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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Detachable Places to Live


Golden Penny: Denmark claims tha5
there is not a. single person in her domain
who cannot read and write. On tie north
east coast of New Guinea, the Island of
Iutaba, surrounded by a wall of coral
800 feet high on one side and from so to
100 feet on the other maintains thirteen
villages of natives, to whom war. crime
and poverty have been unknown since
the beginning of their traditions. The
most peaceful and comfortable community
In Europe is the commune of the Canton
Vaud. in Switzerland. Nearly every enc
Is we'll off and there are no paupers
Finland is a realm whose Inhabitants
are remarkable fer their inviolate integ-
rity. There are no banks and no safe de-
poslts for TO such security is essential.
You may leave your luggage anywhere
for any length of time, and be quite sure
of finding it untouched on your return,
and your purse full of money would he
just as secure under similar circGn-
stances The Firms place their money and
valuables In holes IN the ground and cover
them with a big leaf. Such treasure is
sacredly respected by all who pass 1t. but,
in the rare event of Il man wishing to
borrow of his neighbor during his absence,
he will take only the smallest sum he re-
quires and place u message In the hole
telling of his urgent need, promising to re-
pay the amount ON a specified date And
he will Invariably keep his word, for tho
Finn is invincible in his Independence.
Agneta Park, near Delft, In Holland, is
another Utopian example. a tract of ten
acres has upon 1t $50 houses, each with
Its little garden and with certain common
buildings and common grounds. The
houses are occupied by the employees of Il
great distiliing company, who form a cor
poration which owns the park. Each mem
Der owns shares in the corporation, and
pays rent for his house. The surplus.
after all expenses have been paid, comes
back to him as dividend. If he wishes to
go away, or, IL he dies, his shares are
bought UP by the corporation and sold tic
the man who takes his place.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
NEED A REST CURE.
A woman's Clothes Will Last Lonae.

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own rest cures, the up-to-date woman
has taken to resting her clothes. 1t works
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
DOCTOR DID 1T.
Put on SO 1b,. by Food.

Feed q physician back to health and
he gains an experience that he can use
to benefit others. For this reason
Grape-Nuts food is daily recommended
to patients by hundreds of physicians
who have cured themselves OF stomach
trouble. One doctor says:
although physician and trying to
aid and assist my fellow beings to en-.
Joy good health it must be admitted
formerly did not enjoy tie best OF
health myself. In January, 1899,
only weighedo119 pounds. AT this time
I was living in the Ohio valley and
began to think | had abous seen my
best days One day about 3 years ago
1 had an opportunity to try Grape.
Nuts food for my breakfast liked il
SO we'll that l ate three teaspoonfuls
three times day and have regularly
used it up to the present time. and
now weigh 155, gain of SIS pounds
and enjoy the best of health.
"Not only has Grape-Nuts made this
wonderful change in me- but through
1t have helped my friends, relatives
and patients. The sustaining power OF
this food is simply wonderful.
~ have one patient who is section
hand on the G. & O. r. r., who eata
nothing in the morning but four table
spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts and yet does
his very hard work UP to lunch time
and enjoys the best of health and
strength.
81 could name great many cases
like this and l still prescribe Grape
Nuts in my practice every day" Mama
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich.
Ask any physician about the scien
tific principles on which Grape Nuts
food is made. He'll tell you the princi.
Piles are perfect.
Then 10 days trial proves that the
principles are carried out in the food
Call the good of the grains so treated
that anyone can digest it air.. Shown
in renewed physical strength and brain
energy.
There's reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famoU,
Hstle book 'Yhs Reed to Wellytlls." .
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
PoTTAwArrAmlE REPUBLICANS
They Hold a Well Attended and Har

They Hold a Well Attended and l4ar.
monious Convention.
Council Bluffs. March 24.1he re-
publican convention here was one of
the most largely attended and most
harmonious ever held in the county.
There WAS not discordant word heard
from the time the delegates assembled
until the convention adjourned.
The standpattcrs" We're represented
by more than l70 of the 176 delegates
and had things all their own way.
After the business of the convention
had been attended TO- congressman
Walter L. Smith was called and re-
spondcd with Il llappH address.
II he resolutions adopted by the con-
Nention express the sentiments of the
Pottawattamie county republicans ON
the subject OF protection as follows
We fully approve of Chat system of
protection which has So largely con-
tiibutcd to our general prosperity. and
earnestly insist that by the tariff laws
we continue to compel SO far as il is
practicable the production AT home of
our own labor of the goods for Ameri-
ean consumption to the end that our
own laborcrs may be kept employed at
good wages, and we may thereby pro-
vide the largest possible homo market
for our farm products.
ONlilS 10 tilallPcS In toHulliOnS,
1rising from the genius of our people
for development, and the varying rcia-
tons of foreign and domestic markets.
tariff schedules should from time to
time be altered by raising or lowering
them to meet such conditions, but such
changes should be conservative and
should be made only by the sincere
friends of protection with it's great un-
terrifying principles and purposes fully
N mind.
We favor such reciprocity as will
without inperiling the home markets
secure enlarged markets for the sur
plus products of our farms. forests
md forests.
The convention instructed for Sena-
tors Allison end Dolliver Governor
t'umlnins and J. w. Blythe as dele
gates ut large for the national conNen-
tion. and for George S. Wright as dis
trict delegate.
The services of Hon. Ernest Il. Hart
g national committeeman are Endorsed
nd he is commended for denomination.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
SOCIETIES UNITE.
Webster City Young People to Forn,
Citizenship Club.

Webster City, Ia, March 2l.-A move is
IN foot in this city for the uniting of all
he Christian Endeavor Epworth league
and other young peoples societies of the
Protestant churches of the city, into u
Christian Citizenship league. The object
of the league is to bring the various So
eieties of the city into closer union and
thus enable them to take a decided stand
IN favor of all movements which have for
thelr object the betterment OF the city
One of the most decided stands of the
league is that it is to be squarely opposed
to the saloon. The recent attempt of the
saloon interests of the city to begin the
of a petition has brought the
antisaloon element out EN- masse to
hght any attempt to fasten the saloon on
the community. This means much as
Webster City is the largest city i'm Iowa
which has not now the legalized saloon in
Its midst. The proposed Christian Citi-
zenship league will fight this evil as well
US all other municipal evils
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Another onawa City Ticket.

Onawa, Ia. March 23.--,Thc unto.
tIcket nominated last week for mayor
and other city officers will be stoutly
opposed by petition" ticket, since
announced, as follows: For mayor,
Henry Harlow; councilmen, George
Buckley ana NJ. p. Pullen; city clerk,
O. Nj. Ross; assessor, ID. A. Fember;
treasurer, VIM. j.. Holmes. A warm
contest is predicted at the coming cleo
ton. the central figures being the nom
inees for mayor. Both of them are
prominent citizens and each backed
with strong following DESTROYS Of
success for their fayorite
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
UNION MOVEMENTS.
.ty Farm Hands of Franklin coun

Thirty Farm Hands Of Franklin Coun
ty Demand an Eight Hour Day.
Giaiion, la, March y. The latest move
mint among laboring men Is in Grant
township. Franklin county whore farm
hands TO the number Of thirty or more
have formed an Organization. An eight
hour day VIII be demanded and $50 per
month, with board and washing as well
as a few minor concessions. The farmers.
realizing that they are confronted with Il
big proposition, have called meeting to
consider the questions involved, and If
possible hit upon some plan whereby they
can free themselves from what they con-
slider the unjust demands of the farm help
Grant township is populated by a thrifty
class of American and German farmers
who have been very prosperous since To-
eating there 1t is one of the wealthiest
townships in Franklin county.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
For Growing Girls.

West Pembroke, Me-, March 21st-.
Mrs. A. H. Smith, of this place. says
that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
remedy for growing girls. Mrs. Smith
emphasizes her recommendation by the
following experience:
My daughter was thirteen years OLD
last November and it is now two years
since she was first taken with Crazy
Spells that would last week and
would then pass off. In a month she
would have the spells again. At these
times she would eat very little and was
very yellow, even the whites OF her
eyes would be yellow.
''rhe doctors gave us no encourage
mcnt; they all said they could not help
lcr. After taking one box of Dodd's
Kidney Pills, she has not had one bad
spell. OF course. we continued the
treatment until she had used in all
about a dozen boxes, and we still give
them to her occasionally. when she is
not feeling well. Dodd's Kidney Pills
are certainly the best medicine for
growing girls"
Mothers should heed the advice 4of
Mrs. Smith, for by so doing they may
save their daughters much pain and
sickness and ensure Il healthy, happy
future for them.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Ballet AGAIN to Be Tried.

Des Mones. Ia. March 23-1nformatio-.
was received mere to the effect that the
United States appellate court has granted
a new trial In the case of I1etson Ballet
of this city. who was convicted of using
the mails to defraud in connection with
a gold mine scheme in Oregon. Ballet
was sentenced to a year in the peniten-
tiary. HIS father was a district judge
here. and the young man had acquired
fame as a mining king in the west.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

For seventy seven years the pay of
q congressman of the United States
was Sc a day while in attendance upon
a session and Sc for each twenty miles
in going and coming. Double pay was
granted to the speaker of the house.
The presidents salary until 1873 was
S25.000 when it was inereased( for
Grants second term To $4,000. The
vice president received $4,000, the chief
Justice $4,000. and department heads
less. In 1866 the pay of senators and
representatives was raised to $4,000 II
year. with mileage at 20 cents a mile
going and coming. The salaries of the
speaker and vice president We're raised
to $1,000. Delegate Jonah Is. kalani-
anaole of Hawaii has to travel nearly
10000 miles to get to Washington and
back, and his mileage Is S2lSo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
GUESTS JUMP TO GROUND
Essex Hotel at Mason City Is Burned
to Ground-NarroM ESCAPES.

Mason City, March 24.-The Essex
hotel burned to the ground at 2 o'clock
this morning and there were some
thrilling escapes of the guests. The
hotel is near the Milwaukee depot and
because of this fact is due that some
Of the guests We're not incinerated. The
structure WAS an old frame one, used
for lodging and boarding house, and
thirty guests were asleep when the fire
broke out. 1t was discovered by an
employee in the round house near by,
the clerk and la,idlord having gone to
bed at midnight. MI the guests were
rescued, but not Without jumping from
Tie windows and by strenuous efforts
If the railroad men and the fire depart
nent The building and contents, cx
cept the piano, were completely d.
stroyed, entailing Il loss of 5000.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
KNIGHTS AT WEBSTER CITY.
Largest Order Knights of coIurnbu
West of Mississippi Admitted.

Webster City, Ia. March 24.-1'he larg-
est class eyer initiated at one time into
the knights of Columbu. west of the Mis-
sissippi river was initiated in this city at
the installation of the Bishop Clement
Smith council of that order. There We're
ninety-two candidates in the class.
Visiting knights were present from all
over the state, many Of the lodges having
special cars. The largest delegations
came from Fort Dodge. Waterloo, Eagle
Grove, Dubuque, Des Moines, siou. City
and Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
RAILROAD is GUILTY.
coroner's Jury Investigation of Caus.
of DyersvilIe Wreck.

Dubuque, la, March A.-After a weeks
session the coroner's jury $ investigation
of the case of the Great Western wreck
at Dyersvile resulting in five deaths,
February %, find that Mahony, the CON
luctor of the first section, and the rail-
road guilty of gross negligence. The con-
ductor left the rear unguarded, resulting
In the crash. The county attorney has
the case in hand.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Children Gain Wciaht in Autumn.

from the Chicago Tribune: Some
curious experiments have been made
at one of the royal philanthropic in
situations in Copenhagen. For scue
years back the seventy boys and girls
in the place have been carefully weigh
ed every day in groups of fifteen and
under. Thereby 1t is proved that the
children gain weight mostly in autumn
and in the early part of December.
From that time to The end OF April
there is scarcely any increase in weight.
More REM ,kable still, there is dim
mutton till the end of summer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

The gross receipts of the fourteen
bullfights given In the City of Mexico
so far this season, in which Spanish
matadors participated. amounted to
$4,000, or about $4,000 for each fight.
The expenses did not amount to one
half the sum, leaving a clear profit for
he bull ring management of about
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
IL. Practical nuestinn.

Washington Star: What we want to
do" said one Korean, lis to remain
perfectly neutral"
YES" answered the other: that's
what we want to do. But the question
Is what do the other people want us to
do?"
Irene-"T don't know yet. I've only
got to the two hundred and tifty-sev-
enth page"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Paper gloves and stockings are now
heinz ct n, E,ll,n ,l,ha

being manufactured In Europe. The
stockings have been carefully exam
ined by experts. and they are loud in
their praise of them. Let no one as
sumo, they say, that these stockings.
because they are made of paper, will
only last few days. for they will last
almost as long as ordinary stockings.
The reason is because the paper of
which they are made was, during the
process of manufacture, rendered into
substance closely resembling wool,
and was then woven and treated as
ordinary wool.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
MISSING MAN FOUND.
Body of Isaac Thompson of Abel Dis
covered in Mill Pond.

Abel. Ia. March 24-The mysterious
of Isaac Thompson, who
eft his home in this city ON March 10
md did not return. WAS explained Ivy
he discovery of his body I'm the mill
,ond here.
Thompson was last seen alive on the
,vcning of March 10. when he was in
company with some unknown man.
There is no suspicion of murder, how
sNer, as at the coroner's inquest the
doctors gave 1T as their opinion that
he man was drowned. There We're no
marks on his body and nothing To in
ficate struggle of amy kind.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

Mr.. John Morley, who is great lover
OF animals, always has pet dog sit
ting on his lap when he is writing in
his study; and when he used to live
In house at the top of hill he in
variably alighted from his carriage at
certain point in order to relieve the
horse.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

The German emperor possesses
cane which belonged to Frederick the
Great. who always carried 1t on his
many battlefields. Frederick died in
his armchair, having refused to take to
his bed when dying, and he held this
cane in his hand at the moment of his
death
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

Among the natural curiosities of Ja-
pan are its singing insects. The most
priced of these tiny musicians is a
black beetle named "susumushi," which
means insect bell" The sound that
1t enlits resembles that of little sill
yer bell of the sweetest and most deli
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

Experiments have already been car
ating machinery for the purpose OF
maintaining an even temperature in
the magazines. 1t appears that further
tests are about to be conducted on
board the Families Steam will be
raised some days prior To the com.
mencement of the tests. in order that
the magazines and other compartments
may be warmed. The object in view is
to maintain a temperature of 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit in the magazines. IL
this can be done Il considerable Inn
p-ovensent in the shooting lmay be ex
pected. as naval gunnery has more than
once been affected by the changes of
temperature to which the charges are
subjected
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

The Dessong, once the Yacht of the
khedlve of Egypt, is now used as a
freight barge along the Atlantic coast
She arrived at Providence a day or so
ago leaking badly. after being towed
from southern port The engines
which We're her propelling power in the
palmy Egyptian days are now pushing
the Joy line steamer Surprise.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

The largest hotel in the world is the
Waldorf Astoria, New York. which
roitains $500 rooms with $40 distinct
suites above ground. There are nearly
200 miles of piping concealed within its
walls and floors and extending below
the surface Running ice water is
available in every suite. which also
contains a complete refrigerating box
There are $4,000 electric lights. An
apartment may be rented for 5000 or
os high as $4,000 year. The tenant
may keep house and have his own
servants
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

The diocese of Kiawatin in Rupert.s
Land, is one of magnificent distances
Bishop LIGHTHOUSE once walked 200
miles to fetch n doctor for his Wife
Many of the Indians walk twenty five
miles to church. and the bishop has
baptized scores of babies which had
been carried $50 miles on their moths
ers' backs over hard frozen snow AT
night the family sleep, wrapped in
their deer skins, on branches laid up-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

Colorado Springs. Colo, has the fin
est system of public parks in the west.
They include Acacia square, Dorches-
ter Park. Al,no place and 4Antlers park
and eight smaller parks. all in the
central part of the city: Stratton park
and North Cheyenne canyon. at the
base of Cheyenne mountain; Palmer
park. a picturesque tract of rugged
bluffs north of the city, and Monument
Park. on the west of the city, now be-
Ing improved at a cost of half mill
lion. through the generosity of Gen.
William j. Palmer founder of the city
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

The record for speed in railway con-
struction has been achieved on the Bal
uchistan railway, which was pushed
across a treeless plain at three and
quarter miles a day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

A New York mother was given a
lease for an apartment in fiat by rep
resenting that her nine children wele
Elm the cemetery" where they had been
playing all morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Rock Island Train Wrecked.

Iowa City, Ia, March 23.-Rock Island
freight. No. n. was ditched five miles
west of here and Engineer Arnold was
slightly injured. No others were hurt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
Tin 4 ini4

Town Topics: Reporter-Then you
think the national prosperity has
touched the high water mark?
FHnancier-Well, perhaps not. Still,
wouldn't advise any more water for
the present
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

The Belgian postofiice authorities
have hit upon a novel idea. Every
postage stamp has slip attached to 1t
which may or may not be used at the
option of the person who posts the let
ter This slip is worded to the effect
that the communication to which ii is
attached is not to be delivered on sun
day. On all stamps of every denomna-
ton this notification is 10 be found. and
the consequence is that there is grow
Ing up in Belgium a tendency in the
direction of having no letters or news
papers-for newspapers are mostly de-
tivered by post-on sunday
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

Duke Karl Theodore of Bavaria, the
celebrated royal oculist, recently per-
formed his four thousandth operation
for cataract at Munich.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

Milan. Italy, not Lyons. France, IL
now the greatest silk market
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

New York Mail: IL people spit here
after the magistrates expect TO rate
them soundlN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24
s.GR. KEANE ON FAIR.
n Sermon the Archbishop Uurees
Parents TO Keep Girls Away From
ST. Louis Show.

Dubuque, Ia, March 70. In Il sermon
At the cathedral Sunday Archbishop
Neane pointed out the evils of the
worlds fair and called upon parents 10
keep their daughters from st. Louis.
The y w. G. ~ and clcrgymen have
started Il crusade TO keep women from
81 Louis
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-03-24

Petroleum is the fueA Of all the loco.
mot!yes IN Asts.