Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20

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The skull went With the property and
was possessed by Colonel Whitman,
RNron's successor and a Waterloo vet
cram. and eventually by Mr.. Webb. Mr..
Webb buried the skull. perhaps
hoping to ban the curse. but notwith-
standing this, Newstead Yet another
'lmc passes away from the direct heir.
The Gaulois Of Paris complains that
the prevailing anglomania in that city
2as affected even the municipal au-
ihorltles. The city offers to the chill
dren IN the public schools boxes of let
Ter paper marked school prize, given
by the city of Paris. The paper and
envelopes are marked with the arms
of The city and are adorned with
Nignettes representing famous Paris
sentiments, but the makers mark
!taows that they come from England
ms Is very smart thinks the Gau-
lGls, and wonders ii the city council
W'il be having its linen done up in Lon
don before long.
COLONEL Funston. of the Twentieth
kansas regiment, who SWAN a river AT
The head of a party of his men to get
~ 'he filiplnos, has had about as adj
Nen'urous Il career as young .Amcri-
can III these tame times can hope for.
lie has been scientist, reporter. hun
ter and explorer. He has tramped
through Alaska and the Death valley.
He joined the Cuban insurgents in
1875 and was chief of artillery under
General Garcia, being finally taken
prisoner by the Spanish and sent back
to the United States on parole.
Staid liollanders are congratuating
themselves ON the sound common
sense which is being displayed by their
Young queen Wilhelmina. She con-
suits her level-hcaded mother, Queen
Emma, upon everything of import
ance, and so generally has this come
TO he understood that letters and peti-
tions sometimes comes addressed go
both queens Her majesty resents
the idea of her mother being called
queen dowager, declaring that the
proper title is Queen Emma of the
Netherlands"
Rev. DR.. Willis p. odelI, pastor of
the largest Methodist church in New
York. suggested about ii month ago
that women of his congregation should
in church. Only nine out of several
hundred women complied. One wom-
an who refuses. quotes ST. Paul's in
junction in !. Corinthians: "But every
woman that prayeth or prophcsicth
With her head uncovered dishoforcth
her head; for that is even all one as if
she We're shaycn.'
In his youth Senator Hoar, studying
asg. dreamed of the time when he
should occupy a seat on the bench. So
hard did he study with this end in view
that after his l;rw practice became
somewhat considerable he was COM
PEELED to abandon it i'm 1865 and 90 to
Europe for his health. On the eve OF
his departure some friends in6rced
him TO run for congress. He consent
ed, was elected on his return. and
there'lpon began his career as Il ma
tional legislator.
Rev Father Thomas p. McLangll-
lin, during he hearing on the question
of raiding Pel street. which runs
through the heart of New Works Chi
natoMn, said that wealthy women fire.
qnently 90 Summing in that street
and pas poor girls to smoke opium in
order that they may see how it is
done. Father Mclaughlin has been
pastor of the Church of the Transfig-
uration in Chinatown for many years
and knows whereof he speaks.
Almost all the new senators who are
TO take their seats next December
have been house hunting in Washing
ton. and all demand houses with big
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