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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Hcfrnctive Power Of the Ruby.

The primitive form of the spinel
ruby is like that of the diamond. eight
sided, which distinguishes it at once
from the oriental stone The color of
the genuine ruby is that of the nrte-
rial blood, or pigeons blood, as 1t is
called. 1t is extremely hard and after
the sapphire is the hardest of the
corundums, which renders it difficult
to understand why the earth so rarely
gives 1t up. Its tint is as beautiful by
artificial light as by day, and It's pow
ers of reflection are so great that an
cient belief credited it with power of
emitting light The ancicnts even sup
posed that it would shine through
clothing with undiminishcd power.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
TO CURE COINS.
A Few Remedies, Cheap ana Simple,
and Involving Nh nnn.rer

Few Remedies, Cheap and Simple,
and Involving No Danger
When the feet are pressed into tight
fitting shocs-high heels make the
pressure greater-by adding friction
we have needlelike point formed in
the skin, and the greater the pressure
the deeper the point will grow. The
best preventive remedy known is real
ly to go barefooted, but since this is
not considered ethical in civilized life |
will give few simple remedies which
may he of some value for the afflicted:
First.-Place OH the corn piece of
cold, moist linen folded several times,
wrap it UP in dry linen, then go to bed.
With this treatment the hard cpider-
mis- swells up, and after six or eight
hours the outer covering of the corn
can be removed with Il dull knife
When this treatment has been followed
for three or four days, Il small needle
like growth Nhe CORN can be extracted
the feet often in cold water the tender
place will heal rapidly. After getting
rid Of this corn it is we'll to wear shoes
which are neither too large nor too
small so as to avoid excessive pressure
or friction.
Second.-In place of the linen a crust
OF bread soaked i'll vinegar may be APP
piled.
Third.-The best application is to
soak whole onion twenty-four hours
In vinegar, then apply one of the layers
OF the onion to the corn and keep it in
place by bandage through the night.
After repeating this procedure few
times the corn can be removed without
any trouble. BY either of these simple
applications this troublesome agent
can be removed without any danger of
blood poison and free of chargc."-St.
Louis Republic.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Peacl, stones.

Peach stones will make Il quick, hot
fire and one that will last One and
n half or two buckets Of peach stones
will last as long as a bucket of coal
One has to he careful not to ill the
stove too full or there will likely be an
explosion similar to gasoline explo-
sion. The proper way to keep the fire
going is to put In shovelful Mt time
"Peach stones thrown into damp Gel
lar" said one who has used them, "are
said to have IL peculiar effect on per-
son. After the stones are in cellar
for time gases arise and the fumes
will go to ones head and give the
same effect as II the distilled product
of the peach had been imbibed."-Bal-
timore Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
HONcRS FOR IOWA.
Students Win Spcor Trophy and
Every First Prize In Stock
Judging Contest Over all
United States and
Canada,

College Live su OK Won Grand Cham
pionship Priv Ilsvlng Grand
Champion Steer, Grand Champion
Herd AMI First Prz. OH Caracas.
The Greatest Record Ever Made by
Any Institution ol Firm.
AT the recent International Live
Stock Show helt i'll Chicago from
Nov. " Ii To Dec. h, the showing
made Dy the Iowa state College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the
Student judging Contest and IN the
live stock exmb, has already attract
ed world wide attention. The student
Judging contest was open to students
from all the agricultural colleges of
the United States and Canada and to
farmers' sons under 25 years of age.
The contest was very keen, containing
representatives of all the leading cDl-
leges and some 40 bright farmer boys.
Student, from the Iowa College won
every first prizs and the $1,000 Spoor
trophy championship prlzs In no in
stance did any of the farmers sons do
as good work as was done by the boys
from the colleges which emphasizes
the value OF college training.
Steers from the college won first in
open classes over al! comers, the grand
champion and reserve grand champion
honors in two year old class, the grand
champion herd over all breeds, and
Shamrock, a two.year old Angus, won
the grand championship prz, over all
breeds -and ages. These steers were
purchased in Iowa fes lots at beef
prices, "shamrock" costing five cents
per pound, and sold at auction in Chi
cago for lifty-six cents per pound.
College swine won every first shown
for and dgrand championship honors.
The college cattle, sheep and swine
won first prize for the best display of
fat stock
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
THE MILKY WAY.
A System which Gives U. a vaxu,
Idea of the Eternity of space.


The Milky Way, the grandest feature
of the 'tirmument which bends above
u.s." the hazy path Which SO majestic
ully bands the whole fabric of the
skies together, is now known to be
composed OF Il grand aggregation of ut
least 1S,OOOOOO suns. each ms large as
or larger than that which makes vege-
table and animal life an earthly possi-
bility. One is apt when allowing the
mind to revert to the contemplation Of
these misty and indistinct astronomical
subjects to measure their magnitude
or attempt to measure it by making
terrestrial comparisons.
1t Is obvious, however. upon more
mature reflection that such compuri-
sons are worse than "odious" The bulk
Of our sun exceeds thut of the earth
1,2O0,OOO times, being 600 times great
er than that Of the bulk of his whole
train of planets taken collectively. This
for calculating the magnitude OF 49,
100000 suns cach as have said be
fore. probably larger than that which
gives us heat and light?
The Infinite number of suns which,
taken together, make up the Milky
Way are not set MT uniform distance
from our earth or even from our sun.
In fact, they appear to work altogeth-
er independently of either this nun
dane sphere or our GLORIOUS orb or
day" The majority of them are plant
ed at Il distance too remote to be even
impcrfectly measured or understood.
Some of them are so near (D that
light. which travels Mt the rate Of
$4,000 miles per second, would cross
the distance between us and them In
the period of about an even ten years.
Others, however, are so remote that 1t
would take full thousand years for
their light to reach us.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
a cur,ou. stot. Of An,,r,

You must be very cautious how you
treat your neighbor IN Isle OF Jersey,
for lie cnn have you arrested on the
slightest prctext and If he has II
grudge against you can bring about
such II calamity by simply giving fic-
tlonal account of your misconduct to
the nearest lawyer The latter will de-
mnnd II fine, and should you decline to
pay 1T he will cause you to be thrown
into prison to await trial. Then, even II
you are acquitted OH the ground that
the charge is unfounded, you have nb-
solutely no claim against your persecu-
tor, though you may have suffered a
couple OF months imprisonment for
nothing.-London Tit Bits.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
A Forbidden Topic.

"There is one topic pcremptorily for
hidden to all well bred, to all rational,
mortals," says Emerson, namely.
their distempcrs. III YOU have not slept
or II You have slept or II you have
headache or sci;:: ica or lcprosy or thun-
dcrstrolSc, bcs ccll you by all angels
to hold your peace and not pollute the
morning, to which all the houscmates
bring serene and pleasant thoughts, by
corruption and groans. Come out OF
the azure. Love the day"
The quotation suggests that. hard as
1t is to be an invalid, 1t may prove al
most as painful to be an invalid's
friend.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
LEARNING A LANGUAGE.
1t Is Comparatively Easy to Acquire
8 N,c...ia;s Ecc- ,:l,rz.

- As No1HHufssttNc1y 1sssy 20 Acquire
s. N'crkia;s Vocabulary.
1T doesn't require any great length
of time to learn a language IL one has
patience" said man who has mas.
tered several languages, "and when I
hear man regret that he is not able
to speak French or German or Spanish
or some other language unknown to
him i cannot conceal my amusement.
In nine cases out of ten might saw
that the men who express Il regret Of
this sort handle English very poorly
IL that happens to be their language.
The chances are that their yocabu-
laries are extremely limited, and it
would probably surprise them to know
that despite the advantages of birtS,
and education they could not command
more than 600 or 100 words in English
If their lives depended upon it. Vet
they are able to carry on intelligent con-
vcrsation, and many of them may be-
come forcible and even automatic in
their savings, and they plunge into dis
cussions of literature, art, music and
other subjects OF such fine elegance
and do it rather successfully too.
Now, how 10 ought 1t to take for
a man to learn 600 or 200 or even 1000
words in any language? Certainly it
ought not to take any great length of
time, and from my own experience l
know that it does not. or course am
not speaking now of mastering SO that
one can get the full benefit of all the
relincments of speech in IL particular
tongue.
but l have in mind the idea of
speaking intelligibly in II given Ian
guage and being able to understand
perfectly what is said in return. have
u system which have worked out, and
1t has been of vast benefit to me and
has enabled me to learn n number of
languages. 1t occurred to me while 1
was in Mexico few years ago on i'm
portant business.
II could not speak n word of Spanish
and could not understand the language.
concluded that would learn the lam
guage. My plan was simply this: L
made up my mind that l would not re-
tire at the close of any day as long as
was there without learning ut least
three words in Spanish, how to pro-
noance thcn and what they meant.
That would ivr me ninety words per
month, or s,:.iNtaiiig over 1000 In n
Democrat.
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I D orr WGGk|I
Subscribers

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r. II. HARRIS,
Ed. Mo. Valley Times.
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sCtIu III l1lC lIlVlIGy.
r. n. HARRIS,
Ed. Mo. Valley Times.
Said tc Be Smart.
All BARRIERS have cut ra,es

All BARRIERS have cut rates.
The problem play is as broad as it
is long.
No, Maude, dear; indoor games are
not played out.
Fighting tooth aud nail-dentists
aud chiropodists.
Love may laugh o. bolts, but poll
ticians do not.
Justice only takes mans part but
injustice takes it all.
If sound has color the crow Oft a
rooster mnst te black
1t doesn't pay to wait for other peo-
pie to catch up to you
A good thing will bear repeating,
provided it isn't vote.
A new baby in home soon makes
the rest of the furniture look shabby.
Lightning doesn't belong to a
union, yet i. is the most persistent
striker.
When it comes to word painting
poets and novelists are not in 1t with
sign writer's.
uThere may be some things woman
doesn't know, but no man can tell her
what they are.
Many man who believes that wom-
an is delusion ard snare will still
hug deluslon.
Those who complain abou! the de-
mands of charity are generally those
who do the least of it,.
The average woman can't seem to
realize that man can love her with
out telling her 80 every five minutes.
Boston Traveller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
BRAIN WORK.
Its Eject Upon the Body and the
Kind OF Food 1t Demani:a

kto xAESSJ pom 1nc NOOy ana yh0
Kind OF Food 1t Demands.
The changes of tissue in the brain
that take place during study and
thought are very important and very
rapid. 1t has been estimated that three
hours OF brain work cause as great an
exhaustion OF the forces of the body as
an entire day of manual labor.
This waste must be replaced by
abundant food. but its selection re-
Iuircs careful consideration and often
self denial, for many things which the
physical worker can eat with perfect
tmpunity are slow poison to the brain
worker. who exercises the brain at
the expense of the body and rarely
gives the latter sufficient exercise to
countcrMct the mental strain and keep
1t In condition to resist disease Bear
In mind that. while the waste of the
body is much more rapid, the dcpriva-
ton of physical exercise encourages
torpidity Of the voluntary functions
and renders them sluggish In eliminat-
utmost Importance that the tasks i'm
posed upon them should be light
Brain workers require the most con
centrated and easily digcstcd foods
They should cut fresh beef and NUT
ton, fish, eggs-cooked III many forms,
but never hard boiled or fricd-oystcrs
and crisp salads, lettuce. chicory. toma-
toes, watcrcress. etc, with mayonnaisc
or French dressing. They should begin
the day with fruit and make it form
the principal part of luncheon and be
very sparing i'll their use of cereals,
eschcwing entirely white bread and
oatmeal. Their ideal luncheon, which
must be light IL they continue to work
III the afternoon, is n glass of milk OF
cup of hot chocolate or, better still, n
glass of fresh buttermilk, with two or
three graham waters or Il bit of toast
and some fruit, an apple, figs or an or
ange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
hut Not win the Line.

lie had tished up the stream and
down the stream and used flies, paste
worms and every other form of bait
that the ingenuity of man could de-
wise, but without result, and as he
wended his way homewnrl Mt the
close OF the day his temper was high
and his fish basket empty. Still, there
was no occasion to publish the latter
fact to the whole world, SO when he
met friend by the way the following
dialogue cnsued:
'Reen iishing!"
"Yes."
"lIad good days sport?"
Eyes"
"Wllat did you catch?"
''The G:30.''-Answers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Thoughtful Tommy.

Mrs. Mann Tommy, you have been
very naughty boy. When your papa
comes home, shall tell him about you.
TOMMY think, mamma, it will be
more interesting II you remind him of
those happy days when your loves
were young and fresh. A man likes to
hear sweet things when he comes
home at night tired and weary.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
The German wife,. yacnt,on

1t is common practice In Berlin for
the wife to stay at home when the hus-
band and family go to the seaside. In
this way the wife enjoys her own holi-
day, for there is no housekeeping to be
done She foregathers with friends
grass widows" like herself and they
take their meals at restaurants, spend
their afternoons and evenings mt popu-
lar places of entertainment and thor
oughly enjoy themselves.-Lon Ex-
press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Du,n. a. . Tax Collector.

In the olden days candles were taxed
articles, and 1t was the duty of Burns.
as an excise officer, to see that the
tax was not evaded. He generally
looked the other way, however. as
when passing through the kitchen one
night at Willinm Lorimer's of Ken
nishall, where the gudewife was busy
making candles, he merely remarked,
Faith, madam, ye're thrnng the
nicht," and passed into the parlor.-
Blackwood's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Ton Cool.

"Oh. Major Bloodgore," said girlish
gushcr, they say that during the war
you were always cool In action"
"Cool" declared the major. "Why,
my dear girl, was so cool that when l
shivcred people insinuated that was
trembling. Baltimore Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Yes. In,,ce.I,

When a man gets tired out and ill,
he goes fishing, returning shortly with
three wall eyed pike, restored health
and blister on his nose. When Il wo-
man feels that way, she hangs around
the house and cries If anybody looks
at her. 1t must be lovely to be a
man.-Chicago Record Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Lnya and Husiness

Dear" she said during an interval
of comparative sanity, promise me
one thing"
Anything" he answered, with the
reclllessness of love.
After we have been married u rea-
sonable time IL we decide Il divorce is
desirable promise that my brothers.
who are struggling young lawyers.
shall represent u.s." Philadelphia
North American
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Roush on Father.

Pcrdita-If you continue much longer
to play cards with my father, won't
marry you.
Jack Dashing-lf your father contin-
ues to play cards much longer with me,
l won't need to marry you.-New York
News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
The One Qualification.

"What position will our friend take
on this momentous question: asked
the gradiloqucnt man.
Position" echoed Senator Sor-
ghum absent1nindcdly "Oh, he'll take
pretty nearly any position that's open.
provided there's Il salary attached to
Washington Star
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Recently Acquired.

Tom-By George, old man. that's q
stunning girl who just bowed to you.
Who is she?
Jack-My sister.
Tom-Your sister! Since when?
Jack = Since last night. = Chicago
News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Assisted.

Sarah-Mr. Rippler says that he is q
confirmed bachelor.
Susie-But he didn't say that every
girl In town had assisted in confirming
him, did he?-Indianapolis News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Noise md Fury,

"Fze observed" said Uncle Ephe,
"dat wifi er good many men lung pow
er nm brain power am In inverse pro
portion. ."-Colcrado Springs Gazette.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
Wonderful.

He-she holds her age well, doesn't
she?
She Yes. She doesn't look a day
older than She says she is.-Philndel-
phia Record.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
open Road to Fame and Fortune.

"My boy" said the old gentleman in
kindly tone, there's only one thing
that stands between you and success"
"And what is that" asked the youth.
"If you worked as hard at working"
explained the old gentleman, "as you
do at trying to find some way to avoid
working, you would easily acquire
both fame and fortune" = Chicago
Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11

II man has a new story, better let
him tell 1t and get 1t over with. He
will not be satisfied until he does
Atchison Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11

Some men take pains naturally. ana
some give them the same way.-Chi-
cQCo News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11

The spoon is very ancient, and many
fine specimens are III existence that
were used by the Egyptians in the sew.
century b. c.
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Market Letter.
This market letter is furnished
by the Updike Commission Co.,
Omaha. Neb.

This market letter is furnished
by the Updike Commission Co.,
Omaha, Neb.
Wheat Wheat is still! in a strong
position with good local demand and
the export has been about six millions
for the week; with the Pacific Coast
about out of what. The receipts
from the Northwest are gradually
falling eff and only INCREASED 100000
from all primary points. Bradstreet
reports the Worlds visible increased
but 100000. The small visible sup
ply was surprise as 1T increased only
S58,00O, and three times as much was
looked for.
This leaves the visible, 45,94O,COO,
which is about ten million less than
this time last year.
Corn. The weather conditions are
somewhat improved for the movement
of corn, but still there is but little new
corn being received at primary points,
having increased but 6Gl COO as against
1888, 600 last year when we had short
crop. 42c to 45. May corn will look
cheap III less than go days.
The visible increased 95sooo, total
1886 Ooo
Oats. They have been stronger
than either corn or wheat and has
flnctuated but little for last week.
People are now beginning to realize
that there is nothing like the immense
crop that the government reported, it
having made no allowance for the
waste on account of the wet weather,
The visible decreased 100000, leaving
q total of 6 724, Geo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R.

Effective December Z, the Chicago and New
Orleans Limited, fast vestibule train, will be
split out of Chicago. running from Chicago to
Memphis as Pullman car train only. Train
No 3, the Limited, carrying only Pullman
sleeping cars, dining car and buffet-library car
will leave Chicago daily ut 700 N for Mem
phis, Hot Springs, Nashville, Atlanta, Jackson
vile, and arriving at New Orleans at 7:40 m
the next day. No coach passengers will be
taken on it, they being carried to the above
points ON new train No % having coaches only
and leaving Chicago at 5:25 p m daily and ar
irving at New Orleans 7:40 p m the next day.
This coach train will also carry every Wednes-
day ont of Chicago the San Francisco Excursion
Sleeping Oar running via New Orleans.
In addition, the New Orleans Special fast
day train. with through sleeping and buffet
library cars, and serving all meals in dining
car, will leave Chicago daily at 1855 next
morning, connecting with the Sunset Limited
Of the Southern Pacific for Houston, San An
tonic and San francisco, the Sunset Limited
leaving New Orleans daily at II :55 m. Tick
ets and further information of railroad ticket
asents. A. h. HANSEN,
Gen'l Passr Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-11
ILLINOiS CENTnAL RY
Time TABLETOP Trains Out Of
Rode, Iowa.

Nos. l., 2, 3, 4. S, will stop on signal for pass
engers holding tickets for points beyond Omaha
or for Minneapolis. st. Paul or Chicago.
Nos. 81, 80 81 and 80 run between Ft Dodge
and Council Bluffs except Sunday.
Coupon tickets can be procured on one or two
days notice
Thos,iJ. Cochran, ,lAgent.