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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
LIMB WASTED WITH ECZEMA.
Suffered Untold Agonies-Doctorsa Said
It Was the Worst Case-W
full Cure by Cuticura

II used the Cuticnra Remedies for
eczema The doctor said it was the
worst case he ever s:w X was on
both limbs. from the knees TO the an
k!es. We tried everything the doctors
knew Of but the Cuticlira Remedies
did the most good. was obliged to
lie with my limbs higher than my
head, for the pain was so terrible |
could not walk. ! suffered untold ag-
onies. One limb wasted away great
deal smaller than the other. there was
SO much discharge from it, l found
the Cuticura Remedies very soothing,
and ! still keep them in the house
am very thankful to say that am
cured. found the Cuticura Remedies
all that you say they are. hope that
sou may be spared many years TO
make the Cuticura Remedies for the
benefit of persons suffering from the
torture of skin diseases, such as had
Mrs. Golding, Box 8. Ayr. Ontario,
Canada, June 6, 1905"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
The Wild Beasts Of New York City.

TtSlil lIlt AIGlIOI'Oilidll.
AS a matter uf feet, it is NOT very
generally known that wild trout may
he taken and Wild game killed within
the corporate limits of New York city
Certainly have found but few that
seemed to know that foxes, and rot all
ways foxes bred for the purpose. bur
the genuine wild reynard are chased
on Staten island. The city limits are
Very extended. A good slice is taken
off of Wcstcheste- county AT the north
the whole of one end of Long island
ut the east, while Staten island entire
is included at the south. There are
wooded districts within these bound
aries-brushy hills and swampy thick
ets--somc of them We'll nigh inaccessi :
BILE There are fresh water streams
and lakes. and there are vast areas OF
salt water; also. there are widc-set
meadows or marsh lands where the
waters of ocean and bay and sound
swept long ago. and where salt creeks
and inlets still make and cbb with the
tide. Such haunts as these are ideal.
and the creatures that have held them
against three centuries of civilization
ure not to be easily driven away.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

the least degree. Al times was
weighed down with II feeling of Ian
guor and depression and suffered con
tnually from annoying irregularities
of the kidney srcretioms. procured Il
box of Doan's Kidney Pills and began,
using them found prompt relief
from the aching and lameneS; i'm my
back. and by the time l had taken
three boxes was cured of all irrcgu-
laritiess
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Miibnrn Co., Buffalo, y. y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

The Rnh.,s Rn1tlc

Too great care cannot be used in keep
ing the nursing bottle clean. AS soon as
it is cmp:s- remove the nipple and put the
latter TO SOAK i. u cup OF pure, boiled wa
ter Cut potato il: small pieces and
drop in the bottle: fill half full OF Ivory
Soap s,lds and shake we'll empty, rinse
and put to boil in cold water.
ELEANOR r. PARK ER.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

Fever broke II my llfe--that l VIII take
a cab straight to the police station and
give YOU away. unless you let me share
this adventures With you.
You can't help me
How do yor know thatr You can't
tell What may happen. Anyway. my
resolution is taken. other people be-
side you have self respect, and even
populations.
Holmes had looked ANNOYED. but mis-
brow cleared. and he clupped me on
the shoulder.
Well We'll. my dear fellow. be it So
We have shared this same room
for years. ard il would be amusing if
we ended by sharing the same cell. You
Know. Wars"n. | don't mind confessing
TO You that l have always had AN idea
that j WOULD have made q highly efii-
Gent criminal. This is the chance of
my lifetime i'm that direction. See here"
He took a neat little case out of a
drawer and opening ii he exhibited Il
number of shining Instruments. This
is a first class. up-to-date burGiing kit
With nickel plated jimmy. diamond
tipped glass cutter. adaptable keys. and
every modern Improvement which the
march of civilization demands. Here
too is my dark lantern. Everything is
i'm order Have YOU pair of silent
shoes"
II have rubber soled tennis shoes. =
"ENcellenl' And :. mask"
81 cam make 4 couple out of black
silk"
c','. s'e I'M. A"u i''.e y suohS,
ll''n'al '''i'i .'i .n's S',,' OF ''i',is. very
soou' uo YOU '''''he .iie li''tshs. We
s'''''. ''' w. >''''is soi" 2upi'e' peioiN we
We shall drive as far as church row
IT'S ~ quarter of am hours walk from
there to Appledore Towers. We shall
'e y, WORK before 'ii'aiilstll. MllNefuoh
- u iie"NA s,'el'si' 'Ini ,e'lieS puiietuii-
y a, tsA- ,'i'' /" IN any iu'h M'
shouiu D" plGk mere ny Two WIN 'hc
i'a 10y rN'i ~, sels w my lM"3he''
lt"ii'ies ana pun on our dftsS eiotaes
;" 'hi't we iilSh' aPpe'W 10 ne TWO
.he','frs"',iS ''ii'rM',fa p"p,'iu. IN 's
iofa s'.ee' we l,'skea up ~ l'ili's"'il apu
u,oN' y" a.i aauIeSS M ii.ihii'St"''u'
iiere We l''''" on oui cap alia' Win our
hie'lt co'NtS put,'li"u ul', l"f IL W''S
pi'lcilN sold ana me W,nd seemed 20
DION ,lifoush us. We W"ihed aiollG lh"
~use on INC healh.
II : IL business lha' needs aeliNate
treatment. sald ii"lnes. liese e"nu-
menus are e"hlailleu IN y sair IN Inc
fellow study. ;iild the STUDY is The
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
Comforting.

IIC-BIIS.
John, dear" saiS the invalid's wife.
"I'll have to run away from you an hour
Or so today. have to get the material for
1 new dress that the dressmaker''- But y
complained the sick man. do you think
It is right to be thinking of dress while I
am SO ill?" why, John. it will be ali
right, no matter what happens. It's a
,lack dresS'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

~. ". writes:
Seven years agr
| was suffering very
much through thf
failure OF the kid
,,cys TO eliminate
The uric acid iroii
my s.Y aaa. Ny
back WIS YER. lame
and arllnd il ! over
,,>-c,lt' in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

DR.. Harvard Turner. Clifton, Bristol.
England. made a will containing the
strange direction that no person bene-
fitting under 1t should attend his funer-
a. under pain Of forfeiture Of his In
teroSt."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

From the New York Weekly
Ticket Agent-at railroad station
wish some way could be invented to
keep men away from the ladies win
dow"
gys:ander Easy enough. Put the
sign For Ladies Only on the other
window"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
-O-oU

The late Samuel j. Tilden was the
originator OF the phrase. Peace in poll
itics. why. you might just as well ex-
pect harmony in hell"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
Accommodated

The other day the pres'ieiu; r"e@ived
n letter from young woman oyer in
New Jersey. who explained that She
wrote in behalf of six companions who
wanted his autographs. IN president
dictated q letter i'm reply and as fol-
lows:
Dear Miss Jenkins take much
pleasure In app"nding the six sigma
lures YOU request NolisS sincerely.
"'rhcodolrt Roosevelt.
1'heodor. Roosevelt.
'I'heodore Roosevelt.
The oilorr Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt
"1heodora Roosevelt.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

7 Y T.
presence, this 9th day Of December A. D.
1888 A. w. GLEASON.
(SeaL) Notary Public.
Halls Cntarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood aud mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for testino.
mails free. f. j. CHENEY " co.
Toledo. o.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
state of OHIO city Of Toledo. luea. coun

Stale OF OHIO. 1-lty nf Toledo. LUCAS Eoun
iTrank i. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner ~ the firm Of II i cheney <
Co. doing business In the City Of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid. and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every ease Of O.,
tnrrh that cannot be cured by the use Of
HANS Catarrh Cure.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

The average birthrate for Europe
shows that for every 100 girls LOG boys
are born.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
SEVEN YEARS AGO

A Rochester Chemist Found n Sim
Kularly Effective Medicine.
William A. Franklin. of the Frank
lin & Palmer Chemical 60. Rochester,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
Easily Done.

Sold by all Druggists. 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipat ton
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14
IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
Women Obtain Mrs. Pinkham's
Advice and Help.
She Has Guided Thousands to Health. =
How Lydia Z. rinkham'. Vegetable Com
pound Cured Mrs Alice He-ryhili.

1t is a great
, sa tisfaction for a
woman To feel
} that she can write
to another telling
her the most pri-
waite and coniidcn-
tial details about
her illness. end
know that her let
ter Will be seen by
"a woman only
Many thousands
of cases of female
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

, Pneumatic Sufferers-Wil tell you
ren"dy that cured me and iifts others.
!i,s iror cunnnenap, 5oS Corn iG-Scha!sc.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

Mrs. Pinllham never violates the CON
fidcnce of women. and every testilnon-
ial letter published is done so with
the written consent or request of the
writer. i'm order that other sick ."oincn
may be benefited as She n;.h been
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

''yes. stand by the door il yon hcar
anyone come bolt ii on the inside. and We
cam get AWAY az We came II they come
the other Way. we can get through she
door il on, job il done, or hide hcb.nel
these window curtains ii it is not DO
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

Mrs. Alice Rcrryhill, of BIB Boyce
Street, Chattanooga. Tenn, writes
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

nodded and stood by tAn door My IT'S.
feeling o. fear had passed away, aud l
thrilled NOW With leencc "est th'ea
had eyer enjoyed Whom We were the de-
fendcrs Of the law Instead of it, dHti@isa
Tho high object of our mission. the cons
sciousness t.att ii WAS unsolti.hand "liNa
rous, the Niiaincus character Of QUO OF
por;ny. all added 10 tho sporting interest
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-06-14

door, and closed 1t behind us. Putting out
my hand felt several coats hanging from
the wall. and 1 understood that | was i'll
a passage. We passed along 1T. and Holmes
very gently opened a door upon the right
hand side. Something rushed out at us
and my heart sprans inlo my mouth, but
| could have laughed when realized that
it was the cat. A fire was burning in this
new room, and again the air WAS heavy
with tobacco smoke. Holmes entered on
tiptoe, waited for me to follow. and thea
Very gently closed the door. We We're III
Milvcrton's study. and a portiele at the
farther side showed .hc entrance 20 his
bedroom.
Ii WAS 4 good fire. and the room was
Illuminated by it. Near the door ssiw
the CLEAN of an electric switch bu; il
WIS unnecessary. even if il had been safe.
to turn 1t on. A; onn side OF ,hc fireplace
was heavy curtain which covered tiis
bay window we had .,enn from outse N
the other side was The door whicii cont
municatcd with the .cs.,nda. \ desk stood
in tie center. With A turning char Of shii'-
ing red leather. Opposite was litse
bookcase, With !. marble bust OF Atilcnc an
the top. In the corner. between tire
bookcase and the wall there stood a "a !.
green safe. the trelish, flashing back from
The polished brass knobs upon It's f.ir".
Holmes stole across and looked ut ~. INY II
he "rcpt to the door of the bedroom. ard
stood With santng head listening intcui-
~. No sound came from within Mean
while Ut had struck me that il would be
wis. to secure our retreat through tn" out
er door, so examined It, TO my amaze
mcnt. il WAS neither locked nor boltcd,
touched Holmes on the arm. and he .uiic,l
his masked face in that direction say
him start. and he WAS evidently as sur
pIiscd as
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-11-10
Famous Stride BreakerS.

The most famous strike breakers IN
the land are Dir. Kings New Life Pills.
When liver and bowels 90 on strike they
quickly settle the trouble and the puri-
Tying work goes right on. Best cure for
consti patton, headache and dizziness.
25c at q & X. X. Drug Store.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-11-10
A Methodist Minister Recommends
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

We have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in our home for seven years,
and it has Away proved to be reliable
remedy. We have found that it would
do more than the manufacturers claim
for it. 1t is especially good for Group
and Whooping cough,
Rev. James A. Lewis,
Pastor Milaea, Mimi. NJ. f. Church.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold
by all druggists.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
FINANCIAL.

The Gates firm OF brokers has again
been rcorganized with twelve partners
In eight years Standard Oil has paid
$332ooo,ooo in dividends or more than
three times the capital stock.
United Gas Improvement earned last
year 20 per cent on the amount OF capital
as it will stand after the new issue Of
stock.
Aren't we prosperous; What more
can | say?" was J. p Morgan's alleged
reply when asked for parting word
before going abroad.
The Bell Telephone Company Of Phila-
delphia makes very favorably report
for the year 1905 Gross revenue
amounted to $4,45+,3o7, an increase OF
c6s8,337. Expenses rose S3A5o3z leav-
ing gain in net revenue OF $3S3,3o5.
The company paid out in dividends last
year S8oo,o6S and had remaining sur
plus OF $37o.4o3, compared with sur
plus OF $Ioo,246 in 1904. On January
the company had in operation I247oo
stations, gain Of 42,2o3 in one year
During the year the Bell spent on its
plant in this city $z,78toas, half OF which
went for underground conduits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28


The curse Of the man who will not
work has always been with us. In
Henry Wits reign he was not allowed
to beg the bread that belonged to hon
ester folk, for statute was made by
which the old and impotent were
granted licenses to beg, and anyone
found begging without one was sound
ly fiogged and sent home TO his own
parish. In this way as many as a hun
dred in one day, in Elizabeth's time,
we're sent back to the land"
The begging license seems to work
well enough abroad, where the row of
authorized beggars Is a familiar sight
outside every church, and where the
halt and manned are seldom seen any.
where else. The rise of the vagrant
In this country no doubt took place
after the destruction of the monster
les, and before any other relief.giving
body took their place. Yet, after the
queens magnificent gift we can still
say with the monk of medieval times,
"The friendship of the poor makes us
the friends Of kings. london
Chronicle
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
Inseets to Be Extermlnst.d.

Mosquitoes, flies, rats and many
other inferior beings are the cause Of
a great number Of the diseases of
men, said a scientist. These crea.
lures must be killed of. That will be
mans work In the future.
We know well now that the mos.
quito brings us yellow fever and NAL.
aria. We know well that the rat
brings us the bubonic plague. Flies
carry scarlet fever about with them
Cats spread diphthera and smallpox
Continually we learn new evils that
the lower orders bring to man. Roach
es sometimes bring him consumption.
Water bugs bring him typhus.
For some hundreds OF years to
como mans hardest task will be the
determination of the mosquito. the fly
and score OF other harmful little
creatures. This task will be difficult.
and 1t will be rendered more difficult
by misguided persons who will claim
that 1t is impious and unwise to exter.
inmate any species-that each species
was put upon the earth to serve some
good purpose
But man, ultimately, will succeed
In this task of determination. Some
twenty or thirty years will then be
added to his life, and he will be sur
rounded only by such lower living
forms as are agreeable and useful to
him"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
COMMERCIAL

r. C. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Trade Re
view says;
Manufacturers and jobbcrs report
wholesale trade seasonably active
and COLLECTIONS in most lines are
good, though thcrc arc some exceptions.
Dry goods and millinery jobbers are
doing a good business, inmber OF buy
crs from the far South having arrived III
The city, and collections ane unusually
good.
Leading clothing manufacturers re-
port sales for the season thus lar about
up TO last ycar's though there IS an appar-
cnt increase in iiic number OF failures
many OF which are attributed to the M
usualy mid winter. The outlook Tor
summer trade. however, is considered
bright. Manufacturers OF Shirts shirt
waists. kimonos, etc. arc well supplied
with orders, and business in fancy goods
and notions IS improving. Shipments
OF boots and shoes continue very sat
isfaciory. and condi1ions in this industry
arc more favorable thGa !or some years
past.
'''rhe better grades Of Leaf tobacco con-
TIME scarce and trading is OF light vol
une. with values tending to advance.
There is brisk demand Tor harness IN
all grades, and prices are higher IN
sympathy with the rise IN leather and
othcr material
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
CAPTURED a Neinhhor,s Cat

This last summer members of the
United States fish commission were
stationed at Lake Maubogog, Me, for
the purpose of gathering statistics in
regard to the finny tribes which in
habit that region. The guests of the
small hotel where they made their
headquarters were very much an.
noyed by the too frequent appearance
OF a skunk, and steps were taken to
capture the G .ender.
box trap was constructed, duly
baited and set. Through small holes
in the box the guests were highly
elated TO learn'the following morning
that their efforts had not been in
vain.
The fish commission men, thinking
IL an unusually fine'specimen, decided
to preserve its pelt, minus the objec-
tionable odor. II possible and, gently
handling the box. they proceeded to
the lake, carefully lowered it into the
water, removing it when all life was
extinct.
This capture will probably not ap-
pear in their next report, as the ami.
NAL proved to be black cat belong
ing TO the next farmhouse.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.

During last year iiity-two German
.sade unions spent $I,5oo,ooo in strikes
OF 1900 men now employed on the
Panama Canal, about 1900 are Ameri-
cans.
II is claimed that there are more than
200 Japanese cobbling shops in San Fran
CISCO
The total resources OF the Brotherhood
OF Carpenters and Jointers amounts to
$I,3oI ,o2oI2,
A branch of the Industrial Workers Of
the World is said TO have been started
in Easton, Pa
GArment workers Of Detroit, Mich,
have recently received an increase Of
wages of 10 per cent.
Piano and organ workers of Fort
Wayne, Ind, have recently organized
and procured a charter.
According TO statistics, 1900 men
have been killed or manned in the Ale
ghcny (Pa.) mills during the last
year
There is movement on foot in the
state OF New York to abolish the state
board Of barber examiners.
United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers OF
North America will hold It's convention
on May in New York city.
In the year 1860 the first national con
vcntion OF workingmen was held at
Baltimore, Md, and the first demand
for a national bureau Of labor was made
upon Congress.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
FOOD AND STUDY
A College Mans Experience.

"All through my high school course
and first year in college" writes an
ambitious young man, II struggled
with my studies on diet of greasy,
pasty foods. being especially fond OF
cakes and fried things. My system got
into a state of general disorder and II
was difficult for me to apply myself to
school work with any degree of salts
faction. tried different medicines and
food PREPARATIONS but did lot seem
able TO correct the difficulty.
"Then my attention was called TO
Grape Nuts food and / sampled ii. |
had to do something, so just buckled
down TO rigid observance OF the direc-
tions ON the package, and in less than
no time began to feel better. III few
weeks my strength was restored, my
weight had increas sed, had clearer
head and felt better in every particu-
lar. My work was slmply sport to
what II was formerly,
MY sisters health was badly run
down and she had become so nervous
that she could not attend to her music
she went on Grape-Nuts and had the
same remarkable experience that
had. Then my brother, Frank. who Is
in the Postoffice Department at WASH
ington city and had been trying to do
brain work on greasy foods, cakes and
all that, Joined the Grape-Suts army.
/ showed him what 1t was and could
do and from broken-down condition
he has developed into hearty and
efficient man.
Besides these l could give account
OF numbers Of my feilcw'students who
have made visible Improvement men
tally and physically by the use of this
food" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's reason. Read the little
book. "rhe Road to MELVILLE" in pkge
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
What Webster Wanted.

Daniel Webster once dined with an
old Boston merchant, and when they
came TO the wine dusty old bottle
was carefully opened by the servant
and passed to the host. Taking the
bottle, he filled Webster's glass and
handed it TO him Then. pouring out
another for himself he held it to the
light and said:
Tow do you like it. Mr.. Webster
II think it is fine specimen of old
port"
Now, can you guess what it cost
me?" asked the host.
Surely not" said Webster. Il only
know that 1t is excellent"
well. now, can ell you, for
made a careful estimate the other
day. When | add the interest to the
Hrst price, find that II costs me the
sum OF just s1.25 per glass"
Good gracious! You don't say SOP
cried Webster. And then, draining his
glass, says biographer he presented
1t again. with the remark;
"EYll It up again as quick as you
can, for | want TO stop that confound-
ed INTEREST,""
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-02-28
collins Imported. pu,v er.,

Some time between 1883 and 1892
during the tariff campaigns that were
then waged, the democrats hired
Faneuil hall the day preceding elec
tion for the purpose of holding a noon
rally. The late Mayor Collins of Bos.
ton was called on to preside On
taking the chair he made the follow.
ing short speech:
Fellow Democrats, | have been
chosen moderator of this Boston town
meeting. | am an imported article
duty free, and there are great many
of you who are just the same" refer.
ring to the crowd which occupied the
main body of the hall. Then mighty
cheer rent the air