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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Law Is Constitutional

The supreme court in the the
decisions given today holds that
ghe habitual criminal act is
constitutional The law pro.
gides that on the third convic
lion for a penlte tiary offense,
! criminal can be given
twenty-five year sentence. The
,ase was that of the state
against Vernon Dowden, alias
Thomas Wood, appe led from
me Fayette county distric'
'ourt. He was charged will
tealing mare. In the de.
'ense his attorneys charged
hat the law was uncnnstilu
lonal because the punishment
vas cruel and inhuman. Tn
supreme c 5urt holds. that thu
the province Of The |egisla
ire entirely, ard that tn.
courts canno1 irva lie the rghts
Vt t!e Legislature, which j.
competent TO judge whe' err o
rot the pnni ,hmenJ is p,opc1
IN attempt was also mace t.
prove tnat the law was ox.pos'
tacto in that convictions which
ook place before the set was
passed would be counte d. Tic
COURT refused to pass upon this
because it was not raised in tn.
district court trial, but init
mates that the courts of MANY
'tates have held haLitual Grim
nal acts not to be expost facto.
md that if this issue wer,
raised before this court, woulc
be held to be constitutional.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Calhoun Items

Ilaud Young was an Omaha visitor
one day the past week.
Mr.. Lovelady and boys have moved
IN the tenant house of Dennis Fitzglb-
bon's and will farm Mr. Fitzgibbon's
place the coming season Mr.. Love
lady is from Blalr. Nebr.
Mrs Daniel Mickey. who has bee n
quite sick is some better at this writ
ing.
Henry Spires family are moving on
the farm he lately purchased of Har-
vey Thompson, west of Calhoun.
Misses Carrie and May Povnton and
Ellen Mickey spent Saturday at ,hcir
homes, returning 10 Woodbinc normal
Sunday.
j J. l'itzgibl,on is spending few
days with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. ID.
lsitzglibon
Mrs. Amanda Becker wns the guest,
soi Mrs. Lew l'outs Saturday
MIR and Mrs. Samuel Fec. of Tavlor
township spent Sunday in Calhoun
with the Jones sisters.
MIR. and Mrs. f T. Hicks spent Sun
day near Orson with Mrs. Emily Ma
honey
Mrs. Frank steen is spending a week
With her parents, Mr.. and Mrs VIM.
Rowe
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donaldson have
a new baby girl at their home
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. III. Rcedv spent
Tuesday near Moda'c with their sons.
{ + and l. Reeelv
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
HARRIS & HOYL.l.. Editors
American Car Leaves Rawlins

Rawlins, Wyo., March II.
The American car in the New
York to Paris race left Rawlins
at 1915 p. m. today.
Ogallala, Neb., March IL.
The Italian car arrived here at
Z p. M, getting supper and a
supply of gasoline and depart
ing at S::3Op. m. Jay Hollings-
worth of this place is plotting
the car to Cheyenne. The
night is warm and pleasant,
with a bright moon shining.
they expect to go to Cheyenne
tonight, barring accidents.
Boone, Iowa, March IL
French car No. | in the New
York to Paris automobile race
arrived here at 8::4S and left
at lO:l5 o'clock tonight for
Jefferson.
MarShalltoWn, la. March IL
st. Chaffrey, the director
general OF the New York to
Paris endurance test auto race,
returned to this city this after
noon with a new driving shaft
for the De Dion French car,
which broke down Monday and
was left eight miles east OF this
city. St. Chaifrey said this
afternoon that the new parts
would be placed on the ear at
once. 1T will proceed westward
at once. Today's warm, dry
wind greatly improved the con-
dition of the roads i'm central
Iowa.
The first French car in the
New York to Paris race left
this city at 2::55 p. M, for the
vest.
Cedar Rapids, la, March II.
The German car arrived here
at 1915 p. m. today and will
remain here until tomorrow
morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

We will print each evening
she Standing of he contestants
in the diamond rir.g race at tie
lem Theatre.
Eat Pells Snow ~ 4 n "a
mi YOU will eat no otis II.
L. Carpenter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Carpet Weaving

A-r, Dan Woodland, Willow
Park, phone 49,. Rugs and
carpets for sale. tt
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

Watch for our special sale OF
l0c muse 1000 copies to close
out at cost. Look it over, there
may be some you want at SC a
copy or 6 for Csc. ID. Brown
& Son. 318 Erie st.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

Have you tried our "White
Pine and Tar" for your cough:
1t you don't say its the lest
you ever tried get your money
oack. Is and SOC. j. D. Brown
& Son. 3lS Erie st. If
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
st. Jo',l, lte,ns.

CAPT. y. g Isfh'sr and wit,
arrived from Fort Wayne, loo
TUESDAY Tor u few "a, $ visl,
With his mother, Mrs. Jan,
yhinwllh.
Martin Williams and Mis-
Edith Shelton went to Wood
olns Monday for a visit will
relatives.
james Awl is nov a resident
o. st John having rented on
of Constable McCullough's
houses.
Albert F'ickel was a visitor "a,
G. A. Pltzers Saturday and Sun
day.
I. A. Denton and wife visited
with George Denton and family
Tuesday last.
C. A. Pitzer was reelected
director of the St. John school
district for a term of three
years.
Arthur James was calling in
st. John Sunday.
Albert Ley was a st. John
caller Monday.
Roy Green spent Sunday
with G ra d Greene.
Several of our young folks
attended services at Mo. Valley
Sunday evening.
Miss Julia Ellen spent Sun
d " with A. Kirkland and fam.
lily.
Miss Mamie Jones visited
with j. Varnes and family last
week.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
/. / ne KEASUIl

Man came into cur Sore the
other day. Sal, lie had a ma
chine which would slice ncat
in any one bf sixteen different
thicknesses, do it faster than
and have every Slice uniform.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12

The '0'l Way" and theaN ew
way usin., BELL Snow Flake"
IS the right way. Il. L. Car
oenter.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
o.-scn !.c~s

Weather is nice once more,
" had a regular old fashioned
summer storm last week. The
t. un Ter and lightning was very
bad for so early in the spring.
Fire destroyed the home of
j. Eperson Tuesday. 1t seem
II " have caught tlom the flue
We understand thev got the
principal part out Of the house
down stairs but nothing up
Istairs or down cellar was saved.
This is great loss to Mr.. Ep-
erson we understand it was in
sured also that he intended to
build again as soon as he can.
Well we have certainly had
o!enty of water around Orson.
1t is said that it is higher than
ever before,
There are lots of people
moving. We regret to see
our Old neighbors move but
have others that will perhaps
prove to be as good.
Rufus Galway bought a
team of w. s. Kelley of Mon
DAMN last week.
The Johnson school c'osed
last Friday with a dinner and
program. Miss Vaughn re !.
turned to her home near Logan.
jerome Toombs returned
from Missouri last week where
he had been called by the SER
|ious illness of his mother.
The L. D. S. meetings closed
last Sunday night.
Miss Nora Warren is spend
ing the week near Mo. Valley.
Ward McAdon's baby has
been sick.
Jerome Toombs shipped a
car load of cattle Wednesday
night.
Architects Patton & Miller,
of Chicago, who are making
plans for Onawa's new public
library building, gave the fol-
lowing demension of the build
ing to the Chicago papers Tues
day: "lt will be two stories,
65X45 feet, of pressed brick,
with store trimmings, fireproof
construction, composition roof,
oak finish and floors, gas and
| electric fixtures, plumbing
heating, marble and masonic
work. The estimated cost is
| $50, 600. Onawa Sentinel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-03-12
Money at 5 Per Cent

l have s5oo,ooo to loan on
good real estate at 5 per cent.
See me when you want to
make a loan.
W. ]. Roden,
mis- Missouri Valley la.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
Musicians at Receptions.
from HarDpr'S Weekly

At a reception Jules Massenet, the COM
poser Of the operas .'Werther," "Manon,"
"Ariane," ETC., the other day related out
amusing artist stories. List was talked
about. and Massenet told that the great
virtuoso had genuine dread of invita-
tions because he was afraid of being asked
to sit down at the piano and play. 'They
throw cotellete before you,' he ex-
claimed, land say, Now you must play.
No. no, l don't want this Chopin, too.
hated playing at social festivities To
lady who. after the dinner, asked him to
play he melancholically answered: us 1t
really necessary? I only ate so little"
These stories reminded Mrs. Munkaczy,
the widow Of the Hungarian. painter,
Michael Munkaczy. who among others
had listened to Massenet, of singular ex-
perience of hers with Rubinstein. 1t was
in London. A prominent lady wanted to
invite the artist. together with some
princes and diplomats. IF he has any
idea that you would ask him to play he is
certain not to come" said Mrs. Munkaczy
to the lady Il must be able to promise
him that he will not be importuned." THE
piano shall be hidden the hostess re-
piled. II swear to It," Rubinstein came.
everything went all right. The piano was
standing in corner Of the large salon.
behind a sofa. and was even. out Of pre-
caution. covered with rugs. After the din
ner Rubinstein. approached Mrs. Mum
kaczy: why, haven't they piano here?'
No. no, dear friend; but, yes of course.
they have one. but 1t is never used. I
think 1t Is over there under those rugs"
Five minutes later Kubinstein was sitting
before the instrument. and he played for
a whole hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
Pressure of the Time.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
The burden of the highly civilized man
life has been favorite theme OF COM
plant. from the earliest ages. Poets ana
philosophers have portrayed the beauties
of existence far from the madding
crowd and have bewailed The fate or
the jewellers in great cities. Horace. Tor
example. devotes some of his nobiesl
verse to praise of the little Sabine farm
which brought him oblivion of the I'M
perial court. its intriBues and its foiiies.
The Rome a the Caesars was TO the
ancient pretty much what the London OF
Edward Ia 10 the modern world. The
wealth AID the power OF the subject lands
were centered In the metropolis by the
banks of the Tiber. as they are today
conferred in the metropolis by the banks
of the Thames. The cost OF living rose
by leaps and bounds. the luxuries of one
generation were the necessities OF the
next. The antique type of citizen had
disappeared: the new type was more m
rent upon spending than upon nghting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
THE WHITE B|RCH'S NATURE
ONE OF THE IMPULSIVE TEN
ANTS OF THE NORTH WOODS.
Does Not Like to Grow Alone.
Seeks Companionship Of Sister
Trees-Hard to Discourage.

Candace Wheeler In the Atlantic Monthly.
Shakes from white shoulders, green reluctant
leaves.
The white birch of our northern WOODS
seems to hold within its veins more OF the
elixir of ancient Pagandon than any
other of our impulsive, INTENDED wood
growths. It's waving elegance. its white
smoothness Of limb, the misty ineffic.en-
CIV of It's veil of green, even it's shy pref
erence for untrodden earth and unappro-
priated hillsides give it haff-heeting
suggestion of the tabled days when
nymph and faun danced with the shadows
of the song-haunted forest.
Coleridge calls the white birch THE lazy
of the woods" but beyond the poetical
suggestion Of sex and award OF beauty
given by such phrase from such
source. there is a hint in the young Hhite
birch tree of something far apart from
the present OF simple perfect tree Ire.
One is haunted by visions OF siehoer
nymphhood always young and always
beautiful. dancing joyously through ram
bow colored days and sleeping lightly
through mists of star-threaded darkness,
waiting for the golden call OF the sun
beams to begin again the rhythmic waltz
of motion. One has only 10 Sit long
enough with q birch tree in the bewilder-
ment~ of summer hours TO hear and see
and feel its relation to the dreams when
long ago peoples have dreamed. Its rela.
ton to life without self-made law. lived
as the birds live, with their only code
written within their natures by the hand
which made them.
The exceeding beauty of the birch tree
is apparent at all times, but there are
places, and enrichments of circumstance.
" hich bring it to point where the enjoy
ment of it is lifted to plane which COW
ers all our faculties of feeling. There are
days in my memory which 1 call my
white birch days" as full of sensation
as they could possibly have been II filled
with the finest human compancnship.
One misplaced windy day In late May
l went walking over the hill pastures
of New Hampshire looking for arbutus.
sometimes stumbling through scum
Of dried leaves blown from neishboring
woods or breaking through a knee-high
crust Of low-growipg oak twigs. buffeting
the wind as climbed. and turning every
now and then to see y here slopes of the
hill waved their breadths OF long ochre-
colored last years grasses against the in
spring blue of the sky; enjoying all the
yellOws and browns and ash colors and
faint greens Of earth spread out expect
antly under the blue pIomise of a May
heaven. Suddenly ] came upon q long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
Queer Virginia Oysters.
IN tho Hire in Citizen

But, sure enough. did you know that
there were some oysters. and Virginia
oysters at that. which cannot live always
under sheets of water? The seaside oys-
ter does not grow in deep water. say
over ten feet. and the most and best Of
them grow in water so shoal that 1t is
dry ebb half the time. These latter are
the most prolific seed bearers We have,
but they will die II planted in deep water
or in the Chesapeake bay. The inside or
bay oyster should never ebb bare to
thrive best. Singular, isn't 1t, that the
Virginia oysters. one and the same BIZ
valves. can lead double life, but only
one phase OF 1t at a time! The seaside fell
low must be out Of water a good portion
Of his time to thrive. while the bay and
river fellow win die In summer and
freeze In winter II exposed to the air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
PRAIRIE DOGS WAYS.
Traits Of an Animal That Was Do
mesticated-A Born FIGHTER.

mesticated-A Born Fighter.
From Forest and Stream.
One dog slightly more than half grown
1 kept near me for the purpose Of tanning
and observing. For three or four days he
was sullen, but at the end Of that time
he began to eat cooked prunes. sugar and
sweet potatoes and drink an abnormal
amount of water for an animal of his
size; and at length he would rear up on
his hind legs and yell If his food and
drink were not supplied regularly. No
bed would suit him. He would cut up
bags and other soft material and arrange
and rearrange his home. Yet somehow he
could never please himself and finally he
began to occupy my hosts bed going I'M
der the top quilt usually. And II there
were any attempts to remove him he
would become furious and bark and snap
and jump as If he were great beast. He
would even grab my finger in his mouth,
but never bite It. Even In the middle of
the night he would leave his own bed, If
he had been made to go there. and climb
up on the big bed.
At the house at that time was a pretty
yellow kitten. which laid claim to the bed
part of the day, and l feared he and the
dog might get into q rumpus; so my sur
prise can easily be imagined when l OBJ
served the kitten pinning the dog under
the cover with Ills IOFepd"S, 30 the Httle
prairie animal could barely move. Yet
when the kitten finally relaxed. the little
fellow came forth, licked the kittens
mouth, and told him something in prairie
dog language and the two lay down to-
gether much as two kittens would. There
after they were the best of friends sleep
ing side by side every day.
Altogether the little dog was one Of the
keenest animals in intelligence I have
ever known. although he could never I'M
derstand the glass in the windows. For
an hour at time have seen him exam
inc and paw it. This he did repeatedly,
even after he became so gentle as to be
given his freedom.
Occasionally q stray dog would be
brought into the room to warm. Often
he would just about arrive at his ease.
when little Buck would stick his teeth
into one of his toes. then dart away. He
never liked dogs. Yet he seemed natural
ly to be fighter. I have known him to
leave the house, go into a dog hole and
fight. eventually returning Scared and
bleeding.
AS to prairie dogs and snakes. there are
many contradictory statements. SO I OBJ
/ saw him run almost on a RATHER near
a hole He stood back until the RATHER
went into the ground. when he took q
careful survey of the surroundings, piled
in dirt as fast as he could until it was
filled and battered 1t hard with his nose
Nor did he stop at this. He went direct
ly to another hole. into which he knew
that one opened, perchance, and filed 1t
likewise.
Buck was death on rats although of
course he did not eat them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
QUEBEC'S GREAT NAVAL: SHOW
NATIONS TO BE REPRE-.
SCENTED AT CELEBRATION.
Prince of Wales Will Arrive There
July 22-Rear Admiral Cowles
to Represent United States.

QUEBEC, July 14-A feature of the ter
centenary celebration, beginning July ID.
will be the military and naval display.
The heir to the throne of the British EN-.
pire is coming to honor the memory OF
Canada's founder. Samuel De Champlain,
and his official landing will be made a
brilliant spectacle. Side by side. through
the streets of old Quebec. where once all
three were at enmity. will march repre-
sentatives of America. of England and of
France. while in the harbor below the
assembled battleships of many nations
will boom out salute to the past. pres
ent and future of Canada.
The dedication of the battlefelds will
be made the occasion for a military dis
play on July "a. Thousands of soldiers
will be modified from all parts OF Cam
ada and a score of battleships and
cruisers will be in port representing Eng
land. the United States, France. Ger
many. Spain, Italy, japan and the Argen-
tine republic.
Prince to Represent King.
The prince. who will represent King
Edward at the celebration, will arrive
here on in y 90 on board the Indomita-
| BILE. the newe't largest and swiftest of
British battleships. and will remain until
July %. The Indomitable will be preceded
by fleet of four battleships. Exmouth,
Albemarle, Russell and Duncan, and two
cruisers, which are expected to arrive
here on Thursday. Rear p dmiral Cowies,
who will represent the United States, will
come on the new battleShip New Hamp-
shire.
Among the other invited guests Of the
commission who expect to attend are
Vice Admiral Jauriqueterre, chief Of the
French missions: Louis Hachette. coun-
sellor of the state. and J. De Laynes.
French consul at Montreal. representa-
tives of the French republic; earl of Dud-
ley. new governor general of Australia
Sir Arthur de Villiers of South Africa;
Lord Strathcona, Canadian high commits
sioner; Marquis de Lewis and Marquis de
-Miropoix and representatives Of
Newfoundland and New Zealand.
Others invited include Lord Dudley Car
Teton, Lord LOvatt. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
and members of the Dominion govern
ment; senators and members of the house
of commons: lieutenant governors and
prime ministers of provinces, the leg
islatures Of Ontario and Quebec and rep
resentatives of the New York and YER
mont commissioners on the tercentenary
celebration In 1909 of Champlain's dis
covery Of Lake Champlain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14
UNREMEMBERED MAINE.
Sad Sight to Americans in the Har-
Dor Of Havana.

From Harper's Weekly.
To every American who enters the har-
Dor of Havana, whether it be for the first
time or the twentieth, there comes a mo-
ment when a silence takes hold of him
as he stares and stares across the greasy
waters 1t is when his searching eyes
encounter the distorted mass of wreck
age, with the wheeling birds above it,
that marks the Maine. His mind flashes
back ten years. to the February night
when the whole United States shook with
the explosion which destroyed her.
Remember the Manner
That was the cry to which a war was
waged. And the watcher at the steam
er's rail finds himself repeating it. Its
sharp. clear syllables beat out the roar
of twin guns in turret. the measured
tap Of the drum, the step of advancing
men. Then in an instant his thoughts
swing to his own day and hour. and as
he gazes before him the words that. ten
years ago. were nations call to arms
are now the whispering of waters in the
crannies of q wreck.
forget SO much: but just SO long has the
shattered Maine lain in the harbor of
Havana. forgotten. We were hidden so
eagerly. SO insistently, to remember, and
We have left her to herself-and to the
sixty-three men who are berthed with
her In the clutch OF the harbor mud.
Why has the government not raised the
wreck of the Maine? That Is the ques-
ton the watcher asks himself. and the
question Is as old as the admonition to
remember. If there be an answer, the
government has never made it, and moth
ing has yet served to compel an answer.
Rumors of all kinds have flown from
mouth to, ear in these later years, and
some of them have had far from pleas
ant sound. To many it now seems that
II Is the manifest duty of the government
to remove the wreck. Some say that
only this will determine beyond all doubt
whether the ship was destroyed by an
explosion from without or by an explosion
from within. for this is a doubt which
arise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-14

and looked upon the government as
special providence. whose main function
was to provide the means wherewith to
drive the dun from the door. The de-
cay of manners was patent to the dullest
observer The debauchees who figure in
the epigrams of Martial hardly seem to
belong to the race that begot Regulus and
Cato. Virgil sang of pastoral bliss. but
the long roll of the hexameters is false
to the critical ear. Freedom lad likewise
become a barren ideality for thu choice
and master spirits who dreamed with
Seneca that they nigh; forget the des-
potism of Nero. We prize most highly
the things we neither have nor can ex-
pect 20 have. Man is always maddened
by the thought that riches and happiness
are like the ill-assOrted couple who must
live apart, or not at all.