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The times., 1899-07-30

the Chatham Islands and find the day of
the week there different from that OBJ
served on shipboard. But the ineonyeni-
ence resulting from SUCH state of things
is slight combared with the advantages of
sQmmsrcial and social intercourse between
the Inhabitants of adjacent islands.
1t is worthy OF remark that good many
excellent aliases and school Biographies
now widely accepted as accurate err some
what in locating the international date
line, and they disagree considerably among
thcrncnlues
The times., 1899-07-30
RDuucau.

Loves wings are swift; YOU would not guess,
CarCssing his sleek lnvlincss.
That those smooth Piniohs, silveT-brighi.
Could bear him on far a fight
Out OF the zone OF Happiness.
Loves wings are swift.
What cage VIII hold hiin2 My carcss3
Your fine preteuce Of wearincas.
Already lie l. cut oi sight.
Loves wings are swift.
Hold him, with both bands, And confess
This bird Shared from ;he wilderness
F,ios, any day. or auy night.
50 while we may, drink We dclight.
\ lifelong dnHsht, An, none tae less
Loves wings are syiit.
f. Nestit, in ''Black and Whit
The times., 1899-07-30
\ nreaeh of Court utlaue,.e.
(From the New Id. So

There l. trouble in the Irish courts. The Lord
Ciiief Justice OF Ireland has iIst rrproved The
McDermoit. q. C.. who Z attorney general. ior
appearing in csgrt in ''UnproicSsiUnai costume
because lie wore white w-.s.ccat under his
gown On a hot day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
Six or more decorated vehicles
in line to constitute a contest,
THE HEANDERrHA1 SKELETON
visohsw, the aerma. soaent,,t. D,..
crod1ted Il In thu Eyes Of
May e~cdsntfsts,

Thefamous Neanderthal skeleton VA
discovered I'm 1857 In . save In the val
Icy Of . small stream Near Dusseldorf
on the nme level With bones Of the e1.
Nnct cave bear. says the American An,
thropologtst Tho worlmen who exca
vsted II, not knowing it, value, only
saved the larger bones and the skull
The frontal prominences arc enormous
producing . greet overhanging supra,
orbital RIDGE entirely unlike anything
ordinarily seen In the skulls of to-day;
and reminding ope strihngly Of III
skulls Of the higher ApeA II YVES Do
plared BY Huxley to DO by far the mos,
ape-lke skull that had hitherto beer
discovered. Tbs remaining bones q
the skeleton Indicated a man Of un,
usually powerful frame.
A very forcible attack WIS made upon
The normal character Of this skeletou
By Wicklow. who pointed out that there
are IN II unmistakabls signs Of the
rheumatic election known a thrift,
deformauA and that this not infsv.
quently led, when Of . very marked
typ. to . detormlty Of the skull siml.
laf 70 that Ghown In these smains,
This statement, mads by the sxeak a.,
thoTity Of one Of the foremost petholof,
icaA snAtomists Of the Tina. has been
suhaciep* 20 disoreAt the skull In tn
sZss q many eqtAnopelof4aA
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
PUBLIC SALE.

i will sell at public auction at my
farm near Mobiles Lake, seven miles
southwest of Missouri Valley, on
Tuesday. Aug. Goth, sale to commence
at 10 q. M, the following property:
Cattle: Five mich cows, will be
fresh this fall, one Durham bull, one
Hereford bull, five yearling heifers,
three steer calves. -Four work horses,
fifteen shoats, four dozen chickens,
eight ducks, thirty tons of hay, seven
acres of corn In the field, two sets of
harness, one lumber wagon, one
Champion binder, n disk, one hsr-
row, one pillow, one riding cultivator,
one lister combined, n mower, one
top buggy, household and kitchen
furniture.
Terms of sale: On all sums of SIC
and over, n years time will be given,
with note at 8 per cent and approved
security; under $40 cash. S per cent
off for cash.
GEO. fl. GRoAT,
d. j. MCCUNE. is. MCGAvREN,
A%uctioneer, Clerk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
TABLES TURNED, ON sIrUrH.
A A.sry Chicago shopper asss.ts
0Mcious Interference e
Women Detectives.

The tables were turned upon q wom-
an detective in one Of the large depart
ment stores recently. reports Q Chi
cago exchange, when a woman whom
she had been following from counter
to counter turned on her and not only
pulled her halr, but tore her gown. TO
e~policeman who was summoned by the
detective the chopper said that ShA was
NOT . thief, and that the d~etectl1ss
espionage was an insult Noarzestw we
made. Tho female detectives arc known
70 the regular patrons Of the stores
where they ere employed, end Il 10 not
improbable. when the shopper sAid
that IL wss an insult to be followed By
this woman, that she MaA thtnadne
what opinion the other shoppsfs mdghA
form q her. Ono store n thb town
which obtained . lot o9 freeedesftiAns
several yeass ago because oS the suesgy
Of it, female detective has paid hsavily
for It since. II was . store which by ito
arrangement offered great temptation
to shoplifters, and undoubtedly tsut
Tered from them The woman deteus-
i've was engaged, end % che was tho
pioneer Of her class she extracted %
much ettention that che became IN
duly ambitious In her line Of work. II
9 shopper happsned 70 pick up an a.
tcle and walk to another counter With
~ . hobit Of many women, Ehs a..
teotivs was right beside hes, end che
Seit that In the eyes d the aAuth che
wes . probable tibet, even Il no arrest
vas attempted The annoyance Of xhis
woman's actions became % great and
tho number Of arrests nude By her ne
20 large thst the Old patrons Of ths
store fell sway. They felt thatths yisal
Of being mistaken for . shopliftes out,
weighed the advantage Of the basgaina
offered,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
Democratic County Conven-

The Democratic county convention
was called to order at the court house
in Logan at 10 q. m. this morning. The
convention was called to order by DR..
Roden, chairman of the county central
committee. who called b. w. Carlisle,
of Missouri Valley, to the chair as
temporary chairman, and NJ. l.. Dali
cain, of Modale, as temporary secre.
tary. On motion the cha,r appointed
u committee of three on permanent or
~ganization, consisting of q. A Boiler,
Hugh Coultherd and Frank Tsmisies,
who reported in favor vt making the
temporary organization permanent
Report adopted.
The chair then appointed q com:
mittee of three. consisting of Frank
Tsmasiea, DR.. Mcfarland and Joe
Norris, IN credentials, who reported
every township in the comfy repres-
ented but Five. TIE absent townships
reported later.
q. A. Bolter and w. II. Fensler, were
then appointed az tellers and the con-
vention proceeded to an informal bal
lott for representative, which resulted
as follows:
j. f. Kirkwood, 81; Bert Swan, 70;
w. II. Fensler, Z; Geo. M%oorpkaad. 10;
A. c. Dupuee, "a; C. ID Stevens. q: Ed.
Barnett, 8; l.. w. Whiie,4
No one having received a majority
of the votes the convention then pro.
ceeded to a formal ballot, Us follows:
j. E. Kirkwood, %; Bert Swan, 8;
Geo. Moorehead, 9; A. q. Dupuee, %;
Ed. Barrett, 6.
j. E. Klrkwood. having received a
majority, of the votes his nomin.
alton was made unanimous. DIR
Rhoden escorted MI. Kirkwood to the
chair, where he made al eloquent talk
accepting the nomination.
John L. Shelton was nominated by
acclamation for the office of sheriff ot
the county. DIR. Kidder, of Little
Sioux was nominated by exclamation
for coroner. The POpulist convention
not having made their nomination the
lconvention adjourned until p. IN
| Upon reconvening after dinner, G. a
Bolter wse called upon and made al
elegant address of half On hour.
The convention then proceeded t.
elect the following delegates to the
state convention: G. A. Bolter, Ed
Barrett, Chas. Hillard, VIM. Kelly, W
D. Cromlin, G. E. Ferguson, r. II
Harris, DR.. r. II. Rhoder, Nathanie
Milford, DIR. Kidder, Frank Tamasis
Bert Swan. j. T. Kirkwood, j. NJ. Da
Wis, H. c. Gilchrist.
The Populists reported their nomina
tions at this this time and H. II. Nc
Kinney was nominated for treasurer
W. T. Arthur, superintendent OF
schools, Geo. Reiff. supervisor district
No. 9, and Thos. Roach for surveyor
Frank Wood was elected chairman
OF the county central committee fol
the year, with power to select his owr
secretary.
The convention then adjourned.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
American Yoeman.

For the past five weeks, our towns.
men, A. g. Brown and AN. Fountain.
have been writing the applications for
Charter Membership in the Brother
hood of American Yoemsn, with the
result that they have secured us mem.
hers and will organize in Kreiter's
Hall, Saturday evening, Aug. 18th.
The new order Is q reserve fund
organization, which reserve is created
without cost to the living members. A.
just and equitable. Considering the q {
that this city has many Fraternal In
surance orders, the American Yoeman
must have q well balanced and practi-
cal plan, to STAT here under such fav.
orable auspices. The headquarters arc
at Des Moines, and occupy the whole
of the fourth floor of the Manhattan
building, is two and q half years old.
and issued 400 certificates In July and
has oyer 1900 members.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
FIGURES WITH FINGERS
n Them was ths oy,x1n % II, R..
maa Memorial Method a
oount1ne.

Ho,d ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS palms
outward, thumbs e. en- acute an9te,
Begin On To lett little finger Il l1ttlA
finger and ring Angee. Il, iittle finger,
ring AngeP eqd middle Angsf, III, st
The dngezs Of the 1est haad, En-, snd
the hand aud thumb al an acute angle
tormN rnplAoeot the I'M you may us%
the fourth finger from the tefA 1tlt
holding As thumb 81 % seuts Ane1A
and you hasa ", says the philsdslphia
T1meA
Now pass 70 &hs right band Hold
ting the thumb end bs band q tAs
same eneit - before we ban W. b.
using tthe index end the middle finger
We Ct vi, wh1ls thV thumb and he
three large Aneszs makv W.T.
Nov Join tie two W mA2s ~ tAs
thumbA. inveFttne one sn1 No Aattx <,
o. Ten. Thea use the 4 With tho tesA
uttts finger bs4of~ ~ and " VIII e4e
TX. The combinations following xase
o6vtnpp. The3oyeApsero6 helefthand,
with the thumb st right anglsA make
. perfect +, %he little finger d tho
teA hand curved toward the thumb
makes G, the initial Of centum (l0o),
end % On with the hundreds. Nov
Holm the two thumhs with the fore
hngsrs. or two w inverted, md you
have the heroslyphics completes
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
Items From the Missouri
Valley Times of August
9th 1879.

Bill Ransom Is running baggage be-
tween this city and Wisner.
Peter Bsyard has moved his bar
Der shop into the building first door
north of his hotel on Sixth street.
o. L. Edgecomb has been engaged to
teach the st. John school this term.
The "Vallevs" of this city defeated
the "Logans" of Logan in q game of
base ball last Sunday. Those who
played on the home team we're: Hy-
man, Mcintosh, Coleman. Boushard,
Harmon, Burnham, Bsyard, Nichols
and Lucas.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
ENDING Up FLOOR BOARDS
one MANS way e HaaAlsnw-Mks~
ADDarsAtly with SonS Sav.
Ing 81 StrsnEth.

It II . common thing to see menpaA.
ing floor boards right up the fronA a
. building. The man on the, ground
raises . board 30 that its upper enA
can b grasped by . man saaud&ng.a4
tho window Of the second stoEyt who
now swings the lower end Of It arounA
through the cir and up within til
grasp Of . man standing at a window
IN the story above. The third man II
turn swings It up to q man ct : Win
dow in the story above him, and -
the board goes IN THE way from the
ground to whatever story 1t 10 to Is
taken In at, says tho New York Sun.
Il takes muscle to lift the boesds By
ono end In this WY and ewing them
up aud 70 keep q t. Tho other day .
little variation In tho method en-
ployed was observed in this city -
whaoh the man on the ground managed
to ave himself . little. Instead q
lit*ing the dead weight Of each board
no brought leverage to bear With HE
shoulder tor . fulcrum. The load %
boards he'd been Gid of from the
truck In the street, not alongside The
curb. hot a. right angles to It in the
street. Tho ends OF the boards were
toward the building and In front o.
It. The map on the ground would pick
up board By the end and walk toward
the building, holding It, and then II.
stead Of facing the Pile and fitting the
boerd BY sheer strengthA he would tsos
the building, and, uttinG the boaxt O
hs shouldsf, would dspfes& the 1or.
ward end Of che bosr& and % swina
the Other end up " looked uhs q
easass way o. ddne II than the dad
lift. u wss possible only on the
ground, 10 front Of tie building, where
there Wa room TO move, and possible
to advantage only With the load thus
conveniently placed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
Photosraphins Elevated 0sjeots.

Photosraphins Elevated 0sJeots.
Officers Of the 1talian engineer corps
arp making etectual use Of the til.
escopic objective In taking Photographic
Of objects high above the ground.
Among other things they have been en-
abkd to discover French batteries in
the Alps, which had not been known
to exist before that, and to make pho
tographs Of their Observation-Disclosures.
The application Of the telescope lenses
for such purposes was demonstrated
Tor the drst time when the scaholdinR
was built on top Of the dome Of ST.
Peter'A In Rome to repair the lightning
rod. Despite the great height, N e1-
cellent photograph was made Of ths
seatfolding, showing man In clear de-
tail at the top.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
ADuM-RoUA

~somewhsse 10 ths SOUTH" aysO pn,
oBsssmsn 6ullowsy. "a bright eolosed
~ appeared before the civil ssrviol
omDissaoa % be examined for tho 20
ot3on ~ Lister carrier. How far 10 II
Hem ~ earth % the moonF VA III
oRst qssssim asked BY those Who wssa
= d46ssmips the young mans atuea1
lhe the place be sought How TAB en-
fssn lAs aari 70 de moooF eoAosd III
applicant NY LAwd. boA. 4 yoz'a
SWlns 10 pa me On daA souts ldons
want Do job With that the youns mar
esabbsd his hat and 1T - though h
Woso chased"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
Council Proceedings.

Council Proceedings.
Council Room, Mo. Valley, Iowa.
Tuesday evening, Aug. 9Th, 1899.
Council met in adjourned session.
Officers present: ID. M. Harris, Clerk:
Frank Tamistea, City Solicitor; T. q.
Coleman, City Marshal.
Councilman Present.
J. b. Lyon: W. C. Fensler; II. H.
Fisher; H. N. Warren; NJ. O'Connor;
j. j. Amen.
Mayor James being absent, J. b. Ly-
on was called to the chair as Mayor
pro TEN.
Communication from i. W. Crane
on condition of; Maple and upper Sixth
street, read and referred to committee
on streets and .altevs'. s~t~t,i'.
Petition of W.,F: Jones aa1fadf. 81 9th.
ers, asking for:the extension 0ff'Huron
street., and the establishmehtcof the
grade on tho same (which ION motion
was referred to the &oueeil as a COM
mittee of the WkqIarr,s q.
Oficet's Monthh5 Report.
John $. McGavrsh, city treasurer,
reported the following cash on hand,
at close OF July, 1899:
Balance CITY fnnd,...... 9 1879
Water fund............. 2.6s882.
Sinking fund.-. .....,. ;ci l;728iAc
Health fund, .;.......... 1901. ,
rotai,....s::: s%6,oo5'll..:
S. VanPatton, Street Commissioner:
reports expenditures on the streetsTH
July 1899. as follows, :. -.
Expended in city funds, ss13.65
Fol' TAX .l2o.5o
e.. Total: IT,. s4a4.ao (.
u Samuel Holmes, Water. Commission.
or, reports amount COLLECTED, $290.al. !.
T. c. Coleman, City Marshal. reports
10 arrests for drunkenness and ! for va.
grancy. Amount for labor, 1913 OF,
On motion, the reports were approved
and placed on fle... :
H. H. Fisher, chsifnian on streets
AID alleys, reported on the petition of
Gray and others for q sewer on 9Th
street, that to eoiaply with the petition
would cost the city from three to four
hundred dollars. Report received and
placed on file.
Moved by Fenaler and seconded bv
Fisher. thatSthe account In favor of J,
". McVey for damages for removing
dirt from lot now owned BY him, be
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
A COSTLY DINNER
me nepa,t Wa the First Of pxpm-
sdvo EntertAAnmsuts In new
Hew Fork CITY.

Visiting Of the lavish expenditures a
New Workers Euretta Van F~orstreoalA
IN Ladies' Homo Journal, adinuer givsu
In 1884 by . man Il wealth which cosA
$4,000, and which aetonishedh is most
sxtravagaDt associates ss " was the
1Aost expensive feast given up to that
time.
Delmou,co, the helpful sesouros
Of both those who know end those who
do not know how 10 spendthear money,
was OF q loss to know bow TO dispose Of
this then fabulous amount upon .
single meal. There were u guests, and
they were entertained In the large ball
room which In Delmonico's Fourteenth
street establishment saw % many so
o!al tsiumphs. Tbs house had been M
Moses Gnnnell's, aud ever bore the I'M
print OF q gentlemans residence eve4
when Transformed into apubtio placed
entertainment. The table occupiedtAe
whole length and breadth Of the room,
the walte1s had barely spaoa to move
about It. II was q long. oval table
round which . maseve wreath Of e1.
quisite flowers was laid guarding Q min
hture lake 50 feet long. The water, By
mseAea:eal 2Yntrivaqee. nndula..a
gently. and on Its breast Aoated fourlv.
Ing swans . golden network keeping
them in place,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10

The ball game at the fair grounds in
this city next Sunday between the
yukon Girls" of Omaha, and the 10
cal aggregation gives promise of being
q most interesting one. The Omaha
team is reputed to be mi of the best
amateur in the west, while the home
team, which has been recently organ
lied, has among Its members some ex-
ceedingly clever baseballists. An in
~teresting game may be expected. Game
called promptly at 2.3O O'Clock. Admits
sion, Is cents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
referred to the City solicitor. Motion

Moved by Fisher and seconded by
Fensler that the committee on side
walks advertise for bids for building u
permanent sidewalk on Erie aud Sixth
street, 8 feet wide. Motion adopted.
Moved by OConnor, and aecond-a
by Fensler that the rules be- suspended
and the Ordinance on Library he read
q second time. Motion adopted nv a
unanimous vote and Ordinance read a
second time.
Moved bv Fenslpr and seconded by
O'Connor that the rules he suspended
aud said Ordinance I've read a third
time md put upon its passage. and
upon this motion y roll call WAS had,
and was unanimously adopted.
Rules suspended aud Ordinance rend
q third time, and on roll call was adop-
ted by the following vote:
j. j. Amen. yea; W. G. Fensler. yea;
NJ. O'Conner, yea; II. II. Fisher. yea;
H.. N. Warren. yea; j. Is Lyon. yea.
Ordinance unanimously adopted.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10

More Than seventy Mile. a. Bovr.
A train which ran between Philadel-
phia and Atlantic City last summer Il
credited with the worlds record for
fast regular trips. The distance run 10
6sM miles and the scheduled time was
20 minutes, making the rate 90 e-1o
miles per hour. But this time was
often beaten, the fastest run having
been made ct the average speed Of u
40 miles per hour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
Fine Stationery.

TIE TINES efGce fss just ,eceiv
ed the finest line Of ball program
mes, wedding goods, announcmen
cards, fancy-envelopes, &C., ever
IL the city. When you want any
work in this line come to The Dali
LY TINES Office. e
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
JUNGLE FooD AND POISON.
a. Intimaes Aouuaantanc. i. ne.
oulrsd In the Forests
q India.

Those who have Travelled mpcA
through the damp tungles Of india,
suoh 80 the Tezai, cannot have helped
noticing the large amount Of tungoid
growth both terrestrial and epiphyti-
cal, that presents itself, much Of which
10 edible, but requires an intimate 40
Quaintanee with botany to determine
between the poisoners and inimical
Rysths Indian Planters Gazette What
wers not long since considered semi.
savage races on the northeast frontier
are the best guides tho uninitiated.
howsvsr, can employ to distinguish the
two classeA So close 10 the rsssm-
blanoe that II would DO dangerous for
The ignorant traveller to trust to bic
own unAidpd discrimination, and "a the
services Of . human nomad are noA
available, tho fungi should bs submit.
ted 70 the equally 90 TAFT Judgment q
. tamS monkey, Q thing no traveller
should b without The animal must
b very CLOSELY watched when sittine
tn Judgment especial notice being
taken o3ihas oorntenence. Itthe speed.
mon 10 poisonous there & q decided
look o. @sgust apparent 40 the crea-
tms shrowl AZ from him. but if nom
poisonoussi iAatorn into frugments,
Arst lmellsd Ahd then transferred Is
che mouth IN whicb case one may
rest perfectly satisfied that II 10 edible.
Even though sjockor may not eat. In
no case Will our remote connections
make . mistake, nor, for that matter.
will IN elephant ether. a spare eie.
plant Or two 10 also . handy thing to
haye among your luggage.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10
CAME OFF HIS PERCH
asester Dodkea Missiles, D.tAwsn,
an with Q Drosm Bro1vht
Him O0wA.

A rooster belonging to . College
street man got out the other evening
and few about the yard. d%exterously
eluding every attempt 70 catch him Till
The owner gave It up and lett him TO
His fate. Next morning The rooster
wss perched highln . tree, Apparently
stin and stark. Tho owps, wss CON-
characterization r ought 70 Asvs
gone cut after dark and epA him Hs
trozs TO destA lsst night apd ! an to
blame hsv~ got 70 got apol& and
kAock him out Of thst tree. 1shall b
arrested for cruelty,t hAssid ~ bis
wife. So he went out Mmao With .
couple Of sticks Of wood. ee1o ths Lew.
iston tAfs.) Journal
These he threw al The tyuzen rooster
for an hour without sucessA and .
soode!zed crowd Of nelghbott hood
about. suggesting weys 70 gs11A9h bird
down. Ono went and got SSeyolye{
snd shot sway at IL for som1 6mSS bn,
the bird still sat there, immovablaI I'll
head canted . little. and ts YES look
ing bleary. :You infernpl eopperi Do
Sou expect TO knock . froaen bird out
Of = tree With revolver7 TIE bullets
would 60 right through II snd no,
bulge It,"
After hatt On hour Of these vein %,
tempts the wife Of one of the nsigAr
bors came ont With 3 longAandled
broom. and. waving Il, ssid "ehsh-sh,
sh-sh." Up few the rooster. GROWING
loudly. and lit upon tho ell Of til
house, and finally, after . Victorious
crow. settled down into che barn door
and ran in amsng the hens.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-08-10

Editor White, of the woodbine
Chronicle, announces In this weeks
paper that the Chronicle is no longer a
Democratic paper-simply an Atwood,
yard-wide, independent paper. When
q Democratic editor refuses to put up
q Democratic ticket 1t is time to take
down the name Of Democrat from such
paper. Lime may be independent, but
when 1t comes to looking after the
spoils Of Office he is regular Jacksonian
Democrat.