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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
EARLY FIRE IMPLEMENTS.
Appliance. Used In Thi. Country In
tax. Seventeenth Cc;,turr

Undoubtedly the first tire company
,r@tnizcl In this country WIS formed
III New York iii iG,S 1t WAS callc,l the
Prowlc's ism! WAS composed OF eight
mon, with 80 buckets. hooks and small
ladders: N'ilr.e The i.::c,Scis were Oh
tli:.ei .;na wi:r,i:,i' or not the, were
in ati.. fi,'i Il. II, )s" uvnsd by the town
Tie 's.oi-t.s !lii &, state. In lGi9 Salem
purci..sai ;No c, three doom .-"AAa
bncs u, hesiae. hooks AND o'i'..'' ia
l',,'.ac.t:s ais" t'ia s,lw...,,.., a.sg; l,..-n
others N',.' l'i:...n'iiayi 10 t..ic rosl.
Ea"l y; ire; s..i 10 h.sM. ~, .#ls! IL
so#i.l hil!lGin $ WHOM si.e.l ty.tio, N..~
'-ace .3.;ly. lis praciics u,f,e4r; 10
have heca lluc.l ro.e c,n..noA b,.a.c
tl.e use of easiaas ;i,a.l #li r.,t...,l
Fos:ol on Sept. .. 1'ia ordered tAat
cvcl* qu.rrte.' of the toivl sh,.ill l5e
provie.sNl with twenty swo ,as, two
swabs. =; Icy are !soN cAiic,i. ,..vr,
lans li!iiG.l.ti Ep.'s THAT cot.. l.. ,.sel.
70 pat o.t roof G.es. The .ss:lrr i ,.;~
OF sw.i';, has lons since ,ii.ssun .ase!
but wl.r:l Il SILK. h,:.s l.; 'Mys..a The
reach Of u l::.,l oi MATER. ai.l l.osc in
Proved a.M'ail:u.' is Mot II liAl 81:
l"n@ l:tn,.n. laop i; tat....:., t. r!ost ai'-
ticieat :.a'.ici" - h. used. In .;ana,l
tilasc swihs; may bs.s%n Oh llany roof
tops.
In 169o New YORK ordered that five
ladders ;,na also HOOKS ba rlatlc. In
Fhilalcll li.l 70 mention is made of
public prccaution against fire until
1856, when law WAS passed forbid
ding the iirin, of clliiMneys or allowing
the same To become foul. Each house
was To have a swah. bucket or pail.
Another act w;ls passed in 100 order
Ing every household TO have two leatll-
er buckets. In the followin. year sin
or eight hooks tor the purpose of tear
ing down houses We're ordered to be
made
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
SOUPS AND BRoTAs.
They Arc Stimulating, hut Have Lit
tie Nutritive Value.

They Arc Stimulating, hut Have LIT.
tie Nutritivc Value.
Soups and broths made Of the meat
pieces alone and without the addition
Of meat substance, eggs, vegetables or
cereals have little nutrltivc value. al
though they do possess stimulating
properties.
\ dog would starvc to death In ten
days IL fed upon beef broth pure and
simple
Soup interferes With digestion when
ever IL full meal Is eaten l consider 1t
as being entirely supcrfiuous aud I'D
wise Its dlscOntinuunce in Il substantial
dinner menu.
Soup. being practically all water.
plays an important part In conjunction
with the large quantities OF other
liquids injected during lncaltimc in de-
laying and Interfering with digestion
and laying foundation for stomach
trouble. Through 1t and the other
liquids used the stomach is not only
ovcrtilcd and unnecessarily burdened
but the gastric secrctions are so weak
cncd by dilution that they can act but
slowly upon the food mass. Here
again we have the food remaining In
the stomach for too long IL period. and
there is likely to be produced all of the
symptoms and signs OF an intoNication
duo to the absorption into the system
Of the products of decomposed foods.
Soup eaten by Itself or with Il light
meal, as Il rule. does not act harmfully.
What to Eat
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
MARIE ANTolNETTE.
Two Dramatic and Contrastinx Epi
sOtlcs In Her Life.

sOdcS In Her Life.
1histclton-Dycr, In his Royalty In
All Ages" describes two dramatic
and tragically contrastcd episodes In
the life of Marie AntoInctte the lovely
and III faIcd queen Of France. Once,
In the dny.; OF her greatest popularity,
when she Went to the opera Of "Iphi-
genia." when Achilles came to the line
Let us sing and celebrate the queen"
he turned toward the radiant young
sovereign and snng two additional i'm
promptu lines of charming compliment
This graceful aud unexpected homage
80 delighted the audience TINT "all was
shouting and clapplng OF hands, and
what never happened ut the opera be-
fore-tih chorus was encOred. and
there were cries OF Long live the
queen" at which expression Of feeling
her majesty was SO affected that she
shed tears"
On the next occasion, when Marie
Antoinctte's sun Of popular favor h;.,l
set and she was nearing the tragic.
close of her life, one Of the actresses IN
Unforeseen Events" bowed to her az
she sang the words "Ah. how lov0
my mistress." ln IL moment all was In
uproar. and the theater- was full of
honrse. angry cries Of mo mistress!
No quccn!" and 1t was some minutes
before the tumult quicted down and It
was possible to proceed with the play.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
!. Good Heaao.:.

Two lrislIma.l were 'ii.s;gin., Il seweT
O - Of them ~':!; !. biz. strong man
nbout six feet -four l.chts in height
:;.l the other one WAS IL little, puny
la;;!i n')ou. .our feet six inches. The
foreman came along to sec how the
work WIS progressing and noticed that
o;ie OF them was doin, lnore work than
the other. Look here" he cried, "how
is il tlat latl. Dennis Hngan. who is
only l.alf yoi:r SIZE, T.; doing nearly
twice rs ni.l;il work rs you. Patrick!''
t:lamcins Gown TO his partner. Pat r.
piled: ".tnl why Shouldn't he? Amt
he nearer TO IT,"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
FOND OF FINERY.
Elephants Delight In Dre.. and Cor
Ecoua TrnppinEA.


Elephants are passionately fond of
incrv and delight to see themselves
dcckcd out with gorgeous trappings
The native princes Of India arc very
particular In choosing their state e!c-
pllants and will give fabulous sums for
what fam,iful standards they have
erected
For these they have made cloths OF
silk SO heavily embroidered with gold
that two men are hardly able to lif:
them.
An amusing instance of clephantine
pride Is narrated: The elephant which
usually led the state procession of II
rajah being i'll. the magnificent trap
pings were placed on one which had
up to that time occupied only subor-
dlHtte place.
The animal, delighted with its tincry.
showed It's glcc by so many little
squcals and kicks of pleasure that gen
cral attention was attracted to 1t.
Not Ions. after another state process,
sion was formed. and the previous
wcarcr of the gold cloths, being re-
stored to health. tool, his accustomed
place and trappnss .,.icn the now de
graded beast, nagilin,. perhaps, that
lie was being dcfraudc,! oil Ills promo
ton, WAS with great difficulty restrain
ed from attacking the leader of the
parade.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
THE cuPEY TREE.
One of the Most Curious Grovvtls OF
the West Indies.

the West Indies.
The cupey. or. as it is sarcastically
called i'll the English possessions, "the
attorney" is one of the most curious.
as 1t is one of the most picturesque.
dcni.cns of the virgin forests of tlis
West Indian islands. 1t belong; to the
parasitical FAMILY of trees on plants;
but. terrible to relate it invariably.
With the basest inglatitude, destroys
all life In the unfortunate tree that
cherishcs 1t In Its carly growth The
seeds are borne on the wings of the
wind and deposited on the branches
o: o.ac: t.rcs, when they burst into
roots. which are dropped toward the
ground all around the nurse" tree.
In time these roots reach the ground
and strike into the soil
!'o:.l ti.is moment the roots grow
stronger and stronger until they rescm-
',le lot of rope ladders thrown over
q t've. Next the parasite sends down
great cord. which twincs around the
trunk of III" supporting tree, ut first as
though in loving embrace but 1t grows
.sl;.'i AMI tighter eventually stran-
:r!n.' itS bdnefnctOr out Of existence.
i he .Grse tree thus killed rots to do
cay, and from the immense fibrous
roots of the destroyer now springs Il
great trunk, which rises high into the
air. When Il cupcy Is full grown it
presents magnificent spectacle, for
the corllikc root rises often to fifty or
sixty feet and supports in midair tho
vast tree itself.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
CRUEL PuNIsHMENTs.
"hc Old Time Use .f Torture In Legal
Processes.

pr0cCSSSS.
The constitution of the United States
and the constitutions of the various
states IN prohibiting cruel and unusual
puni'hments We're not fighting an alb
surdity. The use of torture in legal
processes was not when these lnstru-
nnents We're framed, so remote as it is
now.
When Sir Thomas Dole came as high
marshal to Virginia he crushed Il con-
spiracy by killing the ringleaders by
torture. One had bodlin thrust
through his tongue and was chained
to a tree until he died Others were
broken on the wheel 1t is quantity
stated that Sir Thomas was "a man
of good conscience and knowledge in
divinity Dolc's date was 1911.
The next notable instance of the use
Of torture WAS in 1862. in the Salem
witchcraft excitement, when Giles
Cory was pressed to dcath-thc "peine
durc ct forte" the most horrible Of
deaths.
Executions were I'm public through
out the east until comparatively recent
times. When Quelch. the pirate. and
six others We're hanged In Boston, Sew
all wrote in his diary. when the scat
fold was let to sink there was suc. Il
scrcrch of the women that my Wife
heard 1t, sitting i'm our entry next to
the orchard" though the gallows was
Il mile away and the wind unfavorable.
The use OF torurc To wiring the truth
from witnesses L.; said to have been rec
ognizcd as legal III Austria until we'll
within the century
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
FIGS OF SMYRNA.
Tic Way They Are s.rosvu, Gathered,
Sorted and Packed.

In Slayvna the 1iss district is largely
along the line OF the Snyrna--Aitiin rail
road. The best grades of fruit (esned
erbeillD come from lMovassi. Figs lroa
&aali and from Sultan IIissar are also
Lish!y valued, although the skins are
somewhat thicker. Trees begin to bear
in their sixth year and are in full vi"or
in the lifteenth year. Zig trees on The
low pi:tins, yield fruit which Is bod.
larger and richer in sacc!ilrinc matter.
They often suffer, however, from an
seasons, when groves Oil higher ground
are less harmed owing to the facilities
for drainage
The fruit ripcns about the middle of
August, when it is picked an.; dried ia
the open air for from three to six days.
1T Is then packed i'll sacks of about 25Q
pounds each. two of which constitute Il
load for Il camel, and transported to
the nearest railroad station. .Nttcr an
rival at Smyrna calncls likewise trans
port the sacks to the warehouses OF the
dealers. Carts are not employed in
this connection, as the fruit is liable to
be damaged when tho sacks arc piled
oi.e Oil the other. The arrivals from
the country arc promptly bought mp by
the various packing houses, who have
each Il large corps of employees, chiefly
women and girls for the operations of
sorting, washing. drying and packing
the fruit
This means work for many thousands
In Smyrna during the months of Sep
tember and October, and the average
degree of prosperity among the lower
classes during the entire year is lllgc-
ly dependent upon the amount OF mon
cy set i'll motion during this short pc
riod.
The sorting of the figs is carried out
with great care. Color. but moro sDc-
cially size and thickness, or, rather
thinlrss of skin, guid. tho cl,ssilica-
tio,. I'hs inferior grades, the 50 called
'hor:.is." cullS or rcIisc, are c;ninat-
ed and sold for purposes of disti!ation
a certain quantity of this Grade Is; OK
ported to Austria nHsl lIGn@l.y anil
used as IL substitute for ch,o;.,' The
delicate Favor of Vienna coffee is due
to the presence of dried liz powder
The better grades arc prepared for cS-
port in various ways. The least OK
pansive is packing in linen err other
bags and is used usually for the less
valuable qualities.
The finer grades are subjected TO Il
certain manipulation Gcfor, bein,.
tightly packed in boxes caitainin.
from oae To eleven pounds. D@ling The
manipulation the woglncn continually
dip their tingeI., in SEA water .ls IL re-
snt the fruit is better preserved and
The sweetness Is net diminished by
loag keeping New York .leralh
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

Take n large portion of the flesh Of
d rhinocero,, carefully ct it UP into
small pieces and place In a large jar
Then cut good hauncli OF venison
into chunks, q dozen pounds or SO of
wild cattle meat. also cnt into tin.
pieces. and add sn;ae LARGE slices Of
crocodile. Put al in thc jar w'i.l, the
ri,imo beef AID aii: Hei'.T carefully.
Keep until the oHo. Is s;:ci, that you
cannot remain II the ,5'is..e ,"ln:'c it il,
i'iaa AID y Gaal'iff If li1acs. .ar well
and serve. 1t l.; OF coar5" & vc.,y OK
paas!Yc dish but. then. IL, favor!-
S.ngaporc Budget.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Card Etiuucttc.

"Hand in Il lot OF cards." said the
elder woman.
Why" was the hurried inquiry.
We'll, If you don't hand in enough"
she said. as her companion dlvcd deep
into her case. they Will say you don't
know what is right. If you give too
many. however. they will think that
you know better than they do and that
there Is some new style they have
heard nothing about Hand him
lot."--Kansas City Independent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Nond Markers.

On some of the Yorkshire moor;;
white posts are to be seen along the
narrow tracks which serve as roads
They are called "stoops' and are some
thing like boundary posts In appear
anca. y casual observer might imag
inc that they really did denote u coun-
ty or parish boundary, but such is not
the case. When SHOW covers the
ground and the paths are Invisible
these posts point out where they lie
and so save the wayfarcr from being
lost.--London Mail
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Unapprccinted Libcrality

'You :.e ..,o!:l.. to be tried before a
very liberal judge" said lawyer to
his client.
II am glad of that"
You needn't be. If you are found
guilty hall give you all the penalty the
laN, allows"
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ui.i.in vi .,.e o..,,...a.

II IS 10 iaei.l :::s; 10 i'll. Arabs as
mi'';ic:s-rA that !.aro.,r. and tlrougl
F.,aosc .sracric.l. o.,,e TIE o:aa,:a. I.is
o;'a.!;;' crossed from .NIrcl to Spain
With MoMr.inc,iaDisin, while pro.,al,l.
TIE crusader are TO be thanked foi
b;i:.gii.a: it 10 ltal.,' aal western Ea,
rope nn!oa:s t!ac.r t.oi'ilie; of the east
The Very lGl:n;. is really Arabic ma.
i;,nj and Of castcln o.i.i:i. thou IL
TIE lc senl that IL col:lss from two
words n!e.;ning "elaplint and "Da
ILL.," bscaiisc elephants ate oranges tc
make themselves i'll, is absurd. Prob
ably in i'-c..i!i IA, iaitial M Is dro;,
ped or from .h,;ani. With the final
~" Of tin indefinite article, just ms
ps.. .;.ii ailron,' re.,.asei!t; ~ ni.lro.l,
a"l the spelling vie, an 20" points to
f:,Iae a5suriaiioa with "ol" (sold.-
Ecunolliis.a. Havana.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Iriyturcs,

One day fourycar-oll Fred climbed
rnoa a cllaii. TO reach somethin. he
wanted.
You must not get on TINT chair with
your feet, dear" said his mother.
Fred looked down ut his feet, evil
IDENTIFY puzzled. "Why. mamma" he
said, 81 can't take 'cm Off"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
At the Ilotcl.

Mi. NerdaEt Let's try this here
demitassy at tbc end Of the pro-
gramme. Say. waiter, bring us some
dcmitassy. Mrs. Ncrdunt Now. par.
you promised me you wouldn't take
nothin' stronger'n tea or coffce-Balti-
more American
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
BINDING THE FEET.
This Queer Chinese t'ustnm 1. "a Com
parativcly MoLcr:. Gnc.


China's custom of binding the feet OF
its women t.; Gnt rs ancient IL, has
been supposed. \ correspondent of
one of TIE native Chinese papers
quotes from thn letters of Yuan Mci
who livcA in tlir eighteenth century
In oac of his. lctter3 Yuan Mel wrote
to Il friend "lon ask me To get You u
handsome Wife and ardcntly desire, as
your first requisite that she shall have
small feet Surely you cannot be one
who a,,inrcs tr,lc beauty Nm admrcl
of true beauty lla; hi, own individual
tastes, disillil.iEg to follow the die
tates of others: Our ancient literature
in both prose and poetry. has rl:lny al
lusions III Praise Of beautiful women
but In no instance touches upon small
feet
~ wor, treating OF the customs oI
the Sung dyn"sty hy s'hcu 70 says u
mans We'll lmaG'c shoe; are said to ho
square. and a woman's round. ut the
toe. In the Tang dynasty. the first nj
lu:ion IL the feet Of Yang kwci I'ci
stockings. In one of ,.an lung Lang :
poems, referring u a woman',; feet, he
says. Fer ST: inci feet 80 bright nnt.
sleek These all'lsioms clearly point
IL unbound feet
Yuan Mci'3 letter concludes by say
ing :&al The taste &c tba;n WHO ignore
lie beauty cf face ;::'d f5r.. i:Gcpray
cd. l.e a:acl's ;lr; sensiar men
should lc - el ;iwa% ~ . foolish
fNSiliDn
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
The Ycncl,cr.s .Jor.

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, 1906-05-31

George Westinghouse of air
brake fame has been described
as ga hundred thousand horse
power man, The men who
are near him say that his capac-
ity for work is greater than
any ten of his subordinates
and he has 25,O0O men work.
ing in his industries.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

Louisville, Kentucky must
have had a dreary appearance
yesterday owing to the "lid'
being fastened down so Tight
presume Lake ManaWa was
even more alluring to the pleas
ure seekers.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

Logan Observer. "By u dea,,,
the negotiations Of winch were
opened last Saturday and the
elimination reached Tuesday,
Frank Hill, Of Magnolia became
the owner of the Va lScoy bull !.
ding now occupied by the Econ
omy Center on the corner of
main street, leading up from
the depot. Possession will not
be given until Sepser Der 5th.
as the lease held by the propri-
etors of the Center docs not ex-
pire until that date. The con-
consideration for the building
was $4,000. Mr.. Hill does not
take any of the stock now in
the building.
Simultaneous with this deal
occurred one at Magnolia by
which w. H. johnson, cashier
of the State Savings Bank Of
Logan, and H. N. Frazier of
Magnolia, becomes owners of
the Hill store in Mahnolia, in
Guiding both the building and
the stock. It is understood that
S25O0 was paid for the Hill store
building and w. ii. johnson and
G. FL. Harry Of the Rerkley
store are now invoicing and the
basis for payment will be the
value of the stock"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
Her Choice.

She--So these are the china bargains
you advertised? Dealer Yes. maam.
and they're going for little or nothing.
Shc-.All right. I'll take that blue dish
for nothing. London Answers
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31
His Specially.

B"con-When he was out camping
did your brother kill much? Egbert-
He nearly killed everybody In the
camp. He was the cook.
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How Nat To.

please read our paper" annotated
the editor In returning the manuscript
Il do" wrote back the contributor,
"and my stuff is designed to show that
know what is The matter with your
o'I paper" Philadelphia Ledger.
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MISSOURI yAIgfy TEMES
HARRIS & HoYlE, Editors.
Weekly Established July 5, 1868
Daily EstasN ,::acd Aptii 4, 1891
Weekly, $3.50 per year: Daily Is cents
per week.

Often have you heard a man
condemning the individual or
corporation for whom he is
working and receiving com
pensation which enables him to
support his family, perhaps not
in luxury, but receiving pay
according to his worth. This
same man would howl until
doomsday were he discharged
and would wonder why, not
thinking of his habitual "kick-
ing" "a company despises such
a man and seldom promotes ali
Individual of that sort.
The case of Fred Ulmer, who
was killed by lightning while
inspecting the tracks of the
Northwestern at Woodbine re-
Gently during a bad storm,
would indicate the generosity
of that company, who kindly
paid all funeral expenses and
voluntarily gave the widow
$500. The company was not
liable for the death of this man
ani the payment was merely
the recognition Of good and
faithful service. The Click
ers" hurt no one but themselves
and should take a hint from
the experience of others.
The gift above mentioned
will be very acceptable to the
widow, as the death Of her
husband left her in very
Strengthened circumstances.
Of course the value Of life cam
not be measured in dollars, but
the generous act of the COM
pany in this instance will be
fully appreciated by the friends
of the afflicted family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

The trouble with people who lay
some!l,ing by for a rainy day is t.lat
1aey seem to take such delight in see
las other people out in the wet.-Ncw
York Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-05-31

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
,rk Press.