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CaifOd the Oesi CH.

lad attending school craved he de holiday one morning when he starred out to wrestle once again with the trials incident to getting an edu cation. As he entered the schoolroom he matched plot to get the coveted holiday. He went up to the teachers desk and told his story. My mother wants to know if you won't excuse ne for today? he began. She wants me to do some work at home and thought if I'd study at home this even Ing and make up what i'd missed mebby you'd let me off"
 Something about the lads manner kept the words from carrying convlc- ton. The teacher blutfed back as fol lows: Tommy" said she. you won't need to go home at all. Since you started to school your mother called me on the phone to tell me that she had changed her mind and for you to stay here"
 The lad looked at her. startled "Aw, well. he said ''as long IS both Of us are lyin' about it let's just call tt quits. I'll stay here e"-Cleveland Plain Dea Ter
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Si-irs Ue Bernard Srs~.

Bernard Shaw Is thus immorcalzed by Charles Guwtrey. the well known English comedian: "Ouce on q time
 aaa mad desire 70 produce ShaW s play Of You Never Can Tell. wrote co shaw and asked his permission. He answered thar he would come and read ic ro me He did and began by saying that sometimes he thought tr was the best play that ever was writ ten and ar others be considered it the greatest trash Anyhow. he was of opinion that 1t was pretty poor play and rhar if produced it-well. m1sr cake the consequences. Some time atteraard l asked Shaw if could compress the last act. He declined 70 allow one line 10 be altered or cut ont h view of certai. contingencies l had at last to tell him that couldn't pro- duee the play. His answer was Thank you So much. Fos have taken grear load off my mInG Now, what are you 10 do with I man like that" Minneapolis Journal
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4 We aithy Soldiers Idea.

Australians still tell stories 0t the colonial volunteers, although tue war is a far memory. One, member of the Stock Exchange. was left one wet aud miserable night to guard q wagon load of goods. He shivered iu the uu- sheltered place for some hours ponder, ing many things. and then a bright thought struck him just as the colonel came around on his tour of inspection.
 Colonel" he asked. ''how much Is this wagon worth2''
 Il don't know" was the answer "Nuch or little, we can't afford to lose it."
 Well but. colonel" persisted the amateur soldier. you might give me rough idea of the value
 About goo" said the colonel testify.
 "Nery we'll" was the answer: "I will come down to the camp and give you ! check for the amount. Then I'll turn in. I wouldn't catch my death oc cold for twice that much
 What the colonel said Is nor record sd Melbourne Times.
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Scotland and Horse Racing.

Scotland has been famous for It's horses from tue most ancient days When Asricola defeated the Caledo- nLans at the battle of the Grampians. A. D. S4. the Celtic enemy, IS Tacitus relates r-erc c-ncsttorot!v strong in carafgE 2ud chariaseer>. Successive kings of Seoclaatl Gid ro1sA [ improve It's native breed of horses. and ia this connect tton tt is not to be forgotten that the first Scottish king of Eng laud. lanes L. did more to improve the race horses in our island than was ever done before him CT has ever been doae by any individual s.1cs. James !. was the real author of horse racing US it has since been known iu EnSlan He it was who first esta bli>hed regu lur courses, and during his reign there came into being the code of reguta' tons that led Gp to the modern laws ot -le turf Nobody d20tes rbat horse racing has done much fer the breed q CritiSb horses IT WAS q gift rom Scotia nd -I,ondou Answers
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FoNrtse nth Century Oacsers.

Synse> Social Life in England" quotes number of fourteenth century atars to success for physicians:
 Suppose you know nothing. say there Is au obstruction of the liver. Perha ps the pattenc will say. Nay, master, IT ts my head oc legs that trouble ne = Repeat that it comes from the liver. and especially use rhe word "obstruc ton" for patients do not understand t. which is important.
 Never dine with patient who has not paid you. IT will be cheaper to ger your dinner at an inn. for such feasts are usually deducted from the surgeons fee.
 When you are treating wound or accident, the friends of the patient should be excluded, for they may faint and cause disturbance. but some times j higher fee may be got from persons present fainting and breaking their heads against wood and the Ike than from the principal patient.
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4 Very Restfui Rest.

Adolf Men7ei. the German artist, wal II one time ea-aCed ou mural deco sation. He had rl&"ed up sea folding ,u his stp,j.n.. ua which his model was reaue~tcl to stand. For two Ions hours tae Io0r poseUr stood up alot' In most ,atiguing posture. Menzei In tue meantime worked at his sketch needless of the fact that his model was growing tired.
 At length the model found 1t neces. sagy to speak Herr professor, saie he. "how about recess"
 Meuzel apolosized profusely for his gU-@etfulue>s ''Cectaiuly. certainly ny dear sir" said he. Come down ard rest yourself q bit"
 rhe model had clambered from the scdEoldiEg to the ladder, which led down frou it to the studio floor.
 Stop" cried the artist suddenly That pose Is fine. Don't move mus .it,"'
 Aud once more t'.s model was forced mo strained vlz.c. while the euthn. st;sstic draftsmaii -. about sketchtns aiG{
 At the ed q. half an hour Menze' tootsed up fram his work There, s.l<s It.. "tAaG will do nicely. Get back ou the scatTold. We have had our rest. l.ef Us -et back 10 work again. '
 What tae model said is left 10 the readers imagination.
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Secret Society Among Sese islanders.

The SeSe islanders have attained peculiar notortety in Uganda because of secret society called the Bachichi, which is not burial society, although its members take , deep and fntelli- gent interest in all deaths and burials h their midst. III the more retired vtl- lages, although greatly dIScoura ged by the British authorities, it is said to be still the custom for the sorr0wiug rel atives to bear the body of the deceased wrapped in bark on rough bier to some forest thicket. desolate ragtne or other unfrequented spot, where it is left Unburied by the bearers. who new, CT revisit the place again. The Bacht- chi. who are denizens of neighbortas village, and distant relatives of the deceased avoid the necessity Of burial or cremation and show their respect for the deceased by simply caring him. National Mag -aziue
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Domestic Bliss.

They had been trotti4- h double 1aruess for seven long. weary months, md the honeymoon had bumped the lGmps for fair.
 John" she said. as she dished out tb4 breakfast food, T need little pin money this morning"
 What did you do with the & gave you last week? ?' asked the man w60 had promised 10 love, honor and pay the freight.
 @Oh, I d0u't remember" she replied, "It's 50 easr to spend g. and have nothing 10 show fir ir.'
 Right you are" sighed John That vas the amount I paid the minister for marry ing as,~-Chieago News.
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\ Cisacrcirtrent.

Yes" says the lady after an ac- euatutance of ten or fifteen years be- fore has been renewed. T remeu ber you perfectly"
 Indeed !'' murmurs the gratiie-l man. T am glad to know that
 Yes; at one time I thought ot mar ryin- you''
 Oh" he replies deiecredly. 'I thought for the moment thar there might have been something that made ne difer~nt from all the other men you ever wife.
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s cersican Nentetta.

Lecturine on The Land of the Ven detta'' 1t the Royal Geographical SO ciety's headquarters, the Rev. T. T Norgate said he had discovered h, stances of vendetta being started in Corsica through ] pig getting Into an other mans field. and thIs had caused c1e loss of perhaps hundreds of lives md had made two families deadly enc nies fer upward Of 500 years. The men who carried on such vendetta would scorn to rob any one of a six penny ptece.-London Globe
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Tcr-ue Wisters.

..mou- brief tongue twisters the fol lowing are hard to beat; The sur shines on the top signs She says she shall sew a sheet; ''The sixth sick sheiks sixth sheep's sick. Some of Shakespeare's lines offer pitfalls to the rapid speaker Tn Midsummer Night'S Dream" We ind. When lion rough ir widest ra@e doth roar" and in the same play
 Oh, Fates, come, come,
 Cut thread and thrynl;
 tlEaI, crush, conclude and queil-
 London Chronicle.
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A st-.rc.- ts His Ways.

\ distinguished bishop of the Epts- cc9aL church. arriving late IL l small town one night, found the hotel closed and. hammertng 1t the door for admts- sion. uetghbor stuck hts head out Of an adjoining window with, Say. stranger. knock like the devur' to which the bishop replied. T don't know how.'
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Not Too cftan.

They tell me New England ts u ' Of old maids" said the Philadelphia girl. Now, suppose you Boston girls don't often marryr' No: only once. as rule" replied the Boston girl Philadelphia Record.
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Scots Removed whT, Ven s,..,

Dnl-Has your wife recipe for r@ moving spots from ciothtng1 Pickle l should say she hadl She removed two 6ve-spotS from ny trousers pocket with Qulstress and dispatch last nighA ~JudxN
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Hit Ec-e.

Toumy-Paw, what is three card monte? NIT. Tucker-Lt's the most dIa- oolical internal swindle that ever any body-er-er-oh. its some sort of gambling game with cards I believe, Tommy Tribune
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4 Little Too Ycurc.

New Boarder-H0w's the fare here Old Boarder-Well, we hnve chicken every morning. New Roarder-That's 3 arsr rate! How is it served? Old Bonrier-In the eggs. Brooklyn Life.
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Why She Cperea ehe L.tt.r.

Nillis-T'm sorry your wife opened thar business letrer sent you. Harris. Fnu ted ne that she never opened rOur ietTers.
 Harrfs-Sh doesn't as l rule, Willis. but, you see. you marked 1t "pcfvata.'
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The Boyce Construction
 Company

Are in the field for business and have the most complete moving out. if in the city and do general build ing business Also general repairing business. Fix all clase of roofs, shin gle, tin and composition. Aake hign class screens. When you are ready to build, move or repair you do your self an injustice to proceed without getting our estimate Cali old paone T or S97. D. ". L,OYGEt, %.,.
 THE BOYCE CONSTRUCTION co.
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Peace rules the day whers reason Rles tha mtud.-Coflina
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a.,iD ,590 MILE BOOK
S122.5B

Good for bearer locally between e0iafs IF Arkansas.
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II. ATWOOD.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

one teaspoon soda. one teaspoon
teachl cinnamon, cloves. and nutmeg
Bake in a moderate oven for one and
cne.half hours.
Swedish Cookies.-One large glass
Of maple strip. oDe-half pound Of
graduated sugar, one teaspoon OF
cloves, one teaspoon Of ginger. one
teaspoon Of cinnamon. Cook until
they hold together when tried 10 wa
ter. Take OF FIRE and beat ~ one
half pound OF butter. When cold beat
II three eggs and enough -four for
soft dough. Add two teaspoons Of
bicarbonate OF potash dissolved In WI.
ter Stand over night In tho morn.
ing, If necessary. add a little -four.
Roll. cut thin and bake.
Delicious Spice Cake.--One and one
half cups Of sugar, onehalf cup of
maple strip one good fun cup Of but
ter. one wiHeglass Of sherry wine one
teaspoOmful OF cloves, cinnamon. nut.
meg. and vanilla; one.hali package OF
raisins one.half package Of currants
and citron. all chopped dne; ono cup
of sour milk with one teaspoouful OF
soda well beaten into f. Two eggs,
salt, and -four enough TO drop from
spoon.
Hint for Cake Flavoring.- An orange
or lemon placed In the jar with newly
made cakes or cookies will give them
delicate favor.
Brown Bread Three cups graham
hour one.half cup white -four one
half cup New Orleans molasscs, one
cup sour milk. one cup sweet milk. one
rounding teaspoon soda Add one cup
seeded raisins II desired. one tea
spoon salt Bake In square pan in a
slow oven one and onequarter hours
MADEIRA Cake Line n cake tin.
cream well together Elk ounces OF
butter md six ounces Of castor sugar
Wei whiEk four or five eggs. Sieve
nine ounces Of -four and half tea
spoonful Of baking powder; add TO the
-four the grated rind Of one lemon:
add -four and sugar until all is used
Pour the mixture into the creased tin
rake IN moderate oven When II
has boon IN about twenty minutes
place two large slices OF citron peel
on top Of the cake. This must not be
done too soon or # will sink in.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Arnumrnt That Won.

Susie had been promised pair Of
new slippers for Sunday, Anxious to
have them at once she had tried In
every way TO persuade her mother to
buy them for her and let her wear
them to a children's party that was to
be given on Wednesday. but without
success. Finally when both she ard
her mother had become tired Of the
teasing the little girl said: We'll,
mamma, you needn't get them now;
but maybe III be dead by Sunday and
II am you'll be sorry for disappoint-
ing me" Susie wore the slippers
Wednesday
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Meant the Other Way.

Rear Admiral sperry. commander
in-chlef Of the feet returned from It's
Triumphant sail around the world
sometimes has serious spells OF absent
mlndedness. Several years ago he was
talking with a group Of fellow officers
at the Naval War college at Newport
when one Of them remarked that he
had been ordered for duty on the
Asiatic station.
Are you going TO take your VIE
with your" Admiral Sperry inquired.
NO" the officer replied.
Il think you are making a serious
mistake" the admiral continued In
positive terms. Il was out there In
1876 when an epidemic Of cholera
broke out, and hundreds Of people
died."-Sunday Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Added a SavIno Clause.

A good old deacon In Connecticut
was very pious and very fond OF
clans. When once upon time he at
tended Rhode Island clam-bake he
overtaxed his capacity and was sore
~ distressed. But his faith in prayer
was undated. Leaving the party and
going down on his knees behind
tree, he was heard TO supplicate:
Forgive me, o Lord, this great sin
OF gluttony. Restore my health. and
! will never eat any more CLANS ="
Then after a judicious pause: Very
few, II any Amen"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Chocolate Junket.

Allow two sticks Of plain chocolate
20 one pint OF milk.
Put these into a saucepan with 3
little milk and stand at the side oi
the stove. shaking the pan every now
and then. til the chocolate is dis
solved. In another saucepan heat the
remaining milk with a little sugar.
and when II boils add some OF It &c
the chocolate to dilute It evenly. then
add the rest.
Return all to the saucepan, and str
I'll 1t boils thoroughly. Let this mix
ture cool. and when just new milk
heat. add a teaspoonful Of rennet 10
each pint Of milk, stirring II slowly
with three turns OF the spoon. into
the chocolate.
Stand the junket In cool place tIlI
needed. taking great care that the
tunket is not shaken, or II will run tc
they Put little whipped cream Oh
the top Just before serving.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
NEW IDEA
Helped Wis. Couple.

II doesn't pay to stick too closely TO
old notions of things. New ideas often
lead to better health, success and hap
piness
A Wis. couple examined an idea new
to them and stepped up several rounds
on the health ladder. The husband
writes:
Several years ago we suffered from
coffee drinking, we're sleepless.
nervous. sallow, weak and irritable.
My wife and both loved coffee and
thought II WAS q bracer." (delusion.)
Finally, after years OF suffering, We
read Of Postum and the harmfulness
OF coffee. and believing that to grow
we should give some attention TO new
ideas, we decided TO test Postum.
when we made It right we liked It
and were relieved of Ills caused by
coffee. Our friends noticed the change
--fiesher skin, steadier nerves, better
temper, etc.
These changes were not sudden.
but relief increased as we continued to
drink and enjoy Postum, and we lost
the desire for coffee.
Many Of our friends did not like
Postum at first. because they did not
make II right. But when they boiled
Postum according 10 directions on
pkg. until 1t was dark and rich, they
liked II better than coffee and wers
benefited by the change" There's
q Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letters new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, frues and fall Of human
intcrssG
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Ereddle's Impreasion.

This little boy attending Sunday
school for the first time was greatly
impressed by the teacher and the
larger boys Of the class, On returning
home his mother questioned him In re-
gard 70 what was said and what he
must learn for his next lesson. The
child In a frank way. replied: oh,
mamma. Il was all about God and love
and lady named Eve. and how she
gave an apple to man called Adam,
who never gave her a bite" The
mother. to lead him on. said: Who
was Ever" why. mamma. she was
Mrs. Eve Adam, a friend Of Gods, who
kept house In a garden."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

Pills. which he said had made bad
back well, enabled him TO sleep bet
ter nights and feel more fit for work.
The treatment also cleared up the
urine. On January 5. 1909, Judge Law
confirmed his previous testimony. II
have recommended this remedy TO
many people since I first used IT,"
said he.
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Foster.Milburn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

Required; Three large potatoes. d
quarter OF a pound Of grated cheese,
yolk Of an egg. half an ounce OF but.
ter.
Bake the potatoes in their skins. re.
move the pulp. and pass through a
sieve; mix the cheese. cayenne pepper
and salt, and the beaten yoIk Of ar
egg. Form the mixture into the
shape OF potatoes. brush over with
oiled butter. and brown In a sharp
oven. Dust Parmesan cheese over and
serve hot
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

Place over the stove one pint OF milk
In which put large handful OF bitter
almonds that have been blahched and
broken up. Let It boil until highly
favored with the almonds. then strain
and set Il inside until cool.
Boil one quart OF rich milk, and
when cold add the favored milk. hal.
o pint OF sugar and eight eggs. with
yolks and whites beaten separately,
stirring all well together Bake in cups
and when cold place a macaroon on
top of each cup.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

Laundry work al home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order 10 get the
deElred stiffness. It is usually aeces.
sary TO use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of the fabric Ia
hidden behind a paste Of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance. but also affects the wear.
Ing quality OF the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. az It can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
or strength than other makes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
WESTERN GkELDA'S SPLENDID
CROP YIELD FOR 1908.
AMERICANS PRoFlTEp LARGELY
AND SEND BACK sATlsFAc-
TORY REPORTS.


ment OF Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada.
has completed It's returns Of the show
ing Of Western Canada's grain yield
for 1908, and the reports make very
interesting reading. In the three prov.
inces OF Manitoba. Saskatchewan and
Alberta, which comprise what may BE-
known as Central Canada, there was
total wheat yield Of about 107.000.0O0
bushels. worth TO the farmer about
SIS .000,0 600; in addition 10 this the oat
barley and FAX crops were worth an.
other s3j,00000O Letters have been
received from many Of the settlers
from the United States. From these,
that Of Rev. Oscar /. King has been
selected. Be lives in the vicinity OF
Edmonton, Alberta, and what he says
will be OF interest to those who con.
template moving TO Central Canada
Every line Of the letter is interesting
Those who wish for the particulars a.
10 how TO secure homcsteads and pre-
emplons should write any Canadian
Government agent. Mr.. King says:
Mr. NJ. Y. Mclnunes Detroit, Mich.
igan: / am well satisfied with Al.
beria. This country offers excellent
opportunities for anyone to make a
good home for himself and family
II he is willing 10 put up with a few
bard knocks for the first TWO or three
years. But It is worth a few hard
knocks 10 get a lG0acre farm Of rich
productive land with no mortgage on
It. This province Is well fitted for
grains, stock raising and dalrying. We
have found the climate generally
heal,hful. more healthful than Mich.
igan. and although the thermometer
sometimes drops 10 40 degrees below
zero In winter, get We do not seem TO
feel that temperature any more than
We did or 10 degrees below zero In
Michigan We Ike the winters.
The Government takes great inter.
est IN the education OF the people and
quickly aids the settlers in establish.
ing schools where they are called for.
The schools though graded differently
than those IN the States, are efficient
anu htlN hAAAAAhs SAA HlHsA VI a" Sfs'aA
has been the limited and inadequate
railway facilities, but new roads are
being rapidly built and many more
are projected through various parts
Of the province The new policy OF
the Alberta government to construct
great many branch lines throughout
the province will greatly help all parts
OF the country II those new settlers
who have TO go back a considerable
distance from existing railroads and
towns to find free homcsteadg will
but locate along the line Of a project.
ed railroad they will In two or three
years be near both town and railroad.
When ] first came TO this country
three and half years ago the home
stead took was 20 miles from a rail-
road town: now there is railroad rs
miles north. another 25 miles south,
and a third is being built through my
neighborhood
Il think the prairie country or coun-
try that Is partly prairie offers much
better opportunities than the billy
portions"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Was a Lucky Day for England.

Admiral Nelson was the recipient of
fayoritism In the matter OF his APP
pointment to the British naval serv'
ice. Nelson's father could not have af'
fefded TO send his son to Osborne.
But II he had been Nelson would
have been rejected as physically un.
fit," says writer. Nelson was
shoveled into the navy under a BIT OF
jobbery and pushed on by backdoor
influence"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05
Deimonlco Potatoes.

Cut cold boiled potatoes very fine
and to each pint allow one cupful of
cream. two tablespoonfuls of butter.
one teaspoonful of salt and dash OF
pepper. Season the potatoes with salt
and pepper, put them in a shallow
baking dish. add the cream. which
should not quite cover them. ana pour
over them the butter tmeited). Brown
In O quick oven.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

With a smooth iron and Defiance
Starch. you can launder your shirt.
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; It will have the
proper stiffness and flnisb. there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and It will be a positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron.