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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29

An English sparrow was the cause
c: three houses catching fire at Law
renceburg, Ind, recently. and had II
not been for the prompt work of the
neighbors and friends all would have
been destroyed The sparrow was
building nest under the caves Of the
home OF Mrs. Mary Weber and Il
picked up Il long cotton strlnh from a
pile OF rubbish that had Just been
burned With the burning string In
It's beak, the sparrow flew to the roof
OF Mira. Sophia Shafor's house, then
to Otto McCrlghts house and then to
tho roof Of Emanuel Wuost's home.
where II dropped the burning string
a fire started in the shingles OF each
building. Each was extinguished by
neighbors before much damage was
done.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Vanilla PuddInu.

One and half heaping tablespoon
fuls OF powdered gelatine. two oupfuls
OF milk. half cupful of sugar, one
cupful Of whipped cream. three eggs
and one and half tsaspoonfuls of va.
nIlla extract. Put the gelatine into
saucepan. add the milk and sugar.
then dissolve.
Beat up the eggs, then add the milk.
stirring all the time. return to the pan.
and stir over a slow fire till It thick
ems. Strain into a basin. add the va
nllla extract, and when cool fold in
the whipped cream Pour into wet
mold, and when solid serve with any
kind OF stewed fruit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Too Much Of a Good Thina.

Il was very happy" said the pro
lessor. when, after years OF woolng.
she finally said Yes"
but why did you break tho engage
ment so soon after" asked his
friend.
Man. II was she that dissolved it."
REALITY" said his friend How
did that happen"
ut was due to my acCursed absenA
mlndedness. When. a few days later.
called at her home. again asked her
20 marry mo-"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Hen Mothers Four Kittens.

Libcrty--A hen that had been re
fused permission to set and raise
brood of fall chickens by Rev. J. S.
Cossart of this city, drove fair-sizcd
cat away from her four newly born
kittens a few days ago and has since
been mothcring them At night the
hen hovers over them in the same
manner as Is customary with little
chickens. and in the day she sports
around with them in much the same
manner as their own mother would.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Counties Get School Cash Raise.

jefferson City.-The schools of sew
enty-one counties received more
money this year than in 1911 and
those in fortythree counties and the
city OF st Louis received less, as the
result OF the operations OF the new
appOrtionment law. 81 Louis city
lost s29.5s29t and Jackson county
S4.447; Cole. $1.44452; Maries, S1.157.
So; Ste Genevieve. $2.515; Gascon.
Rde, S1,14S. Usage SEAS. These rep
resent the higher losses among the
counties
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Baker'a GINGER Snapa.

Twothirds cup Of butter. one cup
each sugar and baking moIasses, one
teaspoonful soda dissolved in two Ia.
blespoons hot water, one-half teaspoon
ginger, pinch salt, -four to make
very stiff dough, roll small piece in
palm hand, place in pans five inches
apart, bake in hot oven; IL they fall
add more -four.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
viii Pillow In Niqht Time.

Fulton.--John f. Taylor, a farmer
in the Mokane neighborhood, who
owns several thousand acres of land
along the Missouri river In south Cal.
laway, was in Fulton and purchased a
patent lamp. which he will use to fur.
nish artificial light so he can pillow in
the night time. Taylor Is very busy
blowing his land for the fall wheat
sowing and is using an engine to his
plows. He is behind in his work and
is compelled to put in extra time at
night to get through
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
SOFT GINGER COOKIES
OLD RECIPE WORTH RETAINING
IN THE MEMORY.
Cleveland Claims Il as Its Own, bun
Rightly II Should Belong to
All the World, So
Here II ls.


Years ago Cleveland had a won
ans exchange" where the good cooks
OF the city brought doughnuts and
bread and baked beans and other
good things that they excelled in
making. The ginger cookies they
sold have left q fragrant, lasting mem.
DRY behind them; no one ever speaks
Of the Repository" as It was called
without saying DO you remember the
ginger cookies we used to buy there7"
A Euclid avenue store still sells gin
ger cakes made over the old recipe:
little cakes that are moist and soft
and dark with spice and syrup anc
rich with butter, but sells them at
price that is prohibitivo to even Eu.
cid avenue residents.
A stroke OF good luck has sent the
original recipe TO me. and now We can
all have a feast Of Clevelands ginger
cakes.
Two cups OF dark New Orleans no
lasses, one cup OF white sugar, one
half cup OF melted butter or butter
and dripping melted together. (The
dripping Is superior 10 butter in gin.
ger cakes, most persons think) One
cup OF sour milk or butterm!lk, two
eggs two level teaspoons of soda, one
level toaspoonful OF salt one rounded
teaspoon Of ginger and one of CHINA
mon,
Beat the shortening with the sugar,
add the spices and the molasses,
then the beaten eggs Put the soda in
the sour milk and add II with enough
slftod -four to make cake batter.
Duke in gem pans or IN muffin tins
In a moderate oven about fifteen min
utes. As these are very rich they
must be baked ms carefully as layer
or pound cake.
Beside the ginger cakes there used
TO be ginger snaps that really snap.
ped and melted in ones mouth in
stead OF tasting like a billsticker's
paste" says my informant. and she
kindly includes directions for making
them
Boil pint OF good New Orleans
molasses, one cup OF light brown
sugar, two-thirds OF cup of lard or
drippings and one tablespoon OF dark
ground ginger into deep granite
saucepan and boil until the mixture
thoikens considerably. Remove from
tho stove and cool slightly. then add
a heapIng teaspoon OF soda dissolved
in half cup OF tepid water Cover
until cool. then mix in enough sifted
-four to make soft dough Roll
very thin, cut and bake in mod.
crate oven"
Bakers OF ginger cakes and cookies
will find that there is great differ.
ence in molasses; It used to be that
one could send for black" molasses,
or New Orleans syrup and use what
the grocer sent with best results; now
II ia difficult to buy good cooking
syrup, II Ia either thin and light and
without flavor or It Is really black.
strong and heavy. The proper syrup
for use in ginger bread and with 9TH
er connections containing soda ia
dark brown in color but bright and
clear and thick II Ia difficult to buy
molasses in bulk in Cleveland, as It
is packed In cans under dealers la
bells, and II Is impossible TO always
find the same uniform quality under
tho same label as the product fuct-
yates with each seasons crop of cane.
Cleveland Leader.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Devlled Olive Salad,

Dissolve one package OF lemon jello
in one pint of boiling water When
cool add ono pint of stuffed olives.
whole, one cup of walnut meats and
two lunches OF English walnut celery,
cut UP In small pieces. Pour In mold
or individual molds and set on ice
I'll stiff. Serve with salad or cream
dressing.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
THE eoWERY MURDER MYSTERY.

~ HE Bowery Is still one Of the
n show places IN New York
City's artificial wickedness.
Visitors to the metropolis
A>Af parade In fear and trem-
bling its busy sidewalks
70 where they imagine that ev-
M/R cry stone is stained with
the blood Of murder; but where they
are as safe as they would be on Fifth
avenue. Time was when the Bowery
was not safe; when every other door
was q gambling hell; when every crook
in the country depended upon tasting.
at least once a year, OF the delights
the street had TO Offer But the glory
OF the Bowery has passed 1t is now
a thoroughly moral street given over
to business of the cheaper order.
know OF no story that better II.
lustrates actual condition on the Bow.
cry in the old days and the fierce pas.
slons of life as II was lived there
than the story OF the murder OF Chris
Berry. II was a nine days mystery in
its day, the greatest mystery. the Bow
cry ever produced; the king of the
Card Sharks" murdered in broad day
light at the Bowery's businest corner
and not a single clue apparently to
the perpetrator OF the deed.
1t was not until years afterward
that | had the privilege of listening
to tho true tale or the killing from the
lips Of his slayer, Lone Jack" Sin
clair. as he emerged from his cell in
Sing Sing Knowing that Detective
Hickey had handled the case and had
almost succeeded in hanging an limo
cent man for the crime ! hunted him
up and asked him, to give me his YER
sion Of the strange affair.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Too Much Reconciliation.

How foolish you women are" said
Mr.. Mage TO his better half. You
don't catch men doing such things as
Joining Don't Worry clubs"
"Of course not" snapped Mrs.
Nasg. Men couldn't give up the
pleasure OF worrying their wives"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Deaf to Hold Reunion.

Fulton.-Seyeral hundred deaf per.
sons from all parts of Missouri are ex.
pocted in Fulton to attend reunion
The event IL held every four years
The visitors will he entertained by
Superintendent and Mrs s T. Walker
at the Missouri school for deaf
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Diplomacy.

Mrs. links always has such a good
time when she goes anywhere How
does she manage to convey the impress.
sion she IL widow"
she always makes an allusion
10 hor tardy husband az my late
husband
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Where He Baked.

she has a terrible time with her
husband"
Yes, she is driving him to drink"
Nonsense! II she was driving him
20 drink things would be different;
she's trying to drive him the other
way"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Lightning Scare Kills Woman,

Warrensburg -DurIng thunder.
storm lightning struck the home Of
c. T. Harlan. merchant, igniting
the house His wife. who was i'll. had
to be removed to the home of a neigh.
Dor ard died shortly afterward from
the shock.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
sprInafieId Day Observed.

Springneld.-More than 5000 resi-.
dents of this city gathered ut Doing
park in the first annual celebration OF
Springfield Day" Tine program was
In charge OF the Retail Merchants
Association and the Young Mems
Business Club.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Military Academy classed High.

Mexico. - The Missouri Military
academy has been officially designat-
ed as Glass a by the war department.
Capt. II. H. Tebbetts. U. 5. A.. in
spected the school last spring, II
opens September IL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Hemmlnq Linen.

When turning hem Of linen, keep
glass OF warm water at hand and
dip the fingers into It frequently. The
stiffness OF the heavy linen will yield
and the work may be- accomplished
very much more quickly and accu.
rately
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
VIII Exnmlne Frisco Track.

Jefferson Clty.-1'he board Of rail.
.oad and warehouse commissioners
inspected the tracks OF the Frisco
railroad between Kansas City and
Springfield, distance OF 1874 miles.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Standard Cake.

Half cgr OF molasses. four even Ia.
blespoons hutter, one-half cup rilk
one cup -four. three teaspoons tevenl
taking powder, one-half teaspoon Gin
qamon, one.fourth teaspoon cloves, tre
saltspcou nutmeg.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
MO STATE AUG 60
Insurance Rate War is On.

Jefferson City.-Under orders from
the fire insurance companies oprrat-
ing In Missouri to get the business,
agents are cutting and slashing lnsur.
ance rates upon every class OF prop
erty.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Steals One Eco, Fined S25.

Springheld.-Will Gilmore, arrested
for stealing one egg from Frisco
box poultry car. pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined S25.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29
Snundh So.

How oddly that man cleaning the
machinery talks"
How do you meanY"
Il heard him telling his helper to
save the waste"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29

you CAN CURB CATARRH
~ using Coles Carbollaaiye. IL Il most
sffoctivo remedy. All drugglsta rs and 60c.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29

But the early bachelor 10 never
bagged by the tlmid leap year girl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-25
The Jury List.

Following is the list of petit jurors
drawn for the October term of the
circuit court for Grant county:
Thomas Beetham-Lancaster.
Juseph Bernhardt-Cassville
Everett Blackburn -Beetown.
Leon Observation-Disclosures Grove.
Hiram Cliff-Bloomington.
AL. Elwell-W aterloo.
o. W. Fessell Muscoda.
Fred Garthwaite-Mt. Hope.
W. E. Govier- Fennimore.
Val. Observation-Disclosures.
Vim Hamilton-W yalusing.
George Heil-Smelser.
Geo. 0. Johnson-Fennimore.
John Kelly oodman.
Oscar Knapp Bloomington.
Louis Lenz-Liberty.
Edward Lickel-ElIenboro
John Lord-Bloomingtou.
Peter Miller-Paris.
John Morehouse-South Lancaster.
Joseph N Nauert-Boscobel.
Ed. Nodalph-Lima.
Thos. O. F~lahrity-Wingville.
P. A. Peterson-Castle Rock.
Edward ReiIey-Platteville.
Herman Roth-Lancaster.
John Standardization, dead
John Snider-HaZel Green.
Lester Stephens -Platteville.
Nicholas Wagner-Potosi.
Chas. Watson-Clifton.
Sam Wehrle-Mt. Ida.
Henry Naturalization.
VIM. Wilkinsop--Patch Grove.
Paul Wiseman-Millville
John Ziegler-Glen Haven.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-25

MIR. aud Mrs. A. W. Furderer, of
B~oscobel. are in the city on business.
Max Trentzsch, of DodgeviIle,
was the guest Of Lancaster relatives
and friends a few days last week.
Mrs. Horace Fawcett, of Platte
Vile, came to Lancaster yesterday
morning to visit her mother, Mrs F.
NJ. Cronin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wiedenbeck,
OF Soldiers Grove. are visiting here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Wiedenbeck.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo Reed and
children left yesterday afternoon for
their home In Wendell, Idaho, after a
week spent here at the home of mis-
parents DR.. and Mrs. J. 81. Reed. DR..
Reed went part way with them.
Robert Glenn, of Wyalusing,
was in Lancaster several days last
week and was joined here by Mrs.
Glenn who arrived on the midnight
train Thursday night. They attended
the fair on Saturday and then went
to Rice Lake to visit relatives.
Miss Mildred Crane, aged %.
daughter of Mrs. Minnie O. Crane, of
Madison, died at her home in that
city last Friday morning and the re-
mains were brought here Sunday for
burial. Lancaster being their former
home. Death was the result of as
phyxiation from the fumes Of a gas
stove. Funeral services were held
at the home in Madison Saturday.
The Northwestern railway COM
pany would confer a great favor upon
people at this end Of their road if
they would keep the waiting ROOF of
their depot open at night and a light
burning therein for the accummoda.
ton of the travelling public so long
as they maintain the two night-trains.
On cloudy or rainy nights it is as
0uAh az GACOu6 dlOuLQ bAO OCpOb d1lu
passengers who come on the mid
night train or those who 60 to the train
to await the arrival of friends find it a
very cherries and gloomy task.
Strangers arriving on that train
wander about aimlessly in the dark
unless one of the train men or other
kind hearted person with a lantern
helps them on their way. Last
Thursday night a man from a dis
tant portion of the county went to
J the depot at midnight to await the
arrival of his wife on the incoming
train and had to stand outside the
depot in the rain and cold without a
light until two o'clock, the train
being two hours late, the depot
locked and nothing to indicate at
what time the train would arrive, so
that be dared not leave the depot.
It's d pretty cheap way for a big
company like the Northwestern to
serve the public.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-25
Different Arrangements.

Henry F. Scholl, Rockwell, Ia,
and Elizabeth Mary A. Ripper, Glen
Haven.
Joseph Coal Broadley and Lizzie
Catherine Kelly. both Of Potosi.
Gilbert l.. WorIey and Dulcie L.
Woods both of Platteville.
John Davies, Miflin and Georgia
Galloway. Harrison.
Glenn H. Holt, Smelser and
Margaret Schneider. Jamestown.
Silva Dilley and Alta Greenfield,
both of Boscobel.
Joseph Reynolds and Lillian Kelly,
both of Potosi.
Fred W. Mayne and Leah L. Peter
son, both of Beetown.
Orion Cooley and Cora Gertrude
Cooper, both of Bloomington.
FOR SALE-The residence prop
erty in Lancaster known as the Fezer
place. For particulars call on Mrs.
L. A. Spencer. Bows
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-25
THE DIFFERENCE

YOU don't notice the difference
in shoes SO much whenthey are
new--in other words poor leather
or imitation leather and cheap
made shoes don't start to show until
they have been worn a while, and
then you see they are made to sell
and not fit the feet and wear. The
shoes we sell are made of good
leather, and besides they are made
to fit the feet which means that they
will not only wear long, but will
look we'll all the time.
q.
Filter of Feet. Lancaster, Wis. !.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

Augustana college has more than
kept pace with Rock Islands growth
in the last 10 years, having become
N that period national. rather than
local in the character and scope of its
work Formerly chief attention was
devoted TO the theological seminary.
hut more recently the other depart
Tnents have been brought UP to equal
standing. The school has now been
granted membership in the North
Central Association OF Colleges and
Secondary Schools and stands in the
very front rank among these. II IL
not only recognized by all the great
universities. but its graduates are
sought after and are admitted to the
higher institutions without the for
nality Of examination.
In a material sense Augustana has
rot Jagged Within the decade the
streets and avenues that give access
10 its property grounds have been
paved and Seventh avenue, upon which
Il faces, has been boulevarded. the
whole representing an investment Of
several thousands OF dollars and
geatly improving appearances. With
in the last three years there has been
added TO the college buildings a mag.
nihcent library. the gift OF the heirs
OF the late F. c. A. Denkmann, and
costing fully equipped. $2OS.OOO. Be
sides, within the same period. there
has been raised by bequests. dona.
lions and popular subscription. an en-.
dowment fund Of more than S350,0OO
the income from which has been ad,
ded to the other revenues that have
maintained the school.
The average number OF students is
and has been for several years. be,
tween $50 and GOO. which represents
tie maximum capacity This number
could be largely increased were there
facilities for handling more. Add
'ional college buildings and dorTlitor
ics are needed and It is hoped thai
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

ton, however. became permanent. and
he served as president until his death
in 1891.
DR.. o. OLSON was elected to sue
coed him. His death occurred May
L, 1900.
DR.. c. w. Foss served as acting pres.
ident until the summer of 1901 when
pr. Gustav Andreen OF Yale univer-
city was elected to the presidency.
The real awakening of Augustana
began in 1908, when plans for the
celebration OF the 5Oth jubilee of the
institution were first seriously consid-
q ed. The jubilee took place during
the commencement period, June to
10, in 1910. This celebration was the
most important event in the history
o. the synod or of the Swedish Luth-
elan denomination in the United
States and it brought together a not
allie assemblage. Representatives
came rot only from all parts of the
synod and from other schools through
cut the country, but from Europe.
Bishop Won Scheele coming as the
special representative of the king of
Sweden
Notable among the preparations for
the jubilee was the raising of jubi.
lee endowment fund OF $3.50, 900
which had all been pledged at the
time OF the celebration, thanks to the
tiToless efforts of President Andreen
otker members of the faculty and the
officers of the synod
The celebration. bringing together
a. it did, those to whom the college
looked for direction and support, had
most important results. 1t brought
about a better realization OF the in
s;itution's needs and developed g
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-27

the total disbursements $96,751.37.
The total resources Of the institution,
outside of funds and scholarships and
including $204,S46.14 for real estate.
college grounds and Ericsson park and
S214, 100 for library and contents, were
s530,504.75. Against this were liabil-
tiles of s123,O39s3, giving total re-
sources. above liabilities of $407, 454.92
The additional resources in the form
OF funds aud scholarships amounted
at that time to $314,6S5.71, bringing
tho total net worth of the institution
up to $722.15O.63.
Augustana offers post graduate
courses, which are attracting greater
numbers of students each year. The
departments include astronomy, biol
ogy, chemistry, English language and
literature, French language and liter.
AZURE, geology, German language and
literature, Greek language and litera
ture, history, Latin language and lit
erature, mathematics, philosophy
physics, political science and econom
les and Scandinavian languages and
literatures.
One of the results of the widening
o. the scope of the school that will be
IN evidence to Rock Islanders this
year will be a return to intercolleg
late athletics. In other years Angus
taIa has taken some part in track and
field sports, but they have not beer
officially recognized and for a time
we're in positive disfavor with the di
rectors. Last year a start was made
by the employment of a physical di
rector and this year Roy Conrad has
been employed to take charge of ath
letics in general and all forms Of in
tercollegiate sports except football
which is under ban permanently. viii
be organized and encouraged.