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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
WOMEN CAN KEEP SECRETS
Chicago Magistrate OF Experience Of
fers Testimony to shatter Old
Tradition.

A Chicago police magistrate, after
long years of observation and expert
ence, declares unequivocally that won.
en- keep secrets much more surely
than men. jokcsmiths, philosophers
and alleged history to the contrary
Notwithstanding He AYERS that in
the smaller things the relatively un.
important matters, 1t may be true
that woman is the more loose tongued,
that she is naturally somewhat gos.
sipy. and her domestic status, unevent-
full as Is usually Is. incllnes her to
rmall talk But when II comes to the
things that actually count-the vital.
compelling. tremendous things-wom
an is so far beyond man that compari.
sons are all but ridiculous. Moreover,
he says that nine out of ten police
officers know this to be true, whatever
the aspect of the question may be in
other walks of life.
Doubtless It Is all az the Chicago
man says. II seems likely enough,
when contemplated in connection
with certain characteristics of woman
that are universally admitted. Take
the matter OF bearing physical pain,
for instance. There is scarcely ply.
stefan anywhere who will not tell you
that the average woman will bear
without murmur pain that would
drive men to suicide. Woman shrinks
shudderingly from the slightest i'm.
pending danger, but she faces real
crisis when II Is upon her In a way
man rarely rises to-
II we could get the wives, sisters,
mothers and sweethearts of Chicago
to tell their secrets. we should soon
clear up hundreds OF seemingly i'm
penetrable mysteries that have bafled
us for many years. But we cannot
do II. Methods that drag the miser'
able truth from men, time and again,
fail utterly when applied TO women.
There may be way to get them to
tell the secrets we know they possess
but we have never discovered II, and
never expect to.
All of which seems to ring true. II
10 So like woman, anyhow
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
NO HEALTHY SKIN LEFT

My little son, a boy Of five, broke
out with an itching rash. Three doc
tors prescribed for him, but he kept
getting worse until we could not dress
him any more They finally advised
me to try n certain medical college,
but its treatment did no good. At
the time / was induced to try Cuti-
cura he was so bad that had to cut
his hair of and put the Cuticura ONT
ment on him on bandages, ms II was
impossible to touch him with the bare
hand. There was not one square inch
not affected He was one mass OF
sores. The Eandagcs used to stick to
his skin and in removing them 1t used
to take the skin of with them, and
the screams from the poor child were
heartbreakinE began to think that
he would never get we'll. but after the
second application of Cuticura Oint
ment began TO see signs of improve.
ment, and with the third and fourth
applications the sores commenced TO
dry up. His skin peeled of twenty
times, but 1t finally yielded to the
treatment. Now can say that he Is
entirely cured, and a stronger and
healthier boy you never saw than he
is today, twelve years or more since
the cure was effected. Robert Wattam,
114S Forty.eighth ST., Chicago, ILL.,,
Oct. o, 1909"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Wedding Guests in Masaue.

Poulbot, a Paris caricaturist, hav.
Ing determined upon so commonplace
step as getting married. decided
that he would be married In no com.
monplace way. He asked all his
friends to the wedding, but there was
sine qua non condition attached to
the invitation. You had to 80 with n
"made-up head" or you would not be
admitted. Preferably you were re-
quested to make up as country
cousin at village wedding Some
guests arrived MS ancient peasants.
others as village idiots. There were
several blum squires and rural elder.
ly gentlemen with means, a number Of
retired officers and eXuberant uncles
from the south, besides fierce military
gentlemen from the hottest stations
of Algeria The only persons who wore
their natural physiognomies We're the
couple most concerned They lad
drawn the line at making up them
selves as a burlesque bride and n
comic bridegroom.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Unpublished Utterances.

Herein is set down hitherto un-
published utterancc of Emerson. There
is no doubt of its authenticity: AN
n bOodely boodely boodely boo, dood.
ely doodely doo," II was his favorite
way of addressing babies Carlyle in.
yariably addressed babies thus;
hockey hockey hockey koo, hockey
hockey koo!" Occasionally he varied
that with; "Keekey kcekey keekey
kec, keekey keckey kee." Shakes.
pcare's conversation with babies was
this. TOO r.o-scy! Too r.oseyi" Sir
Francis Bacon was simply: kirk.
David Hume said: Boo" Charles
Dickens use to say: "Heao, faint 90
yaph a itty bt?" Sir Isaac Newton
used TO say; "Howdy doogums! NJ
George Eliot used to say; "Cunnin
sin, Burdic, Puck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
FROM THE ORIENT
DISHES THAT ARE POPULAR IN
THE EAST.
Chop suey Has Become a Favorte In
This Country-Needs Some Care
In lts Preparation
Japanese Rice.

Chop Sucy.-Chop suey, which Is
one Of the national dishes in China.
is fast becoming n favoritc food here.
and while many of its ingredients are
puZzling to the uninitiated, once mas.
tered, this dish can be manufactured
easily in any home kitchen. When
made with young and tender pork as
a foundation the dish is known on the
Chinese bills of fare as fine chop"
made with chicken 1t is called guy
chop suey." and when with chicken
and mushrooms. II has the title of
mo zoe chop suey."
With each of these is served the
Chinese condlment. brown and piqu.
ant, known as see yu. or gee gov. II
corresponds to our Worcestershire,
and can be purchased from any Chi.
nese dealer, as can the bean sprouts
or water cbestnuts that go with the
dish. II II cannot be obtained, an ex-
cellent imitation may be made by mix
ing equal parts OF Worcestershire
sauce and Porto Rican molasses. Pea.
nut oil is usually utilized In the ma.
king OF chop suey, but olive oil can
be substituted with good results. II
you cannot obtain bean sprouts. wrap
some rice in wet towel few days
before the dish is TO be prepared. II
the towel is kept moist sufficient
quantity OF rice sprouts may be OBJ
tanned that will answer the same pur.
pose.
TO prepare chop Buey with mush-
rooms for five persons, take one pound
of the white meat OF cold chicken or
Of young pig, and cut into slices about
an inch long, half an inch wide and q
quarter of an inch thick. Add two
chickens livers, gizzards and hearts,
also sliced; two stalks of celery and
half ounce green ginger root, Put
four ounces olive oil into frying pan
over the fire, and when hot add the
meat, celery and ginger.
As soon as lightly colored. add two
tablespoonfuls vinegar, half a cup boil.
ing water, a teaspoonful Worcester
shire sauce, half teaspoonful salt,
red and black pepper. cinnamon and
cloves to taste.
When the pork and gibets are near
ly tender. add a small can mushrooms
half cup bean sprouts (Which you
can get at any of the Chinese gro
cersO, French green peas, string
beans chopped fine or asparagus tips
II you use the bean sprouts they must
not cook too long. as they are better
when not more than half done. Drain
of the superhuous liquor add tea
spoonful OF the brown see yu sauce
and serve with bowls Of boiled rice
and unlimited tea.
Japanese Rice.-A Japanese cook
famous for the light. snowy appear
ance of his rice, washes the uncookct
grains through several waters unit
not trace of milkiness is seen II
the water. To two cupfuls Of the rice
he allows quart of boiling water
cooking slowly for an hour withou
stirring. From time to time he shakes
the kettle, tipping 1t from side to side
When the water is all absorbed he let
It stand on the back of the stove t
steam and plump.-Elma Paddock Tel
ford.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Lie Saved by handouffs.

Handouts were put to an unusual
use at Hull one day recently. being in
strumental in saving the life Of Wal.
ter Fairweather. skipper of Leeds
barge, from drowning, Fairweather
was going aboard his vessel when he
fell into the dock. The incident was
noticed by constable, who Jumped on
board the vessel from the quay, and,
leaning over the side, managed to fas.
ten the handouts on FaIrweather's
wrist by this means the skipper was
held above water until assistance ar
rived and he was pulled out.-London
Mail.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Culinary Hints.

Croutons for soup are most easily
made by cutting stale bread about
half an inch thick, buttering II thickly
on both sides. cutting In half squares
and baking In the oven until thrown
In preparing ingredients for chill
sauce or other pickles II they are
put up separately through the meat
chopper, using the coarser teeth,
much time is saved.
The secret OF nppetizing drinks is to
have freshly boiled water for hot bev.
crages and water that is freshly drawn
for cold drinks.
A ham cooks most evenly on a gas
stove. as the heat is more easily regu.
lated. Never use a fork to u ham
while cooking,
When making soups or sauces II
little -four is added to the milk it will
prevent curdling.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
The Riaht Spirit.

Apropos of Valentine day a passen'
ger on the Bermudian said,
Mark Twain once told us, in little
Valentine day speech on this boat. Of
an Irish wooer who had the right val
entine spirit. Acceptance or rejection
he could take with c0ual grace.
VIII yc be my valentine?' he said
on February IA to the girl he loved.
NO she replied. I am anOther's.'
He heaved a sigh and said:
Shurc, thin. darlin'. | wish ye
was twins, so that could have at
Taste the half of ye.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Saving became passion with the
man and the woman. No privation
was too great, If so be by 1t they
might add to their Accommodations,
And they labored jointly. The won.
ans sacrifice was in every respect
equal to that Of the man.
But when they had amassed $4,000
the man, because he had the power,
took the money and purchased with
It. not the automobile which he had
led his faithful wife to expect, but a
home.
"Brute" she cried, and when next
mob of suffragettes came that way
she Joined them. Who could blame
her?-Puck.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used In order to get the
desired stiffness. It is usually neces'
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fincness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear.
ing quality of the goods This trou-
Bile can bc entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as It can be applied
much more thinly because of It's great
er strength than other makes
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Inokinu hheaad.

Josephine, aged ten, has decided
lisp. She also Is very fond of attend
ing the matinee The other day she
was giving a spirited story of the play
TO Marion. who was aged nine.
MY mamma says It isn't good for
little girls to go to the theater," said
Marion with an air of selfrighteous.
ness, I'm not ever going iii I'm IS
'Humph." retorted Josephine with
out any hesitation, "thpose you die
%hen you're theventeen, then you'll
be thtung Woman Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Ernnch Mustard (creoIe stYIeN

Work together three tablespoonfuls
mustard and one cupful of sugar, add
one egg and beat until smooth. Add
little by little a cupful of vinegar, set
over the fire and cook three or four
minutes. stirring all the time. When
cold add tablespoonful Of olive oil
and beat all well together.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

The extraordinary popularity of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great i'm.
portance. Defiance Starch. being free
from all injurious chemicals. is the
only one which is safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as a stiffen
or makes half the usual quantity OF
starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish. equal to that when the
goods were new.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

other waste. Weak
kidneys do not I'll.
ter OF all the bad
matter. This is the
cause OF rheumatic
pains, backache and
urinary disorderc.
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure weak kidneys.
Rev. A b r a m
Weaver, G gorge e
town, Tex, former
editor Baptist Her
aid, says: at a
Baptist conference
ut Jackson, Tex. |
fell from Il platform
and hurt my back.
] was soon over the
injury, but the kid
neys were badly dis.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Celery Sauce.

Prepare smooth white sauce by
blending over the fire two tablespoon
fuls of butter and -four, then reducing
with pint of warm milk. Add a dozen
stalks of celery that have been
minced fine and cooked tender in Just
enough water to cover. Cook two
minutes. season with salt and pepper
and serve with boiled fowl
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Just Like Spaghetti.

Marjorie, aged six, was speGulativeiy
examining the noodles IN her soup
Mother" she asked. what arc
noodles made Off"
Dorothy. aged eight, bursting with
knowledge, laughed scornfully. II
know" she volunteered. They ara
not made at all, you silly goose: thcT
grow-just like spaghetti! "-Harper's
Magazine.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Spanish Rice.

Fry one or two onions until brown.
ndd one pound round steak (put
through grinder, stir in cupful Cor
more) of stewed tomatoes and an
equal quantity of cold boiled rice:
season with salt and pepper. stir Unit
well mixed and cook.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Dolnu His Seat.

DO you whistle or sing or recite?"
mo"
Can you do nothing to entertain
the guests?"
We'll, can name all the vice .presi.
dents we've ever had The accom-.
plishment has been mentioned as I'M
usual"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
tp1portant to Mothers.
ThouuhtfuI Child.

She was just three years old and It
was her first visit TO the ZOO. When
the towering form of the elephant APP
pearcd in sight, she drew back, clutch
ing a. her fathers hand.
81 won't go too close. daddy" she
whispered Il might brighten him
Detroit News-Tribune.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Undesirable ACQUISITION.

A scientist who lost his pet dog
put little notice in the paper head
ed, Warning" which charitably IT,
scribed the animal as having
"stFayed," and added:
at is OF no value. not even to the
owner; but, having been experimental
upon for scientific purposes with
many virulent poisons, lick from its
tongue-and It is very affectionate-
would probably prove fatal"
The dog came back next day,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Wifey-You told me the other day
we must avoid all luXuries and con.
fine ourselves to absolute necessities
only.
Hubby Mats so, my dear,
Wifey--Well last night you came
home in cab
Huhby-Yes, but that was an abso
lutte necessity.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Damon to His Pythias.

The Duelist--You are a true friend
to me. You always support me at
painful moments. / remember that
YOU were witness at my marriage
Rire.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Scotch Shortcake.

Scotch shortcake is nothing more
than real good pie crust. rolled out
and spread with butter, sugar and
little cinnamon. folded over. and the
butter. sugar and cinnamon repeated
ON top. Bake in a hot oven 10 or Is
minutes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Gratifying His Tastes.

"You take great deal of interest
In gardening"
Well" answered Mr.. Crosslots, 81
send for all the seed catalogues. It is
not so much that like gardening as
that I enjoy art and literature"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Satisfactory TO Her.

Woman" observed the eplgram.
matte boarder. lis a puzzle without an
answer"
"Huhi" snorted old Grumpley. IL
never saw woman without one yet"
STRAY Stories.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Miss Blithely interested In science)
Can one get shock from a tele-
phone?
The Professor--That depends, my
dear young lady, on who is talking at
the other end.-M. a. p.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Mrs. Justwed-I want chicken
that can fry, roast, stew or fix up
any way | want.
Dcaler-Ilcres one. lady, you can
do anything you like with and not
hurt II.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
DistempeF

In all its FORMS among all ages Of horses
and dogs, cured and others IN the same
stable prevented from having the disease
with Spohn's Distcmper Cure. Every bot,
tie guaranteed. Over 100000 bottles sold
last wear. $50 and 800 Good druggists
or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted.
Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co,
Spec Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

ordered. passages painful and often
bloody. Doan's Kidney pills cured
this trouble completely
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. Foster.Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y. so cents box.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

You may have noticed that woman
never finds a play uninterestine II the
leading lady wears q different gown In
each net
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

And the man who kills time Will
discover that sooner or later II VIII
come back and haunt him.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

An empty human heart is an abyss
earth's depths cannot match.--Annie
{. Lynch.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar
il made to satisfy the smoker.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Fair Office EXCHANGE.

Stenog-Oh. Frank, will you please
sharpen my pencil?
Clerk-.Yes, II you'll please sew on
this button.-Boston Herald.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
Identification.

"Why do doctors wear Van Dyke
boards"
80 they won't be mistaken for
bankers with side.whiskers. '-Boston
Herald
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Laughter is one of the very priv.
ileges of reason, being confined to the
human species Leigh Hunt.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Takers OF the United States Census
willuse Waterman Ideal Fountain zen
because It is always ready and sure
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

The best people on earth are your
wifcs folks-so she thinks.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Vanity is due to leak in ones wis
dom tank
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

Give truth a square deal and 1t viii
not be crushed to earth.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
WELL KIDNEYS KEEP THE BODY
WELL.

When the kidneys do their duty, the
blood is filtered clear OF uric acid and
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31

FVIVTIb Iyt o"TVe TTSN 0N'N w '00'
100 years ago. sales increase yearly. wonder.
full remedy cured millions weak eyes, Al
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, y. \,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-03-31
PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS.

PA2O OINTMENT Ia guaranteed to cure any case
Of Itching blind. bleeding Ur rtotruding PILES In
tolIdaYA or nuncy refunded. 90.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-08

you have tracked down in one of these
24l sign some part of the character for
which You are about to make a search
you still have a veritable darkest Africa
ahead of you. The pompous first
personal pronoun is avoided whenever
it is possible in speaking Japanese. If
it must be used it is introduced casually,
but generally the abstract noun Selfish
ness" serves in it's stead.
For example. u Japanese would not
say, II don't drink wine," but Wine
don't drink" or if this is not clear
enough, "Selfishness wine don't drink. "
Reference to your possessions must be
deprecatory. Thus if man wishes to
point out his own residence he says,
THAT miserable house." which, of
course, could refer to no other than his
own.
On the other hand, THAT beautiful
house" would easily identify the house
as belonged to some one else. Moreover
any one who wishes to learn Japanes 9
must be prepared to learn two langu-
ages-the written and the spoken. The
one differs 80 materially from the other
that if Japanese is reading a book or
newspaper and wishes to do so aloud it
becomes necessary for him to translate
the written words into the colloquial.
To be able to read any of the high class
Japanese newspapers it is necessary to
master at least from $500 to 5000
ideographs.-Army and Navy Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-03-08
A Hot Reply

DIR. Lorenzo Sears scholarly biography
of the great orator and agitator
Wendell Phillips. published by Double
dy, Page & Company. is spiced with q
number of interesting anecdotes. Here
is one of them.
"a minister from Ohio returned
from Il convention in car full of cler.
ical brethren, felt called upon to stand
up and ask him in the stiffness of a
stopping place.
" Are you Mr.. Phillips?"
4" L am, sir
&" Are you trying to free the mig
gers2"
Yes"
I" Well, why do You preach your
doctrine up here? Why don't you go
over into KentuckyT
Excuse Inc. are you preachry"
Lam SIR"
Are you trying t. save souls from
hellT
Yes sir; that is my business,
We'll why don't you go thereR"
THE assailent hurried into the
smoker amid roar of unsanctifed
laughter"