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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
Mrs. Johnson
Saved from
Insanity by
Mrs. Pinkk,an,

menced to have spells with my spine.
Every month grew worse and at last
became SO bad that l found l was
gradually losing my mind.
1.-The doctors treated me for female
troubles, but got no better. One
doctor told me that would be insane.
Twas advised by friend to give Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
trial, and before had taken all of the
first bottle my neighbors noticed the
change in me.
II have now taken five bottles and
cannot find words sufficient to praise it.
advise every woman who is suffering
from any female weakness to give it
fair trial. thank you for your good
medicine. Minis. GERTRUDE NJ. JOHN
BON, JoNEsBoRo, TEXAS. .
Mrs. Perkins' Letter.
81 had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound add Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and can.
not praise your remedies en5ug6.'-
MRS. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, La. :ru
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
scATTeRs A REBEL BAND.
Gunboat Paragua Shells Force al
San Fabian.

GunDOat faiaSna Snells IL fOfcc At
San Fabian.
Washington, Sept. 21.-Thc navy dc
partment has received the following
cablegram from Watson:
davidson, i'm Paragua. had sharp
engagement on the 14th at San Fa-
bian, Lingayen gulf, with about 300
insurgents heavily entrenchcd at :,
distance of from 1,10o to 700 yards.
Insurgents fled. Their fire was weak
and ineffective. On the Paragua there
We're no casualties"
The Paragua is one OF the little gun
boats turned over to the army by ADJ
miral Watson, and Davidson, the COM
;nander, is a young ensign. The scene
of the battle was on the north coast
of Luzon, off n fort which forms the
northern terminus of the railroad
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
PRIVATE HooN's oFFENse.


Forged Names OF Comrades on n
Petition Presented to Otis.
Washington. Sept. 21.-A dispatch
has been received at the war depart
ment regarding Private Lawrence ID
Iioon. Of the Ninth infantry, who was
the subject OF letter from Governor
Bushnell to President Mckinley prb
testing against The sentence Of the
court-martial at Manila. General Otis
says that The petition presented by
Hoon had the names of several mem
bers of his company forged to it and il
was for this crime he was conicted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

Dir. Kate Perry Cain, of Covington,
Ky, is called ''the turnpike queen
She owns and operates the Covington
and Independence turnpike, which is
one of the busiest highways in Ken
lucky.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
MANY NEW FEVER CASES.
Appear at Ncy West at Rate q
Thirty II Day.

Washington, Sept. al--The yellow
fever situation at Key West is regard
ed as grave. New cases are appearing
at the rate of thirty IA day, but the
mortality is low. One new case is re.
ported from New Orleans today.
Surgeon General Stcrnberg has re-
ceived a dispatch from Havana saying
the yellow fever is fully under control.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

Two bottels of piso's Cure for Con-
sumption cured me of a bad lung trou-
ble.-Mrs. j. Nichols, Princeton, Ind,
March 20, 1895
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

Benjamin T.. Richards, the new pres
ident of the American Whist league,
learned to play whist when years
old.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

Warren c. Coleman, of Concord, N.
c., is the richest colored man in the
south. His income is invested in cot
ton mills.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
He Liked 1t.

Boston Herald: Some time ago a
we'll known and popular Congrega-
tionalist minister received a basket of
champagne from one of his worldly
and wealthy Pensioners. A few days
later the minister's little son was
called up in his geography class to an
swer the teachers question. Where is
Lake Champlain?" II don't know
where it is" said the small boy, "but
I had some of the water, and it is real
NICE"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
The Cure of St. Cyr,s.

The Cure of ST. Cyr's.
The tangled roses twist and bloom
Against the garden wall
So thick they leave but scanty room
For the ripeued peach to fall.
Among the Stately hollyhocks
The wild bee drones and veers.
And here at eve he always walks,
The cure of ST. Cyr's.
The village knows the kindly face,
The old hats broken rim;
The veriest baby in the place
Filings out smile to him.
The gentle hand, the silvered hair,
He always has laugh to spare,
The cure of St. Cyrs.
His house is small and dismal, yet
His treasures are not few:
An old flute and silhouette,
A cherished book or two.
Stin. rumor says that long ago,
In dim. forgotten years.
HIS life had other gifts 10 SOW.
,Ehe cure of ST. Cyr's.
lie was soldier of the king
A. courtier learned in bliss;
4 No man can say what made him fling
XHle old life by for this.
He bears, instead of love and mIrth.
ne parish hopes and fears
Tns little burdens of the earth
The cure of ST. Cyr's.
The, sunshine foods his garden ways.
The rose mods to the wind.
WHO knows IL he regrets the days
He left so long behind?
Perhaps the silhouette could tell
C Whose face has felt his tears
= Methinks she knows thee overwel,
Oh. cure of ST. Cyr's!
& Life,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

With time, comes progress and ad-
vancemcnt in all lines Of successfully
conducted enterprises. Success comes
to those only who have goods with
superior merit and a reputation. In
the manufacture of laundry starch for
the last quarter Of century j. G..
Hubinger has been the peer of all 9th
ers and to-day is placing on the market
the finest laundry starch ever offered
the public under our new and original
method
Ask your grocer for a coupon book
which will enable you to get the first
two large 1O-cent packages of his new
starch, RED CROSS, TRADE MARK
brand, also two of the children's Shaks-
peare pictures painted in twelve beauti-
full colors as natural as life, or the
Twentieth Century Girl Calendar, all
absolutely free.
All grocers are authorized to give ten
large packages of RED CROSS
STARCH, with twenty of the Shaks-
peare pictures or ten Of the Twentieth
Century Girl Calendars, to the first five
purchasers OF the Endless Starch Chain
Book. This Is one of the grandest
offers ever made to introduce the RED
CROSS laundry starch, j. G. Hublng-
er's latest invention.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

tLz7rzR TO MAS. r1xrHAx NO. e,se4l
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-For some
time have thought of writing to you
to let you know of the great benefit
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
Progress.

The pawn check is often the only re-.
deeming feature of watch
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
MINERS ON STRIKE.
Illinois Trouble May Involve 1000
WOrkmen.

Pekin. H.. Sept 2O--Soft coal was adj
Nanced I cents ton yesterday in Taze.
well and PEORIA counties Today the min
ers demanded an advance Of dime a ton
for minnt:. Being refused 80 quit work.
The strike threatens to extend to the en-.
tire district affecting 1000 miners.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21
TRAGEDY AT BREAKFAST.
Michigan Woman Shoots Her Illus.
band and Then Herself

V""Ss sstsU kTsS1H HHNH sC11'
Por; Huron. Mich, Sept. 20.-As the re-
suit OF a domestic quarrel today Judson
Herrendeen has three bullets in his body.
and Mrs. Herrendeen is unconscious with
Il bullet in her head. Herrendeen says
his wife shot him while he was eating
breakfast. Jealousy appears to have
caused the tragedy. Both are expected to
die
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

Mrs. Joseph NJ. Choate, wife of the
American ambassador to England, is
a believer in the higher education of
women, and since her arrival abroad
has made careful study of the meth
DDS used at Girton and Newman.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

This country consumed o3,oooooo
pounds of tea in 1897, valued at s12,-
100000.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

have received
from the use of
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Soon after the
birth ofmy first
90 "
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-21

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price IS cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18

Red Tag Prices on
Knit Underwear.
Women's Silk Isle Vests, shaped
at Waist, S5c regu- 60n
Women's Isle Thread Tn
Vests, $3.50 regular :. :. JG
Women's Vests, white or ecru,
knee length drawers to match,
regular price, Csc per IOn
garment, now go. =. LOU
Women's Isle Thread Vests, knee
length Drawers to match, beau
tiful garments, regular
price S1.00 each, QEn
now -. =. -. UUU
Women's Union Suits of White
Isle Thread, $1.OO ON
regular. at -. ........ UJU
Women's Union Suits, White or
Ecru, knee length, SOC 1Qn
Children's Vests, white or ecru
cotton, regular prices were 15c
up to soc each, InnmlEn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18
Red Tag Prices on Shoes

Some plain truths and strong facts
about our Shoes. The Walker Store
Shoes are from the best manufac-
turers of Shoes in this country,
which means they are the best
on earth, for it is conceded fact
that American makers-for in
stance, the Wright & Peters Co.,
Krippendorff, Dittman Co., Edwin
C. Burt, Zeigler Bros, j. & T. Cous-
ms, E. H. Cowles, Pingree & Smith,
Wickert & Gardiner, Edwin Clapp,
George E. Keith Co., Geo. G. Snow,
Excelsior Co., with one or two 9TH
ers, have no superiors. With single
exception of Sorosis, entire stock
this week
II! per cent off
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18
Fancy Piques.

5000 yards fancy Piques,
one of the very desirable
fabrics Of the summer
season. These are most
Iy in Dress styles, yet
there are some winch
would make most
charming room decora-
lions. Regular price,
1Sc a yard; Or
now .. .. ......- w
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18
Blanket Special.

This to meet a demand of
the camping outfitter
and others contemplate
ing mountain life for the
summer months. Cali
fornia Gray Blankets,
our regular $500 grade,
in the Red Tag CO co
Sale for -. ..10,uJ
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18
Red Tag Prices
on Hosiery.

w.
on Hosiery.
Women's Black Cotton Hose,
Split soles, SOC 1En
value -. :. :. .j1G
Women's Oxblood Hose, regular Csc
pair value, now, 2 1En
Wcmen's Bicycle Leggings, tan or
black, regular Toe quail 06n
1ty 80. ZUV
Women's Black Lace Hose, c0o
S1.OO regular, for -. -. UJG
Drop-stitch Stockings for Jno
women, SOC regular Jul
Women's Fancy Hosiery, sells
regularly for SITS elm
Women's OUTSIDE Hose, black or
white fest, SOC regular, n6n
at -......... EVv
Chi1dren's Stockings.
Children's Black Cotton Hose, Xxi,
ribbed, regular csc the ion
pair .iVV
Children's finely ribbed Black Hose,
25c pair regular
, pairs 25c
Children's Isle Thread Hose, beau
tiful Plaids, soc o0n
value 49,. =. -. :. Jul
Children's Maco Cotton Hose:
Fancy Plaids, regular ON
35c :. ............L UU
Misses Isle Thread Hose, novelty
ribbed, regular price, nhn
75c.. 49,. .VOy
Misses Fancy Striped Hose, reg
ular price, &c. d5e
Misses Tartan Cotton Striped
Hose, regular price, SOC 00n
up to soc, for ........ LUt
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-18
Organizes and Lawns

5000 yards of organdies
and Lawns, black and
navy blue grounds, with
neat figures or dots,
styles that are much
sought after a little later
in season, splendid quail
ity at 15c a yard reg
ular, Red Tag m
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31

A very attractive debutante knew
two young men who called on her ev-
cry Thursday evening, and brought
their mandolins along.
They We're conventional young men,
of the kind that you see wearing
spring overcoats in the clothing adver-
tisements One was named Fred and
the other was Eustace.
The mothers of the neighborhood Of
ten remarked, What perfect manners
Fred and Eustace have" Merely as an
aside, it may be added that Fred and
Eustace were more popular with the
mothers than they were with the
younger set, although no one could say
word against either of them. Only
il was rumored in keen society that
they didn't belong. The fact that they
went calling in crowd, and took their
mandolins along. may give the acute
reader some idea of the life that Fred
and Eustace held out to the young
women of their acquaintance.
The debutantes name was Myrtle.
Her parents were very watchful, and
did not encourage her to receive call
exemplary young men. Fred and Eus-
tace were a few of those who escaped
the black list Myrtle always appeared
to be glad to see them, and they re-
garded' her as a 'darned swell girl.
Fred's cousin came from ST. Paul on
a visit and one day, in the street, he
saw Myrtle, and noticed that Fred
tipped his hat, and gave her a stage
smile.
"Oh, queen of Shebal" exclaimed the
cousin from ST Paul. whose name was
Gus, as he stood stock Still, and
watched Myrtle's reversible plaid dis
appear around a corner Shes bird
Do you know her well?"
81 know her quite WE'LL" replied
Fred. coldly. "She is a charming girl
"She is all of that You're great
Gescriber. And now what night are you
going to take me around to call on
her?'
Fred very naturally hemmed and
hawed 1t must be remembered that
MYRTLE was a member of an excellent
family. and had been schooled in the
propriaties. and it was not to be sup
POSED that she would crave the society
Of slangv old Gus, who had an abound
ing nerve, and furthermore was as
fresh as the mountain air.
He WIS the kind of fellow who would
see girl twice, and then, upon meet
ing her the third time. he would go
UP and straighten her cravat for her,
and call her by her first name.
Put him into a strange company-en
route t. a picnic-and by the time the
baskets were unpacked he would have
a blonde all to himself, and she would
have traded her fan for his college pin.
IT o fairlooker on the street hap
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31
AN HISTORIC CITY
Made Famous BY Twain, Logan
and IngersolI, DeCaying

The city of Shawneetown on the Ohio
river, the second oldest town in the
state and as historic as Alexandria, the
oldest town in the United States is
passing away. The recent flood has
worked greatly against the city. People
are becoming dissatisfied and alarmed,
and are leaving, most of them moving
to Ridgeway, in the same county.
Eventually the court house will be re-
moved to Ridgway, and before many
years Shawneetown, like old Kaskas-
kia, will be no more.
Shawneetown was a flourishing city
when Chicago was but village, and
there are many interesting old land
marks to be seen about town. The ho-
tel where Lafayette was so royalty en-
tertained when he visited this country
in 1925 still stands; the state bank, with
it's colonial pillars and copper roof; the
house where John A. Logan was mar
ried; the home of Col. Mulberry Sell
ers, Malk Twains character in his
sGilded Age; the old court house
where Logan, Ingersoll and a number
of other noted lawyers practiced law
in early days, are all objects of interest
to visitors.
But probably the most interesting
spot is the old Westwood cemetery,
where lie the bodies of Mclean, the
first United States senator from Hill
nois; the. Hon. Thomas S. Ridgway, at
one time state treasurer of Illinois, and
many other of Illinois's brightest stars.
Shawneetown is the birthplace of some
of the best people in this grand old
state, and the names of Ridgway, Nc
Gehee, PEBBLES, Poole, BARLEY, Town
send and Robinson will live in the
hearts of the people when Shawnee
town is in the bed of the Ohio river
Chicago Record.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31
DR.. Slocum's System of
Treatment.

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The treatment consists of four dis
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all other so-called remedies have utter
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Thousands of patients throughout
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nous discoveries.
In order to verify the truth of the
above statements, the doctor offers a
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Look to your health!
Simply send your express and post
office addresses to DR.. I. A. Slocum,
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you read this in The Sunday Spy, and
he will promptly send a full course
FREE treatment fresh from his lab
oratories.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31
FABLE OF THE TWO MANDOLIN PLAYERS
AND THE WILLING PERFORMER

(BY GEORGE ADE.)

I pened to glance at him hard he would
run up and seize her by the hand, and
convince her that they had met. And
he always got away with it, too.
In a department store while waiting
| for the cash boy to come back with
the change, he would find out the girls
name, her favorite flower, and where
letter would reach her.
Upon entering parlor car at St.
| Paul he would select chair next to
/ the most promising one in sight. and
ask her if she cared to have the shade
| lowered.
Before the train cleared the yards he
would have the porter bringing foot
stool for the lady.
At Hastings he would be asking her
if she wanted something to read.
! At Red Wing he would be telling her
that she resembled Maxine Elliott, and
/ showing her his watch, left to him by
| his grandfather. a prominent Virginfan
| At La Crosse he would be reading
| the menu card to her and telling her
how different it is when you haveNsome
one to join in bite.
| At Milwaukee he would go out land
| buy a bouquet for her, and when they
rode into Chicago they would be look
| ing out of the same window, and he
would be arranging for her baggage
with the transfer man. After tnat they
would be old friends.
| Now, Fred and Eustace had been at
school with Gus, and they had seen
| his work, and they were not disposed
| to Introduce him into one of the most
! exclusive homes in the city.
| They had known Myrtle for many
| years; but they did not dare address
! her by her first name, and they were
| positive that if Gus attempted any of
his usual tactics with her, she would be
offended; and, naturally enough, they
would be blamed for bringing him to
the house
But Gus insisted. He said he had seen
Myrtle, and she suited him from the
| ground up and he proposed to have
! friendly doings with her At last they
told him they would take him if he
promised to behave. Fred warned him
| that Myrtle would frown down any
attempt to be familiar on short ac-
quaintance, and Eustace said that as
long as he had known Myrtle he had
never presumed to be free and forward
with her. He had simply played the
mandolin. That was as far along as
he had ever got.
Gus told them not to worry about
him. All he asked was start. He said
he was a willing performer, but as yet
he never had been disqualified for
crowding Fred and Eustace took this
to mean that he would not everyday his
attentions, so they escorted him to the
house
AS soon as he had been presented,
Gus showed he's where to sit on the
sofa then he placed himself about six
inches away and began to buzz, looking
her straight in the eye. He said that
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31

presided over by head centre The
business of the organization was so
managed that while all had practically
a voice in the matter, very few knew
anything of the real leaders. During
its existence the Fenian society held
large number of national congresses.
1.-The military spirit of the Fenians
was raised to the highest pitch during
the rebellion anc a vast number of
them fought in that war on the side of
the federal republic 1t was determined
that while this spirit was in existence,
it would be well to strike blow for the
independence of Ireland. Canada, it
was believed for all practical purposes,
was the Achilles heel of the British en-
pire, and in 1866 raiding parties, in most
of which there were Worcester Irish
men, managed to get into Canada.
Things went along SO well for a
time that an English ship was cap
tured and in few brushes with the
Queens own on Canadian soil the re-
suit was such that terror possessed the
timid inhabitants on the border. The
British complained to President Andrew
Johnson, and he took summary meas
ures against us; in fact, he put the
military resources of the United States
at work and effective raiding by large
bodies of Fenians was out of the ques-
ton. In many cases we mad TO reaCn
the border in ones, twos and small
groups so as not to excite suspicion in
the minds of the watchful authorities.
For all this latter-day bluffing and
the claim that England looked upon the
invasion as an opera-bouffe war,
know that extraordinary measures
were adopted to defeat the objects of
our leaders.
1.-THE head center in Worcester was
Andrew Athy. To the day of his
death he was an ardent patriot and
loved to think of day when the green
flag would float over a free and united
Ireland, and representatives of his ma
ton meet in parliament at College
Green
THE military spirit here was all
the greater because of the example of
Plunkett, the O'Neills and McConvilles,
whose achievements are part of the his
tory of the United States.
There was much that was humorous
in the invasion. / have no doubt but
that many clever colored man felt
that his especial prerogative was being
interfered with by the neat and deft
way in which some of our boys ex-
tracted the innocent but somewhat
elusive chicken from his coop.
1T was not all Irishmen that took
part in the invasion Many adventur-
ers f1ocked to the standard Of the green
and / remember that the man that
drilled a body of troops on Canadian
soil, among whom was Jim Mellen was
soldier of fortune from Switzerland. p"