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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-30

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Hcr Best Front.

II was at Nantucket one summer that
4 city visitor learned ii new way OF
displaying ones personal adornments
during IL call upon one of the native
Namtuckctcrs. 1t was Il nice old lady
who was entertaining the strangers.
and she was very anxious that they
should see everything to advantage
and that even she herself should make
as good an appearance as possible Tn
fortunately she had not been fssfewarn-
ed of the visit and was not entirely
prepared for it,
"If had only known YOU were conn
ing" she said apologetically, Il should
have had on my best front. This is
only my second best, but you can see
the other when YOU go out, for | al
ways Keep 1t i'll the front room"
Surely enough. on taking their leave,
the visitors We're piioted through the
front room. and there in the inside of
the mclodeon, when II heavy green ba-
rege veil was carefully lifted, a nicely
waved hair piece was to be seen, tho
hostess best front
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

A lady missionary in Burma some
GMe ago gave tic following account OF
now she was the innocent cause of the
worship of medicine Eottlos having
been Instituted In one cs her tours
She came upon II village " hero cholera
was rasiiis.. Having with her Il guam
tity OF \ fanous pain l.ilcl', she W.T..
from lense 10 house administering, lne
remedy 10 these ATTACKED and lnft Z
number of bottles to Le used after she
had gone.
Returning 10 the village some months
subsequently, sh" was met by tho head
man of the community, who cneered
and delighted her by this intelligence.
"Tcacller, We have come over to your
silse The medicine did US so much
good THAT we have accepted Your god"
GverioSed ut this news, She WAS CON
dWc,cl TO lie house of her informant.
Who, cFeieii.., & room. showed her the
pain killer bottles solcnnly arranged
in row upan the shelf, and before
them the whole company immediately
prostrattd themselves in worship.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Never Loses "A servant.

Every one acquainted with a certain
practical millionaire living in cross
street not far from the Fifth avenue
highlands wonders how he manages
never to lose good servant. He eX-
plains his system in n few words: ~
pay fair wages tip my servants when
they deserve it and encourage my
guests to do the same. If you dine
with me this evening and are particll-
larly pleased with your waiter, Ar
nhind, you are at liberty to remember
him to the extent of dollar, no more.
Make the tip quarter. a half, three,
quarters, If you please. but never more
than Il dollar. If you do, he will give
me the surplus, and ! shall have to re-
turn 1t to you. Tip my butler. my cook
my maids, if you will, but not on the
sly. DO it openly, as they are taught To
avoid deceit. New York Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
The Bug Bible.

The bug Bible was printed i'm 1549
by the authority of Edward vi, and
it's curiosity lies in the rendering of
the fifth verse of the Ninety first
Psalm, which, MS we know, runs,
"Thou shalt not be afraid for the ter
ror by night nor for the arrow which
flietli by day" but i'm the above vcr-
sion ran, $50 thou shalt not ncde to
be afraid of amy buggcs by night
Ludicrous as this sounds. 1t is not
etymologically without justification.
bug" is derived from the Welsh word
s'bwg" which meant Il llobgoblin or
terrifying spcctcr, a signitication trace.
able in the word commonly i'm use to-
day "bugbcar" and Shakespeare once
or twice uses the word i'm this primary
sense, notably when he makes Hamlet
say, "Such bugs and gobins in my
life"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Fine China.

Fine china needs care in washing
and drying and should never be placed
in nervous or Indifferent hands. Treat
ed lovingly, china will last for years
and even generations. Only a piece
should be put in the tub mt one time
the soap should be made into suds be
fore putting anything in, and the wa
ter must be Very warm, not hot. Ifi-
nally rinse in waiter that's just the
same-warm. A good supply of fine,
soft towels is a necessity, and, thus
equipped, the washing Of china is not
hard task. China will shine beanti-
fully il wiped out of clear warm wa
ter
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Smoke Too Lntc.

The good minister of Il Scottish par
ish had once upon Il time great wish
for an old couple To become teetotal-
crs. which they We're in nowise eager
to carry out. After much pressing,
however, they consented, laying down
as a condition that they should be al
lowed to keep a bottle OF '.Auld Kirk
for medicinal purposes. About a fort
night aftcrward John began to feel his
resolution weakening. but he was de-
termincd not to be the first to give
way.
In another week. however. he col
lapsed entirely. ".Jcnny, woman" he
said, 1--WE an awfu' pain in my held.
Ye micht gle me Il wee drappie an see
gin it'll dee me ony guild
well, gudcman," she replied, "ye'rc
owre late o. asllin' for ever sim that
bottle cam into the hoosc I've been
bothered sac wi pains i my held t is
q dune, an there's nae drappie left"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
HeIlernicnf.

There was not long since a vrncral.le
and benevolent judge i'm Paris who nj
the moment of passing sentence on y
prisoner consulted his assoc ales en-
each side of him as to the lie pr non.
atty To be inflicted. What ought we to
give lhis rascal brolcr! Ne said.
bending over to the one up ii l,t: right.
II should say three years" Wat is
your opinion, brohcr:' TO the other on
his left. 81 should give him about fo'lr
years The judge (wIl bpn"volenec)- :
Prisoner. not desiring To give YOU Il
Inng and severe term of Imprisonment.
as should have done If left To myself,
! have consulted my learned brothers.
and shall take their advice Seven
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
TIE. BAMBOO HAIR.
a Slow hut Sure Poison That Is rset
by the JaVnnese.

by the .baNuEcSe.
The young shoots of the bamboo are
covered with a number of very fin,
hairs that are seen under the micro
scope to he hollow and spiked like bay
onets. These hairs are commonly called
bamboo poison by the white men resi-
dent in Java for the reason that muir
der is frequently committed through
their agency.
When Il ,Javanese woman takes Il
fancy to Il European, according to an
official Dutch report, She will either
have Kim or poison him if she gets tine
chance. She seeks amy and every OPP.
portunity of mixing these intinitcsima!
hairs among his food. and they serve
the purpose of irritating the whole
length of the alimcntary canal and set
ting up malignant dysentcry. 1t may
take a long time and many doses of
this so called poison to effect the pur-
pose. hut the native woman does not
tire, and death will surely result. The
male native will also try this methG,!
of revenge for an ;ltiront.
Tho planters know all this and dread
the bamboo hair. but it is always diff
cult To determine whether the dysen-
terry is caused 10y the poison or comes
about naturally. When Il planter finds
himself II prey TO attacks of that com
plaint, his best course is to take n voy-
age to Europe. Pearson's.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Mnnx scrvnnta.

Servants i'm the Isle of Man who re-
fuse TO complete the period of service
for which they are engaged are liable
to curious punishment. In a case be-
fore the magistrate at Peel recently
William Ccrlctt, Il farm laborer, was
charged with refusing to carry out
his engagement. 1t was stated that the
penalty provided by statute of 1865
is that the servant is to be kept in
prison and allowed one cake and cup
of water per day until he returns to
service. Corlett WAS spared this pun
ishncnt, us the Magistrate was satis-
fled that he had not engaged to serve
q stated period.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Radio Active Substances.

Different solid bocies-copper, platl-
mum, lead, glass, wax, paper, etc.-be-
come radio active when they are placed
In closed vessel along with one of the
radio active salts of bnrium or, still
better, Immersed in solution of such
salt. The induced radiation is OF the
same character as that of the original
salt-its rays are deviated in the mag
netc field. Il a tube containing gas
under low pressure has a current Of
electricity passed through it, the gas
becomes luminous when the pressure is
low enough, as is we'll known. Air at
33 mlllimctcrs pressure becomes lll-
minous when so treated, for example.
When u radio active substance is held
near to such Il tube, the luminosity be-
gins Mt a higher pressure which for
mir is A millimcters. The color of tho
light varies; in the two cases.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Assorted Voices.

1t is a We'll known fact that voices
differ greatly according to nationality
and geographical position. Thus. in
Russia one hears male voices which
are absolutely unique i'm the lowncss
of their compass. The Italians, on the
other hand, are notable for their fine
tenor voices. Some .Asiatic nations.
according to Engcl, sing in shrill notes
by Straining the voice to its highest
pitch Others delight i'm kind of
vibrato or trcmolando. Some sing
habitually in an undertone, others in
nasal tone
Lichtenstcn, in describing the sing
fns of Hottcntot congregation in
South Africa, observes that among all
the singers, consisting of about 10G
IIottentots of both SEXES, there was
not one man With Il bass or baritone
voice All the men had tenor voices
The Chinese voices seem to bear sGmo
resemblance to the weak character of
the people. \ military man who mad
three years service i'm the country
declares that he mover once heard 1,
Chinaman sing from his chcst.-Gep-
tlcman's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Wearing Out the Nerves.

Many people Wear themselves out
ncec!lessly. Their conscience E ty-
rant. An exaggerated sense of Guty.
says the London Doctor. leads many II
person TO anxious. cea&alcss activity,
20 be constantly doing something. over
punctual, never idle a second OF time.
scorn TO rest. Such are in unconscious
nerve tension. They say they have no
time to rest, they have so much to do,
not thinking they are rapidly uniting
themselves for probably what would
have been their best and greatest work
In after years. Self control of nerve
fierce is the great lesson of health, and
therefore of life itself To understand
how to relax is to understand how to
strengthen nerves. Hearty laughter is
source of relaxation, as are also all
high thoughts, as those of hope, beau
ty, trust or love. l.claNntion is found
III diversion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Natural Fountain Pen

".All woodsmcn know" says Paul
Martin i'll La Vie Scicntifique, '.that
pine needles grow in pairs in the same
sheath and that when placed side by
side tlle sharp pointed ends are exact
ly opposite. Fasten these two needles
together by thread quite near the
pointed end. and YOU will have n pen
with two sharp nibs, ready to write
whatever YOU please. AS IL penholder
Insert the pen into Il hollow twig, let
ting the points stick out about cent?
me ter (half incM. Dip your pen into an
inkstand, letting it remain for short
time i'll the ink. The ink will rise by
capilarity in the tube formed by the
junction of the two needles and will
form a reserve of liquid sufficient for
the writing of twenty lines. The pen is
fine, simple and antirusting.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
,rhe I.nlrd.x Inst nrinL

Tho remark of counsel In Il will case
the other day that there were two pc.
culiaritics about highlandcrs. their
great devotion to the national drink
and their power Of absorbing whisky
without apparently getting the worse
for ii, recalls the old story of how the
laird of l;arscaGllen took his last draft.
A considerable number of laiIds had
congrcgatcd in the clachan OF Inv for
The ostensiblc purpose of talking over
some parish business. They talked well
md drank still better, and one of them
about the dawn of the morning. fixing
his eye OH G:irScaddcn, remarked that
he was looking unco cash" (vcry
shastlyl.
Upon which the laird of INimar.in
NY coolly replied: "IIc has been wi his
Maker these twa hours. | saw him
step aw;', but di,lnl like t. disturb
guild company" London Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
OPERA SCENERY.
It's Productions Requires Lots OF
Wort. and Lots of Cnsh AS We'll.

Work and Lots of Cmsh as We'll.
The public little realizes that behind
the scenes of the Metropolitan Opera
House is a large and most important
factory running in full blast There is
manufactured all the scenery, cos
tunes, properties and mechanical ef-
fects used in the elaborate productions.
Everything has to be most slillfully
planned. When revival of The Magic
Flute was under consideration and
the expense of doing it on an appropl--
ate scale was figured out, it was foura
that the curtain would rise on an C,i-
penditure of something like S300Cn.
Have you ever been in scenic art
lists studio? He has no easel. Instead,
he has little model. an exact minia-
ture of the house in which his scenery
is to be set up. Here on u reduced
scale he prepares models of the scenes
which his painters are TO project on an
enormously enlarged scale upon the
canvas which hangs by the paint
bridge. When he has modelled his scene,
he calls in the costumer and the stage
manager Scenic artist and ccstumer
asu.,liy have Nut their heads together
Before getting TO work and decided up
Oh certain co.or schemes for the vari-
GUS scenes, but just that very morning
the costumer may have seen stunning
lit of red which he wants to introduce
into his scheme, and so he tries to per-
suade the scenic artist to change the
coloring little accordingly.-Cosmo-
politan
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Wiley Forge.

My impression had been that Valley
Forge was wild glen high among the
mountains, where winter frosts and
SHOWS held unrelaXing sway for many
long, dark months every year But
really it's situation is neither lofty nor
remote, and the rigors of the cold are
not nearly what they would be in our
more northcrly states. Comparatively
little snow falls, and often there is not
a weeks sleighing the winter through.
The valley is only twcnty-thrce miles
from Philadelphia, with which it has
direct communication by Il railroad
that skirts along the Schuylkll river
Clifton Johnson in Woman's Home
Companion
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Anticipated the Formulation.

Minister'S have many Interesting and
amusing experiences.
A local clergyman was engaged in
conversation with number of friends
The other day, when each started tell
ing stories of weddings he had per-
formed. One of the party had this to
offer:
Some time ago a great big fellow,
roughly dressed. and II wee mite of n
young woman came to him. They had
no witnesses and, in fact. did not care
to have amy. Nevertheless, brides
maid and aroomsman We're selected
from the household, and the ceremony
began. They had promised to love and
obey and all the rest of the service,
when the preacher announced, kiss
the bride.'
The bridegroom, on bended knee, hes
itatcd a little, tried to say something
and couldn't.
Kiss the BRIDE" said the PASTOR
why, parson, l did, afore come
here at ALL" replied the bridegroom.
whose face had taken the color of Il
June rose.
The witnesses burst forth in laugh
ter, while the minister had all he could
do to retain the serious expression
which he always Wore when wedding
people.-Duluth News Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
T,,c ,y,,ino+ p.,n, q, cc.,or

The talippt palm Of Ceylon has 81
gantic fanlike leaves. which when full
ly expanded form nearly complete
circle thirteen feet in diameter Large
fans made of them are carried before
people Of rank among the Ginsacse.
They are also commonly used as um-
.brcllas and tents arc made by neatly
Joining them together. They are used
MS substitute for paper, being written
upon with stylus. Some of the sa-
cred books OF the Cingalese are com
posed Of strips of them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
SALT AND PEPPER.
Many Think They Arc Only of Value
In SennoniMg FOOD.


In Seasoning Food.
Salt and pepper, as generally consid-
cred. are of value in bringing out the
flavor of the food to which they arc
added. Th they have amy value from
u health standpoint is not SO generally
recognized You may know that q
lump of salt is good for IL horse, but
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 and pepper work against fcrmen-
der, or, as the common saying is, upset,
it is in Il 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 i'm making the
sick we'll is advocating the use of pep
per and salt even in Il glass of milk.
1t improves the favor to Il remarkable
degree, n fact you cam prove 10 Your
own satisfaction by taking two glasses
of milk, one in its original simplicity,
the other changed by the addition of Il
pinch of salt and IL dash of pepper,
then sip a little of each. The chances
are that you will prefer the seasoned
milk. Besides improving the flavor
and overcoming the tendency toward
fermentation the pepper will pmcti-
cally disable amy microbes that may
be 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 Il dis
turbed digestion is hot water to which
have been added salt and paprika. Il
taken full hour and Il half before
breakfast, cupful of this very palata-
bic drink will completely cleanse tho
stomach and leave it in good condition.
Out of n hundred persons selected at
random it is no eNagseration 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 ovcreating
and insufficient mastication, and weak
ened digestion means undermined SyS-
TENS. At the extremes of life youth
and old age, it is wisdom to make the
ment should be very simple, SO in old
age 1t should grow palmer and palmer.
Chicago Tribune
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Nc,y YnrI.,a Tnll Men.

Why are there so many very tall men
In New York? is " question often asked
by visitors to tho city The popularity
is so patent that it very soon forces it,.
self on the attention of every casual
observer. The men are not the ordilla-
rlly tall men of six feet or so that one
Chicago as you do i'm New York, but
the men whose heads rise up noticca-
bly, out of the crowd wherever they
arc. What brings them here or what
grows them here are questions They
are SO plentiful that one cans scarcely
walk Il block down town without meet
ing several. New York Letter in Pitts.
burg Dispatch.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Lnnking md Sccinw

There is much in knowing how to
see sights. The discreet and skillful
pcrson when confronted with Il varie-
ty Of attractions, will carefully select
those that are for him the best and
then will devise means 10 see them
with the least Wear and tear. I'lli
there are cxctable people who set out
to see everything, tire themselves out,
see only half of anything and are dis
satisfied i'm the end
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
The lnrant End

\ young couple Lad been married hy
"a t,.ii;lEer. and after the ceremony he
=; I.:;i,.c,l to the husbands
"lriend, thou art at the end of thy
t:'ouhles'
\ few weeks after the man came to
IN" - Il minister Eoiling over with
rage. havinr, found his wife to be Il
regular vixen, and said:
Il thou,sEt YOU told me was ut the
end of my ir@lib.cs.'
$50 tid. friend. but ! did not say
which 'nl,' replied dc Quaker
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Travel.

Travel frequently improves the hu-
man being. and 1t does the same for
crude whisky, which. after a sea voy-
nge, returns home ripencd. and then
there is the case of cottonseed kernels
which go abroad from the United
States and come home again as the
"best quality" CT olive oil Mexican
Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
His Eortunc

"W'ho is that handsome young man
standing over thcrc?" inquired an old
gentleman of a rich old lady at a party
'Ihat's my son-in-aw. He's very
brilliant young man; made large for.
tune by the law"
"Indeed" said the old gentleman.
How's that?"
"The law made him my daughters
husband. d."-London Answers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
what the BARBER Pole Represent.

W nHt tnS ktHrOer role KCpreSCnfS.
The BARRIERS of long ago were barber
surgeons, but the rapid advance of sur
gicnl science has caused them to fail
from their high estate. The gilt knob
at the end of the barber pole of today
represents Il brass basin, which but a
few decades since was actually sus-
pended from the pole The basin had
notch cut in 1t to tit the throat ANA
was used i'm latherns the customer
preparatory to slaNin him. The pole
represents the staff held by the patient
who came to the barber surgeon to be
blcd. The two spiral stripes painted
around 1t signify two bandages, one
for twisting around the arm previous
to the act of phlebotomy, or blood let
ting, the other for binding when the
operation was completed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
serene t,.,nt,,,cncc

II 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 IL the work is un-
usually poor the public will take it for
granted that am great. Otherwise
couldn't get such stuff publishcd."-
Washington Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24

"Did YOU say that hair rcstorcr is q
good thing" asked the patron.
"Ycs," answered the barber, Will
some slight hesitation; cts a good
thing. We sell several bottles a wcel;
at Il dollar Il BOTTLE
''But how do you Know it's good
tlling?"
because the profit on every bottle
is 10 ccnts."- Washington Star
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
The Earth.s Motion.

A public demonstration of the earth's 3
rotary motion is given every Sunday i'll
the building that was formerly the
church of the Conservatoire in Paris.
siblc swings with n sweep of about
sixty feet. The plane of oscillation re,
mains absolutely invariable in space.
and the displacement produced by the
rotation of the earth is so regular that
q watch eau be set in this way.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-04-24
Her Pet Pig.

A young woman in London took a
pig in infancy and brought it up, as she
says, 'like a Christian" Complaint
was made to the authorities the other
day, and the sanitary officers who went
to investigate found the pig in bed be-
tween two white sheets, with its head
on a pillow and its body covered with
n white lace counterpanc.