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perate country of the world except Amer
lea 1t is not generally known. but there
were none in this country until some one
imported them to the Massachusetts
colony about 1e33J They flourished from
the start but il has. of course, taken
years and the introduction of various
strains 70 supply the country. Even now
people often remark on the fact that i'll
the west, where there are stretches OF
fertile land one rarely sees a honey bee.
DR. Phillips explained that colony
consists normally Of ore queen bee. who
is its mother. ard thousands of SeXually
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are turning their attention % many out
door occupations usually associated Wit
The rural districts.
one of these j. the raising Of honey
bees DemarGins but small space and
only : modest outlay of capital the in
dustry becomes IL a very limited time
both interesting and 4 source Of house
hold profit
Numerous folk IN various sections 81
the ,ity now have beehiycs and several
colonies Of bees, and while only few
have gone into the matter solely for rev
cnuc. none hut tho real amateurs find at
the close of d season that the expert
ment has been z costly one. Some have
attempted hee keeping because Of I'D
health and desire - be much in the
open air without neglecting daily work.
so!nc because the workings or the bee
Furnish 4 pleasing study. some Just 10
try out new fad and learn whether ii
Will prove less tiresome than those gone
before,
But of course the genuine raiser of
bees IS the one most familiar with their
habits. tdd TO this the possession Of tho
proper facilities for raising and handling
them. and the citizen with y two-bv-folIr
rear ward that contains AT least one trcc
or some shrubbcry can have an equal
chance At honey on his table every daE
with the owner II an extensive apiary.
For this reason. perhaps. % all the
Washington men now engaged III raising
the whimsical little workers. J & EHer
OF az eth street southeast i one of tie
most successful He has the advantage
OF an unusually spacious yard and just
the correct amount of sunshine and
shade. aud also OF little workshop
where he puts together the many patented
articles required for modern bee culture.
But in addition. he really loves bees and
this. in the opinion OF an agricultural ex-
pert who has written many books with
bees for the subject, j. essential.
As a boy I'm western Pennsylvania. Mr.
Eller says he liked 10 go into the woods
and watch the apparently unStudied
wanderingS OF bees which lived in grea /
hollow tree there. Gradually he came to
realize that there was method in every
action and TO desire colony OF his own
which lie could watch at closer range.
When the tree was finally cut down this
was brought about. and he started with
Q queen and a very primitive hive.
Thirty years ago he came to Washing
ton and began almost Immediately 10
raise bees for his own pleasure. Today
he has seven hives at home and about
thirty near the Chain bridge in Virginia
But it is the ones at his house in which
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had never been very close to hive.
one of the most interesting articles
connected with bee culture which MIR.
Eller demonstrated is called the trap.
Vt :Narming time the bees all rush TO
the honey and eat as much as possible.
Then they dart down through hls
trap. which has been placed alongside
tho opening of the hive. and escape
through its slit openings. But the
queen. being much larger. cannbt get
out. She crawls about. endeavorinS to
follow the swarm and SO up into cone
for queen bee rarely crawlS down
ward-and on through the top. Then
this tran is placed beside new and
empty hive. \ slide is opened into 1t
directly opposite the cone and the
queen enters. Eventually the other
bees miss their queen, return to her.
enter the Sits and SO d new colony is
formed.
Mr. Eller says that after years of study
lie has never known n queen TO leave the
hive except to mate or when she departs
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Million Pounds

TWENTY Million Pounds
j of Dates Grown Last
Year-The Palm Gardens OF
Arizona-The Date Trees OF
the Sahara and the Persian
Outflow the Fruit Was
introduced = Breeding New
Varieties-All About the Fig
and the Blastophagas, a Lit
tie Insect Whose Eggs Are
Worth Millions-The Maslin
Fig Orchard.
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+. r. VI 4 y r. y L
Washington people
are coming more
and more 10 realize
tllat. thanks 70 the
generous front and
back yards with
which most OF the
local homes are en-
dow ed. il is posi-
BILE TO nave a bit
~ country III the
midst OF town, and
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r il was raised about the Saiton sea-
In southern California, where " : -
hot that the hens are said TO lay poliea
sses and where as Is alleged 10y others,
+here i only a sheet II brown paper be
tween il and the lower regions. oiheF
dates were grown in the RI" Grande val
lev Of Texas and others on the Scorch-
ting sands Of southern Arizona. The ARABS
say that the date palm must have its feet
IN rho water and its head in the burn
Ing sun.
Those arc tn, conditions in many parts
of our great southwest. The sun : Wii'e
hot but by irrigation the palms are kept
moist. and they produce tins dehciouS
fruit which contains mere SUGAR than
snv other on earth. These potential date
regions are very extensive nave petH
inouiring about them Of the Agricultural
Department. and Mr. Walter 7. Swlngie'
who has special charge Of taiS lhous'rs'
tells me that We have several nhihoii
aeres that will raise excellent oates. anu
that We could. if We would, supply az
the dates that are eaten by man.
But before I give you my talk WIN
Prof Swingle. let me take YOU throusH
some ~ the date countries 81 TT "oi'u'
MANY of our dates come from the Sahara-
that great stretch OF desert which runs
across North Africa. covering almost as
much land as the whole United states
have visited a number of its GASES, ana
have picked dates from the trees.
The oases are garden spots III this vast
region Of sand and rock. There are 5000
square miles Of them. territory equal TO
twice that of Ohio. Kentucky ana Nlr-
ginia and upon all of them the chief
crop is dates. Each oasis y measures.
NO, hy its area. but by the number OF
date trees il contains, and the French OF
Morocco and Algeria tax the people ac-
cordinS 10 the size o. their orchards.
Dates have the same place IN the
Sahara that our wheat has in the north
and cotton in the south IL is the money
crop. and the chief support OF the peo-
pie IT is the date that loac- the cara
vans Of camels that move 10 and fro over
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NCIE SAM raised
enough dates last
year to give every
man, woman and
child in the country
a handful and leave
some to spare. The
amount was 10000
nIp pounds, and the
fruit was as fine as
that which comes
from the oases OF
the Sahara. Much
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and which IS sometimes pulverlZeu and 50
cooked. Another date is deliciously sweet
II is of a yellow color. and is as plump
az a prune before il is pressed.
!. !,
one OF the most interesting date regions
or the world is about the Persian gulf IN
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lGS FIVE DAYS
Mr.. F'aircliili In

el-Arab. which forms the moath OF the
Euphrates and Tigris rivers, for a dis
tance OF over seventy miles. That mighty
date grove IS several miles wide. and it
contains altogether about J,COO,0p trees.
1t is irrigated by the river the tides
backing the fresh water INTO the canals
and giving the roots of each palm
bath twice a day.
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copyright. 1911. by Frank q, carpenter>
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
ENTERTAINMENT COURSE.
Number a.

If the first number of this course
given Monday night hy the Ladies'
Spanish Orchestra Is sample Of
what we are To have this winter,
there is certainly IA treat of good
things for the people of Pennington,
There are seven ladies who COM
pose til" orchestra and "A hasso sing
or, and their program was gwen
with vim and vigur, as II they EN-
ioyed pleasing ihcir audience, aS
they surely did The program was
arranged To please all tastes and
only words of praise are heard for
the performance. The committee IN
charge of the COURSE. Or. Clarence
Tctl"y and Mr.. Fred kursch, also
deserve special mention for their
consideration s the. rights of the
audience not to ho disturbed by la.e
comers during the performance, for
the doors were closed promptly at
S:lj when the opening number was
given. a Pennington audience,
noted for being always late, may re-
ceive Il liberal education in prompt
ness this season. The next number
will be lecture by Ralph ParI"tte,
October 50, SO be getting ready To- he
on time.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
RALPH PARLETTE, HUMoRIsT

The next number nf the Entertain
ment Course follows close on the
first, and Mr. Ralph Parlctte, lee.
turer and humorist, will make his
appearance at the Opera House ON
Monday evening, October 30th, His
lectures are replete with quaint hu-
NOR and bright sayings that delight
his audiences and hold their attpn-
ton. Here are some of his quaint
sayings:
1T is glorious to get old and be
glad of 1t.
II am So glad God and heaven are
bigger than the little knot hole
look thru"
Some fellows haven't done IA
thing for fifty years but beat the un-
dcrtaker out of Il job. "
I've been on the lyceum platform
about fifteen years, and have spent
nine of them waiting for late
trains"
Let IA preacher get drunk and we
give him two columns on the front
page. Let him save hundred
drunkards, and we give him two
lines on the back page. The world
hunts your meanness with micro
scope and your goodness with tele-
scope
"We get language lessons from
books, but the language lessons that
thrill don't come from books: they
come from The Only Girl in the
World-that girl whose lilly white
hand some blushing boy takes In his
big, rough, horny fist for keeps and
tells her, That little hand will never
be put into dishwater.' That same
old lie!"
You shouldn't miss this lecture
Keep the date in mind, Monday
evening, October 30. Admission 80
cents. Doors will be closed prompt
ly at S:l5 and not opened during the
lecture.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
TAWFALL- BUCHOLTZ.

In the Luthern parsonage in
Pennington, by the Rev Weidmann,
Mr.. Frank Henry Tawfnll and Miss
Julia Catherine Bucholtz, both of
Fredericktown, were united in the
holy bonds of matrimony Tuesday
morning, October II, 1911. The
bride was attired in gown of Per
sian lawn profusly trimmed in valen-
ciense lace, veil and orange bios
SONS. After the ceremony they
stopped at Redden's studio and had
some beautiful photos made; they
then took the noon train for ST.
Louis. Mr.. Tawfall Is one of Mad
sion county's prosperous farmers,
q miles southwest of Fredericktown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tawfall will be a:
home to their friends in two weeks
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
TEACHERS MEETING IN
FARMINGTON NEXT WEEK
TO BE RECORD BREAKER.

President w. II. Hargrove of the
Southeast Missouri Teachers Asso-
citation sends rs the following:
III" southeast Missouri Teachers
Association will hold its thirty-siNth
annual session at Pennington, Mo-,
ON Thursday, Friday and saturday,
Octnbrr u, y and -, loll
Dr Johu Paul Gondc, from the
University Of Chicago, is on the
program for twp addresses, one
Thursday night and the other Fri
day morning His subject for the
first address will be, "The Rise of
the Conservation Movement in
Amorlru:" for the second, "The
Conservation of Human Life.
Dr John W. Redway, American
rep, sentative of the Royal Geog-
raphirul society, will give on Fri
day Night II Stcreopticon lecture on
"Nu.rHnoes' Saturday morning
he viii address tn" teachers, using
for his subject, "Some Historical
Relations in Geography.
d.. W. W. Charters, of the Uni-
verslty of Missouri, will deliver an
address before the association sat
urdaE other strong features of the
program will he an address by DR..
/ Dearmnnt, president of the Cape
GiruuIcau Normal school; also an
address or paper by Supt. Rravis Of
the Cape iirardrau city schools.
/ Each Of the departments will have
a program IN which questions of vi
tai interest will be treated by the
leading educators OF the Southeast
Missouri District.
| II t., expected that 800 teachers
will attend this meeting, and the
citizens of Pennington are prcpar-
ing To- tax" care of that many. st,
Francois and adjoining counties are
dispensing with the annual fall as
sociAtous. All teachers of these
counties arr expected to meet at
Farmingtou for one grand educa-
tiouaI rally
The programs of the general s"s.
sions will b" supplemented with mu.
sic, vocal and instrumental fur
nishrd by Pennington talent.
After the lecture on Friday night
the teachers of the Pennington pub
lie schools and colleges will give M
informal reception to the visiting
teachers.
W. II. HARGRONE, Pres.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
MRS. EVELINE MARKS
PASSES AWAY, AGED 80.

Mrs. Eveline Marks. widow of the
late John Marks. died of PARALYSIS
at her home about five miles east of
Pennington at 10 O'Clock Tuesday
night, October Il, 1911 aged ~ wears.
II months and some davs. She WINS
married To the late John Marks in
1851, and about a wear after their
marriage they moved on to the farm
where they both lived out their nj
lottpd time. After the dcnth of her
husband five or six wears ago. she
continued to live at the old home
stead with her son John. who with
his brother, Ben Marks. living uear
by. looked teuderly after her com.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19

The Poplar Bluff Republican
boasts Of ten.p0und sweet potato
grown in Butler county. 1t meas
uies two feet IN circumference.
oran has a number of elderly ped-
pie. The oldest man in town is 81
and there are four who are 90 and
several range In age from 7j to 7S.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to extend our sincere
thanks to our neighbors aud many
friends who so kindly remembered
us with such great faithfulness IN
caring for our darling little Juanita
during her recent illness. We also
greatly the expressions
of sympathy on account OF the great
sorrow that has come into our home.
MIR. AND MRS. j. W. MOORE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19

John Sheckles OF Pemisc0t county
while fishing last week shot and
crippled a pelican which measured
ten feet from tip to tip Of Its wings
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
FEDERATION MEETING.

The fourth annual meeting of the
Ninth District of Missouri Fedora
tion Clubs will be held in Fredsrick-
town this week on Thursday and
Friday, the opening being on Thurs
day afternoon, when Mrs. f.. W
Cole will welcome the delegates
Mrs. Nj. p. Cayce Of the Monday
Club is vice.prcsident OF this dis.
trict. and Mrs. G.. w. Redden, pres
ideut of the new club, the Fortnight.
ly, is secretary. Mrs Redden lived
in Fredericktown at the time of the
last election. The Monday Club
will be represented by Mrs. Gene
We've +. Logan. Misses Pearl and
Myra Clardy, Florence Lawrence
and Beth Halle. The FOrtnightly will
be represented by Mrs. J c. Cover,
Mrs. sam Tetley and Mrs. Florenae
Walker. Miss Clardy is on the pro-
gram for paper "A Literary out
look There will be a reception
Thursday evening at the residence
of Mrs c. l.. Whitcner. On Friday
evening Mrs. Edward NJ. Shepard
president of the Missouri Fedora
tion, will give an address, "The Op.
portuuity OF Club Women"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
LICENSED TO MARRY.

Oct. II, Fred Henry Tawfell and
Miss Julia Catherine Buchholtz of
Fredericktown
l1th, 7. J. Buckner of Elvins and
Miss Frances Hogan of Flat River.
l1th, Ben Mozzely and Miss Mary
Hamall of Crystal City.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19

Or. and Mrs. {. X. fltlhlll- IT,
turned this week from II trip To the
Northwest. They visited thicag"
and several other points of interest
Mrs. Fleming is reported as feeling
better. The Doctors patrons VIII
find him as usual at his otilc" in the
Realty building.
Prof. .. E.. Lynch, Frank Wal
tcrs, Paul Jones, Mrs, Updike,
Misses Helen Murrill aud Pauline
Bvington went down to Frederick
town last Saturday To witness the
football game between the High
School and Marvin College. 1t was
scoreless game.
Mrs. Redden Secretary of 9Th Dis
trict Woman's Clubs, left Wednes-
day evening for Fredericktown
where she holds membership IN the
Friday Club, to assist the members
Of that club by receiving the dele
gates and visitors to the 9TH Dis
trict Convention, commencing orto-
18th.
Mrs c. o. Nelson Of the Schubert
school Of Music has returned from
visit of two weeks in Chicago,
where she visited relatives and
spent the time in the Cosmopolitan
School Of Music under the instruc-
! tiOn of her former teacher, Prof.
| Frederick W. Root, the well known
composer Of music. Mrs. Nelson
returns fun of enthusiasm for the
! future of the school Of this place.
The many Pennington friends Of
Major j. Mel. Carter were glad to
see him here this week. He just
"dropped in" yesterday to see and
shake hands with old friends, and
leaves to-day. The Major is now
stationed at Washington, u. c., in
the Office of the Chief of staff of the
War Department. He says he is al
ways glad to hear from Pennington,
and still calls it "home,' as in the
army he has no permanent abiding
place.
&. l.. Graves Of Desloge was n
Pennington visitor Tuesday Mr.
Graves is widely and favorably
known throughout the Lead Belt
and has been solicited by number
of mis- friends to make the race toi
the Democratic nomination fol
Sheriff next campaign. He thinks
he could give anybody the Republi
cans might nominate stiff race
but that it is little early yet anc
there Is time enough to decide def
nitely whether he will try for the
nomination.
Junnita, little daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. J W. Moore, died at theil
home in Pennington at IL o'clocl
Tuesday morning, October Il, 1911
aged three years and nine months
The immediate cause of death wa
Sctptlc lnenlnRltlSi utNfioped lil'
day before from severe attack o
erysipelas from which she had beel
suffering. The funeral took plac
from the home at one O'Clock Wed
nesday afternoon, the services be
ing conducted by Rev. Maynard
and the little body was laid at res
in the Zolman cemetery, pa mile
northeast of town. The Times join
other friends of the bereaved pa
rents in their sorrow over the los
of this little household jewel.
We are showing an EXCEPTIONAL!
strong line of the following this fall
Dry Goods and Notions, Ladies
and Misses Wraps, Carpets, Rugs
Linoleum and OIL Cloth. We solici
your patronage.
. FARMINGToN MERCANTILE Co.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
STRUCK GOOD OIL WELL.

Word has been received from MIR
STAN that IA successful oil we'll was
"shot" on the lands optioned by
number of our people in the Illinois
oil fields. Messrs. w. 7. Halle and
Cal Simms went over to see the well
shot and will he home to-day or to-
morrow
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
Christian Church.

The usual services next Lords
day. Bible School at 10 "A. M.
Come and bring your Bibles with
you. Preaching at II a. III. and p.
IN. Morning subject, "Christ Writ
ing on the Ground Evening sub
ject, 1.-The Madness of the Pro-
phet." Come and worship with us.
You are welcome.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
CAPTURE BLUE RIBBONS.

"Black Jack" and "Ruth Bernie"
of the Clardy stables took first pre-
miums at the Springfield and Kan
sas City horse shows. and Ellava-
do second. This stock will he en-
tered ut the st. Louis horse show
next week.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
COON HUNT AND CAMP
ROAST MINUS COON

y lot "t young people went out
IN automobiles for coon hunt and
camp roast They failed to catch
their couu, but had a fine time.
They built big camp fire and made
coffee, broilod steak, roasted pota.
toes, apples, marShmallows and had
other things necessary To- Il camp
fire party, In the party were
MeSdnmpS Mrssr-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
TO UNEMPLOYED TEACHERS

And others of ability wishing pleas.
ant and renumerative employment,
calling upon school boards, will
kindly address p o. Box 81, Black
well, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-10-19
PUSHING WORK ON THE
SALINE VALLEY RAILR'p

We have been reliably Informed
that work on the extension Of the
Saline Valley railroad from Coffman
to Pennington is being pushed with
view of reaching here by the first
of January. Last Monday steam
shovel arrived on the ground where
the hands are now at work near
Avon and was put to work moving
dirt, and also lot of material, lum.
ber, steel, etc, had arrived for the
construction OF trestles. Next week
large force will be put to work un-
der contractor who has been en-
gagged in railroad construction below
here. There are several cases of
condemnation of right-of-way pro-
ceedings in the courts, but il is said
that these will not interfere with
construction work; but II the road
is built through to Pennington by
the first nf January 1t will take
hustling, and Mr.. Houck is known
to be Il hustler when he once gets
his mind set in any direction. one
thing seems to be finally settled,
however, and that is that the Saline
Valley railroad is to be extended to
Pennington, and will get here some
time within the next few months it
not by the first of January.
Inln SLanE Lag nf pa..,inao .....,.. =.