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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
An OLD TREASURY NOTE
Issued In 1915 t. ray Axrearv Of wa,
Debt e4 1919 Iuras Up IN
New York.

A certain SO treasury note Of the
series Of 1878, which was lately for
warded to the treasury department by
the Fourth national bank some time
ago. is to be paid. The note was re-
ceived at the bank about month ago
from the First National Bank Of Vest
held. Mass. How It came into the pos.
session Of that institution IL not known
here. says the New York Sun.
The note was taken to the sub.
treasury and returned, as the officials
there had NO way of proving its genu-
ineness, nor any available funds to cash
1t. On December 12 the note was sent
to Washington, where after various ia-
specttons, references aud conferences
1t has been identified With. others Of the
same issue. The issue was authorized
on February ~, 1915. to pay arrearages
In the expenses Of tho war Of 1919. Il
was for 2sooo. 900 originally, and the
act allowed tho reissuance Of notes or
their conversion into bonds. OF this
amount $a,a6a, ,Se4 was actually issued.
and $7.1se. .740 reissued. The notes were
rcdeemable in nine years or convert
ible into government bonds. When the
notes Themselves were for amount.
greater than 500 they bore Interest,
but for less amounts were payable to
bearer and did not draw interest until
converted. Nearly all the issue was
soon retired, and the last note received
at the treasury prior to the c.4e now
In hand was presented in 1912.
The redemption Of the note will be
chAreeahle to the public debt matured
prior to 1861. The note IL held to be
good for Its face value, because no date
OF maturity 10 mentioned on II. Some
at tho notes Of the same issue have been
declared worthless, t. is said. because
they were not properly stamped and
signed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
EDUCATION IN SPAIN.
From the Follow,ns Account :,
Would Seem It's Chief Feature
IL Its Absence.

A contributor to the Revue Inter
nationale de l'Enseignement describes
In few pages the farcial system of Sec
ondary educationin Spain. The schools
IN question are the so-called provincial
Institutes, where boys between the ages
OF ten and sixteen are instructed and
examined In IS subjects, seven of which
have been added to the list by recent
decree OF the minister of education
viz: Political economy, common law.
history of Spain, literature, history Of
art, bookkeeping. and industrial and
agricultural technics. The minister
also recommends visits to the museums.
but. as the writer remarks, In nine
times out Of ten, where the institutes
are situated, the only museums are the
churches with their wnx images The
boys work from three to four and half
hours day, and the newspapers are In
rage over such outrageous disregard
Tor the life and health of the spanieh
youth. The deplorable condition Of ele-
mentary education in the kingdom may
be inferred from the status Of the com.
mon school teachers as depicted in o
recent number Of the Padagogische zei-
tung. Out Of 5000 teachers, in round
numbers, included IN the last census.
nearly 5000 were receiving $50 or less
annually, 5000 were paid from $50 to
800. and the salary of only 1000
amounted to more than $3.50. But tho
worst of II is that thousands OF these
poor men and women were not even
paid the pittance to which their con-
tracts entitled them,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
RUssIA's sEAs1cK NAVY.
The Men Are Big Enough, But They
Are Unable to Navigate In
Rough Weather.

Any man who believes in the Russian
navy should keep his eyes of the Rus
sian bluejacket. A real sailoeman has
fingers bent up like fishhooks, from tho
lifelong habit of gripping things. The
Russian sailor carries his hands Hks
q soldier and cannot possibly be 'shan-
dy." \ sailors gait ashore has slight
roll. This arises from the need at zee
OF keeping up the windward side Of
. rolling ship. And the rolling gait
marks one of a sailors finest qualities
balance. Unless the body poises and
balances to meet every motion Of .
ship the result is seasickness, says
London Answers.
Now, the Russian blue jacket does
not roll in his gait ashore, butmarches.
Neither has he any sense Of balancing
at sea, and seasickness in the Russian
feetis source Of aotual weakness and
danger. The Black sea squadron can
only be put to sea In the three calmest
months of summer, and the so-called
maneuvers takes place ashore on tho
Kena peninsula, consisting merely of
battalion drill.
One more trait Of the real sailor Il
his self-reliance, which makes him At
Tor facing emergencies single handed.
But the Russian bluejacket has none Of
this. He is not a machine in himself.
but only little bit Of machine which
cannot work without the other bits,
He is huge in stature giant COM
pared with our men-but in his winter
svercoat it Is impossible to distinguish
him from soldier. Unhandy, seasick
and reliant only on drill discipline. he
is utterly unfit for active service.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
SHINES ms Shoes soIFs.
aAs fss.laar xetisn q . peetSl.e,x,.
0astoAsR aaA The TAeery
O3 Il.

There goeS man that got his mon
eye worth" ," exclaimed the tax>faced
sbootblack ~ he bit his nickel before
putting IL in his pocket, according to
the Kaneas City Star. "You needn't
Tell me that man amt vain, either,
'eatise Ill have to pass II back TO you.
Funny thing about himl"
The bootblack folded up his rags and
seated himself on his stand. The man
30 spoke Of was one Of those individuals
With iron-gray hair and block, we'll
brushed clothing-An eccentEic-appear-
Ing man, and eccentric. indeed, II the
booeblack's story 10 true.
s. :1hst man gets his shoes shined on
the bottom" said young ebony, sadly.
s:WAat do you think Of thst7 He amt
safisded to zee hisseH In tho tops Of
hie shaeA but be wants the bottoms the
esMs way. Course, We Gun do It all
light speda11y under the insteps, but
IL goes kind o funny"
'What do you suppose he does IL
for7' asked = man on the next box.
Cause he's proud" came che an
ewef, esn6 cause he's lazy and donix
De nothing but sit around all day With
his feet in . window, Heba boaTderi in
. hotel. md he amt got no business
tAat I can tell. All the umehee sit4ana,
- . chair With his feet ON . window sili.
ssd' et courss everybody that goes By
sses has feet I s'pose M's Just = habit,
sstNne With hts feet up and IN order
g b On the square he has Just the bot.
toms shined SOS tho people that sees
the shoes instead Of his collar viii know
he's neat.
ANY Aew." Ae ADDED. after . pause,
" tpesA We can't kick on . little extra
work % him. He has his shoes shinsd
?wtes aud three times day. when they
dpAt Aeed II only on the bottom. 70 /
fussa NJ eet even,.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
OUT OF TuNR.
Stoves u.evenaess .. II. Feet AZ.
fects . Planes Sweetness
O1 Tone.

The girl had new piano. She was q
musical girl, and 1t was as Moe piano
as could be found. When she had 1t
properly set up and ready for use there
was probably not happier girl. But
q she sat down to play look Of dis
content and wonder spread over her
face. II was strange, but this new
piano was certainly out Of tune; GER
tain notes sounded like the hammerinR
Of piece Of iron. That would never
do; she couldn't play on piano like
that; she couldn't understand It, either,
Tor certainly that piano had q very sweet
tone in the shop. So the plano man was
sent Tor In great haste, and came to see
what the trouble was, very much as
tonished himself. He ran his fingers
over the piano and then, turning, gazed
curiously around the room.
''That is a most curious and i'm
pertinent man." thought the girl, as
she watched him, his fingers moving
over the keys, but his eyes wander
ing searchingly from one piece Of
furniture to another. Finally he left
the piano, went to a stove in the room,
tucked q piece Of paper under one leg,
and went back to the piano. when,
strange to say, every note was as sweet
and clear and full as could have been
desired and there was not a suspicion
Of discord. During the cold weather a
stove had been placed in the room, and,
not standing evenly, with certain VI
brations Of the piano It was made to
move and there followed q little clat-
tering of iron, which, coming stimuli
taneously with the striking Of the keys
on the piano, sounded as II that instru-
ment had produced the disagreeable
sound.
"That is all right now," said the man
as he left the piano. "only it was stove
man you needed instead Of the piano
man."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
MARRIAGE OF ..pERK1Ns. >,
An Object Lesson In IN. r,o.o...
OF Matrimony In the city
Of Chicago,

They called him "Perls" for short.
because they were too busy to oct, the
lns" to make the full name, saws
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Perk neye,
did much in the way Of support
ing himself, but he let his married. s,ss
Ter do the providing. She had done
ehis for 30 many years that he began to
think that IL was her duty. In tho
GUNNER time he played a cornet at the
. chutes and hirted with the girls.
.st sumner ne met youAg eifi a.
the "chutes" and fell In love with her
When winter came his occupation WA
rome, ssd he was too lazy to get an.
esher, He spent his time calling on, h1s
ommur girl, who was obliged to work
y restaurant at seven dollars ncr
week to support herself.
One Sunday recently Perk thought
that life would bo unbearable without
his charmer. and, borrowing 30 cents
from his sister, which was all the
money she had, he came in from Row.
manville, found his lnamorata, and. to
DO the thing up in ronsntio style, they
s'oped to Wisconsin. II took the girl,
weeks wages to pay the railroad faro
across the state line. They might
nave had the knot tied here at less ex-
pense, but that would have taken ont
sh the romance. Nobody would have
prevented their marrying, as no ono
cared After Perk had been married
be wrote to his sister, saying: "will
ne home Monday night. 1Aope every
thing will be all right" We
II was all wrong. For ferk and
his bride returned to Bowmanyille tho
door was shut and they were told that
there was no room for them there.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
OCEAN DRIFT.
l.ak~ pnal1sr Deaies es w.a.. n :.
UheeRtaia aAA Moves Here
anA There.

6be14en Tivers wash down the tim
Der which foods haze uprooted from
their banltA Carried out into the Az
hntic ocean, this timber IL difted
eouthward along tho eask coast Of
Greenland. Al It approaches Cape
lafewell II 10 caught why . branch Of
the Gull stream flowing northwest and
stranded on the west coast Of that
tce-bound region. It is treasure trove
70 the Esdmo, for It 10 the only wood
20 b found IN his treeless land. Thus
tAs Esadmo eepds no Aeet Of steamers
~ f.tqh Hi timber from e4ar, the
eaeaR hnds Il on bis chores and ohareea
him 10 freight ny . united system Of
river and ocean currents hs obtains
the growth Of temperate landa And
the ocean does yet moro for the Green
iasder. The seal is 70 the Greenland
- what the reindeeri 10 70 the Iaplander
q The palm tree 70 the inhaMtants Of
the tropics. And IL 10 on the drifting
sce hoee that tls sesl qomes t4 his
ehc.Fss and aiaipplies him Nth most Of
tho necessa<ies' Of life. 30 also the
kindly ocean lends q rich load Of DRIFT
wood On the bleak shores OF Nova
ZemblA says Gentleman's Magazine.
IN certain parta Of 6pitxbergen,
again. the beach IL covered with enor-
mous masses Of driftwood. Searching
among these. one Of the explorers IN
Nordenskiold's party found . we'll
preserved seed Of West Indian plant
(Entada gigalobium). Seams Of coal
and impressions Of leaves have also
been found In tho Same locality. In tho
far future theee masses ot drittwood
nay NJ becoms coal
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
4 Lea1ns1 Workanx p.ker

A working baker has just convinced
the savants Of Paris that there is no
royal road to learning. He has been
awarded q diploma Of the Ecole du
Louvre for . successful thesis on the
book Of Daniel. 1t fell to NJ. Ledrain,
professor Of the Ecole du Louvre, and
y. Oppe-t member Of the institute. to
e1amihe the thesis, and they and 9TH
ers had to confess that the bakers
knowledge Of Hebrew was profound
and accurate. So brilliant, indeed, 10
the thesis that on effort will be made
to interest the state in its publication.
N. Gale, the name Of this scholar in
humble life, has ceased to make rolls.
He has become corrector for the Inn
primerie Rationale, and Il 10 expected
that he will save even the most learned
ffem making PlpndeEs IN theiF bookA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
"That 10 all right now" said the man
as he left the piano. "only it was stove
man you needed instead Of the piano
THE DUTCH HOUSEWIFE.
Her con.tant Desire for oleaaline..
Amounts Almost to .

The Dutch woman Is before and
above all things o housewife. Indeed,
her love Of home comes very near akin
to worship, and the greatest compli-
mont that can be paid to her is to praise
the ueatness and sweetness of the
house that is her Kingdom, says the
Girls Realm. She is famous all the
world over for her remarkable cleanli-
ness. and even in the very poor quar-
ters OF the cities, where the houses are
small and crowded together, the vim
dows are daintily decked with cur,
tatns of spotless white, the rooms well
swept and tidy, the humble furniture
carefully busted and polished.
This desire for cleanliness, in fact,
almost amounts to craze, and house
wiveAand servants alike evince strong
Partially for scrubbing, cleaning and
washing. Even in well-to-do familiea
domestic training is considered o nat
ural and necessary adjunct Of the
daughters education, and each has GER
tain household duties apportioned to
her. She is likewise taught to make
her own dresses, to knit her own stock
ings and to keep her wardrobe In re-
pair.
Nor does she shirk these dutie., a. II
is to be feared SO many Of her English
sisters do; on the contrary, they are
carried out faithfully. cheerfully and
as 9 matter Of course, and 1t IL due to
this excellent training in her girlhood
days that the Dutch woman makes 80
model housewife. We might 20 fur
ther and say that 1t is through this
training that the Dutch girl has earned
the reputation of being stree and light
Of heart, and stranger to the feeling
Of ennui," since she is always health.
fully and helpfully employed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Dusipe,n News.

Tho time is not far distant when the
advertiser will realize the necessity Of
changing tho subject matter Of his ad.
vertisement more frequently. II he
should discover a news paragraph OF an
editorial repeated in several issues Of q
daily newspaper, he would at once char.
acterize 1t as absurd, yet this same man
may permit his advertisement to stand
for q week or a month without change.
Advertising is news from the business
world. but before it is justly entitled to
such consideration it must be changed
more frequently.-Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Tho Time to Advertise.

Hard times force many alleged busi-
ness men to hide their faces and bemosu
their i'll luck. They also force many,
through inaction, to fail. tits, however.
the golden opportunity of the briyhh
plucky man who has tho nerve to al.
vertlse and push his goods. He talks to
buyers through his advertisements.
making them larger and inserting them
oftencr, so that his goods are continually
moving. lie thus has clear field, and.
knowing how to use it. gets tho public'a
money.-Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Sensitive Clock.

A Lewiston (Me.) merchant has in
his store an old-tashioned clock which
Is peculiarly sensitive. 1t sometimes
stops. and II anyone steps into the store
or goes by, 1t will start again, and II .
horse steps on certain spot In tho
street 1t will start. A man who hap
pened to notice 1t. and who had one like
1t himself, said that his would not run
after he had started his furnace in the
fall. In the spring, after he ceased to
keep fire, Il would run Ill rirht.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
e,Aaadais Extent.

Those who only casually look at the
map are seldom impressed with the
enormous size of our northern cousin.
Canada needs only 1000 square miles
to be rs large as the whole continent Of
Europe; 1t is nearly 30 times as large
as Great Britain and Ireland, and is
100000 square miles larger than the
United States.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
The Irice Attracta.

The great desire Of the purchasina
public is to get an article little below
the ruling rates. Even if the difference
amounts to but penny or two the es-
tablishment which offers that advantage
will be busy, while houses asking the
penny or two more will be idle. Re-
member this principle in stating prices
Tor your "ads." If what you have to
offer is quoted at figure a little be-
low Its usual price you'll II find no difficulty
In disposing of fit.-Philadelphia Item.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
A Municipal yvaAhroom.

In Isltngton, one of the poorest par
ishes of London, there Is q vestry wash
room. where poor woman can take
her basket of clothes and do her fam
lily washing with every convenience.
The clothes are dried very rapidly BY
steam and the Tee Is only Ave cents,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Experiment with suluhp-

A Portland (Mc.) man who put sui
phur In his shoes to prevent grippe
found that he exhnles sulphurous
fumes, and that the silver change in his
pocket turned quite black. He says
that the silver watch of the mate of a
vessel which brought cargo of sui.
phur to Portland last week was thor
oughly blackened from the same cause.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
.scorpse ooins.v

Corpse coins" are treasured In the
north Of England. They are the coins
!, that have lain over the eyes OF their
SeAeA. Ry this Msaneap4setion has been
fRIttd. but supsrStition causes the cus,
tom to contanue. A poor collier or
|}pessant would never think Of doing
aesy thing important unless he has on
|ihls person coins that have been upon
|Ifhs eyes Of his dead relatives.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
sp.i.'s only Naval victory.

Only once in their history a. ma
ton have the Spaniards achieved q
naval victory. That was at the battle
OF Lepanto. in 1871, when, with the "a
OF Venetians and Genoese, they an
initiated the Turkish feet.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
i srount Cannon o. sleds.

The Canadian government, IN order
to have the moveSnents of its artillery
made quick and effective, has mounted
many cannon on sleds so that they may
be swiftly drawn over the snowy wastes
Of tho country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

0reve RsSbexy . Capital Crime.
Robbing graves is crime under
Ehlnese lasw for which the thief may be
Justly killed on the spot by anyons
( llaihg Air0 oNt, Z; ,'' =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Heavy Cable.

The latest cable which has been laid
across the Atlantic weighs $50 pounds
to the mile. This is the biggest Of Ill
the cables.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
Dullness Bogets Dullness,

Do you tell us, o candidate for the
custom of the community, that you can't
afford % advertise because your business
Is dull? Listen! It is dull because you
don't advertise, and you don't advertise
because it is dull, so the vacant circle Is
complete. We tell you. if yon are doing
III, to advertise that you may do we'll,
and, If you are doing we'll, to advertise
that you may do better.-Prentica
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

Definition of Trade.
Just little ad. line
Just at columns foot
w. and 9. o. d.
Busyf We should tootll
Tho Kings Jsstaa
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-19
1Ve az n T5xi .-5- y '''-1 - 4.
PERSONALS.
A.. :. Il. Hedtkes, was at Swanyiiie

A.: u. Hedtke:, was at swanviile
Friday. ~. a. ~
VIM, seelye, OF ,Brainerd, was in
the city Friday. :. Y ~'S =:
g. S. Naehols.zcame down from
Brslinerd: Friday, ): = =:
Il: D.:Nusser returned Monday from
a trip to Duluth: .*:st' -'' ''7''*' !
Johu Berelund;> or Motley. was a
city visitor M onday. +, y "a.
Mrs, VIM. Ford went to- Minneap-
oils Monday for q visit. -
=. X. Martin, of Royalton, spent
Sunday in Little Falls. ..~.~ =
DR.. VIII. K. Meyer returned from
St.: Paul Sunday night.
H. b. Macdonald, OF Duluth, was
in Little Falls Saturday.
Ghas,, Gravel, Jt:, went to Brain:
erd Monday on business: .s'<*> <: -.
r. x: Dufour,,. OF Walker was a
Etttle Falls visitorsdnday.s -. >.
Attorney J.~H. Rhodes was at St..
Cloud Monday on law business. d"
County Attorney Lyon went" to
Long Prairie Monday morning.
Thos. Section. OF Wilmar, was
registered at the Columbia Saturday.
Attorney C. A. Lindbergh went to
st. Paul Friday morning on business.
M NJ. Williams and H. landau
retur.leI Friday. evening from s.St.
l|iLul. -
Mrs. n. Michaud went to St. Paul
Saturday for a visit with relatives
friends.
Valentine >Underman, the st. Cloud
brewer, was Little Falls visitor
Friday.
DR.. Albert Charpenteur and DR..
Ed Se4utn, OF Pierz, were city visitors
J. E. Hostetter, of Miles City,
Mont, was registered at the Column
bia Friday. ",
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-19

!, \" r4s i. '.GGt1at
Y MD. Mary .Fordyce returned Fri
dayfrom atvisit with herHson ut
.ROyalton. ,%l%.a ", 49,. %~, J
= Misses Mildred and Lei ina Muncy,
OF Bellevue, visited Little Falls
friends Saturday - -" !: % >
MT, and Mrs. J. Z. 'O'Donnell. OF
Lincoln. Neb;, are registered at the
=: Mrs. F W. Lyon and Mrs. W::@M.
:Fnller went to: Minneapolis Friday
morning to visit friends. =, >
!: John Lang, of Shakopee. arrived
In the city Friday fora visit with his
daughter, Mrs. E. J. Halllin.
w. w. Weatherwax, OF Aberdeen.
WASH, was in the city Sunday, \ He
was enroute to Michigan on a visit.
MIR. and Mrs. John Lang, who
have been visiting their daughter.
Mrs. E. j. Hamlin, returned Monday
to their home at Shakopee. =. -,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-19
Winter in the South.

The season approaches when ones
thoughts turn toward the place
where the inconveniences of u North
ern winter'may be escaped. No Sec
ton OF this country offers such ideal
spots as the Gulf Coast on the line of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad
between Mobile and New Orleans.
1t possesses mild climate, pure air,
even temperature and facilities for
hunting and fishing enjoyed by no
other section. Accommodations or
visitors are first-class. and can be
secured at moderate prices. The L.
& N. r. r. is the only line by which
it can be reached in through carr
from Northern cities. Through ca
schedules to all points in Florida h.
this line are also perfect. Write TO
folders, ETC., to J: K. Ridgley, N. "
P. A.. Chicago. III
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-19
BOTH MEN DYING.

Chief Of ol,cs OF Moorhead and . Bur-
Rinr Exchange Shots.
FARGO. N. D.. Dec. l8.-Chief of Po-
lice Murphy of Moorhead was shot dur.
ing the afternoon while attempting to
arrest Collins, d burglar, on this side Of
the Red river. Collins shot and ran
but tell. GRO! Ping his revolver, which
Murphy secured and shot Collins in the
lles'i. i.L'.i N.-n ~, III ,it MUOrhead
hos l,Al Is; Tic l,ois. or death.