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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17

ton with the matter which is
full of potentialities is not only
whether the sheriff can be re-
quired to serve ditch notices as
part of his official duties, but,
if he can be required to do this,
whether he can be compelled to
employ the large amount If
help which will undoubtedly ha
necessary to complete the work
within the period stated in the
law. II this additional burden
were saddled on the sheriff he
would be bankrupt indeed in
Harrison county.
1t is stated that Judge Thor
nell has already given an
opinion to the effect that the
serving of ditch notices is
special work which the sheriff
cannot be required to do as
part of the duties of his office,
and for which compensation
must be given to the one select
ed by the auditor to perform it.
In a talk with the Daily
Times yesterday Sheriff Shinn
stated that he thought the cost
of serving the notices for the
seven bitches in Harrison coun-
ty would be about SIS, 1000. He
said there were seven thousand
names on the lists and each
person had to be served with
two notices. He claims that if
he shoull be compelled to
serve the notices as a part of
his official duty, without extra
pay, he would have to pay out
more than his salary comes to
this year. The serving of the
notices is one of the lame parts
of the law.
Last Saturday evening sew
eral neighbors and friends of
Mrs. Ewell, an old lady about
70 years of age, living down on
Ninth street, gave her a dona-
ton party, consisting of cloth
.ng and large basket of gro
.erlcs. Mrs. Ewell wishes to
hank the friends who were so
kind to her.
Asa Thomas of Modale was
here between trains yesterday.
Mrs. ]. w. Owens returned
from Belle PLANE this afternoon
Mrs. G.. L. Turner, who has
baen in the Valley the guest of
Mrs. Demmon returned to her
home in Omaha today.
Miss Cornelia Tiegler went to
Modale this afternoon for a
,.,ao],,r ,,;o;+ with fp;ar!,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17
Returned.

Mesdames F. w. Myers, A.
Edgecomb, c. G. Lahman, r. c..
Hills and Emma Russell re-
turned from st. Louis today on
the 1910 train, after spending
a week at the exposition. They
report a splendid trip and visit
with some old friends. They
stopped with Mrs. Charley
Shinlzle, formerly of this city.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17

Energy all gone 7? Headache?
Stomach out of order? Simply a
case of torpid liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters will make a new
man or woman of you. n3o
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17
NATURE TELLS YOU
As Many a Missouri Valley Valley
Reader Knows Too Well

When the kidneys are sick
nature tells you all about it. The
urine is natures calendar. In
frequent or too frequent action,
any urinary trouble tells of kid
ney ills. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure all kidney ills. Missouri
Valley people testify to this.
w. H. Campbell, carpenter.
of 2lS North Second street,
says eff | had not Astounding
faith in Doan's Kidney Pills |
never would have recommended
their use on more than one oc-
casion to friends and acquaint-
ances. For six months an ach-
ing the small of my back just
over the kidneys existed and as
it hurt every time | stopped and
every evening aftera hard days
work my back was lame and
sore | came to the conclusion
my kidneys required attention.
A sure indication Of some latent
trouble was the action and con-
dition Of the kidney secretions.
Going to G. S. Osborne's drug
store for Doan's Kidney Pills l
took a course of the treatmeet.
| was more than surprised how
promptly it acted and how soon
the attack disappeared"
For sale by all dealers. Price
SOC. Foster-Milburn Co., Buff
falo, N. Y, sole rgents for the
United States.
Remember the name Doan's,
and take osubstitute.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17

Miss Cornelia Tiegler went to
Modale this afternoon for a
weeks visit with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17
Monday Noy ii

brick walk in front of his resi-
dence, on Fourth street.
Miss Grace Bachelor and
Miss Ella Withrow visited with
friends in California junction
Saturday evening last.
Mrs. N. e. Sage left for Oma-
ha this morning. after weeks
visit here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. q. Watkins.
Mrs. Racheal Pangburn left
for her home in Monticello this
morning, after a several days
visit with her brother, Charles
Bates.
H. P. Morrow, of Mondamin,
was in the Valley this morning,
on his way to Omaha on bust
ness.
Miss Bess Q'Connor and Miss
Mollie Burke, closed their school
at Little Sioux last Friday, and
returned home on Saturday.
Mrs. DR.. Chapman, Mrs. C. C.
Lahman, Mrs. r. Newton, Mrs.
Ethan Cole, Mr.. A. j. Gilmore,
Mr.. C. H. Deur. r. H. Harris,
A. Edgeconb, F. L. Davis. j. S.
McGavren, attended the funer-
al of Grandma Stern at Logan
today.
q. johnson, the shoe man,
spent Sunday with friends in
MOndamin.
Charles Brandriff and wife,
left for their home in Chicago
last night, after a weeks visit
here with Dr.. and Mrs. E. J..
Chapman.
D. C. Fordc was in Blair, Neb.,
today on live stock business.
Mel Jones was another Dem
ocrat elected in Rockford town
ship, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa.
He was elected Constable, and
the boys say he has bought a
new roll top desk and two shot
guns and moved to Loveland,
where he will open his office.
Sunday being the SEVENTEEN
birthday of A. j. Gilmore a
number of his friends gathered
at his home to help him cele-
brate the occasion. An elegant
chair and several other present:
were given him. At six o'clock
a delicious dinner was served
to the guests by his daughter
Miss Sadie Gilmore. After
dinner, the evening was spent
in social talk and music.
Mrs. Hlr y Newton, James
and Charlie Moriarity visited
their mother in the hospital in
Omaha Sunday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17

No matter how long you have
had the cough; if it hasn't al
ready developed into consump-
ton, DR.. Woods Norway Pine
Syrup will cure it. n30
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-11-17

Mrs. G. L. Turner, who has
'oaen in the Valley the guest of
Mrs. Demmon returned to her
home in Omaha TODAY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20

Little Willie told his mother that
a lion was on the front porch, but
when an Investigation was made, it
was found to be the Newfoundland
dog which had been newly sheared.
"Now, Willie" said his mother,
"you have told a very naughty story.
and you must go up to your room
and pray for forgiveness and remain
there until the Lord does forgive
you"
Willie promptly obeyed, but he was
gone only a few minutes before he
came trimming back.
Odd the Lord forgive you" asked
his mother.
eyes," was the reply, "and He said
He didn't blame me much either,
cause when He first saw it He sor-
ter thought it was a lion himself
Golfers Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20

There are two other beautiful au-
tumn flowers, however, which we
should most carefully guard; I refer
to the gentians-the closed and the
fringed. Both the g~entians are par
tial to wet, or at least damp, soil.
The closed, or bottle, gentian, I have
often found along the banks of small
rivers. It is of a wonderful deep
blue color, and as it's name implies.
it is closed at the end, suggesting a
bud which is about to open rather
than a flower in full bloom. It is fun
to watch the bumblebee when he goes
to suck the nectar from a closed gen
tan. No other insect but he seems
strong enough to break in; but he
ONE along, and after alighting on
a flower, works away with his tongue.
as a burglar might work when he is
trying to pick a lock. Presently he
forces an opening at the point where
the five lobes of the flower overlap
CdSIA ObhCI, dhu d1cA LII CUES Ills u0du
and most of his body. But he isn't
silly enough to go quite inside; he
seems to know hat if he did the
valve would close on him and that he
would be a prisoner. So he keeps
enough of his body in the opening
at the top to insure his safe retreat.
and when he has secured his sweets
he backs out, assisted by his hind
legs, which we're also left outside per-
haps for this very purpose.
The fringed gentian, a still lovelier
flower, is the color of a very blue ksy.
| have usually found it growing in
wet meadows, and it is perhaps the
one flower which sometimes seems to
me to be too beautiful for it's sur
roundings. It's deep fringes, from
it takes it's name, look as
they might have been made
With a pair of sharp scissors.-Ernest
Harold Baynes in the September Wo-
mans Home Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20
My Comrade.

/ never build a song, by night or day,
Of breaking ocean or of blowing
wind,
But in some wondrous unexpected
way,
Like light upon a road, my Love
comes in.
And when / go at night upon the hill.
My heart is lifted on mysterious
wings:
My Love is there to strengthen and
to still,
For she can take away the dread
of things.
Edwin Markham.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20
Written for The Progressive Farmer.I
1.-The Dragons Teeth"

Twas on Thanksgiving evening
that / attended the "sociable" given
at the home of Mr.. BIS, in honor
of the Misses R, two young ladies
from a distant city, visiting in the
community. These ladies were of
charming personality, yet the very
air of their department evidenced
them to move with the fast set when
at home. And their glibness of
tongue and Cleopatrian smiles babe
fair to enthrall the unwily youth of
the countryside within the folds of
their unmutual affections.
3. The guests had scarcely all ar
rived ere one of the Misses r.,
speaking up said: Lets have a turn
at odd sledge.'"
Mr.. c. addressing me): "Win
you take a hand"
l politely declined by saying that
l didn't know the game.
ooh" she said, "you can easily
learn. Nh. Montague there didn't
know INT card from another until
last evening, and he is now almost as
adept player as myself"
/ assured her that / had no desire
whatever to learn it.
do you think" she asked, chat
card playing is of any more harm
than other social games, such as
finch and Eauthors'2 Pm sure it's
more lively and exciting"
Certainly" / answered. "Cards
have alcohol in them and the other
mentioned games do not"
Il do not understand what Won
mean" she said.
Just this" I replied, social
amusements are like social people.
they must be judged by the com
pany they keep and from the ends TO
which their ways lead. 1t is an his
torical truth that the affinity of card
playing with that fnisher of the law
OF sin,' strong drink, is so mutual
that the W together might properly
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20
THE HOME CIRCLE
although Such Trifes."

Women know
The way to rear up children Ito be
just);
They know a simple, merry, tender
knack
Of tying sashes, fitting baby shoes,
And stringing pretty words that
make no sense,
And kissing full sense into empty
words,
Which things are corals to cut life
upon,
Although such trifes.
From Mrs. Browning's "Aurora
Leigh"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER

mama has gone to hunt us another
home; for the man whose house we
lived in has thrown our things in the
street, because we couldn't pay the
rent"
I had contemplated the direful sit
uation but a few moments when a po-
iceman hove on the scene, and on
learning the condition of affairs, said,
in a gentle, though commanding
voice: "You can't stay here all
night, you will freeze to DEATH" So
blowing his whistle, a patrol wagon
soon arrived, into which we entered
and placed the children.
We had proceeded about a half
block when we came up with another
policeman struggling with a drunken
rowdy in the gutter. The officer
stopped the vehicle and got out to
help his fellow officer, and they to-
gether bundled the man into the
wagon. A more deplorable speciman
of mankind would beggar descrip-
ton. His pallid cheeks were covered
with blood and dirt, and his cadaver-
Gus, bloodshot eyes told of an habit
ual drunkard just recovering from a
prolonged debauch.
When the man arighted himself.
the little girl started toward him,
when the officer interviewed, saying:
."He's no fit subject for little girls to
be Investigating"
"1 will! / willw she shrieked, che
is my dear papa" And, pushing by
the officer, she ran up, threw her arms
around the neck of the wretched man
and rained kiss after kiss upon his |
livid cheeks.
The little girl wasn't alone in re-
ceiving a start, from a closer inspec-
ton of this man. For I forsooth,
clearly recognized beneath his ghoul-
haunted features, the facial express
sions of Jack Montague! Thus in my
pity / could but think: Alas, poor
Jack, you are a far cry from the
gay festivities of that memorial
night, eight years ago!
No, he had proved no exception to
rule. Within a few days after the
sociable at Mr.. BIS, Jack Montague
had a pack of cards of his own, and
completely did his whole being be-
enveloped in the game, that he
carried them continually, Sundays as
we'll as week days, bantering every
he met for a play. Thus, as
might have been expected, his irri-
lated spirit soon wearied with the
slow ways of the country village, and
yearned for a gayer and faster life.
He, therefore, accepted a position as
an accountant, with a firm doing bus
ness in a Northern city, and since.
| had lost all trace of him.
As l sat there in the patrol, rumi-
on the woful and heart-rend-
ng spectacle, l casually glanced up
1T the officers, and realized that I
the little girl were not alone in |
/
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20

the cataract. Card playing" I con
tinued, "is not only exciting as yor
say, but is enchanting and ~intoxicat.
ing. 1t debases ones moral nature
and causes him to lose self respect
And" I further added, eff you per
sist in playing the game, ere long you
will persist In entertaining company
with your feet propped upon a chair,
a lighted cigarette between your
teeth and a cocktail close at hand"
"To-be-sure and certain" she ex-
claimed, "you do not think that /
will ever become so rude as all that,
do youg"
"I certainly hope not" I said, "yet
there are those under your influence
whose future welfare I'd hesitate to
vouch for"
"Oh," she calculated with a little
idiotic laugh, IT wasn't aware that T
was such an influential character! !"
Probably you are not" / ~sarcasti-
cally replied, with those you most
wish to be. Yet you will SOW more
dragons teeth here tonight than old
brother Smiley will be able to root
out in a two weeks ~protracted meet
ingi The game of cards." I began to
explain, "were never intended for
sane people to play with. They were
invented for the amusement of the
crazy king Charles the Sixth of
France, and the pictures on them
represent"-
Here young Montague exclaimed:
well have the game tonight and the
history tomorrow" and moved up
a table, on which was lying a pack
of ~gilt-edged playing cards, where he
was quickly joined by the Misses R
and several others of the company.
l knew young Jack Montague full
we'll. He was a bright, shrewd chap,
and with the right kind of social in
1uence, he would make a worthy man.
Yet, / also knew his susceptibility to
temptations; that he was without
will-power to restrain his
passions when once excited. There
fore, as / watched the twinkle in his
clear blue eyes, as he eagerly drank
N every movement of the fair Misses
r, who manipulated their cards
a skill and delicacy that would
nave put a Hindoo juggler to shame,
could but feel a little migiving as
his future well-being.
Twas on Thanksgiving evening":
November's surly blast" was
weeping in from the New England
nils, freezing almost to death every
:orln of life that was not within
'losed doors. / was fastening along
thoroughfare of a large Northern
'lty. where / was visiting a friend.
When | suddenly espied, on the oppo-
lite side of the street, something that
ooked to be a semicircle of old plum
ler piled out in front of a large tene-
nent house. Passing over thence. T
Ound such to be the case and :, +bo
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20
A Good Greed for Everybody.

I will not fall
I will succeed
will be happy!
Failure is always sad! I will have
none of i'll
I will be healthy and strong!
We can be what we will to be!
I will try to live a long, happy and
useful lifei
We can all do more than we think
we can.
The best JOY of existence lies in
obeying Gods commandments.
One of the truest sayings ever ut
tered is, "Where there's a will there's
a way."-Selected.
The broad ax., 1904-03-12
FOR THE CHURCH ooERs.

The Church Of England enjoys an IN
come Of about 81 .O00. 900 q week.
There are nearly 500 Christian
churches In japan and over 1000 mis-
sionaries.
Count A1breeht Won Meran, nephew
Of Archduke John, has entered the mon
sstery Of the Benedictines in Lea. The
count, who has been anohicer in an Aus
train dragon regiment, one day heard a
Jesuit priest preach; this made such en-
impression upon him that be decided 70
becomea monk.
In commemoraion Of the Indian
Princess Pocahontas, who died at Grave
send, England, when about 70 saiI home
70 Virginia win her husband IN 1916.
ST. Georges church IN Wrapping Is 10
hayeap pulpit made Of wood brought from
Virginia. Pocah0ntas Is buried In the
chanca Of ST. Georges church.
Ii less than ten years the number 81
women CongregationaIist ministers has
DOUBLED. there being nov n diHerent
paris a. tie United States s. Who have
been regularly ordained By counciis Of
Coneregational churches ana Who are
Going practically the fun work Of the
ministry. They are found II 20 states
md territories. with q preDonderzting
number, hoWeysr. Ia the western STATES.
The broad ax., 1904-03-12
WALKING STICK CUT LONG.
fashion Also DEGREES Its Return TO
Earth-No Longer Carried a.
q Battering Ram


The fact Of the return Of the walk
ing stick 20 earth Is q very remark
able one, for Il must be approaching
Is years since walking sticks were
used. and not worn or merely, carried,
says the Court Journal With the dis
appearance Of the ''erutch" the walk
ing stick eft the ground. At first it
was carried In the right hand, eonsiG-
erably nearer the ferrule than the
top" and, held in this position, was
hourished In most dangerous mar
ner. Before long the hand travelled
more amidships, when the action, from
fiail-lize, became a ramming one.
Then suddenly the stick was thrust
under the left arm, where Il remained
some years. The advent Of the curved
or crook handle had its inevitable re-
suit Instinctively man wants 70 hook
Il upon something. and, finding his
left arm close at hand, straightWay
hung It up and created q fashion after
the unconscious manner OF his kind.
Why the walking stick has once more
come 70 the ground. thus TO discover
The perforated condition OF the West
end pavement, Il Is at present impos-
sible TO say. II win no doubt be re-
marked, however, that the king has for
a year past generally been seen
using q walking stick OF rather
more than usual length. and al sticks
are now cut long.
The broad ax., 1904-03-12

Arsp5rt vas cent cut last yoaE thai
re Neeross would Sc no rscogniticn
4 TIE worlds Fair n St Louis Il
nay have been 8 cock ana bun son,
but the Nero win get reconition,
Cor JAY 9, 1904. irsn be known e
EGsk University nay. ne white ma1
IN thai Fair without the negro would
have been simply 4 with ne tan
cut DIX
No doubt the pay ron editor Of last
spring's Carter Harrison organ, the
Conservator. Is right IN ealing certain
conferes skunks. but there are GER
talnly lot Of them N town. and from
what We conceive to be q proper deh-
milton Of this. term, e a man who
wears side whlskers, drinks bad WhiS-
~ at Hulviers goes 70 church and
prays ferVently until the spirits die.
supports Democratic candidates fJr
filthy lucre, critioisss Booker I. wash
ington for having accomplished some
thing, boosts Little Louie for coun-
ty Commissioner every time he buys
the drinks at Hannah q Hogs. and
Otherwise makes an ass Of himself. =
The Illinois Idea.
The broad ax., 1904-03-12
FOR TIE FEMININE EYE.

At q recent fashionable wedding in
London the hats of the bridesmaids were
trimmed with natural flowers, and It Is
predicted that the style win be popular
next summer.
The doWager empress Of China enjoys
the distinction, rare among Chinese
women, Of being able to read and write.
Her chief recreation is card playing with
the ladies Of her court, and large sums
Of money are sometimes staked.
Hawaii is to have an organization of
women styled the Daughters OF Ha-
vail" The objects Of the society are to
'perpetuate the memory and spirit Of
old Hawaii and to preserve the nomen-
clature and correct pronunciation Of the
Hawaiian language"
hrs. Catherine X. Steele, who died re-
Gently al Lyndeborough, N. H, aged
nearly l03 years. was a cousin Of Frank
lin Pierce, fourteenth president Of the
United States. and vas the oldest Daugh-
ter Of the American Revolution IN her
state. Her father, then scarcely more
than a lad. fought At Bunker hin, in
starke's brigade.
Fora time temperance workers in New
York were much worked up over reports
that q bar was to be established In the
Martha Washington hotel, which is re-
served for women guests. Now It has
been decided that for the present at least
such q step win not be taken. Miss
Helen Could is said to have contributed
largely to preventing the undesirable
fnnovaffon
The broad ax., 1904-03-12


3. colIees Nctss. lsopldnosllle.
ma ererclee of the third anf
fourth year preparatory lagt trieay
closed theIF series % public rnetori-
cr1s for this year. The members y
ne class acquitted themselves very
cfoditaolT. We were glad % have
present last Friday al the members
a. the teaching force q tie public
school with one Or two exceptions.
AN enjcyed the very timely and his
foricsi sddress Of Prof. ]. ". Ben, tie
principal 81 the scheol he lectured
before the Literary Society upon the
subject Of ADVANTAGES Of Disadvan-
tages
The second year preparatory exer-
cises Friday night we're very credit
able. and were duly appreciated Dy
the large crowd present Prof 9. ",
Mason deserves much credit for the
excellent programme rendered
We enjoyed q very pleasant visit ~
the services Of Lane Chapel, q which
Rev. u Thompson Il pastor. Rev.
Thompson also visited the school last
week and hts visit and talk were very
much enjoyed By the teachers and
students.
Prof Horace D. Slater, Decatur.
Ala. formerly secretary and teacher
IN our school, spent Monday morning
with rs and addressed the students
and teachers IN chapel. at which peri
Cd an appropriate programme vas
rendered We were ali glad to see
him and 10 know nom his speech,
that be held n. 4 +. College IN such
HIN esteem.
Miss Ophelia Q. OIlphant, Boulder.
Col. visited us yesterday. accompa-
MED by Miss Agnes L. BoTd. CITY.
At our regular faculty meeting last
TUESDAY night. we decided TO have
ON commencement exercises from
the 18th 10 the 24th Of May. 1904.
We also elected the annual speakers
and the following have accepted: Rev.
O. Durrett. pastor Pleasant Hill Bsp-
tist church. Hickman, Ky, preacher
Of annual sermon, Nay %. ct 81 m,
Pres. ". II. Council, Phi. D.. A. & N.
College. Normal. Ala, public address,
Tuesday night. May "a, 1904.
The third and fourth preparatory
classes are preparing to present a few
scenes from Henry VII. on the Sth
OF April Excellent music win be rem
dered. Admission vii be ten cents.
The exercises wiz be In the College
chapel The exercises win be IN
charge Of Miss Esora r Garrett