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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Gun is Of Curious Pattern
A curiOsitV In q pun ma1

A curiosity in a gun manu-
facture is inpossession of Fred
Fowler, janitor of the Shugart
block, and Will Cramer, eleva-
tor boy in the same building.
The latter found it last year
hunting along Indian
creek three miles northeast of
the city. The end Of the barrel
was sticking out of the bank,
and when dug up the weapon
was found to be in a condition
indicating it had lain there for
a number Of years. 1t was
brought to town and this spring
the owners gave it a thorough
cleaning. They did not know
what an unusual specimen they
had until they tried to buy
cartridges for it a day or two
ago. No shells to fit it could
be found at any hardware store
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11

In years gone by Ireland had a sa-
cred oak dedicated to St Columbian.
one of the pccularities of the tree be
ing that whoever carried II small bit
of the wood or bark in his mouth would
never meet with Il violent DEATH it be
ing especially cilicncious IN saving
Christian martyrs from the block. 1t
was known throughout the British
isles ns the holy oak of Kenmarc.
After the lapse Of many centuries this
sacred oak was uprooted by n storm,
after which 1t was said to be guarded
by angels to keep herctics from gather
IN. the wood for fuel. At last n wick
cd tanner "barkcd" one of It's largest
liIibs and tanned some leather. which
lie made into shoes for himself. lnagin
Ing that such relics would bring him
wealth and power. He Wore them but
once, however. but that one time was
enough to make him an incurnble lcpcr
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11

laughed at the idea. A man so
rich and so respected as Mich
ael Rogers could not be involv-
ed in such a web. They refused
to take any action. But VIM.
Plnkerton was not to be denied.
Summoning all the force he
could command, he forced his
way into the Rogers house and
found Frank Reno, Albert Perk-
ins and Miles Ogle-the latter
since known as an expert coun
terfeiter seated about the
breakfast table. Burglar tools
We're also found in the house;
and, as final and positive proof,
packages of greenbacks which
had been stolen from the Glen
wood safe were found in the
kitchen stove. The four men
captured in the house We're
taken to Glenwood. A day or
two later they escaped by dig
ging hole through the wall Of
the Jail"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
How "a Chinnman smokes.

OF all smokers the Chinaman goes to
the greatest trouble and obtains the
least result. "11e carries" says an OBJ
server. "A little box almost twice the
size of an ordinary silver cigarette case
This is half filled with water In one
end is Il removable tiny tube to serve
as Il pipe. At the other end is the
pipestem. First of all he takes out the
tube and blows through 1T to remove
all bloclsage Then he fumbles through
his awkward clothes. searching for to
bncco, and produces bit Of rag. In
which it is wrapped. Carefully he eX
tracts wad of tobacco. puts away his
rug and slowly plugs the tube. which
holds perhaps the tenth part of an or
dinaly cigarette. But he never has any
matches, so he has to borrow or hunt
out brown paper stem and light it,,
1t glows for IL long time and cam he
puffed into flame again. He gives a
long draw, slowly enjoying it to its
full extent for minute or two. then
back again through the old routine to
find lis tobacco, fill his pipe and get it
lighted" :"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
The Morb,e n,h,. ~, nurmo.

Great as has been the amount of Ia
bor expended OH the various Bibles Of
the world, the palm for execution must
be given TO the lAutho-duw. which is u
Buddhist monument near Mandalay, in
Burma. 1t consists OF about 700 tenn
pies, each containing slab Of white
marble OH which the whole Of this
Buddhist Bible, containing over S,OOO,-
600 syllnblcs. has been engraved. The
Burmese alphabet is used. but the Ian
guage is Pail. This wonderful Bible is
absolutely unique. The Kutho-daw
was erected in 1857 by Mindon-min, the
last king but one Of Burma. The vast
collection Of temples together form u
square, with dominating temple in the
center. Each OF the marble slabs ON
which the sacred text is inscribed is
surmountcd by an ornamental canopy
In pugoua form.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Duma. and III. Econom,,., so,-

Alexandra Dumas, the great French
ttory writer. WAS very fond and proud
OF lis son AlcXandre. who also became
a famous author His regard for him
was Increased apparently by the fact
that the son had very good upprecia.
ton of the value Of money, Il quality
which the father did not possess in the
slightest degree.
a writer OF recollections relates that
he once visited Dumas ut ST Germnin.
He had just been bitten in the hand
by his dog and was unable to write.
but was debating novel
His son went out as the visitor came
In.
Alexander has just left me-" said
the father. "What II good fellow thnt
boy is. Just fancy, this morning re-
ceivcd G5O francs. He said to me, IN
take 80 francs of it, didn't quite
hear and tlought he was going to leave
me only 80. So called out: Hold on!
Let me have 100 Of it at least. But I
tell You I'm only going to take 80" he
called out. oh, oh, said I. i thought
you were going to take the GOO Well,
take as much as YOU want"
And Dumas added proudly. What
golden hearted fellow Alexandra Is, to
be Sure"'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Bl...inu. of An AYoI,nbct.

Few people realize" said Il college
professor, That the twenty-siX symbols
chat we call the alphabet represent sin
gly or in combination all the sounds of
all the languages upon earth. BY form
ing letters into words we are able to
smbody thought. to render 1t visible,
audible, perpetual and ubiquitous. Em-
balmcd In writing, the intellect may
thus enjoy Il species of Immortality
upon earth, and every man may paint
an imperishable portrait of his own
mind immeusurubly more instructive
and interesting to posterity than those
feeting lilieEasscs of face and form in
trusted to canvas or even to bronze and
marble. What myrilds have passed
away, leaving not II wreck behind them,
while the mental features of some con-
temporary writer survive in all the
freshness and integrity With whi1%
they We're first traced. Literary paint
ing is the greatest of all dclineation.
For it we may thank the alphabet and
the Phoenicians for the alphabet.
"lt was Gibbon, think. who said
that phoenicia and Palestine would
ever live in the memory of mankind
since America as we'll as all Europe
had received an alphabet from one and
Il religion from the other"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Cook Island Laws.

There are some strange laws In the
Cook islands, in the eastern Pacific. Tho
population is Maori and each island
legislates for itself. The island coun-
Gil Of Manihki, one Of the group. has
In force an ordinance to regulate VIII
lage life within the island. 1t begins
by re-cnacting "the ancient law Of
Manihiki us TO dogs and sentencing to
death any dogs on the island. Pigs are
not to wander ut large. and any person
going about after 0 p. III. may be ar
rested and taken to the courthouse to
explain his reason for being abroad. No
debt incurred by native inhubitant is
to be recoverable in any court. Selling
or giving Intoxicating liquor to any
native inhabitant Is punishable with
ine Of $50
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
1t Wa.n.t n Dream

Archbishop Thompson was greatly
surprised when he was given the arch
diocese Of York. He had been suffering
ncutely from toothnche and upon med
ical advice had resorted to narcotics.
After particularly bad night he set
out for his doctor, though his wife had
bcsought him not to submit to further
narcotics, as after them he was mot
himself" for some hours. On the way
he met the postman, who handed him
u letter announcing his preferment
from Gloucester to York. He rushed
back and burst eXcitedly into the
house, the toothache all forgotten. Zoe,
Zoe." he cried. What do you think has
happened: nm archbishop Of York;"
There. what did tell you!" rejoined
his wife. you've been taking TINT hor-
rille narcotic again and are quite out
Of your head
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
"Esuuir,.. and "Gent1c,nnn. :,

The words esquire" and gentle
MAN. are among those which fail from
our lips daily. and yet most of us
would be rather puzzled to say in pre-
else language what we mean by them
In county court case n schoolmnster
was ruled ont of the gentleman" list
Legal distinctions on the point hive
been anomalous. The following are not
gentlemen" \ buyer of silks, a So
licitor's clerk out of regular work. n
commission agent and an audit office
clerk. On the other hand. the follow
ing have been held gentlemen viz,
one following country pursuits aud Il
sleeping partner i'll some business, II
medical student. n tiismIssed coal
agent out of work and person living
on Il parents allowance. London Law
Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Keeping House In St. Petersburg

In ST. Petersburg housekeeping costs
more, 1t is said. than i'm the other Euro,
rcan capitals. 10 begin with. nothing
can be bought without bargaining. and
those who are skillful in the art have
the advantage over their ncighborS. If
you know how to get on the soft side Of
Il Russian trades mum and ply him with
proverbs and jokes You can cut his
price down to the nlrrowcSt margin
of profit; otherwise he simply robs You.
Indeed he cannot well do otherwise
because not only II trick of Tie trade
but an unwrittcn law. ohliScs him to
ask for his wares from 80 TO 40 pei
cent more than he expects. He himsel
would he ;lsloniShcl IL yuu woui@ TX
him at is word. Then. again. of course
q great deal depends ol the choice %
shops. Gne of the nnst satisfied ".
ways OF buying provisions is 10, to Wis
It amy shops. but 10 repair ~ TIE o,,
air markets. In certain public sGiiar,
of the c:lpitols little STALL; are fixed u
every morning. and here fruit. vc.ci:
blcs. meat. poultry. hardware and hal
clpias..ery can be bought up 10 noon
But at the strikc Of II every booth an,
stall vanishcs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Storm at Ms,db;na.

The Woodbine Twiner has
the following account of the
storm at that place this week:
Wednesday afternoon a Sc
we're down pour of rain visited
this city about 3 p. m. Clouds
continuing to roll up from the
southeast and again at A o'clock
another severe down pour oc-
cured. This was accompanied
by a high wind and hail in mod
crate quantities, after which
the sky lightened up for a few
moments, then heavy clouds
gathered and about 5 o'clock
the worst wind, hail and rain
storm for years was upon us.
The wind blew a terrific gale,
rain came down in sheets and
hail covered the ground. For
ten minutes or more one could
not see half across the street
and the rage Of the elements
were deafening. The steets
were rivers and the roar of the
wind and the racket made by
che hail on the building and
roofs made one believe that a
cyclone was upon US. As soon
as the storm had abated it was
found that much damage had
been done in the city to windows
small out houses and other pro-
perty. The cattle chute at the
|. G. yards had been moved
from its foundation and will
have to be rebuilt. In |. O. O. f.
hall five windows had been
broken or blown out by the gale;
several windows in the second
story of the DeCou Bros. block
were gone; the plate glass in
the door of DR.. Coles office has
been broken, also that in the
door of the barber shop. The
large plate glass window in
Mrs. D. Snyder's home was
broken; sixteen pains Of glass
on the south side Of George
Matthews residence were brok-
en-, and as many in L. w. Whites
residence. In Bennett Bros.
store windows were broken and
from all parts of the city the
storm had been severe, especial
ly in breaking windows. In
Mr.. Blackman's pasture a tree
fell and killed a COW belonging
to |. d. Hull. 1t was a close
call that no more damage was
done. The supply Of glass in
the city is inadequate to supply
the demand until more can be
shipped in. We hear of no
particular damage being done
in the county.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
nr.tish Mn.eum Dome.

The reading room OF the British mu-
scum is crowned by spacious dome,
which is about thirty feet wider than
that of ST. Pnul's cathedral. 1t l., lio
feet In diameter and. with its GoOO0
superficial feet OF glass. springs more
than 100 feet In height Neither st Pc
tcrS ut Rome nor Santa Maria ut Flor
cnce is n match TO 1t. 1t Is larger by
forty-fve feet than the dome of the
capitol ut Washington. by thirty-iive
feet than that of lDarmsta,lt cathedral
by thirty three feet than that Of St
Sophia, colstintinollc. and spreads
sixteen further than the concave roof
OF the tomb of Mohammcd Adil Shah
at Bijapur.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Ecrentrlc Nnron Wheel.

A very Interesting paradox is the one
concerning an ordinary wagon wheel,
which is solid and rigid, yet when fast
ened on It's axle on Il wagon when the
wagon moves part OF the circumference
of the wheel which is In contact With
the ground Is for an instant ut absolute
rest, while the point directly perpen-
diculnr to it is flying along ut Il high
rate of speed. The two points horizon
tai with the center of the wheel are
travelling pretty fast, but only half as
fast as the topmost point, and as the
up going horizontal point increases in
speed the down going one slows up I'M
TIL it is ut rest for Il moment when in
contact With the ground Yet the wheel
Is one solid piece and there are only
two points going ut the same rate OF
speed mt the same time. Yet II the
wheel IS taken off the axle and rolled
down an incline every point of the cir
cumterenee moves at the same rate Of
speed
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
a curinus Advertisement

An old London paper contains the fol
lowing curious advertisement: WANT
ed, Il man between twenty and thirty
years of age to be Il footmlln and un-
drrbutlcr In great family He must
be of the Church Of England and have
had the smallpox In the natural Way
Also Il Wo,nan. middle aged, to wait
upon yoang lady OF great fashion
ana fortune. The woman must be of
the Church of England. have had the
smallpox in the natural way, very
so;,cr, steaGr and we'll behaved and
understand dress, getting up lace and
fine linen ANA doing all things ncccs
sary for Il young lady that goes into
all public places and keeps the best
company. Inquire of the printer Of
this paper. Oct. ]. l77!"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11

Ono of the most remarkable escapes
from drowning on record was that of a
man whom wave picked off from Il
vessel. washed into the sea off IAlndy
island, near the Devonshre coast. Eng
land, and then returned to his ship.
But it was not so remarkable case
as thut which is suggested by an cpl
taph said still to exist In jamaica:
Here lcth the body of Lewis Gaidy.
ESQ., who died on the 22d of Scptcnl-
ber. 1877. aged so. He was born at
Montpelier. In France. which place he
left for his religion and settled on this
island, where in the great earthquake.
1872. he was swallowed up and, by the
wonderful providence of God, by a
second shock was thrown out into the
sea. where he continued swimming UNI
til he WAS taken up by II boat and thus
mii'aculously saved. He afterwurd
lived in great reputation and died uni
vcrsally lamcntcd." I"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
The rir.t ",,nnr,,."

The first use of the word canard
mlrnning !; duck) In the sense of hoax
is attributed TO Norbert Cornelissen,
who, to give IL SLY hit at the ridiculous
pieces Of intelligence in public journals,
circulated the report that nn Interesting
experiment had just been made cnlcu
lated to prove the extraordinary voruc
ity OF ducks. Twenty were placed to
@etllcr. and then one Of them was kill
ed and cut up into pieces. feathers and
all, and thrown to the other nineteen.
vio "rcrdiy drvourcd It, The process
w;i; repeated until. as was nvcrred the
last duck had eaten the whole OF his
nineteen companions. Tie story ran
The round Of all the journals In Europe
and 50 established the appropriateness
pf tie term cuIiaru for hoax.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
We Want Subscribers

The Mo. Valley Times wants
two thousand subscribers and
we are going to make a desper-
ate effort to get them. The
Weekly Times is the best week
ly paper published in Western
Iowa and we want the people to
know it. The only way they
can find out just how good The
Times is is to subscribe for it for
six months or a year, and we
are going to send Mr.. B. L.
Garretson to call on you and ex-
plain to you why YOU should
take the Weekly or Daily Times
When he calls hand him a dol
lar and he will give you a re-
ceipt for it and will also give
you $50 coupons ON the piano
contest. Treat him we'll and
you will be astonished how
thankful he will be to enroll
your name among the readers
Of The Times. He will call on
every family in the county dur
ing the next few weeks and
when he gets through we expect
to have two thousand subscrib-
ers in Harrison county. Now
is the time to commence.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
lie Didn.t Mind the Fog.

The London Chronicle relates that
during II dense fog in London mill
tary man advanced in years lost his
way completely in the nocturnal vupor
humping against II stranger. lie eX
planned his misfortune and gave his
address II know 1t quite WE'LL" snid
the stranger. "nnd | will take you
there 1t was some distance, but the
guide never hcsitated for IL moment on
tle whole route. This is your door,
lie said AT last as II house loomed dimly
before them. Bless my SOUL said
the Old gentleman, 80 ii is But how
on earth have you been able 20 make
your way through such fog!" ~
KNOW every stick and stone in this part
OF Londoh." said the stranger quietly.
for ann blind.''
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11

In Scotland the custom still prevails
OF taking down the window blinds mt
death and hanging white sheets
across the windows. The custom also
prevails In the north OF England, and
In many families special sheet re-
served for the death chamber is kept
for the purpose and often used from
generation to generation. In many
parts Of Scotland. too it is still custom
airy for the nearest relatives OF the do
ceased to lower the body into the gave
and wait by the side until the grave is
filled p.-Westminster Gazette.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11

The William Tell was the first boat
to pass over the Erie canal from BufYu-
o TO Albany and down the river to
New York. Her cargo consisted entire
~ Of hogsheads, barrels and bottles OF
Lake Erie water, pnrt of which was
mingled With the waters of the bay OF
New York on the occasion of the great
fcte In celebration of the opening OF
Tie wonderful waterway. Her passen,
gers included Governor DE Witt Clln-
ton, the lcatcr In the canal enterprise,
and delegation of statesmen and dis
tlnguishcd persons from foreign lands
and various parts OF the United States.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Cnre Of Birds.

In an English treatise Oh the "IIy-
gienc of Bird Keeping" by George
Creswcll. attention is called to the
thou=htess practice OF hanging birds
in cages just above the level Of the
sasEcs OF windows and to the mistnk-
en- kindness Of hanging II cage In Il cor
ncr of sitting room or kitchen near
the ceiling. In the one case the bird is
subjected to drafts and will In all prob
ability develop cntarrh and bronchitis.
and in the other 1t lives in vitiated
atmosphere
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
Tie Madness Of War.

So wars are begun by the persuasion
Of Il few lebauCllee. harebruin. poor.
dissolutc, hungry captains, parasitical
fawncrs, unGuirt liotspnrs, restless in
novators, green heads, to satisfy ON"
mans private spleen, lust. Ambitions
avarice. cite. Flos Eoninun, proaeF
men, well proporlioned. carcfuny
brought up, able both In body ans
mind. sound, led like SO many beasts
to Tie slaughter In the flower of their
years, pride aud fnll strength, without
all rcmorsc and pity. sacrificed TO plu-
to, killed up as so many sheep for dcv
HIS food, 10000 at once. = Burtona
Anatomy of Melancholy"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
The Knowing Oncs.-Are In Many
Missouri Valley.

Hundreds of Cur readers
know all about Doan's Kidney
Pills. They have heard their
neighbors discuss their merits
and they have endorsed them
publicly themselves. Read
what this citizen says. Can
you ask for better ptoof?
Mrs. M. Jackson, corner Of
9Th and Erie streets, says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills in my
opinion is a remedy of great
merit. | have the best of rea-
sons for thinking so The dull
aching pain in the small of my
back had annoyed me for some
time and from it's very persist
ency made me miserable. Pro-
curing a box of Doan's Kidney
Pills at G. S. Osborne's drug
store took a course of treat
ment and the backache ceased.
At the precent time my health
is better than it has been in a
long time. When anyone is
positive that a medicine acts
exactly as represented they
should not hesitate to let others
know about its value. Other
acquaintance of mine have al
50 used Doan's Kidney Pills
and are very emphatic about
the benefit received"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
bret Hnrte n. a consul.

Bret Harte's consulshlp ut Glasgow
was a sort OF joke. William Black
told me that once when he was return
Ing from tour with Harte as they
slowly entered u city Bret said. What
huge, ugly place is this!''
ut Is" said Black, "the city in which
you have been consul four years.
Moncure Daniel Conwuy's Autobiogra-
phy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
TAe Hack OF 1a.. CY.

The inv,lriuble blackllcss OF the pup
of the eye waS Il puzzle to sc!-ntil
men until Professor lIeluho,tz Shove
it to be the necessary effect OF rcfrac
tion. Sufficient rays are reflected fron
the bottom of the eye to render visibl
the parts there situated, bat s.ncr thes,
reflected rays in emerging from thu
eye must traverse the same ocul;.
media through which they passed il
entering the eye it is evident that they
must undergo the same ref,actiM
which they underwent as entering rays
only In an opposite direction. The re
suit of this is that the paths of tn,
emerging and entering rays coincide
and the former will therefore return t.
the source whence ns Incidental rays
they originally started. There is moth
ing in the pupil to reflect light-in fact
it resembles window looking into II
dark room
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-11
The Man Who y, In Earnest.

Tie vital necessity for the qualities
of inspiration. reality and magnetism
was brought home to me when | WAS II
schoolboy tiddling nt college functions.
who well. just spoke so many words.
Then would come an orator. Il man who
acted the part, who lived the purt, who
was the part because lie believed 1t,
and so swept the people off their feet
j. r. Sousa In London Interview.