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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
Railroad Bridge at Pittsburg Is Novelty
of It's Kind

RAILROAD Bridge at pittsburg Is n Novelty
of Its Kind.
Pittsburg Post: The greatest steel
structure in the world, so far as rail-
read work is concerned, is just about
completed in Pennsylvania. 1t Is the
wonderful bridge of the Erie railroad
across the kinzua valley in Mexican
county. The original bridge was IL
marvel and was considered one OF the
wonders of the new world. The old
abutments are used to support the new
structure.
This original structure was found to
be too weak for the modern heavy en-
ginss and cars Of the Erie railroad, and
last May traffic on this branch WAS
suspended. 1t extends from Carrolltun.
on the main line, to Johnsonburg. Il
distance OF 49, miles, and passes
through Bradford. Custer City and Mt.
Jewett and connects With the narrow
guage division of the PENNSYLVANIA and
Western railroad. 1T traverSeS II Will
derness region where bears, deer and
wild cats are found. and the ruffel.
grouse is at home in the almost inn
penetrable slaShings and virgin for
eSts.
The new bridge is much heavier than
the old structure. In the old bridge
$500 tons of material were used. but
in the new structure there will be $500
tons of steel, or 100000 pounds. This
modern steel miracle is 30l1s feet above
he level of the small wilderness stream
and is 2.l00 feet In length and nine
feet wide. Twenty towers of steel sup
port the structure and these vary from
twentythree feet to 2S5 in height and
rest on solid piers of stonework. Look
ing up from the bottom these magni,i-
cent towers look like spider web. but
as they are closely examined some idea
of the strength of the new bridge is
ascertained. Web plate Orders Of
three-eighths inch mild steel, with II
depth of six and one-half feet, look
Hike mere cords from below. These
girders are placed on steel girders
thirty-eight inches long and three
inches in diameter to provide for elas-
ticity, or, in other words, contraction
and expansion. This wonderful struc-
ture is now ready for traffic 1t Is one
OF the lnarvels of the age.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

w. NJ. Hewlett, A. Rose. r. Drury,
l.. r. Barr, II. Warren, l.. Giles, w.
Il. Townsend, Capt. r. G. Poole, who
was living with his brother. the doctor,
while on language leave, was also con-
sidered of the legation household, Us
Thornhill and. the legation keeper,
guard consisted of Senior Captain B.
WraN sergts. ]. Murphy, A. q.
Saunders and ]. Preston, four corr
porals. one bugler, one armorer and one
hospital steward. with sixty-eight
privates. They also had one Norden-
part of the civilians serving as volun-
teers also served under Capt. Poole
in the British legation.
When the Siege commenced the west
ern side at the south end of the COM
pound. which adjoined lot of Chinese
buildings, was most vulnerable point,
which the natives readily discovered.
and number of vigorous attempts to
set FIRE to the legation We're made by
firing these buildings. 80 that fire
brigade was organized under b. G..
Tours and Tweed of the volunteers to
fight this dangerous form OF attack
During one OF these fires in the first
few days of the siege Captain Halliday
led brilliant sortie through a hole
knocked in the wall and drove off the
attacking party, killing over twenty of
them. Unfortunately Captain Halliday
was severely wounded by shot
through the lungs which rendered him
helpless and lost to the besieged the
services OF brave and kindly officer.
The British marines took part in the
expedition to the Boxer rendezvous. and
the sortie on the city wall, where Ser
geant Murphy distinguished himself af-
ter the fall of Captain Meyers. Brave
Captain Strouta who was much loyed
by his men. was shot and mortally
wounded in the Su Wang Flu on July l6.
while on a tour of inspection. DIR. q.
T.. Morrison was wounded IN the same
volley, and Colonel Shiba, who was
with them, narrowly escaped, several
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

are beginning to ask who has read
David Harum." There is a 0 o'clock
Curfew Law for married Men and at
$3.50 all the Sidewalks are taken in and
the Electric Lights go out.
In this Town there was one Public
Spirited Man. He was in favor of a
Ease BAH Nine, Asphalt Streets and q
lalf-Mile Track. He was all the time
.ehcning to bleed the Fogies and Gran
MES for Funds to improve and beauti-
fN the Municipality. He hammered at
the Conservative Element until he got
Il Water Works and Fire Depart
ment. This man engineered the Or
dinance for having the weeds cut down
and It was he who sat on the Neck Of
the City Council until it promised to
sprinkle the Streets.
After he had strained his Back for
many years trying to pull the Town out
of the Yellow Mud and give 1t Stand
ing, Il few of his Admirers got together
and nominated him as an Independent
Candidate for Mayor, saying that the
Citizens would be glad to show their
Appreciation of all that he had done
for the Town.
Thereupon all of the wfiee- whiskered
Cirouchers and the weeping Tax-Dod
gers and the variegated Fossils who
had been hanging as a Dead-Weight
in the Community for several Decadesl
saw Chance to Catch even. They got
out their Sledge- Hammers and Cleay-
els and made grand Rush for the
Public-Spirited Man and all the Things
they did to him 1t would take too long
20 tell. Every one that ever had to.
part with an Assessment was glad Of
the Chance to jump up and down on
the Bogie Man and try to Gouge him in
Il Vital Spot. They did him up and
Buried him deep and refused to Mark
the Spot.
The Mayor they put in was Wooden
Man who had been sitting in Rocking
Chair ever since the War, listening to
the Clock tick. His election was con-
sidered a great Victory for the Tax
PAYERS because it was known that he
would not recommend any Expensive
improvements or anything else.
MORAL: Wait until you are Elected
before you Trim the Property Hold
ers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
The Modern Fable of the Household
Comedian and The Lady Shoppers
Unexpected Come Back.

Once there was q Lord of Creation
who delighted to tell his Wife all about
the Peculiarities and Weaknesses of
Woman. He was the Kind that would
wait until he had an Audience and then
he would spring a Good One on the
Better Half. For example, he thought
it was n great Sport to tell how she
would do il Sheridans Ride TO De-
partment Store. just as IL she was go
ing to sweep the shelves. and after she
got there she would have Tracy, the
Blonde. show her all the Spring I'M
portations. after which she would buy
Dimity for 8 cents and about q
Nickel's worth of Yelling and have
them delivered on a Rush Order. She
was a regular Hawk on spotting Bar
gain Sales, and the Monologue Artist
that lived With her used to tell his
Friends that she would claw her way
.nto Jam of Women and scrap like an
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

her back Home az lin and she would go
out and do more Thinning and Four
Flushing than a Man would do If he
was going to buy House and Lot. He
said that VIXEN he wanted Hat or
Neektie or any old Thing, he stalked
right into the Place and said to the
Man. "Gi' me that" without any Ifs,
Ands or Butts, and handed over the
Sanctions. He said there was no need
of giving a Parade and making a LOT
of GrandStand Plays every time one
went out to purchase a few Necessities
OF Life. He said that on a Pleasant
Day a Gang of Women could throw out
use up more Floor Walkers for the
Amount of Coin they put into circula-
ton than any one he ever saw.
One Day in the early Summer he
came home ahead of his Wife. He al
ways claimed that when Woman
went out on a Shopping Spree she
made 1T a Point to loaf Down Town
until about $50 so that she could ell
bow into the Evening Rush and corr
PEI some hollow-eyed Man to clutch a
Stlap all the way home.
When she appeared it was evident
that she had been gal'ivanting through
the Scri:nmage. Her Sky-Piece had O
List to the Starboard, her frizzes had
slaughtered out on her and the Belt
SuGkie was scrougeu around until IL
had her facing sideways. Here was a
Grand Opening for the Humorous
Husband, SO he fell back on his Stock
joke.
And what has little Angel Liza. p
been running down today?" he asked.
Did Sunshine buy Paper Of Pins or
nice Eleven Cent Coil of Blaclz
i'raid?.'
Nit" she replied, stopping shor,
end turning the Mackerel Eye on him.
You have jolted me SO often that ]
have turned over New Leaf. l knew
you had hated to have me price GoodA
and tlien push them back, SO today
nothing went back. have bought six
Embroidered Shirt Waists. a Lace
I'arasol. % Yards of Sillsalorum that
looks like silk and wears better, and
: IL lot of Articles that you wouldn't
know what they We're IL told yo,, the
Names. Your little Bird didn't make
any Water-Haul today, / can promise
you that, and If you think am string
ing you. wait until you get the state
lnent. I ran it up to an even Hundred
SO that you would not have to bother
| with any Small Change"
MORAL: AS long as she is Happy
don't compel her to spend more mon
ey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
An Unexpected Result.

London Spare Moments: An amusink
episoae occurred at political meeting
at Lavendon during the general cleo
ton. After hearing the speeches of
the candidate and his supporters an
aged conservative from Wolverton
mounted the platform and caused
some mystery by dramatically holding
aoft q walnut. when he proceeded to
say:
This is political walnut. The
rough shell represents the radicals.
the next the thin, litter skin, is the
liberals, and the kernel represents the
good conservatives"
a man in the audience cried out:
Now crack It,"
The Molverton tory did so. when, 10
and behold! the kernel was rotten.
The admixture of laughter and chagrin
that followed may be imagined.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
The Modern Fable of the Manner in Which
the Leading Light of Pokevile Got
the Hooks.
GEORGE 1owadR ussol
BY GEORGE AIDE.
Copyrighted, 1901, by Robert Howard Russoll

In an Excuse for Town known as
Pokeville there We're not many Live
Ones. The typical Resident had been
there so long that he had taken Root
and had Lichens and Moss growing on
him. II he had II Dollar he was hang
ing ON to 1t like Grim Death, now and
then letting out u Low Wall about
TaXes. III aroused from his Trance ana
compelled to Ante for a Fourth of july
Celebration or something of that Char
acter, he would separate himself from
about 10 cents In Coppers, Postage
Stamps and Milk Tickets and then he
would sit down and cry like a Child
There was a great deal of Wealth in
Pokeville but most of ii was sailed
away in Wooden Socks, Coffee Mills ana
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
Kept His Promise.

Philadelphia Press: You may remein-
ber.' said the persistent office seeker, =:
called on you about year ago and usl.,l
for situation in the
Well:" interrupted the poli.ica! boss.
''Why-er-you promised to keep n.e In
mind. and"
We'll I'm keeping you there: IL. |. e,-
ing God ,lay!'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

tracks for his rooms.
'.Well, he was the main squeeze that
night. an the papers said next mornin'
he Ss he was IN hn
that he forgot that other dollar he
promised me. Anyway, l never got It,
and 30 the story's out"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

~ know the quotation frontwards
and backwards" said the Tourist. 1T
is the perennial Standby of all the
Shingles who want me to do $1.10 worth
of Toll for plate of Cold Nittles that
is no longer good for anything but
Hash. If ever l am Inundated into
Working. ! won't take my Pay in the
Swecpings from the Breakfast Table.
and that's no idle Bar Room Jest. 7
will join Union and compel the likes
of YOU to pay me GO cents an hour for
lighting my Pipe. But cannot go to
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
v11.-coNTINuED.

er and Thomas OF the
ere instantly killed by
'aptain Meyers was Sc
ed in the knee by a spear.
CORY of the British ma
lot through tho foot and
soldiers We're wounded by
he position was captured
ion OF the post on the
as henceforth 1t would
ascend the ramp with
osed to Chinese fire. The
20 their second barricade
/ yards nearer the Ch'ien
they have held ever since,
h they have shelled for
merican position captured
have never been able to
m.
United States minister and
eft the legation and sought
e British legation they were
ouse of the British legation
DIR. Poole, for a residence.
this six-room house were
ur men, ten women and nine.
r. Squiers. Mr.. Cheshire and
continued to remain at the
ties legation The legation
Is peppered with bullets the
iy and shelled at intervals
Inch shells from both city
I and west, until all the roofs
iof holes and the gatehouse
Y demolished, the flagstaff be-
rough and the flag falling to
1t was speedily picked up,
d nailed to a tall tree near
use. from which 1t still
yh riddled with holes. DR..
= surgeon Of the guard, re-
Dad wound in the thigh, frac-
e bone and completely dis
4. on June %, and has been in
tai ever since. DIR. G. d.
medical missionary OF the
mission, Immediately took
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
Driven to 1t.

Chicago Tribune: Rayaor-Confounc
the daily newspapers. They devote too
much space to discussing religious mat.
tiers these days.
Shyne-They've got to do it. Old fel.
low. The religious papers have become
too secular.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

Amazon to capture one of the marked
down Remnants.
The Husband lectured her about
chasing around from Store to Store. an
noying the Statesmen, blocking up the
Aisles, paving all kinds of Expensive
Materials and criticizing the Merchan-
disc, finally ducking away without even
showing The Color of her Money. He
said Woman would take one of these
understood valises containing Powder
Puff, Chew of Gum, Glove Fastener,
Clipping that told how to cure Sun
Enrn and just enough Car-Fare to land
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
Might no Worse.

Pittsburg Chronicle-1ergraph They
were discussing the ki,liapnes
''Isy the way said Mr.. Bellelicld Mrs.
Bloomteld's youngest son was taken yes
terday.'
You don't say! How terrihle.,
"oh. L don't know. Photographer tool,
him."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
Advertising Pave.

Baskerville Democrat: The Ruthyen
Appeal says: who says it doesn't pay
to advertise? A Spencer man put a
want ad in the local paper for a girl,
and the very next day his wife had
one"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
AnncellerlRiyn.

Chicago Record: ''Fatner. few thou,
sand dollars will start me in business
Yes. but how do ! know that / won
have to pay out all I'm worth to sto.,
ycu."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

Work. You have heard Of the Uncm-
p!oyed. Well, 1 am one of The Dis-em-
pscyed. The Unemployed are not work
Ing and the DisemploNed are under
Contract never to come down to 1t. l
don't dare to accept Job or l would
citace the most picturesque Type of QUE
Times and one that is constant In
SEPARATION to the Vaudeville Actor. Be
sides. 1 am the Only Support of an
Army OF Editorial and Space writer's
who get Good Money for their Stuff
about the Tramp Problem"
II hadn't thought OF that" said the
Lady of the House will broil you IL
Steak and then write Paper about
you for our next Club Meeting
MORAL: That which is not Good
for anything else usually has the Max
ing of a Magazine Article.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

Tanning, Corporal King and
5ennedy, Tutcher and Fisher
= in the barricades, and Pri-
SHREDDER. Mueller and Hall,
We Siege, We're wounded. The
killed We're all buried in the
cation compound, just across
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

were no American civilians
us volunteers with the Ameri-
ard, but DR.. Coltman, his son.
Goldman Sd, and Mr.. w. e.
ge served guard duty in the
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

4. G. Squiers. who was selected
Claude Macdonald as his chief
{. and second in command after
nth of Captain Strouts, has been
tigable in his service, not only at
merican legation. but in general
ght of the situation at all points.
he United States government will
lize his unusual ability by pro-
n in the diplomatic service, for
. he is so we'll fitted and to which
8 devoted his talents, is not to be
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06

It was who conceived the plan of
ying the city wall and insisted on
eing regained when abandoned.
as a key to the whole position,
recognized in It's full importance
ar. Squiers. He, too, With Captain
ublevsky. forced a way down the
to the Ch'ien Men and let in the
S!khs that came through the gate.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-06-06
GREATEST IN THE WORLD.

CONTINUED Next weck.)
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
Once a Preacher, But Fell.

Constable William 0gle, of War
rensburg, passed through Sedalia last
Saturday en- route to Rockville to
arrest one Rev. Grayson Hughes,
who is wanted at Warrensburg on
the charge of fleeing some of the cit
liens of johnson county. The Seda1
liza Sentinel says:
From all reports Mr.. Hughes char
acter is far from that indicated by
the prefix to his name. He was once
a preacher, but he long since discard
ed bis robes To engage in u more lu-
crstive business. 1t is claimed that
his game was to 20 about the coun-
try posing as an insurance agent and
taking good money for worthless
policies. Mr.. 0gle will take Hughes,
who was arrested at Rockville, back
to Warrensburg, where he will be
charged with obtaining money under
false pretensas Clinton Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
SEWED HIS FINGER BACK AGAIN
Remarkable Feat in Surgery Accom-
plished on Soldier Whose Hand
Was Manned.

Paris, Dec 5.-A new feat in sur.
CRY has been performed here Gun
nsr Roberts had three fingers cut
completely off at the second joint in
an arsenal accident. The hospital
surgeons, without the Use of chloro-
form, Immediately Joined the severed
members, which were reported today
to be knitting together in such fash
ion as to make in probable toat the
gunner will regain the use OF his
hand.
DR.. Tilaux, head surgeon OF the
Charity Hospital of Paris, said to-
day that he intended to go to Cher
bourg to investigate the affair, say
ing:
This is not the first time this op
GRAFTON has been tried, but it has
never proved successful. even with
patients whose blood was in the most
healthy condition"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
NEW YORK TO PARIS BY RAIL.
LOicq de Nobel, French Engineer,
Plans a Route by Way of Alaska
md Siberia

Loicq de Nobel, the French engineer
who is the organizer of the project
"from Paris to New York by railway
is waiting impatiently for the United
States congress to grant him a conces.
sion in Alaska in order that he may GO
to Russia to demand similar privileges
of the car, which, group of Russian
financiers assure him, will be gladly
given.
"As soon as congress acts" said NJ
Nobel the other morning to the Paris
correspondent of the Chicago Daily
News, "a Franco-American company
with a capita. of $200.OOO,0OO. will be
formed to exploit the project, the
practica bility of which is now widely
recognized. The request for conces.
sion was sent to Washington October
1, where l am assured it will soon be
discussed by congress. The next step
will be to ask Emperor Nicholas to de.
termine the point where the new line
shall detach itself from the trans
Siberian railway. Having secured
these concessions we shall go to work
Immediately, since there is no lack oil
money for the enterprise. Thus every.
thing depends on the speedy action OF
congress-"
M. Nobel's son, who is also skil.ful
engineer, Is now in Alaska studying
the project of making 4 tunnel under
Behring strait.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
How Brother Anthony Vas Once SOrely
Tempted.

The following conversation took
place between a well-knOwn man and
one of his Porters, known in every
day vernacular as Andy" though
down in his own home locality, his
"titlements do be Bru'er Anteny of
de Baptist 'suasion
Notwithstanding the divine light
which is supposed to emanate from
tins consecrated soul, his counte-
nance is as dark as midnight. His
body, too, is usually bent slightly
forward and in walking he has a
habit of tagging one foot u little be
bind the other thus giving him "a
shutting, stumbling gait. Old Andy
isa Cheslerfeldin politeness however
aud If you pass him u hundred times
II day in the corridors. he never fails
to raise his hand to his forehead aud
bow most humbly, beaming on you
the while, broad gracious smile
One day he came into the aforesaid
sentleman's office with bundle oi
papers and as his employer took
them he was asked:
We'll, Andy, how are you getting
along these days."
"Oh. dunno, boss, de times is
mighty hard
II mean how are you getting along
with the girls, Andy"
"Lor'. boss, | can't hab nothin to
do wild de gals Is "a married man"
."lndeed, and yet the fact OF a
mans being married does not always
keep him from looking at the girls "
bats so, Boss! Oats so, but yer
sce, Is a preacher,
Yes, but being preacher does
not always blind a man to the
charms Of beauty"
Il know dat, Boss, shore do know
dat, But yer zee is Baptist
preacher and desc mostly different
from t'other preachers. But | tel
you what, Boss, | was powerful
tempted t'other day. | shore wu'
tamnta1 -
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
Zinc Combine Complete.

Nevada, Mo-, Dec. 4.-The Nevada
zinc smelters, the Western Prime
Smelling company and the A. B.
Cockrel smelters, wit b headquarters
here, have sold out to the zinc trust
organization with a capital stock Of
$50, 0o0,OOO. This completes the
zinc smelling companies consolida-
ton. The annual income from the
output and sulphuric acid plants
under it's control is estsmated ut
"a, OOO,O
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12

but tell you what I'll do Br'er An
teny, I'll gin yer a kiss fur dat dollar
en- erhalf.'
Go long dare niger, saysI, what
yer talkin' erbout? Don't yer know
rs a preacher2' En- wild dat | shot
my eyes tight, en- gin fur ter shake
my head. But she say: What differ
ence dat make, Br'er Antpny2 Amt
nobody gwine ter see us
De LDrd'l SEE Us, says l, wild my
eyes still shot tight.
Well she says, that's all Use got
fer ter gin yer, EN- ef yer doan take de
kiss yer wont git nothin' fer yer dol
lar en- a half. Kase | amt got not
no money fer ter pay yer wild. en-
what's more | amt gwine tergit none.
So hits de kiss or nutfin' But | keeps
shakin' oh my head. Den she turns
en- walks erway Ell rs she gifts tn de
door she stop, en- looking Nober her
shoulder she say: <
I "Br'er Anteny, I'll gin yer dat dol
lar EN- er half IF yod'll kiss me-
En- Boss, is been er greebin' ever
since kase didn't take dat dollar en-
err halt"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-12
Costs Much to Live.

New York, Dec. 5.-According to
Investigations made by r. G. Dun &
Co., prices Of living are the highest
since modern agricultural, manufac'
turing and distributing methods
we're introduced.
II q man had bought his supplies
for one year on December l, they
would have cost $101.37, while the
same quantities Of the same articles
would have aggregated only 81, AZ
on July 1, 1897, the lowest point on
record, and $121.75 on January l,
1860.