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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
Mrs. NJ. a. Theatre, Minneapolis, MINI.

Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.
Gentlemeh:--"As remedy for catarrh I
can cheerfully recommend peruna. have
been troubled with chrnn:c catarrh for over
six years. had tried several remedies
without relief. A lodge friend advised me
to try Peruna, and began to use 1T faithful
~ before each meal. Since thea have al
ways Kept 1t in the house. am now i'll
better health than have been in over TWEEN
ty years, and feel sure my catarrh Is per.
Manently cured"
Peruna cures eata1rh wherever located.
AS soon as Peruna removes systemic ca
tarrh the digestion becomes good, nerves
strong, and trouble vanishns. Pcrnna
strengthens weak nerves. not by temporari-
" stimulating them, but ny removing the
cause OF weak ncwes-systemic cutarrh.
This Is the only cure that lasts. Remove
the cause; nature will do the rest psruna
removes the cause. Address The Peruna
Medicine Company, Columbus, Ohio,
for a book treating If catarYh In its
different phases ard stages, also a
book entitled "Hcalth ard Besufy,"
written especially for Wcmen.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
Disrespect for a D.nas.y.

Philadelphia Record: Prince Su, who
accompanied the Chinese imperial
court on it's flight from Picking, tells q
story which should give pause to those
powers that persist in their disorganiz-
Ing tactics in Peking and Vicinity. The
ruftianism displayed under the Very
eyes of the emperor and empress dow
Rger by the army which accompanied
the fugitives, the sacking and pillagc
of villages and the slaughter OF their
Inhabitants, show to What a low estate
the imperial authority has fallen in
China. The mutinous soldiery even
went SO far as to appropriate the meals
prepared for the august personages
whom they We're supposed to guard. 1t
would require very little to extinguish
the authority of the emperor and en-
press dowager altogether, and then
chaos would be let loose in China 1t
is time for conservative and construc-
tive craftsmanship to manifest itself
among the powers. lest the only avail
able means of restoring and preserving
order in the vast Chinese empire
namely, the ruling dynasty of China
shall be overthrown.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

lion. From time to time she reached
back into a corner and drew forth
Sticks Of brushwood to feed the fire.
The night was warm, the door was
open, but the fire was needed to throw
light upon the loom. the candles were
SO dull. The woman was known as
the Widow Towso,.; the girl WAS her
daughter. The husband and father.
known as Cling Towson. was away off
somewhere in a government prison,
serving out q life sentence for killing
a deputy marshal who had como to de-
stroy his moonlight distillcry. The
neighbors voted that as no one was
ever known to survive life sentence
in Yankee prison. Mrs. Towson might
as we'll enter at once her season Of
widowhood; and so. whenever anyone
would ask: "Docs the Widow Towson
live here?" she would answer: YES
The log house OF the Towsons was set
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
Dcnfncss Cnnnot BE Cured

BY local application as they cannot reac,,
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only che way to cure deafness and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is;
caused by an iniialned condition of The
mucous lining of the lcustachiun Tube,
When this tube is inliained you have !.
rumblng sound or imperfect hearing, and
when 1t is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out of ten are cause
by Catarrh which Is nothing bat the in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrlJ
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarill
cure. Send for circulars; free.
r. j. CHENEY & co. Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists. 15c.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

good deal and have come within one OF
finding out good many things, and
may find them out sure enough the
first thing you know. But now to an
other point. When are we to be mar
ricd?"
She shook her head sadly. 81 don't
know, Sam. Mother"
'Yes, 1 know. The Red Steer has
worked on her."
'she thinks he is the greatest man in
the world
ION account of his money. But we
shouldn't blame her. Her life has been
hard"
"But you don't want ME to marry
him."
He looked up. and then drawled hui
mcrously: 1T would be sad if they
should find Red Steer lying in the
road"
ELLA, come in here" the mother
called.
The young man seized her hand and
kissed it as she turned away.
That afternoon the Red Steer called,
full of confidence. "Oh, it's all right
to make bluff" he said. talking to the
mother but looking at the girl. "Idon't
want anything to be too easy"
lit will mot be at all" said the girl.
Thanksgiving services. the first for
many ycar, We're to be held i'm the
Lick meeting house. The widow de-
clared that she would not GO that she
,nI ~ Iii IN, nj
field called at the house to persuade
her. "Don't talk to nc, She said You
are the very one that causes me not to
be thankful"
But You will let Ella go. won't you?"
"She can do as she rleases. She has
done so; she has broken my heart. Mr..
Coster went away Disguised day before
yesterday and swears that he will no,
come any more.
you won't object to-"
Eyes. will. You shall never marry
her with my consent
ooh. think so. Will you promise me
one thing?.
81 don't know, but what is it?"
THAT you win bring her to church
tomorrow %
81 don't know. Why do you want me
thcre?"
ITO see You thankful in the presence
of your neighbors.'
impossible. But if you will make
me promise-but ought not to ask
it,"
81 don't know what it is, but I'll tel
you what will agree TO do. If you are
not thankful on this occasion. l will
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
NEARLY A BREAKDOWN.
Mrs. Olberg, Prominent Minnesota
Lady. Tells 4, Remarkable. story

Mrs. Olberg, Prominent Minnesota
Lady, Tells IL Remarkable story.
Albert Lea, Mimi, Nov. 10, 19OO.-
(Special.l-There are few men and
women in this State, or indeed in the
whole Northwest, who have not heard,
or do not know personally, Mrs. Hen-
riette G. Olberg of this city.
Mrs. Olberg was Judge of Linen and
Linen Fabrics at the Worlds Fair, at
Chicago, and Superintendent of Flax
Exhibit at the international EXPOSE
ton at Omaha, Neb., in 1898. Mrs. OIL
berg is Secretary of the National Flax,
Hemp and Ramie Association, and AS
sistant Editor of the "Distaff."
Her official duties are naturally very
Onerous, and involve a great deal oil
travelling and living away from home.
She says:
During the Worlds Fair IN Chicago,
my official duties so taxed my strength
that ] thought l would have to give
them up. Through the continual change
of food and irregular hours, and
poor quality of water, lost my APP
petite. and became wakcful and nerv-
Gus in the extreme. My kidneys re-,
fused to perform their usual duties.
One of my assistants advised me to try
Dodd's Kidney Pills. AMI sent for a
box. am pleased to say that de
rived immediate and permanent bene
tit. used three boxes, and feel ten
years younger.
81 have great confidence in the eff
cacy of Dolls Kidney Pills, and am
always glad to speak good word in
their favor.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills are weak Won.
ems best friend
All Dealers. so cents box.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
Leprosy nn Exclusively Human Dis

ease.
North American Review: The active
cause of leprosy is specific micro-or-
ganism. the bacillus leprae. The period
of incubation varies from few minutes
to several years.
Two principal types or forms of lep-
rosy are recognized as the brunt of the
disease is determined toward the skin
or toward r,le pciipheral nervous sys-
tenn. The first form is termed tubercu-
lar; the second. anaesthetic, or nerve
leprosy. In the first form infiltrations
occur In the skin. forming nodules or tu-
berclcs. which are especially prominent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
The Retort.

Here is a retort which dull" stu.
cent once made: Professor: You
seem to be very dull. When Alexander
the Great was your age he had already
conquered the world" Student:
We'll. You see, he had Aristotle for u
teucher."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
Utilizing Water Power.

Kansas City Star: The technical press
of Europe just now abounds in descrip-
lions of the exploitation Of water pow
err. France, Italy and Switzerland are
just discovering the amount of energy
that goes to waste on their waite,
sheds. Costly black coal is to be re-
placed with the cheap white COAL as
the snow and glaciers Of the Alps have
been called. An advantage of the white
fuel is that it is constantly renewed by
slowed in the earth Is subject to ex-
hauStion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
just Merely Tied Abou, NJ.

Clinton Herald: The Chicago Chron-
icle either lied before the election or
after it. One time is as bad as another,
and the paper proves that it should not
have public confidence TO any degree.
1t no doubt tells now just how it feels,
and frankly admits that it lied to the
people during the campaign.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
EEsT FOR THE BowEI,s.

cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CASCARErS help
nature, cure you without grippe or pain,
produce easy natural movements, cost
you just 10 cents to start getting your
health back. CASCARI1TS Candy ca
thartic tho genuine, put up in metal
boxes, every tablet has Q. G. G. stamped
on it. Beware OF limitations
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
Short Crops in Russia.

New York Journal of Commerce:
There is a further warming OF the in
sufflciency of the Russian crops. This
comes from the ministry of agriculture
which admits that the crops of l1iis
year were considerably below the aN-
erage, its reports coming from more
than 1000 correspondents AS Russia
has had two poor crops lately, and as
the Russian government has sometimes
stated the crops more favorably early
in the season than the latter, return
justified. 1t is reasonable To infer from
these two official admissions made late
ly that the shortage is pretty serious.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
ELLIS PARKER BUTLER.

to the organism-whethe by direct con-
tact, by inhalation or Inhibition Of the
germs. or by other Intermediates OBJ
servation proves conclusively that every
leper is possible source of danger to
all with whom he may come into init
mate and prolonged contact.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

lingly bright green in which he looked
like vaudeville comedian overdone.
Edgar was slightly over six feet in
height. He wore discarded golf suit
that had been made for Il man of about
five feet four. His general appearance
suggested perennial hunger.
The couple was tired, but it was hap.
Ply; for Weary Willie had found a dime,
ard they were on the way to the next
town, where they intended to honor the
day and give due thanks by enjoying
a glass of foaming lager apiece.
They We're still six miles from the
nearest saloon and it was already four
in the afternoon. l'hey were seated By
the roadside. resting. On the otherside
of the road was Il hay field in which
were two invitipgly rcstful haystaclls.
Had it not been for the anticipated
pleasure OF The beer the Laystucks
would have wooed them from the road.
"Say, Eddie said Willie, as he sadl,
here Tanksgivin' day is great insti-
tootion, amt it?"
'Dat'swot!" remarked Eddie 81 allus
feel glad When it comes round, COS wc's
dead sure of a full feed. Dey amt no
body got de heart to t'row us down on.
Tanksgivin' day. De human heart gifts
chuck full of love and all dat sort o biz.
! amt never knowcd nobody ter say
'woodpile' on dis anniversary"
Nor me needer.' said Willie. "Ap.
we amt so slow ourselves, dis year. We
got Il dime widout worlin', an we're
goin' ter have dc drink; we can be as
thankful as anybody"
Eff ct wasn't so fur ter de town. said
Eddie. "You's sure you got dat dime?'
'.Sure!" replied Eddie, with contempt,
why"
He ran his hand into his pocket. There
was no dime here!
Eddie he said, my tailor forgot
ter plug up de air holes in dis pocket!
! amt got dat dime"
For moment Eddie was silent.
Say. Gully" he said, at last, 1--WE
amt got ter walk dem six miles.
JOY lighted Weary Willies pale eyes,
as he started fer the nearest haystacls.
Eddie he said, AS he stretched him
self out on the fragrant hay, de man
wat says you an me amt got nothin' ter
he thankful erbout don't know how
close we come ter walkin' dem six miles,
does hep"
ELLIS PARKER BUTLER.
--------------------------
Bruce Up.
Thanksgivin's gittin' under way.
1t amt no time ter nurse
Va a, 1nz, IT..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

Microbe light is the latest Paris III
vention. A French chemist. Raphael
Dubois, has found way of nourish-
ing phosphorescent animalcules In
glass vessels. which soon emit light
about as bright as the moon. He eN-
poets to increase its intensity. and be-
lieves that its being entirely free from
heat will give it a scientific value.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

In Wisconsin at Milwaukee Swan L,
Thompson, an osteopath. has Just been
fined $50 in the police court there and
ordered to pay the cost of his prose-
cutors, the Wisconsin state board OF
medical examiners, for Illegally using
the title doctor"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
THEY WE'RE GRATEFUL.

Two Wanderers Excmplify the Phi.
losophy of Thanksgiving.
Weary Willie and battered Edgar had
walked 10 miles that Thanksgiving day
over muddy roads.
They We're the strangest couple in the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

In some places in the east tea is made
in the cup. The proper quantity of
leaves is placed in the cup, boiling
water poured over them and the cup
covered for {, short time with the sau-
Ger. To prevent the leaves from rising
to the surface perforated bit of silver
or silver Gligree work is placed over
them
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

II will be there" said the widow.
The sermon was to be preached by an
old man. The congregation was large.
A mysterious whisper had gone about
that something unusual might be cx-
rectcd. The preacher was nervous
when he arose. He looked from time to
time toward side door. The widow
and her daughter sat we'll toward the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

EH - swallows dip emo
W. Among the last OF
summers devotees.
They write Regret" across the autumn
skies
FleeKed all with white like inland run.
ming seas:
Deserted nests that cling the caves alons
Arc empty. but the ricks below are full,
And SO the heart ct man is glad to song,
Fer plenty fnaiieS his prospect beautiful
Zen The rag..edy man,
Nepolean,
Who wags his beard a the clock,
At this ,hankfwl time
Sis dowa 10 dine
With the stiff old l'yritan stock.
The children come to feast abundant
spread,
Grown Children with The silver in the.l
hair,
Aad VITA them, marked by hesitatina
And ali. suhdued, their own dear Oft.
spring fair,
Affrishted stu, but granlr.a's voice as.
Ard cloudea skies begin at once te
Sh 10 her own each faiatiag heart Sc.
cures
And purifies by love the atmosphere;
But the raggedy man,
Nanclc2D,
genius gone astray,
Through turkey thighs
Sends curious cries
Upon Thanksgiving Cay.
Before the feast what earnest prayers are
said,
And at its close what heartfelt songs are
sung,
Care ard Regret to other scenes are fed
While words of Kindness trip from every
tongue
The gi'aces bend to Hi tho lnySt:c vel
THAT hides the future on all ether days
Where Plenty stands and CONTEXT cries
IAN hail,
lie sons OF men, join in song of praise"
Then the Tragedy man,
Napolcan,
Sits high in his humble scat,
And he sings and laughs,
And he freely qGafrs,
And he orders the dark of the mea t.
Oh. rags that push the cup CT hope aside
AT other times, your power is lost TO.
The world has turned her back on selfish
To do good deeds without the hope o,
pay;
So shall sweet sleep uawonted pillows
bless
When western slopes have swallowed ur
the sun,
And for each act of special tenderness
Unto the poor on this THANKSGIVING
done.
The raggedy man,
Napocan,
Who lives like the sun or stream.
Like the moon or the rose,
With TO thought of clothes,
VIII bring you blissful dream.
CHARLES EUGENE, BANKS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
The si.akcspcarian Auditor,

Indianapolis News: Ciaude-loid YOU
enjoy the Shakespeare play Wednesday
night?
Maude-oh perfectly There We're so
many familiar quotations that | .,uined
my gloves applauding.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22

The Swiss cabinet consists of seven
members. each of which draws e4s0
per annum.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
A PROMINENT LADY
Speaks in Highest Terms Of Pc.
runa as a Catarrh Cure.

Mrs. NJ. A. Theatre. member Rebecca
Lodge. lola Lodge; also member of Won.
ans Relief Corps, writes the following let.
Ter from 1888 Jackson street, Minneapolis,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
TIRED LOOKING

TIRED LOOKING
woman was wcav-
ing by the light of
a fire and two cam
dies paced high
u p on the wall.
Near the fire sat
a girl. thoughtful
and of comely face.
Iicr hair was too
thick TO be kept
under control, and
silken' wisrs of it
were in constant
tiisobedience. A
wag. a schoolmas-
ter, had declared
that her head was
the constant scene
of a Detty rebel
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-11-22
THE GoBBLER's LAST APPEARANCE.
u will be there" said the widow

agree to withdraw in favor of the Rex!
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12
WILD FOWL ATTACK A LIGHT.
The Keepers on Hog Island Tower
Kill Geese and Ducks by
Hundreds.

One of the keepers of the Hog Island
light on the Virginia coast relates a
remarkable experience with wild
fowls at that light on the night of
February %.
Between and $3.50 o'clock the watch
ON duty was aroused by the ''honking"
of wild geese and brant accompanied
by the crash of breaking glass. He
hastily summoned the other keepers,
who responded with shotguns. They
opened fire on the bewildered birds
with every gun. The battle lasted for
an hour and a half. The guns got SO
hot that it was dangerous to use them,
and the shoulders of the men became
sore from the recoil, says the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The supply of ammunition gave out
and the fight ended. In the morning
there were 6S dead brant, geese and
ducks at the foot of the tower. On
the following Saturday morning the
tower was again attacked by the birds.
There being no stock of cartridges on
the island, the guns were useless, but
the keepers fought with sticks and cap
tured $50 fowl, when flock, apparent
ly containing thousands, rushed upon
them. They were compelled to seek
shelter within the tower. So powerful
was the fight of the frightened geese
that the wire screens were penetrated,
the light in the watchroom extin-
guished and the panes in three win
dows destroyed. These fowl had taken
wing because of the severe weather pre-
vailing upon their feeding grounds and
were blinded by the intense glare of the
powerful light in the top of the tower.
Hog island light marks one of the
most dangerous shoals on the Virginia
coast. 1t is an iron tower and stands
$50 feet above mean high water. 1t is
first-class light and can be seen from
the bridge of a steamer a distance of
q hout Ok miles
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12

In addition to this profit the grocer
is said to get his wrapping material alb
solutely free of cost.
As the product is weighed up in a bag
a size larger than the amount of the
commodity placed therein the grocer's
profit is correspondingly greater. For
instance, it takes a No. 2 bag for a
pound purchase of tea. The dealer who
sells 1000 of these pound bags of tea
gets $24 for the bags and pays but 90
cents for them. A single pound sale of
sugar weighed up in one of these col
ored sugar bags nets the grocer one
cent on the bag.
Dealers explain their use of the heavy
colored bag on the ground that it is
tougher and stands the raps better
than the light manila product. In a
test of two empty manila and colored
sugar bags of equal capacity, made
with one of the latest appliances for
this work, both made the same record
of durability - rs pounds - notwith-
standing that the colored bag weighed
three times as much as the manila bag.
In Germany the law requires the SELL
ing of household food supplies net in
stead of gross, and a dealer is subject
to heavy penalty if caught weighing
in the bag with his wares.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12
CHARGE FOR WRAPPERS.
GrOcers Get n Profit on the Paper
They Use in Doing Up
Goods.

Purchasers of sugar at retail also
pay the grocer for the paper bag in
which it is wrapped. If the sugar be
contained in heavy colored paper the
chances are that the buyer pays many
times more for the bag than its cost
to the grocer, says the Chicago Record.
In making purchases at a number
of grocery stores in Chicago it was
noted that the grocer first placed the
heavy bag in the scale pan and then
put in the article desired. The pur-
chaser was charged for the gross in
stead of the net weight. By this process
the customer was not only made to
pay for the wrapping paper, but the
grocer was given a neat profit on the
bags.
Toillustrate the comparative weights
of these heavy colored bags the follow
ing table of comparative weights of the
standard manila and colored bags is
given:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-07-12
! HIS DEAR RELATION !

I was really most comical sit
uation, my DEAR" said Lady Sara
to her friend, Lady Glenlyndon. They
were announced together, just like
husband and wife. She came in looking
ready to burst with rage and affecting
not to notice the general grin. He came
in, either not having heard the an
nouncement and quite unconscious of
the presence of his dear relation, or
else one of the finest actors | have ever
seen. | think she would have liked to
order him to be turned out of
the room on the spot, but as she could
not do that she turned up her nose
and am sure it turns up quite enough
of itself. Well, she sat down by me,
and he sat near and talked affably,
obviously trying to draw her in. She
sat looking daggers at him, refusing
to be drawn, and then at last snubbing
him SO that he gave her just one glance
and left her to herself. She went soon,
and, l hope, felt ashamed of herself,
but doubt it,
Nothing is less conducive to repent
ance,' said Lady Glenlyndon, laugh
ing, ethan the knowledge that one is
thoroughly in the wrong"
Exactly. Well, then, said to him.:
How did you like that lady who has