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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
CALLED HER SON.
by Mistake She Communicated with
the Wrong Institution.

the Wrong Institution.
A Pittsburg Woman tells this story
on herself: She had son attending n
preparatory school near Sing Sing. She
went to New York not long ago to pay
him visit She stopped Mt the Fifth
Avenue hotel on her arrival and she
desired to call up the school by telc-
phone to inform him that she would be
up the following day. She asked the
young man in charge of the hotel ex-
change to call up Sing Sing for her
and get telephone No. Il. He did so,
and she sat down to talk.
"Hello" she said. "Is that Sing
SiIg|
It is"
'Well, l want II. I'm Mrs. High
land, and l want to speak to my SON."
'What number did you say, madam?'
mo. IL"
"Your son, you saidY'
Eyes, my son Harry Highland"
Hold the telephone moment"
She waited Il minute or two, and then
Sing Sing said:
Sorry, madam, but we can't allow
yon to talk to him over the telephone" J"
Whats that? Can't allow me to
talk to my son? What sort of an in
stitution is that I'd like to know?'
"You must come here in person on n
visiting day With the proper pass be-
fore you can see him"
Indeed! Well, I'll just come up
there on the next train and take him
right away With me-"
NO use to come, madam. He's got
3M years to serve yet"
ITO whom am talkingy'
'"l'his is the office of the warden of
Sing Sing prison"
ooh! Ring off, cw-pittsburg
News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
nnnls Washinr nnx-

In some banks thcrc is a regular
washday every month, usually at the
beginning, whcn q clerk may be seen
bent over Il tub and rubbing real mon
cy up and down II washboard The
dirty grecnl,acks that have been saved
up for Il month are soapcd and rub
bed just like landllerchicfs and socks
and are run through wringer before
being put out to dry. The paper cur
rcncy may be handled somewhat
roughly, as it does not tear because
there is in 1t a great deal of silk and
linen. After the notes have been
passed through the wringer they are
hung on n line stretched in the bank
clerks department.. Said one clerk
the other day: 81 wash about 100 notes
every month. and when I'm done YOU
can hardly tell them from new money.
The washing strengthens as we'll as
cleans the notes. Philadelphia Rec
ord
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
NOTED ANAGRAMs.
Ingenious Trnnsmutation of the
Names of Well Known Persons.


Names of Well known Pcrsons.
Anagrams that transmute the names
of we'll known men and women are
often startlingly appropriate. What
could be better in this way than these
announcements, evolved from two
great statesmcn's names when the
reins of power changed hands: Glad
stone, "G leads not!' Disraeli, 81 lead,
Sir" Quite as happy is the comment
on the devoted nursing of FLORENCE
Nightingale, whose name yields '.Flit
on, cheering angel" Among those
that are most often quoted we may
mention Horatlo Nelson, Honor est
Nilo;" Charles James Stuart, Claims
Arthur's Seat;" Pilates question.
"Quid est veritas?' C'What is truthYo,
answered by Est Vir qui adest," cIt
is the man here presently; Swedish
Nightingale, Sing high, sweet Linda;"
David Livingstone, sd. W, go and visit
Nilc;" the Marques of Ripon (who re-
signed the grand mastcrship of Free
masons when he became a Romanist).
"R. |. r., quoth Frecmasons;" Charles
Prince of Wales, "All France calls.
Oh, help" Sir Roger Charles Doughty
Tichborne, baronet, 'Yon llorrid butch-
er Orton, biggest rascal here" And
many shorter specimens, such MS telc-
graph, great lelp;" astronomers, "no
more stars" and "moon starers;" one
hug, "enough;" editors, $50 tired;"
tournament, Ito run at men," peniten-
tiary, may, repent" old England.
golden land" revolution, ito love
ruin;" fashionable, "one-half bias;'
lawyers, sly ware" midshipman,
mind his maps" poorhousc, ooh, sour
hope;;" Presbyterian, "best in prayer"
sweetheart, there we sat-" matrimo-
ny, into my arm."-Chambers Jour-
nal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
STEEL WOOL.
A curious Material Used ms a Sub.
stituta For SnnlpaDcr.


stituse For Snndpapcr.
steel wool is Il machine produced ma
tcrial Mat is Used as substitute for
sandpaper III is composed of sharp
edged threads of steel, which curl up
together like Wool. or somewhat as the
wood 1!EarS of the familiar material
known as excelsior curl up together,
though the steel Wool is very much
finer, tho finest of it being not much
coalsci than tile coaiS,s:t of natural
woods. Tic steel wool is put llp in
packages containing onc pound each.
These are something like rolls of cot
ton batting. bu; smaller. Il pound of
steel wool. loosely packed. making,
rolled in paper and open at tic ends,
a package perhaps Il iachcs long and
two or three ian.lcs ii. diameter.
Made in variers degrees of coarse
ness. steel Wool is pat ;e.a variety of
uses. tl.a iil.ai @ools fer polishing wood
and metal. :Isi She cu:.ispl. for rub
bling uo"n paint and v;.lnish 1t is
often used on special parts of work,
while. for esai.iplc, Oh the fiat si!rfaecs
oi y door IL man womll use sandpapal
aiith Il bloc; ls;lcl; OF il; for the mold
lnss he would use steel wool. which fits
Into the crevecs anil conforms itself
TO Irregular shapes. Such work can
be done With steel wool far more rcadi-
ly and ulickly than With sandpaper,
and it is used With like advantage on
irregular and small surfaces and on
carved work
Besides the steel wool there is a
coalser material of the same kind call
cd steel sl.;Wings. which is put to var-
ous uses, as in taking off old paint or
varnisll and i'm polishing wood before
painting, and it is used on bowling al
lcys and on floors for smoothing and
cleaning them.
SandDapcr clogs in use, steel wool
breaks down. The wool is commonly
used with gloves TO keep the ends from
sticking into the fingers. New York
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Let 1t Go MT That,

One day, in advocating more liberal
loosening of the purse strings at n
Methodist conference in Washington,
Bishop w. A. Gambler said that several
years ago he sent an article to a paper
in which he wrote that I'VE pray too
loud and work too little"
The intelligent compositor got in his
fine italian hand. and when the article
appeared 1T read, We bray too loud
and work too little"
II let it go Mt that" said the bishop.
"The fact is, believe the printer was
right, and never attempted to correct
II
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
A Living Example.

eve are what we feed on" quoted
Mr.. Hixson. laying down his book,
"and l am willing to say the author is
right. For example,
81 am already q believer" Mrs. Hix-
son interrupted. "You will insist on
having lobster for supper always"
And Mr.. IIixson, mortified, grew
very red.-Brooilyn Life.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Pnper Wheels.

Every wheel on Pullman car is
made of paper. You do not see the pa
per because it is covered with iron and
steel. The body of the wheel is a block
Of paper about four inches thick.
Around this is a rim of steel measur-
Ing from two inches to three inches.
1t is this steel rim, Of course, which
comes in contact with the rails. The
sides are covered with circular iron
plate, bolted on.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

"Through the months of June and
July our baby was teething aud took
. running off of the bowels and sick
ness of the stomach" says o p NJ Hol-
li,lsy. of Deming, Ind. His bowels
would move from five to eight times q
day. had bottle of Chamberlain'e
collie, cholera and disrrhes remedy in
the house and gave him four drops in
teaspoonful of water aud he got bet
ter at once" Sold by Elliott & Hsr-
vey, druggists. sSl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Only once in their history as ma
ton have the Spanish achieved a naval
victory. That was ut the battle Of
Lepanto, in 1911, when, with the aid
Of Ncnetians and Gcnocse, they ami
hilated the Turkish fleet.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Columbus brought Cards.

Chrlstophcr Columbus introduced
cards into America in 1902 On tho
quarter deck of the Santa Maria lie
used to play the stately game of ON
bre, favorite among princes, mobiles
and courtiers, with it's Spanish name,
cl hombrc Ghe mani, and the Spanish
terms, spadille, MANTLE, punto, mata-
dor, basto, gano del rcy and codilla.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Quick RECOVERY.

Mr.. Verirash Talier (who did not
catch the name of his partner)-You
see that man behind newell, If
there's one man in this world that l
hate, he's the one.
Ills Partner lin surprisc)-Why,
that's my husband!
Mr.. Vcrirash Talker (quickly)-Yes-
Of course-thats why hate him, lucky
dog!-London Telegraph.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Council Proceedings.

COUNCIL Room, Missouri VAL
LEY, Iowa, Aug Z, l9OO.-Council
met in regular session. The may
or being absent II 81 Fisher was
called to the chair.
Officers present Wiley Middle
ton, city clerk; Frank Tamisiea,
city attorney; w A Shelton, mar
shall.
Councilmen present. r Nc
Gav'en, w CFensler, B A Mckay,
N O'Connor, H 81 Fisher, J j
Amen.
Minutes of last regular and ad-
journed sessions were read and
approved.
Moved BY Fensler aud seconded
by McGavren that tae petition Of
A B Warner ct al, for a sidewalk
on Sixth street between Superior
ana Linn streets, be referred to
committee on sidewalks. Carried
Moved by McGavren and Sec
onded by Amen that the petition
OF J s Dewell ct al, for sidewalk
on east side Of Eighth street, along
the west side of blocks GO, 63, ga
and 6S, be referred to committee
on sidewalks. Carried.
Moved by O'Connor and second
ed by Fensler that the reports Of
officers for July be accepted and
placed on file. Carried.
Moved by Amen and seconded
by O'Connor that the city attorney
be instructed to proceed with the
condeming of property for the ex-
tension of Canal street in Seaton
and Odell addition. Carried.
AUDITING CLAIMS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09


On motion the foregoing bills
as read were allowed and the clerk
ordered to draw warrants for the
same.
Moved by O. Conner and second
ed by Fensler that the committee
on public grounds and buildings
be instructed to fix up the lobby
Of the council room for public
meetings of the city. Carried.
Moved by Amen and seconded
by Mckay that the committee on
public grounds and buildings be
instructed to repair the tower and
roof on the city building, and if
necessary put on a new roof. Car
ried.
Moved by Fensler and seconded
by o O'Connor that the committee
opsfire department be instructed
to remove the battery from the
wster station to the city building.
Carried.
On motion council adjourned to
meet Tuesday evening, August IA.
WILEY MIDDLETON,
City Clerk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

A car oad of oranges will average
$40 boxes, and the boxes contain about
11G oranges each. A carload of lemons
will average 2SS boxes, with 3GO lem
ons to the box.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Duly Referred.

Hewson-Young Mr.. Dudley was in
today to ask for our daughters hand in
marriage.
Mrs. Hewson-What did you say?
Hewson--I told him you We're in
charge Of the finances of the family
Philadelphia North American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Educational Effort.

Josephine. what possesses you to
read aloud from the cookbook every
evening"
"Well, julius, somebody told me that
our nev' cook was perfectly awful
about listening at the keyhole. Chi
cago Record.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Japanese children write better with
the left hand, while with the right
hand they can turn out 10 per cent
more work in given time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Diamond Cutter. ana Their Work

Not only is diamond cutting not u
specially highly paid occupation. but 1t
is one involving a most humiliating
system of espionage to the worker.
Each man has to strictly account for
the stones he receives on going to work
in the morning, and the count has to be
carefully taken when the unfinished
work is handed in at night to be locked
up in Il safe against the return of the
worllmcn the next day. The possibli-
ties of theft are great, though dishon-
est workman knows that an attempt to
dispose of an unfinished stone would
bring suspicion upon him wherever the
attempt was made.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Contradictions.

"Well, Digby, I'm surprised! You're
getting gray!w
"Ycs. yes; I've got lots of gray hairs
and precious few OF hem."-Detroit
Free Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
Aounrter of II a.iIlinn,

To the individual worth $25C,0OO one
little % cent piece is n quarter of mil
lion. If you do not see the point im-
mediatcly, think it ovcr-it's there.
Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09
AnInexnen.Ive Orpv

"Freddy, not another cake! You'll
be siclw
We'll, ma, you needn't to care.
There's half my med cine lef' from las
timew-Chicago Record.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

Failure to the man who learns means
experience, and experience is equip
ment, and equipment is wealth.-Sat.
urday Evening Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-08-09

The greatest troubles in life are
those which do not happen.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05

, the southeast side will see the sun
totally obscured all on the south
east side will see Mt the time of
greatest observation a narrow rim
of light on the north side Of the
sun, the width of The rim depend
ing upon the distance of the OBJ.
server from rour line. At Lan~
caster, the nearest accessible
point on the central line, the moon
touches the western edge of the
sun at 1885 m; mid totality is
ut S:45, and the IN )on is clear of
the suns eastern edge ut 1903.
We see that the moon takes
two hours and twenty eight min
utes to pass the sun at Lancaster,
though ,totality lasts only one
minute and thirty-two seconds.
The first and last contacts will
Ia Ike place at Rock Hill within
few seconds of those for Lancaster,
and the time of greatest obscura
tion will be at S:45. If the OBJ
server should be on the central
line he will have but minute ar d
a half of totality. But what n
minute and a half! If he will
take his position on a high hill
with an extended view to the
southwest, he Will see lust
before the beginning of totality
the approach of shadow fringed
with peculiar yellow light. Its
velocity will be appalling, more
than forty times that of the fast
est modern express train. Only
fifteen minutes before it will have
been at New Orleans, eight min
utes more and it will be at Nor
folk, one thousand miles in
twenty minutes! This deem
shadow pounces upon the observer
"A strange sight, CHASTITY, por-
tentous. Plants go to sleep, ami
mails are frightened, aud mankind
is dumb. If the observer looks
where the sun should be he will
see behind the great black ball of
the moon the red prominences of
the sun and, extending far beyond
these, the Corona, a soft, trans
parent light veritaole solar
gossamer.
Many will remember the
eclipse of August s, 1869 which
was total in North Carolina.
Langley tells an incident of it:
"A party was stationed in Ken
tncky to observe it. The negroes
of the neighborhood collected
about the camp and asked how
much was it to see the show. On
being told that they might see it
for nothing, they expressed a
very low opinion of such cheap
entertainment. AS the hour ap,
preached for the performance to
begin, the trees In the vi Unity of
the camp were full of blacks who
kept up great noise about the
qualify of the show until near
the total phase. "When this
came there was great wall and
a noise of tumbling as though the
trees had been shaken of their
fruit, and the boldest did not feel
safe until he was under his own
bed in his own cabin"
One of the most noted of
ancien, eclipses is that of Thaler,
named after the philosopher WHO
foretold the year when it would
happen. The Lydians and Medes
had been at war for FIVE years,
and battle was actually in prog
ress when the eclipse occurred.
The spectacle was SO impressive
that war ceased and a treaty of
peace mas made.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
81 5o PER ANNUM
GANG OF COTTON THIEVES.
Seven Negroes Captured Who
Dealt in "Spots" in Four
Counties.
Special to The State.

Special to The State.
Greenville, May News was
received by Sheriff GilIeath few
days ago that gang of cotton
thieves had been caught at Honea
Path and that some of them had
confessed to stealing two bales
from A w McOavid of this coun.
ty, and Deputy Sheriff w ID
Whitmire went down yesterday
to see what was in the case. He
found that local detective and
the Honea Path officers had landed
fine collection of rascals, seven
negroes having been arrested on
plain proof of having stolen and
sold fifteen or more bales of cot
ton in Anderson, Greenville,
Abbeville and Laurens counties,
and he foond that the men who
had owned to the theft of Mr. Nc
David's cotton filed the meagre
descriptions which the officers of
this county had to work on.
The seven negroes arrested were
Charlie Miller, Will Thomas,
Henry Halton, Hamp Williams,
Jim Gillian and George Mattison.
They gave way when they found
they we're caught and confessed
to having organized q gang to
steal cotton all over the country,
and that they had taken one or
two bales from farmers in several
different sections which they had
sold at different places, among
them Greenville, Anderson, Bel
ton, Honea Path and Fountain
Inn. They seem to have covered
wide range and flourished great
ly for SIX months. All the seven
are now in the Anderson Jail.
Cases will he brought in each in.
stance of stealing in Anderson
county, and if that county ever
gets through they will be sent to
the others.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
NINETY THOUSAND
SUBSCRIBED.
The Exposition in Charleston
Assured and Chal ter Will Soon
be Asked For.

Special to The State.
Charleston, May 1.-The sub
scrlptions to the capital stock of
the South Carolina Inter- State
and West Indian exposition are
growing. The total amount sub.
scrihed UP to noon today amounted
to more than 100000. There are
a number of lists out, which will
swell the sum considerably, when
they are returned,
The exposition has now been
definitely decided upon. An
application for charter for the
company the capital stock to be
$3.50, 600, will be applied for in
course of the next few days.
When the charter has been re :
ceived, books of subscription to
the capital stock will be opened
IN and out Of Charleston. The
project is being we'll received on
all sides, and it is reasonably
certain that it will prove a sue
cess, financially rs well as Others
wise. Maj G HemphiIl and other
members leave here next week to
bring the project to the attention
of congress.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
EX~Sheritf w III Hood of Chester
Killed by Lightning.
Special to the State.

Speclal TO the state.
Chester, May 3.-Ex-Sherif w
Harvey hood was struck by light~
ming this afternoon at $3.50 o. clock
and instantly killed. He was rid
ing his horse from the field to the
farm house to get out of the rain
when the stroke befell HIM. His
horse was also killed. When
found he' was lying beside his
dead horse, foot in stirrup, hor-
ribly mangled about face and
head. He met an awful death and
the scene at his home when the
sad news of so sudden a bereave.
ment was broken to his loved
ones was pathetic in the extrems.
He leaves a devoted wife, three
daughters and one son.
Sheriff Hood was most popu-
lar citizen. He was sheriff of
Chester county for twelve years
from 1854 to 1896 and made a
most faithful and efficient public
officer. He was Il candidate for
reelection to this office at the ap-
preaching primary. He was in
the fifty eighth year of his age.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
BISHOP CAPERS CHOSEN.
Distinguished Elk Confederate
General to Preach Louisville
Sermon.

All South Carolina veterans
indeed all the veterans of the Con.
federate army-wlll be delighted
to know that Bish p Ellison
Capers of the diocese of South
Carolina, the distinguished ex-
Confederate general, who is now
one of the most eloquent and
forceful divines in the country,
has been selected to deliver the
memorial sermon at the Confed
crate reunion at louisville, KY,
on Sunday, June 3. Gen Gordon.
commanding the u G V, has noti-
fed the bishop of his appointment
and the latter has accepted the
duty. The State.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
PRt VENTED A
TiS a GEDY.

Timely information given Mrs
George Longs of New Straitsville.
Ohio, prevented dreadful TRACE,
dy and saved two lives. A fright.
ful cough had long kept her awake
every night. She had tried many
remedies and doctors but steadily
grew worse until urged to try DR.
Kings New Discovery. One bot,
tie wholly cured her, and she
writes this marvellous medicine
also cured Mr. Long of severe
attack of Pnuemonia. Such cures
are positive proof of the match
less merit of this grand remedy
for curing all throat, chest and
lung troubles. Only soc and
Sl.OO. Every bottle guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at Crawford
Bros Drug Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
THIS TIME THERE WAS A
FIGHT.
One Candidate Calls Another a
Liar, and Gets a Genteel
Licking.

Ashburn, Ga, May 1. Judge
w n Spence, of the Albany cir
cult, running for reelection, and
j f Donaldson, who is u candi>
date for the place, engaged in a
Joint debate at this place today.
In the course of the debate
Donaldson said Spencer lied, aud
a red-hot fist fight resulted. Dom
aldson was pretty badly used up
and Spence escaped without dams
age. There may be further de-
velopments.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
1T SAVED HIS LEG

p A Danforth, of LaGrange,
Ga, suffered intensely for six
months with frightful running
sore on his leg, but writes that
Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it In ten days. For Ulcers,
Wounds, Burns Bolls, Pain or
Piles tits the best salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only
25c. Sold by Crawford Bros
druggist.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1900-05-05
ASSASSINATION.
Culton Testities Against Youtsey
and b b Burton.

Frankfort, KY, May 2.-W II
Culton, State Auditor Sweenev's
clerk, indicted as accessory to the
Goebel murder, testified in the
hearing of the motion for bail in
his case this afternoon and gave
some sensational testimony. Gull
tons testimony followed after the
motions for bail in the cases of
Powers, Davis, Youtsey, Whitta
ker and Combs had been over
ruled. An order was entered
transferring the prosecutions
against them to Georgetown for
trial On a change of venue.
"Henry Youtsey told me that
Goebei would be killed. | told
him that it must not be done. l
told Gov Bradley what Youtsey
said, and Bradley said: "My God,
this must not be done" Yout.
sey afterwards said there was
nothing in it."
The witness told of another
conversation with Youtsey, who
came with Burton of Breckenridge
county. "Youtsey said he had
the greatest scheme yet: that
Goebel could be shot from the
secretary of States Office and nos
body would ever know who did
it,.
cat a meeting in Powers of
flee | presided, and the question
of providing boarding places for
contest witnesses was discussed.
b b Burton pulled out Il handful
Of cartridges and said: "a few of
these turned loose in the proper
place would soon settle this con
test. ,"