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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06

Now is the time for the big offer;
the offer that will show who the real
contestants are in the contest. You
have not been able to tell much about
it thus far, but you will just as soon
as this special vote is over. This offer
will place them in the limelight. Be
cause every contestant that wants to
win that car will get out and capture
every subscription possible.
Now listen contestants this offer is
q real test. Your friends are going
to watch your showing on this offer.
It's only question whether you are
in the contest to win or lose.
If you are in to win you will put
forth every effort on this offer. You
have from March 9th. to March 18th.
You have only one week, but this one
week may win or lose the auto for
you. Great possibilities are before you
and only little figuring will convince
you of the fact that now is your
chance for you to get more votes than
at any other time during the contest.
Work Hard
Go to every house, don't confne
yourself just to your friends or peo-
pie you know, but go to every orc
and make them feel the necessity e
giving you their subscription now. II
you neglect asking a single per b,
you are letting the opportunity ip
that might mean success for YOU.
Too many of us are afraid to laanch
out in the deep, afraid that we might
be run down. But you must cover ev-
cry bit of territory and cover il right
There is no chance now for you to
stand on your past efforts, + if you
only knew how close you rcan.y stand
you would get doubly busy. Collect all
of your energy now and g. after the
PRIZES as If you mean business.
! know that you will get discourag-
ed at times and think that you have no
chance to win that car BUT YOU
HAVE, just put n little STICK-TO-
ITIVENESS in one part of your mind
and little self confidence in the 9th
er, and launch out and eventually you
will come out leader in the contest.
You want to be classed as a WINNER
don't you? Well then put forth the
best there is in you and be that win
ner.
Don't let one Of your co-contestant
win in your place as you are just as
capable of winning as they are. You
will have to possess that confidence
through, and just stick, doing your
very best every day from now on till
the finish.
Yours for success
N. A. SWARTZ,
Contest Manager
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
Extension Course from Cape Girar-
deau NorWal School in Domestic.
Science.

Miss Chaplin, of the State Normal
will begin course Of lectures in the
parlors of the NJ. E. Rock church in
Pennington on Monday March 8, 1914
ut $3.50 p. m.
The course will consist of series of
demonstrations in food values etc,
both in terms of money and nutrition;
of food combinations; balanced meals
etc.
Lectures will be given every three
weeks until the first of June.
This course, combined with outside
work, will give special credit at the
Normal. The fee will be $1.5O for the
entire series. Open to everybody.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
Catho.ic Services

March 8, 1914.
Masses at eight-thirty and ten
o'clock.
Sermons Sunday morning and Wed
nesday evenings. Friday evening, Sta
tions and instructions.
Come to church because Christ said:
"Love the Lord thy God with thy
whole heart, and thy whole mind, and
thy whole soul" What have you, that
you have not received from God? Be
grateful.
j. A. COLLINS, Pastor.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
ROAD ovERsEERS MEETING.

On Wednesday afternoon meet
ing of the road overseers Of the
county was held at the Court House,
County Highway Engineer Ward pre-
siding at the meeting. Matters per-
tanning to the roads in the various
districts Of the county were discussed
and how best to proceed in the i'm
provement of the roads were dis
cussed. In addition the Highway En-
gineer and the overseers were get
getting acquainted.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
Recital

A recital by the pupils of the
Voice and Violin department of Car
Teton College win be given at the Col
lege Auditorium, Saturday evening
March 7th, at 800 o'clock. Everyone
is invited.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
Lutheran Church

LutHefHH tHufCH
The usual services will be conduct
ed Sunday March sth, at 1O:30 a. m.
German services will be held and at
1880 p. m. English services.
In both services texts appropriate
for the Lenton season will be dealt
with.
Sunday School and Bible Glass
meet at 9:30 a. m.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
ONLY TWO MORE WEEKS TILL
THE CLOSE OF THE CONTEST
SATURDAY, March 21st, LAST DAY

That viii Almost be Decided in
Ofer2 Busyony Few More Days That viii
Go By Rapidly-Do YourL From After
Longer Term o Subscriptions Extraordinary Vote
Now In Force-C he Present
Absolutely the Largest-Don't Leave
ANY Prospects Unsolicited
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06
Christian Church

OHTIHIIdH OTUFCW
Services as usual next Lords Day.
Bible School at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Prayer service at 1880 p. m. We'd
nesday.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-03-06

Mrs. J. w. Schafer returned Mon
day from weeks visit with friends
Mt st. Louis.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
HOW To GROW eLAckRERRlEs.

Dear Editor Social Corner: As Pa makes inquiry through Ma as to the cultivation of blackberries, I will say tho best patch of cultivated blackber- ries l have seen was grown on wet land oveT4eid with 8 foot or two of sifted cosl ashes.
 In this day of hybrid varieties it is not easy to select the Jest. The Law ron blackberry, also known as the New Rochelle, was the leader for a great many years, and it still holds it's place in spite of the La Grange, the Mersereau, the Taylor and the Ward.
 Bsackberries may be grown on any good garden soil They should be set three feet apart in the row and the rows should be five feet apart. The root cutting plants are so superior to the sucker plants, 1t does not pay to bother with the latter.
 The canes should be headed back in summer when they are three feet high by pinching off the tops, which causes them to throw out side branches; when this has been neglected, cut back in winter or early spring, the bearing canes one-third or more, according to the growth the plants have made, and cut back the side branches to 12 or 13 inches.
 The Joy blackberry is a leader now because it has vigorous habit, is so stout it needs no stalking, is heavy fruiter and will not winter-kill, and 1t Is freest from fungus diseases. It is Q midseason berry, coal black, of luscious flavor and promises to rank first of all. It has a beautiful foliage and it Is because "a thing of beauty Is a joy forever" that the fruit was called Joy.
 I hope Pa will make a splendid suc- cess of blackberry growing.
 JOSEPH DOE
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
THE COMFORT OF GOOD CLOTHES

Editor of the Social Corner: While living in Chicago I often noticed ice men and other day laborers who were roon1ing at places where they could sit in the opening and watch the city activities in the last part of the day They came home and immediately changed their work clothes for much better and more dressy garments. Then, thus dressed, would sit where they could see the moving mass and rest.
 Hawthorne in his English notes speaks with sympathy of the toilers who even when they had a holiday have no Sunday clothes to emphasize the day. The American toiler has them even for an evenings rest.
 What must be the feeling to have no second best clothes. Can the American workman who is willing to work (Not the I. w. w. crowds) real ize the deprivation? I have spent much time going about in the rural districts of most of our states, and I have yet to meet the willing work man who did not have Sunday set of clothes.
 I have met we'll to do farmers who scoffed at wearing good clothes on any occasion, but that did not lessen my respect for a proper dress The world at large is influenced by clothes more than many rural people realize Clothes not only have a subtle in fuence in every neighborhood; but they often swing a nasty judgment Jobs have often. been lost and won by we cannot get rid of the glamour cast | by good clothes.
 OLD MIAMI WILSON.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27

is then placed upon the wound. ana after bandaging is left undisturbed until the wound has healed. or 1T gap ing open. until the physician can give further care.
 NosebIeeds, if habftual are caused either by adenoids or by ulcerations on the inside of the nose The child should be kept quiet in an upright position Ice or a cold wet towel placed at back of neck and small piece of absorbent cotton held tightly against the inside of upper lip.
 Foreign Bodies such as beans or pebbles in the ear or nose should not be too vigorously sought after by the untrafned attendant as sometimes this serves to only poke them further in so that the physician has a great deal of difficulty in removing them when 1t comes his turn to try and get them out.
 We should also remember there is no urgent hurry. as they may remain there a number of hours without caus- ing serious harm.
 Foreign Bodies in the eye if they have not penetrated any part of the eyeball may be removed by dropping one or two drops of castor oil in the eye. When the eyebaIl is penetrated you cannot take the child to an oculist too quickly
 Burns-Cover the burned part with sweet OH ana lime water cQudl par lS of each. or sweet oil alone; or lard and vaseline.
 |. Burns-Milk or magnesia. if at hand will relieve. or turpentine and cam phor gum all the gum the turpentine will cut. applied to a burn will take out the fire, and heal it up. no mat ter how bad the burn, and will not leave a scar.
 Kerosene oil applied direct to the 1 skin is excellent. Tonsilitis-Dampen the edge or end of your finger and dip it into common | baking soda and rub each tonsiL Repeat this treatment every hour till sorenes is entirely gone Try it | and you will be surprised | NTTNNER
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
AUNTY'S LAWN PARTY.

Dear Editor and All Social Corner Writers: To come right to the point at once, I will say I wish to have a Social Corner lawn party at my house on July 21St. You can reach me con Veniently by steam cars, only you will have t6 walk to and from the station. The distance is about three-quarters of a mile, mostly uphill, but not bad road.
 Not knowing how many to provide for. will say it will be best to have a basket lunch. I will furnish cof- fee, etc.
 If those who are interested enough to come, will send me a card with their address, I will answer each one with full directions how to find me. There will be accommodations for all who care to drive. If you will simply address all cards to Blissful, Yantic, Conn, they. will reach me.
 Polly Wintersreen: Shall be glad to see you any time, but do try and be on hand for the lawn party.
 Sweet Lavender: I am quite well, thank you: am glad you like the cookies.
 Merry Widow: Yes. you are right. To be a true Yankee I will answer by asking another one: Are you Mrs. H. :? If so, I know you and have had some pleasant chats with you.
 Biddy: Shall be glad to hear from or see your daughter at any time.
 Hopeful: As you already have the directions for making the salt beads, will say all there is to color them is to mix a little cake coloring. or any common dyes, dissolve the coloring in the cornstarch. good way to be ac- curate in size is to run the paste through a small sized funnel and cut them off the same size before rolling in the hands. These beads do not shrink in drying.
 Hoping to see you all at the lawn party, I am, as ever
 ATJNTY NO 1
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
NOURIsHING DIET FOR INvALIDS,

Dear Social Cornerites: Here are few hints. recipes, and dainties for the sick room and patient
 In the sickroom whispering should be avoided. Don't talk to a sick per son about your troubles and above all don't tell them how bad they look, just be as cheerful and natural as possible.
 Keep the patient clean and fresh and bathe the back at least once a day with diluted alcohol. It is sooth ing and restful
 Change the pictures on the wall oc- casionally. or hang up new ones, for it is restful for the patient.
 Smile at patient. this means ev- erything.
 Don't sit in a sick room and eat of anything the patient cannot par take of.
 ~-evar tell a patient Ho--- ~.~'- they are I am talking from experience.
 n serving food to z D., serve
 as neatly as possible. Below are -lrne nice invalid dainties:
 \Chicken Broth: One four pound fowl, two quarts water, seasoning. Joint the fowl and skin it, removing all visible fat. Break the bones. place in a saucepan, and pour the water over it. Let stand one hour. Bring it slowly to the boiling point and sim mer for three hours. Strain, cool. and
 
 Serve either hot or cold.
 BroiIed Beef Juice: Two pounds of , lean steak from the top of the round. Salt, pepper. Remove any visible fat from the steak, boil over a brisk fire for four minutes, turning it frequently. Cut in pieces about one inch square and gash each piece two or three times. Place in a meat press and squeeze the juice into hot cup. Sea son to taste and serve hot. Oat Meal Cruel: One half cup oat meal three pints boiling water. One teaspoon salt. sugar and cream, Way of preparing: Add the salt to the boiling water, stir in the oatmeal and cook two and one half hours in a double boiler Remove from the fire 1 and strain. When preparing it for a 1 patient, use half a cup of gruel mixed with half a cup of thir cream two l tablespoon of boiling water and sugar 1 to taste. A pinch of nutmeg or cin- namon is also sometimes added Oth- 1 CT gruels are prepared in the same i manner.
 | Rice Water: Two tablespoons rice | one quart boiling water one teaspoon salt, f1avoring and salt. BTanch the l rice, drain and add the boiling water Cook for an hour and a quarter. keen. l ing it simmering only. Then strain | add the salt and use when needed Sweetening and f1avoring to taste may be added if desired. Rice water is al. so used to dilute milk and is some. times combined with chicken broth. FIaxseed Lemonade: Two tabl, spoons flax seed. one quart boiling wa | ter. one cup sugar. grated rind ans juice of three lemons.
 Way of preparing: Blanch the fla, 1 seed and add the boiling water le it simmer for three quarters of al 1 hour, then add the sugar and lemoi l rind Let it stand fifteen minutes lStrain and add the lemon juice, Serv'
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.

Dear Editor and Cornerites Here are few helps in case of accidents, that 1 hope may prove beneficial to many:
 In case of drowning, first loosen the clothing, if any; empty lungs of Wa ter by laying body on it's stomach and lifting it by the middle so the head hangs down. Jerk the body a few times. Pull the tongue forward using handkerchief, or pin with string if necessary. Initiate motion of res- piration by alternately compressing and expanding the lower ribs about twenty times a minute. Alternately raisin~ and. lowering the arms from the sides up above the head will stim- ulate the action of the lungs. Let it be done gently, but consistently. Ap- ply warmth and friction to extremi- ties. By holding tongue forward, clos ing the nostrils and pressing the Adams apple back (so as to close entrance to the Stomach) direct infia- tion can be tried; take deep breath and breath it forcibly into the mouth of patient, compress the chest to expel the air and repeat the operation. Don't give upi People have been saved af- ter patient vigorous effort. When breathing begins take patient into d warm bed give warm drinks, or spir- it's in teaspoonfuls, fresh air and quiet.
 Burns and Scalds-Cover with cook ing soda and lay wet cloths over the burns. whites Of eggs mixed with olive oil Is also very good, olive oil or lin- seed oil, plain, or mixed with chalk or whiting. rubbed on the burned surface is also good.
 Liqhtnina-Dash cold water over a person that has been struck
 For Sunstroks-Loesen clothing first, then get the patient in the shade and apply ice cold water to the head For mad dog or snake bite-Tie
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
MARYS COOKIES.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis ters: I expect you will all have been been busy getting ready for the picnic this week. I hope you may have a nice day and a pleasant time. Please tell us about it next week.
 If the water in your cistern or water barrel gets so it smells badly. this hot weather, take a long pole and churn it, being sure the pole is long enough to touch the bottom.
 Will some of the brothers or sisters please tell me how to keep smoked hams through the summer.
 Mary's Cookies: Two cups sugar, one cup butter, one half cup sweet milk two eggs, one teaspoon soda, nutmeg and flour enough to roll
 KEZIAH DOOLITTLE.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
RECIPES WORTH TRYING.

Dear Editor and Sisters of the Social Corner: Here are a few reminders that the shore season is here once more, and few recipes you will find worth trying:
 Baked Rluefish-Open the fish, wash, wipe perfectly dry. and rub over with salt; lay in a dripping pan with a little butter and water; bake 30 min utes in a hot oven.
 Baked Shad - Open and clean the fish, cut off head, cut out the backbone from the head to within two inches of the tail, and fill fish with following mixture: Soak stale bread in water; squeeze dry; cut large onion in pieces, fry in butter. chop fine, add the bread, two ounces of butter. salt, pep per and little parsley or sage, heat thoroughly. and when taken from the
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
THE FLAG IS QUIT

Dear Social Corner Sisters: The flag Is out. The house has been swept, dusted. dry-mopped, washed and iron ed, vacuum-cleaned, and l am home again! But like the immortal Finne gan, I am soon of agin."
 Theodore will tell you all about it. You know there is nothing like ask ing busy women to do one more thing
 Would you like to know my senti- ments in regard to @ pin? And I hope no one will misjudge me in the matter. For if you remember. I was the one who wrote The Corner the Williman- tic Sisterhood had adopted the yellow bow. Well, don't approve; and noth- ing would induce me to wear one. l feel this way about the pins of va f3ous societies I belong to.
 I once knew a girl who had so many society pins she pinned them on ribbon and used them for a belt. No doubt she would join our Corner for the sake of pin. Another thing The person who only writes occasion ally. or who writes often, or the vast number of interested readers who never miss a letter?
 I can think of as many as ten peo- pie who are going to read this letter and be glad to hear directly from me, who have never written letter to The Corner themselves, but who enjoy our stories and our jokes, try our re- cipes and profit as well as writers by all our suggestions. Aren't they sis ters, too
 Polly Peppermint: You should be here and hear the birds sing. I am like the man who said he knew two bird notes. the robin and the tree toad
 Sally Sycamore tells me she had such a good time visiting Aunt Abby. didn't meet Dreamer after all, though she invited me to come and call on her and set the day.
 With best wishes and. a happy sum mer time to you all,
 MARRIED AND HAPPY.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
FIRST AID TO SICK CHILDREN.

Dear Editor and Members of the Social Corner Greetings: Still more about that ever interesting subject Babiesi
 I am going to tell what to do for them when they are sick, for well do I know what a feeling of terror strikes a mothers heart when her children are afflicted.
 The remedies I shall give are thor oughly reliable and perfectly harmless as I have proved from my own ex- perience.
 First, about contagious diseases: In the first place. never expose a child to any contagious disease that he may have it once and done with it. Even the so-called simple children's dis eases such as measles and whooping cough have a death rate that is ap- palling. Nor should you allow polite ness to stand in the way when there is any danger of your own child getting a contagious disease
 Fe~er-Childrsn get fever very easily, so this symptom has net ss
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
HOW TO MAKE FRUIT ICES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:- Those of you who like fruit-ices and do not know how they are made may be glad to know the general rule.
 One Of the best of fruit ices may serve as a pattern for others is pre- water and two cups of sugar until it spins thread from the tip of a fork dipped into it. To this should be put a quart of chopped or crushed fruit of any sort. either fresh or canned, all though the fresh is better and the un- beaten whites of four eggs. This must be frozen by turning If 1t is to be frozen without turning the whites of the eggs must be beaten before they are added to the fruit and sirup
 This is a far cheaper dish than any variety of ice cream. and is almost all ways well liked.
 Sunday Biscuit-One pint four one half pint milk, one tablespoon lard one teaspoon salt, one teaspoon baking powder Sift well together with flour. salt. and baking powder. Cut in the lard with a silver knife and stir in the milk. Put flat on a well floured board fold over. and pat out again. Fold small again ard roll out to one-half inch thickness. Cut with small cutter and bake in a rather hot oven
 Lehkuchen-One pound brown sugar, one cup molasSes five eggs, one tea spoon ground cinnamon. one-half tea spoon ground cloves. . cents worth all monds shelled and blanched. cents worth citron. one-half teaspoon baking soda, five scant cups four Mix sugar and eggs add spices and the almonds and citron. shredded: dissolve the soda in the molasses and add next then stir in the four Grease two fiat pans and pat the mixture into them about one- half inch thick and bake.
 German Ways of Cooking Liver ! Cut one pound of liver into dice. ont small onion also, add three ar foul bay leaves. one raw potato, salt ant 1 pepper to taste. with water to cover It ! Set it on the stove where it will sim
 mer slowIy. When almost tender ads
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-27
aociAL CORNER POEM,
Bills Prayer,

SIi . FFdycfs 1V0 noticed when a fellow dies, no
 matter what he's been 4 Setntly chap or one whose life was
 deeply steeped in sin Ills friends forget the bitter words
 they spoke but yesterday, And find a multitude of pretty things
 te say. faasy when I go to rest, someone
 will bring to light BeHaa kindly word or goodly act, long
 buried out of sight, 1ut if tt's al the same to you, just give
 to nas instead, Ihs Ae&SSfsss while I'm living and the
 knocking when I'm dead. Don't sRzs your kisses to imprint upon
 nay marble brow, While countless maledictions are hurl-
 ed upon me now, Say tsst osse kindly word to me, while
 rnourn here alone And don't save all your eulogies to
 carve upon a stone What do care if when I'm dead the
 Harris SPEED" gazette Gfves me a Wrfte-up with a cut, in
 mourning borders set. It will not fatter me bit, no matter
 what is said Sc kindly throw your bouquets now
 and knock me when I'm dead. 1t may be fine when one Is dead to
 have the folks talk so. To have Che flowers come in loads from
 relatives you know, It may be nice to have these things
 from those you leave behind, But just so far as I'm concerned
 really do not mind. I'm quite alive and well today, and
 while finger here Lend me a helping word at times, give
 me word of cheer Just change the game a little bit, just
 kindly swap the decks, For I'll be no judge of flowers when
 Eve cashed in my checks. Sent in by KEHLAH DOCLITTTE.