davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
ANATOMY OF AN OYSTER.
The Bivalve's Organ. ana where
They Are Located.

They Are Located.
Every oyster has a mouth, a heart, a
liver, stomach and other necessary
internal organs, including set of cum
ningly devised intestines. The mouth
is at the small end of the oysters body.
near the hinge of the shell. 1t is oval
in shape, and, though not readily dis
covered by an Impractical eye. 1t may
be easily located by gently pushing a
blunt bodkin or similar instrument
along the folds of the surface of the
body at the place mentioned. Connect
ed with the mouth is the canal which
the oyster uses in conveying food to
the stomach, from whence 1t passes in
to the curious little set of Melted and
twisted intestines referred to in the
opening.
To discover the heart of an oyster
the fold of flesh which oystermen call
the mantle" must be removed This
Is fatal to the oyster, Of course, but In
the interest Of science and for the ben
eft Of the curious" 1t is occasionally
done. When the mantle has been re-
moved the heart, shaped like crescent
or horned moon, is laid to the view.
The oysters heart is made up Of two
parts, just like that of human being.
one of which receives the blood from
the gills and the other drives it out
through the arteries The liver is
found In the immediate vicinity of the
heart and stomach and is queer
shaped little organ, which is supposed
to perform all the functions OF blood
filter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
THANKING.
the Way the Privilege Has Been
Abuneh 4, :.ma,s:nd.

The Way the Privilege Has Been
Abused u, England.
.N,lclcan legislators, ~. not the only
ones WHO abuse their lranking privi-
lr@cs. Recent history in England has
caused The London Chronicle to say
'franl,il.g had It's birth, honestly
eaouell, in 1850 IN the desire to relieve
members of parliament of the expense
incurred In thu discharge OF thc.i' M
tioua duties, but the practice RAPIDLY
widcncd until ii b,call!c possible TO!
members to transmit their lousellci5
goods at the public CHARGE, us Tie fol
lown,. extract from old rosto!iire rec
oi,,s, tvSiilics Fifteen co@pla o. bound:
goin., TO the kin. of Romans with !;
free pass. two mait.servan..; .oi., IL
laundrcssrs 10 my Lord Ambassador
Mclluen, Er Crich,on. carrying witt
him Il COW all divers ncnessar.es
three suits of clothes for soine no')le
mans lady at TIE court OF Portugal
two bIlsa ot stocSil s for The use o!
the ambassador TO tn crow, of Portu
gal, II e!esi ease with four liitclle.s OF
bacon fut Ar rrmlia.lon OF ltottar
dam
This form of abuse died when the
postoiice stable underwent Il mlrilcl
ton, but it speedily gave place to an
other variety. Members sigacl packets
OF lettrrs whple,,le. gave tlnm away
10 their irir.l,s ANA sometimes paid
their servants, wl.es il. lrnnked en-
vclopcs. In fact. thcy became a valua-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Taught Him How to Die.

1t was after seeing Henry Irving act
as Beckett that IL young Japanese study
Ing theology in this country said to
friend who took him: II thank you
very much for making me remain. You
know. may have to suffer some day
for holding to what believe to be the
truth. and have often thought that
would never be able to play my part in
the right way. From now on l shall
never be troubled with such thought,
for when the time comes shall re-
member that Henry Irving has taught
me how to die. Yes, should like to
die like Beckett" Thus did Beckett in
the flesh and Tennyson, the dramatist,
and Irving. the actor. nerve the poten-
tlal Christian martyr that may be-
Boston Transcript.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
SALT METHODS.
In the Marshes of the Kon9o and At
Utnh's Great Lake.

One OF the sights of the Great Salt
ress of scientific industry, is the sys-
TEN of immense salt making ponds ON
the shore of the lake. At Saltair the
lake water is pumped into Il great set
thing BASIN where the impurities fall
TO the bottom and, containing much
iron, form Il reddish deposit. From
this basin the water is drawn off into
harvesting ponds" averaging 10000
square ynlt.; in area and six inches in
depth. The ponds are kept supplied
with water. rs the evaporation goes on
from May 10 September, when the salt
harvest begins. Tho water having dis
appeared. Il G,zzling layer of salt two
or three inches thick is found covering
the bottom of t.le ponds. which is bro
ken w with plows before being con-
voycd to the mills, whore the final
crushing and winnowin@ lrc done.
In general til, salt marshes of the
Koneo region represent IL kind of peck
ct OF rift il the soil. They are to be
fouuu in considerable. numbers In the
district Of Samlbalt. and there are also
n!:t4y OF these marshes on the left
baul; OF tlic river l.uiubu. The wallis
Of Tie rift show FIRST II layer of black
ish clay lli..ct. with sand and contain
n@ n,lne:o,!i quartz and slick peb-
blcs or iAore exceptionally black and
white shells. ir.,sl..l.ii,i OF oyster ana
mussel. then co..les' Il layer oI strait
fed and gray hlae scl.ist. 'llis soil of
thu Oppression also contains schist as
Tie greater constituent and is covered
10y II layer of ssney clay. In order to
collect the salt The natives di., Il fun
mel shaped htl" from six 10 ten feet
deep. The cavity soon fills up with Il
warm ar,l Gear wa,rr, which is
strongly charged with salt 1t comes
up With cpA.i ,erable prcssi:fc, and the
liquid seems TO liol. tn salt Is partly
,5lecpitntr,! ut ~, 'oltoi. Of the cav
Ivy ami me-; VIII the soil to form Il
blaclsi. u i'lt. III, latter is washed
out with hot waiter 10 extract the salt.
which il; then crystallzcl from the so
l;,t,on Tiie product which is thus Oh
tanned is Of IL salty gray color, and its
taste is more alkaline than that OF llu
ropcan salt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
CURIOUS FISH.
They Keep Their EGGS In NATURAL
Pockets Ia Their Mouths.

Rockets la TIcir Mouths.
In the sen of G;lilce. or Lake Tibe-
rias as ii Is ;,.so called, there l.; Il
strange l-h named tLs Chromis simo-
ui, which is more careful of its young
take; Tie eggs in his mouth and keeps
tl:em in his natural si,le pockets. where
they are re ,5ilarly Late.hed and remain
uatil able To SHIFT for themselves. Ey
this ingenious arrangement the brood
is; comparatively guarded against its
Natural cnanics II l., easily fed, too.
but ii l., Il puzzle how the little ones
escape being eaten alive. Awhile ago.
says Il traveller writing to II religious
contemporary. l found In my net II
nuall,er of these fish without eyes.
Others OF the species, when | lifted
them Up, dropped II number of little
fishes out of their mouths. which SWAN
away hastily. The natives explained
thc phenomenon. The blind chromis
IS the victim of sea hawks. When
,hese bird, have eaten their till they
ba,sin to look out for tidoits. After
catching Il fish they hit its forehead
with Their sharp bcak, knocking out
the middle part in which their eyes are
set. llie buny structure is dropped
into the water. but the eyes; are eaten
by the birds With great relish.
Strangely enough. the fish generally
survive this rough treatment. The
wound heals up quickly in voter and
they continue to ply the lake for food
as ii nothing had happened.-I.ondon
Standard.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
FOND OF FlNERY.
elephants Delight In Dress and Cor
lseoux Trnppingn.

i,cous TrnppinEs.
Elephants are passionately fond of
tincry and delight to see themselves
lccked out with gorgeous trappings.
The native princes of India are very
particular In choosing their state Gle
plants and will give fabulous sums for
an animal that exactly meets the some
what fancifnl standards they have
erected
For these they have made cloths OF
silk so heavily embroidered with gold
that two men are hardly able to lift
them.
An amusing instance of clephantine
pride is narrated: The elephant which
usually led the state procession of a
pings We're placed on one which had
up to that time occupied only n subor-
dinate place.
The animal, delighted with its fncry,
showed its glec by SO many little
squcais and kicks of pleasure that gen.
eral attention was attracted to 1t.
Not long after another state process
sion was formed and the previous
wearer of the gold cloths, being re.
stored to health, took his accustomed
place and trappngs. when the now de.
graded beast, imagining. perhaps. that
he was being dcfrauded of his promo
ton. was With great difficulty restrain
ed from attacking the leader of the
parade.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
She Didn't slecp Well.

A woman who lives in an inland
town, while going to n convention in a
distant city, spent one night of the
Journey on board steamboat. 1t was
the first time she had ever travelled by
water. She reached her journeys end
extremely fatigued. To fr:r;.l W.
remarked it she replied:
Yes, I'm tired to death. ! don't
know that care to travel by water
again. read the card in my state
room about how to put the life pre-
server on, and thought understood
1t, but guess l didn't. Somehow 1
couldn't go to sleep with the thing on"
Ladies' Home Journal
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
FACTS ABOUT MEXICO.

There are ten volcanoes in Mexico.
Mexico has coast line of over G,OCO
miles.
Mexico has vast deposits of onyx and
marble.
Mexico has fifty-nine lakes and great
!ugoons.
The area of Mc:.irc is about 100000
square miles.
Cotton factories in Mexico employ
over $4,000 people.
The "vallcy" of Mexico is 1900 feet
above the sea level
Mexico lis about ten times larger
than Great Britain.
The traveller in Mexico is seldom out
OF sight of mountains.
The rainy season generally lasts
from May to September.
There arc probably 3Oo.OGO men en-
ployed in the mines of aIe.ico.
Mexico is the richest mineral coun.
try in the world, not excepting Peru.
The largest state is chihuahua, with
an area Of nearly 10000 square miles.
Quantities of sulphur are mined in
the craters of several extinct volca.
noes Modern Mexico.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
CRUEL. PuNIshMENTs.
The Old Time Use of Torture In l.eEul
Hnna.aAnca.

The constitution of the United States
states in prohibiting cruel and unusual
punishments We're not fighting an alb.
sur6ity. The use If torture in legal
processes was not when these instru-
mcnts We're framed, so remote as it Is
now
When Sir Thomas Dslr os~tc as high
marshal to Virginia lie citislic ! y con-
.p'racy ly kill.as tic ring by
torture. Ono bud Il In kin Ia ,st
t!roHgl his tong e and VA, chained
I, Il tree ul.t.l i.c del. Others wcre
broken ca TIE Ws.ccl 1t is quantity
sta:al th:t ST. Thomas WAS ~ nun
of snDl Conscience aml knowledge iii
liTin.ty." Ia,c's date WAS laii
The next notable Instance CT the use
OF t9r,u.c was in 1892. in the S:,.cM
wiichcraft excitement when Giles
ro"y vas pressed To fcatll-tlc "pe!ne
e,are ct forte" the E.pst horrible o.
Ges.ls.
Executions were In rui!lc through
OFT The cas-! until comparatively reccn.
tia.cs. When Crclc!l. tie pirate aa,!
81, others We're hanged In Boston. Sow
all wrote II Is ,:ia,.s'. "..shsra the scaf.
fol ", let - s.li. there was such !,
scHcncli Of tie women t!..it my VIE
heard j.. sitting in or cn.1y next II.
the orchard" t,.,rsss'i Tire .,i!,ovs ~..a
a n.iic away and The win unfavorabl,.
'fiic use @: ts.snrc to wiring tie truth
from witnesses said 10 Lave been roc
,sni2cl as Les, 4 In Austria until well
within the c"MtnrN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Tin.

Who first found tin? There is Il leg
end among the Cornish miners that
ST lran, an Irish hermit, was the dis
eovcrcr. His ancient church i'll the
parish of Pcrranzlbuoc, in Cornwall
laid bare of sand by the sea many
Years ago, has recently been repaired.
Cornish miners still keep the feast OF
st. Iiran, who. according 10 the ia
bic. first found tin, forgetting that
their forcfathels had long previously
sold il To the l'hocilici:lns Possibly the
legend points TO the fact that this
Irishman WAS skillful metallurgist.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
a Correction.

This" said the professor of ana.o-
my as lie exhibited Il human jawoone.
SIS the inferior maNillary."
Il beg Your pardon. professor" saiu
one of the married students, but
didn't | understand you to say The
skeleton YOU have before US belonged
toa female:''
II did"
I'm that case. then. there is no lnfe
rior maXilary."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Social Opinion.

Social opinion is like sharp knife.
There are foolish people who regard 1t
only with terror and dare not touch or
NEEDLE with 1t; there are more foolish
people who. in rashness or defiance.
seize 1t by the blade and get cut and
mangled for their pains, and there are
wise people who grasp it discreetly
and boldly by the handle and use 1t to
carve out their own purposes.-Mrs.
jameson
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Road NInrEera.

On some of the Yorkshire moors
white posts are to be seen along the
narrow tracks which serve as roads.
They are called Stops and are some.
thing like boundary posts in appear
nnce. y casual observer might mag
inc that they really did denote coun-
ty or parish boundary, but such is not
the case. When snow covers the
ground and the paths are invisible
these posts point out where they lie
and SO save the wayfarer from being
lost.-London Mail.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
A Judges Advice.

Recently retired English Judge was
asked what was the most prominent
conviction that remained with him aft
er his long judicial experience. and he
is said to have replied, THAT every
means should be tried for the settle
ment Of n dispute before it be taken
to the law courts"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

If you take scholar and gentle
man and make him do the work Of
nursemaid for the wages of n brick
layers laborcr, coupled with tho treat
ment of dog, you then get that fin
ishad product of civilization. the as.
sistant master Mt an English private
scilool.-Barry Pain in Taller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
The SIX Graces.

The three summer graces are the
Anne Arundel strawberry. the Eastern
Shore peach and the Maryland water
melon. all from the land. The three
winter graces are the oyster the terra
pin and the canvlsoacll. all from the
water Baltimore American
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
"A Improbable story,

1.-THE editor looks downcast What's
the matter with hing
"Hc received letter yesterday in
forming him Of big legacy. and in the
rush he replied. Declined with
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Parent How did you get along with
your geography lesson today, Johnnie?
Pupil Beautifully. The teacher was
so pleased that she made me stay after
school and repeat it all over again, only
Just to her.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Nature.

You should be very proud of having
wor the love of such IL m;l.'
"lacn YOU advise me to marry him?''
"lsy all means. He is one of natures
nobfcmcn"
mo doubt But consider-this ma
ture fad will inevitably pass. Puck.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Her Dilemma.

Young Matron-Why SO pensive,
dear? Angelina-1'm desperate! Will
adores me in pale pink, while Max says
I'm an angel in blue. 1 can't have but
one gown. SO you see my whole future
depends on the color l select. 1t is
sending me crazy-London Tit-Bits.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Her Choice.

She-So these are the china bargains
you advertised? Dealer Yes, ma'am.
and they're going for little or nothing.
She--tll right. I'll take that blue disl,
for nothing. London Answers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Rube Coulthard left today for
Lincoln where he will attend
the state university for the
coming year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Gale Fouts and Miss Emma
Mace were married at high
noon today. Rev. j. M. Williams
of the NJ. E. Church officiating.
Full particulars tomorrow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RR
Passenger T?.lil LeaY.as Ride
iowa
WEST BOUND

No daily Through Passenger >. !. Oil an
No. 5-Dtly Through Passenger . sos pm
No. 81 Dai y Lore lass niger -. s:l2 pm
No. 9l-ltxcept sunday l4os,l Frt 4 81 pm
EAST BOUND
No 2-Daily Through Passenger -. $50 pm
No daily Through Passenger ;. $50 am
No. 32-Daily Local Passenger . 80. 9:25 pm
No. G2-Daily Local Freight ... 7:o5 am
Nos. |, 81, b and 4 stop for passen-
gers. Nos. 81 and 81 run between
Council Bluffs and FIT. Dodge only. No
5 will stop for passengers beyond
Omaha
Nos. 81 and 80 run between Omaha
end St. Paul.
Thomas ]. Cochran. Agent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Mrs. Eva Jones, of Loveland,
S the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E..
J. Terry for a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27
Not Anxious to Please.

Neptune-I say. Boreas. If you keep
OH blowing like that you'll get yourself
disliked. Boreas-What do care? Il
isn't my business to furnish popular
airs.-Modern Society.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

The only kind of advice that is ever
taken is the rich relations and only
when he is there to see you do it.-.New
York Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Miss Bess Fensler left this
morning for Omaha to visit
friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Two cars of horsesfrom Scot
land passed through the Valley
today, on their way to Lincoln
by express.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Geo. Christman is reported a
little better this morning but is
not out of danger.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

George Johnson accompanied
his mother to Omaha today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-09-27

Courage is resistance to fear. master,
Of fear-not absence Of fear.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
COURT OF APPEALS.

In the Court of Appeals at Staqnton
yesterday, the following business was
transacted:
John f. Roller VS.. w. |. Paul, from
Circuit Court of Rockingham; argued
aud submitted.
Transcripts of record in Commonwealth
VS.. Cosmopolitan Socia! Club, from COZ
poration Court, City OF Norfolk; writ OF
error refused.
Commonwealth VS.. J. P. Campbell;
writ of error refused.
Blacks administrator VS.. Virginia
Portland Cement Company, from Cir
cult Court OF Augusta; argued in part
aud continued.
Next cases: Glenn VS.. Gvens, execo-
tor; Blue Ridge Light and Power Com
psny VS.. Tutuiler and Herring.
Attorney General Anderson is engsg-
ed in the hearings before the Corpora
ton Commission in the railroad rate
matter, but meanwhile must prepare to
argue several Commonwealth cases be-
fore the Court Of Appeals. Among these
are several revenue cases, transferred
from Stanton to Richmond The case
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad VS..
the town of Strasburg is another that
will come up.
The court will probably hand down its
opinion in the Churchman two-cent mile
age appeal case during the next term in
Richmond. Major Anderson has filed his
last printed brief in this case.
The suit of the State of Virginia against
the State of West Virginia for an ac-
counting on the debt of the two States
incurred before their division will be
called at the October term of the United
States Supreme Court. West Virginia
will at that term file her answer TO the
bill of Virginia. That will probably be
but beginning, for the case will con-
8. Ge considerable time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
MARINE DIsAsTERs.

The Clyde steamship New York, from
New York, arrived at Charleston, 8. C.,
twenty-iour hours overdue Yesterday.
having encountered a hurricane of Fry
ing Pan Shoals and later having stopped
to rescue five mariners who we're cling
ing to wrecksge in that vicinity.
The shipwrecked men belonged 10 the
schooner r. d. Bibber. The men we're
clinging to pieces of wreckage and nearly
exhausted, having been in the water
several hours.
On board the New York, Mate Goold
told of the voyage of the schooner Bib
Der, Captain Ssyres, beginning at Savan-
nah September 9, when he vessel cleared
with a cargo of yellow pine lumber for
New York. The weather was bad from
the 10th, and on the night of September
l6 it was found that the schooner was
leaking.
The storm was upon them, and the
lsshiug of the deck load parted, and the
lumber went adrift. The port main
rigging was carried away, aud little
later the vessel turned turtle, casting
the crew into the sea.
A sailor named Manuel had been lost
before this, and there we're remaining
five men. The captain and sailor
named Anthony caught a spar, aud
Mate Goold aud three Others chung to a
piece of the deck.
Four hours the New York searched
for Capt. Ssyres and the man, but they
had disappeared The rescue was
made at the height of the storm, and
showed skill and courage on the part of
Capt. Staples.
A special from Conway, s. O., tells OF
the wreck Monday night of the lark
Ethel, bound from Charleston to Eliza
bethport, N j., lumber laden. Capt. j.
X. Abertson and his steward were lost
and the two mates ard six seaman saved.
The Ethel left Charleston September IL
with cargo of lumber, and, encounter
ing the hurricane on the South Carolina
coast, had made but little Roadway.
The survivors tell of fearful struggle,
and finally the Bleaching of the vessel 10
Singleton's Swash, near Little river. The
bark was of 653 tons register, and be-
longed to the Hedrither lumber company
concern, of Elizstetbport. Mates Victor
Henquest and +. ). Peterson and six
sailors succeeded in getting ashore and
reached Conway last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-19
Funeral of General Trepof.

st. Petersburg Sept. 10 Under
strong military guard the funeral OF Gen
eral Trepoff was held from the church al
Peterhof this morning Owing to fear
by the authorities that the terrorists
would attempt an outrage in connection
with the funeral, the greatest precautions
we're taken to see that no opportunity
for demonstration of any kind was
given.
Emperor Nicholas was not in attend
ance at the services. 1t is understood
Premier Stolypin strongly advised the
Gar not to attend the funeral
The funeral lasted three hours and was
attended by many prominent court 9TH
cials who were present because they be-
lieved the emperor would be there
A plot by terrorists to drop bombs on
the imperial palace a! Peterhof from
balloons is said to have been discovered
by the authorities, and in this connec-
ton it is stated that the discovery of the
plot was the cause for the Cars sudden
decision TO take cruise on The i'm
perial yacht STANDARD with his entire
family.
Warsaw, Sept. l9.-Terrorists here
today issued a proclamation giving
notice that taey have determined upon
the murder of officers en- masse
In fulfillment OF their threats, FIVE
terrorisis shot and killed Col Nico-
lsief, an artillery officer, while he was
walking in the streets. The murderers
ESCAPED.