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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
Forgotten North American Republics.

For9otteh NORM American Republics.
Mayo w Hazeltine. in Harper's Maya
zine for August: Within the domain of
the United States on the North American
continent there have been divers indie
pendent republics. the very name of three
of viii h is known to but few, while the
record of two others, though memorable.
is fast fading. How many Americans of
today have heard. for example, of the
commonwealth of Watauga which IN 1772
was organized as an Independent com
munity by North Carolinians who had
crossed the .Aileghenies. and descending
into the basin of the Tennessee had made
themselves homes in the valley of the
Watauga river? How many remember
the commonwealth of TRANSATLANTIC
which was organized in the eastern part
of what is now Kentucky In l775, and
which sent to the continental congress a
delegate-who however, was not admit
ted How many have heard of the short
lived state of Franklin, or Frankland.
which at a somewhat later period was
selfcreated out of certain western coun-
ties of North Carolina? OF the present
generation of schoolboys at the north not
many are familiar with the early history
of Texas, which declared its indepeud-
ence of Mexico in 1896, and which for
some nine years remained an autonomous
republic, entering into treaties with for
eign countries. including the United
States. Again. but little attention is now
paid to that part OF the annals of Yer
mont which deals with the fourteen years
during which the territory bearing that
name was an independent republic UNI
admitted to the union of the American
colonies. although It dlscialne.l allegiance
to the British crown. rejected the over
lures OF British generals. and bore CON
spicuous and useful part in the war of
= ~. ,.atr ,1,tt tau,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Dear. you are wrong, quite wrong. That
letter.
Please don't trouble to explain" inter
rupted Tom proudly. 1--WE no wish to
force your confidence"
Tom, dear. do let me speak"
Your action just now spoke volumes.
And, really, Madge, I've no curiosity what
ever on the subject of that letter. Sup
pose we talk of something more interest
ing?"
III you're going to look at me like
that, Tom, don't want to talk to you at
all. One would think I'D committed a
crime!"
Marjorie had her share Of spirit.
I'm sorry my looks annoy you SO
much" retorted Tom. Perhaps you would
like me to go away
grily. and Tom. hurt and puzzled, waited
for no second bidding.
On second thoughts perhaps 1t was not
such little thing after all.
1t involved a lovers principle, hitherto
cherished by both Tom and Marjorie-the
principle that without perfect confidence
there can be no true love.
Marjorie that day had shown, only too
clearly. that there was something she
wished to conceal from Tom
It nattered little to Tom whether that
something were great or small. 1t was
the principle, he told himself. that mat
tered.
Tho woman who doesn't trust the man
she has promised to marry ought never to
have given her promise"
They were Marjorie's own words
Tom smiled bitterly as he recalled them
now.
by her own showing she doesn't really
care for me-" he thought, with sink
ing heart
For whole week Tom brooded in soli-
tude over the wretohed little incident He
made no attempt to see Marjorie, and the
seven days seemed like seven years.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

It was only little thing, but it was big
enough to make two people very miser-
able
The two people were Tom Halkett and
Marjorie Page. and 1t began in this way
Tom had come into the room quite I'M
expectedly and had found Marjorie with
an open letter in her lap.
She had not heard him come in. and.
just for fun. he had stolen up behind her
and had looked over her shoulder, pre-
tending to read her letter.
Now the moment Marjorie discovered
Toms presence. she pounced upon the let
ter. crumpled 1t hastily, and threw it into
the fire,
That wasn't nice of you." said Tom.
Marjorie turned very red
Il didn't want you to see what was in
the letter" Marjorie never prevaricated.
SO it would SEEM returned Tom.
Don't be angry" she pleaded.
m not angry in the least" he replied,
"only--sorry.
Tom. I've hurt YOU" cried Marjorie
penitently. Forgive me. dear; 1 didn't
mean to-"
There's nothing to forgive said Tom
in cold voice
Tom. l know what you're thinking .
Marjorie went on hurriedly. You think
/ don't trust you"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
A MUSHROOM GARDEN.
Industry Conducted Underground in
caverns on Coast Of France.

Industry Conducted Underground in
Caverns on Coast Of Franco.
Scribner's Magazine: The strangest of
these underground worlds which VS.
tied was one devoted to the raising Of
mushrooms. Its limits seemed unbounded.
as indeed they were, for 1t pierced the
h.llsides in every direction. We entered
through an opening under an orchard OF
cherry trees. About ten feet inside the en-
trance was a we'll, and near 1t lantern.
which my guide lighted. We had pro-
ceeded but 4 few steps when suddenly
the air became very close and warm and
a dense white mist shut US in. found
this was heat and steam rising from
huge piles of manure. stocked IN an ad-
Joining passage. When brought from the
cavalry barracks near by. it IL here
worked" by the admixture of water un-
I'll 1t attains the required consistency. We
tered caves where the air was dry and
cool.
In these manure is laid out In rounded
hummockS along the walls and in the
wider passagss. in lines down the center
a. WELL Sometimes there are a. many AZ
five of these rows The mushroom seed
Is then placed in these manure piles, and
the date Of the planting is written on
the wall above the section.
The mounds are then covered with a
fine powder obtained by sitting the tail
ings from the quarried limestone. Just as
coal dust is separated from COAL The
mushroom Is now planted and the hum
mock is left undisturbed for three
months. more or less. when the first
growth begins to appear. The mush-
rooms continue to sprout during three
months, but then engender a certain pots-
onous gas which kills their own
seed. The whole planting must then be
removed and the place thoroughly
cleaned.
During harvest time one crop is gath
cred every twenty-four hours. Three
men with their great baskets make the
rounds of this underground farm every
morning, and every day in the year can
count on an immense crop which they
ship TO the large cities near by, and even
several miles away. The discolored and
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
ABOUT COMPILATIONS.
Food Make. Them Good or Bad


Saturate the human body with strong
coffee and it will in time show in the
complexion of the coffee drinker.
This is caused by the action of coffee
on the liver, thus throwing part of the
bile into the blood Coffee compilations
are sallow and muddy and will stay that
way until coffee is given up entirely.
The sure way to recover rosy checks
and red lips is to quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee, which makes red
blood. Il had been for more than 20
years an inveterate coffee drinker and
1t is absolutely true that had so COM
pletely saturated myself with this drug
that my complexion toward the last be-
came perfectly yellow ana every nerve
and fiber in me was affected by the
drugs in coffee.
For days ut time had been COM
PEELED to keep to my bed on account OF
nervous headache and stomach trouble
and medicines did not give me any relief.
had never consulted a physician in re-
gard to my headaches and terrible com
plexion and | only found out the cause
of them after l commenced the use of
Postum, which became known to me
through Grape-Nuts. We all liked the
food Grape Nuts, and it helped US, SO we
thought Postum must certainly have
merit and we concluded to try it. We
found it SO delicious that we continued
the use altogether, although never ex-
pected it to help my health.
after a few months my headaches
were all gone and my complexion had
cleared wonderfully, then l knew that
my troubles had been caused by coffee
and had been cured when left off cot.
fee and drank Postum in it's place.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
Postum will change the blood of any
coffee drinkcr and rosy cheeks and
health take the place of yellow Skin
|, and disease.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
500 Reward. S,on

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
that science las been able To cure in all It's
stages. and that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
b the only positive cure now known to the med
ical maternity. Catarrh being q constitutional
disease. requires a constitutional treatment.
HANS Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient strength BY
building up the constitution and assisting nature
u doing It's work. The propretors have so
one Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure. Send for list of Testimonials
Address. FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
Father lime "scoonao .

picked up the 'Trib" at 3 p. M,
TO see il the Pope We're dead.
AT s:l5, the Pope sat up
And ate with re,ish,' II said.
Thus does good news
OF a man in his prime"
Outrun, in it's iieetness,
The sWiftness ct tiMe.
ta -C,Ontrii,,tt.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
THE CIRCUS TRAMPs.

Jolly old elephant, lively and gay,
Ran or from the circus one bright sum-
mer day:
He packed up his trunk and he said to
the ape:
II am tired Of circuses, let US escape"
The ape who was weary of peanuts and
cake,
Responded quite promptly: III gladly for
The tent and the sawdust and pink lemo-
made.
For ne freedom of forest and cool ever
They wandered afar in the quiet of night,
strange pair of tramps, and wonder
full sight;
The horses and cattle quick scampered
away
For they never had seen such pair in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
His Remark.

maiden beau had, named Samos
She powdered her face with a chamois
When she kissed him goodnight
His face was all white
And The horrid old thing. he said
"Damois."
-Chint,.,Na Herald
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Chicago Tribune: your father used "a
say he couldn't AFFORD the trouble and ex.
pense OF keeping pony for you. How
did you cure him % that idea?"
u just kept on nagging him.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

MI ISN NEI.IlI u z III M IN, U46 Penrl
1V1street. ST. Paul. Mimi. head sales
woman in department store, writes:
81 have charge of department In a
dry goods store. and after standing
the larger part of the day. 4 would 20
home with q dull ache, generally
through my entire body. used Pc
runa and feel SO much better that 1
walk to and from the store now. 4
Know Peruna to be the best medicine
on the narket forfhe diseases peculiar
to women. Miss Nellie Curtain
Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucus.
Catarrhal inflammation of the mucous
membrane produces an excessive forma-
ton Of mucus Whether the mucous
membrane be located in the head or
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

A church recently dedicated in st.
Paul vas erected at a cost of $1,000.
raised by 10000 contributions of I
cents each.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
An Admirable Tonic.

Congressman Mark III. Dnnnell, Ma
tional Hotel. Washington. d. C., writes
Your Peruna being used by myself
and many of my friends and acquaint-
ances not only as cure for catarrh
but also as an admirable tonic for ply
Steal recuperation. gladly recommend
It to all persons requiring such rene.
dies. Mark III. Dunnell.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Perlna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
he pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
:. Address Or. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarilin, Columbus, o.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

ETC Permanently Cured No n;s nervousness after
I'll y first dayr use OF DR. kne,s Great Nerve Re
storei send for EE ~ 90 trial bottle treatise
DE- H. D. KLINE. Ltd s3l Arch ST.. PHILADELPHIA. Pc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

ing Paxtine for what 1t has done in focal
treatment Of female ills, curing all infiam.
nation and discharges. wonderful as cleans.
tng vaginal douche. for sore throat. nasal ca
tarrh. 2! mouth wash. and to remove tartar
card will do.
Sold s. drsssists .. ss.s postpaid By ~, so
eentes large box eeusHAstion Guaranteed.
LPAXJoh CO.. Els columbuS Ave-. Boston. Mass.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Strange Pair of Tramps
The elephant ate up a cabbage patch all.
A fine field of corn and stack OF hay tall,
While the ape gobbled apples and plums
from the fence,
With delight, as he cried: Well, this
thing is immense."
They ate up tine gardens, they ate up the
corn,
They ate in the eve and they ate in the
morn.
They ate, in the sunshine they ate in the
shade,
And then they Went back to their pink
lemonade.
No longer they're bothered by tramp SEN
timent,
AS they loll in the sawdust there under
the tent.
They were tra.nps for week-but no
longer they roam
From the carrots and peanuts of their
circus home
Horace Seymour Keller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

pelvic organs the discharge of mucus
us sure to occur.
This discharge of mucus constitutes
weakening drain: the system cannot
long withstand the loss of mucus,
hence it is that women afflicted with
catarrhal affections of the pelvic or
gans feel tired and languid, with weak
back and throbbing brain. a course of
Peruna is sure to restore health by
cutting off the weakening drain of the
daily loss of mucus
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
The University Of Notre Dame,

NOTRE DAME, INDIANA.
FULL COURSES IN Classics, Letters. Eco.
nomics and History, journalism, Art Science,
Pharmacy. Law. Civil. Mechanical and EIec.
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Thorough Preparatory and Commercial
Courses.
ROOMS FREE to all student who have completed
the studies required for admission into the Sophie
Courses
ROOMS TO RENT, moderate charge to st ,dents
A limited number Of Candidates for the Ecclssias.
heal state will be received at special rates.
ST. EDWARDS HALL. for boys under Is years, 10
unique N the completeness Of its equipment
The 6Oth Year vii! open September 8, 1908.
Catalogues Free. Address
rev. A. MORRlSsEY. C. S. c.. President, Box 1s4.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20
70 WOMEN

10 prove the healing and
cleansing power Of Pax.
tine Toilet Antiseptic
we will mail q large trial
package with book Of in
structions a b . Olutely
free. This is not a tiny
sample. but alarge package,
enough to convince anyone
OF Its value. Women all
0veY fhe copntvp o,A v,ro;r
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

What else am to think?"
Dear. you are wrong. quite wrong. That
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-08-20

Il would like to have that trunk
shecked for Boston, please-the one
with the canvas cover and the initials
II p ,,,s,a,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14
S. s. CONFERENCE.
Fifth Ward Sunday School Will Cele-
brate its 26th Anniversary Tomorrow

The annual conference of the Fifth
ward Sunday school, in honor of the
twenty-slxth anniversary of its organl-
zation, viii be held in the ward assem-
bly, rooms tomorrow, beginning at 10
a. m. and p m, The morning pro-
gram Will consist of singing, concert
Rotations and lessons by the kinder
garten, primary and first intermediate
departments, while in the evening there
will he history of the school, lessons
by the second intermediate and theolo.
gical departments and vocal solos by
Miss Jessie Buchanan and Miss Lottle
Marcroft. At both sessions there VIII
also be remarks by general stake and
ward officers. All who have ever been
connected with the school are cordially
invited to be present, as well as all
others interested In Sunday school
work, who viii be made welcome.
The Fifth ward Sunday school was
organized Nov. rs. 1917, with John Cow
an superintendent and Francis NJ
Brown and Joseph Marcroft as his as
sistants. Since then the school has been
presided over by George Clark and ID.
c. Rushton, and has as its superinten-
dent Mt the present time George u,
Burbidge, who Is assisted by Thomas
c. Nuttall and Alex. Buchanan. Jr, The
school ha kept pace With the advance
school has kept pace with the advance
n officers and teachers at Its organi-
znton to an enrolment OF over 300. de-
spite the fact that less than two years
ago the ward was divided for the crea-
ton OF the Twenty-sixth. II has corps
OF So officers and teachers. who are dli-
gent and painstaklng In their efforts to
advance the cause
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14
OFF FOR SCHOOL.
Send Youngstcr Away We'll W

Unless the school child has food that
nourishes brain and nerves as well as
muscles the child VIII not develop as
Il should.
Brain wastes away daily just like the
rest Of the body and must be rebuilt
and the only way 70 do this Is by the
proper food selected for just this pur
pose.
school girl OF Worcester, Mass,
wrote an interesting article about her
experiments with food to study on:
"Two wears ago | had indigestion so
bad that food did not nourish me and
| lost great deal of flesh and strength
and was always suffering from trouble
in my stomach, | could not study Tor
my head always seemed clogged up
zone day at school noticed that one
of the girls had a box of Grape-Nuts
| asked her about II, and from what
she told me, made up my mind to try
the food.
aAs the result Of eating Grape-Nuts
three times day In place of Improperly
selected food ! have at last found the
way 10 permanently cure my indiges-
ton. GrnpeNuts food Is light delic-
lous and digests without trouble, the
heavy feeling In my stomach Is gone
and / have been gaining flesh rapidly
ever since | made the change 10 Grape
Nuts.
mot only Is the Improvement physi-
cal but feel so much better and clear
err in my head and have more ambi-
ton than | have ever known before. ]
used to feel so tagged out In my brain
and stupid and had headaches but that
is all gone and now feel like a new
person
II am absolutely certain that Grape.
| Nuts helps me get my lessons because
now I can sit for hours and study and
| accomplish n great deal while when
was living on the old diet would slmp-
| ~ sit there and accomplish nothing.
ITO tell the truth Grape Nuts as ]
| tell all my friends, worked q miracle
| In my case My mother IL signing THIS
letter to confirm all the statements
have made" Name given by Postum
| Co., Battle Creek. Mich.
Look In each package for a copy OF
the famous little book THE Road 10
! MELVILLE"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14

Above is a picture OF the late Mrs.
Matilda Christina Ekstrom Elk, wife
Of Bishop Carl Elk. who was buried
from the Twenty-hfth ward meeting
house on sunday, Nov. s, services COM
menclng at 1880. The speakers were
Bishop James G. Watson elders A. w.
Carlson. Joel HIGHLAND, Arnold G..
Glauque, Patriarch o. N. Llljenqulst,
Can Fagergren, William G. Phillips.
william Sanders and President Joseph
II. Taylor, who spoke In the highest
terms Of the deceased, The house was
filed to overlooking with friends and
the ward choir furnished excellent mu-
sic.
Mrs Elt was born In Bjorklinge, Up
sala county, Sweden, Dec. a. 1850. Her
parents were Eric Ekstrom and Mar
greta Hellrnan. She received the Cos
pei IN Stockholm, May 4, 1877, under
the teachings Of her surviving husband.
who was presiding over that branch at
the time She emigrated to Utah In Sep
tember. 1873, arriving In Salt Lake
City Oct 2, and was married through
the Endowment House, Oct. 10, 1878.
who all survive her Mrs. Elk was a
faithful Latter-day Saint, and was
connected with, and an earnest worker
In the Relief societies IN the Sixth ana
Twenty-nfth wards, and through her
kind and tender feeling towards the
alex and the poor she gained many
friends. Now she has gone 10 her re-
ward. Peace be unto her memory,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-14
PRISON OFFICIALS
ARE EXONERATED.
State Board Of Corrections Files
Its Report Of Break With Gtv.
H. NJ. Wells
TRUSTEES RECEIVE ATTENTION.
Beard Specially Mentions the yalu l..
able Services Of Four Convicts
Who Assisted the Guards.

The state board of pardons has filed
its report with Governor Wells in re-
lation to the recent outbreak at the
state prison. The prison management
is exonerated from blame for the break
and the guards and officials are highly
commended for the fearless manner In
which they prevented wholesale deliv-
cry of prisoners. The board also invites
attention to the valuable services rem
dered by Prisoners A. A, Robertson, C.
l.. Maxwell, j. c. Schuckers and j. ID.
Douglas during the break, and they
are recommended to the board OF par
dons for clemency. The report follows
in full
Salt Lake City, Utah. Nov. 10, 1908.
To Gov Heber NJ. Wells, Chairman
State Board of Corrections
Strive have the honor to report that
| In conformity with your instructions,
| we have investigated the outbreak Of
certain convicts from the state prison,
| which occurred Friday, oct 10, 1908, and
| submit for your Information the result
| of our labor.
| III
| which covered period Of one week, we
| have examined the prison officials and
| guards, Intercepted the convlcts who
were directly or indirectly concerned
| In the attempted escapes, and made
frequent and careful inspection of the
prison premises with the object OF de-
| telmining, II possible, where the blame
| should be placed for the occurrence in
| question and to prevent recurrence
| of the same
The testimony thus adduced does not
| seem to indicate that any serious criti-
| cism of the immediate prison manage
| ment would be just or deserved.
Attention Is invited to the fact that
the presence of ladders in the inner
| court OF the dollhouse would not have
aided the prisoners in escaping had
| they not first secured weapons with
| which to overpower the guards and Sc
cure their keys. We have directed the
| removal of these ladders to place in
| accessible to prisoners. Aside from this
we are of the opinion that due care
has been used by the officials of the
prison In the conduct of the institution
and that It would have been practically
impossible for them to have prevented
the outbreak under the circumstances
With a view, however, of making the
retention Of convlcts within the prison
walls as certain as possible we nave
directed certain improvements to be
made in the existing system OF electric
bell alarms, in the armlng Of guards in
the separation, by means OF small
mesh wire screens. Of prisoners from
visitors and In the clothing of first
grade prisoners, the latter change
reducing the chance Of ultimate escape
We have also Instituted other changes
and improvements in the service, public
welfare
In conclusion, we desire to state that