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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-29

E. D. MATTINSON, LOANS. INSUR-
ance, Surety Bonds, Notary Public
Rooms. 206-207. Phone Main $50.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-29
DEMOCRATIC CITY TICKET.

JOH Moreover, Observer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
THE DRAGON FLY.
sinsularly Adapted 70 lie Life %
Aerial Piracy.

einsularly Adapted 20 lie Life o.
Aerial Piracy.
No one could fail to be struck with
the singularly perfect adaptation Of the
dragon fy's structure to a life Of aerial
piracy. The four wings are large and
in proportion to their weight enormous
ly strong. Each Is supported by won
ierfully arranged network OF slender
ribs. which give the necessary rigldity
to the thin. transparent membrane
forming its basis. The muscles by
which the wings are moved are mass.
i've and powerful and are 30 arranged
among themselves that the animal is
capable Of steering its course with an
unerring accuracy which any bird
might envy. In this power 1t is largely
aided by marvellous keenness Of
sight, for in addition to the two great,
gorgeously colored compound eyes
which make up SO much Of the head
the insect possesses three smaller "sim-
pie" eyes. making five eyes in all. Tho
prey when overtaken is seized and de.
voured by means Of powerful, sharply
toothed jaws.
An animal which lives such an ac-
tive life naturally requires very per-
feet breathing apparatus. and this is
amply provided by system Of holes
on the sides of the body which open
into an elaborate network Of air tubes,
supplying every part Of the system.
The air in these tubes is constantly
renewed by the regular compression
and dilatation Of the body by special
muscles Chambers Journal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Tho Oldest Forcnsmc.

In ancient times people had one
name only, as Adam or David. and In
order to distinguish persons of the
same name 1t was the custom to aflix
the description "son of" Isaac or Jo-
sepi. MS the case might he. Thus we
get Solomon ben David among the
Hebrews and Evan up Richard among
the Welsh, to quote two examples. AL
though the argument that those names
were not strictly '.forcnames" Is not
without weight. yet it is responsible
to accept them as such. seeing that the
application had to BY supplemented by
another for the sake of distinction.
We are therefore entitled to include
them within the scope of the question
Adam and other carly Biblical names
are regarded as the Oldest for obvious
reasons; but. excluding these, the
choice falls upon Marmaduke, which
il the modern rendering of the ancient
ChnldcaM Mcridug. also written AIaru-
duk and Merodach. the god who inter
cedcd constantly between the angry
Eo and the humble Damikna, his fa-
Their and mother. The Romans used
both forenames and family names. and
OF the former two that date back about
$500 years are still with us-namely.
Marcus and Lucius. represented III
modern tongues by Mark and the fem
lnine Lucy. The old form Marcus Ia
sflll retained In some families.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
HIBERNATIoN.
How and Why Some Animals Exist All
Winter Without Food.

How and Why Some Animals Exist All
Winter Without Food.
The philosophy or nature of hiber
nation and why and how 1t is that tho
ALTERNATING creatures can go SO long
without food are interesting studies.
In the first place, the creature in or
der to enable 1t to sustain life through.
out the long winter during which It
hibernates Is endowed with the capac-
ity Of accommodating within It's body n
large quantity. Of fat. This fat Is to the
animal what we'll stocked coal cellar
is 10 fire, and until the whole Of II
has been consumed the tissue of the
body proper remains untouched. 1t
has been ascertained that animals can
endure the waste of tissue until 1t
amounts to 40 per cent of their normal
weight. Should the weight be reduced
beyond that point the result is death.
But nature comes to the rescue of the
alternating creatures In another way.
When the Information begins, respira-
ton and digestion almost cease QD
some cases they cease absolutely. and
the circulation is only just active
enough to sustain life. AS n conse-
qucnce Of this the wear and tear is re-
duced 10 the minimum. and the crea-
turc Is enabled to pull through. New
York American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Lightning Losses

Woodbine, Ia, May 25, 'OS.
To the Fire Insuring Public:
On and after this date we
have decided to require all pol
icy holders sustaining a loss on
live stock TO call two neighbors
who are land owners to exam
inc said loss, and will ask the
assured to make statement un-
der oath that he verify believes
to the best of his knowledge
that said loss was caused by
lightning, and we will also ask
a statement from the two
neighbors called as to their be-
lief as to the causes of the ami
mails death, also it's value.
All policy holders sustaining
such loss will please comply
with this request, and oblige.
L. L. Sample, Agt.
For Hawkeye, Des Moines,
Anchor, and Commercial Fire
insurance companies of Des
Moines, la. ia
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
BETTING ON CITY LIGHTS.
Grand Haven People Mover Know
What to Expect From the City
Lighting Plant.

0rauo maven feoplo mover Know
What to Expect From the City
Lighting Plant.
The citizens and taxpayers Of Grand
Haven have for number Of years
been dissatisfied with their street and
commercial lighting system as con-
Quoted by the municipality. The sys-
tenn has been misconducted and mis-
directed and has been 'polltickcd" to
death. In fact, there Is very little left
Of the many thousands that the tax
paying public of Grand Haven has
poured into the municipal plant
For two years now our street lights
have been comparable to redhot irons
stuck up in the air. With the exccp-
ton of the downtown circuit, which
has been fairly we'll maintained, the
incandeseent lighting system has, too,
been very bad. In some parts of the
town 1T has come to such pass that
people have gamblcd on whether or
not they would have lights ut q certain
hour or a certain night.
At the plant things have been going
to smash right plong. First one ma
chino would burn out or he wrecked
aud then another. The taxpaying pub
lie has been contributing regularly to
repairs and rebuills, and 1t has been
like dumping refuse into quicksand
pit. Hundreds OF the taxpayers good
dollars have gone into unnecessary
damage costs in our misdirected and
misguided electric light plant, and to-
day all we have is practically nothing
more than an expensive junk heap
Grand Haven (LicA) Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
A Sane Statement.

Frank ]. Heney, the we'll known
prosecutor of San Francisco grafters
and public land frauds, said recently:
I'm my opinion every public utilities
corporation should bo monopoly. !
would start that way. Then | would
plainly set forth In tho charter or fran
chise of each public utilities corpora
ton all OF Its rights and privileges, its
limitations and its duties. That would
take 1t out of politics. IL you do not
give your gas company monopoly
and let rival dig up the streets and
lay pipes. you invite them both to bid
for privileges, and at the same time
you invite the municipal government
to threaten with loss of privileges.
No corporation wants to be in politics
for the sake Of playing politics.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
The Earth and the rAcon.

AS the original earth nebula con-
demsed the lighter materials were dis.
tributed quite uniformly over the on
tire surface, but these are now miss
ing from one hemisphere. the reason
seeming to be, as Professor q. III. Dar-
win demonstrated In 1879, that n por-
ton of the cartl's crust has been
thrown Off 10y tidal action, forming the
moon. The surface density Of the
present continents Is about 81, the
mean density of the moon appearing
to he 81, or not far from that of the
missing continents to the depth reach
ed. The i.loon, it Is computed. equals
IL mass having the surface area of the
terrestrial oceans and IL depth of thir-
ty-k!X miles. and it is concluded that
the crust when thlrty-six miles thick
must have been torn away over three.
fourtlls of the earth, the remainder
breaking apart to form the eastern aud
western continents, with Australia and
other Islands. These continental anil
Island fragments foateu like great Ice
foes Oh liquid materials OF II density
OF 81 OF more. This great rupture
gave the carth's surface Its chief irrey.
ularities, with n mean difference Of
three miles between the levels of tho
continental p!nteaus and the ocean
beds, and as the water condensed in
the cooling depressions, with the Pa
ciiic where most of the moon had
been, the dry land was formed that
has made human life possible. We
may consider that without this change
the earth would be now in the condi-
ton Of Venus, with water over It's
whole surface.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Horses and Music.

Regimental horses hive been the
subjects Of musical tests. and nearly
all enjoyed the experience. only very
small percentage of the animals re-
manning Indifferent to sweet harmo-
niles. while equally few showed active
dislike. The great majority were
soothed. insplrited or excited by music.
Most OF the horses. like the war char
gers one may suppose them to be, en-
joyed tho bugle above any other instru-
ment and neiglied CALAMITY when 1t was
sounded. but thoroughbreds and colts
generally We're found to prefer the
shrill treble Of the fife, which reused
them to great and sometimes unman-
ageable enthusiasm. This was the
more significant because tho fife was
an unfamiliar instrument to them, not
being generally used, as is the bugle in
tho French army.-Paris Cor. London
Telegraph.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
THE ESKIMO KAYAK.
This Greenland Craft !. q Most plM7-
cult Cne 10 Handle.


There liz no craft so difficult to han
die as the Eskimo kayak. The only
boat familiar to us which in any way
resembles 1t Is the racing shell, but II
crack oarsmnn Of one Of our crack
colleges were tied into Il kayak and
told to shift for himself even III smooth
water he would have hard time of It,
The kayak has been evolved through
hundreds Of years of necessity. With
out 1t the Greenland Esiimos ut least
would not he able to provide their daily
bread. or. more properly speaking.
their daily blubber
Il is Singular that all the materials
used in the construction of the kayak
come from the sea driftwood for the
frame, sealskin for the covering.
thongs for the harpoon and dart, ivory
and bone for bow. stern and keel and
for the various implements. The wom-
en- prepare the skin covering and
stretch 1t over the frame till 1t is MS
tight and firm MS the head of drum.
On such occasion there is great ex-
element In the community. A regular
kayak bee" Is held; even refreshments
are not lacking. for the owner of the
kayak treats to coffee all around when
the work Is satisfactorily done.
The completed boat is triumph Of
ingenuity and skill 1t is about eight
cen feet long, sharply pointed ut each
end. Its greatest depth is six inches
and Its width about eighteen. 1t is
entirely covered save for the little
round hole into which the owner slips
pushing his feet underneath the skin
deck In front
This hole is fitted to the person for
whom the boat Is designed. and his
thighs completely gill 1T UP. When he
Is seated in it and his Waterproof
jacket is tied securely round the edge
he is able to defy the waves which
wash over him or the rain which beats
upon him. The six thong loops ar
ranged on the deck In front and tli..
three or four behind hold his iMl:,le-
mcnts-hird darts. l:lnces. knives ;i:ll.
most important of ALL his harpoon. \
little stand l.; arranged directly in froat
of him. upon which is coilcd the h;lr
pooh ine. and behind him Oh the
j kayak is the hurpoon bladder, which IS
attached, inflated ready for use. to the
4 line
The most expert are apt sometime;
to be overturned. 1t may be by the
attack of Il walrus or even seal, by Il
careless movement or an unc:spectcd-
ly large wave. III he does not right
himself at once. he is Inevitably drown
ed unless Il cOmradc comes to his as
sistancc. The usual method of turning
the kayak upright again is by u#ia.,
the paddle as a lever. holding 1t alons,
the side of the boat, pointing it toward
the bow. then sweeping 1t through the
water. but those who are thoroughly
proficient are able to do 1t by means of
their throwing stick. their arm or even
their hand.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Lost 100000 In Fourteen Year..

The municipal electric light plant in
Vancouver, WASH, was installed about
October, 1885, The total cost up to
the date Of sale was approximately
$4,000. although an inventory Of the
plant never showed a value in excess
of $4,000. Tho difference was prob
ably due to charging expenses to plant
account. or there may have been GER
tain amounts of money charged to tho
plant for which the plant showed no
Investment. The plant was disposed
Of at public sale June, 1902. the sale
price being $1,000. The reason for
the sale was that the plant was losing
money. and the terms of the franchise
granted with the sale limited the price
of current to figures below those under
which the municipal plant could de-
liver current proftably.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Bachelor Seal skin

"This skim" said the furrier, "came
from young seal bachelor, youth
Ignorant Of love and Of life."
How do you know?" the lady asked.
by its fineness. its perfection" he
replied. "The pile, you will note, Is
like close cut velvet. Only bachelor
seal skins have such a pile.
1.-THE bachelor SEAL" he went on.
"has rather sad life. The big bull
seals in the seal islands have each 4
household Of fifteen or twenty wives.
but the young bachelors must herd
by themselves. Let one of them at.
tempt to marry and straightway bull
Stays him. Not till he is big enough
to fight and conquer bull-not till he
is fourteen or fifteen years old-can he
know the delight Of settling down in q
home of his own.
He leads hard, ascetic, celibate life,
only In the end as like us not to make
a lady very fine coat. All the very
fine coats. 1 repeat, are made from the
unhappy bachelor seals."-C Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Jack Tar and the Actor.

A famous Irish actor of the eight
eentL century named John Moody
early In life, before he went on thu
stage, had been to Jamaica and work.
ed his passage home as sailor before
the mast. One night some time after
he had been engaged ut Drury Lane
when he was acting Stephano in 'srhe
Tempest" sailor in the front row of
the pit got up and, standing upon tho
seat, hallooed out, what cheer, Jack
Moody-what cheer, messmate?
This unexpected address rather as
tonishcd the audience. Moody, how.
ever, stepped forward and, recognizing
the man, called out: '"rom Hullett,
keep your jawking tacks aboard. Don't
disturb the crew and passengers. When
the show is over make sail for tho
stage door, md We'll finish the evening
over jug Of punch. But TIL then,
Tom, keep your locker shut" Moody,
1t Is related, was as good as his word.
-Cornhill Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Model Of Economy.

A certain farmer who lives out in
the county and who Is noted for his
closeness In money matters has a
twelve-year-old son. who is as indus
trious as his father is penurious.
Recently the father and son made a
compact whereby the latter would re-
ceivc 10 cents for every cord of wood
he sawed and piled In the wood shed.
Immediately the boy became very
busy at the wood pile. and his earnings
have been piling up Mt a rapid rate.
his mother keeping her sons hard
earned savings for him.
What are You going to do with all
your money!" the thrifty youth was
recently asked.
"Goin' TO buy new saw with It,"
was the reply.-st. Louis Globe Demo.
crat.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
TELEPHONE TROUBLES.
Companies and sHsiIo Girls" Are Not
the Only Ones Responsible For "Lins

Companies and "hsilo cirls~ Are Not
the Only Ones Responsible For "Lins
Busy"
In connection with complaints made
against the Wisconsin Telephone COM
pany at Milwaukee some interesting
data have been collated by w. +. Bur-
CESS based ON elaborate tests. His
opinion is that the troubles arose
chiefly from party lines and the alb
sence Of correct methods on tho part
Of the users. He suggested as rem
edy that time limit be placed upon
the conversations over such phones.
While he was assisting In an invests
CATION Of the Chicago company last
year lie said that case was brought
before the hearing where a teacher of
language gave half hour lessons over
the phone to her pupils. The tclc-
phone was OF the four party line yari-
ETY..
"One Of the chief troubles In the
Milwaukee telephone situation is that
Office men hire out desk room in their
offices, with use Of the telephone.
This is common In Milwaukee, and the
result is that there are three or four
business men In one Office who use the
same telephone. The outgoing calls in
such case are numerous, and a per-
son trying to get connections on such
a line will find 1t always busy. People
who do not understand the situation
blame the operator and claim that she
wlllfully gives them the busy signal.
They then begin to complain and say
that the operator is overworked aud
that she has too many telephones to
care for. The truth Of the matter Is
that the operator has an easier time
Of 1t when she can get the party than
she does when giving the busy signal.
First she is required TO test the line.
and when she Is Informed by click
that the line Is In use she has to plug
In another jack. thus doubling the
usual operations. Is 1t reasonable to
expect that an operator will do more
than Is absolutely necessary? The
telephone which Is so much used should
have II double track system-that is. a
line for incoming calls and another for
outgoing ls."-Electrical World.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Tho End Came Another way.


A distinguished actor was one tj0e
engaged at one Of our. leading provin.
cial theaters In a drama in which be
attempts an escape from a convict pris-
on. first by getting rid Of his letters By
means Of file and lastly by getting
over the prison wall. In the act Of
doing this he is shot at by warder
and killed
One particular night the drama had
run Its usual course up to the point
where the actor attempts the escape
over the prison wall. The warder. %
usual, presented his rifle, but instead
Of loud report nothing but faint
clicking sound was heard. The ride
was lowered and after brief delay
again pointed, but with the same dis.
appointing result.
The audience now began to hiss and
jeer The disguised actor then got on
the prison wall and, staggering toward
the footlights, exclaimed, Its all up
I've swallowed the file!' and fell prone
on the stage amid the laughter and an.
plause Of the audience. - Pearson's
Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Tank-McClure Wedding

At high noon today occurred
the wedding of Julius j. Tank
to Miss Edith Clair Mcclure at
the home of the bride in this
city, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. Douglas. The
house was decorated in cut
flowers and plants and present.
ed a very pretty appearance.
The bride is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Mcclure, and
is one of the popular young
ladies of this city. The bride
was dressed in Paris muslin
trimmed in baby Irish and
valenciennes lace, and her go
away gown is broadcloth, hat,
gloves and shoes to match.
The groom was dressed in con-
ventional black. The newly
married couple left on the af-
ternoon train for Canyon City,
Colorado, and other points in
the mountain regions.
The out of town guests were
j. c. Hardman and wife, Bray
ton; c. H. Van Slyke and wife,
Dunlap; Mrs. j. E. Creagor and
son, Council Bluffs; Mr.. and
Mrs. N. C. Creagor, Council
Bluffs; Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Len
nox and children, Woodbine;
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Vaughn and
family, Logan; DR.. Finley and
mother, of Mondamin. Fahne
Myers Kelsey played the we'd
ding march as the marriage
couple took their places under
a bell of pink and white.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Exchanoino Amenities.

A blatant sample of the loud voiced,
self conscious. look-at-mc variety OF
man took his seat in a bus AMI called
to the conductor:
docs this bus go all the way?"
Eyes, sir" responded the conductor
politely.
Does it go as far as oxford street7
I want to get out there"
"Yes, Sir" was the reply.
"Well, want you to tell me when
we get there. You'd better stick
stamp OH your nose or put straw in
your mouth or tie a knot III one of
your lips, SO that you won't forget it."
ut would not be convenient for one
in my position to do so" said the con-
ductor courteously. "but IL you will
kindly pin your ears round your neck
I think shall remember to tell you."-
London Scraps.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Burbank Brandriff Wedding

At high noon today occurred
the wedding of Miss Jessie
Brandriff, of this city to Fred
Burbank, of Spokane, Rev.
Mac Allister, of the Presbytcr-
ian church officiating. The
wedding march of Lohengrens
was played by Miss Mable
Stevens. The bridesmaid was
Miss Aria Riley, of Cleveland,
Ohio, and Homer Burbank, of
Spokane, brother of the groom,
acted as best man. Jessie
Riley, niece of the bride, re-
ceived the guests at the door.
The bride was dressed in
white batiste with lace. The
rooms were decorated in green
and white, with a profusion of
roses. The brides go-away
gown was tan with hat and
gloves to match. The wedding
presents were numerous and
elegant. The bridal couple left
on the afternoon train for Spo-
kane, where they will make
their future home, and will be
at home to their friends after
August LIST.
The bride has long been a
resident of the Valley and was
one Of our most popular young
ladies. The groom was a
former resident of the Valley,
and is a fine young man.
Mrs. Conrad, of Omaha, who
has been in the Valley the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Fred
Mccullough, returned to her
home this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
BENJAMIN Constant.

Benjamin Constant. having sided
with Napoleon during the hundred
days. felt the need of justifying him
self when Louis XVIII. returned 10
power. He wrote the king letter
with that end In view and called upon
Nine. Recamler to discuss the subject.
She asked him quietly:
"Ilave you finished your letter."
"Yes."
"1Are you satisfied with it?'
ENTIRELY satisfied. l have almost
persuaded myself"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
Tho Sins Of hattsrs.

IL any tradesman has lot to answer
for 1t is surely the halter He will
most unblushingly tell you that Ger.
tain type of hat is suited to your par.
ticular style of beauty, knowing that
the information is false, and all the
while you have dull suspicion that
you don't look we'll in 1t. Yet you are
obliged to believe him. His persuasive
powers arc so cultivated that firmly
believe he would make dwarf think
himself "a fine figure of a man.
Fry's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-06-04
A Point Of Honor.

A municipal employee in Philadel.
phia was recently discharged for re.
quirlng political appolntees under him
actually to work. Just prior to his
discharge he had paid So to the Re-
publican state committee u per cent OF
his salary and 81 to the ward commit
tee us political assessments. On pres
cntation Of his notice of discharge,
however, these assessments were re-
funded There is nice point of hon.
or involved here.-Good Government.