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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
FORMS AND FASHION.
\ suna Girls Embarrassment and
n Token of AnnrcciAtiun.


a Token of Appreciation.
She had lived all her life III Gown.
try village. II daughter of the poorest
of poor country doctors, and when the
great surgeon who once had befricnded
her fntlicr visited him in Ills illness
the pretty daughter wac .'a'it"d To Il
dinner and reception vt viz house.
Agiow with excitement. the girl packed
her "Sundny dress" and took the train
for New York
When the guests were all seuted at
dinner she hesitatc,l ut the shining mr.
ray of silver beside l.er pate. then
picked rn her meat fork and began to
cat ler oysters. CHANGING under her
cyelids mt the guest nearest her, she
mistake.
Her hostess, ncrcciving her cllbar
rassmcnt, quickly Grcw attention to
herself 10y telling n story Which was
drawn out TO TIC lcn,,th of the course.
At the end of tie story. in illustrating
a point, She he'd up fork. saying:
..l,ld the stem of this wonderful
hoWNf was no longer thah THIS nsll
fork .
The social novice was further relieved
ut the meat course wien Il fork was
quietly drolmd on the table by the
same hand tl4.;t placed the plate before
her.
When the evenings entertainment
was over, as size approached her host
ess. the young girl, nnobscrved by any
one else. took from her corsagc beau
tiful rose. which She laid in the white
hand cxt"ndc,l to say Good night.
New York Press
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
HEROIC. SELF SACRIFICE.
Courage with which a Youn.: Naval
Omcev Greeted Death.

speaking OF heroism," said navy
officer at his club n few evenings ago,
"it Is rare that such an example Is seen
as that Of uynson. WHO WA; passed
midshipman Mt Vera C::uZ IN ls.H 1t
was really more than bit Of heroism;
It was fortitudo. passive cournga. that
confronted peculiar danger Al self
sacrifice. that was M st cons.nc olA.
Our tlcr.. was oil the llaroor oil
blockade duty when one day SPANISH
merchant vessel managed to slip In
without being discovered. Hynson con.
ccivcd the idea Of capturing the vessel
by n night attack. ant. Ii, saccecdad in
doing no. EGt as lie co.ld not take the
vessel out of hnrbor. for the reason
that she WIS under tl.a clo.;e range
Of the cncr4ys guns. Hyn;nn set fire
to the vessel. In doing 40 he burn Il
both his arms so badly that he cal,i d
them in Sings for several days. VIII 10
In this disabled condition n ter...fl;.
squall came Gp and played hn"oc With
several of our little vessels, and the IN
OH which iIylson was serving was cal.-
sized. Hynsor and one of the cth'r of
ticcrs managed to get loll of n floating
spar. but us 1t was not sufficient to
keep tham both atloat lIynson let 80
his hold and In IL few moments sank to
his death. Sew York Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
uix Second stomach

Smuggicrs' brains are proverbially
fertile, and a clever eXpedient was once
adopted to import brandy into Paris
without paying the octfoi duties, says
the Golden Penny. For several weeks
splendid elephant and his keeper be
longing to circus had constantly gone
in and ont of one Of the Paris gates.
when one day custom house officer
suddenly thrust bis probe into tha
creatures side. The spectators were
horrihed, but the elephant did not APP
pear to feel any pain. while from the
wound fell four tiny barrels CT brandy.
The keeper. considering that little
extra size in tho unwieldy shape Of his
change would not he NOTICED, had in
cased Its stomach III the old skin OF q
larger elephant and had filled out the
space With Drandy-a very profitable
enterprise.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
"Orig.nal" and Actual Sin.

A wealthy Australian Scotsman
named Allan died some years ago and
bcqucatlicd considerable sum of
money to provide perpetual prizes to
the Presbyterian children of the com
monwealth for proficiency i'll Scrip
tural knowledge. a report of the Al
Ian bequcst committee, presented to
the Presbyterian general assembly In
Melbourne. continued some entertain
ing reading. What Ia tho difference
between original sin and actual siny"
elected these answers among others:
"Originnl sin Is Adam eating forbid
den fruit; actual sin is Cain killing
Abel" One Is good sin: the other is
bad sin" Original sin is sin without
murder, but actual sin Is sin; meaning
swearing "Original sin is the things
we ought not TO do" actual sin
means Il want Of obedience; but orig
inal sin Is n work of Providence"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
L,dte. who wo,c kn,vc..

In early English days knives were
worn ny Englishwomen In imitation Of
the anclace. II dagger carried ut tire
girtllc. Chauccr speaks of them in the
prologue to hia Canterbury Tales"
Ilir knives were y-chaped not with brass.
But all with silver wrought. full clean and
we'll
In Ross church. Hererordshlrc, ia q
monument to lady Of the Iuddle fam
ily. telup. Henry Will. who wears q
purse and knife Brand tells us that
knives were formerly part Of the ac-
coutcvments Of bride In play,
temp. Edward Ill.," occurs the pas
an.e:
Here by my s.cc do hang my wedding
knivca
In the "Archmo!osia" Mr.. Douce, the
antiqunrS. wrote paper ON this prac-
tice OF wearing knives by European
ladies In the sixteenth century, and an
engraving shows specimen of case
OF these wedding knives. dated 1910.
which are described rs having amber
handles and cnses of purple velvet en-
broidcrcd With gold
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
A WESLEY INCIDENT.
Fir.t mcthoaist Lay Preacher Fol-
lowed In Year by Twenty.


The societies met on Sundays, but
never at the hour Of church service,
and, when neither Wesley nor any
other clergyman was present, spel.
the hour In prayer and religious con-
versation or exhortation. from ex-
hcrtation before the society to formal
preaching before 1t was Only step.
hut to Wesley 1t seemed very long
step.
Willie III Bristol he learned. ono day
in 1890, that ono of his converts.
Thomas Maxtic!d. had been p.cachlas
before the Foundry society. He hur-
ricd up to London to stop 1t. But his
mother, who Since the death Of her
husband had been living in room of
the Foundry building. mot him with
protest, ".Iohn, take care what You
do with reference TO that young man,
for he Is as surely called to preach as
you are" Adlnonishcd by this coun-
sci from one whose caution OF all
churchly matters he know to be quite
equal to his own. Wesley Reluctantly
consented To- hear MnNfield prench.
After listcnin~ he exclaimed: .lt Is
tho Lords doing. Let him do as seem
eth to him good" Convinced in spite
of deep rooted Discrimination. he sane
toned the first Methodist lay preacher.
Within year there We're twenty.-C.
F. Winchester in Century.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
DIET AND DISPOSITION.
The Food We Eat Has Direct In.
Aucncc Upon Our Manners.

nucnCe Upon Our Nanmera.
To say that food has IL direct inllu-
ence upon disposition is to utter com
and acknowledged by every one who
has even IL parliamentary knowledge of
physiology. Ii one is inclined to doub.
this let him experiment upon the lower
animals. Feed a pair OF baby lions;
from the tine they are born until til. v
nrc as large as IL fox terrier dog on
nothing h.t bread and milk. and You
will have Il couple of tlocilc. gentle and
loving pets as playful and harmless n;
kittens. Take IL pair of st. BERNARD
peoples. the gcntlcst of all the canine
family. and as soon as their teeth come
begin feeding them raw meat, and YOU
will soon have IL couple of snnppiSl,
snarling. uuarrclsomp dogs. inclined to
fight each other and ready to pick II
fight with every dog i'll the street. III
the meat diet is persisted in they will
become II menace to II whole ncighbor-
hood.
Is it any wonder, then. that some
men and women are snnppisll. snarling
and Guarrclsomc? We give much less
attention to what we feed the human
animal than we do to what we feed
the lower animals. What does the
growing. gnrrulous. grumpy old scold,
who makes life Il burden to his family.
cat anyway? On what does the nag
ging woman fcedj Why not look into
these matters! Pittsburg Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
ncccl.cr.n Application

One Saturday afternoon two Brook
Ign men were on their way over Fulton
ferry to the City Of Churches. Mt.
Geecher happened to be on board. AS
the ferlylNat felt its way into the ship
hlr. Bccciler seemed to be looking OH
abstractcdly. a. the boat struck the
piling at the side. which creakingly
yielded, Mr.. Bccchers face lighted up.
One of the men. who knew Mr.. Beech
er'x method of scrmon!zing. remarked
to the other: There will be something
about tl,4t In tomorrow's sermon. Let
us go and &c.," The men were In plym-
OUT, church the following morning us
suggested. Sure enough. in the course
Of the sermon Mr.. Bcceilcr made some
such rcte!ence rs tllis: There arc In
every community men who perform
for society the service that yonder PHI
ing does in the ferry slip-~wiian they
are struck they gracefully yield. yet
ARE not quite swept from their position.
They stand for principle, but they tact
fully yield in hopessentials. Those
buffer souls are valuable members Of
society,""
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
ZERO AN ANCIENT TERM.
Il Was In Use In Babylon Thirty-six
Centuries AHO.

Centuries A9O.
The term zero, which is used to desic-
nate n cipher and In meteorology the
entire absence of heat In the atmos-
pherc. was, according to mathcmatic-
al historian, Moritz Cantor, used by the
Baby.oniana about the year 17UO II. G.
This, however, Is merely superstition.
1t has not bccn definitely established
that zorro was In use any earlier than
III India. ard several centuries later tie
Arabs began to employ It, Through
the Arabs It's use became known to Eu-
roncans during the twelfth century 1t
VAS not generally ADOPTED In Ell pa
until several centuries later. notwith-
standing its great Advantages. Fer IL
considerable time thcm were two par
ties among the European cducat rs.
One rnr.y. known ns the G!Sor.;ts. fa,
vorcd tire adoption Of the Hindoo sys.
ten Of notation (fals Is called Arlb.c),
with ita position v..l':c.;. While tie her,
known as the nbacists. favored the 10
nan notation. without zero Or position
value.
The general adoption OF the llinLoo
system Was greatly facilitated b., the
facts that II WIS explained In most OF
the calendars for more than n century,
beginning with 1900, and that the me-
dieval universities frequently offered
courses devoted to the use of this notl-
tion.-CAicngo Tribune
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
A Long I.elt wnnt

DR.. Holmes had nn odd liking for In
gcnious desk accessories In the way OF
pencil sharpcncrs, papcrwcights, pen
holders. etc The latest contrlvnnccs in
this fashion probably dropped down ia
him by the inventor angling for II Min
bic of commentator were always
making one anothcr's acquaintance on
his study table. lie once said to me:
Pm waiting for somebody to invent IL
mucilagc brush that you can't by any
chance put into your inkstand. 1t would
save me frequent moments Of humilia-
ton. Thomas Bailey Aldricll in Cen
furry
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Tic KIND OF Ear That Is nnrc,

The car that Darwin illustrates In his
descent of Mum ns being ellied to
the pointed type belonging TO our sim
Ian relatives is not as uncommon as
many may Imagine 1t is my obscrva-
ton that this popularity of the fold
In question is oftcncr to be observed
In women, and III many of these eases
the persistence of the wisdom teeth
is also Il characteristic. l have In
mind two cases of this sort. one of IL
man, the other of IL woman, both resi-
dents of one of our leading cities and
among their social and intellectual
forces
The latter is remarkable rcversion
to an earlier type in ear, in teeth, in
length of arm. in painless childbirth,
In fieNibiity of hand joints and In
other marked characteristics. 1t APP
pears to me that the ear, like the YER
inform appendix, the suspension OF
We viscera, the position of the orifice
o, the blnddcr and the unprotected
condition of certain main arteries, IL
yet In Il transitional state and not fully
adapted to the newer human conditions
imposed Ey the erect position and the
artiilcfnlities of civilization. Science.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
lIlnur nnd Iccth.

A valuable letter from II correspond
ent drew attention to an important and
admitted cause of the national dcgcn-
GRAFTON of physique which we have
etrivcn to emphasize In these columns.
The roller mill has undoubtedly d.
mnishcd the dictctic value of our
bread. The entire wheat grain Is OF
vllue-tllc husk (Which IL II valuable
intestinal StimulamU. the brown cX-
terror and the white central core tx
ccpt for certain invalids white brc ID
is an indcfcnsilDlc nbsurdity Better Is
brown bread. consisting of all but the
husl, and best Is Il whole meal bread.
assuming such to he obtainablc. The
deficiency of salts In white brc ID Is
unqucstionably related to the dctcrior-
ation--;llso familiar to our renders In
the national teeth We may Illustrate
this by an argument from Sir Thomas
Lauder Hrunton. why has America
the clcvercst dentists" Answer: BE
cause She has the best flour mill maxi
ers." Tho better the mill IL, the finer
the -four, the poorer the brcnd. the
worse the teeth and the better the
dentists. Perfectly simplc!-London
Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
A Mortified WIFE

The Rev. John Mathews, who was II
pioneer Methodist preacher of Ala
bnma, has been remembered for his
strict views and many peculinritics ac
cordlnY To Lippincott's. His wife, who
was more liberal In her ideas, was fond
of dress and once sold bureau and
with the money bought new hat The
following Sunday Brother Mathews,
being disturbed vt tho beginning OF his
discourse by several of the congrega-
ton turning to see the late arrivals,
said: Brethren and sisters. don't
bother to look around any more; III
tell you who comes In" This he did
calling each one by name, much to the
identification Of the tardy members
His wife was among the last, and
when she walked down the aisle he
said: Make way there for Sister
Mathews. She is coming with bureau
on her head"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
philndclphin.s First Book.

The first book of any kind published
in Philadelphia was Atkins Almanack
for the year 1855. II was TN unpngcd
pamphlet of ten leaves only two copies
Of which are now known to be in cx-
istonce. The first copy Of the Al
mnnack printed was sent to Colonel
Markham. Pcnn's deputy, who report
ed to the council that the book had
enormously declared Pennsylvania to
hive been founded by lord Penn"
The council disapprovcd such high
sounding title and directed the author
and printer CWillinm BrndforD to
forthwith and cffcctually blot out We
words Lord Penn" This Ind the eff
feet of recalling the whole edition md
the abolition of the obnoxious words.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Treatment Of Buniona.

gunions are serious and hard to treat
About tho only thing to do is to wear
seamless stockings and shoes With kid
or fine calf uppels. Avoid henting the
feet and change the shoes frequently
Any sweet oil will heal the soreness OF
joint, and sometimes amounting II
with iodine will bring relief. When q
bunion gets troublesome the best plar
is to buy stick Of sulphate of copper
pare away the dead skin and cauteriz,
the spot. The operation is n trihe pain
full, but 1t is only momentary. while the
sense Of relief that Is sure to follow is
like tho "peaee that passeth under
standing"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Why He Only Ate The Yolk.

An American woman travelling In
England stopped one day ut little
country house Chatting with the Wis
itor, the woman of the house told OF
her difficulty in getting along and of III
experience she had had with boar.ler.
1.-The first morning this mnn stopped
here" she said. "hc began to cat boiled
egss very erccdily. Egg nftcr egg H..
ate-thrce. four. five, six and 1t was
only the yolk Of them that he swal-
lowed; the white he didn't bother with
mt NIL
When he dag his SPOON into the sew
enth egg my temper got the better OF
me, and said In ~ severe tone:
"'Don't you ever eat the White Of the
egg. sir!'
"'sulwly not. my woman. he an,
swcred. 'lh" yolk Is the bird; the white
Is the feathers. Woall you have me
make II bolster of myself"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Lightning r-snk.,

''rhe most beautiful display Of light
ming or atmospheric electric currents
which 1t was my good fortune to wit
ness" says resident Of Quebec. was
out OH the BEAUFORT flats. near Quebec.
when two electrically laden clouds, as
though two trees. their heads toward
each other and their longer branches
interviewer. kept on for more than ten
minutes interchanging horizontal flash
cs of beautifully colorcd fire. not one
Of which ever reached the earth. while
occasionally flash would shoot up
ward as II toward some cloud In that
direction"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Where 1t Always RAIN.

There is II group Of Islands to the
south of New Zealand called the Sis
tors, or Seven Sisters which nrc re.
putcd TO be subjected to practically
constant rainfall. The same may be
said OF the Islands and mainland of III.
ezra del Fuego. save for the differ
cnco That the rain often takes the form
Of slcet and snow. On Il line running
round the world from 4 degrees to or
8 degrees there IRE patches over which
rain seldom ceascs to fall This Is
called the zone Of constant prcctpita-
ton" but ut the same time there are
several localities along with 1t with
very little rainfall
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Enemie. Mt a Social Function.

Mrs. Lowe. wife of Robert Lowe,
Rfterward Viscount Sherbrook, was n
tremendous partisan whenever her hus-
band was concerned. After the reform
bill Of 1867 Disraeli and the Loves
made no prctense to any mutual liking.
At dinner once Mt Lady Waldcgrave's
the guests had all paired off till only
Disraeli and Mrs. Lowe We're left.
With his inscrutable smile and COM
plcte appreciation Of the humor OF the
situation. pisrac!l bowed and extended
his arm, II suppose there's no help for
1t. Mrs. Love-" when both burst into
hearty laughter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
snthina 10 sncnk or.

The little blind girl was writing a
composition ON the rabbit and, never
having seen II creature OF amy sort, in
quired OF her teacher whether the rab-
bit had II tail.
Yes. small one. none TO speak
Of" answered the teacher
This is the way the little girl intro
duccd the matter into her composition:
1.-The rabbit has II small tail. but
you mustn't talk about It,"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Making Sure OF Him.

II think" said the thoughtful moth
er. that you ought to object to young
Brown paying SO much attention to
our daughter"
"Why?' demanded the thoughtless
father lie impresses me very favor
ably"
''That's Just It," returned the thought
ful mother. I'VE must do something to
make his ambitious mother think we
regard ourselves little above them So
cially If we are to make sure Of him."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Throwing the Slipper at Wedding.
Tho fLr1,u,i,.. oR flo cli1,nar u Rtor flAo

Throwing the Slipper at IA Wedding.
The throwing Of the slipper after the
bride comes apparently from harbarous
times, when the relations of man and
wife were really very much akin to
those of master and slave. for 1t SEEING
that the shoe was an emblem of author
fly, and at an Anglo-SnXon marriage Il
shoe was given by the brides father to
her husband In token of transfercnce
Of power over her, the groom usually
Indicating his appreciation of that fact
by tapping his new wife lightly OIL the
head with 1t.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
CarnI Eram Itnly.

Much of the costly red. white and
pink coral used for ornamental pur-
poses is obtained from the coast of
Italy. Men go out In boats aud drag
the rocky bottom Of streams with
wooden frames or nets, In which the
coral becomes cntanglcd. but the del
icatc branches are crushed in this why.
The finest coral is obtained by diving.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
A Desperate Man.

1t was in restaurant, and the young
wife looked aMxiously at her husband
as he devoured a double portion of lob
ster salad.
II wish you wouldn't cat that. dear"
she urged. You know 1t never agrees
with you. especially at night
at doesn't, but don't care" he said
rs he tackled huge mouthful. ITS
my turn to take care Of the baby to-
night, anyhow New York Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
h4urt1oNiwG a TARpoN.
An Exciting Sport That Demands
Cooloess and Dcxterity.


The harpoon is cast. There ia n
crash IN the water and IL big wave rolls
outward. AS the skitf is driven for.
ward by your boatman you recover
your harpoon pole. AS you tukc 1t
aboard Your first spare glance discov-
ers the line drifting rapidly over the
bow.
The line is seized loosely and paid
out hand over hand If clutcled
tightly there will be torn and biistcred
fingers. IL the line Is hard twisted
1t will suggest red hot Wire. 1t will
tear tho flesh; 1t will sink and suuirm
and N'rltlc. beginning gently, an in
creasing strain is pct u,on Tic l.lc UNI
til the boat is In rapid motion. AS the
tarpon feels the strain IL gyrating,
glistening, silvery mass hurls itself six
or eight feet clear of the water.
The sight of the ssi!f gives him now
life His next dash carries him
through II narrow channel ami you lose
line to him. In making sharp turn
your slliiT grounds OH an oyster bar.
l;y the time you are again ntloat you
have out nearly 300 feet of line. with
not ii dozen coils left. Eut the boat
is soon under Roadway, the boatnan
pushing frantically and the stretching
of the line helps. You have take II up
the tarpon's gait. his speed slackcns:
once more you recover line and again
breathe freely.
Fifteen minutes Of alternate rush
ing, lcaping and sullsing. with bubbles
of air rising more and more frequently
to the surface. and the end comes. The
great fish rises to the surface, and, roll.
Ing over on his side, surrendc:s rs
completely as he has struggled tcna-
ciously. Life In America.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Slightly Confuscd.

"What nonsense that man talks" re.
marked Senator Sorghum as the de-
partment visitor closed the door.
what did he say"
Something about profit being with
out honor somewhere or other want
to go on record as saying that there
isn't country on the map where q
profit is not held In high cstccm."-
Washington Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
..rhc High scns..

By "thc high seas" referred TO In
article Of the constitution of the
United States is meant the open sea-
that is, the waters outside the civil
Jurisdiction Of any country whatever,
which, according to the law of nations,
is limited to one marine league. or
three geographical miles, from the
shore. Even the great lakes, beyond
the limit designated above, arc regard
cd as "high seas"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-09-24
Her Nzethod.

Stclln-So she married him to reform
him? How did she begin?
Beila-By spending lot of money.
You know how hard 1t Is for n rich
man to enter the kingdom Of heaven
Hurper's Bazaar.