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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
TOO MANY PENNIES
A L.nber Dealer Has Nor. Than II.
Wants OF Can, Use In ~.
Year or Two. =

Over In Brooklyn there Is q lumber
dealer who has learned what 1t Is to
have too much of good thing. He has
occasional Use for pennien He has
among his eustonlersa a man who 1nAket,
hand organs for the use of the street
beggars. To this maker Of italian
street mudcianR supplies he had suc-
cesefully applied OH several occasions
for pennfes in small amounts. A week
or 30 eSter the last. of these applica-
tions the haud organ maker drove up
to the Office OF the lumber merchant
and with much effort managed. to haul
into the Office nose bag such - horses
are fed from when standing on the
street. There was a smile OF "a tisfae-
tion on the face Of the organ maker az
he lifted the bag and pumped itwith q
rcsounding and metallic clang on the
desk Of tho merchant, says the New
York Times.
"You like the pennies" he said, cor
daily, as he beamed upon the lumber
man. II have here $500 Of them. How
you like?" And he fairly bubbled over
with good nature.
As It wouldn't do to offend good
customer, the lumberman took the
pennies and. passed over billel for them.
But he took good care to let his GUS
toner know that. he wouldn't need any
more small change for q year, or two,
and that he might find some other
place In which to unload tfa,pennles
OF the organ grinders dn tho fufMxe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
DAFFoD1L LAND.
the Charms of the Sicily
IalAndn.

a letter written by a New York artist
who is painting there gives an enthusi-
astic description Of the scilly islands,
which have, SO far been comparatively
unknown to American tourists. Even
the English have been slow in realizing
the charm of the islands SO near their
own shores, but 1t seems that this
spring many artists have gone to "daf-
fodil land" and the winter exhibitions
will probably be flooded with pictures
Of the islands. Daffodils have always
grown in great profusion in the Scilly
islands. February and March are the
height of their blossoming time, and,
to quote the artists letter:
"The whole land is blazing sea Of
brilliant yellow daffodils, surging up
upon gray rocks and falling back in
foambursts of white narcissus. Even
the tulip fields in Holland don't give
such gorgeous effects of color. You
should stand on one of the little hills
here and look across the sunlit fields II
you want to see the loveliest things in
the world; yet, sometimes think the
fower-drifted land is more beautiful
under moonlight than in the daytime;
and. day time or nighttime, the air is
scented as though it blew straight from
Araby the blest."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
LONGEST KNOWN.
The Lengthy sentence That Wa.
Pronounced Upon an Ital-
ian Swindlcr.

The tribunal of Modica, in the Sicilian
province Of Syracuse, has just pro-
nounced sentence which is declared
to have no parallel in the judicial an-
nails Of Italy, as it has probably few in
those OF any other country. A man
named Lupo Salvatore, of Comiso, had
passed himself off as an advocate, and
had with consummate skill committed
03 different acts of serious fraud in
which he succeeded in using the ma
chinery of the law. He had forged the
signatures OF the president and judges
of the high court, of the kings procur-
ator, and of the chancellor Of the court.
From this aforementioned official he had
even, with splendid audacity, stolen for
Il short time the seal of the chancery,
which he needed to give effect to his
fraudulent documents. The sentence is
even more remarkable than the crimes.
Salvatore was condemned to three
years imprisonment on each of the SO
cases, which brings the total of the SEN
tence to 1s0 years. though the longest
incarceration which the convict can be
legally made to undergo is 80 years.
The penalty inflicted is in each case the
minimum for the offense. Had the
courtdecided upon the maximum, which
is ten years, the aggregate term of i'm
prisonment would have been $50 years
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
EXCESSIVE PoL1TENEss
Trait of Dresden People which Some.
times Makes Them Appear
RidiculOus.

The people of Dresden are very po-
lite, 80 over-polite that they not infre-
quently bring down ridicule upon them
selves. 1t used to be told in that city
that q stranger was one day crossing
the great bridge that spans the Elbe,
and asked native. to direct him to a
certain church which he wished to find.
Really, my dear SIR" said the Dres-
dener. bowling low. 81 grieve greatly to
say 1t, but cannot tell you."
The stranger passed on. a little sur
prised at this voluble answer to a sim
pie question. He had proceeded but
n short distance when he heard hur-
ried footsteps behind him, and, turning
round, saw the same man running to
catch up with him.
In a moment his pursmer wasby his
side, his breath nearly gone, but
enough left to say, hurriedly: my dear
sir, you asked me how you could find
the church, and it pained me to have
to say that did not know. just now
met my brother, but grieve to say
that he did not know either"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
THE GAMBLER WINS ALWAYS,
An Ingenious Electrical Device for
Winaing at Dice Revealed
by an Odd Table.

Among the battered fotsam and
jetsam that has accumulated in sec
ond-hand store in New Orleans, SAYS
the Times-Democrat, is shabby round
table with curious secret and no
doubt still more curious history. The
top was once covered with green bill
Hard cloth, which is worn to tatters
and discloses a. steel plate set in the
center and perhaps ten inches square.
The whole top is loose and can be re-
moved, revealing an interior space con-
tanning n horseshoe magnet wound
with q wire and connected with an ar
mature, very much like that of an or
dinary telegraph instrument. A close
examination shows an insulated wire
running down one of the legs to a
small knob or button, prot1-uding on
the outside. When the top is in place
the steel plate rests directly over the
magnet.
This strange device is explained
clearly enough by its present owner.
Tits dice table" he said, "on which a
lot OF money has been won. When 1t
was IN order there was a good-sized
battery inside connected with the mag.
net. When the knob on the leg was
pressed the current was turned on, and
that made the steel plate magnetic.
The dice they used with i. had small
metal disks on one face, and as long
as the current was on they naturally
fell that side down. When the knob
was released they would fall any way
they CHANGED to come, so all that was
necessary for the operator to do was to
keep his knee on the button and he
could absolutely control his play"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
The GERM HUNTERS.
Homes ana Factorie. rendered safe,
from Disease by Their
Efforts.

1t is recognized fact that the re-
searches of NJ. Pasteur have saved
many millions of francs to the French
people by showing them how to guard
against the pests Of their herds, fields
and vineyards, besides reducing to a
remarkable extent the mortality In
their hospitals, and both the medical
practice and the hygienic habits of all
civilized nations are sharing these ben
efits, says Youths Companion.
The courses of biology in our COL
leges now include some knowledge of
bacteriology, and there are special pro-
visions for students who wish to follow
up this fruitful branch in the labora-
tories Happily for all the people, the
results of such inquiries become a
part OF common knowledge, even while
the processes are still among the mys-
teries of science.
Thousands of homes and factories
are snfer from disease-producing germs
because of the spread of kind Of
knowledge which is quite superficial.
The farmer sprinkles paris, green over
ms potato vines; the houselSeeper buys
OF the druggist bottle of carbolic
acid. or some better disinfectant; the
nurse, under the oversight of the phy-
acian, treats the diphtheritic patient
with antitoXin; and in each case they
only need to understandable hat these sub
stances destroy parasitic life. Per-
haps the few wise ones, who know at
what cost the fruits of science and art
are brought within common reach.
may have their own quiet chuclsle at
the complacent claim of popular in
telligence."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
HORSE OF THE uNDERrAKER.
Circumstances In witch 1t Take.
on the Briskness Of the
Living

The horse Of the undertaken, drawing
the black and sober wagon, 10 common
ly driven, not at walk, but trot,
though trot that is never fast. There
are times, however, when tho horse
seems to take on an added touch Of
briskness and animation, IN keeping
with its surroundings, as, for instance,
when 1t is seen. as sometimesit may be,
withits black wagon, in the busy, qulok-
moving throng of vehicles that Ais the
streets in the neighborhood Of Broad
way and Thirty-fourth street, at the
theater hour at night, says tho New
York Sun.
Here and at this time, in this constant
weaving of light and motion, OF cars
running back and forth on the elevated
road overhead, and moving cars, cable,
trolley and horse, on the streets below.
intermingled with all sorts of vehicles,
including carriages Of oil descriptions,
coaches, broughams, hansoms, electric
cabs, and SO on. everything and every
body seems to be in hurry; or, II not in
hurry, to be going with . rush, quick
~, eagerly, with the anticipation Of
pleasure. The cars are crowded as they
rush by, and every carriage Is dawn
briskly.
Emerging from the busy traffic may
sometimes be seen an undertaker's
wagon, its black, vanished sides glis-
tcning in the electric lights, its silver
plate shining and Its horse going right
along smartly. The wagon is Just as
black, just as dccorous as ever, and the
driver the same, but 1t seems Is though
the horse had caught the spirit of the
thron1
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
SUBSTITUTE TURTLES.
Inferior Kinds Are BEING supplisa
In Place of the Disappear1ng
DiamoaA Back.

With the passing Of the diamond
back terrapin from local waters and
its general scarcity, says Chester
town (Md.) correspondent of the Bal
timore Sun, the business Of developing
"sliders" and "red belly" terrapins has
begun in the waters Of Kent county.
These terrapins are now In winter
quarters by the thousands in marshes.
and are in their best condition. Tho
"slider" often attsins extremely largo
proportions. weighing as much as 70
pounds or over. The "red belly" Is q
smaller species. The larger variety
sometimes sells as high as $3.50 apiece,
though the average price is from rs
cents to S1.bo. The smaller variety
sells for from Is cents to e1.6o pei
dozen.
These terrapins bury in tho mud
from three to fve feet deep, and arc
found by sounding with stick and
pulled out with hook. The female,
before she deposits her eggs, is most
sought after, as tho numerous eggs
add greatly to the richness Of the pre-
pared dish. The female terraptn de-
posits her eggs. ranging from rs to so
In number, In the sandy fields near by
her bedding grounds She goes out
at night, makes a hole with her head
large enough to hold the eggs. and then
proceeds to lay. The eggs are then
covered with sand and, packed, and the
terapin seeks the water before tho
sun becomes too hot.
An old trapper states that he had
known terrapins to be killed by tho
sun while making their way to tho
marsh after laying. Tho crow Is the
greatest enemy to the terrspin, hunt
Ing up their nests and destroying the
eggs by wholesale. The diamond back
has been almost entirely superseded by
tho Slider" and "red belly"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
FRAUDULENT cUR1os.
A Bona Eide Collection Of Any De.
scription L. Now Hard to
Obtain.

The hunter of curios needs careful
training If he is to build up bona fide
collection. This is not SO easy as it
seems, Tor the imitation of curios has
been brought to an art of itself. There
ero certain factories in Europe in which
oil kinds Of works of art that are likely
TO interest the collector are manufac-
tured. The stamping of China with old
marks. the treating of arms and armor
with acids to make them look ancient,
tho staining of carved ivories with oil
to make them yellow, and their sub
lection to heat to make them crack, are
ell 30 cleverly done as often to deceive
the expert. The man who Is engaged
to drill holes In imitation of worm
holes In pieces of furniture is almost
an artist, and In Hungary there is a fac
tory where fairly passable imitation
OF Dresden china is made. Science has
been enlisted to carry out one of the
most profitable branches of this taking
OF curios. There has lately been dis
covered disease which eats away
bronze and gives 1t an appearance Of
antiquity. All old metallic objects in
which copper and certain alloys has
been used, nre liable to be attacked by
this corroding affection. Skilled fab
ricators of antiquities are known to in
oculate their reproductions with spots
of bronze disease. Many amateurs have
an idea that they may pick up price
less work of art or curio for mere
song, and they look in at out-of-the-way
auction rooms for that purpose. This
is the chance for the forgers, and in the
majority Of cases they land their game.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
SAN tiago Americani.ed.

George kennan tells in the Outlook
how Santiago is becoming American
lied. American hotels and restaurants
bearing such names rs the "Luttrell
house," the Omitted States hotel" the
American and French hotel" the "Ari-
zona saloon" the California saloon"
and The Chicago restaurant" are now
to be found in oil parts of the city; and
tho proprietors even of Cuban and
Spanish cafes invite American patron
age by means ot rudely- painted sign
boards setting forth in quaint English
the merits of the food, drink or enter
tatnment to be found therein. Among
suoh s;..lgIns that he noted in the course
of days walk about the city were.
Sweet Meals"
Everything is here for SAIL"
"Hot lunches at oil houres."
Customers treated kindly and
quinky.."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

John j. Sullivan on the Filipinos:
"We1l always have trouble with the
bunch of heathens. l hear they are
cannibals, and if they catch white
man they bol! and eat him Will
America stand for that kind of citi-
zensY Not in thousand T us
Aguinaldo is nothing but q fresh KID.
and he's making monkey of hlm
self and the rest of the Fillpinos. The
only way to make peace in the islands
is to exterminate the whole push"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

A fire which caused about one hun.
dred dollars damage occurred in one O
w. w. Seaton's houses on l2:h and
Grant streets, yesterday afternoon
about six O'clock. Owing to the fac.
that the fire alarm system was under
going test at the time the alarm was
turned in, very few paid any attention
to the alarm. but enough of the com
pany responded to handle the hose.
The flames were confined chiefly to the
second story of the building.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

Many old soldiers now feel the eff
fects of the hard service they endured
during the war. Mr. Geo. s. Anderson
of Rossville, York county, Penn, who
saw the hardest kind of service ut the
front, is now frequently troubled with
rheumatism. II had q severe attack
lately" he says, land procured q bottle
of Chamberlsin's Pain Balm: It did
me 80 much good that would like to
know what you would charge me for
one dozen bottles" Mr.. Anderson
wanted it both for his own use aud to
supply it to his friends and nelghb hbors,
as every family should have bottle
of it in their home, not only for
rheumatism, but lame backs, sprains,
swellings, cuts, bruises and burns, for
which it is unequalled. For sale by
Elliott & Harvey, Druggists.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
To Survey the Low Lands.

News: The board of supervisors at
their meeting this week, issued com
mission to Civil Engineer j. s. Wat
ties, to make q general survey of the
low lands along the west side of the
county, according to section 1859, which
provides that On petition of any 100
representative citizens Of the county
setting forth that any part of the coun.
ty is subject to overflow, or is of such q
nature that the public health may be
endangered from the swamps or i'm
proved by the drainage thereof, such
survey shall be made for the purpose
of ascertsining the best method and
the cost of drsining said lands at the
couDty's expense.
He will therefore proceed during tn.
summer to make general survey of
the lapds subject to overflow in Rag
Ian, Taylor. Calhoun, Cincinnati and
st. John, with the above object in
view,
Tho citigens petitioning. have furn
ished an excellent bond to pay the ex'
penses of this survey in case nothing
comes of 1t of valne to the county.
Besides there ia large sum OF mon
ey in the county treasury belonging to
the swamp l0nd ruD0 when mas MIN
eftO been diverted TO other purposes,
,,h,.. ~ ~ aysiiable for this purpose.
WIN" In case anv ,.....'"htnR 10 done for the
relief lie s Of these hes lands, it will be paid fol
BY the county, and expense thus m
Cured will be taxed up pro rata &c
cerding to the benefits received TO the
adjacent lands.
ming made, for 1t ia well known that
some of the most fertile lands IN the
county are those now almost useless BY
reason Of their occasional overflow
Besides, the general drainage Of these
lands will be henefit to the whole
county, enhancing the value of the Low
lands as place of residence. as de-
sirable field for cultivation. No Othel
step will 80 enhance the value of on
farm lands as this.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Whooplna Couch,

/ had little boy who was nearly
dead from an attack of whooping
cough. My neighbors recommended
Chamber'ain's Cough Remedy. 1 did
not think that any medicine woul:
help him, but after giving him few
doses Of that remedy l noticed an inn
provement, and one bottle cured him
entirely. It is the best cough medi-
cine ever had in the house.-J L
Moore, South Bnrge;tson, Pa. For sale
by Elliott & Harvey, Druggists.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

When the New York city directory
the Que IN the corner drug store The
volume will sell, it is said. at $3.50
but copies will also be supplied free to
druggists who accept with it the auto
matte cover that will open with the
insertion of a copper. The profits, Of
course, go to the publishers
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

For nearly five hours last night all
traffic on the Northwestern was sus
pended on account of y wash out
which occurred On the main line few
miles east of Dunlap. About 2 O'Clock
an exceptionally heavyrain fell, which
resulted in the immediate overflow of
all the small creeks of that vicinity.
About half mile Of track was carried
away.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Half Rate to Des Moines,

Via the Northwestern Line. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold from stations
in Iowa at one fare for round trip,
May % and %, limited to May Is, &C.
count of Prohibition State convention,
Apply to agents Chicago 4 North
western R'y. m23
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

At a recent Liverpool church con-
ference one clergyman opposed free
sittings in churches on the ground
"that it places 81 de by side those
whom God has made to differ aud de-
prives the wealthy OF that Difference
and respect which is their divine
right and is accorded to them in all
the walks of life.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

The library of congress is already
one of the greatest libraries in the
world. The number of printed volumes
on its shelves Is somewhat over 500 GOO,
and is rapidly nearing the million
mark; in 1852 the aggregate of the ccl-
lection was 10000, and the new bniid.
Ing will afford shelf room for 45OO, 500
volumes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

Prussia's minister of the interior
has put his foot down and forbidden
the Berlin city council to set up {.
memorial gateway at the ceme,er.
where are buried the persons who fell
in the Berlin street riots in l848 The
reason given is that the monument,
may be looked upon as a glorification
of revolution.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Not Stracsly Poetic,

Mrs. Sherwood, speaking of Julia
Ward Howe's keen sense of the ridicu-
lous, relates that once upon time a
lady at Newport, trying to get fine
sentiment out Of her, said, one moon
lit evening on vine-hung veranda: !:
"Mrs. Howe, do say something lovely
about my piazza" Whereupon every
one listened for the reply. That deli
cately cultivated voice responded: II
think it is n bully piaZ."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

Everywhere now in London pe0-
pie take music with their meals. Soft
string bands drown conversations at
all the restaursnts. Zingsri musicians
Gre to he found ut afternoon tea shops
and even at the public bars one takes
q "small bitter" to the melody of
peny in the slot musical box.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11

| A parrot escaped from drug store
In y Georgia village, flew INTO a
church where the colored brethren
were holding a meeting, perched ON
the pulpit holding meeting, congre-
CATION, observed in sharp voice: It's
hot as hell" Some of the bretherp
jumped ous "f the windows, while
some Of the sisters fell fainting
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Nreetls.e Fre.pA rs..sa..

.~..e.ponuent writes from Lau-
same that the district of Lavaux, stu
ated between Lausanne valley and We
vey. and having population Of 10000,
Is at this moment in the proud position
of being able to boast that in the sev.
eral prisons in the district there is not
q single prisoner. A white flag doata
over every prison in token OF this
praiseworthy fact, and virtue reigna
supreme in the Canton Of Vaud.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Oldest Woman in Ma..ach Ii us.tts,

Mrs. Mary Spooner, of Acushnet,
Mass. who has just celebrated her one
hundred aud fifth birthday. is prob
ably the oldest woman in NasssshH-
sette. She Is entitled TO the unique dis.
tinctioh Of having lived in three differ.
ent towns without having changed her
residence. BY alterations in the
boundary lines Of the towns the Spoon
ford, then in Fairhayen. ana ffllnraly n
Acushnet
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-05-11
Exceptionally Low Rates to
Sioux Falls, s. B.,

Via the Northwestern Line. Excur.
sion tickets will be sold at greatly re.
duced rates, May 26 and q, limited to
include May 20, account of meeting
United Commercial Travellers of
America. Apply to agents Chicago Il
Northwestern R'y. ms7