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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
oLD OFFICER TO RETIRE
'oIiceman Who Was First Child Born
in CHICAGO Will Cu;I.

Chicago, June 1S.-Fifty or sixty old and
disabled policemen will be placed on the
pension rolls OH July /. Alexander s.
Beaubien, the first white male child born
Chicago, will be among those to re-
lire. He is 81 years old and his chief duty
sor years has been to preserve order at
The Harrison street police court. The old
man did not volunteer to retire, but he
lid not protest against going on the PEN
sion rolls. Lieutenant Frank Penzen.
who has served in the department for
thirty years and is 20 years old, is on the
list under considera tion for retirement.
He is still vigorous and active, and where
he policeman is still able to do full duty
the chief says he will be retained though
entitled to pension.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
Sage Advice.

Chicago News: What am to do"
asked the very young man who was
about to butt into society, when the
conversation gets too deep for compre-
hension?'
go to the owl. young man, consider
her ways and act accordingly" answer
ed the Sage from sageville. Look
wise and boot occasionally"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
Against All President,

Chicago Post: MY boy" he said. as h.
led the way to the woodshed. you've
been very naughty today and have an.
noyed me greatly. but I want to say"
They all say that retorted the boy
who thought he knew what was coming.
II want to say" repeated the old man.
as he reached for the switch, .'that this
gives me great pleasure,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
Bumper Strawberry crop.

Cedar Falls, Ia, June 1s-The crop
of strawberries now being harvested
from the patches of the growers in this
vicinity is the largest ever known in
the history Of this county. 1t is esti-
mated by conservative growers that
there will be 100000 quarts of the red
berries gathered from the local patches.
Some of the raisers figures that they
will gather 10000 quarts from four acres
and realize enough off this years crop
to pay for the land.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
Failure.

would not count 1t failure II In vain
strove, with earnest self forH0tfulne
OF some high task fruition to obtain
But did not win the suertlon Of success:
If my poor effort no base thought did
would not cah Il 80.
Bat If won 1t by selfiah might,
Staining endeavor by q seryfle greed.
BY SO much as one paltertng with this
Oh. by the SAVIOR Of one wrongful deed.
Then would count attainment Of desire
Failure most dire.
II \. Montgomery. In Rams Horn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

The king of Siam is quoted as saying
ne has no idea that benevolent assim-
i!ation' viii let him alone II know
he said, that | shall be one day eaten
with English or French sauce The lat
tar is too taste!ess. j prefer the Eng
Nsl sauce, mixed with the famous
Japanese sauce -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
crushad 70 Death

Sheldahl. Ia..' June 1S.-W. w. Wat
son. aged AZ years. was caught beneath
falling derrick near the Northwest
ern station at o'clock Monday after
noon and frightfully crushed The man
lived for two hours and a half.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
LOOKS LIKE GARNER.
Britt May Lose Out in Celebrated
Hono%v caa$ E;ob%

Britt May Lose Out in Celebrated
County Seat Fight.
Garner Ia, June 1S.-After a bitter
fight for the court house the city seems
to have won out. The court house is
now located at Concord and this place
and Britt have been engaged in a fierce
struggle for 1t for many months. The
petition of Britt was turned down by
the board of supervisors and the petit
ton from here was found all right and
n vote of the people ordered on the
question at the next general election in
November. AS Garner has new court
house all built and ready to present to
the county 1T is certain that the court
house will be established here.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
Election Judges in Chicago Permitte,
Dead Men to Ballot.

Chicago, June 1S.-John j. Kelly Harry
ODonovan and Harry B. Sherman, judges
Of election in the Eighteenth ward during
the recent judicial election, were today
found guilty Of contempt Of court and
sentenced to three months imprisonment.
They are charged with having permitted
men to register from lodging houses and
to vote repeatedly and impersonate de-
ceased persons whose names appeared on
the registration lists.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
President Will Speak.

Washington. June 18.-President Roose-
Welt left here at $50 this morning on q
special train for Charlottesville. Va,
where he will make an address at the
graduation ceremonies Of the University
Of Virginia,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

H. Dharmapaa. the noted Buddhist
teacher Who came first TO this country
10 attend the worlds parliament of re-
Hgions in 1893. is now seeking the aid
of American merchants and capitalists
to establish manual training schools ia
1ndin
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

A naval officer recently returned
from China tells an extraordinary story
about derelict which has been float
ing around the Eastern sea. The Fam
ME Kerr is a four-masted bark of 2.426
tons, built of steel. She left Newcastle
In April. 1902, With a cargo of coal for
San Francisco. She rounded the Horn
In safety, but her cargo caught fire in
the South Pacific, and after trying for
more than month to eNtinguish the
flames the ship became SO hot that the
captain and crew abandoned her on the
9th of June and took to their boats.
They landed at Kauai. an island of the
Hawaiian group. made their way to
Honolulu, where the captain made his
report and the crew was discharged.
On the 10th of March last the captain
of the steamship Heathdene, bound
from Yokohama to Formosa, sighted Il
vessel adrift, from which smoke seemed
TO arise Steaning toward her he dis
covered that she was the long missing
Fannie Kerr, which had been gradually
drifting westward several thousand
miles for nearly nine months, with her
CARGO still on fire
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Frederick Menge runs the dining hall
commons at the University of Penn
savanna. He was told that he'd have
between 200 and 800 regular patrons.
The first day he sold just nineteen
meals The students have no money"
he IS quoted as saying. Only a few of
them east breakfast or dinner. The
majority of them eat but 2o-cent
meal in the evening. and the rest of
the time they live on milk, crackers
and apples.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
GOT INTERNAL MACHINE
Indiana Woman Narrowly Escapes
Death as Result of Explosion.

Death as Result of Explosion.
Brazil, Ind, June 1s-Last night Mrs.
NJ. u. Neese, f. widow, narrowly escaped
Heath from an Internal machine which
was lying ON her front porch She noticed
the queer shaped box, which had string
attached to it. When she raised tn.
string the thing exploded with terrible
force, severely burning her arms and
chest and rendering her Unconscious for
some time. The police believe they have
= clew and arrests will soon be made,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Great Britain spends s112,50O,DoO a
year on the support of the poor. This
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

An Englishman in Petticoat Lane.
the other night. was caught in the act
slowing his handkerchief away in his
sieers and cuff. 1t is the common
practice Of iashionables in London So
lety Just now. 4 few New Workers
had the habit few years ago. excus-
MS il on the ground that a handker-
chief III the pocket (stll.- pocket blem-
isl2es the physical contour
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
SICK AND PENNILess.

Robert Weir of Danbury Takes Poison
and Dies.
Danbury. Ia. June Robert Weir, who
has been sick. and who was in destitute
circumstances. took poison about moor
yesterday and died at Z o'clock last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Ninety per cent. of the Inhabitants
of Western and central Africa are Mo-
hammedans. and every man of note in
central Africa owns slaves, his station
IN life being rated by the number of
slaves he possesses. When the girls
reach the age OF thirteen they are, as
4 rule welded
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

When the white man first reached
the City of Mexico, it had 100000 in
habitants. probably more than the en-
tire population of the North American
continent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Chicago had an attendance of 90
100000 people at her Worlds fair, but
St Louis counts confidently on an at
tendance of 10000 600
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Ethnologists are of the opinion tina
when America was discovered Their,
We're not on the continent of NORTH
America any more Indians than exist
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

The other day 1 heard discussion
between several skillful politicians
concerning the absence of orators In
the New York delegation in congress.
They We're Tanlnany men, and one of
them lamented the dscadence of the
eratorical art in public life Chauncey
Depew. he declared, was the only man
III the New York delegation who was
able TO make q speech. What's the
iif said one of the others in reply.
OF course. they amt electing orators
to office nowadays. oratory i. on the
bum,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Most Of the presidents of Peru have
been soldiers. They have attained
power by the aid of the army. and at
he expiration of their constitutional
teEllls Rave usually endeavored TO con-
TIME themselves IN office BY the same
mems. They have been practically
9htators. ana their rivalries have kept
tle country in q state of turmoil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

The British house of lords has long
since ceased to be n strictly hereditary
body. over zoo Of its 500 members owe
their presence to other causes than de-
scent. Quite number OF the heredit-
airy lords are deharred from voting by
the fact that they are either minors,
undischarged hankrupts or inmates of
lunatic asylums. The non-hereditary
lords comprise the archbishops and
bishops OF the Church of England and
those who have been created peers by
Queen Victoria and King Edward for
special services rendered to the crown.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

An English miller has successful,
tested the vitality of some wheat which
was grown In 1899 and carefully pre-.
served since.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
HAY Men Meet

Chicago, June 16-I'he National HAY -.
ISOLATION opened its tenth annual conyen.
ton today with Il large representation Of
INTERESTS from all parts Of tho country,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

In England ninety-nine towns own
their own gas works. the average net
income being s1.947,125 per annuIn.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Senior Romano, the present president
of Peru, is the first civilian who has
held that office during the last quarter
of century or more.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

The new nine-story hotel being bull
In Johannesburg will be the biggest es.
tablishment of Its kind in South Africa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

The French, as we'll as the English
and Germans, are awakening to sense
of the vast future possibilities of the
cotton growing industry in Africa
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Washington Post: Mr.. w. T. G.
Hasson. q we'll known bushes man OF
Honolulu. is at the shoreham. Two
weeks ago in Honolulu I made an en-
gagenaens with a man to meet him In
this city at o'clock tonight he said
al o'clock last night II arrived at
$50, and will able TO dress and have a
quarter Of an hour to spare. | pride
myself on having made nay timetable
calculations pretty accurately"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Senwab likes to help worthy young
man. a p.otege of Andrew Carnegie,
he has gathered about him several able
youngsters There is one in particular,
now resident of,New York His name
is Benner His age is 90. Schwab, Car
negie & Co. have made him president
OF q corporation at a salary of s25. 900
year and ii Is believed that he is a
cheap man at that price
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

Seattle is l,450 miles nearer China
end Japan than San l.'ran.:sco.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18

The smallest salary paid by the gov
eminent of the United States to any
public servant is received by Charles
Henry Gibbs of Nantucket, r. l.. keep
sr of the Bug Light" This lighthouse
has been put out of commission be-
cause the shifting sands outside Of
Nantucket harbor have made 1t use
less but the government allows Mr..
Gibbs. an ancient mariner, to live in
the place. to protect the property. and
il pays him 81 year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-18
SHELDON DECLINED
RooseveIt's Choice Will Not Be Chair.
man of County Comn,;++e.

MAN OF county COMMITTEE.
New York, June 1S.---George n. Shell
aon, President Roosevelt's selection for
chairman of the republican county
committee, positively refuses To accept
me POSITION He says the head of
the Committee is an odd SLOUGH hole,
and declines to be sacrificed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26

diction, with seldom a word that could
be omitted without weakening the
thought or one that could be added to
strengthen it. His addresses at bar
meetings will be long remembered by
New Haven county lawyers. The late
Judge Henry B. Harrison was one of
the ex-governOr's closest friends,
though the judge was as radical a re-
publican as the governor was demo-
crat, and Ingersull's tribute TO his
friends memory at the bar meeting
was the most mastery address deliv-
cred before that body in late years.
With his urbanity, kindness and sim
pie dignity, his intimate acquaintance
with political life and character, the
governor was an extremely interesting
man to meet. The term aristocralic
has been applied to him, but he was
the reverse of that in mode of life,
thought and feeling. Refined and
scholarly in his tastes, he was a thor
ough gentleman and a model of repub-
lican simplicity.
him the degree of Ii. D. A writer
in the university magazine thus re-
ferred TO this governor: Governor In
gersoll's record in public life is one
which most statesmen can only hope
for and envy and it has received the
praise Of his bitterest political oppo-
nents. His career as a legal practi-
toner in New Haven is such as to
make his snow-white head, his military
bearing and his charming personality
a by-word throughout the state"
On December IS, 1917. Governor In
gerson was married to Virginia, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Francis H. Greg
DRY, of New Haven. This union was
blessed with children as follows:
Miss Justine IngersolI of this city;
Virginia, wife of Harry Cause, one of
the leading citizens of Wilmington,
Del, and a graduate of Sheffield Scien-
tiic school in 1874; Leila, wife Of
George Havens, Jr., Yale IA, wealthy
and prominent business man of New
York city, and one son, Attorney Fran
els Gregory Ingersoll of Rye, ~ Y,
who is secretary and manager of the
Portchester Trust company.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26
OPEN TROLLEY CARS WITH
THERMOMETER AT ZERO.

THERMOMETER AT ZERO.
Over in Moosup says the Providence
Journal, they are enterprising. Every
passenger on the new trolley line be-
tween Moosup and Central Village gets
with his seat in this cold weather a
new blanket. Superintendent Cain,
who is man not to be held down by
the force of circumstances, apparently,
has purchased lot Of new blankets
for the use Of the patrons. And no
matter how we'll or how warmly
dressed the patrons may be the blank
cts are seldom refused.
They are needed, for the road is run
ming open cars. There are to be some
closed cars some of these days, perhaps
in good old summer time" to Moosup
the boys have begun to whistle about,
but they have not yet arrived. The
Moosup correspondent of the Journal
says the weather has been intensely
cold up there, but for all that the road
has been as well patronized as could be
expected under the circumstances.
Whenever a passenger gets off the
conductor is expected to hike ahead to
the seat and collect the blanket, pre-
sumably. The passengers, huddled in
their blankets, must look like a lot of
Indian chiefs. Such unusual considera-
ton as the providing of blankets de-
serves mention. Superintendent Cain
deserves we'll Of the country.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26
DRUGS ON THE MARKET.

Too Many Lawyers, Physicians and
Dentists in Every Town.
| In every city and town there are sew
eral times as many lawyers, physicians,
dentists and other professional men as
the needs of the community require OF
course the entire legal profession is an
outgroWth, and most costly one, of
the competitive system. The S9G26
lawyers in the United States in 1890
We're the free companions whose lances
were for hire to the combatants in a
regime of private economic war. There
would have been no use for any Of
| them under a system of economic
peace. But even assuming that b.
profession is necessary, and that the
present amount of legal work has to be
done by somebody, two-thirds at least
Of the present individual members of
the bar are superfiuous. A few great
lawyers are oVerrun with work, and
the masses of struggling practitioners
scramble among themselves for cases,
promote unnecessary litigation, COM
pete in many instances for the privi-
lege of planning and carrying out the
predatory raids Of rich enemies of So
ciety and often find even these methods
of attaining a livelihood marked, mo
thoroughfare."
And similar tragedies are going on in
all other professions. Society is losing
the services of scores of thousands of
its best brains. while lawyers without
clients, physicians with cases, teachers
without pupils, journalists without en-
ployers and artists without patrons fret
their lives away in enforced idleness.
Advertise anywhere for a skilled pro-
fessional man to perform any sort Of
technical work at any sort Of salary
and judge from the swarm of responses
what must be the pressure of educated
persons for a chance to put their edu-
cation to use-Samuel f. Moffet, in the
Pilgrim.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26
REFUSED TO TELL.
Death Of Charles Fl, Brad

Death OF Charles ii. Bradeen
Charles H. Bradeen, for many years
restauranter in Willimantic, died at
Z o'clock Monday morning at the aims
house, from pneumonia. Mr.. Bradeen
has resided in Willimantic for about
twenty years, during which time he has
operated two different restaurants, SELL
ing them at a good profit, and accumu-
lating some money. Caught in the
failure Of the Dime bank, he lost what
money he had laid aside for his old age,
and though proud and independent, he
was obliged to go to the almshouse five
years ago. He had many friends,
though to none would he confide the his
tory of his past life. He would say no
more than he had Well-to-do relatives.
but where they were or where he came
from he would not say. A few days
before he died he was told that he could
not live and he was asked to tell who
should be notified but he would not
say. He asked that he be given a de-
cent burial. Mr. Bradeen was SO years
of age and was well known among the
older residents Of the city.-Norwich
Bulletin.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26

The late Joseph Medill, editor of the
Chicago Tribune, besides being an in
defatigable editor, had decided vein
of humor in his composition.
During the last years Of his life, as
his strength permitted, he watched
over his paper as zeal0usly as in his
younger days, and it was his custom to
scan the columns of certain favorit e
exchanges and clip from them ex-
tensively, marking them on the mar
gins, 81. M.-Must," meaning that the
extracts must go in. 1t was one of his
great griefs that there was not always
room for all of them, even when col
umns of live editorial matter had been
crowded out, as they were sometimes,
to make room for them.
One night he went up to thereon of
the night editor with a bundle of clip
pings in his hand.
''Mr. Ransom" he said to that Off
cial, with twinkle in his eye, Il wish
you would use your influence to have
these printed in the paper tomorrow
morning. youths Companion.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26
DEATHS.

INGERSOLL--At his residence, in this city,
on Sunday, the 25th inst, Charles Roberts
Ingersoll, in the send year Of his age.
Funeral services will be held at his late
residence, 50 Elm Street, on Wednesday,
the 28th inst. at $50 y. IN. Friends are
requested not to send flowers. j26 SC
STROUSE-1n this city, January %, 1908,
Isaac Strouse, aged 70 years.
Funeral services at his late residence, 500
State Street, Tuesday afternoon, at 2.30
Kindly omit flowers. 1t
JOHNSON-In this city, January a, Han
nah J. Shew. widow of William II. John
son, aged 60 years, II days.
Funeral services will be held at the resi-
dence Of her daughter Mrs. Roy r. Hola-
bird, 100 st. John Street. Wednesday
afternoon, January IS, Mt two o'clock
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend. 1t
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-26

SEATS IN NEW YORK THEATERS.
Who would have Thought that there
are seats enough in the New York
theaters to hold every night the popu
lation of a city? About $4,000 persons
can be seated in the theaters, and in
the holiday week, which is the most
prosperous one in the year to theater
managers, Their were evenings. doubt
less, on which every one Of these seats
were filled. But even this number Is
not thought large enough to supply the
demand, and when the playhouse now
under way are completed there will be
seats enough to accommodate $4,000
persons. OF course, there are few eve
nings in the year when all of the seats
now available are occupied. The
theatrical facilities of the city are,
nevertheless, to be increased by 25 per
cent. within the next year. Not New
Workers alone are counted on to supply
audiences for all these theaters. The
city has a floating population Of nearly
200, 700, according to the usually ac-
cepted estimate, and these transient
dwellers do more than their share of
the theater- going. The hotel pOpula-
ton at the approach of night inclines
theaterward to a man. At least, that
is the theory on which New Workers
are compelled to pay advanced prices
at the hotels for theaters tickets.-NeW
York Sun.