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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

A very pleasant and interesting Ly-
ceum was held at Tick Ridge school
house last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Supervisor Hillard was in the Valley
this,morning on his way to Mondamin
on road business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Erred Douglas is in Omaha this
afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

JF Miller, of Hamburg, Iowa, is in
the Valley the guest of Gene Coyle,
his cousin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Charley Warner attended the VIM
Wore funeral in Logan yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Claws Wohler, car repairer, cut his
hand quite severely, in the car shops,
this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

II. q. Hills and G: S. Osborne at
tended the schriners banquet in Oma-
ha last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Friday, Dec II

Mrs. Andy Teal and niece. Miss
Dora Vaudeville, are visiting friends
in Norfolk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Those who wish to send magazines
and other reading matter to the SOL
diers in the Philippines can avoid
transportation charges by Forwarding
the books to any commissary depart
ment in the army. These books must
be in good condition and the literature
of wholesome character The books
and magazines must be packed in sub
stantial boxes, but not addressed to
any individual They should be sd-
dressed to hospitals, commands or
libraries.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Mrs. D. II Reedy, of Calhoun, bro't
in one hundred and sixty dozen eggs,
for sale this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

An open session of the Semper
Fidelis Club was held at tie home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Finley last evening
Mrs. Curran, Mrs. T. Finley and Mrs
q. II. Deur assisted Mrs. Finley in the
entertaining. The house decorations
were lavender and white chrysanthe-
NUNS and ferns, the former carrying
out the colors of the club. A pleasant
evening was spent in cards and music
Much amusement was afforded by tho
fruitful attempts of the gentlemen in
finding their partners by aid of quota
tions from Longfellow whose works
the ladies have been studying for the
past season. Mrs. peur succeeded in
winning the lady's prize. Mr.. p.
Curran the gentleman's. Refresh.
ments were served at IL o'clock, Misses
Watkins, Stowe and Finley assisting.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
Mrs. Richard Tenant and children
are visiting friends in Council Bluffs.
o. Cox, of Magnolia, was having
dental work done in the Valley today
A o u w.

Gives prompt and grateful relief,
preventing serious Complications
Hsrtwlg's Lung Balsam. w G Taylor
230 Adams street, Chicago, says of it,:
"Was in serious condition from dan.
gerous attack of bronchitis single
bottIe completely cured me. D
: Brown & Son. dc3l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
INSURE
YOUR LIFE.

There are times when thinking nsung your life for
your sake Can the order that YOU
can get W You cannot have symptom like these
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Miss Cora Briggs is clerking for
Wick Bros&Co.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

H. G Wills, of Logan, was in the
Valley this morning on his way to
Mondamin on legal business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Mr. and Mrs Wells Dewell, of Logan,
was in the Valley this morning on
their way to Modale to visit friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Mrs L s Cooke and daughter Mabel
and Miss Nellie McGavern are Omaha
visitors.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Geo Letson, OF Omaha was in the
Valley yesterday the guest of Charley
Warner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

CLAWS Wohler, car repairer, cut his
hand quite severely, in the car shops,
this morning.
r.. q. Hills and G: S. Osborne at
tended the Schriners banquet in Oma-
ha last night.
Mrs. G. Q. Crispin and son Harry
were in the Valley today. Harry went
to Omaha for weeks visit.
Attorney j. S. Dewell is in Omaha
this afternoon.
VIM. Harmon went to Fremont to-
day. He is talking of leasing the
Fremont opera house and running it
as we'll as the one in this city. He will
also visit Lincoln before he returns.
Mack Becky who has been in the
Valley visiting his sister, Mrs III. G
Moorhouse, of Loveland, left for his
home in Tilden, Neb. to day.
III A Krutskoff, 3635 state street, Chi
cago, says that after many other prep
arations failed to relieve dangerous
cough, Hdrtwig's Lung Balsam quick
y cured. A pleasant and potent med.
cine, emphatically endorsed by we'll
known physicians.
deal j d Brown & Son.
We acknowledge a pleasant call to-
day from Thomas bray.
Rev Douglas q the M i Church re
turned this afternoon from lecturing
tour.
Albert Spaniel will assist at the ex-
press office until after the holidays.
Mrs A L. Alstrand went to Council
Bluffs this afternoon to spend Sunday
with relatives.
Mrs b T. Wier is an Omaha visitor
this afternoon.
Earl Harris and Harry Newton re
turned from New Orleans this after.
noon.
Wanted An energetic man to
deliver and collect in towns and
rural districts. No canvassing
Salary $4,000 per month. Refer
ences and security required. Ad.
dress Atlantic Book Co.,
sol Chestnut 20.
Atlantic, Iowa.
wd c 20.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

NJ. j. Greeyey. of Omaha, was in the
Valley today the guest of Mrs. Ed
Newton.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Mrs j s Dswell and Mrs A II Sniff
are Omaha visitors to day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Albert shafer returned from Vail
this morning, where be had been on
business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

81 find Hartwlgs Lung Balsam the
best cough cure on the market-stops
my children's cough at once. Mrs j
H Mellln, 1913 Champlai1 street, De
troit. Mich. The cough cure that cures
coughs For acute or chronic throat
and lung troubles.
dc3l I'D Brown 4 Son.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

John Hansen and daughter are Oma
ha visitors to day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

County Attorney John Traver was
in the Valley on legal business today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Theodore Myers and wife are in
Omaha to day visiting Mrs Littge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Mrs. G. G. Crlspin and son Harry
were in the Valley today. Harry went
to Omaha for weeks visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

VIM Baughn. of Harlan, was in the
Valley laat night the guest of Charley
Warner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

J. w. Waggoner, mali carrier on the
Rural Free delivery route, started on
his first trip this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

W. d. Bird, of Bird & Smith, real
estate dealers, sold one thousand and
nine acres of land yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Mack Becky who has been in the
Valley visiting his sister, Mrs III. @
Moorhouse, of Loveland, left for his
home in Tilden, Neb. to day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

VIM. Harmon went to Fremont to-
day. He is talking of leasing the
Fremont opera house and running 1t
as we'll as the one in this city. He will
also visit Lincoln before he returns.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Rev Douglas o. the M II Church re
turned this afternoon from lecturing
tour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

We acknowledge pleasant call to
day from Thomas bray.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

c. U. Myers is in Omaha TODAY on
gasoline engine business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Aaron Johnson, six years old boy was
run over by hay wagon this morning
in the east part of town He was playing
in the road and the driver of the wag-
on did not see him. He was carried
to his home, but he is able to be out
this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Saturday, December Is.
Ms Clarke Manager of the Miller
Hotel in this city is in Omaha t. day
on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Attorney j. S. Dewell is in Omaha
this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Miss Lola Chapman arrived home
from her eastern visit Saturday eve
ming.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20

Rev W L Douglas is an Omaha visi.
tor this afternoon.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
girl who never yet had earned five for

girl who never yet had earned five for
herself.
"Yes, go, Eda," said Ella. "I cap
manage the store by myself easily
enough. And" in a whisper, 'Tve
taken contract to make half dozen
new shirts for Mr.. Lessner, we to find
material"
"Who is Mr.. Lessner?"
"Oh, the printer. I can do it at
odd minutes, when there is no one in
the store"
At the end of the month Eda came
to report to her sister.
"Well, Eda, how do you like it?"
said Ella.
"Oh, so much! Mrs. Martiguy is
queer, but she is so kind. And-and
Oswald Grey, her nephew, is very
polite"
els he?"
YES" said Eda, lingering at box
of hooks and eyes. ST like him ever
so much, and he likes me. To tell
the truth, Ella"
81 see" said Ella, putting her arms
around her sister, she wants you to
be his companion. For life, eh, Eda?"
GLOW do you know?" faltered
dimpled Eda.
"Oh, I'm not quite fool" said
Ella. "But now I've got something
to tell you. I finished Mr.. Lessner's
shirts, and they fitted him perfectly.
He says I'm the only woman he ever
knew who fitted him with shirts on
the first trial. He has saved up a lit
tie property and he wants to invest it
somewhere, and Aunt Medlaw wants
to sell out this store. So he's going
to buy it and I'm going to keep it on
condition that marry him."
ooh, Ellar'
"Not such very hard condition,
either" said Ella. Because he's
very handsome, and very pleasant,
and like him very much; IN fact, I
believe I'm in love with him. There!
now it's all out. And 1 do believe,
Eda, we're the two happiest girls in
the world, and all through Aunt Med
laws thread and needle store"
"Weli, well," grumbled Mrs. Med.
law, $50 the girls have gone, and I'm
all by myself again. 1t is rather lone
some. They were nice girls-but the
young men found it out as we'll as ne.
Young men always do find such things
out"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Tolstoi's Sense of Honor,

The family of Count Tolstoi has a
large circle of acquaintances, and
hardly en- evening passes but there are
guests. At one music party lady's
singing displeased Count Tolstoi's
boys and they adjourned to another
room and made noise. Their father
lost patience and went after them, and
characteristic admonition ensued:
"Are you making noise on pur-
pose" he asked.
After some hesitation came an an
swer in the Affirmative: "Y.y-yes. :"
'Does not her singing please you?"
swell, no. Why does she howl?"
declared one of the boys, with vexa.
ton.
$50 you wish to protest against her
singing?" asked Tolstoi in a serious
tone.
eyes"
"Then go out and say so, or stand
in the middle of the room and tell
every one present. That would be
rude, but upright and honest. But
you have got together and are so neal
ing like graoshoppers in corner. I
will not endure such protests. New
castle (Eng.) Chronicle.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
MoUNTAlN.CUN AMMUNITION.
New Shells For Use in the Guns Pur.
chased For Philippine Service.

New Shells For Use In the Guns Pur.
chased For Philippine Service.
Anew type of shell has recently been
designed for use i'll mountain guns of
the United States of the variety lately
purchased abroad for service in the
Philippines. 1t greatly increases the
powers OF the gun. The name applied
to it is "double common she'll" It
has weight of twenty pounds. The
standard shell for the mountain gun
has a weight of twelve and a half
pounds. The popularity of the new
shell is chemical mixture carried in
the explosive chamber, which breaks
up, at the instant of the shells burst
ing, into incendiary stars. These
stars will set on fire anything in the
shape of woodwork, and they are
particularly effective in setting on
fire sheds and outhouses. For night
service shrapnel shell has been de-
signed for the mountain-gun which is
filed with illuminating stars. The
effect of a burst is to light up a very
large area of ground with such an in
tense glare as to make it possible
readily to locate an enemy.
The mountain-guns sent out to the
Philippines were secured in England.
They are of a new variety, so new, in
fact, that the United States secured
several guns ahead of the British
Government. Recently the British
authorities have been rushing out to
South Africa, as fast as turned out,
guns of the same variety. Cne of
these mountain-guns and its carriage
weigh collectively S73 pounds. Using
twelve-and-one- -half-pound shell, the
muzzle velocity, under service condi-
tions, is 920 foot seconds. In very
rough country it is possible to trans
port gun and carriage on the backs of
four mules, and for the purpose of
transportation in such manner the
weights have been divided as follows
Gun, 236 pounds; cradle, shafts,
crossbar, etc, 900 pounds; trail and
elevating gear, 21S pounds; wheels
and aXles, 1881 pounds. In the trans
portation of ammunition twelyerounds
in four metallic boxes is allowed to
each mule, the ammunition weighing
l72 pounds, and the metallic boxes
thirty nine pounds, making 211 pounds
for the load
The range of the mountain-gun is
1900 yards. Its length is trihe over
thirty eight inches. In firing trials
with the gun rate of rapidity of fif-
teen shots per minute has been
recorded. 1t is noteworthy that the
mountain-gun is the only field-gun
possessed by the United States at
present which may properly be classed
as rapid-fre weapon. The mountain.
piece is provided with non-recoil
carriage, something which the field
guns of the United States do not pos
sess. AS comparison, France,
which is reckoned to possess the best
tield-guns to-day, has no less than
2770 light artillery pieces of the rapid
fire type, and each gun capable Of
firing, if necessary, between fifteen
and twenty shots per minute.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

Some time ago the city of Richmond,
Ind, had to pay $4,000 for destroying
large shade tree. A dangerous tree
had been menacing the life and limb
of pedestrians on sidewalk and the
city council instructed the chief of
police to notify the owner of the tree
that it must be cut down "instanter. 4"
The sergeant of police served the no
tice on the wrong property owner, who
was induced, under protest, to cut
down two of the finest shade trees in
the city. This mistake has been dis
covered and the owner wants SUBJ
stantial damages. If the city has to
pay $4,000 for the two trees the bonds
men of the police sergeant will be
asked to contribute. Indianapolis
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

The Samoans are rapidly becoming
up to date. A dispatch states that in
a recent cricket match at Sayaii the
competing teams and their respective
admirers took offence at a decision OF
one of the umpires and INDUCED in a
free for all fight, which resulted in
ten men being killed and the field
being covered with wounded. Just
how the umpire Jared the dispatch
does not state, but had the incident
occurred on ball field here his name
would undoubtedly heal the list of
casualties.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14
Two Velvet Babies.

An almost forgotten book, save
among scholars, is "Lays of the Deer
Forest" by two brothers, John So
bieski and Charles Edward Stuart. 1t
was written by men who lived all the
year round among the wild animals of
the Highlands, and learned to love
them as only the familiar can. One
of the most beautiful descriptions OF
these abundant nature-notes is that OF
doe, which was seen for several
mornings, "restless and anxious, list.
ening and searching the wind, trottine
up and down, picking leaf here and
a leaf there" After her short and
unsettled meal, she would take frisk
round, leap into the air, dart into her
secret bower, and appear no more un-
til the twilight.
One day stole down the brae among
the birches. In the middle of the
thicket there was group of young
trees growing out of carpet of moss
which yielded like down pillow.
The prints of the doe $ slender, forked
feet were thickly traced about the hol.
low, and in the centre there was a vel.
vety bed, which seemed little higher
than the rest, but so natural that it
would not have been noticed by any
unaccustomed eye.
carefully lifted the green cushion,
and under it's veil, rolled close to-
gether, the head of each resting on
the flank of the other, nestled two
beautiful little kids, their large velvet
ears laid smooth on their dappled
necks, their spotted sides sleek and
shining as satin, and their little deli
cate legs, as slender as hazel wands,
shod with tiny shoes as smooth and as
black as ebony, while their large dark
eyes looked at me with q full, mild,
quiet gaze, which mad not yet learned
to fear the hand of man.
Still they had nameless doubt
which followed every motion of mine.
Their little limbs shrank from my
touch, and their velvet fur rose and
fell quickly; but as I was about TO re-
place the moss, one turned its head,
lifted its sleek ears toward me, and
licked my hand as 1 laid their soft
mantle over them.
/ often saw them afterward, when
they grew strong and came abroad
upon the brae, and frequently 1 called
off old Dreadnaught when he crossed
their warm track.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

At an English police court recently
Captain Herye H. A. Errington Josse
of Norman Villa, Burgate, Grimsby,
was summoned by the inland revenue
for keeping a carriage without Ii
cense. The question raised was whe her
q vehicle consisting of car attached
to motor cycle was one ca 'riage or
two. If it was considered as one, the
maximum travelling speed allowed
would be twelve miles, AID if as two,
six miles per hour. The magistrate
decided that it was one vehicle, and inn
posed fine OF one guinea.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

The problem of domestic help, dir.
fcult enough in the past to all but the
very rich. has become doubly so since
this new factor has been introduced
into it. Against the influence OF the
preaching OF the elders and their
bright pictures of an independent
home for their converts in the West,
where good, honest farmers are de-
clared to be in waiting for wives to
come to them, nothing avails. The
newcomer among servants is, perhaps,
easiest won over to the Mormon faith,
but all grades have represt ives
among the converts. And, in Justi
to the proselytizers, it may be said
that they try to convert old and young
alike, although they do not encourage
others than the young, and to some
extent the middle aged, to go to the
West.
Those whose attentions have been
called to the activity of the elders
among the servant girls and who have
investigated the matter find that while
their success is more marked among
servant girls than any other class Of
working women they do not conine
themselves to this one class. They
frequent the small stores where young
women are employed and seek to know
women who earn their own livings,
particularly the poorer paid wage
earners. Their quiet persistency, and
unvaryingly patient attitude toward
women, are aids to their success, and
they proselytize continuously. Some
of the elders have had tie courage to
hand their pamphlets to women in the
streets, carefully selecting the women
they accost.
The demlld for house servants is
universal, and all over the country
complaints are heard of the dearth
that exists. The Mormon elders have
worked so successfully that, it is as
serted, they are to be credited with
the changed conditions in domestic
service; and they have worked SO
shrewdly that their proselytizing was
not noticed until it had made great
headway.
From England come fewer domes-
tics every season, and the work of the
Mormons in England is said to be the
cause. Many English converts to the
Mormon Church pass through New
York on their way to Utah, but it is
becoming more difficult every day to
hire English servants. New York
Sun
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-14

The dealers in automobiles seem to
have overl, o'sel Use nj oin' IN no
advertising more copiously the special
adaptability OF their ma hines for
Sunday use. The great objection OF
the more scrupulous S,abhath-keepers
to permitting folks to take their car
riages out on Sunday has heen that il
makes too much work for servants and
horses. This is fairly sound obiec
tion, for the desire to make Sunday,
as far as possible, a day of rest for all
hands has a great deal to Recommend
it. But an automobile, especially the
sort that the owner himself guides,
need make hardly any Sunday work
in the stable, states f. S. Martin, in
Harper's Weekly. At pinch it car
even stand unwashed until Monday
morning. Neither coachman MOI
groom is needed to take it out, or even
wait at home until it comes back. II
is the ideal Sunday vehicle, beating
even the bicycle, since It's use is neither
so laborious as to impair due Sunday
rest nor incompatible with Sunday
clothes.