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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-10
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were played throughout tie
evening. Supper was served
late in the evening. AS token
of remembrance a most beauti-
full hand painted bread plate
was presented to Mrs. Jensen.
Everyone present reports a
very pleasant time.
This has been a great day for
telephone talk. The usual
amount over the lines and an
unusual amount about the lines.
Henry Myers will leave the
first Of the week for Mitchell,
South Dakota.
Miss Gertie Kramer returned
last evening from Carroll, Ia,
where she has spent the past
few days visiting at her par
entail home. She reports a very
pleasant time.
D. P. I.ardon, of Omaha, who
has been in the city for the
past few days ON business, re-
turned to that city this morn
ing.
X. Mohatt left for Blair, Neb,
this morning to be gone some
time On business.
j. S. Wattles went to Sioux
City today on business. He re-
turns this evening.
Mrs. T. T. kits, went to Mo-
dale this morning for a visit
with her relatives at that place.
c. j. Briggs, of the Merchants
Hotel, who has suffered with a
severe attack Of rheumatism
for the past few weeks, is much
better today.
Mrs. C. E. Reedy Cal. june
ton is visiting Mrs. L. I. Corey.
Rev. .. L. Combs, of Marion,
Kan, was in the Valley today,
the guest of Rev. and Mrs,
MacAllister.
G. b. ROLAND, a former resi-
dent of this city, who has re-
sided in Mills county for the
past year, was in the city this
morning enroute to Wakefield,
Neb., where he has purchased
land.
Miss Angie Middleton left for
Omaha this morning to spend
Sunday at her parental home.
Some miscreants last night
cut down all the trees in front
of Mrs. d. Mattox's residence
on Sixth street and threw the
boxing into the street. If the
perpetrators of this deed are
discovered they will get a
chance to rest at least thirty
days in Jail.
C. Hansen, Of Mondamin,
was in the Valley last night on
business.
Ruby Mcdonald, who has
been visiting at Glenwood, Ia,
among friends, returned home
this afternoon.
j. 3. Dilger and James Glea-
son, of Little Sioux, have re-
turned from Paris, Mo. They
are delighted with what they
saw in regard to land and think
Missouri is all right in every
particular. They both bought
land near Paris.
Thos. Duffy, Of Glenrock,
Wyo., is here today on business.
He returns this evening.
Frank Alger received a tele-
gram from Fremont today
stating that his father was
very sick. Frank left for FIRE.
mont this afternoon.
Mrs. J. Oleary returned to
her home in the Bluffs this
afternoon, after enjoying a
visit with her mother, Mrs.
Rhodabeck, for the past week.
/ H A w k e YE
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-10
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The meeting Of the patrons
of the twenty-seven country tel
ephoae lines, held at the city
council room, in this city, last
Saturday afternoon, was largely
attended, delegates being pres
ent from twenty-five out of the
twenty seven different lines.
The question of telephone rates
was thoroughly discussed, and
it was unanimously agreed that
the old rate of 60 cents was in
excess O. the amount they were
willing to pay for a new con-
tract with the Missouri Valley
Telephone Exchange. They de-
cided on a 40 cent rate, and a
committee was appointed to con-
fer with the Telephone Compa-
NY. The result was a concession
on both sides. The Telephone
company was adverse tomaking
a 40 cent rate, but finally agreed
ito do so, provided a stipulation
that a five year contract be
made. The farmers were OPP
posed to making a contract for
more than one year at a time,
but in spirit OF compromise,
and as the rate of 40 cents had
been agreed toby the Telephone
Company, it was agreed to, and
the five year time limit was &C.
cepted and contract entered in
to on that basis.
1t is a source Of real g'ratifi-
cation to the public that an
agreement was reached salts
factory to both parties. The
patrons of the local phone want
connection with the country
lines as much If not more than
with the city line, and the es-
tablishment Of another Central
Exchange would have been both
inconvenient nd expensive,
without lettering the service,
Supervisor A. Eagecomb went
to Logan this morning to attend
a meeting of the Board of SUI
pervisors.
G. S. Osborn and family visi-
ted friends in Omaha Sunday.
DIR. DeVore was called to Cal
ifornia junction this morning,
on professional business.
Mrs Dan. Ellis has been quite
sick during the past week.
Fritz Mendleko was elected
school director in Dist. No. 3,
(Meech district), today.
p. O. Molel was called to
Sioux City on business today.
Mrs. A. D. Berry gave an af-
ternoon entertainment to her
Baptist Sunday school class at
home North Seventh street Sat-
urday afternoon. Games of va
rious kinds were played. After
the fun and frolic of the after
noon was over Miss Lena Berry
played a most beautiful march
as the children passed through.
the hall ON their way to the din
ing room, where refreshments
were awaiting their arrival.
They all report a very pleasant
tine.
Mrs. j. Mcclure is enjoying a
visit from her brother, j. C.
Hartman.
| C. A. Hunter went to Omaha
yesterday for a short visit with
his wife, who is at the Meth
odist hospital. 1t will be re-
membered that Mrs. Hunter
underwent an operation recent
ly.
Mrs. Baldwin is reported very
sick at her home on 9th street.
A. G. Brown went to Anita,
Iowa, today on Woman business.
Harry Peacock, Of Norfolk,
Neb., was here yesterday to at
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-10
WaNssh hS Woll ia Men
.Aa:-g M.,de Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
eourages and lessons ambition; beauty. yipor
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-10

urine scalds the flesh or il, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is Jet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
thess important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit {;
mos. people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-.
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp=Root is soon realized. Ii is sold
En-! s's IS =. j. d t'y;
sizes. You may have
sample bottle by mail zss::is ls4 ss! 9E8
free, also pamphlet tell Homo Of swau1rR Root.
ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kilmer
g. Co.. Binghamton, N. y. be sure and
mention this paper.
DON'T make any mistake, but
remember the name, Swamp
Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root and the address, Bingham
ton, N. Y, on every bottle.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
Yourself.

Ask yourself, young man, all sorts of
hard questions about yourself; find out
all you can about yourself Ascertain
from original sources if you are really
the manner of man you say you are; if
you are always honest; if you always
tell the square, perfect truth in bust
ness deals; if your life is as good and
upright at II o'clock at night as it is at
noon; if you are as good a temperance
man at fishing excursion as you are
at Sunday picnic; if you are as good
when you go out of the city as you are
at home; if. in short, you are really the
sort of man your father hopes YOU are
and your sweetheart believes you to be-
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22

boundless when they behcld not the
image Of the king OF France, which
they had expected. but that Of the Eng
lisll monarch. or course the portraits
We're not finished productions. but pre-
sented a general resemblance.
The craftsman of Jaquet- Droz was
not, however. the most remarkable of
the works created by the inexhaastf-
BILE genius of this artist. Let one judge
from The writer, seated before an iso-
lated desk. without contact with any
person He would dip his pen in the
lnksfand and write. without dictation
slowly, 1t is true. but distinctly and
correctly.
Each word occupied a suitable place
at the desired distance from the pre-
ceding. When a line was finished he
commenced a new one. leaving between
them the necessary space. The move
ments Of the eyes and of the arms and
hands were admirably initiated The
writer might even be interrupted He
stopped in the middle of word If
asked and wrote another
The means used by Jaquet-Droz for
securing this result have remained un-
known. The courtiers, scientists and
the most skillful mechanicians have
vainly sought to penetrate the mys-
terry. 1t is needless to say that the writ
er performed only in the presence OF
Jaquet-Droz, which involves the idea
of some action exercised by this artist
1t has been supposed that he made
use of magnet concealed in his shoes
or clothing. This idea was suggested
by his habit of walking back and forth
and turning sometimes to one side and
sometimes to the other while the au-
tomaton was writing, thus perhaps be-
ing able to attract the hook toward the
wheel with the aid of magnet and
cause it to return by the same force.
The lords of the court endeavored by
means of other magnets of great power
concealed in their clothing to disturb
the working of the apparatus by their
attitudes and movements. but in vain.
The automaton wrote with the same
accuracy. The writer is still in exist
ence. It continues to write provided
the hook and the wheel are kept in ac-
ton by the hand. The motive force
used by the artist is secret which I'M
fortunately has been buried with him.
Scientific American.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
Editorial Consolation.
be no fear.

The senator had dropped in for a
friendly chat with his friend the edi-
tor of his home paper and had hardly
seated himself when there appeared a
well known character of the town. a
type of individual common to every To-
cality. the man who knows how the
paper ought to be run"
Without noticing the presence of the
senator the man launched into COM
plant that the paper had not printed
certain articles he had written for it.
Why" said he. Il gave 'em to Won
months ago. What have you done with
'em?"
The editor smiled sadly I'm hold
ing them he replied. And they serve
very good purpose too Now and
then get to thinking that perhaps we
are not offering the public as good a
paper as we ought to. At such times
look up your articles and see how
much worse the sheet might be. So
become real cheerful again. Please
don't take them from me!'
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
PRBCAUTION
ADVISED
BY Board of Public Health at
Indianapolis.

At the meeting Of the board of
public health at Indianapolis it was
recommended that all drinking water
be boiled This precaution is advised
as a safeguard against all contagious
diseases, and particularly against ty-
phoid fever and acute intestinal dis
eases, which have their beginning
from germ-polluted water. Since the
January thaw has set in. there is
more or less filth in the water. which
is considered extremely dangerous.
For some time the ground was
frozen over and then covered with a
coating Of ice and snow. All of the
dirt and germs which constantly fill
the air collected in this mass, and
when the thaw, which began day be
fore yesterday, had done its work, the
unhealthy accommodations of several
weeks were carried off in solution.
Unless the water is boiled the mem
bers of the board fear that the city
may have an epidemic of typhoid.
Boiling is the most effective way to
purify the water against germs, and
If this precaution is taken there need
be no fear.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
Found a Cure for Indigestion.

T use Chamberlain s Stomach and
Liver Tablets for indigestion and
find that they snit my case better
than any dyspepsia remedy I have
ever tried and I have used many diff
ferent remedies. ! am nearly fifty
one years of age and have suffered a
great deal from indigestion. | can
eat almost anything [ want to now
Geo. W. Emory, Rock Mills, Ala. For
sale by A. G. Luken & Co., and w.
FL. Sudhof, fifth and Main.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
FORTUNE FOR
VIOLIN
ST. Louis Musician Drew
Magic Sounds From the
Old Violin.
lTerre Haute Tribune.l

One thousand dollars is a pretty
big price for a man to offer for vio-
lin, yet that is what George Terhorst
was offered Monday for the old in
strument he purchased some time ago
from a man who came in Germania
hall, and who was evidently in hard
straits. The instrument is marked a
Stradivarius.
The local newspapers commented
upon the purchase at the time. and
Terhorst thought nothing more about
the matter until a few days later
when a local musician offered him
$3.50 for the instrument. Terhorst
considered the offer several days, and
then rejected it. The man who came
in his place Monday and offered one
thousand dollars for it was a stranger
to Terhorst, and told him that he was
from st. Louis. He said he heard
that Torhorst had an old instrument,
and explained that he was musician
and would like to see it. The violin
had been laying on a shelf behind the
bar in the Germania saloon, and Ter
horst handed it to him with the bow
The man picked the instrument 10,
and then began to play on it. He
was a fine player. When he laid it
down, he asked Terhorst how much
he wanted for it.
ooh [ don't known as I want to
sell it, said Terhorst.
"Well, I'll give 81 600 for it when
you get ready to sell it." replied the
visitor.
Terhorst declined to state the
mans name. but said that he would
hear from him within a few days, or
that he would be back, as he said he
might return soon. Terhorst is still
in doubt as to whether to accept the
offer or not, and thinks if it is worth
81 900 it might also be worth more.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
SORE HANDS
Itching, Burning Palms,
Painful Finger Ends,
Shapeless Nails.
SORE FEET
InfIamGd, Itching, Burning,
Sore, Tender and
PGTSpiring.
ONE NIGHT TREATMENT.

Soak the hands on retiring in strong,
hot, creamy lather of Cuticura Soap.
Dry and anoint freely with Cuticura
Ointment, the great skin cure and purest
of emollients. Wear, during the night,
old, loose kid gloves, or bandage lightly
in old, soft cotton or linen. For red,
rough and chapped hands, dry, assured,
itching, feverish palms, with brittle,
shapeless nails and painful finger ends,
this treatment is simply wonderful, fire.
quently curing in single application.
Complete local and constitutional
treatment for every humour of the
skin, scalp and blood, with loss of hair,
may now be had fer one dollar. Battle
with hot water and Cuticura Soap, to
cleanse the surface of crusts and scales,
and soften the thickened cuticle. Dry,
without hard rubbing, and apply Cuti-
cura Ointment freely, to allay itching,
irritation and Inflammation, and soothe
and heal, and lastly, take the Cuticura
Resolvent Pills to cool and cleanse the
blood. This treatment affords instant
relief, permits rest and sleep in the
severest forms of Eczema and other
itching, burning and scaly huInours,
and points to speedy, permanent and
economical cure of torturing, disfgur-
ing hnmours, from pimples 10 scrofula,
from infancy to age, when all other
remedies and the best physicians fail.
soIi tbrqughont the world cpcura Resolvens soc Tin
s. Pars Rue De la aSs Bos:@ ~ coInsbas Ave.
na-send for How to Cure Every Humour."
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
THE SILVER STATUE.
A Strange story of Odd Happenings
In bohemian Village.

In bohemian Village.
NJ de Blowitz in his memoirs men
toned this little story of his birth
place, the quaint little country village
of Grunberg. an out of the world nook
in Bohemia The church, a poor mod
est affair, possesses a life size statue of
St John in massive silver. Curiously
enough. the statue has only one arm;
hence this strange incident. The statue
had been stolen and recovered as if by
miracle by the falling Of a priests
cross during a procession of lamenta-
ton into deep pool, where in recov-
ering the cross they found the statue.
The thieves had hidden the latter, but
had taken away one of the arms.
As the sacred burden was taken back
into the church the archway over the
door gave way and fell straight on the
shoulder of a peasant, the last person
in the procession, and cut off his left
arm The crowd Immediately sur
rounded the wretched man, yelling:
Hes the theft He's the thief! st.
John has punished him by cutting off
his ARM There was a terrible mob
from all sides. The people attacked
the peasant. and in minute his clothes
were all in shreds. They were about
to drag him along and hurl him into.
the pool without having asked him a
question and without even hesitating
as to whether or not be was the real
author of the theft when the old priest
interfered
81 alone have the right to command
here" he said. do not touch that
man.
The crowd fell back a little, and the
priest went on speaking.
''You are in my church" he said, adj
dressing himself to the peasant, land
this is an inviolable and sacred place.
No one has a right to touch you here.
Stay inside the church. and do not
leave it, for once outside you belong to
human justice
And the mutilated peasant remained
there HE was in the church all day
and all night" continues NJ. de Blowitz,
'.and he was still there the following
day when | left Grunberg.
give years later. when my voyage
through Europe was accomplished, as
[ passed through Grunberg on my way
to my native village, | saw at the door
of St Johns church an old man who
had lost his left arm He was on his
knees at the threshold of the sanctuary,
which he had never dared to leave
lest he should be torn to pieces by the
people"
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
when the Dentist Laughed.

The dentist was cleaning Mrs. Elan
nigan's teeth. What a splendid set
of teeth you have, Mrs. Flanagan =
he remarked.
"Shure. they ought to be fine. They're.
imported she replied.
'Importedf' said the dentist in as
constituent. why, what do you mean:
They're your own teeth
but I'm tellin' yer they're imported
imported from Ireland along with
meself. New York Times.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
A GAIN IN STRENGTH

frmer flesh and prettier skin results
from taking Vitona. Tt awakens uni
versal vitality, makes the blood eircu-
late as it should and makes it pure.
It heals internal irritation and
strengthens the nerves. liver, kidneys,
etc. Tt gives natural aid to longev-
ity and perfect health. One sample
bottle proves its merit. Afford Drug
Co, agents.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
day at Cambridge.

DAY db
Mrs. George Burroughs Torrey, wife
Of the American artist who has paint
ed the portrait of King George of
Greece, is said to be an exceptionally
beautiful woman, knowing the art Of
dressing becomingly, of making good
tea and of being agreeable socially
She and her husband are now at
home in New York, but expect to go
abroad again next summer.
Miss Laura Drake Gill, dean of
Barnard College, has been appointed
adviser to women graduate students
at Columbia University.
In some Japanses temples may be
seen suspended great coils of rope
woven from human hair. Such ropes.
made of hair sacrificed by thousands
Of women and girls, were usd to hoist
stone and timber for the temple, and
are preserved as relics.
It is said that the window of the
late Max O'Rell will return to the
stage. She was once well known in
comic opera as Beatrice Gresham.
It is stated that Mrs. Roosevelt,
the wife Of President Roosevelt, is a
descendant of Jonathan Edwards In
the line of his eldest son, Timothy
Edwards, of Stockbridge, Mass, Of
which town he was for many years
an honored and distinguished resi-
dent. His daughter, Sarah, married
Captain Daniel Tyler, of Brook
lvn, n. Y. They were, it is under
stood the parents of Gen. Daniel Ty
Ter, of Norwich, Conn, whose daugh-
Ter, Gertrude, married Charles Ca
rev. Mrs. Roosevelt is the daughter
of Gertrude Tyler and Charles Ca
rev.
There are 100, 227 professional beg
CARS in Spain, of whom 51,94S are
women. Tn some of the cities beggars
are licensed to carry on their trade.
Seeking aims is recognized as a legi-
innate business, and the municipality
demands a percentage upon collec-
tons. Seville is the only city III the
kingdom which forbids begging in the
streets
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-22
WOMEN THE WORLD OVER.

The oldest woman college graduate
in Massachusetts, if not in all New
England, DR.. Sophronia Fletcher, re-
Gently observed her ninetv-fifth birth
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-26
Returned from the Old Country.

Tony Rinella and wife have return
ed from visit to their old home in
sunny Sicily, an island in the Medl-
terranean sea. This island belongs
to the government Of Italy and is
separated from that country by the
strait of Messina. Mr.. Rinella and
wife left Waxahadhie September 16
and were gone just four months and
two days. They sailed from Boston
on the White Star liner Romania
and were sixteen days making the
voyage to Palermo, Sicily, On the
return voyage they were eighteen
days crossing the big pond. Mr.,
RInella said he found the people Of
his native country In prosperous
condition. The people of Sicily
raise fruits of all kinds and vege-
tables in great abundance. all of
which find a ready market in the
cities. Sicily is a great country for
grapes and the crop last year was
very large. From that country also
come the Messina lemons which are
to be found on the markets in this
country. Mr.. Einella said he and
his wife enjoyed their trip to the old
country very much.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-26
The Rest Cottage.

A reporter for this paper spent u
few minutes at the Rest Cottage
yesterday morning. This cottage
was established nearly two years
ago by the ladies of the Shakespeare
Club aud is maintained by the busi-
ness men of the city who make
small monthly contributions for tn at
purp That the small amount con-
trib ted by each merchant is money
well invested C lnnot be denied The
cottage has proven "a great boon for
the people OF the country who come
hare to DO their trading. That the
efforts Of the ladies TO keep up the
cottage is thoroughly appreciated by
the people Is evidenced by the large
uu mber Of visitors who have regis
tered there During the first year
Of ebe cottage 3580 names were en-
rolled on the register, and since
May 10, l903, the visitors who have
registered number 1850. The names
on the register do not include all
the visitors, as "a great many come
and 20 without registering Mrs.
Sans, who has had charge of the
cottage since ia establishment,
@eeps everything neat and cIeau.
The yard is well cared for and all
the rooms present IA cheerful and in
viting appearance. In connection
with the cottage is dining room
whore persons may take their iuncl
aud eat at pleasure. The res, cot
tage is great thing for the town
and the Light is glad to know that
il is meeting with success