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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
pnke. for iife

The posthumous novel by III. W. Mcyic-
kar which the Appletons are publishing
this month is full of exciting situations.
The title is 1.-The Reptiles" AT one point
yiscount Manners is playing poker hands
whether he shall marry her or commit sui
eide
..'rhere is no other way" he replied
quietly; I'VE must play the game TO the
end Even If you win shall feel like the
veriest cur: but you have my word and
SO far 1t has never been broken. All least
none can say was bought played fair
ly and the issue lies with fate Please
deal and let us have it over.
Again she picked up The cards and slow
ly de;,lth them.
Cyril took up his hand. not a muscle of
his face moved.
How many" she asked in a whisper.
Il stand pat
A cry escaped from tte,. parched lips
And ~ she said in shaking Voice. take
uive.
With immovahe face he watched her
slowly drol, the i've cards upon the table
and as slowly, with trembling fingers, pick
the others up. Suddenly she bent forward
drawing Il long quivcring breath. whether
with fear or joy ne could not tell The sus-
pense was awful Then a smile dawn,d
in her filled eyes and broke upon her lips.
but he sat there quietly waiting.
What have YOU Her breath came
now in short gasps, He laid down Il flush.
She sprang from her chair. and with Il
wild cry OF joy flung four skies upon tho
tnbie
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
BANKS OF CANADA GAIN; PEG.
PLIES SAVINGS BIG.

Record of Financial Institutions for
the Year 1908 shows Remarkable
Prosperity All Over the Dominion.
Ottawa, Ontario, March 1.-The year
which has just closed has been one
most satisfactory and progressive with
the financial institutions of Canada,
and the business of the chartered banks
reflects the unprecedented prosperity
enjoyed throughout the country during
the year 1905.
The Increased demands lnade ,Ilr,,A
the banks of the Dominion by the com
mercal and agricultural expansion, OF
the year We're provided for without the
monetary disturbances sometimes noted
i'm the United States. Whatever opin-
ions may be held as 10 the composition
of the Canadian banking system. 1t is
claimed that it's flexible currency has
many commendable features, and with
out which the last few months OF the
year must have produced money
stringency With probably disastrous re-
suits. 1t is felt that a wider field OF
credit in the Dominion is needed, and
ing banking Institutions has been in-
creased and several new banks are in
process of organization.
The chartered banks of Canada to-
day enjoy the confidence of the general
public to Il greater extent than ever be-
fore. The total deposits of the people
In these institutions last wear We're
S522,3lT 600. which shows an increase
Of over $'lG0OO,nOO for the year In
actual money in bank probably no otn-
er country i'm the world. comparatively
speaking. can make Il better showing
than Canada.
The total deposits of the Canadian
people in the government savings
banks. in special savings Institutions
and in the chartered banks alone
amounted last year to the enormous
sum of $GO0,4o4, 600. This represents
an average credit balance OF over $lOC
per head of the population of the DO
minion, and it is stated that the only
other country liz the world that ap
proaches this record is Denmark, where
the average credit balance is about
S9G.5O per capita. The above figures
however, do not comprehend moneys
deposited with private bankers, loan
companies, mortgage corporations anG
trust companies, or what is boarded w
in secret hiding places.
The annual report o. the Dominion
anancc department. Just issued to the
public, shows q surplus in the Domin
ion treasury fsr the fiscal year OF 81.
$4,000, and refers to the remarkable
increase in the public revenues durin.
the year.
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They Stand Alone.

Standing out in bold relief, au olons.
and as conspicuous example Of open.
frank and honest dealing with the sick
and afflicted, are DR.. Pferces Favorite
Prescription for weak, over-worked, de-
racked women. and DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, the famous remedy
for weak stomach, Indigestion, or dys-
pepsia. torpid liver, or biliousness, all
catarrhal affections whether of the
stomach, bowels ,p., Kidneys, bladder. nasal
cous passages. also as an effective remedy
for all diseases arising from thin, watery
or impure blood, as scrofulous and skin
affections.
Each bottle of the above medicines
esty in the full list OF ingredients com
posing. it printed ts plain English
This frank and open publicity places
these medicines an q class oil bp them
selves, and is the best guaranty OF their
merits. They cannot be classed as patent
nor secret medicines for they are neither
being of knO,c,l composition
DIR. Pierce feels that he can afford to
take the afflicted into his fun confidence
and lay all tho ingredients of his medi-
cines freely before them because these
Ingredients are such as are endorsed and
most eminent medical writers as cures
for the diseases for which these medi-
cimes are recommended Therefore, the
afflicted do not have to rely alone upon
Dr. Pierce's. recommendation as to the
curative value of his medicines for GER
tain easily recognized diseases
\ glance at the printed formula on
each bottle will show that no alcohol snd
no harmful or habit-forming drugs enter
into DR. Picrce's medicines they being
wholly compounded of glycerc extracts
OF tho roots of native, American forest
plants. These are best and safest for
the cure of mos, lingering, chronic dis
eases. DIR. r. Y. Pierce can be consulted
FREE by addressing him at Buffalo,
n. ". and all communications are re-
gardcd as sarredly confidential.
1t is as easy to I've we'll as i'll and
much more comfortable. Constipation Is
the cause of many forms OF Illness. DIR.
Piercc'S Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
ton. They are tiny. sugar-coatcd gran
ules. One little pellet is Il gentle laXa-
tive. two u mild cathartic. All dealers in
medicines sell them
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

and Investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, and above
all, possessed of u wonderfully sympa
thetic nature
In 1913 She married Isaac Pinlsham.
q builder and real estate operator, and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and a
daughter.
In those good old fashioned days it
was common for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in a physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
periencc many of them gained won
critics of the various roots and herbs
Mrs. Pinl1ham took great interest
in the study of roots and herbs. their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature so
bountifully provides in the harvest
fields and orchards vegetable foods of
all kinds; SO, if we but take the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
of the field there are remedies ex-
prcssly designed to cure the various
MS ana weaknesses or the body, ana
it was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi.
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was a rare combina-
tion of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and Weaknesses pecu-
liarto the female sex, and Lydia H. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
sif@init '.,e"'-,@ r"iite nonnlar among
All this so far was done freely, with.
out money and without price, as d
labor of love.
But in s73 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity We're too
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkham family, as this class
of business suffered most from
fearful depression, so when the Centen-
NAL year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia f. PinlSham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
TO the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
THE EDITOR
Explain. How To Keep I'D Mentn
and Physical Vigor.

and Physical ViEor.
A New Jersey editor writes:
"A long indulgence in improper food
brought on condition Of nervous dys-
pepsi:i, nearly three years ago, so Sc
we're that had to quit work entirely.
1 put myself on a strict regimen OF
Grape-Nuts food, with plenty Of out
door exercise and in Il few months
found my stomach so far restored That
the process of digestion gave me pleas
llre instead of distress.
1T also built up my strength 50 that
was able TO resume my business,
which is onerous. as not only edit
my own paper but also do a great deal
of outside writing.
Il find that the Grape Nuts diet en-
ables me to write with greater visor
than ever before. and without the feel.
ing of brain-fag with which I used TO
be troubled. AS to bodily vigol--I can
and do walk miles every day without
fatigue-a few squares used to weary
me before | began to live on Grape
Nuts" Name given by Postum Co, Bat
tie Greek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little book,
'4The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
RESTORE STRENGTH
Or. Williams Pink Pills Actually
Make New Blood and Coed
Health Follows

The evil eifects that 1910" many 'lls-
eases particularly the grip ana the
wasting fevers, such as typhoid and
malaria. are caused by the bad condition
in ,vbich these diseases leave the blood.
lie t,o Ash continues 10 fall
H., ,ot,,a ,,r,, ,a,.vnus aud
away, '''o slNsloi Ha.,'a 80. 800
lrfitanie' anu ever. siis ga, 'Ae' 'io'i va"
shortness OF breath. lhese are aah2er'
Gus symptoms and indicate that tho
system IS in u state that invites pneu-
monia. bronchitis or even consumption.
What h, needed is a new supply Of rich,
re! blood to carry health and strength
to every part of the body.
IL was all run down from the effects
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

n chronic case AT one time had to
use crutch and cane to get about.
My back was lame and weak, and be
sides the aching. there was Il distress
ing retention of the kidney secretions.
was in bid way when began
using Doan's Kidney Pills in 1901. but
the remedy cured me, and have been
we'll ever since"
Sold by all dealers. ~ cents a boz.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo. y. y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

restore the family fortune They
argued that the medicine which was
so good for their woman friends and
neighbors was equally good for the
women OF the whole world
The Pinl>hams had no money, AID
little credit Their first laboratory
was the Kitchen where roots and
herbs were stepped ON the stove,
gradually hlling j gross of bottles.
Then came the question of selling
it, for always before they had givel
lit away freely They hired a ioo
printer to run off some pamphlets
setting forth the merits of the medi-
cine, now called Lydia L. Pinkhain's
Vegetable Compound. and these were
distributed by the Pinkham sons in
Boston, New York, and Brooklyn.
The wondcrfulcu curative properties of
the medicine were. TO "a great extent,
advertising, for whoever used it
recommended it to others, and the de-
mand gradually increased.
In 1877, by combined efforts the fam
lily had saved enough money TO COM
mence newspaper advertising and from
that time the growth and success of
the enterprise We're assured. until to-
day Lydia II, PinSham and her Nege-
table Compound have become house
hold words everywhere, and many
tons of roots and herbs are used annu-
ally in its manufacture.
Lydia F.. Pinllham herself did not
live to see tire great success of this
work. She passed to her reward years
ago, but not till she had provided
means for continuing her work as
effectively as She could have done it
herself.
During her long and eventful expe-
riencc She was ever methodical in her
worl; and She was always careful topre-
serve Il record of every case that came to
her attention. The case of every sick
woman who applied to her for advice
and there We're thousands-received
careful study, and che details, inclnd
ing symptoms. treatment and results
were recorded for future reference, and
to-day these records, together with
hundreds of thousands made since, are
available to sick women the world
over, and represent a vast collabora-
ton of information regarding the
treatment of woman's ills, which for
authenticity and accuracy can hardly
be equalcd in any library in the
world.
With Lydia e. Pinlsham worked her
daughter in law, the present Mrs.
Pinlsham. She was care fully instructed
in all her ha1dwon knowledge, and
for years she assisted her in her vast
correspondence.
To her hands naturally fell the
direction of the work when its o-igina-
tor passed away. For nearly twenty
five years she has continued it, and
| first Lydla f.. rInlsIIaf,s ,,r>-,,te-
pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkhar.
now the mother of u large family, tool.
it up With women assistants, some as
capable as herself, the present Mrs.
Pink ham continues this great work and
probably from the Office OF no other
person have so many women been ad
vised how to regain health Sick 5vo-
men. this advice is "Yours FOR Health"
freely given if you only write to ask
for it.
Such is the history of u aia L Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs; TIE one
great medicine for women ailments,
and the fitting monument To the noble
l ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Cauaht II. butt

From the Ladies' Home Journal
The ferry dock was crowded with weary
home-goers, when through tho crowd
rushed man-hot excited. laden TO the
chin with bundles of every shape and size.
He sprinted down the pier, his eyes fixed
on a ferryboat only two or three feet out
from the pier He paused but an instant
on the string piece. and then, cheercd on
by the amused crowd. he made flying
leap across The Intervening stretch Of VA
ter and landed safely on the deck. a fat
man happened tt pc stand .ns on tho exact
spot on which he struck, and they both
went down With resoundns crash When
the arriving, man had somewhat recovered
his breath he apologlzed to the fat man.
81 hope didn't hurt you" he SAID ~ am
sorry. But, anyway, caught The boat"
But. you IDIOT" said the fat man. the
boat was coming in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot react
the diseased portion Of the err. There i.
only one way to cure deafness and that IS
by constitutional remedies. Deafness i.
caused by an inilamed condition Of the m,I
cous lining OF the Eustachian rube Whe,
this tube is insnmed you have a rumhlii.
sound or imperfect hearing, and when il i
entirely cosed. Deafness Is the result an,
unless the Inflammation car b. taken on
and this tube restored To Its normal condi
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; MIN,
cases out OF ten are carsc,! by tatarrh
which Is nothing but an inhamcd conditio,
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars 70
any case Of Deafness maused by catarrn
that cannot be cured by HANS catarr.
Cure Send for circulars free.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, %.
Sold by Druggists. I5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAh1
And True Story of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of 49, Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman. whose
maiden name was Estes. was born in
lynn, Mass, February 9th. 1919. com
ing from Il good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as u woman OF an alert
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

ton, Kan, will inter
est the thousands of
veterans who came
back from the Civil
War suffering fortunes
with kidney 60 M
Dlaint. Captain Ely
say. -,4 =
kidney trouble during
the Civil War, and the
occasional q t t n c X $
finally leNeloned into
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Write to-day to Allen S. Olmsted lie Roy,
n. u, for FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes
1t cures tired sweating. hot, swollen, ach-
Ing feet. 1t makes new or tight shoes easy
A certain cure for Corns and Bunlons. All
Druggists and Shoe stores sell it. o5c.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
A supposition.
From the Liverpool Post

From The Liverpool Post
Suppose" said the wise orator
though tbs Il thought stupendous-
Suppose Il baby one year old with
arms of the tremendous
Length of ninety three odd million
miles,
Should, in a freak of fun.
Reach up and touch the So
That child would be
253
Years old.
I'm told.
Before il learned n
It's hand was burned"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
New Weapon for Our Navy

The new high-speed turbine tor
pcdo recently adopted and now being
for the government,
writes l.. +. Zeh in the March number
of the Technical World Magazine.
gives to the United States navy one
of the most powerful and destructive
sea weapons in the world. This new
submarine missile. owing to the terrific
pace it can sustain While in flight
the water and the long dis
tance it will travel, is to take the place
of the Whitehead torpedo formerly III
use.
The superior strategic advantages of
the Bliss Levitt turbine in naval war
fare over all other types now in ex-
istencc, are its surprising speed and
longer range. Four thousand yards is
the extrcfne distance il viii travel, 800
wards being the guaranteed contract
range: Ut 200 yards the speed is 3G
knots The turbine has an excess
speed gain OF more tlian - per cent,
while going double the distance of the
latest Whitehead, which has Il speed of
only IS knots and range Of 1000
yards. The United States rnment
has authorized several millions of dol
lars to be expended for the purchase
and construction of 400 torpedoes of
this type, which in the future Will be
the only one used in the navy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Popularity.

You say that official is comparatively
popular with the masses?" said one mem
her of the Russian cabinet.
Yes. replied the other.
What do you mean by comparatively
popular, -?
Nobody has thrown a bomb al him re-
Gently"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Pare Kindness

From the New York Weekly.
Eminent Physicians Clerk Shall |
make out MIR. Younghusband's bill. and
send it to him.
Eminent Physician--a man with soft
heart-"Well. no. not vet. He seems to be
TN seventh heaven over the arrival of
that baby. and i hate to intrude on his
Innocent joy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Actors are never stranded in Russia
because when d manager takes Il COM
pany touring he must deposit with the
government enough money to bring all
safely home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
worth Knowing

that Allcock's are the original and
only genuine porous plasters; all other
so-called porous plasters are limitations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
They Often Are.

From the New York Weekly.
Mrs. Muggins-r reading" Every man
gets the wife that Heaven intended for
HIM"
Mr. Muggins-musingly 1T must be
true, then that men are punished in this
world for their SINS
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Two or three times a year j am
troubled with my throat, kind of raw
feeling, turning to bronchitis. l have
had the services of my physician in each
ease. Two years ago. when felt a
spell coming 1 tried Peruna to check
it, and to my delight was not troubled
with the smothered and choking feeling
and never have been since. can check
it every time with Peruna."
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Mrs. Virginia Caviana. room 50. Cam
bridge Block, Portland, Ore. writes
II was a sufferer with catarrh of the
throat and lungs for n long time before
Peruna was recommended to me. l gave
it trial, although thought at the time
it would be just like other medicines
and do me no good. l was pleased to
find that my improvement began in less
than two weeks and continued until
was entirely we'll. 7 gained nearly IL
pounds. have splendid appetite and am
grateful for what your medicine has done
for me-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Hetty Green is said to keep about
100000 worth of diamonds on hand at
all times She never wears them, but
she knows they increase at the rate Of
3 per cent. per year, and holds them ~
an investment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
Fooled.

From tn" Tatior london.
Tho old master knew all about crib
bling as u schooiboy and had not forgot
ten the litt. tiirlls and lodges one d'i1
turing AN examination the keen-eyed
teacher observed one ot his pupils take out
his watch every minute OF Two The
peclagogIe grew suspicious Finally he
STROBE slowly down the aisle aud stopped
in front Of Whites desk. Lot M" 7ee your
watch he commanded
yes sir was Tho mock reply
Til" teacher opened the front of tho caSc.
IA" looked somewhat sheepish when h9
read tho single word toolcfi. Sut he
was Il stlre%d man He MAS no. 10 lie
thrown oil the scent so easily. ~ opened
the uapk Of tn case. Then he was satis-
iitd There lie read "lool again.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

The National Woman Suffrage So
ciety receives now about $1,000 u
month for its work.
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Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed far1na
the past year compel us to issue q spe>
cial catalogue called
sALZER's BARGAIN SEED BOOK.
This is brim full of bargain seeds at bar.
gam prices.
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive free sufficient seed to grow s
tons of grass on your lot or farm this
summer and our great Bargain Seed Book
with its wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices
Remit DC and we add package of Cos
mos, the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower
John \. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Draw
er c., La Crosse. Wis.
Phoenix.
II you're looking after sunshine that con-
tinucs all the year.
You can put away your ruhbcrs and 81"
rencly thaw out here;
',ris the fairest of all places that are
spread beneath the sky.
Or the people here SO call it. and. OF
course. they wouldn't lie
Here are all the choicest blessings that
God ever gave to man.
The richest. fairest profits and the deep
est, darkest tan;
All the bulldogs are sweet-tempercd and
the babies never cry.
So the people claim, in Phoenix, and of
course they wouldn't lie.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
cAVfEN FROM cArARRA OF LUNGS
O0vIO so COMMON IN WINTER
By TAKING PE-RU-NA,

Sore Throat Develops Into Bronchitis.
Mrs. Addie Harding, 121 w. Brighton
Ave, Syracuse. n. Y, writes: Il have
been a user of Peruna for the past
twelve years. With me it is sure pre-
yentive of colds and many other ills.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15
HERITAGE OF CIVIL WAR.

Thousand. of Soldier. Contracted
Chronic Kidney Trouble While Ina
the Service.
The experience of Captain John r..
Ely. of Company Il, Seventeenth Ohio,
now living al 800 East ID strcct. New
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Such is the history of u aia e Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from simple roots and herbs TIE one
great medicine for women S ailments,
and the fitting monument To the noble
woman whose name it bears
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1906-03-15

Good women waiting on Il ehalitN
table base Il happy way Of c9neealins
lhei munger.