Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-06-14


r. III. HARRIS, Publisher.
MISSOURI VALLEY IOWA
Among the veterans in attendance
at the confederate reunion in Louis
vile arc the six jackson brothers, of
Columbus, S. C.-Robert, Levi, Owen,
Malcomb, Knox and Warren--who
ranging in age from Ii to 80, Joined
company /, Eighth South Carolina in
fantry, in 1861 and remained In the
war until Lees surrender. In all that
time only two of them were wounded,
though they fought all through the
Virginia campaign. They now own
adjoining farms in Marion county,
South Carolina.
There is a horse in Havana, Cuba,
which probably has saved the lives of
$500 human beings. This equine phi
lan,hropist is kept in Havana's bac-
THEOLOGICAL laboratory, which, like
the Pasteur institute, of Baltimore,
was founded by 81 newspaper. This
horse was given to that institute in
1895. From that year up to date it is
said to have furnished $4,000 cubic
ccntimeters of anti-diphtheria serum,
with a record of 1880 cures. The no.
bic animal is still in good health.
While Mile. de Stael, daughter OF
the Russian ambassador to Great
Britain, was being married to Count
Alexis Orloff-Dnvi,loff in London, ac-
cording to the Russian rite, with the
Prince of Wales, Lord Roscberry and
church full of notahles looking ON,
her bridal veil caught fire from the
lighterd taper She held in her hand
and blazcd up. She kept still while
tho bridegroom put out the fire with
his hands and others pulled off the
veil and the ceremony went on.
\ bank in Boston recently modelled
has made arrangements for the com
fort of its female patrons. In the
main banking room is a wrought iron
Enclosure of handsome design. Inside
of this are Two distinct sets of clerks
one to attend to women doing bust
liess there, the number of whom has
grown to be of large proportions,
while the other side cares for the
men, The department set aside for
women is especially attractive and
quiet, without publicity.
Great Britain last year imported
value of S24,55oono. While many oil
France and Germany, Belgium cap
built up on sound principles In the
rural districts of the little Baltic
Kingdom, cooperative societies under
take the expectation of fresh eggs of
good quality, and members are re-
quired to scrupulously conform to the
rnles of the society.
: One of the United states consuls in
Germany reports to the state depart
lnent that the number of practicing
physicians in the empire has in
creased in thirteen years from 15,s24
to 21,T25, or by over sc per cent
against general population increase
of only IA per cent. 1t is further
stated that American dentists there,
or German dentists educated in the
Omitted States, command the best fees
md are held in highest repute.
One of the happiest places in the
world is said to be located at Orsa, in
Sweden. The community has. in the
course of generation, sold nearly
S5.ooo,Goo worth of trees. and by
means of .judicious replanting, has
provided for similar income every
thirty or forty years. In consequence
OF this commercial wealth there are
no taxes. Railways, telephones, etc.
are free, and so are school houses,
teaching and many other things.
he average COllntprfpit hill SIo,yS
better work on the right hand side
than on the left. More care is taken
to make the work accurate because a
man is ft-handed it is customary i'm
counting pile of bills to hold the
left ends down and turn up only the
right ends. The assistant teller in
CITY banks now rcverses the process
and turns the bills with his left hand.
Benjamin D. Silliman of New York
city is The oldest living graduate of
Yale. of which his father and grand
father We're also graduates. Mr.. Sill
Imam. AT the age of %, still practices
law at q Nassau street. He is a rich
man and recently refused an offer of
$500 per square foot the highest
price ever offered for land in this
country for lot on Broadway.
First Lieutenant Hugh a. Drum. of
the Twelfth infantry, now serving in
the island of Lllzon, is said TO be the
Youngest officer in the American
arm. His father. Captain Drum, was
Killed on San Juan hill. The son
fought in the same battle, and has
been in several engagements in the
Philippines. He has been mentioned
III the dispatches several times.
A novel electric fountain has been
authorized by the park board of De-
troit. The basin will be forty feet in
diameter, and the fountain proper
WIFI consist of five cobblestone col
umns; from the apex of each will
burst stream of water. each lighted
by hidden electric lamps. The foun.
tain will cost about $4,000 and will be
ready for use July 4.
IN China ii is a rule of good society
mat widows do not remarry. They
are not forbidden to do so, but they
are thought more highly of if they
don't. In order to encourage them.
the government, when they have
passed the age of so, and have not re-
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