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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
BRAIN BUILDING.
How to Feed Nervous Cases.

Hysteria sometimes leads to insanit,
and should be treated through feedin,
the brain and nerves upon scientifcall,
selected food that restores the lost deli
cate gray matter. Proof of the power o!
the brain food Grape-Nuts is remark abl,
strong.
about eight years ago when working
very hard as court stenographer col
lapsed physically and then nervously and
was taken to the State hospital for the
insane at Lincoln, Neb., raving maniac
They had to keep me in strait jacket
and l was kept in the worst ward for
three months. was finally dismissed
in the following May, but did no brain
work for years until last fall when was
persuaded to take the testimony in two
cases. One of these was a murder case
and the strain upon my nervous system
was SO great that / would have broken
down again except for the strength had
built up by the use of Grapc-Nuts. When
I began to feel the pressure of the work
on my brain and nerves simply increas-
ed the amount of Grape Nuts and used
the food more regularly.
II now feel like my old self again ana
am healthy and happy. am sure that if
I had known of GrapeNuts when 1 had
my trouble eight years ago would never
have collapsed and this dark spot in my
life would never have happen /. Grape
Nuts power as brain food is simply
wonderful and l do not believe any
stomach is 80 weak that it cannot digest
this wonderful food. feel a delicacy
about having my name appear in public,
but II you think it would help any poor
sufferer you can use it," Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There are desserts and desserts. Tho
delicious health-giving kind are told
about in the little recipe book found in
sach package Of Graps-Nuts.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
Critics Drove Dicky Davis Away,

Boston Herald: No wonder Richaro
Harding Davis has escaped to the Bal
kans The massacres In Macedonia are
not more CHASTITY to read about than
what passes for dramatic criticism In
New York nowadays. IL we let these
nimbD critics tell 1t, the tanning Of Mr..
Davis was done in the nursery. The
Suns young man says SO. Mr.. Davis
without Mr.. Charles Dana Gibson is q
thing lnconceivable to these dramatic
critics. Mr.. Gibson sent the Davis young
woman into the world stalking and
swimming. The dress patterns with
which Mr.. Davis filled his story books
and his plays had u local habitation
when Mr.. Gibson's clever pencil traced
their outlines upon his drawing board.
Obviously. there's no 'ope for Mr.. Da-
Wis in New York. Tie dramatic critics
sling too much ink there in buckets.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

A. A. Boycc, n farmer, living three
and half miles from Trenton, Mo-,
says: "a severe cold settled IN my kid
neys and developed SO quickly that 1
was obliged to lay off work on account
Of the aching In my back and sides.
For time ! was unable 10 walk AT all,
and every makcshift | tried and all the
medicine | took had not she slightest
effect. My back continued to grow
weaker until was unfit for anything.
Mrs. Boyce noticed Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised MS II sure cure for just
such conditions and one day when in
Trenton she brought a box home from
Chns. A. Fosters drug store. follow
ed the directions carefully when taking
them and must say | was more than
surprised and much more gratiiicd tic
notice the backache disappearing grad
nally until it finally stopped
\ FREE TRIAL of this great kid.
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Boyce
will he mailed on application to amy
part of the United States. Address
Foster Mlburn Co. Buffalo, y. y. l'ol
sale by all druggists, price 80 cents
per box.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
elSc Permanently Cured ITS or after
TIL q first days of DR.. kluc's Great Nerve he
atorer. Send for FREEZE 90 trial bottle and treatise
DIR. r. II. KLINE Ltd OIL Arch ST.. piin .c hia, Pa.
Conflicting Emotions.


Judge: The two girls they Were school
mates once and ate olives from the same
jar and made fudge over The same gas
.1et--the two girls meet after the lapse of
years.
"oh, you dear cid thingw is of course
the first exclamation from each of them.
The first confesses, With some cmbar-
rasment that she has not yet been mar
RED
Il am married, though, acknowledges
the second.
"How sweet Who did YOU marry?"
"Tullyrand stitchem, the famous la
dies tailor"
ISN'T that grand? Now you can have
all your frocks made for nothing"
Yes; but think what it is to know
that your husband is making gowns for
other women and may make ore Of them
a handsomcr one than he make you,'
AT this the first girl is properly sym
pathetic.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
AN uNcoNauERED COLONY.
A Group of Boer Prisoners Who Refuse
to Submit

The continued refusal of about 800
Boer prisoners of war in India to sign
the peace terms or take the oath of all
iegiance is causing discussion in Eng
land, where by some the situation is
believed to be due to a suspicion CON
corning the intentions of the victors,
which might be explained and dissi-
pated III the matter We're understood.
III Is for this purpose that I5otha is to
send message to these prisoners, set
ting forth the deslrability and advan-
tages of signing the conditions.
OF the 25,G90 odd Boer prisoners that
had fallen into British hands by the
close OF the war, more than 5000 We're
taken to India, and all of these, with
the exception OF the 500 referred to, that
have not died, have followed the exam
PIE OF the old Boer leaders and signed
the terms. These are still being fed
and clothed by the British government
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

Chicago Tribune: Seeing friend STEP
on the platform of weighing machine
Mr.. Pneer stepped UP behind him.
Lets see how much both Of us weigh"
he said.
"All right" the friend said. dropping
cent in the slot.
The Indicator flew around to the figures
297 and stopped.
How much do you usually weigh?"
asked Mr. Pneer.
"one fortythree. guess. That's what
II was the other day."
Then my weight is 1874. Thanks
And Mr.. Pnecr's countenance glowed
with serere satisfaction as he stepped
down
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
UNCLE SANS GIRL ARMY.
Five Thousand Young Women Type
writinu for Him Every Dav.

WFItih9 TOT MIN Every Oay.
Chicago Tribune: From o'clock in
the morning until close to in the
evening there are 5000 typewriters
grinding out letters Tor the United
States government. During these hours
there are, of course. 5000 typewriter
girls busily hammering the machines
Uncle Sam is the largest employer of
typists in the country and should be
the patron saint of the typewriter girl
The amount of manuscript his workers
turn out would make even Clyde Fitch
look dizzy.
Uncle Sam is the incest kind of a
man for typewriter girls to work for
He pays large salaries and he supplies
his workers With everything they want
III u girl expresses a preference for q
certain kind of machine She gets it,
She doe not have To sit down and try
TO pound Il Typewriter she does not
like.
Whenever Il new typewriter girl is
employed in one of the departments
she names the machine and it is pur-
chased for her.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
ONE MARRIAGE A YEAR.
A National Order of Bachelos WIFI
Certain Peculiar Features.

Z
Waukegan, H.: Members of the famous
Waukegan Bachelor club have. taken
steps looking to the organization Of a
national order, which may be called the
Bachelors of America.
1t is to be n young mems club, with GER
TAIN peculiar features patterned after the
Waukegan club, which would become the
supreme lodge. The matter has pro-
crossed so far that committee of club
members is investigating the steps neces-
gary to organize national association,
the. cost, advantages, disadvantages and
prospects of success.
The most unique feature of the local
clubs doings Is its annual election of
some member to marry within the year
under a severe penalty.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
House Used bx Washinaton.

The board of estimate and apporton-
ment of New York voted unanimously a
few days ago to make a park on the
ground between West One Hundred and
SiXtieth street and between Edgecomll
road and Jumel terrace, for the purpose
Of acquiring and preserving the historic
Jumel mansion, which at one time was
used by General Washington as head
quarters.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

Mrs. Frances Stafford, of 243 E.
Hath ST., NY. City, adds her ties.
timony to the hundreds Of thou.
sands on Mrs. Pinkkam's files.
When Lydia E. Pmkham's Renee
dies were first introduced skeptics
all over the country frowned upon
their curative claims, but as year
after year has rolled by and the
little group of women VINO had been
cured by the new discovery has
since grown into a vast army of
hundreds of thousands, doubts and
skepticisms have been swept away
as by mighty flood, until to-day
the great good that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and her other medicines are doing
among the women of America is
attracting the attention of many of
our leading scientists, physicians
and thinking people.
Merit alone could win such fame !,
wise, therefore, is the woman who
for cure relies upon Lydia q.
Pinkham's VegetableC Compound.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
His Remedy.

Puck: johnny Ma, aren't they US
ing kerosene oil to get rid of mos
luitos?
Mamma-Ye l believe so.
JOHNNY wonder Why they don't
i've them castor OIL?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
A Breakfast for charity,s Sake,

Boston Herald: A breakfast for
1000 persons was served yesterday
morning in the Winchester, Mass,
town hall, under the auspices of thu
Visiting Nurse association. Profess
sional and business men with their
families attended i'm large numbers be-
fore coming into the. city. The break
fast netted probably more than $500,
and the association is now prepared
to open next fall an emergency hos
pital for surgical and other cases.
AS early as 6 O'Clock the throngs be-
gam to enter the building. The tables
were arranged with tempting display.
The menu comprised fruit, cereals,
cold meats, eggs, coffee and tea. 1t ives
after 2 o'clock when the doors We're
closed. An orchestra provided music.
and there WAS a deal of merliment ani
good fellowship.
Everything was thoroughly planr ed
by the committee and the tables We're
n charge of some of the most proini-
tent society people of Winchester.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25
In Every Walk OF IAfe.

People In
every walk
Of life have
bad back
kidneys & o
wrong and
the back be-
gins to ache.
G u re S i c k
kidneys and
b a c k a che
quickly dis Z.
Il p p e n + S.
Read this ties :
sinony and
learn how ii
can be done:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

The world uses s5oo,oooooo worth of
cotton goods in d year. OF this Great
Britain manufactures GG per cent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

We are never without bottle of Piso's
Cure for Consumption in our house.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Swayze, WaSita, Okla, April
IL, 1901.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

Nrs. Winslow,s soor,uaa SYRUP for Children
teething; softens the gums reduces iuiarsrraton ali
lays pain. cures wind collie. Is cent? abottls
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

OF the 1902 ships which cleared last
year from Australian ports, G,3oS flew
the British flag Only ~ were foreign
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-25

Job, after a moments thought. took
small roll of bills out of his pocket,
md taking three fives from the top.
spread them on the table, restoring the
.oll to his coat again.
There's for the present. am glad
% know that he is occasionally heard
rom. When you next learn of his
whereabouts let me know, and you
,hall have five hundred dollars-that
s IL your story is true"
The other stuck the money away in
his coat and winked expressively.
"Mebbe by the time 1 let you know
Ills stand, likes not he would skip fore
re got there said he.
I'll run the risk-tind out who he is.
cut want to lay him by the heels"
ind his face darkened over.
What for-what for-?" and for
moment Jebbs eagerly leaned for
ward. Hendricks pushed him back
With an oath, and strobe over to the
window, where he stood for a moment
ooking out on the garden. Then he
:urned. and, walking back, laid his
1and on the others arm.
you ought to know me by reputa-
ion, that I don't allow anyone to pry
INTO my business"
"Y-e-s." and the other WINGED UNI
Ter the shine of the bright eyes that
,eened searching his very soul.
Job took the haggard face in his
hands and examined 1T keenly, as If
he were examining a bit Of bricabrac
searching for the hidden mark of the
potter. Then he removed his hands
Ind turned away, walking up and down
he limits Of the little room.
"Tm NOT sure whether I can trust
Tou or not. But you ought to know
That have a way Of rewarding those
Who serve me well, and of making it
very unhealthy for those who deceive
me-"
.Yes-I-know that" replied Jebhs,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-28
TIMELY TOPICS.

Naval experts quarrel over almost
everything else, but on one point they
agree-namely, the absolute necessity
of having homogeneous squadrons.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
In the year before the civil war the
total expenses Of the government for
all purposes were not one-half what the
postoifice will use next year. These
things are important and impressive
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Sir Thomas says there Is no doubt
about his lifting the cup this time. One
of Sir Thomas best traits Is his abil-
ity to accept disappointment gracefully
no matter how sanguine his hopes may
have been.-Washington Star.
We read of the terrible loss OF life
and property by the overflow of rivers
In China and ascribe these calamities
to the ignorance of the barbarians, but
with all our greater advancement we
have not yet learned to tame the Mis-
sissippi or to protect our people dwell
ing along its banks.-Boston Globe.
With Germany ambitious to occupy
South America and with Venezuela un-
able to meet the award that will be
made by The Hague tribunal, 1t Is not
difficult to foresee trouble. The Mon
roe doctrine will be abandoned or the
United States will maintain a very con-
siderable navy in South American wa
ters.-Des Moines Register.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-28
STATE OF MAINE.

COUNTY OF OXFORD. IS:
Board OF County Commissioners, December ses-
-iOn 1893, hell by adjournment, Mar. 81, 1898.
UPON the foregoing petition, satisfactory
evidence having been received that the petition
ers are responsible, and that inquiry into the
merits OF their application is eNpedient, 1T Is
ORDERED that the County Commissioners meet
az the house OF y. ). StOwell In sumner In said
county on Monday. May II. 1903, at ten OF the
clock A. NJ, and thence proceed To view the route
mentioned In said petition; Immediately after
which view, q hearing of the parties anu
their witnesses will be had at some convenient
place IN the vicinity, and such other measures
taken In the premises as the Commissioners snail
iuige proper And it is further ORDERED, that
notice OF the time, place and purpose ofthe Com,
missiOners' meeting aforesaid be given 10 all
persons and corporations interested, by causing
attested copies Cf said petition anu OF this oruer
thereon % be served upon the Clerk OF the
Town OF sumner. In said County, anu also
posted up In three public places In said town
and published three weeks successfully In the ON-
fort Democrat a newspaper printed At Paris In
sail County of oxford, the first OF said publ
cations, and each OF the other notices, 70
be made, served and posted, At least thirty
days before said time of meeting, 70 the end that
all persons and corporations may then and there
appear and shew cause, II any they have, why
the prayer OF said petitioners should not oe
granted. -
ATTEST CHARLES Z. WHITMAN, Clerk.
4 true copy of said Petition anu Oruer OF
Court thereon.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-28
The Status of the Farmer.

Agriculture is now generally conceded
to be scientific profession and its fol-
lowers should be regarded as men OF
sound judgment, experience and ability.
The time was when farmers were mere
laborers, using only their muscle, while
their brain kept count of the hard earned
pennies. The young men of New Eng
land sought the great West, that unknown
region, to find wealth and fame. The
professions were sought by every bright
BOY and those on the home farm We're
crowded to the wall. Only some pro-
fesSional man was considered capable to
be a leader of men. His brain worked
quickly and his tongue was just as ready.
There is in nearly all of us an inherent
love of nature and many who in early
manhood left the farm, in the evening OF
life have returned and brought with them
the principles of business and accurate
knowledge and the old fields have been
reclad and new impetus and zeal have
inspired those around them. The ex-
pertinent station and agricultural col
lege grew up slowly, as all great things
do, but their progress has been sure and
steady and great factor in placing agri-
CULTURE dS u SClcutiuC pEolSSstou. Inns
profession is considered high calling
by many, but alas! great number are
not inspired with enough respect for
their calling. Others will not respect us
unless we value ourselves and our voca-
ton. Never admit that the farmer has
peer. Never say, "Just farmer" !"
Speak of the profession with pride and
dignity and others will soon respect us
and our calling Bring up the boys with
a just appreciation of the high calling
and inspire them with as great respect
for their fathers profession us the law
yer's son for his father and his profess
sion. Teach the boys that no vocation
in life requires SD much. Every farmer
must have practical knowledge, scientific
knowledge, executive ability, financial
ability and shrewd practical common
sense. Educate the boys at our agri-
cultural college and we shall never hear
'Only farmer" The result will be
man conscious of the dignity of his pro-
fession, worthy of the best society and
peer of any.-Fannie Beecher White, in
Mirror and Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-28
The Yucatan Toe.

The toes Of civilized people have lost
much of their cunning as helpful men,
bers of the body in any work that re-
uuires skill. The Maya people Of Yu-
catan, however, have kept the free and
easy use of the toes in doing many
kinds of work. 1t is said that the Maya
women, who always go barefoOted, will
pick up a pin from the floor as easily
with their toes as with their fingers.
An archaologist who spent some time
among that people in the interest OF the
Peabody museum Of Harvard univer-
sity tells the following anecdote OF his
landlady at Chichen liza:
Coming into the house one day, the
American noticed that the pig had been
rash enough to trespass upon the do
main Of the mistress Of the house. The
woman was in close pursuit Of the in
truder, but piggy would look in any di'
rection other than toward the door.
Had she been compelled to stoop and
seize the animal with her hand the out
come of the chase might have been
doubtful. Mayan training, however,
gave her a great advantage. She reach
ed out her foot as the pig ran by. seized
him by the tail between her great toe
and the second toe, and with graceful
swing of the leg she landed the pig
some yards beyond the threshold.
When told by the American that he
had never seen the thing done in his
own country, the Mayan woman re-
Flied that it was as easily done with
the toes as with the fingers.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-28
Didn't / say I dllus come homer

tiers on top of the stove, roasting chest
nuts and apples and looking over their
shoulders for him to be coming in the
door, and he would never be coming in
the door again. What would become
of them? o God, what would become
of them? He gave great sob, sob
of pity for them and for himself, and
in the next moment he caught his
breath in irrepressible alarm, for here
was music. Certainly, then, he would
soon be dying, dying of the cold and
storm. They heard music when they
died. Here it came again-bells! All.
what a great wide surge Of sound, one
moment resonant on the black air, then
repeating itself in whisper, a sigh!
Again it came. shower Of tones.
skimming over the water like flight
OF gray and silver gulls. and now one
strong clash and ring and roll rose
above them all-the Old South bell
and with that came the steely flash Of
the North church bell. the hum Of the
old town bell, the quaver of st. PauPs.
And then the wind sung in, blowing
the sweet alarm all back to shore
and closing the lanes of the mist and
snow through which they had sifted,
and only d faint exquisite echo sighed
and died away.
But what matter? Now he knew
where he was-Salisbury sands to the
left of him, old Newbury to the right.
About ship and up SAIL up sail for the
channel across the bar! Slowly he
brought the boat round. Here was old
Newbury now ON the left; here was the
North breaker, singing like nest Of ea-
giles, off Plum island; yonder, on the
right, rose the screams Of the great
South breaker, sucking down the Sails
bury shore; here was the roar Of the
waves tumbling on the bar. A spark
CLEANS with WIDE hazy halo through
the snow-Plum island light; another,
the Bug light, the harbor lights! He
knows every inch Of the way now. The
channel grows clearer The Pleasant
is good for it. He steers through foam
and fury; he sweeps by the Hump sands
and Black rocks into stiller water; he
rushes straight to the mOoring.
The children were just knocking the
snow off their feet at the door as he ran
up from the wharf. Good was the touch
Of solid earth, and sweeter than any
strain Of music in his ears was his
wife's shrek of joy. Didn't say al
lus come home" he cried joyously,
catching her in his arms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-04-28
THE WRITER'S.

Israel Zangwill likes for an outdoor
pastime "any form Of locomotion ex-
cept ballooning."
Joaquin Miller. the California poet
says his extensive tract Of land near
Oakland, Cal. will be left by him to
the people of his state to be used as a
park.
The we'll known Italian journalist,
Carlo Paladini. has written q book con-
tanning his "reminiscences Of Gladstone,
Disraeli, Salisbury, Cecil Rhodes and
others with many new anecdotes.
Ernest Legouvre. who has been
member Of the French academy for
nearly fifty years. is still busy writing,
Notwithstanding the fact that he Is In
his ninety-sixth year. He fences daily
and takes long walks. He is part au-
thor Of "Adrienne Lecouvreur."