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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
Business a Century AGO.

The merchant kept his own books. or. as
ne would have said. his own accounts
wrote all his letters with a quill, and
when they were written. let the INK dry or
sprinkled it with sand There were then
no envelopes. no postage stamps. no letter
boxes in the street, no collection of the
mails. The letter written the paper was
carefully folded, sealed with wax or a
wafer addressed, and carried to post
Office. where postage was prepaid at rates
which would now seem extortionate. To
send letter. which was a single sheet OF
paper, from Boston to New York
or philadelphia. cost 1872 cents,
and to Washington % cents, and
this at time when the purchase
power of cent was five times what
1t is at present. To carry letter from
Philadelphia. then the capital Of the Until
ed States. to Boston and bring back an
answer by return mail. would have con-
sumed from twelve to eighteen days. ac-
cord.ng to the season Of the year and
weather.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
THE OLD SOLDIERS DAY
Beautiful Custom of Observing Me.
mortal Day-The Nations
National Debt

In 1865 occurred one of the most inn
pressive and soul-stirring pageants
which this country has ever seen. On
the 23rd and oath Of May, the armies
OF the union passed in grand review
before the president and the secretary
of war in Washington. On the first
day $4,000 men of the army Of the Po-
tonac marched through the streets Of
the national capital. and on the follow
ing day the $1,000 members of Sher-
mans army carried their battered flags
over the same line of march.
In all there We're $4,000 men in that
blue tide which. for six hours on one
day and seven on the next. flowed past
the capitol; and on the great banner
which stretched across the front of
the building the tired and war-worn
veterans read sentiment which must
have touched their hearts. 1t was
their country's Acknowledgement of
her sense OF obligation to them. The
words We're these: "rhe only national
debt we can never pay is the debt we
owe the victorious union soldiers"
Today, says the Youths Companion,
a thousand little professions made up
of those same men will march behind
muftied drums and with flr "ers in
their hands. to decorate the graves OF
the comrades whose marching days are
done. Those who passed before the
president in the grand review OF 1865
We're mostly young men, some of them
mere boys. The little companies which
make their way from post headquar-
ters to the cemetery today are made
up Of old men. Each year finds the
heads whittier. the line thinner. the steps
more feeble. Yet the loving memories
remain unchanged the old comrades
unforgotten. the service in their honor
unneglected.
The dignity and faithfulness with
which the veterans OF the civil war
observe this annual ceremony has not
been lost upon the country. The pa
thetic spectacle Of these feeble old men
marching every year under the flag
they once defended has touched US all.
1t has helped US to realize that we
have indeed a national debt we can
never pay and has confirmed the
beautiful custom of giving one day in
the year to our dead, be they soldier
or civilian
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
Tho Twelve Greatest Battles.

In the twelve greatest battles fought
during the civil war the union losses
We're as follows July 1-3. 1863. Get
tysburg. 300 killed and 14497 wound
ed; May Sis, 1864. Spottsylvania, 2,125
killed and l3,4l3 wounded; May 81,
1864. Wilderness. 2.246 killed and ~
O37 wounded; September II. 1862. An
tietam. BIOS killed and 9.549 wounded;
May l-3. 1863, characteristics, sos
killed and 1892 wounded; Septembe.
1920. 1863. Chickamauga, 1856 killed
and 9.143 wounded: June IA, 1864.
Cold Harbor. l.S44 killed and 9.071
wounded; December 11-l4. 1862 Fred
ericksburg. 1884 killed and $500
wounded: August $3.50. 1862. Manas-
sas, 1,747 killed and S.452 wounded;
April 81, 1862, Shiloh. 1854 killed and
S.40S wounded; December 81, 1862,
Stone River, 1850 killed and 1902
wounded; June 1913. 1864. Peter2burg,
1858 killed and S.513 wounded Total
in Twelve battles. 23.47S killed and
l2OS59 wounded.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
fhs Other Fellows Job.

There's a craze among us mortals tfat ID
cruel hard to name;
Wheresoeer you tird human you will
find the case the same:
You may seek among the worst OF men
or seek among the best.
And you'll find that every person Is pre-
cSely like the rest.
Each believes that his real calling Is
along some other line
Than the one at which he's working
take, for instance yours and mine:
From the meanest "me-too" creature to
the leader of the "'ob,
There's universal or for the "other
fellows job.
There are millions of positions In the
busy world today.
Each "a drudge to him who holds II, but
TO him who doesn't play:
Every farmers broken hearted that In
youth he missed his call,
While that same unhappy farmer Is the
envy of all.
Any task you care to mention seems a
vastly better lot
Than the one special something which
you happen to have got.
There's but one sure way to smother
envy's heartache and her job;
Keep too busy at your own to want 1.-The
other fellows job
Strickland X. GILLIAN in Success.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
see her sister before she died. She was
the only relative she had. too.


! the only relative she had. too.
| II 1t had only not been that money! And
| II 1t were not Decoration dGy! She wanted
TO put flowers on their graves at the time
that other people were remembering their
dead.
Mrs. Pell's steps became slower and
slower and slower. and as she came In
sight OF the florists shop, she stood still.
and remained in deep thought for some
minutes. Then she turned suddenly aud
walked back to the tenement. and into
Mrs. Wilkes room. She found the latter
sitting with her face In her hands and cry
ing.
Mrs. Pell put her precious ;l.ss in her
hand.
There" she said. Just take It, Hurry
and get ready. and III 80 to the train with
You l do hope youll find Sallie alive
oh" cried Mrs. Wilkes. sure and [
always knew you were good woman.
Poor Sallie. III be SEEM her again.
Mrs. Pell did not sleep we'll that night.
Ii hurt her to think OF those two graves
being iiowerless another Decoration day.
They We're In s1ch a remote part OF the
cemetery that they never shared In the
general decoration Of graves. She decided
that she would not go TO the cemetery at
all. She could not bear to think OF seeing
others carrying their flowers while her
hands must be empty
But In the morning she changed her
mind Ii seemed unkind to leave her
graves unvisited. She would go in the aft
ernoon when the services were over and
the cemetery would be comparatively de-
serted. 1t was such lovely day. The
ride In the cars would do her good.
Mr. Graham. his wife and Berta and
Tom drove out To the cemetery. their car
riage filled with baskets of roses They
had almost stripped the many bushes In
their garden.
After Their grandfather's and grand
mothers and Aunt Ediths graves had
been pied high with odorous blossoms
there was stil 4 large basketful of beau
iifu white roses left.
Let us drive around and see IL there
are any graves without any flowers" said
Berta.
Yes" said Mrs. Graham. Il like that
thought
But there did not seem to be any graves
undecorated until they reached more
distant part of the cemetery There two
sunken graves. with wea'ther-worn wood
markers at the head. were howerless.
How lonely they look said Tom
Yes. sad Mrs Graham. II think that
you must empty this basket on them"
Let Tom and me do It," said Berta So
she and her brother jumped out of the
carriage and went over to the two graves.
There We're enough roses to completely
cover them both.
Now they don't look so lonely" said
Rerta. with backward glance. as She
drove away.
And SO it was that when late in the att
ern"on Mrs. Pel came to the lonely spot
where lay her husband and son, she found
the two mounds mass of exquisite roses
And they looked like the roses she had had
Nor
past days-the white roses that Teddy
had SO loved
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
WOMEN VOLUNTEERS.
Not Allowed to Serve When Their seA
Was Discovered.

Fired with desire for martial glory.
it happened occasionally that IA woman
could conceal her sex and be accepted
by the mastering officers. Whenever
discovered these female soldiers were
discharged.
Company d of the Forty-sixth Penn
sylvania regiment had on It's rolls one
Charles w. Fuller. who was discovered
to be a female and discharged There
was another more conspicuous instance
OF the SAFE character in Company T.
of the one hundred and Twenty sixth
Pennsylvania regiment.
A woman whose real name proved to
be Frances Day enlisted under the
name of Frank Mayne and was pro-
moted to sergeant of her company. The
terrors OF war or fear of detection
caused her to desert on August "A.
1862 but she was subsequently killed
in battle in another regiment A Miss
Seelye, who served In Company It, Sec
ond Michigan. under the name OF
Frank Thompson. deserted after she
had fought We'll In several battles. This
charge of desertion against her was
removed in 1887 by congress because OF
her preYio"~ good record
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
"Iet We Eornatv

American Grocer: There was a time
when tallow candles cost 10 cents each
and gave less than one-twentieth of the
Illumination for a dollar than gas gives.
There was a time. and very recently,
when gas per unit Of illumination (can-
die powerl cost the public double what it
now does.
There was a time (stlll more recently)
when there was no electric light turning
night into day.
There was a time when we We're sat-
istied to travel four miles an hour in an
omnibus or horse car without light or
heat or transfers and pay to 10 cents for
what We now get for cents. with light
and heat. and with speed doubled.
There was a time when we thought 1t
was Il great thing to be able to Telegraph
to friend for 10 cents. and yet we are not
satisfied
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
POOR DAIRY HELP.

The editor of the Chicago Drove.s
Journal is of the opinion that probably
IL no department of husbandry is it
more difficult to obtain efficient help
han I'm operating Il dairy. Many farm
us have been compelled 10 abandon
eeping COWS because help to milk
Guild not be procured. as the average
arm laborer dislikes n dairy.
To operate a dairy successfully good
mixers are necessary. 1t is strenu-
gus branch of agriculture and requires
special attention to details and regu-
ar intervals for milking operations.
The farmer who conducts Il dairy is an
Early riser and generally works late
yours.
The average hired man despses
milking. 1t is the first and last func
ion of the days work. 1t frequently
,omcs at the close of an arduous day
u toll in the field, and many hired
men will not engage To work OH the
arm where one of the duties will be
% work i'm the dairy. With hired
aborers to milk who dislike the work
he COWS soon go dry or else refuse
% pay any profit ON the cost OF MAIN
.enanre
The modern hired man wants short
lours and easy service. Some farm
lelp demand the maintenance of Il
horse and are more gentlemen of
elSure than their employer.
The average farm employee wants
sundays to himself To arise on Sab
oath morning on schedule time and
milk a dozen CONS and be under con-
,.ci to help milk Sunday evening is
Nhere the protest comes in. The COWS
leed as much care and attention one
lay as another. while sunday specili
ALLY is claimed by ordinary fam help
rs time reserved for themselves.
In Germany, Belgium. Norway.
Sweden. and other European countries
Monen do part or all OF the milking.
Jut To milk Il cow is an accomplish
ncnt that but few American girls have
mastered. The dairynan finds his
business every year more difficult to
,perate and in many instances is
compelled I" change the dairy to some
other system OF agriculture. The past
season Witnessed large shrinkage OF
LARRY products and further conlrac-
ion is anticipated until farmers can
obtain efficient help to assist in man
aging.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
Back .. Wurk AeaIn,

Buffalo. n. Y, May 22-(special)-
Crippled by Kidney Disease till he
could not stand on his feet for tho
hours required at his trade. f. r. Nc
Lean. 30 East Ferry St., this city, had
to quit work entirely. Now he's back
at work again and he does not hesitate
to give the credit to Dodds Kidney
Pills
Yes" Mr.. Mclean says. II was too
bad, had to quit. could not stand
on my feet for the necessary hours.
It was Kidney Disease had. and a
friend advised me to try Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. did SO and after using six
boxes am completely cured and am
working as steadily as before | was
sick. recommend Dodd's Pills to any
one afflicted with Kidney trouble
There is no form OF Kidney Disease
Dodd's Kidney Pills will not cure.
They always cure Bright's Disease the J,
most advanced and deadly stage Of
Kidney Disease.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
AN EFFECTIVE TAIL HOLDER

Ii is reported that n boy in Belfast,
Me, is using II novel and highly eff
tertive antiswitch on the COWS in his
charge. He takes IA Worn out bicycle
tire and places one side over the COW s
back just forward of the hips the oth-
sr hanging down behind just above the
galnprelS. The tire holds it's circular
form, is flexible enough to allow amy
ordinary movement, but holds the tail
srrnly in place. 1t can be changed from
one COW TO another instantly and does
not annoy the animals. 1t takes more
Lhan an uneasy COW TO get ahead of
Yankee boy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25

a London electrician has established
the wireless" In his house and sunni
mons his servant to his presence by
means of 1t.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
Cover Them Over.

Cover them over, violets blue,
Wreathej III the grass and clover,
Symbol the heavens deepes, blue;
Cover them over and over.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
She Made Good.

Houston Post: II don't see what
sense there is in you women dressing
SO expensively?'
That's just the way papa used to
Talks that way yet. doesn't he?"
NO. indeed: when caught you he
admitted that there was method in my
Madness
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
WASTE OF time
FOR THE BURGLAR
Vaults OF Banks in the Large
Cities Are Safe From
Their Attacks.
THEY WEIGH MANY TONS
Charge Of Dynimate Needed to Effee
Entrance Would Wreck the
Building-Heavy Wafer
proof Doors.

| Philadelphia Inquirer. Merchants
are robbed; the safes of country banks
hat carry Il surplus of perhaps $4,000
or 10000 are often rdded by burglars.
How is 1t that the millions quietly re-
posing within the doors of scores of
banks in the larger cities are never
attempted? For 1t is fact that during
the last twenty-five years no attack
successful or otherwise has been
made on any bank vault In the United
States In cities of over $4,000 nhabit,
ants. Most of the bank robberies occur.
ing today take place In towns of 300
to $500 Inhabitants. In the larger cities.
where the treasure really is. no one
even attempts to rob Il bank Why IL
this?
Money can protect money. That i.
the whole secret The country bank.
depend on safes costing perhaps Il few
hundred dollars. a great city banl
spends perhaps S1500U0 for its burglar
and tireproof vaults. And these vault.
are proof They are absolutely unas
sailable. The guarding of Il bank,
money has bees reduced To such
science that a banker having once
taken the proper precautions. neve.
gives the matter further thought
though he has millions of dollars with
in his doors.
The fireproofing for a large vault
can be constructed for from $4,000 tC
$4,000. 1t is the burglar proof steel
lining that brings the cost of vault
construction up to the six figure mark.
Heavy Waterproof Doors.
Think of Il steel door weighing twelve
tons or a hinge alone weighing one tom
When the door consists of ten inches of
drllproof steel plate. plate Tapped on
plate, do you wonder that even the
most daring burglar has ever attempted
1t? Such a great door usually has some
four and twenty-five or three inch steel
bolts. which shoot out automatically
in four directions as soon as the door is
closed The entire closing of the door
Is absolutely water tight. The closing
has actually been tested one whole
of the tongue and groove" variety.
and the groove is packed with pack
ing
This formidable door is furnished
with Il time lock that can he set for
amy number of hours and that cannot
he opened until the hour for which it is
set arrives. The door is furnished with
perhaps three duplicate timers. SO that
III Two should fail to work there would
stil be one to open the door.
Inside the great door IA massive graf
ing. called the day CRATE. gives access
to the vault To this chamber which,
With its four-inch walls of drillproof
steel. is worthy of Vulcan himself, only
the active officials of the bank have en-
trance. Here are the tellerS' safes
where they keep the money for the
days business
Piles Of Gold and Notes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
The Nations Unknown Dead,

In 79 separate and distinct national
cemeteries the bodies of nearly 5000
soldiers who died during the civil war
are inferred. Some of the cemeteries
contain each a silent army of over
10000 soldiers. in serried ranks. nearly
half of which is inscribed "Unknown. %
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25

An agreement pledging the signers
20 give no employment of any kind,
directly or indirectly. to Japanese. is
being circulated In Yolo county. Cal,
md oeinR numerously signed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25

You Can Get Allen. Foot-Ea.e FRErd
Write to-day to Allen s. Olmstcd, lie Roy.t
Ease. powder to shake into your shoes.
IT cures tired, sweating, hot. swollen, ach-
Ing feet. 1t makes new or tight shoes easy;
certain cure for Germs and Bunions. All
Druggists and Shoe stores sell it. 25c.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
Mi.led by the Sound

Misled by the Sound.
Pittsburg Post: Farmer Geehaw-
What's your gal dom in the city?
Farmer Giddap-Studyin' pyro-
Mariner Geehaw-well. I'm glad to
hear she's learnin' suthin' useful. Kin
she make a furst-class pie yet?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
OF Gr.ater Importance,

Chicago News: But think you should
marry the tall blonde.'' said the young
man with the big cane "She can arrange
Bother her hair!!.' exclaimed the prac-
teal young man. II wont girl who can
arrange beefsteak beautifully"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25

The latest motoring costume for
dogs consists of coat and hood. regula-
ton goggles. silk laced rubber boots
and harness with silver leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25

In the Swedish chamber government
bill was introduced fixing penalties for
The declaration strikes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25

Most of Mrs. Pell's days were spent In
office cleaning. while Mrs. Wilkes time
WAS well filed with washing and iron
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-05-25
Railroads and Proere...

In his testimony before the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce at
Washington on May 4th, Prof. Hugo Il.
Meyer Of Chicago University, an ex-
pert on railroad management. made
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-14

made the cruise Of Commodore Perry
to China anl japan He was gum
ner on the Brooklyn during the Civil
wa. where he distinguished him
self,
In 1884 when Commodore Schley
and Lieut.. Emery made up their
crews for search for Lieut.. Greedy IN
the Arctic regions, Queyedo was chos-
en- and went with them. Operti's fa-
nous picture now in Washington,
depicting the rescue Of Lieut. Greedy
al Cape Sabine. SHOWS Queyedo car
rying oua end Of the SIRE cher on
Which lay The sick form of Greedy.
His love Tor the flag OF his adopted
country was almost a mania with
him. For the last eight years he had
been stoyekeepar in me navy yard at
brooklyn His son, John, ri, is also
"a gunner in the United States navy,
nJw attached 10 tie training ship
Hancock. The dead man was mem
her Of Rankin post, G, A. Knew
York Sun.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-14

lammbo the priestess 0 take
The place of Romeo and ,ft'iet as It
were and give jus such elua 1n9or-
unity for two established layers.
The new play is aaid 10 be remark
able fer its swift action and almost
terrific climaxes
SaammboN as presented by Man
ayers Wagenhals and Kemper con
sists Of five acts and six scenes and
an of item are aid TO vie with The
best scenes in Ben-Hur and other ia.
nous spectaelcs OF late years The
scene painters conception Of ancient
Carthage where the play is laid, is
said to be very beautiful the white
temples and blue skies contrasting
axqul 1cly with the rich spIendor OF
HE interiors. A brilliantly c6Stumed
ballet, he varied uniforms of ancient
armies and a melodlous strain of bar
Earic music which runs throughout
the play. enhance the general effect.
TIE auttor is Mr. Stanilaus STANCE
who earn "a 60 much fame for his dFa-
mauzatiol Of Quo Vadis but from
what ay g learned he has eXcellcd
his urri rs cffe Is In Salammbo.
Al the Cairo ope house on Tuesday,
Feb. ~
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-14

Heath Desmond the hero Of 'Cou5-
in Kate. the Hudson theatre, New
York. comedy TO be produced at the
Cairo opera house on Saturday req.
Is for a matinee and night is an lrish
nan born and proud Of IL. re gas
plenty OF life and 90 financial re
orrcss. is an artist by profession
and. true 20 his Celtic natur, fans
desperately in love with Cousin Kate
a. their hrst meeting. He is scarce
Nv off with The old love, Amy spen-
Ger. before he is on with the new
a difficulty that would daunt anybody
bun an freshman. Heath goes through
DE crisis buoyantly and in the END
gets the girl he wants without dis
loyalty 10 the girl he doesn't want
TIE lat two acJs of the comedy eX'
plain BOW it an comes about and how
everyone is pleased including CouS'
in Amy.