever
after.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

A reform champions husband be
lieves a reformation would be good.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
Silk, Wool and Cotton at one boiling,
fast, beautiful colors. lOc per package.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
Panthers and Grizzly Bears.

Ship FAIRS Pclts Mcmillan Fur & Wool
Co, Minneapolis, MINI. Write for prices.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
A KETTLE SUPPORT.
Convenient Continuance for Use at
Butcherng Time.

At butchering time and whenever
water is to be heated It Is q bother
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-02-08
PILES CURED IN O TO Ia DAYS.

PAZO OINTMENT IA guaranteed TO cure any case
of Itching. Blind. Bleeding or ProtrudiuR Piles in
TO ID days " money refunded. tOc