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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
100000 PUDDINGS FURNISHED
London Manufacturer Made That
'dany TO Meet the Demands Of the
Christmas Spirit

The manufacture of plum pudding
In England is mainly confined to Lon
don and Is carried on by all the prin
cipal bakeries. delicatessen and other
establishments. The industry was
greatly doomed by the Boer war.
In the opening days OF that strug.
gle the fuletide season increased the
natural solicitude for the fathers and
sons and husbands in far away Africa.
and the plum pudding was requsi.
toned In large quantities TO express
the feeling at home and carry at least
a spark Of Christmas cheer to enliven
the soldiers camp.
Thousands of pounds of plum pud
ding were sent out, but the demand
was far in excess OF the supply. a
fact which gave greater urgency to
the demand and by concentrating
general lntrest In the pudding added
immensely to its popularity, and es.
pecially as the soldier called loudly
for more. The result Ia that today
the bulk OF plum pudding consumed
In the United Kingdom is supplied by
public purveyors and hindreda OF
thousands OF pounds are shipped
abroad, Manufacturers begin active
operations as soon as the new crops
OF raislns. currants and other required
fruits appear in September. All the
constituents of plum pudding. which
do not include plums. are prepared
and manipulated by elaborate and ex.
pensive machinery. Currants are
washed and stems removed. ralsins
are stoned, nuts are shelled and
ground. oranges and lemons are
peeled. the peel candied and cut up,
eggs are beaten and all other inRredi
ents prepared by machinery.
Exclusive OF milk and rum the in
gradients used by q single manufac
turor In supplying plum pudding to
meet the demands Of the Christmas
season OF 1910 aggregated 820,l4C
porslds, the number OF buildings fur
nished aggregating 100000 There ar,
three or four London manufacturers
says Daily Consular and Trade Re
ports, zach Of whose output perhaps
equaled that described. and there are
quite a large number of smaller es
adjustments in which plum puddinl
was supplied for home and foreigr
consumption.
The pudding is put UP in package
weighing one TO Ave pounds each ant
securely packed to insure preservation
and safe transportation. Properly pre-
pared and packed the plum puddIni
of England, with ordinary care on tn,
part OF the housewife. will retain TT
virtues for q year or more.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
KNEW THEIR PLACE OF ABODE
pals In Lawsuit Had Not Moved
From Hawkensville.

The object OF tho suit was TO deter
mine the ownership of a COW. One
Of the witnesses was Abram Reese, q
colored man who had worked for tho
plaintiff Il viii ask you. Mr. Reese"
said the attorney for the defendant.
III you were present whom the ex-
change In question was consummat-
ed?" II didn't see nuGin' O dat kind.
mistuh" Perhaps you don't under
stand me Were you there when the
trade was made?" YES, sub: wuz
dab wen Mist Hibbs done trade de
buggy for Mist Simmons COW"
Wasn't there q different understand
ing between them at some later per
iod7" do unde'standIn' tween EN-
wuz all right. sub" Il mean, Mr..
Reese, did they ever trade backT"
Not as | know, sub" so far as you
know, then. everything remains in
statu quo?" NO. sub" said Abram,
with much positlgeness, "dcys bofe Of
'em still In IIawkensyille, Youths
Companion.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25

fair authorities discovered that II the
exhibits we're hauled In and out on
these roads II would destroy them,
because OF the narrow tires that pre-.
vailed upon the wagons OF the truck
and express companies. The authorl.
ties established a rule that no narrow
tire wagons could come on the
grounds. There was great howl by
the transportation companies. but the
fair authorities stood firm, and the
teaming companies met the conditions
by substituting wide for n narrow
tire upon the same wheel They sim.
ply took of say a two and a half inca
tire and put on one three and half
inches or four inches upon the same
wheel and the same felloe. This serv.
ed tho purpose.
About three years ago the city Of
Chicago passed an ordinance provid.
ing for wide tires upon vehicles using
the streets for traffic. A tremendous
howl was made by all teaming inter.
ests and they brought in the wagon
makers to state that the changing OF
these wheels meant an expenditure Of
millions upon millions of dollars, and
It would take several years in order to
have the change made. Large manu-.
facturers OF wagons said the wagon
stock was gotten out for the narrow
tire wagons, and II would take AT
least two years before any general
change could be made At that time
the writer took hand in the campaign
with others. and published In the Chi.
cago papers Illustrations OF how this
change could be made tsee cut here
With The city council stood firm.
the ordinance was passed and the
users of narrow tires we're arrested
and fined In very short time wide
tires began TO appear upon the streets
and now tho use IS general ana the
solution has been mainly as indicated.
namely. spAsttutng wide tires for
narrow ones upon the same wheels
Any local blacksmith or wagon maker
can make the change indicated and
the expense ought to range between
$500 and $1,000 for n wagon. The H.
lustration is so simple that anyone
can follow II.
The question is, how shall this be
brought about7 The writer would
suggest a state law licensing all the
vehicles the same as the automobile
ia now licensed, and let It apply upon
everything that goes upon the road.
graduating II with a view OF making
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25

CURED to move a given load. over va
rious surfaces with tires of different
widths. Many persons will be sur
prised to know In the large majority
OF cases load can be moved with
less power with web 2les having wide
tires, rather than narrow ones
There may be another and easier
way to accomplish the end desired
than the imposing OF license tar
upon vehicles. That would be 10
credit the owner certain amount
each year on his annual road tax bill,
upon furnishing proof that all his We
hicles used upon the highways con-
formed to the wide tire requirements,
Suppose the owner has road tax
OF, say $1,000 and he has two wagons
used upon the highways Credit him
$500 per year upon each wagon for
four years In this way the tax abat.
ed will more than pay the cost OF
changing the wagon. Thus, his in.
tcrest would be sufficient to induce
the owner to make the change
Public sentiment would also change
rapidly in support OF the wide tire
movement. and in year or two a
man would be ashamed to be seen on
the street with one of these road de-
stroying wagons.
The plan suggested is feasible
practical and has worked satisfac.
torily where II has been tried There
is no reason why action should not be
taken along the lines indicated
Referring to the illustration above
A wide tire can be placed upon an old
wheel without any filing piece ms
shown in the illustration Just LET
the tire project a half inch on each
side OF the felloe This will greatly
simplify the changing from the mar
row to the wide tire, and for many 10
calit!es will serve the purpose just
as we'll
Wide tires make roads. narrow tires
destroy them There should be a
thorough cooperation between all o.
the residents OF the several townships
for better roads. Nothing can be done
so quickly and so choaply that will
be productive Of such good results as
to discard narrow tires and substitute
wide ones in their place
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
PoIIticlan and PREACHER.

A politician In western state. long
suspected OF crookedness and noted
for his shifty ways. was finally In.
dicted and tried. The Jury was out a
long time, but eventually acquitted
him After the verdict was in and
the politician was leaving the court.
room, minister who had been in
part responsible for the indictment
and trial. approached the politician
and said; We'll. my friend, you have
escaped; but you had u close shave.
truet this will be warning to you
to lead a better life and deal more
fairly with your fellow men"
THAT may be-" tho politician re-
piled. THAT may be; but | amt
pledged to any one. "-Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25

she had come to Littleton. They
we're among the mountains now and
she could see far wide horizons, the
Use and fail of ranges, great stretches
Of country flooded with light. She
seemed above it all. 1t was the land
Of the sky.
BY and by, twilight blotted out the
landscape, and made the window pane
IN opaque mirror, and In 1t she could
see her own face, and her prim little
nat, which revealed her forehead with
It's shadowing sweep of brown hair
Now that she had time to look about
her. she saw that the hats of other
women were dragged down over their
eyes and she saw her dainty three.
buttoned kid glove, smooth over her
slender wrist, should have been a
mannish affair of dcgskin. with one
big button. Still she thought, her
clothes were good and-ladylike-she
was sure Of that and at least her chin
did not sag
And then she caught herself up with
buuutu SNlll ItUOTSt. now COulu EHt
think of such things? How could she
think OF anything on such a sad, hur.
ried. sorrowful journey as this-but of
the brother she was going to see?
They had drifted apart that was
all. He had gone west, and had writ.
ten less and less often, and at last not
at ali. She had remained behind and
taught school until her health broke
down. Then she made her bayonet
charge on life with the point OF a
needle. Long practice had made her
past grand mistress of the art Of ma
king the best of things.
A new conductor came on-brusque
and unapproachable. She began to be
tired: she wondered what time It was.
and then the thing she dreaded hap.
pened--a big man stopped, pleasant
voice said "Is this seat occupied"
The man sat down. in the imperson-
al fashion of the accustomed trav-
eler.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
WIDE TIRES A HELP
IMMENSE BENEFIT IN KEEPING
HIGHWAYS IN GOOD
CONDITION..
CONCERTED ACTION NEEDED

Two-Ton Load on Wagon With ia
Inch Tires VIII Do More Damage
In Cutting Up Road Than Twice
the Load on Three Inch Tire.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
BY HOWARD II. GROSS.

Tho question OF good roads through.
out the country is Of tremendous ian.
portsnce, and the people are every.
where clamoring for them The great
majority seem TO be wandering
around In a maze OF uncertainty as
TO what to do
The solution involves many factors.
Local conditions are subject to wide
variation both as to soil road mate.
rial, amount OF traffic, etc, hence no
rule can be laid down that will apply
in all cases. The subject must be
given intelligent treatment by cap.
able engineer, familiar with the sur.
roundings.
There is however one thing that
can be done that will be OF immense
benefit to the roads OF all times,
whether earth. stone or gravel, and
that is wider tires upon the wagons
Untold millions OF dollars OF damage
to highways is done every year by
heavy loads upon narrow tire farm
wagons. These are often from one and
half inches to one and three quarters
wide, seldom more than two and
quarter. A two.ton load on a wagon
with one and thrce.quarters inch tires
will do more damage In cutting up
road than twice the load upon a three
inch tire. If we could have uniform,
concerted action in any community
whereby three to three and half
inch tires would be put upon every
farm wagon. IT would mean much bet.
ter highways than we now have The
narrow tires mean deep ruts, and II
the rule is a narrow tire upon wag.
ons, the man who goes out upon these
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25

highways with wide tire is badly
handicapped. Hence, II any good is
TO come from the wide tire movement.
II should be generally adhered to- 1t
is a truthful statement that wide
tires make roads and narrow tires de-
stroy them
An equitable basis would be to II.
cense all vehicles doing business up.
on the public highways. grading the
license fee according to the width of
the tire, and letting the amount OF
money paid In be used to maintain
the roads. This is Just and no one,
who is willing to tote fair can object
TO It, In grading the license fee Il
should BIO In such a manner that II
will be to the interest of the owner
10 substitute wide tire for his mar.
row one.
When this is suggested, II will be
at once said that It ia impractical,
and that It cannot be done. II is sur
prising how many objections can be
found against the doing of anything
that a person does not want to do.
The writer has witnessed two cam
paigns where the question of narrow
and wide tires has been thrashed out
and every objection made and an
swered.
Tho first wss during the Worlds
Fair In Chicago In the grounds were
temporary roadways. designed to last
emily during the fair season. These
were made Of gravel or crushed stone
about three or feur inches deep. The
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25

the vehicles that do the most damage
pay the largest tax.
Without giving an satire schedule
the following will illustrate what the
writer has In mind:
That after a given date no vehicle
shall be used upon the highways un.
less 1t carries q licenge.
On two horse farm wagon with a
tire of ~ inches or leas the annual
license fee to be $3.50 a year.
Over IN inches and under az
inches. $3.50 year.
Over az inches and under s inches
$500 per year.
Three inches or over. 800 per year.
The money collected to be credited
to the road district and be used for
road repair work.
There is another advantage to be
gained by this method over and above
the preservation OF the HIGHWAYS.
that is. the same wagon is more use.
full on the farm or on the fields for
doing ordinary farm work. The haul.
Ing over hay fields and grain fields
with narrow tired wagons does con.
siderable damage. Hauling out ma.
nure, and In a variety of farm work
wide tire wagons are advisable. MANY
farmers keep wagons with wide tires
for this specific purpose. Why not
have all vehicles carry a wide. SEN
sible tire that will improve conditions
rather than make them worse7
Dynamonetsr tests have been made
showing the amount Of power ~
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
Adela!de-Why. Cornella. your hair

Adelalde-Why, Cornelia, your hair
is all mussed up
Cornelia-Yes, dear; you-you see,
George stole up and snatched dozen
kisses before could scream.
Adelaide-But why don't you step
in front OF the mirror and rearrange
your hair?
Cornelis-Graclous! Why, wouldn't
do It for the world. Why, mono of the
girls would believe he kissed me.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25

The softest powder puff in the world
isn't as agreeable to the touch OF an
old maids cheek as two days growth
Of beard
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25
ThatTired Feeling

that Ia caused by impure. impoverished
blood or low. rundown condition Of the
system, Ia burdeusome and discouragins.
Do not put up with 1t, but take Hoods
sarsaparlla. which removes it as nothing
else does.
81 had that tired feeling. had no Ap-
petite and no ambition to do anything. A
friend advised me to take Hoods Sarsa.
ieclila, was gone, I had good appetite
and felt we'll. believe IIood's saved ma
from long illness" Mrs. u. johnson,
Westfcld, n. j.
Get Hoods Sarsaparilla today. In liquid
form or in tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-05-25

one and she asked him what time Il
was,
He told her
Cannot | make you little more
comfortable" he asked as he put her
telescope and umbrella up on the
rack
Il wonder" she said timid'y,
whether We are on time"
The man caught the tUurticuiate
howl of the brakeman at the door. and
consulted his time tahlc-the time Ia,
BILE that was Greek to he--and SAID
NO We are more than an hour
late"
oh # viii tie after midnight wncn
| get there"
"You are not the only one" he
smiled TT viii be after midnight
when got there. too"
Then he picked up a paper and
showed her cartoon and talked
about the news OF the day When she
asked the conductor when they would
reach lie Pore he looked at her with
sudden interest
Il am going to lie Perr." &c said
we shall he late. and If / can he OF
any assistance. | hope YOU VIII allow
me to be"
"Oh thank you" she said Il un.
not used 10 travelling This is uuus4
al-ycry was sent for"
Yes
yes It's my brother the oulf
brother I have. | had Telegram !
am afraid he rs very IN People don't
usually telegraph until they are, dc
they
She told him all about It, II seemed
SO much safer TO talk to- this utter
stranger than to the L;itleton con
ductor
Perhaps. u you are acquainted l'
lie Perc. you know my brother, John
Mayne.'
John Maync your brother
didn't know he had a sister an h'H
friend and physician perhaps you've
heard him speak OF Ned Anllam, J
had telegram also Non answer
to her quick look OF inquiry i Eno"
no more than YOU do. I'm simply &c
got there as soon as ! can.
After That there was no reason why
she should not 80 In to dinner with
niih' anu III the ie"' auH warmth W
the dining car she lost her ured look
bright color huttered In hef checks
and they fingered over their cohee
| Till the waiter looked At tneM ulsap.
provlhgiy'
we are losing time constantly ne
SAID consulting the tfIne NDe, !
WONDER ~hat + the matter ana .n'a
WIN SHOCK ana jar Tue ''a'i S'"'u
''. 49, VIZ" 'iIA. 49, w." u e"el ,, -
lou re ueau ufeu ne sun WV
hours 'ater' anu tleres no S''tp'''
lhey were 10 put II OH III 'he Juhe
non. .-., ,,-.,..,.
'o p''.o 10 o., 80
7ho was hol s'e'py' hu' ne .u, "eN
over Tue empty seat III l'on' u mem
anu maui hei put ne' i'e' 'p VI ~
ne put on 'raVel'is cap 'na' maui
nun 'ooh years you"se'' nnu setll'1
"''i'ei - ~. ouSn '.'s % III W.
ana sit'ihs primiy upfisht' MISS " ~.
hilrea closed her eyes oh,y 70 open
mem "heh 'he sun shone 'n'"uEh ,ne
"ihao" me ueN' morning anu 10 hnu
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-16
MILITIA OFFICERS RESPOND
Number go Large That They May BE
Sent in Rotation.

Washing of the organ
lied militia are giving prompt re-
sponse to the War Department IN
yitation to participate in the military
operations planned along the South
ern frontier.
Illinois stands first in the NUMBER
Of officers accepting the invitation
l95 being offered. New York ranks
second with 16S, and the announce,
ment that more aeceptances are to
follow. California third with l59, ana
from the far-off territory OF Hawai-
came acceptances from five.
These reports, it is said, indicate
.hat the total number of acceptances
will be more than the army now be-
ing mcbilized at San Antonio, Texas
can accommodate at one time IL Is
possible that all the officers who ac-
cept will be given an opportunity TO
SO into the field by rotating them.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-16
Great Men ! Have Known
AND YOU HAVE KNOWN MEN LIKE THEM

them told me they were great. As
have said he was strict. | rad 10
way to know the inner workings Of
his mind. All | knew of him was his
works. but by mans works he snail
be judged. Father Hoffman was a
good man for his town. He WAS Il
good man for his church. | believe
he was good man for his people, for
not many of them We're Of the sort
that would have appreciated relgion
that wasn't strict with them. They
were of the kind mean great
majority Of them were,-that were per
fectly willing to let the priest do all
of their spiritual thinking for them.
And, l honstly think that lie did Il
good job at the thinking.
| know that in spite of his stern
ness he loved his people. | never
heard him say words of love but
have seen love shining from his eyes
when he talked with the old man OF
the little child. ! have heard his
voice break when he was saying the
solemn words for the dead over some
departed friend. | believe he was q
mighty good man
AS | think of them now his church
plays-with farmers boys and girls
for actors and actresses-were funny.
l know there wasn't a great deal Of
art about them. But, | dare say they
We're the best of the sort that many
who attended ever saw, and, after
al, even in such matters we must
learn to crawl before We can walk
Without question there was day
when | would have chosen mothers
lullaby songs in preference to Melba's
grandest airs, and | don't know but
would yet.
Father Hoffman was a progressive
man in all things but his religion. |
suppose he would think he was in
that. But, | reckon the old, old iaith
of his fathers was what he taught, |
and that he taught it in the old, old
way of his fathers. That, however, is
getting beyond my depth. l don't |
know much about his religion and
,an't see that it is any of my Dusi-
ness. He was one of my great men
perhaps he is. | don't know If he IS
still alive or not
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-16
Uncle Sans Bull Dogs
Leave for Mexican Waters

shoveling coal-shoveling it as fiends
are supposed to shovel into the fires
of hell.
| remember that when | visited the
battleships the sailors We're all dress
ed in spotless uniforms, and there
seemed so many of them and SO lit
tie to do. We couldn't see. but now
| know it was different The men
were perhaps clean. but they were
not dressed in white with Alice-blue
trimming There were undoubtedly
many, many men but each one had
place and each one was in his
place:
Oh it was different. We cheered un-
til we were hoarse before. This time
we looked upon their passing in 81
lence. | want to tell you there is
something solemn in seeing your
country's fleet go out prepared for
battle. You know all the time that
that is what battle ships are made
for. and that is what men are trained
to do who belong i'll the navy, but
well, after all, We are used 10 see
ing them in their coats of white paint
peace messengers. not war mes
sengers.
| have said, two or three times. in
the Tribune. that | believed our
country was deliberately preparing to
grab Mexico, or to at least assume a
protectorate over her. | believe it still.
These war ships were only TWO Of
many that have been ordered near the
Mexican coast to be in readiness for
trouble-and you know when nation
or man expects trouble he usually
finds it. Now you would think that !
believing that, and being IA just man
who loved fair play, would feel only
sorrow at seeing two of our war ships
starting for the Mexican coast, even
though ostensible only on a peace
maintaining cruise. Well, | don't no
tice any sorrow in my feeling. That
is why | remarked at the beginning
what wonderful thing is patriotism.
There was something in this mar
tial sight that stirred my love of
country. | don't believe any war IS
necessary. Least of all dc | think
any war with neighborng republic
is justfiabe. But, | want to tell you.
that if things get messy and we do
scrap with Mexico. I'll forget all about
these good moral objections of mine,
and | will be cheering the Red, White
and Blue as hard as anyone. 1t is
| hat lxt,
and rulers have counted on for cen
turies. They can still count on it.
! We love our country. We are patriots.