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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-09
A FIELD SONG

1t won't be long
'Fo' de toilin' will be done,
Wander is de melon:
Wild his green side ter desun
'Twon't be loug
Fo' dell come restin'spell:
Yander is de melon
A-coolin' in de we'll.
Oh, my honey,
Happy times ahead
Cotton fo' yo' fine cloze
Corn ter make de bread!
Twon't be long
Fo'you'll hear de fiddle SCUM
All de rafters ringin'
Eu de room a-gwine roun'!
THE editor said he couldn't
use my manuscript-that he
was full"
"Well, never mind-maybe
he'll sober up some day.
Honeysuckles swingiD'
Meath a sky O. blue,
An a mockin'bird2a-singin
Like heaven told him to!
He did notstake paper
Because he'knowed d sight
Age 4O;-lit a cheap cigar
With an electric light.
Said the parson to the editor:
You know, the Bible said
(At least, it intimates it,)
That the hungry must be fed
"I'm with you" quoth the editor
You're right, l must allow,
And that remark reminds me
I'm powerful hungry now"
"Too bad"lhe parson answered
AS be turned to leave the place
when you dine againremembel
I'm frst-class at sayin' grace"
De good Lawd make,,us thank
full ter what we about ter re
ceive, but fer heavens SAX
keep US out de hands er de re
ceivers!
Lots er folks is as stubborn
as what de mule is, an not hal
so useful in plowin' time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
wife MURDERER
IS fL.ACED ON TRIAL
BIydenburgh the Accused 81.
dora Man Brought Before
the Court.
S A SENSATIONAL CASE
Both Sides Of the cese Have Engaged
the Best Legal Talent and Great
Fight is Promised = judge
Richar4 to Preside.

Eldora, Ia, gan. 2l.The trial of
Ebenezer :. Blydenburgh. charged
With the murder oe his Wife, COM
menced here Judge Richard Of Web
ster City presided.
y special venire of seventy jurors
has been summoned and the entire day
consumed in selecting Il jury
rhe court room Was crowded with
spectators, women and children pre-
dominating Many pupils of the high
school have been encouraged to attend
the sessions during Nj. l3lydenburgh
trial
The accused occupies a scat by his
attorneys, ia company With his broth
CT. Julius Blydenbursh, a brooklyn, N.
Y, business man.
Attorneys for the state and for the
defense in the Blydenbursh murder
case have made all preparations.
Relatives of the accused, j. q. Cod
bold and daughter of 99a Lafayette av-
enue. Brooklyn, n ". are in the city
Mr. GodbolGi is the father of Mr.. BLY,
denburgh's second wife. who died nlys-
teriously in 1901 or 1902 Coming from
Brooklyn With he Godbclds was L. H.
Sager, who was a former member of the
same lodge rs was Blydenburgh in
Brooklyn. .
The defense has made all prepara
tions and is anxious to get down to
business With the trial. MIR. Islyden-
burgh is still sure of being acquitted
and appears very calm and shows no
signs of uneasiness. He states that
he has been very much prosecuted and
desires to have the judgment of twelve
men whom, he asserts, Will secure for
hin
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
Dr. Williamson Swear..

Yorktown, Ark, Jan. 1s.-Last week
statement was published from Leland
Williamson, NJ. D., of this place to the
effect that Dodd's Kidney Pills ase the
best medicine for all Kidney Diseases
and that he uses them with un1foSm
success in his daily practice.
/, no one who knows Dr.. Williamson
will doubt for a moment the complete
truth of his fearless declaration, but
to completely clinch the matter in the
minds Of those who may not have the
pleasure OF personal acquaintance
with this celebrated physician, Or.
Williamson has appeared before Mr..
II. E. Green, j. p. for Montgomery
County, and made a sworn statement.
In this sworn statement the doctor
has cited number Of cases which
have been completely cured by Doods
Kidney Pills. Here is case No. i:
Henry iyall. ST., aged 4S, an Ameri-
can, attacked! with Malaria Hae,natu-
Via or Swamp Fever, temperature rang
ed from 1ol to 100, highly coated
tongue, constipated bowels, hemor-
mage or passage of blood from Kid
Neys. used febrifuge and Dodd's Kid
ney Pills to relieve the Inflammation
md congested condition of Kidneys
mud to render the urine bland ald nom
IRRITATING. Recovery complete after
two months treatment of the Pills."
d.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
QUESTION MULcT LAW.
Action of Judge Smith Mcpherson May
Test Its Constitutionality.

Council BLUFFS, Ia, Jan. 2l.Elne con-
stitutionality of the Iowa mulct law is
called into question in temporary in
junction granted by Judge Smith Nc
Pherson against Attorney Wadsworth
and Receiver Hart in favor OF the
Grand hotel. They are restrained from
prosecuting the hotel company under
the mulct laW, and il the case is fought
it may become of state wide interest as
involving the status of the present law.
The petition fox the injunction declares
that certain sections of the Iowa muct
law are contrary to the constitution of
the United States, particularly to
amendment IA, which provides that mo
state shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridge the privileges on
imnlunities of citizens of the United
States. nor shall any state deprive any
person of life, liberty or property with
out due process of law. nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws
The petition declares that "the stat
utes named are unlawful, unconstitu-
tonal and void because under their
provisions private prosecutors who are
Irresponsible, and without the necessity
OF giving security for costs or of fur
nishing any bond whatever. without
amy protection 81 guard for the rights
of citizenship, bat merely for the pur
pose OF personnel and private gain and
tor the qualification of personal malice.
may be permitted TO prosecute and
force the defendants or those whom
they may allegc have Violated the pro-
visions OF the statutes to incur ex
pense and costs. loss of time and de-
priVe them of their property without
du,. process Of law.
The Iowa mulct law sections are un-
constitutional. the petition goes ON TO
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21

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sfo1v. exaoting a solemn oath that he
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store TO him his own ,,his oath was
Eent i'm part TJis SON Raoul d.Ortey.
fou,ll Ike child then an officer i'm The
ARMY. brt lacked Inc courage TO de-
clare his own shame. nna relinouish the
Drica OF his fathers crime. I3y that
leaoal dOrtez this locket was made,
and the same vow and the same tradi
ton We're handed down TO me. have
no child. Cod knows would give up
the accursed heritage if / could.
During all these years a careful
record has been kept of the true
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
NIGHT Blindness.

Youths Companion: Night blindness is
condition in which vision is perfect, or
fairly so. in daylight, but fails with the
setting of the sun, and is not restored
under ordinary conditions of artificial il
animation. The sufferer from night
blindness can usually see the light of a
candle or lamp when he looks directly at
It, but he cannot read, even when the
light is thrown directly upon the page.
Usually. however, he sees we'll in Il room
lighted brilliantly with electricity, the de-
gree of illumination then approaching that
Of sunlight
The cause of night blindness is believe ]
TO he an eNhausting of the power of Wis
ion BIZ too great light, for it occurs mainly
among soldiers and sailors in the tropics
who are exposed for manc hours to the
glare of the sun, and among arctic ex-
piorers, whose eyes are dazzled by reflec-
ton from the snow. On shipboard it is
often associated with scurvy, and per.
sons who arc depressed physically or men
tally, or in any other way run down.
are more likely to suffer than the strong
Sailors have superstition that the troL
b,e is due to imprudence in sleeping o
deck in the moonlight, and this belief
embodied in the term moon blink" h
which they call it. The tropical moon "a
probably as guiltless in this respect as II
is in the production Of insanity, except
that it might act as the sun does, al.
though, of course, in a minor degree, il,
dazzling and already weakened eye.
The only treatment for night blindness
is keeping away from bright light, a
protecting the eyes with goggles or &
bandaee until the exhausted retina ]
recovered its tone.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
HEARST COUNTS IOWA.
One of His Boomers Says This Sta
Will Certainly Instruct for
New Yorker.

New York. Jan. 19.--J. G. Johnson of
Kansas, chairman of the executive
committee of the democratic national
committee, brought the w. r. Hearst
boom to town today. Hearst, accord-
ing to Mr.. Johnson, is the only candi-
date who has a real chance for tho
democratic nomination.. Here is wlac
he said:
kansas is solid for William Ran
dolph Hearst. There is no sentiment
there in the democratic ranks for any
one else. The delegation to the ST.
Louis convention viii be instructed toi
William Randolph Hearst.
iowa will also instruct for Wiliiam
Randolph Hearst. Jhe entire Paciiil
slope Will also be for William Ran
dolph Hearst. In the Illinois couniir
districts a strong organization has been
built UP ard William Randolph iiearsl
will get those districts. but i'm Chicago
where he has a newspaper II hard iisnt
is expected.'
will Mr.. Bryan throw his influence
to Mr. lIearst?'
II cannot say. but l know the senti-
ment in Nebraska is as strong Fer
Hearst as it is in Kansas"
rs Tammany hall against Hearst, as
is reported here?"
II don't believe so. Charles r. Mur-
ply told me yesterday chat the sen;i-
ment in Tammany han WIS not settled
upon any one man..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
mYaTEsY OF BLANK BALLOTS.
sbout 5000 Of Them Cast at Eaet.
Election in Greater New York.


New York Sun: At the last election
s,leo citizens of New York county and
400 voters in the other counties or
the Greater New York cast blank bal
Tots. There are usually about 5000
Blank ballots cast. 1t may seem pc
suliar that several thousand citizens
each Year should take the trouble to
sppear at the places OF registry to an
:.s%er the questions necessary for the
enrolment of their names, to attend the
1ollinss places CHI election day, and ala
lians vo ,tte.s Counting ' for neither party
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
IOWA BANK FAILS.
Citizens Savings Of Mt. Ayr Ass:erJ
After Long Run.

Ottumwa, Ia, Jan. 1o.--Day Dunnin 4
president of the Citizens Savings ban
of Mt. Ayr. this morning assigned. Til |
assets and liabilities are unk nown, bt !
it is said some OF the depositcrs q!
caught for from $4,000 to $4,000. I'll
bank has had q run for six weeks. Dun,
ming was Il heavy land owner and stoc
shipper. 1t is supposed the decline I, 1
prices caused the failure. The Ban
was established by Dunning twenty
three years ago as q private institutions.
Clyde Dunning was cashier. Ii is sal
that deposits normally We're about
100000, but they have been much re-
duced during the run.
Day Dunnins, president OF the bank
assigned all his property this mo,Hinsi
to John L. Patterson for the creditors;
of the bank and the door closed. Dun-
ming states the assets and liabilities ale
each 100000 Local creditors have ;p-
pointed committee to assist il MAX
Ing a schedule, The failure is due 10
Il too liberal loan policy and deeline Of
the live stock markets. The only ofael
bank here, that of Allyn Bros. is per-
fcctly solid.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
silk Made From Wood.

New York Tribune: A plant for making
ailk from wood, erected near Sydowsaue.
Germany, is at present turning out fifty
mounds Of skein silk a day. which prod
net can be increased in quantity to 1900
pounds. The silk is soft in texture and
dreamy in color. Each thread IL made UP
of eighteen single strands. single
strand is hardly percept.ble to the naked
eve In strength it is but one-third that
of the real silk When woven into pieces
the new substitute is said to have the ap-
lpearance of real silk. The pulp UNDER
goes a chemical process and is pressed
through very fine tubes by hydaulic pres
sure forming the single strands which go
to make UP the thread.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
Continued Next Week.)
Eastern Iowa Topoaraphy.

a. topographic map covering an area
of $50 square miles and embracing
parts of Buchanan, Delaware, Ben
ton and Linn counties, in eastern Iowa,
has recently been published by the
United States Geological survey. The
map is known as the Winthrop quad
rangle. being named after the village
of Winthrop, located in Buchanan
county, near the northern edge of the
area.
independence in the northwest cor
nsr, and Marion, in the southeast corr
ner of the quadrangle. are the chief
towns. The railroad facilities of the
district are excellent. The public
roads are good and are we'll cared for
The roads for the most part run along
section lines, and almost all the Sec
lions have roads on all sides.
The character of the Topographic
which is mapped on u scale of about
two miles to one inch, is we'll indicated
by contour lines drawn at 20-foot
vertical intervals. The contours de-
pend for exact altitude upon level
lines run along most OF the public
roads and upon the profiles of the rail-
roads. These level lines and profiles
are referred to the bench marks; estab-
lished along the precise level line that
was run from the Gulf of Mexico up
the Mississippi river by the Mississippi
rive. commission.
The topography is OF u glacial type.
and 3; distinctive featuie of the map.
clearly shown by the contour lines is
the peculiar glacial ridges which eX-
tend across the country from northwest
To southeast and which are especially
well marked in the vicinity of Cen
trail City, Flemingville and Shcllsburg.
The area embraced by this map is
watered by the Wapsipinicon and Ce
dar rivers and their tributaries. The
first named river traverses the north.
ern half of the quadrangle, and the Ce-
dar river crosses the southwest cor
ner. 1t is a fertile and highly cult
waited country, dairy farming being
one of the principal agricultural occu-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Body of Prosperous Farmer, Livi
Near An1ana Discauered

Cedar Rapids. Ia, Jan. "a When
Farmer Lucas, living west of this city,
set about his daily work this morning
he was horrilied to find the body of a
prosperous farmer named Svoboda, liv-
ing near .Amana, lying at his gate
Svoboda had been in the city and in
dulged freely in alcohol. Returning
home he lost his way and wandered
about the fields. He received q deep
flesh wound on the hand from barbed
wire and left trail of blood marking
his progress TO the place of death.
which w2s caused plainly by alcohol
ism. He leaves q Mife and family,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
MUNICIPAL OWN ERsHlP.
Mason City Is Considering Plan Of In
Staiiine Its Electric Liaht Plant,

Mason City, la. Jan. 2l.-2lt looks as
though Mason city would have II try
at municipal control at the coming city
election. y short time ago the city
council instructed the mayor to look UP
tic matter Of adding to the present Wa
ter plant, which the city owns. the
necessary equipment TO furnish the city
its own electric lights. The report was
made and Il resolution WAS introduced
al the last meeting of the city council
10 proceed 10 install The new ma
chinery Representatives of the Brice
electric plant We're present and pre-
scented a new contract. rendering the
city an all night service, except on
moonlight nights, for the present rate
of $50 per year per light. the old sched-
Tile running only till midnight
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
a Eova, Frost.

n ~ p: Queen Victoria, although
yot particularly fond or the sea, was
Eery proud OF her navy and showed
hnucF attention and kindness (espe-
Fi&lly when resident in the Isle OF
Might) to naval officers. Admirals and
tai5tains We're often invited to her ta-
BILE, and junior officers We're asked to
Entertainments and evening parties at.
Osborne. A certain midshipman now,
i popular first luff') was once pres.
ent Oh one of these festive occasions.
Kind the queen, seated iii her accus.
soaod low, easy chair in another part
ri the drawing room, observed tho
Young officer III the middle of a group
hf court ladies, Who appeared to be
greatly enjoying some story with which
De was entertaining them.
The Queen who vas in conversation
fvith her minister in attendance,
promptly desired him to reque y the
young ;niisniplnan to come over and
lepeat for her delectation the anecSlote,
which had afforded SO much DIVERSION
20 hei ladies. The unfortunate youth
hheyed the royal behest with mach
inward perturbation, for the chief point
hi the story which he now found him
self called to recount to the ear OF
Der majesty happened TO lie in thA fact
of his having ouce succeeded in milking
!, fool of his superior officer. Az the
Yale progressed the royal countel.ance
was overspread, not with smiles, but
with gathering frowns, and when it
came to a halting conclusion the only
comment was the cutting rerlt....--, I'VE
are not in the least amused.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
HOUSEHOLD GOODS BURNED.
Strange Accident to Farmers Effect

Strange Accident to Farmers Effects
While Moving.
i.eniars, Ia, Jan. 21.Nic Kaufman.
g farmer residing east of town, lost
about 5000 worth of furniture and
clothing in a peculiar manner Mr.
Kaufman was moving from one farm
TO another and had his furniture and
clothes loaded on q hayracls. The con-
tents took fire in some unexplained
way and We're totally destroyed. Be
sides losing all the clothing of the fam
lily and some fine furniture Mr.. Kauf
mann lost $50 in money. which was in
one q. the suits of clothes
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21

The most recent excavation shows
that Nesuvius began its work as a
conservator Of antiquity earlier than
the memorable year a. d. 10. During
the excavations in the valley of the
Sarno. near San Mariana. some most
interesting antiquities have come to
light. These have been covered up by
3 volcanic deposi. about 6 feet thick,
which points to an eruption of Nesuvs
ius which must have taken place in the
seventh century before Christ Thu
relies include a Greek burying place,
archaic toinbs aud various bronzes an6
terra CottaS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
Black Sworn in.

Washington, Jan. 16.-General John C
Black of Illinois, today called on presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House,
where the oath OF office as member OF
the civil service commission was atl-
ministered by notary. General i3la e,i
viii enter Immediately upon his duties
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
The l1orseIess STAGE.

Judge: "A llorse!" shouts Kit Mar
lowe, who has consented to ena 1t
"Richard ILL., at a benefit performance
for William Shakespeare. "A horse,
horse. Meh kingdom for a horse.'
Here old Mother Shipton, who oc-
cupies one of the boxes, leans over the
railing and calls:
Did I not some tihae ago predict
that ere long we should see the horse
less stage of the world?"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21

Egypt was the California of the am
cient world. The kings of Assyria and
Babylon obtained their gold from the
Fharaohs. A papyrus has been found
describing the mines of 4Alita in the
eastern desert. which We're reached
from the Nile at q point near the mod
ern pakka. y great mining people lived
tn the mountains between the Nile and
the Red Sea in the days before the
Ptoienles. Scarcely a trace of them
survives. but the gold mining industry
Is now being revived under English
auSpices.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
uTTERBACK WAS sHORT.
Now Claimed He Had Lost $4,000 i,
Specu!atinu.

Muscatine. Ia, Jan. Develop
ments today indicate that q. L. otter,
back, cashier of the Sigourney Savings
bank, who committed suiciac Monday,
was short $4,000 In his accounts. The
shortage resulted from speculation.
Utterbaclk killed himself by putting
n bullet into his head. lie is the fourth
bank manager in Iowa whom financial
troubles have driven TO suicide, and al
have done 1T in the same way, by bow
ing their brains out Harry Maync OF
Linn Grove was the first; then came
Geo. ID. Wood of Cofax, and soon after
Geo. c. Wood of St. Charles; and now
the Utterback case.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
IInan and Now.

Chicago News: Mrs. Nixon-NIy nus
band is a very hard man to please.
Mrs Nixon-But he wasn't always
so.
Mrs. Nixcn--Wby, he married YOU,
didn't he?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
WORRY.
A Sure Starter for III Health.

A Surc Starter for Ill Health.
Useless worrying "a form of nf
gousness) is indirectly the resi-
Through the nerves. of improper fee
ing A furniture man Of Mempl
says:
About a year ago l was afflict
with nervous spells, would worry
over trivial things.
81 went to consult one of the
physicians in Memphis and he as
among many questions IL drank
fee.
Ellis advice was: Go to sq,
vision store and get box Of il
drink it in place Of coffee andn
are confined to your desk to 4
extent try and get out in the Q,
as much as possible l followed
structions regarding the Postum
''.At that time my weight v
and | was taking all kinds O,
and medicines to brace me up,A
failed; to-day l weigh 165 and
my old troubles are gone, and.
credit is due to having follow
wise physicians advice and cut
coffee and using Postum in its
81 now consider my health
am willing to go before a nots,
lie and testify that it was al,
my having used Postum in 2
coffee" Name given by Postt
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason TO, quitting
drug-drink coffee, and there's a 8
for drinking Postum. Trial 10
proves them all.
Look in each package for "
the famous little book, "The
MELVILLE"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21
---------s-s9e-
/ is Gitfinl,lt in Gnr,,, nn,- fnr

II II uItI4Vl!!t III IVTIIdIN lot 4 prO-
tessional rogue 10 enter a family as a
domestic servant. There every SER
sant has character book. in which
the mistress must enter the dates of
the coming and leaving OF the servant,
@ith her character while in the serviee.
This the girl IS Obliged to take TO the
nearest police station and have it
lated with the official stamp. thus pre-
venting the manufacture of bogus rec
concentrations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21

An official of the English war office
estimates that half million has been
spent in the country this year on me-
MORALS. to those who fell during the
South African war.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-01-21

The oldest ship in the world, the mail
schooner Vigilant, running into ST.
CroiX. f. W. l., although now under
the French flag, was built of Essex oak
at Essex, Mass in 1902