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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
SALT AND PEPPER.
Many Think They Are Only OF Value
In Scusoning Food.


Salt and pepper, as generally consid-
cred, are of value in bringing out the
favor of the food to which they are
added. 1h: they have any value from
health standpoint is not SO generally
recognized. You may know that n
lump OF salt is good for horse, but
YOU do not stop to consider how impor-
tant salt is for YOUR own we'll being.
In eastern countries the condiments,
such as pepper, are used to profusion
in all foods. Gastric troubles common
enough in other countries are conspic-
uously absent, and the free use of
pepper has much to do with that fact.
Salt aud pepper work against fermen-
tation. When the stomach is out of Or
der, or, as the common saying is, upset,
it is in II state of fermentation.
A certain very wise physician who
has advanced to the point where drugs
seem the unimportant thing and COM
mon sense the important in making the
sick we'll is advocating the use of pep
per and salt even in glass of milk.
1t improves the favor to remarkable
degree, Il fact You can prove TO your
own satisfaction by taking two glasses
of milk, one iii lis original simplicity.
the other changed by the addition of a
pinch of salt and dash of pepper.
then sip a little of each. The chances
arc that you will prefer the seasoned
milk. Besides improving the flavor
and overcoming the tendency toward
fermentation the pepper will practi-
cally disable amy microbes that may
he floating in the fluids. Thus the gas
trio juices will perform their perfect
work of changing microbes to food
One of the best remedies for dis
turbed digestion is hot water to which
have been added salt and paprika. If
taken a full hour and half before
breakfast, a cupful of this very palata-
ble drink will completely cleanse the
stomach and leave it in good condition.
Out of a hundred persons selected ut
random it Is no eXaggeration to say
that eighty eat too much and also that
these same eighty fail of proper masti-
cation. Weakened digestions are of
course the direct result of overeating
and insufficient mastication, and weak
ened digestion means undermined sys-
tens. AT the extremes of life, youth
and old age, 1t is wisdom to make the
diet much the same. A child's nourish-
ment should be very simple, so in old
age it should grow palmer and palmer.
Chicago Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Husband Mary, dear, did you buy
that book you were telling me about
on how to economic in tho Kitchen"
Young Wife-Yes, dear, aud it is just
too lovely for anything! 1t is full of
recipes telling how to utilize cold roast
turkey with mushroom sauce and how
to make trutlle omelets and appctiz-
ers and Why, John, what is the mat
ter?
He staggered to the fireplace. "Givc
me that cookbook quick, Mary" he
gasped hoarsely. 81 must either burn
1T or rob Il bank to pay for it"-Ncw
Orleans Times Democrat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Birthday Party

Ten l'tt!e madens yesterday afternoon had
the happiest time imaginable from to o'clock
all because Ruth McGavrcn had asked them to
come and help her celebrate her tenth birthday
There were played the games that little ladies
delight in and Mabel Cook presided at the
piano while the smaller ones danced to their
hearts content, embarrassed and unrcstrained by
any code or rule of dancing master, but Look.
ing as lovely as little fairies might in their
dances. At five o'clock the dining table was
surrounded by the little company. Ten pink
carnations formed the centerpiece and the
birthday cake was something lovely to look at
and delicious to taste. and there were other
good things galore. All had lovely time and
Miss Ruth received a number of pretty remem-
brances from her friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
A FATAL MEAL.
The Gntimely Ending of Crow Who
Swallowed II Ccntiped.

Saw curious thing in California
last winter said the man who travel
els about. IL had stopped for Il mo-
ment to chat with man who was
plowing, when he called my attention
to n large centiped that he had Just
plowed UP.
Come along with me few feet
said he, and let's see what those crows
will do when they find it,
"lllcre We're several large carrion
crows that had been following the
farmer and picking up the insects that
were turned up, and they were now II
few feet away, waiting for the plow to
start again.
"We wen. on few feet, and the
crows followed. One big, black fellow
soon saw the centiped and swallowed
him at one gulp. Then, in the express
sive slang of the day, there was some
thing doing in the neis eishborllood of
that CROW. With Il cav of despair he
mounted into the air for perhaps a
hundred feet, then fell heels over head
till he was few feet from the ground
Then lie managed to catch himself and
flew upward again and away for the
hills, cawing wildly. He had not gone
mere than 300 feet when he lost all
control Of himself and fell like shot
TO the ground. We went over TO where
he lb;ld fallen and found him on his
back with his feet in the air, stone
dead.
lipf rs,JIy
felt when he awoke to the situation.
hadn't forgotten my first spoonful of
tabasco sauce that joking friend once
talked me into swallowing. Detroit
Free Press
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Wall Street Methods.

City Nephew-Whcre is uncle this
morning?
His Aunt-He's out in the barn wa
tering the stock.
City Nephew-Ill go out and help
him. learned all about that in the
brokers' office where work. = New
York Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Others say the feat is accomplished
BY elaborate machinery concealed In q
Plays II Only once,

"ln his time" quoted an actor. "a
man plays many parts"
"Yes." admitted the man who had
backed" a show. ''and some Of them
he plays many times. but there's one
he never duplicates. He never plays
angel but once. for no fellow has the
money to repeat Chicago Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
The Mirror In photorraply.

Many amateurs In possession Of a
fixed focus camera. says Photography,
have doubtless found difficulty in OBJ
tanning photograph of some object in
a room through being too near TO it.
This difficulty can often he overcome
by placing a large mirror in front of
the object and the camera in front of
the mirror. Avoid the camera being
reflected in the glass by standing lit
tie on one side.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Product of the Glove Tree,

The limbs OF the Glove tree being
very brittle, a peculiar four sided lad
der Is used. AS fast as the buds are
collected they are spread in the sun
until they assume brownisll color.
when they are put into the storehousc
ready for market. A ten-ycar-old plan
tation should produce twenty pounds
of cloves to a tree. Trees of twenty
years frequently produce upward of
100 pounds each.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Ross Nc Laughlin arrives home this
evening from Lincoln Neb. where he
is enrolled as student in the law de-
partment of State University in that
City. He will spend several days here
visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. j. r.
Nc Laughlin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
A Most Gentle Touch.

"'Do unto others as you would have
others do unto you.'" said Markley.
That's the Golden Rule. and l believe
in it too. Don't you:"
Well" replied Borroughs, '.if did
I'd be offering to lend you $40 this min
ute. re."-Philadelphia Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Serene Confidence.

81 am afraid" said the publisher,
"that you are harming your reputation
by the Indifferent work you are put
ting into this new serial''
Nonsense" answered the self as
sured author. Even if the work is un-
usually poor the public will take it for
granted that am great. Otherwise \
couldn't get such stuff published."-
Washington Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Ready Demonstration.

"Do you think you can make my
daughter happy" asked Miss Thirsty.
smiths father gravely.
why. l have already, haven't II? re-
piled Spooner. I've asked her 10 mar
~ me."-Smart Set.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Complimentary Gard Party.

Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Bro wn en-
tertained about score of the friends of auld
lang syne in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. P. w.
Brown, of Marquette, Mich, who for the past
week have been renewing old friendships. Mr..
and Mrs. Brown lived in Missouri Valley a
great number of years in the earlier history of
the place. Cards were INDUCED in for while
and then everyone became reminiscent and the
jolly incidents of long agp were again lived
over. Refreshments were served at a late hour
none of the conventional Eight refreshments, 81
but one of those complete spreads for which
Mrs Brown is so we'll known AS serving her
guests, great variety of good things and plen-
ty of every kind. The evening was very en-
joyable and jolly one and everyone was the
happier for looking backward" az we'll as for
the present social touch and contact
Mrs. Minnie Moss started this morn
ing for her home in Have!ock Neb.
She has been here for the past several
days in attendance to her mother Mrs.
Joseph Smith, who has been quite
seriously i'll but is now considerably
improved.
Ed. Stevens left this afternoon for
Deadwood where he goes to work in
the shops of the F E NJ V Company.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Reasonable.

Happy Hogan Say. Birdie, didn't
yer never have yer picture taken?
Birdie Blinks-Picture nothin'.
Happy Hogan-Never have de price?
Birdie Blinks-Course had de price,
but ! never had de nerve.-Judge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
When He Praxa

DO you say your prayers?" asked
the little girl.
We'll. sometimes" replied the little
boy.
"When?" asked the little girl.
Well" returned the little boy, "when
Bob an get to playin' an maxim an
awful racket while we're goin' to bed
an we hear pop comm up stairs
two steps at time we drop right down
ON our knees an begin to pray, an
when he gets to our door he don't dare
disturb us."-Chicago Post
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Mrs D'Etta spanplsr ,s TIE guest of
Omaha acqnaintances today

Members of the Presbyterian church
and their friends, residing at Cali
fornia junction, are reminded of the
Easter communion service at the
church in Missouri Vallev next Sab
bath morning at 1O:45 If there are
infants for whom their parents desire
baptism please notify the pastor as
early as possible Persons who may
De desiring to unite with the church
by letter OF on confession of their
faith are requested to come soon after
1915 q IN.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Thc Man of the House.

Stranger-Is the man of the house in?
Seryant-Yes; but the woman Of the
house won't let him come out.-New
York Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Council Proceedings

Council Room, Missouri Valley,
March 25-Council met pursuant to
adjournment of March the nth 1902.
Following officers present-E L James,
Mayor, j S barrett, City Clerk. A r
Rlss, City Marshall
Councilmen present-Mc Gavren
Fensler, O'Connor, Fisher.
Moved by Tensler and seconded by
Amen that the chair appoint COM
mittee of three to investigate and find
the cost of installing, and operating
an electrict light plant to furnish the
city with lights. Carried. Chair ap
pointed the following committee, Fen
sler, Amen and O'Connor.
The following bills were audited and
allowed.
CITY FUND
w o Reed. photo aidewalk .....S / so
j Hanson, pest house. $500. BIG 90
Perkins Bros. supplies. ... IL 90
w d Allen, mfgs. supplies. 5 25
s B Shields, bedding 1 90
g w Kellogg, sal. and services. 10 co
Moved and seconded We adjourn,
carried.
] B Barrett, City Clerk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Letter List for the Week Ending
March %.

Nl0TCu Z4s
Bailey, G r
Beghtel, Leila
Brown Olive
Fisher, w II
Graham, Bill
Jones, Geo
Leary, l. i'
Lewis, John
Mattox, Jim
Meyers, Matthias q
Merahan, Leatha
Prior, VIM
Small, Bertha
Schob, S A
Thomas, Bert
Wildersen, ii +
Wager, Maggie
Parties calling for any of the above
will please say advertised and give
date of publication
ID. j. ADLUM, II. M.
Mrs. r. G Hills is spending the day
in Omaha.
Grant w Rogers is spending to
day in Omaha buying drug supplies
for his drug store at Guernsey Wyo.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Longmeyer, died this morning
at 3 o'clock. Remains will be buried
in Mt. Carmel Cemetery tomorrow
forenoon ut 10 O'clock.
w Ferguson will move to Flo
ence, Neb. on Saturday, where he will
make his future home.
I' Riley is very low this afternoon
and at 4 O'clock was thought tobe dy-
ing.
Archer M Huntington of New
York has recently returned from
Europe with 2l,O00 volumes and
manuscripts for his private col
lection of Spanish literature,
which is said to be unrivaled in
the world.
&C Georgeson of Sitka, special
agent of the department of agricul-
ture in charge of Alaska, says
that territory can support popu-
lation of 100000.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

To woman it seems easy for man
to make money. To q man it seems
easy for a woman to be amiable.-
Atchison Globe. /,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
In the Gloami.s.

Sweetheart (coyly>-Now. you must
take only one, George.
swain-But one from one leaves
nothing. Let's make it one each and
tie.
Sweetheart = It's awful sudden.
George, but you may ask papa.-New
York Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING PLANT
A POSSIBILITY
Question Given a Thorough Dis
CussiOn at Last Ni9ht's Meet
in0 Of CITY Council.

Municipal ownership of the Electric
Light system furnished the all absorb
ing ami only theme for discussion at
last nights meeting of the City coun-
Gil called for that purpose and If the
plans of members of the City Council
do not miscarry Missouri Valley will
have two Electric Light plants in the
not distant future, one operated ~
the company owning the Franchise
and the other by the City of Missouri
Valley.
Councilmen j j. Amen, M. O'3on-
nor and w z Fensler we're selected as
corresponding committee empowered
to open correspondence with the
various electrical manufacturing con-
Germs ~ tha "an'trv regarding the
l.e"'' de cost OF establishing an cleo
trs. light plant to be operated in con-
l'netlnn VI th city water works.
mnel II ,nile ls an. Omaha business
visiI or Iodiy
a thur Dolan and Leo Mulgrew ar
+ v in this CITY this evening from
fls i, studies at Creighton University
il, Omaha. They will visit the Felix
Dnl IN family until after Easter.
A lditor Huff was in the Valley on
tns ness today.
Mrs. Thomas Cusac is an Omaha
visitor today.
Mrs d. Finley is visiting in Omaha
today with her daughter Miss May
Finley.
Mr. and Mrs. j II Nc L.ughlin spent
to day in Omaha.
Having resigned lis position in the
rail road shops in this city, Roscoe
Harmon, started this afternoon for
Cheyenne Wyoming, where he will en-.
ter the empoy of the Union Pacific
Company.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
WHY She Con,,,lain..

"she finds fault with her husbands
saairy. they say"
'Yes; she says 1t isn't like her father
used to make. philadelphia Bulletin.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

T.. H Kelley, representing Kelley's
land agency of Mitchell 5. d. arrived
in the city yesterday and expects to
spend several days IN this city and
vicinity working up real estate bust
ness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Education is not in extensive appara.
tus and vast libraries, but in the touch
of life upon lifc.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RY
Time Table Of Trains Out of
Rode, Iowa.
GOING WEST.
GOING EAST.

Nos /, 9 3, a, 5, will stop on signal for pass
engers holding tickets for points beyond Omaha
or for Minneapolis, st. Paul or Chicago.
Nos 81, 30 u and 0, run between Ft Dodge
and Council Bluffs except Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

That tired feeling is often due to a
strenuous effort to live without work
Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Walter Ellen starts tonight for
Lind, Wash. where he goes with the
intention of locating
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Mrs T NJ Gilmore is paying Council
Bluffs acquaintances brief visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

w d Hodge, Superintendent of the
Sioux City Division of the Chicago and
North Western rail road system was
in the city last night, registered at the
Miller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Mrs. q. e. Metcalf returned home
this morning from few weeks visit
with relatives in Ohio.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Wednesday March 26
Hud Cox 'e,ves tonight for Spokane
Wash. near which place he will engage
in farming ON an extensive scale.

Miss Jesse Clarke is paying Omaha
friends few days visit.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
Forged His Employers Name tc an
Order for a Suit Of Clothes.

Pete Peterson, until yesterday en-
ployed at A N Fountains livery barn,
yesterday evening forged his employ
ers name to an order for a suit of
clothes. Upon presentation of the
order at Crsmer's clothing store. Peter
son was given suit but an investi-
cation subsequently made by NJ.
Cramer disclosed the fact that the
order was q forgery, Mr. Fountain
knowing nothing. whatever of the
transaction.
Officers started after Peterson but
after a short search found he had left
the suit at the Fire station and then
left for other parts.
Born, last night to Mr. and Mrs.
George w Palmer, q daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bogenreif of
Eagle Neb., departed this morning for
home after visit of several weeks in
this city the guests of their daughter
Mrs. II II Dickman,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

mmel II mile: ls an. Omaha business
fis; or !odly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

T. N. Berry OF Logan visited with
Missouri Valley relatives last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

MIR and Mrs. j II Nc l. .ughlin spent
to day in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Mrs. d. Finley is visiting in Omaha
today with her daughter Miss May
finley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

A 'ditor Huff was in the Valley on
tus ness today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Mrs. Thomas Cusac is an Omaha
visitor today
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Longmeyer, died this morning
at 3 o'clock Remains will be buried
in Mt Carmel Cemetery tomorrow
forenoon ut 10 O'clock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Born, last night, to Mr. and Mrs.
George w Palmer, daughter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27
TIME TABLES.
Chicago & No,thwe stern.

EFFECTIVE Dec. 20, 1901.
Nn <nrNf1 Il, Aor ry.s,,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Grant w Rogers is spending to
day in Omaha buying drug supplies
for his drug store at Guernsey Wyo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-27

Another favorite explanation is that
by great skill the medicine man is able
to hypnotic the entire circle of spec
tators and SO produce the result with
out apparatus of any kind save yell
low stalk of corn from the last har.
vest
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-07-25
A RIVER OF LAND.
Astonishing Amount of Earth That
Flows Down the Mississippi.

Astonishing Amount of Earth That
Flows Down the Mississippi.
''The capacity of the Mississippi for
filling up canals and old channels is
something awful" says John Swain In
Ainslee's. Government engineers have
found that the amount of solid matter
annually carried past Vicksburg in sus-
pension is enough to make a block of
earth 300 feet high and a mile square.
Fifty feet off the top of this is spread
around on the valley between here and
the sea. and the rest goes out into the
gulf of Mexico to build up more CONT
nent.
Think what that means. Instead of
river of water this is river of land.
1t would make solid stream of earth
five feet deep and nine feet wide, flow
ing night and day as fast as man can
walk, four miles an hour, all sliding
down off the northern half of the coun-
try toward the sea. Year in, year out,
that endless line of earth goes on. 1t
men working in eight hour shifts to
throw the dirt into the stream. suppos-
ing the river bed were rigid and an in
exhaustible supply of dirt on the bank.
1t would make 25.000,OO0 wagon loads
every year.
but here-what are the use of such
figures? Below Vicksburg-and above
it, too, to an extent-we have the earth
itself to speak for it. Except for the
occasional fragments of the line of
bluffs along the eastern edge below
here which bob up at Fort Adams, at
Natchez, at Grand Gulf, at Baton
Rouge, at Port Hudson, there is moth
ing about the level of the high water
river except the artificial levees. These
are in places miles back. great earthen
banks, sometimes thirty feet high or
more, sodded and free from trees,
which protect the wonderfully fertile
region behind them.
''And all this level country which
the river overflows and fertilizes is
constantly increased by this river of
dirt which the Mississippi brings down
from the inner region, gathered all the
way AlOih tic AbOChlcS " tLc alieS ld-
MES. Sometimes the river starts to eat
away this land that it has made. In a
single summer, if it will, it eats away
half a mile of it out of some bend. 1t
cuts it out sometimes an acre at a
bite and takes with it forests, houses,
leyees and all else.
''The river is not uniformly moving
stream. One side or the middle moves
swiftly; the other parts are still or
sluggish. Sometimes even these run
up stream. The swift part is the chan
mel current and runs in the deepest sec
tons. 1t makes crossings whenever
driven off shore by a promontory.
These crossings are dumping places
for the surplus earth the river has
picked up in the bend it is eating"