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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
HARDY ARAB poRTERs.
They Work Twelve Hqer. . Day .,
,; seven Cente, Worth of Por-
yHtfgs ana OIL.

Ara3 carriers bear great loads upon
their bocka and go at trotting pace
from SIX a. m. to six p. m. During the
month of Ramndnn the Koran forbids
the taking of food between sunrise and
isNnset, and this law 10 said to be held
sacred and rarely violated, says The
Vegetarian Messenger,
Not only do these porters continue
their Arluous physical exertion during
Tho ls laboring hours of the day with
out taking any food,during that period,
but the French inspectors who arc In
charge Of the gangs told ourinformant
that they could work better during the
month OF the fast than. at any other
time OF the year, because their energy
was not needed for digestion.
Az eventide these Arabs have mod
crate meal of whsatmsal porridgs,
mixed with large proportions of butter
Ut IL to be had cheap) or olive oil. Their
expenditure for food is not more than
ak or seven cents day, and tho only
luxury which they permit themselves
ID cup Of very strong black coffee and
A cigarette.
The idler exists on one cents wort,,
Of bread with little olive oil, whieh he
buys for IN additional five esats.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
LENT IN PARIS
Marked Contrast Be.w.sS IN. ,,h.
erty Of the Present Day aad
100 Years Ago.

Cardinal Richard allowsy Partisan.
during Lent a regimen that is not very.
hard. They.lnay have meat every day
except Wednesday s and Fridays, though
newer meat and fish at the sa1he 1epast;
sges every day, except during the last
{hrse days, and the poor are authorized
70 use fat TOR their cooking. We are
here very far from the extraordinary
regimen that once ruled Paris in this
matter. Up TO the very moment OF the
revolution It was the prefecture of po-
Nee that forced Q Lenten diet on PariA,
and a very rigorous one 1t was. The
butchers shops were closed and tha
police spent their 40 day. In nosing
round the Kitchens to II they smelled
meat. II, was thus, as history rec cords,
Marquis de Bauffremont had her kitcA,
en- invaded and all the succulena
viands with which 1t was stuffed con-
dscsted for tho benefit of the Hotsl-
Disn.i which alone had the privilege Of
pcskessing meat In Lent, and this, Of
course. for the purpose Of dealing II
out to the sick.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
CRAFT OF COAL STEALING.
How Eastern Rsal.y>as Ars v,c,in.
ised py Those In Thst
1MAustrY,

Goah stealing from railroads, common
along tho lines OF au coal-carryinR
roads, has been reduced to system in
Syracuse, the steStondard OF that
city says, Tho thieves work hard and
take many risks, not only of detection,
but Of bodily injury. Their methods
would be called, clever Af employed n
an honest business. The eheaviest thisiv.,
Ing is done hy men with sackA who
climb up between the cars of q slow
moving train with tsvoior more 'bushel
sacks concealed under their clothing,
As opportunity offers they fll q sack
and throw 1t from the traanss to be picked
up by aocomplices. Another trick Is
adopted by men who, dressed like
trnmps, board trains ~ IL with the In
tention OF stealing i hde Thess men
travel along from one car 10 enother,
apparently seeking comfortable place
In which II, lie down. but in their prog
ress they manage to dislodga large
amount Of coal, which 10 subseq,lently
picked up by tho women and childreu
who are employed In tho Industry"
Largo quantities Of coal ere stolen By
these and other methods, the plunder
being disposed Of to INSCRIPTIONS deal
ers. who subsequently rob the honest
poor by dishonest measuro
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
DUTIES OF RULE IN INDIA.
There Is Away. Plenty to Keep /.
viceroy's .Tactful Wife
Occupied.

Edward Page GestoA thusdei1nes The
new duties Of Lady Ourzon, the wife OF
the viceroy of India:
1T sometimes devolves upon the wife
of the viceroy of India to give audience
to native maharajah alone, when q
is her duty to advance and meet him
on the threshold and duly wave him to
a seat, after which her American tact
prompts her to speak of the satisfac-
,tion II Is to see him in her home, to in.
quire after the health of INSTANTLY and
to pay him all the usual compliments
Of the season. Asthe ladies Of the vice
royalty generally make 1t understood
that they can accept no gifts Of value
from their subjects. the exchange OF
tokens is confined to photographs.
..'One Of the, delicate duties Of the
lady OF the yiceroyal mansion is ia
learn the rules Of management govern
Ing the native servants, for these have
their places as unalterably fixed by
caste as persons in higher stations.
~ the bedchamber service there Is not
one or two brisk chambenna1ds to do
up q room as In America, but the W.
Ftona items in the almost trifling work
are divided among seven or eight men
servants, and this is the rule through
out an Indian establishment. Lady
Curzon's body servant stands or sleeps
outside the door to her room constant
~, and when she goes to drive alone
smother attendant rides In tho car
mage with her, and Mt any time would
girs his life for her prote4tion.% >"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
In Mis Place.

The author Of Cannon and Camera.
70 war artist at the front" in Cuba,
snya that after the destruction of the
Maine, Father Cha AH.ek. her chaplain,
could 10 sesn going hither and thither,
Ing for the bodies recovered from. th.
wreck.. and setting down all posi- BILE
notes which might lead ta their ,den.
tiflcation.i Holzer, his Jealous and in
detatigabis as4st tarh was among the
wounded. and. took hisfate lil. a hero.
When he was dying. IN hoypisal' Capt.
sigsbee said' . few cheering words to
him. and held out his hand. "I Cant
shake hands with you, Capt. sigsbee,' .
said he. my hand is not In condition,
hr."%'Ah, my lad" ssii, tAs captain,
"yoH took the wrong ship when you
chose the e'Mafpe.,. .iNSo, ear! No. ,.ir.
II was the right ship. have nothing
10 regret" =" Soon after no died. =,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Whsss Squirrels Are rcd.

s 9hs feeding Of the pigeons In St.
Marks square in venace has become
proverbial. yet We have custom In our
country that is quite as pretty, though
notrso universally known, says tAss
NeMs1ork Herald. In Richmond, Va.
;s+hA state convicts are given the care
Of thp grounds about the governors
rnaAsion, the state house and the pub
lis library. Come ono Of their number
u given the duty Of daily feeding the
squirrels. At the plaintive little pipe
" . Tin whistle the squirrels come by
sAundSeds from every tree, nook and
corner of the old square to receive their
.ratiSAs Of nuts from The hands of the
cchvlet feeder Then with the covet-
ID PIKE they disappear as silently
Sis t1Sy came. free to GO where they will,
swhiIS1he man to whom they are indebt-
1 ed tstheir food looks wistfully after,
sadlyfruminating on the strange fate
which has made him bound and them
free,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
BAD LUCK OF GOOD LUCK.
Man who was Bern . Pessanist ne.
fuses to No Content
With Life.

"When pessimist is born pessimist
he naturally has to live and die o pessi-
mist, I suppose" remarked club wom-
an in that pleasant half-hour Of social
chat which sometimes follows a club
adjournment, according TO the Detroit
Free Press.
"Uncle Elisha 10 q born pessimist, and
nothing else can be made out Of him.
He owns orange groves in Florida an4
spends the greater part Of his winters
down there. Every winter IN Florida
think Of II! That ought to make him
happy, but II doesn't. His letter, are
generally depressing chronicles Of bad
crops and good prices, Of good crops
ond bad pricesi anything to keep liim-
self In . good stock Of ready-made mis-
cry. This fall, however; to our great
surprise, he wrote on his arrival 4. al
most cheerful letter. announcing, With
out any palliatdng drawbacks, that no
was going to have an elegant crop ot
oranges this year-the very lsrgest and
flnest his groves had ever produced.
ThoughreJoicing in HE good fortune. /
wrote Jocosely. expressing my delight
ed amusement that at last something
had gonc ths,way he wanted III that A1
was really In astate Of genuine, pleased
aattsfaction. His letter In reply, how
ever, recorded his usual and normal
drop in temperature-the other letter
had been merely an attack Of cheerful
mental aberration. No. wrote Uncle
Elisha, \ am not pleased, otter all, Of
course, the orange crop IL ane, unusual
~ fine; but / know what that means. It
means that the trees will bear them,
selves out this year and next year they
won't have any fruit on at all. Just my
luck
Nov, what can ono do with man
like that?"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
HOW "JEHU" GETS HIS BEER.
Daily After.oea P.rfe-n.nes :. .
Select nssid once District
in ChieaEo.

On y coIueT ln ONo Oh tho uC0G 4314s
tocratio residence dlstrdcts OF the North
side 10 o small saloon that u an eye
sore to property owners and Mecca to
drinking men Of all slasses. Before
Its doors are drawn up hearsos, delivery
wagons and handsome eAE4iaara.
CeacAmen assemble In one Of tho streets
upon which tho little saloon opens, and.
while the fashionable women whom
they serve are enjoying afternoon tea,
they indulge in afternoon beer, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean
A brougham driven by nan IN con-
spicuous livery drore by the saloon the
other dag; TWa laAafa4Ns sna q aonpe
WeIe. assembled to take part In an Inn
promptu whisky hut the coachman
paid no attention to the other stylish
tehus. He .dreM. up In front Of 10 large
Hat building, aooked straight: aheed,
end made "A pkruliaf s.gpsl With the
black fpr glogs. For ave minutes no
sat quite immoyable.
From the back door of the saloou .
eolored man walked OUT oarry.ng :
new japanned, GOAL buckets; He crossed
10 the pavement near which the
brougham was stationed. Putting the
coal bucket on the sidewalk, he stopped
over and took something from It which
he handed tothe coachman. The coach
mans big fur glove was folded over the
article for q moment. Then the glove
was raised to the coachman's mouth,
the cockaded hat was thrown back On
instant, the black glove returned some.
tAinG to tho, eolored. man, and ths
bfougham moved on,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Light from s.s.,.

"A phenomenon, tho cause Of which
has not yet been satisfactorily; ex-
planned, was described at the last meet
Ing Of the British association. Disks
of loaf sugar were mounted on lathe
and rapidly rotated, Yhile o hammss
plaJed'fighsiy aaIgaisast them. AZ almost
continuous rotation. Of light wus thus
produced from the sugar. II was
shown that the light did not arise from
heating Of the sugar. and 1t is believed
to be caused by some change taking
place In the sugar crystals, The act
pI['orystslltzet,on i. k.pwn TO b. some
i!mss accompanied by as.hts d light.
The practical bearing Of these expert.
ments u on the question Of the pos
sibility Of obtaining artificial light By
methods q yet nptTted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
EDUCATION IN SPAIN.
Frsn tho Fsliswin~ ';ic, Ac,.r;,. /. Z. !,
WoalA. 4een Its Chief Featurs
II It's Absence,

A contributor to the Revue Inter
rationale de l'Enseignement, Describes
IN few pages the farcial system OF sec
onoary edVsa ton Ia Spain. The schools
IA question sfs the so-called provincial
Institutes, where boys between the ages
OF ten and sixteen are Instructed and
examined In a1 subjects. seven ofwhich
have been added to,the list by a recent
decree of the minister Of educationA
N4,s Political economy, common law.
history Of Spain, literature, history Of
art, bookkeeping, and Industrial and
agricultural technics. The minister
also recommends visits to the nuscuma.
nut, as the writer remarks, In riine
Shines out of ten, where tho institutes
are situated, the only museums are the
churches With their wax images. The.
boys work from three to four and a!half
hours day, and tho newspapers are in
2 rage over such outrageous disregard
FOR the life and health Of the Spanish
youth. The deplorable condition OF ele-
mentnry education in the Kingdom may
be inferred from the status Of the COM
mon school teachers as depicted in 4
recent number Of the Pndagogisehe Eel
tung. Out Of $4,000 teachers, In gduad
NpmPers, ipclpded in tho last edhAus,
nearly a,0ob were receiving $50 or less
annually, 5000 were paid from TO to
500. and the salary OF only 1000
amounted to moro than $3.50. But the
worst Of II 10 that Thousands Of these
ntU0r men and women ypera MT AAxen
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
10 DECEIVE JAILER.
l.sen.o.. M.... 81 winch Pr,,on.,.
Are sspphed NTH CeAtsabaad
AFt1hs3Aa

Smuggling at tho county jail is the
pane OF Jailer Whitman and his watch
1ul assistants, says the Chicago Record.
QPaam u the principal contraband Or
yo3A AAd whisky and cigarettes also
e9ee 20 erter under harmless guises
ssatA ~ elfts OF food the inmates often
y~cedvs Tho tailer's latest coniiscatfon
w1s . coffee pot With false bottom
stuffed with black opium pills. The
telse bottom is an ancient idea, but
rs, Whitman ssys this is the first time
nefa seen IL applied toa coffee pot.
Ono OF tho woman prisoners had the
drug smuggled IN 10 her. but q sus-
pdodeus deot which failed to cause \
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
HIT i..tAe.x xhS,

In his "corean Sketches" Mr., Gale
tells this story Chinese bsstlep
Most of. those who Atter tho battle
came TO tho dispensary: IN Mpkden 4or
treatment ,ye.e wounded IN the back.
How ia 1t that sons Of tho gods are
wounded in the afterparts only 2 ssked
the foreigner. IT looks as II they had
run from the bsrbarisns.' we aa-
vapced all right. said the cAinnman,
according to military methods, Th.n
we. put on AercsI facex.slike Shelral-
Yang, the god Of war, certain that
the Wo-Jen would run. as they world
have done II they had iidt been Aof,c:
less savageN uaacquaint.d With Chfs
nese characters. We rushed on them,
breathing forth fire, but they moved
not. Thea eYk general shouted Vie,
tqyy. tor We had paralIzed, them wttx
eur boldness,, but s5dd1hly 8 long
row .ei gunf twas raised lila pas .srus
and, Immortal gods!. such i dastaralt
way TO flght:1 never sswl. lhnow nst
why we wereKyounded Ansfhe back..s.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
A TERROR TO SNAKES
The secretsxy. B4rA; OF Afrsca XIII.
and Eats tks Most Poisoa-
- t... ous Reptiles.

rA. NM y.
~. ne ~ o.a s'an Dls' . nselve .. M aa'
.s, Wa.. anu 1n, a.s' .. ,ounu m some OF 'he
% "ess .nu.an .slst = .ne kfne o,
n.Ae ~ ass1Eays..' ,ne lordnest olro
.,n s :. w. .,a =. = .s. a"ous ,oul zee. IRON
Nv ~ W; =. y, = sma's on 1oos az ON .ne
10y s ~ ~ :. "onaei1u. ,Do.er ana 40
ta,cn - m,ss 40 ..n .uo monEoose l.seI. ~ Hkea
s,,at, ~ Iaa E,np!tIss> y ses sRe4a saor'
shsIn .s thA.na. s sna insn 70 eweao~
s,s.,a. s - & .Ilsn.s. - ,nas = lonc neck
S"l ~. ~ =. s.kenk ~. .sks M snu power4
M - ootot r. clea1 Aent gray
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
THE LUCKY STONE.
A Rev stone from Russia IL the Fash.
loAablo Eavoelto at
Present..

The latest thing In mascots comes
from Russia and resembles white CAR
buncle. It combines the trankucency
OF the moon-stone with the fire of the
opal, and can be graphically compared
to bi. Of petrified sunset. A young
woman from the czar's demaIns has
charge Of an exhibit Of native goods
In fashionable locality, and in the
midst Of case full of enameh and
icons the lucky stone shines and al-
lures. Further down the avenue an
enterprising Turk sells similar stones
with protestations and assurances OF
all 1t will do for it~ owner. says Har-
pers Bazaar.
The birth stone is limited In its pow
er; for INSTANCE; the agntet Oft June
brings health and long life. Who was
ever satisfied with just these two
things. The last bit Of mysterious po-
tency. like Its predecessor, jade, brings
all the hearts desires-that Is, IL you
wear 1t and believe in 1t constantly.
In olden days talisnans were consid-
cred tnfallible; the most precious Of
them all described in black letters or
vellum manuscripts with the owners
blood and the DEVILS signature. was
the small bone or Jewel found in the
head OF toads and snakes. These rep
tiles were symbolical Of wisdom, and
their hidden treasures were sought for
by those who knew of their existence.
knowledge Is power, and the vague
CROPPING for truth in those dark ages
has led to the present realization that
the knowing how" and doing it"
will bring more than oil the lucky
stones and weird mascots In the world
pi1ed fOcrether
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
RUss1A's sEAs1cK NAVY.
VAs Men Are .Bie Enorwh, Dut rAey
Are Unable to Navigate IN
Rsagh Weather.

Any man who believes In the Russian
navy should keep his eyes of the Rus
sian bluejacket.. "A real sailorman bas
fingers bent up like fishhooks, from the
lifelong habit Of gripping .thingA The
Russian sailor carries his hands like
a soldier and cannot possibly be chan
dy." A sailors gait ashore has slight
roll. This arises from the need at sea
Of keeping up the windward side Of
. rolling ship And the rolling gait
marks ono Of . sailors finest qualities
balance. Unless the body poises and
balances to meet every motion Of
ship the result IL sensickness, says
London Answefs.s
i. Now. the Russian bluejachet. does
not roll IN his gait ashore. butmarches.
Neither has he any sense Of balancing
atsea, and seasickness IN tho Russian
fact IL q source Of actual weakness and
danger. The Black sea squadron can
only be. put to sea in the three calmest
months of summer. and the so-called
msneuvers takes place ashore on, the
Kenai penineula, consisting merely OF
battalion drill.
One more trait Of tho real sailor IL
bis self-reliance, which makes bin At
for 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 l. impossible to distinguish
|: him from soldier. Unhandy, seasick
|: and reliant only on drill discipline, he
IL utterly unfit for active service.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

Byron ForeotteA' By His Race.
The eclipse which has come over By
ron's fame 10 strikangly Illustrated by
the report that of e tie IS $40, ,ooo' needed fof
the proposed monument at Aberdeen
+ oply $4,000 has been subscribed, and
that 1t Is probable that the project will
be abandoned. In all Great Britain
There 10 no adequate monument to the
poet, who, in the opinion Of hiY can-
temporarieA was the greatest EngTlAh
bard dncs Shakespeare.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Business News.

The timo Is not far distant when tho
advertiser will realize the necessity Of
changing TIA aabject matter of his>ad-
vert.selaent more frequently. If he
should discover 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 week or a month without change.
Advertising is news from the business
world, but before it is justly entitled IT,.
such consideration it must be changed.
moro frequently.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Tho Time to Adyert,,,,.

Hard times force many alleged bns..
ness men to htdo their faces and befnoay,
their III luck. They also force many,
through spaotion, to fail. tbs, however.
the golden opportunity Of the bright,
plucky man who has the nerve TO adj
vertise and push his goods. He talks to
buyers threnga his advertisements.
making them larger and inserting them
otteiseF, Sc, that his goods are continually
moving. lie thus has u clear ticld, and.
knowing how to use 1t. gets tho public
money.-i3xchange
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

United st.tsH Fsre.s %tis.s.
The % {ofSAt rsservationa 81 the
United stateam brGAt1n Ns itSsEaGSs-'
100000 acres In 13 stutes dnd terri
tories. Seven are in the state Of CALI
fornia. the largest Of which. the Eisrza
forest reserve. includes 4.oOe, 200 acre..
Within the past 81 years It 10 estimated
that 11,oop. .6oo. 900 feet b. NJ. Of timbae
On public Land have been destroyed b5
eagAgt AyeA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Tho rrlce A.srasss

Tho great desire os the purchasing
public is to get aa article a little below
the ruling sates. Even if the difference
aaponiiss to but penny or two the es-
tah]isiment 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,
for your lads" If what you have to
offer is quoted at figure little be-
low its usual price you'll find no difRculty
In disposing Of it.-Philadelphi Item,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
..asnhitixe fuock..

A Lewiston (Me.) merchant has in
bis store an old-fashioned clock which
10 peculiarly sensitive. 1t sometimes
stops. and II ifanyone steps into the store
or goes ~, !: lg!ll silrt Again, and ~
horse step! f,n, q certain spot, In We
street II will start, A man who hap
.rpsped 70 notice, tt,.apd who had ore like
Il himself, said. that his would not run
after he had started his furnace In the
fall. In the spring, utter he ceased to
keep IRE, II would run sil right.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

school CAildren Allowed to smoke.
Mexican school children are allowed
70 smoke during lesson time, provided
they have stteissd certain standard
u exoeNsuos, -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
spaia.s 0aiy x.val yictSry.

Only ONCE q thelr history a. : M
tien have the 6paniards achieved .
naval victory. That was at the battle
Of Lepanto. In 1871, when. with the "a
Of venetiansl and Genoese, they ~.
pihilated ths Turkish Asst. =
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
Dullne.. Becet. Dui,ne..

Do you tell u.s.. o candidate for the
custom of the community, that you can't
afford 70 advertise because your business
IS dullS Listen! It is dull because you
don't advertise, and you don't advertise
because 1t is dull, so the vacant circle ls
complete. We tell you, if you are doing
III. to advertise that you may do well,
and, II you are doing we'll, to advertise
that you may do better.-Prentice
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07

Definition of Trade.
Just q little ad. line
Just at columns foot
w. and .. 0. d.
Busyi We should tootil
Tho Kinss JestD.