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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
HUMANIZlNG THE
POSTAL SERVICE.

"There Is no unitnportanr person or
part of our service. 1t is total Of
human units and their cooperation is
the key to Its success. In Its last
analysis, postal duties are accommo-
dations performed for our neighbors
and friends and should be SO regarded,
rather than as hired service per.
formed for an absentee employer."--
Postmaster General Hubert Work.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
HERE COMES A STRANGER!

Let's make our post Office look neat,
Mr.. Postmaster. Straighten up the
rural letter box, Mr.. Farmer. Tidy
up some, Mr.. Rural Carrier. First
Impressions are lasting. Maybe Mr..
Stranger, taking notice of these i'm
provements, will come back, bringing
you benefits. Start these with "POS-
tai IMPROVEMENT WEEK" May
1-G.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28

How do you expect the Postal Clerk
to know whether you mean Trinidad,
California, or Trinidad, Colorado?
ALWAYS SPELL OUT THE NAME
OF THE STATE IN FULL IN TIE
ADDRESS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
Eillinu.

Scald one cupful of milk, add two
tablespoonfuls Of sugar, mixed with
one tablespoonful each of cornstarch
and -four. pinch of salt, cook until
smooth and thick, then add the juice
and rind of a lemon and one table
spoonful of butter-the butter added
while hot, the lemon rind and Juice
when cool.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
Sunshine Cake.

Take one cupful of butter, two cup
fuls of sugar; cream the butter, add.
ing the sugar a spoonful ut time
until all is used Beat the yOlks of
eleven eggs until very light and
creamy. Beat with them the sugar
and butter, adding the egg a spoonful
at time. SIft two and one-half cup,
fuls of -four with two and one-halt
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and
the flour little at a time, alternating
it with one cupful of milk, favor with
one teaspoonful of vanilla. Bake in q
loaf.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
>1othQryCooR

Our broad fields we plowed, we har.
rowed and sowed;
We tolled on together in fair and foul
weather.
Our labor was blessed; now sweet is our
rest"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
more BUSINESS
IN GOVERNMENT"

This apt phrase was used in Presi-
dent Harding's frst message to Con-
gress and applies particularly in postal
management where postmasters are
being impressed with the fact that
they are managers of local branches
of the biggest business in the world.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
GOOD RECIPES WORTH KEEPING

A GOOD sunshine cake is one which
n even the lovers Of angel food viii
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
ALTRu1sTIc.

ALTRUIsTIC.
Mistress--Why
are you leaving
US, Norah? SSH
Cook Well
mum, me reasons
q r Q unselfish
ones. I want to
give some other
girl g chance at
the joy OF livin'
with yez.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-04-28
Apple Snow.

Steam three large tart apples and
rub them through sieve. Beat the
whites of three eggs until stiff, add
one-half cupfuI of sugar and beat
again. To this meringue add the apple
pulp and beat lightly. Dot with jelly
and serve.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Life of TRAGEDIES Ended.

Peoria, Ill.-Tragedies in the life of
Henry Clay, "a, n lawyer of Pekin, H.,
ended when he and an old friend, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bruner, 40, died of gas poi
soning in n local hospital. They were
found unconscious in an apartment aft
er having uined together Christmas
night. In 1905 Clay's son Harry accI-
dentally shot and killed chum and
the family moved to California. Clay
and his wife separated and he returned
TO Pekin About two years ago the
son dropped dead in San Francisco
Clay's automobile killed Alice Sperry
on her ninth birthday as she rode
new bicycle Later his machine caught
fire and burned. A year ago Clay's
brother, Sheriff Robert Clay of Taze-
well county, was shot and killed in II
fight with supposed law breakers on II
country road.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06

girl. and beside her was handsome
youth, holding one hand.
"There Is our deliverer," he said,
leading the girl toward Peter, who
stood looking at them, too surprised
to speak.
"This lady is princess" said the
youth, land l am prince, but on the
eve of our wedding an ogress who had
many giant sons carried off the prin-
cess because the king would not have
one of her sons for son-in-law.
II followed the ogress to this noun
tain, but when part way up she dis
covered me and changed me into u
goat.
"As the ogress formed the castle
and placed the princess inside l heard
her say: You shall never be released
or your lover freed from my spell un-
til a mortal throws a burning brand
and you both burn In the flames
The prince took Peter to his palace,
where he lived in comfort all the rest
of his days, and the goats were not
forgotten. for the prince said he had
lived with them too long to leave them
on the mountain.
(Copyright)
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
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anu up they rose as If some one was
pushing them from below,
of course, Peter and the goat
stopped and looked In amazement. and
theh the goat. who was the first TO
move, ran toward tree and tapped
'hree times on it with one foot.
Inc tree flew open and queer 1T
Tie hgure dressed in brown appeared
with burning brand in his hand.
rms he gave to the goat, who took 1t
III MS mouth and ran up to Peter.
feter knew there was some strange
power of the magic people at work.
ana when the goat came, with the
burning brand, he took it from his
mouth.
"hat he was to do with the brand
now he held 1t Peter did not know, but
the goat, now standing on its hind legs,
pointed toward the giants.
You do not want me to throw 1t at
them. do you?" asked Peter.
The goat dded that he did, but
though he wanted to help the golden
haired girl. Peter did not want to
burn the giants.
Still the goat pointed, and then he
began to dance about until Peter was
afraid the giants might discover them
ana put an end to everything.
Lifting the burning brand high
above his head, Peter hurled it.
In another instant the giants had
disappeared and the white castle was
in flames.
'The girl! 7" cried Peter, "the golden
haired girl, she will be burned" But
before he could move, the goat had
run toward the flames and leaped into
them.
"Oh" cried Peter. "they will both
be burned and cannot help them.
What shall l do?"
He ran everywhere looking for wa
ter, and then, turning once more to-
ward the burning castle, he stood still
and looked, for the fire was out and
there was no sign that there had been
one.
Peter rubbed his eyes. He wondered
If he had been asleep and dreaming
about all he had seen, but he soon dis
covered he had not been dreaming, for
there. on the very spot where the cas-
tie had stood. was the golden-haired
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
"What's in a Name?"
By MILDRED MARSHALL
Facts .bou, your name; 1t, history; mean
ing; whence IT was derived; Significance;
your lucky day and lucky Jewel.
NANCY

-HE quantity demure name of
Nancy, which has come into great
vogue In modern times, signifies
grace" There was n period In her
evolution. when Nancy fell into disuse,
or was bestowed as homely unin-
spired cognomen, particularly indigo
mons to rural communities. But
Nancy's day has come; she Is fashion
able and exceedingly pleasant to pro-
nounce.
Noncy's origin lies In the Hebrew
Chaanach, signifying ''mercy or grace,
and her earliest prominent forpear
was Hannah, mother of Samuel. But
Hannah is harsh name because OF
,ts aspirate initial, so the process of
evolution carried the original word
through the successive steps of Anna
Anne and finally arrived at Nan.
II seems curious that Nan was the
forerunner Of Nancy Instead OF peihs
n contraction of the latter name; In
deed IT is one Of the few such III
stances occurring in genealogical rec
ords. Mamie, which is Nancys u,'
minutiye. is indigenous to Scotland
tboupb much used in England. Nancy
ts Anpot in the former country.
France has many equivalents for
Nancy and Nan-nmong them oeins
Nanette. Nanon, Ninon, Ninette, Nichor
and Million. Nancy becomes Mamma
and Ninetta under Italian influence
There is even Dutch form OF Nancy
Matte, and Mann and Nanneh are
popular in Switzerland. , reu
AMBER is Nancy's talismnnic gem,
=. to n medicinal stone which protects
,.s yeorer from danger and disease
Monday is her lucky day ana seven "e'
lucky number.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06

Chicago-Pig sites constructed aft
ef the Gothic style of architecture
were favored by f. C. Fenton, associ-
a'e professor of agricultural engineer
ihs VI Iowa State College, in an ad-
afess before the American Society of
agricultural Engineers. Proper ar
iaiisements of windows and lighting,
"''h sun parlors, We're also advocated
y! ue speaker. The Gothic style of
.afih buildings was advocated because
u'e open sloping roofs make it posi-
p'e 10 stack hay, make the building
iarser without excessive expense, and
"'io" the sun to drift into the hogs
anu other animals inside the building"
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06

DLENTA guys cen da congress
maka speech try putta food price
down. Everybody gotta idee how
maka da leeving cheap. But ees too
moocha talk and no moocha do soma
ting. Weeth da price of beefsteak now
you gotta leeve cheap.
One guy cen da congress say ees
preety hard maka da food 60 cheap.
He say too many people wanta eat
sama time and dat maka high price.
But l gotta idee how can maka da
leeving cheap weeth no mOocha trou-
BILE. Da guys wot owna da meat and
grocery say da wage ees too high for
sella da food cheap price.
l tink eef everybody worka for da
same wage now as before da war we
no gotta trouble. Eef we no gotta
moocha money we no eata moocha
food. So Tonga we getta beega wage
da food profiteer keepa da price up
he feegure ALA da money belonga
weeth heem.
But eef we no gotta money to buy
ees preety easy. Eef we no can buy
da food da profteer getta sore. Eef
he no can cheata somebody he no feela
good.
When he try sella da food we tella
heem no can buy. He say wot's mat
fer and we tella heem no gotta so
moocha money now as lasa year.
Preety queeck he maka da food same
price as lasa year. But we no buy
heem yet. Eef we no eat for Tonga
time he getta plenta sore. He say,
"alla right, maka da food real cheap
eef you wanta buy"
And dat ees where my idee worka
fine. We gorta high wage from da boss
again and buy da food cheap price.
Mebbe weel be leetle trouble worka my
idee l dunno, but tink ees gooda one
ALA same.
Wot you tink7
(Copyright)
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
SPELL OF THE OGRESS

NNE day when Peter. who wos n
~ shepherd, was tending his goats
on the side of mountain he
ho'iced bright flash of light which
seeiiien 10 be on the very top of the
mountain.
But, though he strained his eyes. he
couid not see anything but the flash
vi hght, and he decided ii must be the
sun iaiiing on smooth bit of rock.
Inc next day the flash came from
announcer place. and the next 1t had
changed again, until Peter could not
ieei easy until he discovered what it
was that caused the bright flash.
SO one day. after the sun went
uo"h. ne began to climb the mountain.
thinking he would be there when the
sun came up and discover the cause
ana return before his goats had
roamed far AWAY.
10 his surprise, he found that one
OF his goats was following him, and.
though he tried to drive it back, 1t con-
tinued to climb up after him.
by and by the sun came I'D and
shone on the top of the mountain, and
Peter saw n big white castle with n
tower, which before he had thought
was the very peak Of the mountain.
FROM the window in the tower there
leaned far out a girl with long golden
hair, and as the sun fell upon it she
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Want Receiver for Texas Road.

. fort Worth, Texas.-J. w. Meaney.
through his attorneys, made applica-
"Oli 10 Federal Judge Wilson for the
a,ppolhtment of receivers for the Wich-
VA IVA falls, Ranger & Fort Worth rail
"a!' u part of the jake L. HamOn es-
ta Meaney is creditor of the road,
nNins been connected with the con-
IT, ue'ioh OF the line. His claim being
taess n excess of 100000. he is seeking n
pee'osure ~. of a contractors lien on
'ne railroad,
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Is an Atom Like a CIock7

Sir Joseph Larmor has suggested
that an atom may be analogous to
clock. The outer electron system of
the atom, on which its chemical and
spectroscopic properties depend. and
which has certain definite rates of
oscillation, would correspond to the
pendulum, or better, to compound
pendular system of clock, he says.
The inner core of the atom Is similar
to the spring Of a clock, which. by
means of the escapement, slowly i'm
parts its energy to the pendulum in
jerky fashion.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
When Can Girls Smoke?

New York.-When is II girl old
enough to smoke? This question has
cropped up ut Columbia University
and Is pulling hundreds of goods who
want to be told why Barnard College
rules say nothing about the use Of the
soothing weed in graduate dormitories
ana prohibit 1t in those of the under
graduates. Two undergraduates re-
Gently were suspended when caught
smoking.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Potash Company Files Suit.

r a'lcoln, Neb.-Suit for S1,O0O,O00
WD,, aa iiied in the Federal Court here by
r.. r''''i Il. Sharp against the Process
ps'neerlhg Company of Philadelphia.
Maaii M''ii alleges that the company is to
U,a'ne n" for $66O,OOO loss in potash
,otam s during 1918, and other losses
cla,. lahe the amount sued for. He
roaa mat faulty construction of the
VIII plant of the Western Potash
wh,a, IN Sheridan county. Neb., Of
tha lie was managing trustee, cost
eoihDany its wartime profits.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
In Far Countries.

When it was noised about certain
Maine town that Lizzie Norton was 60
ing "clean to Nova Scotia" to teach,
everybody had something to say, and
a few shook their wise heads over it.
"A little different, guess, she'll find
it from teachin' here" prophesied
Mrs. Boggs darkly.
Don't you worry about Lizzy." said
Lizzy's grandmother. "Mebbe she'll
have to study the European languages
on the sly, but Lizzy can do it!"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Feet Felt Stupid.

Walter had been curled up in the
big armchair in the living room for
long time. reading his newest book.
Suddenly deciding to run out and play
for while, he got up and started to
limp across the room. Dad looked at
him, rather surprised at first, and
then questioned the youngster:
"What are you limping for, Walter?"
"Oh, l dunno, dad was the reply,
"only my feet feel awful stupid" His
feet We're asleep.-EXchange.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
SLIGHTLY Worse.

During my forty-Odd years on the
road" said the veteran commercial
traveller, II have slept in at least
5000 beds"
"Yarp!" grimly returned the land
lord of the tavern at Grudge. "And
probably you are going to say that
your bed here in the hotel last night
was the worst you ever participated
in?"
"Oh, no! Once when I was young
man and rather wild l slept the
greater part of one night in a mortar
bed."-Kansas City Star.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
"FIAScO"

THIS word. transplanted lit
orally from the Italian,
where 1t means flask or
bottle, was adopted into English
because of the fact that the Vene-
tiar glass-blowers, when they
discovered flaw in their beauti-
full bulbs, would convert them IN
to ordinary TASKS or "fiascoes."
This alteration from an ex-
pensive, highly-colored and ex-
tremely decorative bit of glass
ware to an everyday bottle ap-
pealed to the imaginative sense
of the Italians. and they COM
menced to apply the same word
to the failure of an opera singer
or the flatting Of n note, crying,
"Ola, ola fiasco." English travel
ers, hearing the word used in
this connection, lost sight of the
original derivation, took it for
granted that it referred only to
failure and used 1t in this con-
nection.
A number of literary works,
published during the early part
of the last century, contain the
word-but always printed either
in quotation marks or italicized,
as an indication that 1t was of
foreign origin and had not been
completely absorbed into the Ian
guage.
(Copyright)
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06

waved 1t back and forth, making bright
flashes of light.
Peter knew then 1t was the beauti.
full golden hair that had thrown the
flashes of light he had seen.
When the goat saw the girl and her
golden hair 1t ran up the mountain SO
fast Peter could not keep up with 1t,
but before they reached the top the
girl had left the window and stood
on the very top of the tower, waving
her golden hair in the sunlight.
When Peter and the goat reached
the top and were coming near to the
white castle, up through the mountain
arose huge heads covered with shaggy
hair; then their shoulders appeared,
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Wealthy Farmer Is Suicide

oskaloosa, Iowa.-The body of Sam
.ruseen, 10, wealthy Mahaska county
iarmer was found in large barn on
MS sons place. The top of his head
had been blown off with shotgun.
NO reason is known for his apparent
suicide He was in good health and
mad no financial difficulties.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Don't Forget cutieura Taleum

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust
ing powder and perfume, rendering
other perfumes superfluous. You may
rely on it because one of the Cuticura
Trio (Soap, Ointment anc Talcum).
25c each eyerywhere.=Advert
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Indiana to Breed Foxes.

Breeding Of silver foxes is to be
tried on several farms in northern In
diana. One farm has been stocked with
ten pairs of breeders bought for $685.
600 from the Hudson's Bay company.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Cutting Trees by Motive Power.

To fell trees. motor-driven saw
blade has been invented in Europe,
running on pulleys in a U-shaped
frame, which is placed around tree
to be cut.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Bad Man.

MFR. slIcer-I was reading the o.nes a '.s
NJ ,hat there are eight hundred ways
of cooking potatoes.
NJ Me- %slicer-well, my dear, don't you
,bink II you tried hard you cou''
one Of them2
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Worlds Oldest Lanauaae.

Though there is some difference of
opinion, many authorities concur in the
belief that the Oldest language in the
world is Sanskrit.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06

Aren't there people you are afraid
Of, even though you can't help laugh
ing at their sarcasms?
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
Wise Figuring.

Wise Figuring.
II noticed" said the Gyrene, sitting
n the side car of the motorcycle,
that you gave that passing motor
truck Il wide berth as you whiZzed
by"
Sure" said the driver 81 figure
it's better to give those trucks six feet
of space than for me to be taking up
that much space in the cemetery
The Leatherneck.
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
THRIFT

ZEN as you save your dollars
- for
L. Tomorrow's need in fullest
store
.rwere well likewise to put away
Some of the sunshine of today
To use in some dark hour OF sorrow
That nossibly may come tomorrow.
7 know this to be good for !
II dovs when woe came stalking by
Have found relief from troubles
gray
In memories Of yesterday.
(Copyright)
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06
1AA AazzeaaGaIur
Wants Gothic Pio Sites.

mas MAJ helped thousands. Let us help you.
write Tor catalog. Denver
The Dolores star., 1922-01-06

Humbugs multiply as fast as any
other kind of bugs.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-22
AMERICAN AUTO
Use MAKES new
GASOLINE RECORD

WASHINGTON, July 22.--That all
America has taken to wheels is indi.
Gated by the announcement. by the bu-
reau of mines that gasoline stocks in
the United States, which have been
steadily mounting to new high record
marks, are now on the decline. On June
l, stocks on hand at the refineries
amounted to S56,6O7, ,102 gallons, which
is 35,661 900 gallons below the record
figure of S92,267,766 gallons attained
at the beginning of May. The fact
that the billion, gallon mark, forecastcd
in some quarters, was not reached seems
due to the tremendous increase in do.
mestic consumption of gasoline, which
amounted to 400, 2,343 gallons in May.
This figure represents an increase in
domestic consumption Of gasoline of
49, 100000 gallons over April and 145,.
100000 gallons over May, 1921. Case.
line consumption figures for Nav con.
stitutc record for that month, and are
within four million gallons of the rec
ord figure attained in August, 1921, al.
though occurring three months before
the customary month Of largest con.
sumption.
Of interest to automobile users is the
| announcement that stocks of lubricat.
ing oils showed a decrease Of 10,837 900
gallons from the figures for the prev
ious month. The production of lubri-
cants in May amounted to 79,S43,372
gallons, an increase of approximately
100000 gallons over April, but in
creased consumption of these products
affected reduction in stocks to fig
ure Of 226,293,334 gallons as compared
with 237229,Sl4 gallons on hand May
l. 1t is estimated that approximately
80 percent Of the lubricating oils pro
duced are consumed by automobile w.
srs.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-22

IMPORTANT and widespread re.
suits all over America are
expected as an outcome of the
educational campaign now under
way to make the public more care
ri on railroad grade crossings.
On the first of June under the direc-
ton of the American Railway AS
soelation in cooperation with all the
railroads in the country the slogan
Gross Crossings Cautiously" be-
gan to make its appearance from
coast to coast in places where the
most people would be likely to
see il.
The campaign will continue TO
Sept. 80. Railroad men are hopeful
that the constantly reiterated warm
ing to Gross Crossings Cautiously"
and the arresting picture poster
reproduced above--that has been
distributed all over the country to
the number Of 100000 will teach
lasting lesson.
In 1920 about rs per cent. of
grade crossing accidents involved
automobiles. In so years the Ma
tion's population has increased 68
per cent. Crossing accidents hsvs
increased 345 per cent. in fatal snS
6sz per cent. in injury cases. In
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-22
|DURANT WINS GRAND
CONTEST PRIZE

The Durant four cylinder touring cat
contesting against Is American and
European cars won over all competitors
recently in road test in Mexico, the
three principal factors of which were
speed, endurance and hill climbing
ability. The race was run to determine
efficiency and none but standard stock
touring cars was admitted.
The route was from Mexico City to
Cuernavaca and return, distance of
100 miles. Five cars completed tho cir
cult without making stops for water,
tire trouble or motor difficulty. The
five were the Durant, two Franklins, "A
Studebaker and Styer, which is u Eur
spean made car. The grand prize was
awarded after q one mile speed test
participated in by the five winners and
this was won by the Durant.
The road to Cuernavaca is noun
tain highway with number Of II per-
cent and 1S percent grades, one Of
them 10 miles long and continuously up
hill.
In spite Of unsettled conditions in
Mexico, more than so Durants have
been delivered in and about Mexico
City recently. Contania Commercial
;Anahuac s. A., Durant distributors at
Mexico City, placed orders for 400
Durants Immediately following the race
to Cuefnavaca.