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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-03
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
sVegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. -" Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has maGo
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-03

Smokers like Lewis Single Binder
cigar for its rich, mellow quality.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-03

They who talk much of dying arc
usually dead already
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
A BLOOD TAX.
Payment by a French Town to Spain
 For an Ancient Crime.

Payment by . French Town to Spain
 For an Ancient Crime.
 Seven hundred years ago some shep- herds of the valley of Roncal. in Ma varre. were murdered by shepherds of the valley of Bareton. In Bearn, the crime taking place on the high pasture lands of Arlas. in the Pyrenees. It would have been difficult to bring the murderers individually to justice, and the Spaniards were preparing to make war upon the valley from which the French murderers had come when the French villages proposed that peace be maintained at the price of a yearly tax or tribute. to endure for all time. and this proposition was accepted.
 The payment of this blood tax-origi- nally three white mares. but later three COWS of particular breed and color. has been made ever since. the custom Git Is nothing more, having survived even the great wars In which both France and Spain have engaged and the storm of the French revolution.
 two valleys meet on the frontier at a certain stone remote from any town and go through the ceremony of pre- senting and receiving the cattle. The order of procedure, which is elaborate and impressive. is fixed by a document bearing the date 1875. though the tax was paid hundred years prior to that ume. The records of each yearly meet Ing and payment are duly attested and deposited in the archives of the Ron- calais.-New York Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
An Unreasonable Friend.

Several young artists in Philadelphia are telling story on another wielder of the brush who is a fellow member in little club. One of the rules of the club is that each member must keep his finished paintings up to a certain number. The artist on whom the story Is told Is noted for his indolence. He keeps up to the requirement regarding the number, but never exceeds it. But for his distaste for work the artist probably would be very comfortably fixed financially. as he has consider able talent. As a matter of fact, he is usually on the edge of penury. Sev- eral days ago. when his exchequer was unusually low. friepd visited him in his studio. The friend looked at sev- eral of the paintings. while the artist lay on a couch, smoking a pipe.
 ''I like this." the friend finally said. pointing to one of them. He named a good price which he was willing to pay. The artist looked at him mourn fully.
 "Aw, don't do that" he said. eff you do I'll have to paint another."- Philadelphia Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
The Sanity of Paris.

The French live within their means and by a sense of economy wholly un- known to us manage to save and re- tire to enjoy whatever fortune has stored up for them. says F. Berkeley Smith in Success Magazine. To them France is sufficient They voyage rarely and gamble less. The spend thrift or the man who plunges on the bourse. the races and the gaming ta- ble is regarded by the masses in the light of a rogue and fool. The Pa risians work. hard enough for their leisure. but they never eliminate it nor allow their work to encrnach upon their traditional daily vacation. as luncheon, the aperitif hour. dinner and fete days. They work. not to ainass millions and die in harness. but to save enough to give their daughter her dot. without which she may never marry: start their son in his chosen trade and have enough income left to retire before they are too old to enjoy their freedom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
MANYUEMA CANNIBALS.
African Savaees That Grind Thei
 Tooth to Sharp Points.

African savases That Grind Their
 Teeth to Sharp Points.
 The most terrible species of canni- bals living are the cruel, bloodthtrsty Manyucma of Tanganyika, in central Africa. Living to the west of Tan ganyika, these cannibais, clothed in primitive fashion with piece of bark cloth rudely hammered out from a neighboring tree. have an appetite for human flesh which is well nigh in eatiable.
 They exercise the most hendish cun- ming in tracking down their quarry. choosing fat, well covered people in preference to those who are lean and bony. Their favorite practice is to waylay their victims at eventide so that they may have before them a long night in which to efectually dis pose of their prey by cutting 1t up into strips and drying it over a low dre In the woods. These dried strips of human flesh are carefully preserved for future use, and on two occasions these grewsome forest food depots were discovered and their owners kill ed by the Wafipa people, who inhabit east Tanganyika.
 Most of these cannibals file their teeth to sharp points so as to enable them more easily to tear the flesh from the bone when they have to eat their abominable meal in a hurry Wide World Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
TAKE OFF THOSE
 1911 MARKERS NOW
Secretary M. H. Rogers Tells How Confusion Will Other wise be Created in AutOm0- bile Circles

Secretary of State M. H. Rogers announced today that a number of automobile owners in this city had replaced their 1910 markers with the new markers issued for 1911. This he said was contrary to law and he de- sired to publicly warn those who had begun the use of the 1911 markers to return at once to the 1910 signs.
 In explaining the reason why this is necessary, Col. Rogers said: "One might easily understand that in the event of an accident happening to an automobile there Is possibility of 8 confusion, owing to the substitution of numbers. For instance, one whose number in 1910 say is 600 may have a different number for 1911. Now in case 500 Is numbered as TAO. let us say, and is concerned In an accident 1t Is reported as TAO, and the depart ment will assume that the TAO is a 1910 number, and the car to which that number belongs is reported back. and an Innocent person is involved in a matter which he was not con- cerned.
 ''It is not the desire of the depart ment to cause any arrests" continued Secretary Rogers, but 1t Is desired to give the widest publicity to this situation, that automobil:sts who have changed to 1911 markers may return to their 1910 numbers and use them until Dec. 31."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
6. A. R. WOULD WELCOME MEN OF
 SPANISH WAR

Judge A. B. Beers said to the mem bers of N. W. Bishop Camp United Spanish War Veterans. last night that the reason why veterans of the war of 1898 are not admitted to the meet ings of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie is that the Spanish War vetel ans have never advocated such a plan be- fore any of the Slate or, Nationa! en- camprents of the organ'za tion. The Spanish War Veterans and the Sons of Veterans met last night with the Boys of '61. Past Commander William Lounsbury. of the U. S. w. v.. spoke for the bringing of the veterans of the two wars closer together. Judge A. B. Beers. who is past junior com mander of the National Encampment of the G. A. R.. said that he had been on the committee of resolutions al the campments. and when the veterans of the G. A. R. had proposed the adop ton of a rule admit ting the Spanish War Veterans to all meetings except the mastering in" ceremony. that all the G. A. R. me- were in favor of it. but that there was no way of know ing whether the Spanish War Veter- an wanted 1t or not. He said that if the veterans of the last war had ss 1t a delegation to the last National encampment al Atlantic City and made known their wants every G. A. R. post to the Spanish War Veterans.
 Several members of the Spanish War Veterans who were present expressed surprise upon hearing the statement of Judge Beers. The statement was made at an old-fashioned campfire talk held after everyone had partaken of a supper of clam chowder.
 The chairman of the meeting was Charles E.. Moore. and among those who spoke were Major Thomas Bou- dren, Commander Ebert L. Ruggles. Capt. F. A. Breckbill. Junior Com mander George Schneider of the Span ish War Veterans. and others. En- tertainment was given by Prof. John son. using tin whistle. The commit tee In charge of the entertainment was of Major Thomas Boudren and Russell Glenn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Ancient eridae Superstition.

A primitive notion existed among the Romans and other races that a bridge was an offense and injury to the river god, as it saved people from being drowned while fording or swimming across and robbed the deity of cer- tain number of victims which were his due. For many centuries in Rome propitiatory offerings of human vic tims were made every year to the Ti- Der. Men and women were drowned by being bound and flung from the wooden Sublician bridge. which. till nearly the end of the republican pc riod. was the one and only bridge across the Tiber in Rome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
TOURISTS IN JAPAN.
Troubles of Those ignorant of tho
 Language and Native Ways.

Troubles of Those ignorant of tho
 Language and Native Ways.
 All Japanese inns. of course. charge a great deal more to the globe trotting European tourist who does not speak the language, since he or she is not content to travel strictly la Japo- naise and worries the entire house hold with a variety of strange de- mands-extra quilts to sleep on be- cause they find the floor hard. an i'm provised pillow. special food tthe or dinary guest takes what is given him and at the hour that his host pleases and Is th.ankfull, knives, forks and spoons because he has neglected to practice eating his food with chop sticks, bath with fresh water in 1t because he will not follow the custom of entering the bath as soon as he arrives. thus getting the opportunity of first bath and the water while it Is fresh. and half a dozen other require ments. He reserves his chadai also until he leaves, and often the host mis- understands this action and. fearing he will get no recompcnse for his ex- tra trouble, augments the bill accord ingly.
 These visitors not unusually treat the waitresses like so many novel play things. especially travellers of the sterner sex, who sometimes fail hope lessly to distinguish between profes- sional geishas and ordinary maidserv- ants.-Vera Collum in Wide World Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
HOW MANY KEYS ON ORGANETTO?
Nobody Had Observed, But Manager Garvey Counted and Found 142, Every One Used by Clever Performers

How much cultivated is your facul- tv for observation? Thousands of men and women have seen, at Polls this week, the clever young men who play the Organetto, and supplement this with whistled solos. The Orga- netto is a sort of accordeon The performers wiring from it wonderful music, and the keys they use are numerous and in plain sight. How man, keys on the instrument? A group of, accomplished mus. clans dis cussed this question in an East Side home, last night. No conclusion could be reached until the assistance of local Manager Garvey was invoked. He didn't know how many keys but he had them counted There are S2 on one end of the instrument and 60 on the other. making 142 in all and durin~ their remarkable performance the. talented players use every key at least once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
PURE GLICERIM.
it Ia Queer Substance Endowed With
 Peculiar Properties.

Peculiar Properties.
 Ore of the great advantages of glyc- erin in its chemical employment is tue fact that 1t neither freezes nor evap- crates under any ordinary tempera- ture. No perceptible loss by evapora- ten has been detected at a tempera- tufe less than POO degrees F., but if hea,ed intensely 1t decomposes with a smeli that few persons find themselves able to endure. It burns with pale flame. similar to that from alcohol, if heated to about 300 degrees and then ignited. Its nonevaporative qualities make the compound of much use as a vehicle fer holding pigments and col ors. as in stamping and typewriter rib bons. carbon papers and the like.
 If the pure glycerin be exposed for a long time to freezing temperature it crystallizes with the appearance of sugar candy. but these crystals being once melted it is almost an impossi. bility to get them again into the con. gealed state. If a little water be add. ed to the glycerin no specialization will take place, though under a suff1. cient degree of cold the water will separate and form crystals. amid which the glycerin will remain in its natural state of fuidity. If suddenly subject ed to intense cold pure glycerin will form a gummy mass which cannot be entirely hardened or crystallized.. Al. together it is quite a peculiar sub- stance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
FAMOUS EOVELISTS.
What Some of Them Did Before They
 Took to Writing.

Among those novelists who studied law we have Fielding. Scott, Charles Reade. WilEie Collins. Blackmore. Washington Irving. George Meredith. Robert Grant, Henry James, Anthony Hope, Rider Haggard and Owen Wis ter. Journalism, which MT. Kipling once defined as the one legitimate branch of the profession. is represent ed by Dickens. David Christie Mur- ray. William Black. J. NJ. Barrie, Mar ion Crawford. George W. Cable. Stephen Crane. George Barr Me Cutcheon, Frank Norris. Richard Harding Davis and David Graham Phillips. The navy and merchant ma- rine have given us Smollet. Captain Marryat. Fenimore Cooper. Clark Rus sell. Joseph Conrad and Morgan Rob- ertson. Artists and architects include Thackeray. Du Maurier. Hopkinson Smith. Robert Chambers. Thomas Har- dy and William J. Locke. Medicine and theology are not so we'll repre- scnted. Under the former head we re- call for the moment only Smollett tnaval surgeon,. Holmes. s. Weir Mitchell and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: under the latter. Sterne. Charles Kingsley. Henry van Dyke. Edward Everett Hale, Ian Maclaren. Ralph Connor and Thomas Dixon. College
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
SCHOOL BOY TEAM
 OPENS B. B. SEASON
Two Good Games of Basketball
 at Y. M. c. A. Tomorrow

The Bridgeport High School bas- ketball team will play the P. A l. Alumni basketball team at the Y. M. c. A. tomorrow afternoon. The game is expected to be fast and furious as it Is the first contest for the local team. The B. H. s. second team will play the Bankers team in a preliminary game.
 The high school squad has been hard at work under the coaching of Coach Brock and without a doubp ought to put up a fast exhibition of a game. It is expected that there g will be a large crowd of supporters from the school on hand to see the game. The first game will start at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
NEW CAMP OF THE
 WOODMEN OF WORLD

A new Camp of the Woodmen of the World. was instituted in Concor- dia hall, Seymour, last night, by Col. A. C. Garvin, State Manager of West Haven. and George P. Farley of Bridgeport A fine class of new mem- bers gathered around the stump and were obligated and instructed in the mysteries of perfected woodcraft. af- ter which the officers were elected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Do You Realize

how many well-dressed men you meet every day are dressed in Stein-Bloch smart clothes. either suits or over coats? The best dressed business man in this town wears a s .ein- Bloch bus mess sack suit that he tried on and purchased in this store. You are not wise if you do not look into this. Money will be saved you and the fit and style of your clothes will satisfy you. Fall and win ,er styles in proper weights. fresh patterns and the best fashion of the day are ready for you to try on. Think this matter over from all points of view. Davis & Sa- ward
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 WHIST IN SESSION

The Wednesday Afternoon Whist club spent a most delightful after noon at the home of Mrs. P. F. Noon- an of North Avenue. Among those present were Mrs. Thomas Bracken. Mrs. John Kiernan, Mrs. John Fitz- henry. Mrs. Charles Chadwick, Mrs
 William Cullen. Mrs. William F. Dor sey. Mrs. T. McDermott and Mrs. P. F. Noonan. First prize was won by Mrs William F. Dorsey, the conso- lation by Mrs. Charles Chadwick. A most sumptuous repast was served. the decorations were pink and white.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
ISnac;ai fro, T1,i+aa prss ,

JAPANESE.
 Especial from United Press.)
 Victoria, B. C., Dec. 9.-EXhorta- tion to Japan to prepare for war with the United States is the gist of an article published by the Tokio Nip pon which has arrived here, via the steamer Namba Maru
 Japan must ask herself" says the United States citizens should have when they advocate the expenditure of enormous sums in furnishing peace with a big fleet, asking a pow erful army on the Pacific slope, builc- ing of a huge coal depot and naval station in Hawaii and the fortifying of the Philippines, Hawaii and Pan ama."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Strategy.

The turkey was not very large one. and Mrs. Pedagog's boarders began to be little anxious on the subject of its going around. Finally the last bit was and the idiot, glancing at his portion. observed that be had drawn the neck and the pope's nose.
 "Ah, Mrs. Pedagog." said he. with a genial smile, you are a wonder at making both ends meat."-Lippincott's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Old and Modern Customs.

Palm Sunday in certain places is called Fig Sunday" from the custom of eating figs on this day. as snap dragons on Christmas eve. plum pud- ding on Christmas day. oranges and barley sugar on St. Valentines eve. pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. salt cod fish on Ash Wednesday. frumenty on "Mothering Sunday" tmid- Lentl. cross buns on Good Friday. gooseberry tart on Whitsunday. goose on Michaelmas day. nuts on Allhallows, and so on.- New York American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
TAMMANYs 20.
CROWLEY DEFEATS FORMER
 SWEDISH MARATHON CHAMP
(special from United Press. }

thon race followers here, today. have TO such high opinion of Thure Johan- son, the former Swedish Marathon champion, as a result of the defeat scored against him, last night. by Jim Crowley of New York. Crowley ran IA miles, around the indoor track, in 73 minutes, 65 seconds, while the Swede quit after his 12th mile.
 Crowley led from the start, with the exception of one lap in the fifth mile, when the Swede crossed the line ahead of him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
YOU MUST READ THIS IF
 YOU WANT THE BENEFIT.

J. W. Greer. Greenwood, La., suf- fered with a severe case of lumbago "The pains were so intense I was forced to hypodermic injections for relief. These attacks started with q pain in the small of my back which gradually became fairly paralyzing
 My attention was attracted to Foley's Kidney Remedy and I am glad to say after using this wonderful medicine l am no longer bothered in any way hv my old enemy lumbago." F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. *13 5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
0LDFIELD AND JEFF
 GOING TO AUSTRALIA

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 9-Barney Oldfeld. who will race at Ascot Park. Saturday and Sunday. will go to Aus tralia af-er Jan. 1. He announces that in addition to his wife he would be accompanied by MT. and Mrs James J. Jeffries, MT. and Mrs Frank Chance, and Archibald Hoxsey the aviator Oldfield received an offer from Aus traiia some time ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
F. Fl. DILLON & co.

professors who have either given up their chairs to become novelists or have found time for occasional novels in the midst of their other duties are Sir Walter Besant, Robert Herrick and Brander Matthews.-Bookm
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Iookina Ahead,

Young Wife Gin passion)-rm going home to mr mother: Husband (calm- ly,-Very good: here's money for your railway fare. Wife tafter counting it' But that isn't enough for return hcket.-Every Woman's Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
COLDFISHES

From the sunny south neat little aquariums cons sting of two gold fishes. glass globe. pebbles and pla nts are selling at The Cyrus Pharmacy Fairfield Ave. and Courtland St. for only 1Gc. Full directions how to care for these little pets are furnish ed The little acquariums are very pretty and ornamental and -ake snlendid girt&
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
ST. PAUL'S AND TIGERS EACH WIN
 IN BASKETBALL

Two fast games of basketball were played last evening in St. Paul's hall in Beach street. between the Tigers and the Sterlings. and the St. Paurs and the Tammanys. In the prelimin- ary game the Tigers defeated the Ster- lings by 30 to 10. In the big game the St. PauPs defeated the Tammanys 42 to 20. The lineup of the teams are as follOws:r
 TIGERS 3O STERLINGS 10. Beutelspacher R. F. Breuneau Luippold L. l.. Warner Anthony c. Meyers Allen R. G. OHara E. Thomas l.. G.. Babineau
 Halves were 15-20 minutes. Referee, A. Burdick Timer. H. Reaney. Um- pire. c. Williams. Scorer. H. Jew ett.
 ST. PAUL'S 42. TAMMANYS 20. widinghoff R. F. Ludwig Cutting. Reaney L. F. Gregory Rohrback C. Thomas Williams R. G. Hurd Munich. smith L. G. Della valle
 Referee. A. Burdick. Umpire, c. Garner. Timer. H. Reaney. Scorer, H. Jewett. Halves. 15-20 minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Her Bad Habit.

'T don't like that woman"
 "Why not?"
 She's the woman who Is all the time teaching my wife a new way of serving up cold meat"-Detroit Free Press
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Early lntimations.

Fond Mother-T'm sure Horace will be great astronomer when he grows up! This is the third time this week he has cried for the noon!-Bystander.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09

Integrity without knowledge is weak md useless, and knowledge without ktegrity is dangerous and dreadful Johnson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
E. N. DILLON GO. !!! !!ss Main s! Mains Hartford. Rus st. Cecne PariA
 LEADING MILLINERS
SATURDAY IS BARGAIN DAY

 is lerato to
 
 standard merchandise quoted. willow ribbons  boutb and
  IVY is delisimful These is Dlun fO eeariy when rtments are
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09
Only One "BRoMo QUININE"

That is LAXATIVE PROMO QCT- NINE. Look for the signature of E. w. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09

Set not myself to attain much rest. but much patience.-Thomas a Kem- pis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-09

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