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clap-trap that he ever threw together:
that II didn't have a single element of sue
cess in 1t; that he predicted for 1t one of
the most stupendous frosts that ever hap
pened on Manhattan Island. He declared
that he had written the play during
period of mental alteration, when he was
only nineteen years Of age-some twenty
five years ago-and that 1t had rusted in
an old desk during all of these years. and
that he had disposed Of It as old junk to
the manager who was to produce 1t. The
playwrights friends. in playing upon his
siderable amusement
WELL" one of them will mischievously
inquire of the playwright. meeting him on
the street, I'VE are all looking FOR great
things from your new play
Great things!" bawls the playwright,
in tone that can be heard at the other
end of the block. Great f1ddlestcks! Get
that idea out of your head! It's rotten!
But" says the malicious friend. In q
tone of surprise, Il thought 1t was one OF
your finest
Its putrid! It's putrescent!' yells the
excited playwright. ITS the veriest
slush. twaddle, balderdash. tommyrot. 1t
hasn't got a redeeming feature. It's
At which point the well-known play
wright usually begins to froth at the mouth
in his excess of deroSation Of his own play.
Meanwhile the manager is smiling COM
PLEASANTLY, secure in the well-founded be-
lief that the play will succeed and that all
of the playwrights fulminations will have
died away to the last echo when the roy
alty-harvesting time is on. c. L. c.
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really and absolutely interested in seeing
China vigorous, strong and independent; /;
everybody in Berlin is aware Of the fact,
and 1t would be grasped in Pekin II the
authorities were accustomed to see beyond
their noses. 1t is Russia's aim to make
China her vassal, bound to render military
services and to afford men and material
for the furtherance of Russian objects;
Japan can only rely upon an enfeebled
China for the carrying out of her projects
OF expansion France casts longing eyes
on the southern provinces of China, and
dreams Of extending her colonial empire
through kwangsi and Kwangtung to Can
ton. and through Yunnan and Szechuan to
the upper reaches Of the Yang-tse: and
England has proved by her attitude dur
ing the Japanese war that she is incapable
of understanding or appreciating the role
which China is destined to play in the far
east.
The assurance as to Germany's disin-
terestedness immediately following a soft
ened account OF the hfgh-handed proceed
ings which terminated In the permanent oc-
cupation Of kiao-chao and the insistence
on political rights over the hinterland of
Shantung, Is freshingly, though uninten-
tionalIy, satirical. But it would be diff
cult to pick holes in the criticisms that
follow this thoroughly German sentiment.
In fact. they hit the nails head with disa-
gFeeable accuracy ~
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For and Against the Barrel Organ and
Pusher.
PIFIFUL TALE OF MANS INHUMANITY
Play and Song Writers Tortured by
Their Own Products.
ATHLETIC PARSON AND A COP


NEW YORK, August II. 1900.
few weeks ago a New York alderman,
rosSesse.I OF more Intelligence and less
dernagogisn than others of his species. in
troduced "A resolution (Which he designed to
have framed into a municipal ordinance)
providing for the almost complete squelch-
ing OF the brigade OF hand and barrel or
sauists over here. The resolution came
near slipping through, but 1t was collared
halfway down the chute. and the munich
pal legislators from Mulberry Bend and
Others Of the tenement districts throttled
It. with the aid of the saffron newspapers.
which tlecanted mournfuIly upon what a
deprivation 1t would be to the poor folks to
haufsh the street organists. The alderman
who demanded that the New York barrel
orgauists seek other fields was nervy. how
ever. although. of course. his unsupported
nerve could not make his admirable propo-
sitiou stick.
''Itll be n deprivation to the poor people,
eh9'' he inquired. when the measure was
under discussion. ''AlI right. then. Let's
gauIsts TO the tenement districts. where
The poor people live. IL the poor people
can't cnntrive to worry along without these
music butchers, let EN- have them. but
lets give the uptown people, who don't
want the barrel organ muSic-Tho simply
abominlte the barrel organ music-a rest
Dye suppose for a minute that there's one
Intelligent and cultivated person out of flVe
hundred living in upper New York who
wouldn't he tickled almost foolish If these
wretchcd. tinny, discordant machines We're
wiped oEtS''
The alderman was eloquent. and he was
also right. but he was beaten down lit
should be- mentioned, by the way, that the
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predecessors left of. but always In four
distinct keys. This went on for two Gays.
and portions of two nights, during which
time Dresser was frantically striving to
finish a song that he had undertaken to
deliver to his publishers within a specified
time. At the end of the two days Dresser,
looking like a fat. disheveled madman.
made the best of his tottering way to the
Tenderloin station. and enlisted the aid OF
the police to save his reason
Goaded to His Death.
Here is an incident that happened here a
while back, the details of which did not
get into the newspapers:
A variety actor. who in other years occu-
pied one of the foremost places on the
boards of the stag houses. but who has
gradually been relegated to the rear owing
to the influx Of vaudevillians from the
legitimate stage. found about three weeks
ago that there was no possible chance Tor
him to get work at his profession. His wife.
herself a woman of the variety stage. once
very well known. was very ill and without
any of the comforts of an invalid, in little
hall room In an obscure street The variety
actor, with braver heart than men higher
in the social scale have exhibited under
like circumstances. set out to find
some sort of work that would bring him in
few dollars a week. He met discourage
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"Oh, I've practically given up hope" said
the populist, disgustedly- Il did think Of
running for office in our county myself. but
those dastardly republicans have put up
game that would just about make IT
waste of time"
What have they done?
well. l can't be just sure but II looks to
me as If they had been out watering the
crops at night just to spoil our chances. -
Chicago Post.
Democratic Manager II am glad you
have arranged deal with the populists in
your locality. What terms did you make
with them?"
Subordinate Committeeman - We'll, we
gave them the platform and the candidates
and they let us call IL the democratic
ticket. Chicago Tribune.
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FruitIess Search for Accommodations.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
He had driven from a backwoods hamlet
to the station, and, after making an in
ouiry Of the conductor. boarded the train
for Philadelphia. When well on the way
he stopped the blue-coated official and
asked in all seriousness:
'Tm sorter hungry. VIII We tell me Jest
where the eatin' car is?"
There is none on this train" was the
It,"
Huh" grunted the questioner. (Which
of yer keers is the one that ye jest loll
around in an turn and twist yer cheer
any way We please? Don't imagine that
because I've never went railroadin' before
1 don't know all about these things"
you probably mean the Pullman. We
haven't any attached"
well, bu'stin' squashes! W'ere's yer
cigar stand. SOS 1 can be buyin' weed
an lightin' up?''
1--WE don't have such thing, man"
AN we've no place for me ter git my
shoes shined. ter be sure?'
Course, I'd be crazy ter think yer
might have a barber lad aboard?''
I'VE haven't any"
The rural gentleman subjected the con-
ductor to a menacing scrutiny from head
to foot and back again. Then he drawled
out in an angry, disappointed tone of
voice:
"Well sufferin' cornmeal thought We
said this wuz an accommodation traing'
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Subsequent Rejection.

"Oh, what a beautiful water lily!"
No sooner had the maiden uttered these
words than Archie Sixcap resolutely waded
ct after 1t.
He sank in mud up to his waist at once.
But he didn't get the lily.
1t was still yards away from him, and in
deeper mud.
"Fools rush in," he muttered savagely to
himself, as he turned and began stopping
his way back to shore, where angels have
too darned much sense to tread"
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From Judge.
Come, George" ye summer maiden saide;
Come follow me and see
Ye place We carved our names laste yeare
Upon ye maple-tree."
He followed her and reached ye spote;
Hys face became a blank
For there, in letters bolde and deepe.
Were Marion and Frank"
fe moral plaiBe to maid and swain
Is clear to underestimate
It's safer far to trace We namee
Upon ye ocean sAnde.
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The Inevitable Sequence.

From Puck
Jane-"Willy got his feet soaking wet.
and caught de Group
Maria-"How did he come to git his feet
soaking wet?"
Jane-"Mudder bought him new pair Nv
rubber boots!'
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A Hostess on Parade.

T
What was it Myrtilla did that was SO
dreadful7"
why. our literary club met at her house.
and she wanted to show her new hat, SO
she wore it."
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Brown-"wouldn't that jar you?
Black-"What?'
Brown - IAN earthquake" - Norristown
Herald.
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ton to continue his belligerent mood. The
cop didn't exhibit any such disposition
however. He caved, right there and
then. and then a roundsman, who had
heard of the street-possessing fad of the
drunken policeman. came up and put the
fellow under arrest. He was fired by the
police board on the following day, and the
members OF the minister's church are talk
ing 1t over cheerfully among themselves
and saying that their parson will do in
more ways than one.
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knocking His own Play.

The spectacle afforded by a well-known
playwright engaged in systematically and
ferociously knocking a play of his own
that is to come out with the advent of the
regular theatrical season is affording con-
siderable diversion to stage folk and the
atrical managers over here Just now
The playwright had some trouble with
the manager to whom he had handed over
the play over the payment of royalties in
advance by the manager. The manager
backed up when the playwright tackled
him for a pretty fairish amount of money
In advance of the production. and the play
wright Immediately became hostile and
went on the warpath. The play Is really
liable to be one Of the big successes of the
New York theatrical season, but when the
manager declined to let the playwright
nave the advance money he demanded the
playwright rushed on and began to ham
mer" his own play from every point of the
compass. He swore to everybody he met
that 1t was positively the worst piece Of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-09

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
An Englishman's Good Rea.

John Hartley. well-to do farmer
and fruit grower of Reno, Bond county,
ILL.,, an Englishman by birth, in a re-
cent interview with the editor of the
Greenville Qll.) Item, gave this good
reason for his intention to vote for
Bryan this year: "When was boy
in England" Mr. Hartley said, my
father was employed on noblemsn's
estate. One day the nobleman's son
made complaint that l had neglected
to take off my hat when l met him,
and it wes ordered that l should be
tied up aud logged by the coachman
for the offense. l took the Aogging,
because could not help myself, but
after it was all over ran away slowed
myself on vessel bound for New
York and came to a country where,
thand God, do not have to take off
my hat to anyone. And now l shall
vote the democratic ticket and pray
for Bryan's election that the imperial
istic policy of Mckinley may be
checked, as l do not want an aristoc-
racy to get the upper hand in this
country and force my children to take
of their hats to the pampered sons of
the aristocfacy."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Each fire alarm pillar in Berlin is
fitted not only with a telegrsphic ap-
paratus, but also with an attachment
by which the telegraph wires can be
used for telephoning. Every brigade
cart and also every brigade bicycle is
fitted with telephone, which can be
Instantly attached to the wires in the
tire alarm pillar. 1t is possible both to
telegraph and to telephone over the
same wire at the same time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Died.

In Missouri Valley, Iowa. Saturday
evening. October 9th, 1900, st 600 .
m, Mrs William Miller, after an i'll
ness OF eight months. aged 60 years.
Funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian church today at 200 p
m BY Rev MacAlltster. pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church of this city,
and was buried In Rose Hill cemetery
this afternoon, attended BY q large cou-
course of citizens and friends.
The deceased gas born In Germany
In 1881, her maiden name being Rect
infllret, and lived in Germany and at
tended school until she was fourteen
years OF age. and In her fifteenth year
was cotirmed in the Lntheron church
and at sixteen she went to England as
Lady's maid for I've years at pala-
tial home in London on the East In
dia road. At the age of twenty.one
she moved from England to the
United St ties, settling IN Allen county,
Ohio, and was united in marriage to
VIM Miller ST In 1855, and moved to
Missouri Valley. lowe, in 1867, where
she has resided until her death.
Seven children have been born to
them, one of whom died in infancy.
She united with the Presbyterian
church In this city some years sgo and
died In full fellowship In that church.
She was highly respected by this com
mnntty and her death is regretted By
all who knew her.
Thus one by one the old citizens Of
Missouri Valley are passing away. The
deceased came to this place when it
wss merely way station on the G &
N w railroad and lived to see pros
porous and growing city. She invested
in real estate here when such property
was cheap and held to 1t until the,
property became valuable, and build
tngs surround the property. She
leaves her eyed companion who loved
her In youth and now monrns her in
death and will find his home lonely
without the company Of her who has
been his Joy through so many years,
but let him remember that death il not
an eternal sleep, but the beginning of
life to which he is fast journeying to
meet again to part no more.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
The Royal Brotherhood
Spend an Enjoyable
Evening.

Friday evening, September 28th, the
Royal brotherhood of America met in
Kreders hall. Deputies A L Morean
and H w Thomas being present.
Fifteen new members were taken In
and everything was put in first-clsss
order. After business was transacted
10 short program. consisting Of music,
|recitsttons and select readings. were
given BY the members. A happy eve
ming was enjoyed BY all and one that
sWill be long remembered. At one
O'Clock the jolly band broke up sing
ing, I've won't 60 home until morning."
and guess We didn't. 1t will pay you
well to investigate the plan and Scouts
ity offered By the Roysl Brotherhood.
One Who Was There.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

b W Carlisle, Treasurer Of the Har-
rison County Agricultural society, is
now paying all premiums in full. All
persons interested are requested to call
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
Directors may from time to time di

rect.
ARTICLE N.-BY-LAWS.
The Board of directors Shall have
power to prepare and adopt bylaws
governing the general conduct of the
business OF this corporation, and may
therein define or limit the duties of any
officer or employee consistent with The
law and provision of these articles, but
such bylaws shall only he adopted on
vote of three. fourths of the members
of said Board of Directors and when
thus regularly adopted shall be binding
upon the corporation, its officers and
Its employees until repealed or modl-
fled in the same manner.
ARTICLE XI.-MEETINGs.
In addition to the regular meeting
provided for ON the first Monday in
October each year the Board of d.
rectors may provide for such additional
meetings from time to time as they
find necessary, but aside from the reg
ular meetings provided for in the by
laws no business shall be transacted
except three days notice has been
given in writing to dll officers and Di-
rectors, except by unanimous vote OF
all the Directors.
In witness whereof, We have hereto
affixed our signatures as incorporation
at Missouri VALLEY. Iowa, this gath
day of September, 1900.
r.. II. HARRIS.
EARL r.. HARRIS.
j. j. AMEN.
z. L. MOVES.
sl HAnn1 os . sovxns, S.
BE it remembered that on this 24tl
day of September, 1900, appeared before
me, j. s. Dewell, Notary Public II
and for Harrison county, Iowa, r.. II
Harris, Earl r. Harris. j. j. Amen and
z. I. Noyes, personally to me known
to be the identical persons whose
names are subscribed to the foregoing
Articles of Incorporation, and they
each declared the signing of the same
to be his voluntary act and deed fol
the purposes therein expressed.
In witness whereof have
sEAL affixed my official seal at Mis-
souri, Valley, Iowa, this 24tf
day of September, 1900.
Us. DEwELL,
Notary Public within and for Harrison
county, Iowa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Joe Noble, who until few months
ago was resident OF Harrison county,
but who is now proprietor of large
merchsntile establishment In Julian,
Neb, is in the city looking after tusl.
ness matters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
kodol Dyspepsia Cure
s'Dlgests what you eat.'s

If } GU want to cost laundry
W, rk hat can be don, in Iowa;
take youf lundle to Ed Bradley
agent for Eagle Laundry, Council
Bluffs. Remember the basket
leaves every Tuesday and returns
every Friday. If
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Kyle Crewdson, of Mondsmin, YES
70 yistered at the Oxford hotel in this
city yesterday afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Mrs J L Noy, Mrs M Z Weston and
Mrs G s Hoar drove to Mondsmin to-
day to spend the day there with Mrs 7
Y Huff.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
Mrs. Agnus Stotts and daughter
Myrtle, and Mrs. Emma E. Russell
are Omaha visitors today.

Rev. Adair's lecture on trusts,
at the Christian church, Sunday
evening, was an able and eloquent
appeal in behalf of laboring men,
and against unholy combinations
Of capital.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

X Tamlsies, Of South Omaha. is in
the Valley for q weeks visit with his
parents.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Mr. and Mrs z II Noyes are home at
ter visit with Sioux City scqua,nt-
ances.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Miss Eleanor Crowder returned
home Saturday evening after visit
Of few days with Sioux City friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

First-class merry go.round for sale
cheap. Enquire at the Oxford hotel
O6
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Mrs George Goodrich IL an Omaha
visitor today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

J Gross, Of Wahoo, Neb, has accept
I'd . position in Y g Williams meat
market in this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

w NJ Carlisle is transacting business
Ia Omaha this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Mrs. w. h. Emery is spending
the day in Modale.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Belvin Hill. Of East Hampton, Conn,
has . brood of pink Wysndottes.
They were white originally, but they
have picked each Others feathers of
so that the skin IL the only thing left.
Hill has tried ell sorts of methods to
bring the feathers back, but without
success. The other night 9 neighbor
suggested coal tar, and Hill dsubsd
the tar oil over the hens and sent them
to their roost. Next morning not .
Wysndotte could stir. Each had tuck
ed its bald head under it, festherless
wing and the tar had stuck It there,
nor could the hens move from their
roost. Hill sawed his hons of the rail
aud thswed out their heads.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Miss Ella Douglas, Of Fremont, was
in the Valley yesterday the guest Of
Miss Vera Foss.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Mrs A g Wsdsworth, of Omaha. Is
in the Valley the guest of her mother,
Mrs John Kane.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Miss Besse Connors after q two
weeks illness 10 reported seine better.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Second hand Sewing Machine to sell
cheap. Call at Times office. If
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

The Missouri Valley foot ball team
will play the team of the Council
Bluffs high. school in that city next
Saturday afternoon. A large delega-
ton Of enthusiasts will accompany the
local team.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

F Mohatt hurt. hts hand slightly
Friday, and today he is threatened
with blood poisoning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Nice line of angle and double harness at
Dimmicks. II
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

The winners Of the tlrst prize on
double carriages in the flower carnival
gave party to few friends at Mrs
4 G Hills Saturday evening. A very
pleasant time was had by all present.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

G. II. Babbitt and family arrived
from Chicago yesterday morning,
called here by the death of Mrs.
VIM. Miller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Mrs r W Martin, 3443 Emerald Ave.
Chicago, says that Hsrtwig's Lung
Bslssm 10 the best cough cure made,
Cured her cold In one night. A pleas.
snt, never failing remedy for oil Iron
chttal aud pulmonary complaints.
Children like It.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11
Robert Nixon, Of Modale. spent
Sunday in this city visiting friends.

Mr. James Beckley of this city
and Mrs A Podeski, of Denison,
we're married in the latter city to-
day. They will make Missouri
Valley their future home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Mrs George Arp and daughter, Mrs
G A Johnson, are visiting friends in
Omaha TODAY.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-10-11

Miss Marion Robinson is home
after a visit of several days in
Sioux City with her brother, Geo
Robinson.