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New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
Night IN the Wilderness

II "a little IS hIlc the uuTruu- If voices -..t
ceased, and round the diving euttr~ TIE
uotionlcss forms OF the Indians ami hall
breeds were living wrapped n their blankets
ur robes Out of the fast gathering g.a,r
came the heavy breathing of The dog a~
they Shiyercd II their frosty beds Family
from the western hills sounded the how .l-.-
Il wolves. Away up il. the vIntr< SKY thc
northern lights were flashing ~:,h :ittal
trlllIauCc
b three IL the morning camp was o.
-e.Iy astIr though the thcrmomctcr hang
ing II a Tree registered htty-eiSht Hc.,.
1ero. After .. hasty Breakfast, The mea
dragged their reluctant dogs e. me >.cG5
and haruesseG them. Then the factor AID
shook hands IS the mail r-,IlcJ ...t 90 is
-..rrherf. tral..
The gong .ras excellent. :a- the r~-z-
ing Il so many -,rds had -cft q service
able --,..l l. was easy e. follow though
III woods we're sill IL darkness. and Il
manned s.. for several hours. " dawn I
parted company with the p.oke. As l
turned oI my eastern Way, | thought I
;he work. II these wilderness pustmcn. T
The hardship -htv endured. nd the re~i.s
ne" ,-.eo-.:.-e-eG. The factors 4-se--i. i
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
Speed OF the Runners

Z Az ,,.r tell nc -.- .tl. miles ,av the pack
- t-.c-s ,--er..gc .r: her winter --.r~.'
Ven. -cl-:cl me tas-r~. be | think he -4te Il
."ea ".a,,.'aHct - .I~ paeheteer~ IS remarkable
especially "he" ne insiders he ~nushncs> If the
country. he A~~--a.l5 II "ii.cr travel. the iact
-.t The :.e: rc-;s, make ,ac.r bread. cook ttt:-
meals. Gaze isr the.- dogs. and when On The c-4l
..eE yan"ar even Gucneh their thirst without halt
NJ 70 build a IRE :" mel. snow Yet he packctcers
&, lie Mackenzie R.ve~ mai cover tlrt- two thou
a--- ,..-e= "a -t.s".- hoes - average -.tt I
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
The Wolves Were Match for Half a Dozen Dogs

IL thev are led only once in twenty-four hours
heir masters sought out sheltered spots for them.
and a few branches Of brush for their beds
he eaten on the following day; others hung their
-noccasins, rlittens. and leggings on little sticks
about the fire TO dry. Il was an animated scene.
The fires were huge structures, twelve or fifteen
:,et in length. So that each might have room
without croWdng his neighbor. Some stood with
their backs 70 the blaze; others sat or lounged on
heir blankets. A they pulled away at their pipes,
conversation became general; but soon turned upon
hat 10 them. interesting and often discussed sub
-eCc. The 1acketccrS.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15

River. the Slave River and the Mackenzie
River 1t was forwarded in summer by canoe,
in winter bv dog train, for the enormous dis
tancc Of four thousand five hundred miles
And, let me tell vou Il IS TODAY, as /, was d,
hundred wears ago. the pride Of the COM
ranv's people that not one packet v.ss eTc~
lost beyond recovery Packetecrs have fee:'
drowned. frozen. burned. shot. srnotherec-
and even eaten. but the packet has a.
ways reached its destination somehow
Knocking the ashes from his pipe, the
factor rose and added. But i S getting
late must tie turning in ~ ~ men
VIII lie late III getting under way g
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER Is. 1907

that no packet had ever been lost bevond -aoo
brought 70 my mind stories that had he-J
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15

twentv-sevcn and hall miles q day, IN
Guiding all stoppages.
That IS certainly splendid travelling
Some of the packeteers, | should Judge,
have made great records, have they
not
Yes. that's true" acknowledged the
factor; the paCketeers do make great
efforts to break former records between
posts. But, though they may have sue
ceeded IN cutting down the time, their
achievement Is never mentioned on the
yavbll1. nor does It affect the time allowed
+or-the completion OF the trip. for. though
the mail be brought IN ahead OF time, 1t IS
never handed over TO the relay until the
appointed hour has struck Otherwise the
whole system would be thrown out OF gear
FxceDtionallv fast runs are not shown
mon the wavbills, because they would
eventually affect the average time allowed
for the trip and IN stormy weather that
would be hard upon the packeteerS- he
.ime allowed for the TRANSMISSION OF
packet IS calculated on a ten years average
No excuse for delay, except death, IS
tolerated At each post on certain hXed
dates RELAYS of men and dogs are kept in
readiness to forward the mail without de-
Law. 4 through waybIll accompanies every
If delivery. At each post along the route
The time of arrival and the time OF de
parture OF the mail must be entered upon
-he wavbill. as we'll as the names of the
packeteers and of the officers in charge.
Il understand that packets contain not
only the dispatches of the company, but
the private mail of the employees, that Of
missionaries of all denominations, that OF
chance explorers or travellers, and even
chat OF opposition fur traders Is that
.act?"
YES. sir. and moreover no charge IS
made 10y the company.
Do the company's officers experience
much trouble in procuring men TO act as
New-York tribune., 1907-12-15

'IuCkctttrs.
oh. no: none whatever. Is rule When
men enter the Companys service they st1puate th''t
they shall be gwen place on the packet tor that
affords them an opportunity to pay a visit to the
next post and to join in the dance which IS always
held on the arrival Of the mail Ir1rpers consider
Themselves greatly honored being given charge OF
. racket for it fea that they held 10 be trust
worthy. and thoroughly familiar with the topog-
-aphy OF the district.
Before the advent of the railway and the steam
boat which was the longest of the company packet
-,utes:'
By all odds that OF the Yukon packet. 1t made
the Journey from Montreal to Fort lukcn |hith
vas th.r. situated 1t the junction Il the Porcu-
tine ana Yukon Rivers, Il was routed by Way. Of
the Ottawa River, Lake Huron. Lake superior.
Lake of the Woods Lake Winnipeg, the Athahasca
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
Water In Old I.o..,,,n

London's original water supply, says
the Chicago Daily 49,. Was the river
Thames. and every !: prentice was sup
plel with II water tanlard for trans
porting liquid to the house. AS early as
lll9 there We're water thieves .'for
In this ycrc a wcN chandler in Fleet
street had hi craft perced a pipe of the
condit withynne the ground and so
convcicd the water into his seal'
wherefore he was iugid to ride thrush
the citee with condit upon his hcddc. :
The first official water supply for Lon.
don was made in Germany In lbs.
Peter Maurice, Il German, made an en-
sinc ut London bridge by which water
was conveyed in lead pipes TO the citi-
zens' houses, and lie and his descr..l,
ants became rich on the proceeds
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28

Il;s. E.,rMcac Nni,icns' Prnyrr
Behold thc Blrinesa maioleas anon.
the pagod;s Watch Them a., they glide
up The marble stairs TO the great gold
eli lagoda. Their little bare feet tIut
ter in sandals of green and amber.
eau you imagine these SUNNY, smiling
nynpllS going to the temple to pray
that III the next tr;insinigration they
liay be mere men! Yet such is the
pcrvcrsity of feminine nature For
this they pray as fervcntly as they
love. Follow them up the marble
steps past the grinnng monsters of
stone that guard the approach. past
sows of stalls where they pause To buy
offerings of roses, tapcrs of beeswnX
and bundles of aromatic wood; ,lp and
up the marble steps to the broad white
platform of shrncS where cross legged
Butldllas great and small. marble and
git and bronZe-look unmoved ON
these divnitieS of the earth kneeling
ut llcr feet with uplifted hands.
Crowned with triple mitei, Il collstclla.
ton Of gold and flashing gems, hung
about with golden bells that tinkle and
twinkle in the sunlight. springs from
tiic white plain the great golden pago-
da, S.lwe Dagon, the soul of Il people,
Chicago Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
Rules for Corn Contest

The following rules will pre-
vail at the corn Judging contest
to be held at Mondamin, Iowa.
during the third week in De-
cember::
Uniformity of Exhibit The
ears in an exhibit should be
similar in size, shape, color
and identation. For each ear
deficient in these respects, cut
the exhibit one point.
Shape of Ears The ears
should be cylindrical or nearly
so. Cut the exhibit one point
for each ear deviating from
this requirement.
Color of Cob The cobs
should be uniformly red or
uniformly white. For each
white cob in which the red pre-
dominate, cut the exhibit one
half point. Do the same for
each red cob in an exhibit of
white cobs.
Color of Kernels For each
white crowned kernel in vel
low or red variety, cut the ex-
hibit one-tenth point. For each
yellow kernel in a white variety
give the same cut.
Market Condition The corn
should be we'll matured, firm
and sound. For each ear de-
ficient in these respects, cut
the exhibit one point.
Tips of Ears The tips of the
ears should be covered with
regular, uniform kernels. Add
together the lengths of pro.
truding cobs on all ears of the
exhibit, and cut at the rate of
one-half point for each.
Butts of Ears The rows of
kernels should be even and
swell out evenly beyond the
end of the cob. Cut the ex-
hibit one.half for each poorly
filled butt. and one-fourth point
for each fiat butt.
Uniformity of kernels The
kernels should possess similar
characters. Cut the exhibit
one-half point for each def
cient ear.
Shape Of Kernels -sshha, ker-
nels should have a wedge shape
on the broad side, and on the
narrow side of the edges should
be parallel. Cut one point each
for each objectional ear.
Space between Kernels The
rows of kernels should be not
more than one thirty-second of
an inch apart at any part of the
row. If more than one-six-
teenth of an inch apart cut one
half point, if less than that but
more than ne-thirty-second,
cut one-fourth por each ear.
Prodortion of Corn on Ear
The proportion Of corn on ear
should not be less than 85 per
cent. For every per cent be-
low eighty five, cut the exhibit
one point.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
Little Sioux Items

Little Sioux Ia, Nov. 25.
Mrs. w. G. Dickey went to
Creston Thursday to visit the
show a few days.
Misses Bessie Barker and
Ruth Robinson are visiting Miss
June Wright at Iroquois, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Oden
went to Sioux City Wednesday,
for a few days visit with their
daughter, Mrs. C. L. Nc
Williams.
Miss Jennie Benscoter of
Salix, visited Wednesday and
Thursday with Miss Maude
Robinson.
M. M. Everett and Harry
Smith are here from Algona.
Mr.. Colby of Council Bluffs,
transacted business here Satur-
day.
Helen and Edna Ross visited
from Friday evening to Sunday
afternoon with Tia Terry at
Onawa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
HORSE THIEVES RAMPANT
Fourteen Horses Reported
Stolen in Five Weeks

Warning is given by the
police department of Council
Bluffs, to the farmers of this
county that a great deal of
horse stealing is being done in
this vicinity. Fourteen valu-
able horses have disappeared in
the last five weeks from near
Bancroft, Neb., Loveland and
Missouri Valley.
The only horses taken from
this county were two belonging
to Marcus Ceick of Lewis town
ship.
1t is believed that skilled
thieves are making a systematic
roundup of western Iowa and
northeastern Nebraska.
The Racket Store is offering
a coupon in his ad in this weeks
Times that is good for five cents
on every dollars worth of goods
bought at that store.
Miss Margaret Butler left this
afternoon for Scribner, Neb.,
where she will visit friends for
a week.
Mrs. Jessie Price is acting as
supply t e a c h e r in the city
schools. She is at present fill
ing the place made vacant by
the resignation of Miss McGra-
dy, who went west.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Burbank,
and Winfred Glaser leave this
evening for Rockwell, Iowa, to
visit their daughter, Mrs. Amy
Smith for a few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
DIAMONDS THAT ARE LOST,
Many Valuable stones Disappear,
Never to- BE Recovered.


At what figure can we estimate the
diamonds that get lost? One can only
reply approximately. Although it may
seem enormous, it appears that ono
can place at III per cent the diamonds
that no longer belong to anybody. First
al all. SAYS lie Dilnant. what do We
mean ',H lest diamonds: When !: stone
soes sray 1t generally occurs that if
thr "'Yilcr does hot find il again it has
lAll = lato oslcl hands; Ii is not lost
70 - iiiac;'va. 1t is not Thus however.
wie.l - diamond badly set. for exam
l'!s tails :, the ground. NJ least uil.
les; it l,e of size suliirientiy impor.
tiiH to ;ts.art attention on" must see
ihcsc is little chance of its hrng saved.
~ the city ii goes directly into the
gutter ,ind thence to the sewer Lin the
country. on the main road, il become,
covered up by the pebbles anil eaitl.
that are stirred l,p by vehicles ana pc.
dcst,'ians. One can feel sure i'm this
case the gems are lost to the world and
Will Fever rettTa u usefulness.
in; one Will say. we are still lai
lroa t'ac - per ce,it ,siyen a; tie ;,c
tual loss OF diamonds. There are. aftel
all not such Il great number FIAT set
'ost ANA are never found again That
is true. bu! ii is necessary to take into
account numerous other sources of loss.
such us those occurring i'm fires. shiI.s
wrecks etc Again, there are persons
who express ia their Wills the forma.
desire to he decorated With their jew
els when dead This is customary In
some countries.
MI these causes explain easily how
nearly Il sixth of ihc diamonds can
completely disappear.
I'm this reckoning arc not computed
thc losses arising from rccutting. The
splintcrcd fragments and pieces are
scrviccal,lc still i'm some way or other.
We do not admit bort, black diamonds
and diamonds used i'm the industries
but refer only TO gem qualities.
One might mention the - per cen:
indicated by tho loss ON rose cut stones.
OF all stones these roses show tile
greatest loss Boston Herald
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
A MYSTERIOUS CARD.
Mark Twnin's Odd Request and How
Mrs. Cleveland Received 1t.

Mrs. Cleveland Received It,
When was leaving Hartford foy
Washington upon one occasion my
wife said: IL have written small
warning and put it in pocket of your
dress vest. When YOU are dressing to
go to the authors reception at the
White House you will naturally put
Your fingers In your vest pocket ac-
cordinS TO your custom, and you will
find that little note there Read il
carefully and do as it tells YOU l
cannot he With YOU, and so delegate
my sentry duties to this little note. II
should give YOU the warning by
word of mouth now it would pass from
your head and be forgotten in a few
minutes
1T WAS President Clevclnnd's first
term. had never seen his wife, the
Young, the beautiful the good hearted,
the sympathetic. the fascinating.
Sure enough. just as had finished
dressing to go to the White House,
found that little note. which had
long ago forgotten. 1t was a grave
little note. Il serious little note. like
its writer, but 1t made me laugh
Livy's gentle gravities often produced
that effect upon me where the expert
humorists best joke would have fail
cd, for | do not laugh easily.
When we reached the White House
and ! was shaking hands with the
president he started to say something
but interrupted him and said:
'If your cXcellency will excuse me
l will come back in moment, but now
have a very important matter to at
tend to, and it must be attended to at
once"
! turned to Mrs. Cleveland, the
young, the beautiful, the fascinating.
and gave her my card, on the back of
which had written "lIe didn't" and
l asked her to Sign her name below
those words.
She said: "IIe didn't? He didn't
what:'
oh" said, never mind! We
cannot stop to discuss that now. This
is urgent. Won't you please sign your
name" l handed her fountain pen.
why" She said, 81 cannot commit
myself In that way. Who is 1t that
didn't? And what is 1t that he didn't?'
"Oh,' said, time is flying, flying.
flying! Won't you take me out of my
distress and sign your name to It?
It's all right give you my word it's
all right"
She looked nonpluscd, but hesitat-
lngly and mechanically she took the
pen and said:
IL will sign it. l will take the risk.
But you must tell me all about 1t right
afterward so that you can be arrested
before you get out of the house in case
there should be anything criminal
about this.
Then she signed, and handed her
Mrs. Clemens note, which was very
brief, very simple and to the point. 1t
said. Don't Wear your arctics in the
White House." 1t made her shout, and
at my request she summoned II mes
scngcr, and we sent that card Mt once
to the mail on it's way to Mrs Clemens
n Hartford. Mark Twain's Autobiog-
raphy i'm North American Iscvis'T.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
Three Centuries on a Throne

There has been only one monarch
who for 800 years sat on his throne,
crown upon his head. sccpter in his
hand and dressed in the royal robes.
keeping solemn dominion over the dead.
Charlemagne, the great Frankish ruler,
during his life built for himself Mt Aiy-
la Chapelle, in Prussia, Il chapel and
beneath the chapel Il tomb When the
monarch died in S14 his body was
placed, fully dressed, with sccptcr and
crown, in sitting position upon a mar.
BILE throne in this tomb Nearly 900
years afterward the Emperor or, I'LL.
had the vault opened and it /. said
that the body of the great emperor WAS
found in 81 state of wonderful. ,.resci..
yation, still seated upon his throne,
with his sword by his side and the gos-
pcls open in his lap. Again in 11G5 the
Emperor Barbarossa GIrederck H. llad
the vault opened, and in 1915 Fred
crick III. took the remains from the
silent chamber over which for so many
years they had kept guard and had
them put iEto casket of gold and sill
yer. In which they are still kept.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28

This month will stand on the
records as one Of the finest and
most agreeable autumnal
months ever enjoyed in this
section. The average tempera-
ture was about 20 below the
normal, but the percentage of
sunshine was considerably
above the average, and the
clear crisp air of the coldest
mornings was one of the most
enjoyable features of the
month. There were about
three weeks Of typical Indian
summer weather, and there
was very little discomfort in
the few stormy days. During
the past eighteen years there
have been 6 colder and II
warmer Octobers. The aver
age precipitation was l.5O
inches, which is O.89 of an inch
below the state normal. There
have been but three dryer Oc-
tobers since 1889. There were
showers distributed over the
larger part of the state during
the first three and last three
days of the month, and also
some local rainfall on the 18th.
The heaviest rainfall was re-
corded in the central district,
in the valley of the Des Moines
river. In over four-ffths of
the counties the amount was
less than 2 inches.
Generally conditions were
highly favorable for drying
out the corn crop, preparatory
to husking and cribbing. Some
progress was made during the
last decade in the corn harvest,
but as rule the ears were not
dry enough to be criLbed.
Considerable progress was
made in plowing, with the soil
in good condition. The har-
vest of potatoes, apples and
other minor crops progressed
under favorable conditions, and
the output was generally below
the average of recent years.
All in all the month of October
contributed very largely to the
material prosperity of the
state.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
Treating the Inxane.

In 1896 William Tuke. Quaker.
opened the first national asylum for
the insane in York, England. A few
years earlier n Frenchman named Pi-
mel had made similar effort to restore
the mentally deficient to the rank of
human beings. Pinel's plan was that
Of nonrestraint, IL system then unheard
of and, of course. to be ridiculed as Il
prepostcrous heresy. 1t is now being
followed everywhere.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
CI.riStnnns Island.

II spent last Christmas on Christmas
island" said Il globe trottcr I'm the
morning ! bathed in the sea and in
the afternoon. dressed In white flannel.
played tennis. Christmas island Is
in the Indian ocean. 1t Is always
summer there. The thermometer nev-
er falls below 10 and never rises above
30 in the shade. There's always II
cool, pure wind from the southeast.
Fresh fruit and flowers and vegetables
are as plentiful in January MS In July.
This little paradise is nine miles long
and ten miles wide"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
The Inst straw,

\ certain small boy much given Il
punctualimg his remarks with the in
lerrogation point rather exceeded him
self the other day. Ali morning anG
all afternoon did he keep up n steady
fire of questions. If it wasn't why
docs the wind ! - it was "Mhal
makes the lca}g en- or "IIow
many drops of water are there in the
ocean: At last HIS poor, long suffer
ing mother could stand 1t no longer
and shortly before dinner she hustled
him off to bed and told him to STAY
there until he could break himself ot
the foolish troublesome habit of ask
ing questions. But the child safe il,
bed and the house quiet, the mother
began To repent. How cross She had
been, bow impatient and how unwise
alil unmothcrly it was TO thus chccl;
useful Knowledge. Here was this
young. growing intellect, eager to reacl
out #ld grasp whatever was of intcl.
est and value, and here was she, Ia
whose charge that young intellect had
been committed, Sinking her duty. AT
this stage in her reflections the mother
rose and, repairing to her sons bed
side, told linn that lie wasn't such /:
dreadful boy. after all, and that if hc
had any more questions to ask she
w'onll do her hest to answer them
"-Nll right, replied The little boy
Mamma. how far can Il cat spit?"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
Rates of Postage on Post Cards

Post cards and postal cards
mailed under cover of sealed
envelopes (transparentor or other
wise) are chargeable with post
age at the frst-class rate-two
cents an ounce or fraction
thereof. If enclosed in un-
sealed envelopes. they are sub
ject to postage according to the
character of the message-at
the first class rate if wholly or
partly in writing, or the third
class rate Zone cent for each
two ounces or fraction thereby
if entirely in print, and the
postage should be affixed to the
envelopes covering the same.
Postage stamps affixed to
such cards inclosed in envelopes
having an opening exposing the
stamps cannot be recognized in
payment of postage thereon.
All postal cards placed in
transparent envelopes with
writing thereon other than the
regular address, will be first
class matter and will be charge
able at first class rate, or take
a two cent stamp. If enclosed
in envelopes unsealed, one cent.
will carry them. Stamps must
be placed on envelopes instead
of on post card when so en-
closed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-11-28
Her plan-

He-Do you believe in long engage
mcnts? She = 1t all depends. lie : l
don't understand. She II IL he has
plenty of money and is inclined to be
liberal n long engagement is the thing.
but il he cannot afford boxes ut the
opera and such things always make
his regime very short.