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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Duck shootina on tho c~hesareaka.

Day Allen Wiley. in Harper's Week
ly: With the last days of October,
sportsmen by the hundred start for
the upper Chesapeake and Its tr!bu-
taries. Long before the day bre Mkas on
the first OF November the Shooting
grounds are occupied, and as soon as
1t IS light enough to see a bird the
merry war begins.
The principal methods of shooting
sn the Chesapeake sac known as
point bar" and the use of decoys.
Point shooting is org smother name
for the blind" which is generally n
box made of wooden stats concealed by
n cluinp of trees or bushes and placed
on the end of a point of land near a
oys will occasionally tempt a stray
bird to fly within closer range than
usual. The bars are occupied only dar-
ing early morning and late in the even
ing, when the light is so uncertain that
the birds cannot see the hunter until
they are within range The bar ia
merely the wooden enclosure, but is not
concealed by trees or bushes. II is
placed directly in d course between ahe
feeding grounds, the idea being to shoot
into the flock as they fly directly over
head. The decoy method, however, is
more extensively used, as the hlinler
can take his position in a patch of open
water in h midst Of II feeding
ground. and generally gets more
chances to shoot. In decoy shooting on
the Susquehanna. the wooden ducks
are sometimes placed In "aocks', of $50
to 200, covering quite a large area of
the surface. In the center OF the dock
is. anchored a sink boat" dubbed a
Coffin on account of it's opening in
the center, in Which the sportsman lies
flat on his back. The hole is lined with
heavy canva u light metal, so tina
1T is watertight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
The Reaaar Gave credit.

New York Tribune: Ghekib Bey, thu
Turkish minister to Washington. az
tended in Philadelphia the recent
launching OF the Turkish warship Med
jidia at The Cramps shipyard.
During. the luncheon following the
launch Chelsib Bey animadverted for a
moment on the beggars of Philadelphia.
You have here, he said, IAN enter
prising and intelligent collection of
beggars. One Of them approached me
this morning. He told a moving tale Of
misfortune: then he asked me for a lit
tie money.
Il put my hand In my pocket to find
that I was altogether out of change.
my man. / said, ! have nothing
for 0 now, but In an hour I shall be
passing this way again. Then, I
promise you. you shall get something
from me-
All right. sir, said the beggar; but
all the same he added fretfully. you
wouldn't believe the amount OF credit
] give in this way"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Rerairina Wa5hinatou,s Tomb.


The exceptionally Wet umrner has
told seriously On Tie walls OF the Old
mansion at Mount vernon, ana the
managers of the estate have been fear
full tina The sandstone walls in the
foundation might crumb.e away. The
cornerstone, laid " centuries g OIL
which the Masonic emblem Was deeply
cut, has so d-sintesrated that It was
found necessary recently TO remove the
stone and clean oil the crumbled parts.
The emblem viii he .ecat u Tie stone
returned to its resting Place. The old
tomb. in which anu! tairty-sfve years
ago. tho bodies oG Gererai Washington
ard his Wife rested, is in danger of
faiiiag To pieces. y contract has been
let TO coal the walls with q preparation
to preserve them. The walls Of the
mansion are also being treated for the
sanre purpose. The walls are dried
..ith gasolite torches and then covered
With u composition called nicolite.
which is driven into the soft stone by
a%DplsatloG og heat
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
About Cricket.

In an article on "L.ondon's Silly Sea
son" in the current issue Of IIarper's
Weekly. Sydney Brooks makes some splr-
tied remarks OH The subject of cricket in
England. Il me" says Mr.. Brooks.
cricket is Of all games the most un-
watchable You SIT. at the best, some
two or three hundred ards from the
scene of action: 1t is absoiutely impossl-
bic to detect the real subtlcties Of either
the bowler's or the batter's performance,
and hours may pass without a single incl
dent that can arouse the ~faintest spark
Of interest. True, YOU occasionally see a
big hit, a srnart piece of fielding, or an
exciting finish, but, taking it as a whole,
| would sooner assist at y Chinese play
than an English cricket match. The ca
pacity to enjoy Ii is some sixth sense
which I most pa!pably ave been denied;
and when ] see the thousands VINO Will
crowd to see two rival county cievens'
knocking a ball about for three days on
end. II is with a feeling of hopeless and
helpless Wonder. No, cricket is not de-
clining. 1t should be. but it isn't"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
DOCTORS IN ONE o
Sixty Five Medics Have Their shinsIes
Out in That Space in Philadeiphia.

tiOoA0o tI0N0 tuSlF
Out in That Space in Philadeiptuia.
New York a the most :.hckly po,pu-
lated block in the United States, n many
curious congregations Of mep may be seen
in its street. But Philadelphia has the
prize block for one species of aggregation.
Sixty-flve physicians live III one block In
that city. 1t is also STATED that within
q radius of four blocks in that city more
than one-seventh OF its medical practi-
TONERS is located, reports the New York
Herald.
From the tendency of physicians and
dentists to congregate in enc street GER
tain blocks of this city present an almost
unbroken array of doctors signs upon the
house fronts. 1t might seem TO a casual
observer that none but member of the
medical profession reside there.
In Chestnut street, Philadelphia, be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets,
,his is almost literally true. S~ixty-fve
physicians have Offices there. Many of
the most prominent practitioners located
there many years ago. and younger ply
sicians AVE of late years been attracted
thither. Another factor in the surfeit
in the area mentioned is almost the cen
ter of the city.
Yet neither In Philadelphia nor New
York are there as great a number CT
physicians in proportion to the popula.
ton as there arc in the District of Co
lumbia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
VERSATILITY OF AMERICA.
Our Artists Paint "old Masters" "lm.
ported Soap, Wines, Etc.

ported Soap, Wines, Etc.
There are some articles which seeming
ly annot be produced In America, but we
must remember that Things are not
always what they seem. skim milk mas
querades as cream, as Gilbert says. We
are told that there are artists here in
New York who are making a good living
painting some of the old masters"
which bring large prices at auction. I'M
ported wines are now made In Califor-
nia, the labels alone being French. 1t is
a very commonplace soap factory that
cannot turn out Castle soap, and Maine
hesring are shipped TO France, ans! re-
turned US French sardines, says Vest
Pocket Condolences" in Four-Track
News. Up in northern New York they
are making all manner of imported
cheese, and down in kentucky they are
turning cut many successful brands of
Scotch whisky. Nor does this Yankee in
genuity cease in IT'S c%ntleavcrs to supply
the demand for foreign goods, for west
ern manufactureTs are making maple
sugar from ingredients that never came
within the shadow of a maple tree. ana
are actually buying Vermont newspapers
i'll which 10 wrap the cakes so that the
unsuspecting purchaser Will think he is
buying genuine Green mountain maple
sugar. TN land of wooden nutncgs is
no longer a curiosity.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
For a Bad Back,

sabra, Mont, Oct. ia great many
men in this neighlborhood used to com.
plain of pains in the back, but now
scarcely one can be found who has n
such trouble.
Nh. Gottlieb Mill is largely response
bic for the Improvement for it was he,
who first of all found the remedy for
his Backache. He has recommended
1T to all his friends and neighbors, and
IN every case it has had wonderful puc.
cess.
Mr.. Mill says:
For many years l had been troubled
with my Kidneys and pains in the
small of my back. tried many medi-
claes but did not derive any benefit
until last fall, when l bought a dozen
boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. After
using them a few days l began to i'm
prove, my back quit aching and felt
better and stronger all around.
II will keep them in the house right
along. for in my opinion they are the
best medicine in the market to-day,
n If my back should bother me
again, will use nothing else"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
SPOILED CHILDREN
Usually Make sickly Men and Won

Csnal1y Make sickly Men and Women.
The spoiled child usually makes s.
weak, sickly man or woman because
such a youngster has it's W wa
about diet and eats and drinks thing
thai are untitled for any stomach, an,
sickness results.
Il was always a delicate spoilel
child, and my parents used to let me
drink coffee because | would cry for
it," says a Georgia Young woman.
when | entered school my nervous
ness increased and my parents thought
it was due to my going to school, 50
they took me out again. But | did not
get any better and my headaches got
worse and weakened me so that l was
unfit for any duty. Sometimes | would
go a whole day without any other
noarishment than a cup of coffee.
Last spring had u bad attack of
the Grippe, and when l recovered 1
found that coffee nauseated me SO l
could not drink it. and even n few
swallows would cause a terrible burn.
ing in my stomach. 1t was at this
time that a friend who had been much
benefited by the use of Postum sug-
gested that l try this food drink. I
found 1t simply delicious and have
used it ever since and the results
speak for themselves. / have gaired
- pounds and my nerves are as steady
as any ones.
II consider myself well m strong
and l make it a point now to take a
cup of Postum with a cracker or two
as soon as l come home from school
in the afternoon. Postum with crack-
ers or a biscuit makes my luncheon. Ii
certainly saved my life, for l know
coffee would have killed me IN time
had continued drinking it.
Il have a young girl friend, a Utenog-
rapher, who declares nothing strength
ems and refreshes her like Postum,
and she has a little oil stove In her
Office and makes a cup of Postum at
noontime. I have recommended this
wonderful beverage to many of my
friends who know what it has done
for me-" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Look in each paSege for a~copy Of
the famous little 6Jbk, THE Road to
WAAy6le."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
1nstinctively they had spoken in Eng

Instinctively they had spoken In Eng
lish, which is used as a private lam
guage among the Welsh gentry, and so
let me into their plot. They would take
advantage of my appearance to slay
me as Owain's murderer, r~ighteously
executed by them.
Fol a second my mind dwelt upon
the thoughts of this story recited in
Enid's presence, and backed up by the
bodies of her lover and brother. then I
looked about upon them in the GRIM
NEST, dealiest earnest / ever felt in my
life. l whipped off my coat, and cast
my ~sword-belt loose. / fondled for an
instant the hit Of my trusty blade,
working, my fingers round and round 1t
in a tight and yet tighter grip, then
squared my shoulders and faced to my
work
l spoke no word to them. Names.
We're they never SO truthful, were not
to the purpose for the moment. Men
who could act as they We're acting
would be little moved at hearing their
deeds rightly described. / hoped to
balarce accounts With other coin.
No ono had yet moved a step in my
direction. was ringed about on three
sides and it seemed as # the task was
something too gross even for them to
put in hand instantly. L glanced round,
meeting each in turn and read con-
fdenoe in each cruel and curious glance
that measured mo.
The certainty they felt about knock
ing me on the head WAS a point in my
favor. and 4 decided not to Wait q COM
bined attack, when ! must play three
points at once, y thing impossible on an
open field.
Turning short. I flow at the murderer,
to whom | was vet the nearest and
against whom my wrath burned hot
test. / was upon him with a sudden
swiftness which surprised myself. My
feet seemed winged; / felt not the earth
under me- my name WIS vengeance.
Ills small. foxy eyes burned like coal
rs | leaped upon him. but he stood his
ground, and prepare! 10 receive me
upon his s~WOrdpoint.
Six feet from him / drove my heel
into .lle turf ana checked myself dead.
He made his stroke. / beat it swiftly
aside and repaid IT With a famous bottle
d~ilspagne, which had never failed me
but once, and then with leuail. This
fellow, however, was no wild John, and
! passed ,!is guard without Il check. Yet
l failed to run him through as l had in
tended, Cor he was as ninlhie as Il Wild
cat and lodged the fatal blow, taking
his point in his shoulder, and thai but
slightly.
had 10 time to mend the thrust, for
upon the instant the other two ran in,
and ! YVES compelled to spring back.
Luckily. ] had a greater reach than any
of my opponents. and l Kept them for
awhile at q distance by long. sweeping
blows.
The dGelist ran round behind me
shortening his ~eapon to drive 1T in be-
tween my shoulders. ! wheeled and
slashed at him With the full swing of
my arm. He raised his sword to ward
the blow. and the blades clashed to-
Setaef, striking cut rcd sparks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
a Medical Defense of corsets.

M - ~. Ar
Medical Press and Circular: The use
of the corset is to transmit the pressure
Of the skirt bands to the hips and the
ribs. and so to protect from their pres
sure the organs in the region CT the waist.
The conclusion is that so long as skirt
lands are fastened round the waist cor
sets should be worn. They should be
%stiffer than usually made if they are eff
fectively to protect the soft middle por-
ton CT the body from the pressure of the
waistband. The front should be quite
Straight. and the waist measurement
should lie at least as large as the wear
irts waist. measured over a single soft
garment. The abuse of the article con-
e!sts in employing it as a means of COM
pressing that which it was meant to pro-
lact from COMPRISING, nancy. the soft
iliddlc portion of the body. Fashion in
aorsats has of late made a motion in the
right direction. n the straight, stiff front.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Erina the Ends Tonefhsl

New orleaas Times Democrat: A
certain colonel sofneAilci in the south
Ono matter where) W;is in the habit of
telling yarns and greatly eNaggerating.
lie had u negro servant Who coriobo-
rated everything his master told. one
day the colonel hiSl SOM gentleinen
TO dinner, and they ~cNe enjoying some
fine venison very much. The colonel
said: Yes, | went hunting the other
day and saAN a fine buck. took u good
sight ut him and shot him through the
head, and the bullet went throuph his
hind les" The gentlemen looked ut
each other Il iittle myftifiee. The ne
gro scratched his head ana st last said:
Yes, indeed, gcnanleii, just as massu
raised the gun to shoot the buck h
raise his hind leg lini scratch his ear.
and tho bullet Went throuSh the head
and right through dc hind leg" Til.
gentlemen looked NOR satisfied. Aftc
the guests had left the negro said TO his
master: CORY inlshty, masaa, next
time you tell n of dem yarns do get
the end. clostcr tog&fidei. | had hard
work to make both ends meet"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Consolidation of States.

Chicago Tribune: Half a century
ago What is NOW the kingdom of Italy
YRS divided UP into The kingdoms of
Sardinia ana the two Sicilics, the
states Of the c~ilu.csl, the grand duchy
OF Tuscany. the duchias of Parma and
sioaena and the Austrian Provinces
J.Ninpaedy ann Venice. Tne school boy
had laorc To learn thHn than he has
now. There has been q similar pleas
lag chang IS regards Germany. The
Saiioql hoy no loiiser ltas To lcaln q long
list of Anhaits altl of Hessa:;. The
map of Germany has Deer greatly sifn-
rliiiel and Improved by the blotting out
OF The tiny states. Perhaps the next
generation Wal ~it.sss Il sinlnliticatian
of thi, map of South America. There
are on t4at continent some snnall ana
weak republics Which baNe large, pow
erful and land hunGry ~neigh5crS. The
three South Alneriean lambs are Uru-
quay. Paraguay and bolivia. The three
lions which baNe an eye on them are
Hr@zil. Argentine 81. Chile. when
eyer they can ;l8ree On Il plan OF di-
tisien three litfle REPUBLICS will cease
10 exist.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

whispers in which they d~eliberated.
Ieuan told me i'll TWO words, when
his lean, woltish friends had returned
each to his w hole in the rocks, that
had resolved to shift their quar-
tiers before the threatened onslaught
was delivered. AS for myself, ny mind
was made up. | would ride ovcr TO
the neighborhood Of Nant-y-Bryn and
see whether luck would send Cwaia in
way. I could not rest until l had
out myself something In the right as
Regarded the events of the twilight.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
American Girls Win.

The number of American girls who ar,
now holding important positions In
French opera has caused no little dis
content among the Paris public. Not that
there is any personal prejudice against
americans, but simply because 1t is con.
sidered that French artists should have
their national theaters are concerned. But
1t Is unquestionable that voices are be-
ginning to be scarce in France, whereas
America is advancing steadily as thu
country for good material which require.
only classical training abroad to devels,
all the qualities necessary for operatif
SUCCESS,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
AR9 TO Z Az.

Il rest, can tslcep,
can't eat, it's hard to bear. Thou
sands of aching backs have been re-
licved and cured. People are learn
Ing that baa liache pains come from
d~isordcrcd Kidneys. THAT Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure every kidney i'll. cure
bladder. trolDlcs, urinary derange-
ments, uropsy, diabetes. Rrights dis
case. Read this testimony to the NOR
1T Of the greatest Of kidney specifics.
j. w. Walls, Superintendent OF
stiee. OF Lebanon. Ky. living on East
Main street, in that city, says:
With my nightly rest broken. owing
to irregularities of the Kidneys, suffer
ing intensely from severe pains in the.
small of my back and through The Kid
neys, and annoyed i,y painful pa ssages
of abnormal secretions, life was any
thing but pleasant for INC. No amount
of %doctoring relieved this condition,
and for the reason that nothing seem
ed to give me even temporary relief |
became about discouraged. One day L
noticed in the newspapers the case of
Il man who was afflicted as | was and
vas cured by the use of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. His words OF praise for this
remedy We're so sincere that on the
strength OF his statement | Went to
the Hugh Murrey Drug Co.'S store and
got Il box. | found that the medicine
was exactly as powerful a kidney rem
cdy as represented. I experienced
quick and lasting relief. Doan's Kid
ncy Pills Will prove a blessing TO all
sufferers from kidney disorders Who
will give them a fair trial"
y FREE TRIAL of this great Kidney
medicine. which cured Mr.. Walls. win
mailed to any part of the Unitod
States on application. Address Foster
Milbnrn Co. Buffalo, n. y. For sale
by all druggists. Price so cents per
box.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
How.s Ts,.o

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of .Catarrh that cannot be cured by
!lall's Catarrii euro.
l.. j.. CHENEY & CO.. Props. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known Ed. Cheney
for the last 10 years. and believe lin perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and imam
eially able to carry out any Obligations made by
their firm.
West u 1rlax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Walding, kinnan & Marvin. Wholesale Drug
gistS, Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by al
Druggists. Testimonials free.
uaiI's Family PINS are the best.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

The MOSQUITOES don't seem to be as
ulnerous as they Were last week. said
The FIRST Jersey boarler.
No. replied the other, the hunting
season opened the first of September, you
knoH, and ! guess some of the gunners
been taking them for reedbirds."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

Sr@a It dad Of spice was s noticed ',i'.sd in la1 tl,at
Hay last night"
NO, the spice was noticed between
tlee acts
"eetween the acts?'
Yes, every MAI that went out came
asti sMelling OF cloves"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Absolute Proof.

Smart Set: Madge-Why, doeo She
Majorie-She had to. They sat OF,
the sand yesterday and never notice!
the tide coming in until they were
xln1,aa1,nLl-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

Soon the wales, of morning blest.
Tired, Vet thankful. thou shalt rest
With Gods roses ON the breast
Soul, sing on.
Frank l.. stanton in Atlanta Constitu
tiOa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
Very PrabahIa.

vi ;Siow.s sooEaISG -raue 1ar Caiilren
.rthinEi a53p.ns tho gums, Icjucas in.lan;rna.Ion al
- pnin. cGrca wind colo. p cent u bottle
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22
s.r.a Or.

Soon The shadows will be gone;
Soul, sing on.
lSisAt is drafting to the dawn:
soul, sing on!
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

we use piso's Cure for Consumption in
preference to my other cough medicine.
Mrs. $. IG. Borden. 4l2 p street, WASH
ngton. ID. G., May 25. 100.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-10-22

You can do your dyaing in half an
hour with PUTNAM F.ADEI.ESs
DYES