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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
crops Ruined In New Jersey.

SoMERv1LLE. N. j., Sept l6, The storm
which ragged over the Raritan Valley to-
day levelled corn fields and stripped the
fruit from the orchards. The damage TO
fruit and the corn crop is extensive and it
will work great hardship among the farmers
who were already Respondent over the loss
Of their other crops by the unfavorable
weather OF this season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
DlcImsn n uit, College Professor

Frederick Dlelman, The artist, has been
elected professor Of drawing and descrpt-
i've geome,ry at the city College lie
sIicceeds solomon Wolf, who has retired
Mr. Dcman is wel-known for his mural
aud MOtdc work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
ASTOR YACHT IN DANGERf
TUG Sent From New London 10 Assist
Vessel Near Plum Island.

New LONDON Conn Sept. le-The wrecker
tug Harriet was sent to assist steam yacht
in distress of Plum Island, on Long Island
Sound. to-day. The yacht is reported to
be owned by Col. John Jacob Astor. The
tug has not returned and Capt. Scott thinks
the vessel has been lowed to Greenport l.. l.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
COnundrums and Kin.
"a little fun now and then,
Is reliShed by tt g best of men


Why is an apple like a seven year
old boy? Because it isn't ate eight.
When is man obliged TO keep
his word? When no one will take
it.
Why did the boy stand on the
burning deck? Because it was too
hot to sit down.
What word does your wife like
best? The last one.
What part of speech is distasteful
to lovers? The third person.
Why are seeds like gate posts?
They prop gate.
Why was Adam of more conse-
qt1ence than Eve? Eve was nothing
but side issue.
Which is the most awkward time
for a train to start? 1850, as it is
10 to 1 if you catch it.
''Pat do you like books?" II do"
''What have you read?" II have
red suspenders.
did you wake up Noses" mo,
I couldn't, so woke up No. o."
Teacher: If some one gave your
mother $40 and your father gave
her $40 bill what would she have?
Tommy: A fit.
Bill: If I put money in the bank
when can T draw it out?
Joe: The next day, but you will
have to give them two weeks notice.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16

would know where to look for the
man who was attempting to escape.
The ledge to which Job chung was
before great iron door probably
used to admit goods into the estab-
lishment. He found hook to which
he could fasten the end of his rope,
sadly charred by fire, and again
launched himself into space.
It seemed to him that it was hours
before he reached the end of the
rope, and he could hear the angry
voices on the top of the roof. Of
course, as soon as they found the
candle, they must find, too, where he
had gone.
He had come to the end OF the
cable, and as there was nothing else
to do, he let himself drop, where, he
did not know, for it was very dark.
He struck something hard-the roof
of the factory-and then rolled down
until stopped by curving gutter.
He looked with a shudder down into
the street, which, though not far
below, was of sufficient distance to
have killed him had he fallen.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
A Tribute.

It isIwith sadness that the Wo-
mans History club are called to re-
port the passing of Mrs. Emma
Wheeler, one of it's very efficient
members.
She has passed from death unto
life, having crossed the intervening
space between this home and that
one over there to behold the glories
of which it has been said, Eye hath
not seen nor eye heard the wonder
full things prepared for those who
love the Lord"
Why should we mourn when we
realize that our loss is her gain; but
rather mourn for those whose home
is made desolate by her absence,
yet who hath the blessed assurance
that they shall some day somewhere
be welcomed by her joyous smile,
where they will feel THE touch of
the vanished hand" and hear 1.-The
sound of the voice that is still"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
Offered Her Resignation.

The Secretary of the Passmore Club attr-
butes her recent gain in strength and addi-
tional energy to the use of DR.. Goss m S
Oxygen Tonic Tablets They built her up
after she was run down that she offered
Der resignation as secretary-Club duties,
household requirements and society obliga.
tons are less irkSome when there is full
energy and abundan nerve force, such as
DR.. Gossom's Oxygen Tonic Tablets furnish.
They are so cents a box yet worth thousands
at J. Il. BENEFITS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16

For a clear skin, clear all the way through
transparent enough to let sunshine-rosy
cheeks show through-take Rocky Noun
tain Tea. This month, spring time. So cts
j. I. Bennett
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16

LOST: A Graspon Pin, finder please
return to MRS. E. M. Lowry.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Saved His Lilo

Whitehall, Ill.,, June 8.-Mr. Lon
Manley had Bright's Disease and after
his home doctor had treated him for
sometime he finally told him that he
could do nothing more for him, and
that he would surely die.
A friend who had heard of what
Dodd's Kidney Pills had done in cases
Of Kidney Trouble, advised Mr.. Man
ley to try treatment Of this remedy.
He did so and everyone was sur
prised and delighted to see an improve
ment in very short time. This i'm
provement gradually kept on as the
treatment proceeded, till now Mr.. Man
ley Is we'll. He says:
THE doctor said he had done all he
could for me. He gave Ine up. A
friend advised me to take Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and in few weeks l was
nearly all right again.
II am not dead, and can truthfully
say that I feel better to-day than i
have for years. Dodd's Kidney Pills
are wonderful remedy and will all
ways praise them and recommend
them to everyone suffering as I did,
Mr.. Manley's recovery has caused a
profound sensation, as no one ever
thought he would recover,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
ROLLED INTO PREclPlcE.
One Man scaIded to Death in Wreck
on the L, and NJ.

on Ine l.. and N.
Louisville, Ky. June IA passenger
train on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad bound from New Orleans to
Cincinnati. Was wrecked on Null
lraugh's hill, thirty-two miles south of
Louisville. yesterday afternoon.
John Keller of Louisville. the fireman,
was so badly scalded that he died here
last night. Thirteen persons were pain
fully, but not fatally hurt. The only
ones from north of the Ohio river, eX-
'cept four Cincinnati postal clerks, are:
DIR. w. G. Hargis. Derby Ind, head
cut and hands bruised and cut.
j. Il. Theobald. Mt. Vernon. Ind, leg
broken and head cut.
The train hifd just passed through Il
tunnel and VAS rounding sharp curve
when the engine careened and rolled to
the bottom of n sixty foot hill. burying
the engineer and fireman. The mail
car and combination baggage and ex-
press car followed, but were stopped
when half down the emloanlSnent by u
large tree. The smoker, day coach, Il
Pullman ana a dining car remained on
the roadaed. One of the rails torn up
by the force of the wreck passed
through the smoker, striking Mr.. More
head of Bullsesvila, Ky. and breaking
his legs. On the train were four physi-
clans. who imediatcly set to work and
afforded aid to the injured.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
|DES MONIES RIVER
TAKES FIVE LIVES
Four Italians and an American,
Drowned in Swollen
Stream.
A LITTLE sklFF UPSET
-Four Men Were Trying to Cross River
to Get Fraser-coIeman Tried
to Swim Over and Was Seized
With Cramps.

Fraser, Ia, June 1O.-Five men lost
their lives here yesterday in the
treacherous waters of the Des Moines
river. The victims were:
THOMAS COLEMAN.
ANDREW MARCHENA.
STEVE CORMADINE.
CARRIA MEGATIA,
N1COELIS GROMETINE.
The four latter are Italians and wer>
employed In the Fraser coal mines.
Shortly before the noon hour yesterday
they crowded into small boat which
is used by the miners to go back and
forth across the river from the mines
to the town. They intended to row
across to Fraser. The boat reached the
middle of the stream safely, but there
1T was caught in the swift current,
Winfield around and suddenly capsized.
Inc men struggled in the water for a
lew seconds and then all disappeared,
Coleman, who is also an employee of
the mines short time later attempted
to swim across the river. He had got
ten part of the way across when he
suddenly sank from sight. He was a
good swimmer and it Is thought he
must have been seized with cramps
The whole town has been wildly ex-
cited over the tragedy and every effort
is being made to recover the bodies, but
so far without success The searchers
are using dynamite in the river, hoping
Its explosion will raise the bodies. The
water is still high here and Is running
swift, and 1T Is likely the bodies of all
the victims have been carried some dis.
lance down stream
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
LETT's PLAN GROWS.
First Step Taken in Ohio to Organic
Wholesalers From Coast to Coast.

MarshaltoWn Ia, june 1o.It IS
stated on the best authority that the
recent organization of the wholesale
grocers of Ohio into IL combine known
as The Ohio Wholesale Groccrs' asso-
citation. at the head of which is Crank
G. Let's. who is president of the West
ern Grocery company, with llcddauar-
tsss in this city, is but the first step in
II great scheme to orSanixe the whole
salers from New Work to san Fran
cisco. From inside information re-
ceiNed here it is Known that President
Let's has overcome practically all the
Obstacles in the way OF his project and
.ial interests that Will ever he needed
IN carrying out the plan
The purpose of the organization is to
control such a vast distribution that
the sugar trust. biscuit trust tobacco
trust, canned goods trust, in fact all
the trusts in their line, Will be glad to
give the new eomlins of Wholesalers u
fair commission for handling their
products.
The Western Grocery company in
cludes the principal houses In Iowa,
Minnesota, Kansas and Missouri It's
function is principally that of buyer
tue goods for all the houses included in
the organization being bought by the
a&ents of the grocery company. The
whole output of factories are bought
thus securing exceptionally good prices
Teas and coffees are bought by the
shipload directly from the plantations.
Agents are kept i'm the orient for this
and other plrpos IS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
DROWNED HIS WIFE.
Michigan Man Dropped Her Off Dock
Because She Continually
Naqued Him.

Houghton, Mich. June 11.-Because
ais wife continually nagged him and
life with her was burden, Nick
Thompson deliberately drowned her!
i've years ago at Portage Entry, if d
confession he made to Judge Gray
yesterday is to be believed.
Several days ago Thompson was ar
cested on the charge of insanity by,
Sheriff Willis, TO whom Thompson
wrote several notes asking for an OPP
Iportunity to make confession.
Thompson was taken before Judge
cray for examination.
Five years ago at Portage Entry
Mrs. Thompson was drowned under
suspicious circumstancco but the cor
oner's jury returned a verdict of acct
lental drowning. Now Thompson says
he dropped his wife off the dock while
out walking one night, because her
nagging had become unbearable.
Prosecuting Attorney Larson Will In
yeSti gate the caae
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
IOWA CROP REPORT.
First Week in June Has Brought Much
Improvement.

improvement.
Des Moines, Ia, June 1O.-The crop
bulletin for the past week saws:
The first week in June brought a
marked Improvement and the weather
conditions of the last three days caused
resumption of field work in consider
able portions Of the state and seems to
give promise Of the early restoration
OF seasonable temperature, sunshine
rainfall This is imperatively needed to
prevent we'll nigh total loss of corn and
some other important crops.
Reports are much more encouraging
In tone from the larger number of
counties. The greater amount of dam
age by excessive rains and floods has
been suffered in the drainage basins of
the Des Moines. Iowa and Cedar rivers.
The rainfall for the week ending the
9Th was generally light, and the work
OF plowing, planting and re-planting
corn has been resumed In upland fields
IN four-fifths of the counties of the
state. The present conditions Justify
the belief that the amount of irrepara-
Die damage to crops, though quite
heavy In many localities, will not be
as heavy as appeared to be imminent
during the height of the floods. The
acreage of corn will, of course be very
considerably short of the large area
planted In recent years.
The oats crop is becoming quite rank.
ana the same is measurably true of
wheat, barley and clover Apples and
berries are quite promising.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
AFTER sHAw's JOB.
Senator Aldrish Is Said to Be Work.
inn Toward That Eend

IVY sVWdTu ECHUs
Providence, II. L., June 1.-THE
stories that Secretary Shaw is intend
Ing to resign from the cabinet, or tina,
he will not seek reappointment, should
the portfolio again be proffered him
receive credence here as it is known
that Senator Aldrich is anxious to STEP
In the Iowan's shoes, and it is be-
lieved the senator has had tip from
someone.
Senator Aldrich has gone to Cleve-
land where today he will attend the
wedding of Miss Ruth Hanna. He will
return early next week and will begin
tinkering his fences Knowing that he
will not find it easy sailing when the
light for members of the general as
sembly takes place.
Such a thing as the appointment of
Aldrich is not improbable. Aldrich is
on the best of terms with the presi-
dent, and is also a close friend of
Hanna. Hanna has not announced
whether he will support Aldrich but
Is expected to. His appointment would
be especially agreeable to Wall street,
but on the other hand Roosevelt has
shown little disposition to cater tc
the money market
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
WILL COMPLY WITH
AUTHORS DEMANDS
National Life Will Leave Sc.
cu.Ities OF Iowa Company
in This State.
IT INVOLVED a MERGER
New York Company Absorbed Iowa
Organization and Sought to Es-
cape Compliance With the
Iowa Insurance Laws.

| Des Moines, Ia, June 11.-The settle.
| ment of the questions arising from the
so-called merger OF the National Life
and Trust company OF this city with
The National Life Insurance company
OF the United States OF America has
| been reached ON terms that are salts
factory To Auditor of State Carroll,
and which he has been able to approve.
In cffect. the National Life Insurance
company yields to MIR. Carrolls de-
mandj and agrees To carry out all OBJ
isati ms of the National Life and Trust
eonpany.
Thus the last obstacle to the rein
sulai,.e of the business of the National
l-ifc $nd Trust company has been re-
moved. Tie securities that are ON de-
post by the National Life and Trust
company with the auditor of state will
REMAIN Oh deposit and those safeguards
70 the policy holders of the old Ma
tional Life and Trust that Mr.. Car
roll has from the first insisted upon,
Will be maintained.
In the first place the auditor required
the National Life Insurance company
70 re-cnter into an agreement with the
National Life and Trust company and
also with the state of Iowa that 1T will
continue to deposit with the auditor a
sum sufficient to cover the net cash
value of all policies or contracts of the
National Life and Trust in force May
10 of this year and also that 1T will
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
THE TELEPHONE BEAU.
He Is New Kind Of Mashcr and This
is His Scheme,


Indianapolis Sun: The telephone beau
has sweet voice-not so sweet voice,
perhaps, as 1t Is fetching" but 1t Is per-
sistently fetching. The number Of cases
with young women in which he succeeds
will not be known. for the young women
would not be likely to tell on themselves
but there are still a few young women
who insist on knowing to whom they are
talking. In fact. the number seems to
be a big majority.
The telephone beau goes at 1t something
like this:
He sees a handsome girl on the street.
She may be with some one he knows or
she may not. He accomplishes his end
either way. If she is with some one he
to do is to ask his friend her name--or
her fathers name, and he proceeds to look
UP the telephone book. Then he calls
Hello, is this Mr.. Blanks residence?"
TT is" comes the answer.
WELL is Miss Blank there?"
Yes; do you want to speak to here"
If you please"
wait just moment"
And expectancy follows on the part of
the wondering telephone beau.
Then comes feminine
Hello"
rs this Miss Biank?'
Eyes, who is this?''
Don't you know me?"
mo, who is it?'
Don't you know me?"
mo, who is it?'
Really don't you remember me?''
The young woman probably brings her
self to believe that She does recognize the
voice as a familiar one, and she tells the
telephone beau So
"Ah. really, now, would you be angry if
I'd tell you who / am?"
well, you will please tell me-
At this stage the telephone beau speaks
of the mutual friend who has "put hin.
next
Yes" says the feminine voice, ~
know him. But who are you?"
well, to tell YOU the truth, he has
spoken of YOU SO often that felt just
couldn't wait longer to know you"
The talk becomes fast and convincing at
this stage. 1t has to, ii it don't the recelv-
er will go on the hook and the beau loses.
"He has just been tantalizing me with
saying that he will not introduce me, and
| can't wait longer to know you. Ny name
is So-andSo."
The receiver does not go to the hook on
the other end Of the line and me layman
might think the telephone beau has lost,
but he has not. OF course, the young
woman is highly insuted, and declares she
will never have anything to do with the
man by that name. Then she thinks it
over She wonders what he looks like,
and she speaks to the aforesaid mutual
friend The friend knocks on the tele-
phone beau, of course. The mutual friend
always knocks when he Is on the inside,
and by knocking" he thinks he may keep
the other man on the outside. But
knocking" only makes tho young woman
the more curious. She imagines the mu-
tual friend Is jealous, and she will show
him few tricks. She seeks another mu-
tual friend and she meets the telephone
Beau
Thus the new species of beau wins. Did
you ever notice that the beau wins any,
way?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
wooDMEN PICNIC.
Northeastern Iowans Gather at Waiver.

" tor Big Annual Event.
Ws.yerly, Ia, June 10.-The ninth am
nual picnic of the Woodmen of north
eastern Iowa is being held here today.
All the roads brought large delegations
from the surrounding country, as ex-
cursion rates We're offered ON all
roads. The city has made a special
effort at entertaining and hopes to
secure the vote OF the Moodmcn to
make this a permanent annual picnic
ground.
This is the last large gathering of
Woodmen in this state before the ma
lional camp at indianapolis next week.
and the two leading candidates for
head council of the order, Hon j. G..
johnson of Kansas and Hon. A. r..
Talbot of Nebraska, are using their
opportunity through friends to further
their interests. Mr.. johnson is chair
man of the national democratic COM
inittee and Mr.. Talbot is the law
partner of w. ]. Bryan.
These candidates represent the fac
tons in favor of and opposed to the
REIMBURSEMENT of the assessment rates
of the order and the establishment of
an annuity fund for members over 70
years of age.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
THAT'S THE TIME

When Proper Food IL Necessary.
Proper food is never more necessary
than when recovering from wasting
sickness, when over-eating would be
fatal and yet the body needs nourishment
and plenty of 1t.
At this time the condensed food
Grape-Nuts is shown to be ones most
powerful friend. Four teaspoonfuls of
Grape-Nuts and cream will sustain
healthy man for half day and lesa
quantity in warm milk will build up the
convalescent wonderfully. No stomach
is too weak to digest and relish Grape.
Nuts. II was taken sick with typhoid
fever and everyone who has had this
disease knows how weak and lifeless a
person feels when beginning to recuper-
ate.
II had to be very careful about M,
diet and could eat only very light foods.
These did not seem to nourish me and in.
stead Of getting better every day was
just at standstill and everyone began
to fear relapse. One day while lying
in bed very much discouraged my sister
who was reading to me from the paper
read an article about Grape-Nuts and we
decided to send for a package.
from the very first meal of Grape
Nuts began to improve, strength came
in bounds and leaps with the result that
was soon out of bed; my change for the
better seemed simply marvellous. Ny
mind is clear and strong and my body
sturdy. l am now entirely recovered"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There is a reason.
A dessert that heinz the hndv that.
the thing! Any number of them in tht
little recipe book in each package 81
6raRs-Nuts.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
VICTORY FOR oLEo.
Massachusetts Court Holds 1t May Be
Made to Look Like Butter.

Boston, June 1.-THE Massachusetts
state law against the sale Of oleomar-
garine received n severe blow yester-
day in the superior criminal court.
where Judge Bishop decided the case
Of the commonwealth against Carl
Himberg In favor of the defendant.
This was one the famous Geomar-
garine cases, selected for trial as a test
case. The decision vindicates the
claims of the oleonargarine dealers on
all points and Will probably overthrow
the state law against the sale of the
product.
Judge Bishop rules in effect that 1t
is not unlawful to make and sell oleo-
margarine which resembles butter in
color. There was no evidence of the
Introduction of any substance for the
purpose of coloring the article which
would otherwise be oleomargarine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
Farmer Held u.

New Hampton, Ia, June 1o.-As Chris
klasson, a farmer, who resides two
miles west of this city, was going homo
from church Sunday evening he was
aeld up by three masked men and at
the point of three revolvers was COM
PEELED to get out of his buggy and per-
NIT being searched for money and 9th
.r valuable@ They only found about
81 in cash, which they took. They then
ordered him to get into the buggy and
lrive straight homeward, warning him
hat If he attempted to give an alarm
le would be shot. Mr.. Klasson does
lot have the slightest idea Of wbt the
aighwaymen are.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-06-11
A Word From sr'er Williams,

Atlanta Constitutions: Dey can't be
room fer all er US on Abraham's bug
yum; en- anyhow, Lazarus feels too good
ter wake UP en- take exercise.
Eff Satan wuz advertised ter give a
Sunday lecture, you couldn't find a cir
Gus tent big enough ter 'commerdate
de crowd.
Many man what sets out ter rtt
married never stops ter think dat he's
marrying de gas bill, de grocery bill en-
de rest er de family.
De best way ter meet Trouble is wild
broad smile. witch th'ows him Off his
guard en- makes him think he's Joy in
Disguise.
No use ter try to whip de devil 'roun'
de stump. Eff de stump ketches fire
dar de devil is-but whar in de thun-
deration is you?