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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

Died, at the home of her par
ents in the country this morn
ing, Alta Hirst, aged 2 years
and z months, daughter of
Myron and Lille Hirst. The
funeral will be held from the
L. D. S. church. Wednesday af-
ternoon at 2::3O o'clock, the pro-
cession leavino the house at
1:30. Burial in Oak Grove
cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is disease prevailing i'll this
country most dangerous because so lecep-
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@As::sN1 liNANS the result of kid
E1ra[A EN nev disease. If
SSSYj's-4Sdl " S kidney trouble is
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%NM 81. cl,i,lnev-poison-
tack the vital organs, causing cata,rll of
the bladder, or the Kidneys themselves
break down and waste AWAY cell bv cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from Il arrangement of the kidneys and
q cure is obtained quickest by proper
treatment ofthe Kidneys. If YOU are feel
taking DR. Kilmcr's Swanp-Root, the
1t corrects inability 10 hold urine and
scading pain i'll passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled TO so often through the dav,
and TO get up many times during the
HiSl.s. nc llllu allsl inc EXTRAORDINARY
effect OF Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for its wonderful
cures OF the most distressing cases.
SwampNoot is pleasant 10 take and is
sold by all druggists i'll tiftv-cent and
ore-clollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle OF this wonderful new dis
covery and a book that tells all about ii, ,
both sent free by mail. Address, DIR. Xii
mer y 60. Binghaintol, ~ Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer i'll this paper Don't make any
mistake, butrelncmbertllc name, Swamp.
Root, Dr.. Kilmcr's Swamp DOT. and the
address, Binsharlton, n. y, on every
bottle
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

The smoke stacks are beirg
put up today on the new power
honse.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

w. j. Roden will open a real
estate office in the building one
door east of j. r. McGavren's
hardware store in the near
future. Mr.. Roden will also do
a general insurance business
and will make a further an
nouncement in a few DAYS.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

Mrs. Clara Heckert, of Red
Oak, is the guest of her
brother. H. C. Heckert, of the
Miller Hotel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05
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The expert Optician of Omaha, will be in
Missouri Valley to remain a few dasys only add
may be consulted ut DIR Devores Office. I'm
prove this golden opportunity. DIR Chapek
comes highly recommended as an iexpert in
profession, and is prepared to correct any error
of refraction known to science. Many have ~
ready been benefited in this vicinity by this
perfect system of lenses.
Don't delay but call at once add have your
eyes properly examined, at DIR Devore
flee. Willremain 3 days only Consultation
free and satisfaction guaranteed
MISSOURI VALLEY REF ERENCES
Mrs DeVore Mrs A Edgecomb
q W Colt, JB Lyon.
Meehan, /" WmINeufind
EFT Gidlinga, Il st.,ddard.
o 8 Hoar, E Chapman,
W stoddard " s Fensler,
4 Robinson, q Beveridge,
~ Williams Chris Wager,
" N Carlisle, Fw Oviatt,
] Z Kirkwood, AN Fountain,
NJ Harmon, Geo Christman
A Sniff CEswan.
D . Forde. Wilson Doty.
Harris, BOOK,
" a Bradley, ME- Brundidee.
O'Connrr. Doyle,
NJ Huff, +" henry Fitzgibpon,
Hills, DIR Gertrude Gamble
OFFICE HOURS.
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05
The Williams Lecture.

Last night, according to APP
pointment, Rev. j. Mad. Will
Jams, delivered his celebrated
lecture "The Gift of Cab, and
The Grace of Social Speech" at
the Christion church. in this
city, to a full house, who al! en-
joyed his Cab" His lecture is
one that must be heard to be
fully appreciated, for no pen
can properly describe it as ii
deserves full of good things,
spoken in good English, and
worthy the highest type Of ed
ucation. j. Mad. Williams is a
scholar, and can expose the ma
ny ''shams" that are so often
palmed off for the real article.
by many of the speakers of the
present day, and while he is
making his hardest hits against
the pretender. he mixes in his
talk many very witty jokes and
sayings that fit we'll in a lecture
and is calculated to interest and
keep his hearers in a good HUI
NOR. Those who heard the lee
ture will not soon forget the
true and wholesome things he
said and how he said them, or
the good advice he gave to tie
young "! and if followed by them
will lead to a higher and noble
life and make the journey the
more pleasant and be a blessing
to the world for their having
lived in it.
For nearly two hours he held
his hearers, and all felt sorry
when he finished his work. He
stands alone as an educator on
the lecture platform, and his
Gift of Cab" without a rival.
and is worthy a hearing before
any community.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

j. M. Beckley went over to
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, yes
terday to look after his inter-
ests on the ranch.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05


The board of Supervisors
came very near giving the Val
ley a "short arm punch" in the
building of the Erie street
bridge. The council got a
notice the other day that the
city had been charged up $500
as their share of the bridge.
The members of the council
didn't see it that way so Coun-
cilmen Gilmore, Leet and Wat
kins went to Logan yesterday
and convinced the board the
city should pay only 5000 IN
stead of $500. The board saw
the point and corrected the
books.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

Laurence Stevens will enter
tain the Booster class of the
Christian church Sunday school
this evening at his home in
Willow Park.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

w. j. Roden has moved from
Modale to Mo. Valley and will
make his future home here.
DR.. Tamisiea was down in.
the vicinity of Crescent yester-
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Burbank
returned last evening from
Rockwell, Iowa, where they
had been the guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Smith, Tor a few
days.
Mrs. L. A. Little shipped the
household goods yesterday, and
she and son, Clarence, will
leave tomorrow for their Okla
homa home.
All Christopher of Candle,
Alaska, who has been in the
Valley the guest. of DR.. George
Smiley, left for Alkaline, Kansas,
yesterday, where he goes to
visit friends for a short time.
DR.. Hugh Tamisiea reports a
son born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Mace yesterday.
Editor McCabe of Logan,
was in the y today on
business.
j. M. Beekley went over to
Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, yes
terday to look after his inter
ests on the ranch.
Mrs L. w. Fallon, of Logan,
was in the Valley yesterday the
guest of friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

Mrs. j. A. Burns of Georgia,
a missionary to Persia, is in the
Valley the guest of DR.. and
Mrs. Ware n. She is on her
way to Persia, where her son
Merlyn is an electrical engineer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

j. P. Martin was a Council
Bluffs passenger this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

Miss Edna Coulthard and
Miss Blackburn came in from
California junction this after
noon, for a short visit with
friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05

DR.: Hugh Tamisiea reports a
son born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Mace yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1907-12-05
Tuesday Dec 3

Attorney j. S. Dewell left
this afternoon for Colorado on
business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28
Some Peculiar Customs

cloak, with sleeves and high collar, under
which fur shirt is sometimes worn. Heavy
boots, with rawhide soles and uppers of cloth
and cotton-made for them in China-aud
fur covering for the head, complete this some
what outlandish makeup. They have the
funniest way of making tea, differing en-
tirely,. from any known methods of COM
pounding this beverage. The tea they use,
which is Of very poor quality, as a rule
having in it as much weight in twigs as of
leaves-is brought from Western China in
the shape of bricks. This is considered the
most convenient shape for transportation
overland,> and is said to preserve the aroma
of the article, which is not the cause when
carried by water, as the sea.voyage is reputed
to spoil it. Having pounded portion Of the
brick tea in some sort of mortar, the Thibetan
housewife puts it in a large copper vessel,
and there permits it to boil over fire made
from dry refuse. The resulting solution she
pours into a queer-looking wooden churn
through coarse willow basket that serves
as strainer To the liquid in the churn,
before proceeding further, she adds por-
tion, of butter and some salt. The mixture
when it is thoroughly mixed, is poured into
teapot of bronze. From the teapot it is
dispensed into the little cupshaped vessel
which each Thibetan carries with her. This
vessel is usually of wood, sometimes lihei
with silver. The natives employ it not only
as their sole drinking utensi, but also as
dish for solid food. What they consume
mainly as a substantial diet is garehed bar
hungry, he sits down, and taking from
leather pouch a portion of barley, he mixes a
little water with it, and stirring it up into a
dough- eats it in that shape. Thus hunger
is satisfied. and he goes on his way rejoic-
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28
The WoDderful MoIveripe

1t is singular fact that no museum or
geological garden has ever yet had speci-
men of this unique member Of the animal
kingdom.
The reason they have never exhibited the
wolverine is the great difficulty of capturing
it alive, or of keeping it alive after it is cap
tured.
They are the most savage of beasts. They
have the ugly temper of the wolf, which they
resemble in appearance, but in size and saw
ageness they resemble the bear of the West
ern Businesses, and while having the size and
savageness of the bear (they excel him in ag-
gressiyeness and ferocity) they do not have
his clumsiness.
Their wofsh appearance makes the fact
that they are expert and agile tree climbers
seem odd. In lying in wait for prey, they
also resemble the panther for they will
crouch closely in the branches or forks of
tree and drop down upon their victim like
one of those great members of the cat
family.
They viii attack man in this way as
readily as they would fawn, and many an
unwary hunter in the Michigan woods has
fallen victim to some hungry and indiscrim-
mating wolverine.
The claws of this strange animal are much
longer and sharper than the bears, and their
teeth bigger and more pointed and curved.
Their wariness is said by hunters to exceed
that of any animal on the continent, and they
are seldom hunted for the sport of the thing,
the danger being too great.
1t is only when wolverine has made his
presence so destructive to the pastures and
sheepfolds Of the backwoods farmers that
the entire loss of their livestock is feared,
that the farmers organize for raid on the
wolverines, usually employing number of
expert and daring woodsmen TO direct the
hunt.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

70 Your work you can nail three strips Of
WOOD over the wire on the top and sides,
while thicker piece, two inches broad, may
pc De mailed neatly along the bottom to prevent
lI 1ne sawdust and other litter from falling out.
Inns lhls strip ought to be edged with rim of
TIN, otherwise the animal-especially If re-
Gently caught-wil soon gnaw through it, and
thereby render it unsightly.
When the cage is finished, cover the bot
tom with a thick coating Of fresh sawdust,
ana an an, also the floor of the dormitory; then in
the latter compartment make bed Of dried
moss, hay and fern-litter. This should be
iiaairiy mixed together and loosely thrown into
the. box. Don't trouble to make nest the
squirrel will do all that for himself and far
better than you could.
When the bed is finished put deep saucer
Ia flower pot saucer will do very welD full
of fresh water in one corner of the cage and
a small vessel for food in the other corner
and your house will then be ready for the
new tenant.
To take proper care of your pet after he is
housed you must observe these rules:
The first meal should be given about eight
in the morning, Immediately after the cage
has been cleaned.
See that the food trough is property clean
ed before the food is put in and also that the
water is changed at least once day.
A little bread and milk is a capital thing il
your pet will take it (for squirrels are very
fastidious in their tastes); but if not, substi-
tute some pieces of plain biscuits with q
piece OF apple and dozen nuts. These viands
will be eagerly consumed, especially the last
named delicacy.
Later on in the day a few more nuts may
be given with biscuit, and now and then
piece of lump sugar for a treat shut you will
have to use your discretion with regard to
the number of meals, and limit them accord
ingly.
Always make it point to call your pet by
some name before you give it its food, and
you will be surprised to find how soon it will
answer to your call and how quickly it will
come to the front and take nut from your
hands.
Be careful, however, to do everything very
quietly. Nothing frightens or irritates ami
mails more than to bang the cage about when
you clean it, or to push the food in as if you
were feeding tiger some animal equally
ferocious which you expected to jump on you
every minute
When your pet has got over its first alarm,
and begins to feel at home in its new abode,
you may occasionally allow it to roam about
the room and scramble over the other cages.
Don't attempt to catch him, but leave the
door of the box open, and put few nuts near
the entrance to tempt him home in case he
should show any dsinclination to return to
his domicile. He will soon find his way
about and come back when he is tired.
In conclusion, remember that nothing can
be done by harshness and cruelty-whereas
there is no animal, however wild, which will
not yield, sooner or later, to the great and
magic power of kindness.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

sight. Against the side Of stable, covered
with ivy, was a long shelf, on which stood
numbers of hutches, well made strong and
warm, while above were numerous cages sus-
penued from the wall or resting on shelves,
the whole presenting pretty and picturesque
appearance.
A glance into these cages was still more
cheering Inc rabbits were busily eating
wholesome meal of bran and oats from a
trough as clean as soap and water could make
it.
The guinea pigs, basking in warm sun
on soft beds of straw. and fern, gave vent to
sleepy grunts expressive of approbation; the
hedgehog was fast asleep in his cosy nest,
while the squirrels were enjoying themselves
in their respective houses, raLloping up and
down the rough branches or climbing ropes,
only pausing for a few minutes to take a
drink of milk or to crack a. fresh nut.
All the hutches and cages were made to
suit the animals, and net. as is frequently
the case, the animals made to suit the cages;
while the same care was shown in the choice
and selection of the food and bedding for the
different species.
If you go to any bird fancier's, you will
generally see a squirrel tearing round and
round in a large wheel attached to its cage,
till, haf-dead with giddiness, it crawls into
a small box, and curling itself up, sinks into
a heavy, stunned sleep.
lhe shopman will tell you that the squirrel
is restless animal and must have exercise.
True; but it must be natural exercise, and
turning round in wire wheel is certainly
exercise, but not more beneficial to squirrel
than half an hour on the treadmill would
benefit us.
Let us take brief glance at the domestic
life of the squirrel in his LaUive woods, and
then see how we can improve his cage so as
to render captivity as little like captivity as
it is possible to make it.
The common squirrel is one of the prettiest
of our wild animals, and may certainly rank
as the most agile. As any boy knows, it is
very powerful in the legs, and the tail also
does duty as a parachute when the animal
wishes to take tremendous leap, but usual
ly when the squirrel is at rest it remains
gracefully folded over the back and head.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

Inc squirrel is essentially "tree-dweller,"
ano builds its nest high up in the branches of
some forest tree This abode is wrought
with considerable skill, and consists of moss
t;Shti ana twlgs shilIIully interviewer and so
tlgntiy put together that the rain is unable
70 penetrate or the wind to dislodge it from
it's lofty perch.
The food Of squirrels consists chiefly of
Iruit, young shoots, acorns, beech mast and
NUS; and with the last-named delicacy he
SHOWS ms skill as a nut-cracker to consider
aoie advantage the hard shell in his
Two 'front.' paws and rapidly chiselling hole
Inrough the trm covering. With his sharp
little teeth he breaks off the shell in few
the utmost relish.
Like the dormouse, the squirrel makes pro-
VISION for the winter by laying up several
stores OF food in different hiding-places in
and around. the neighborhood of the tree
Wnere ne hves, and sometimes among the
creyices of the roots.
when young the squirrel is easily tanned,
and and proves most affectionate and loving
little pet
# you live in the country you will find little
dlfhculty In capturing young squirrel but
II you are city boy you will probably have
to buy one.
Be careful to choose a young squirrel. as an
old one IS. Guite useless as a pet, being un-
certain in its temper and habits, while It oc-
casionally INDUCES in certain squirrel proclivi-
Iies, dnOng WIlcn Dltlng is by no means rare.
Having obtained young, healthy specimen,
the next thing to consider is the kind Of
cage in which to confne your pet till he is
sufficiently domesticated to be allowed to
come out.
A very comfortable, and at the same time
Inexpensive, cage can be made in the follow
ing manner:
Get a strong packing-case- larger the
better-and, after putting in a few nails here
and there to make all secure, begin by taking
out the lower piece of wood, which forms
part of the back, and fasten it again with
two stout hinges to the wood above it, SO ais
to make long door running the whole length
of the cage.
Then get a small box, about foot long and
four inches deep, and fix it in the right-hand
top corner OF the cage by means of brackets.
Before the. sleeping-room is set up, how
ever, q, circular hole, large enough to admit
the body of the squirrel, should be cut in the
side facing the front of the cage.
A piece of wood, the same size as the
sleeping-room, should then be sawn from the
roof Immediately above it. and afterwards
secured with small hinges, to serve as a door
when the bedding has to be changed or the
room cleaned out. " 'Ae
A thick branch passing diagonally from one
end OF the cage to the other makes n canitaI
staircase for the animal to ascend to its 'dormi.
tory. ' NoiNi'
The front of the cage may be covered with
fine wire netting tightly stretched and fasten.
ed down with tacks
II you wish to give finished appearance
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

ticed, horse-racing being one of the great at
fractions at all weddings. The American
boy would feel inclined to smile at bearded
men engaged in the game of marbles never
theless, it is played by such throughout the
whole of the Afghan country and in Persia.
One of their most peculiar games-called khog-
sye or cabuddee-is played thus: Several per-
sons form sides, and each, taking his left foot
in his right hand, hops about on one leg
endeavoring to overturn his adversary, who
advances in the same way. Very often bones
are broken, but such accidents cause little
emotion among the players, who quickly
remove the injured one and proceed with
the game until one side or the other sue
cumbs. Another very peculiar custom is
quail and camel fighting both being trained
by their owners. who, in order to make the
combats more interesting, lay wagers on the
result-an elaborate dinner being the usual
stake. The camels often fight with SO much
fury that the spectators are obliged to stand
out of the way, as the defeated animal gene
rally runs off at his utmost speed bursting
through the crowd at any point and is fire.
quently pursued by the victor for a mile
from the field of battle
In that far-away land called Thibet, the
inhabitants do not warm themselves bv
means of fires, as the majority of nations
are accustomed to do. When the weather
is chilly, they simply put on more clothes, in
proportion as the temperature falls. This
clothing consists in the main of very roomy
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

Copyright by James Elverson)
fNYON the matter of keeping pets, the old
IWE proverb about two ways of doing
49, things-a right way and a wrong
AXgRI way-applies with great force to
many boys. After the first excite
ment is over, they frequently leave the poor
ANIMALS to shift for themselves, to pine away
IN unwholesome hutches, with little or no
light, and food utterly unsuited to their
natural tastes. Then, when their pets die,
these same boys Indignantly repcl the insinua-
uon that it was any fault of theirs.
Ihe other day, in a country house, / saw
what appeared to be at first sight a rough
chest fastened against the wall, and sheltered
by soping roof of tiles.
On coming nearer, however, this structure
turned out to be rabbit hutch, made of
rough planks about an inch thick with door
which opened at the top, and no ventilation
except from small opening at the side,
about four inches square, so strongly defend
ed by small iron bars, that it gave one the
impression 1T was prison (as indeed it was)
and that the inmates were tigers or wolves at
the least
Now imagine pair of rabbits cooped up in
a den like this, with no ventilation, no light.
no drainage, lying on a filthy mass of bran,
cabbage leaves and meal, cleaned out about
once week, and then from the top.
The city boy. however well-meaning he
may be. is sometimes as bad as his country
cousin. His hutch is generally placed at the
back of the house, and consists of packing
case from the grocer's, covered in the front
with wire, and wooden door on leather
hinges, the whole being crowned with an old
tea-tray to serve as roof
Now this style of hut is not SO bad in the
summer, when the nights are warm, but in
tne winter, when the cutting east winds blow
and the driving sleet penetrates every avail
able nook and corner, it certainly is not the
right sort of house for your pets.
on another occasion l saw a more pleasing
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-28

suIuclenC answer, because the
next question would naturally be, 'What is
wolverine% There are very few people
in Michigan itself who can answer this oues-
tion.
Why this animal should be particularly a
resident of the Michigan wilderness is not
known, but it is certainly never seen or
heard of elsewhere. The wolf is common
animal all over the West, or at least it was
before civilization limited its habitat. and the
black bear is also found everywhere in great
er OF less numbers. Then why should the
wolverine only have made its appearance in
Michigan, where it was in the pioneer days as
plenty almost as the wolf, and even now is
occasionally forced in the woods of the north.
ern part of the State?
The wolverine is an animal that has soma
of the characteristics of the wolf, and mar
takes in other ways of the nature of The
bear The old settlers of Michigan ALWAYS in
sisted that the animal was a cross between
those two beasts, and that is the belief Of the
North Michigan woodsmen today.
When Michigan was admitted into the
Union, the wolverine was still commony;u
fact, infested all the forests of the State and
the State was named after him, owing 10
some of the characteristics of the animal aS,
mired by the hardy pioneers who hewed a
Commonwealth out OF the great wilderness
they found about their inland sea.