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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

The Relief Corps Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. j. D. Brow n
on Bird street, on Friday after
noon a 2 o'clock Every Corps
member is requested to attend.
Secretary.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Mrs. Ben salinger Jr., form
erly Miss Constance Lane, will
arrive in this city tomorrow for
la short visit with Mrs. Guy
Nlahoney.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Farmers Exchange Sale

T. c. Campbell made a bust
ness trip to Logan this mornin G
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Little Sioux, Jan. Is. Edith
Peyton, the 8 year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. L. Pcyton
was taken suddenly i'll Thursday
morning and died the same
evening. Funeral services
were held Saturday morning at
the home. Nonpariel.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

.!0lrsOn funeral.
Tie Ladies aid Of the Chris
titan church met with Mrs. Geo.
d. johnson today.
10. 0. r.
Lillian Lodge No. 20, Daugh-
tiers of RebelSah, will meet in
regular session, at their hall on
Saturday evening, January Is,
1908, at 1880 p. m.
Mrs. j. j. Ford, N. G.
A little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Archie Beebe is i'll with dip
iberia at the family home near
| Modale.
A crowd of Y. M. C. A. mem
bers of Omaha, are planning a
walking trip to Missouri Valley
Saturday night, and expect to
return to that city Sunday af-
ternoon, the same way, the
weather permitting. The new
Y. M. C. A. building in Omaha
is one of. the finest in the west
and is of great benefit to the
young men.
LOST A ribbon fob, with
gold con attached, also bucket.
+ Re u $ Wehrli's Jewelry
/ Store a. caive reward j-1S
4 j. S. Wattles IS in Dakota on
business.
Mrs. KlaflSa is in Boone visit
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Maggie Casey is up
from Council Bluffs for a short
visit with relatives and friends
in the Valley.
Miss Myrtle Harris went &c
California junction today to
visit friends until Saturday.
A. F. & A. M.
There will be a special mee-
ting Of Valley Lodge No. 232.
this evening for work in the E
A. degree.
G. A. Kellogg, w. M.
!, The Democrat State Conven
ton of Nebraska to select dele.
gates to the National Conven,
ton, will meet in Omaha CT
March 5th 1908, as agreed upcr
at last nights meeting.
Postmasters of fourth elias
Offices from all over southwest
t ern Iowa will gather at TIL
federal building in Counci
Bluffs today in semi-annua
:. convention Of men of thei
r kind. Papers will be read O
}. subject of interest to the post
masters and topics of timel
note will be discussed. Pos
master Hazelton, Of Counc
Bluffs will present some phase
of the postal service, and othe
themes will be covered by tn
following:
L. L. Reynolds, postmaster ;
Little Sioux, "Our Duty to tt
League and the Service"
Miller, postmaster at Pisga
"New Recommendations f
Parcels Post and Postal Saving
Banks" "The League and i
Prospects for the Future"
postmaster selected by Seer
tary Anderson. M. G. Wi
gins, postmaster at Dow Cit
u "New Orders and Their Fife
5. on the Service" w. w. Nc
# ton, postmaster at Moda,
I education Of the Public
h Postal Matters From a Pos
ut masters Standpoint" I
convention will be called to {
der BY Postmaster Keith
Mondanin president of t
/, league.
r. H. Harris is confined
his home by an attack of t
grippe.
q. E. Jones was a pleasa
&c Times caller today. Mr.. Jor
: has just completed big movi
3 truck for C. A. Pitzer viii
3 has a capicity of 80 tons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs George Newton,
of Council Bluffs, were in the
Valley yesterday attending the
johnson funeral.
TIE Ladies aid Of the Chris
tian church met with Mrs. Geo.
10. johnson today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Bring your subscriptions ard
recipes TO US. We are fully
equipped to fill them from the
oest drugs obtainab!e.
j. D. Brown & Son,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Program OF the Foreign
Missionary Rally.

The foreign Missionary
Rally, to be held in the Christ
ian Church at Missouri Valley
Iowa, on Thursday, Jan. %,
will begin at ten o'clock.
A Bible Study on Missions,
President A. McLead;; Missions
indispensable, W. Z. Radcliffe,
Akron; The Universally of
Jesus, l.. G. Huntly, Rock
Rapids, Missions the Main
Work OF the Church, j. r..
Adair. Sloan, The Double
Danger Of Inaction. e. F. Ileake
HOnawa; Missionary Experiences
in Japan, G. S. Weaver, Osaka
The Work ON the Foreign Field
Last Year, B. f. Hall, Wood
blne;; The New Testament 9
Missionary Volume, G. .
Richard. Kingsley; Foreigr
Missions and the Centennial
w. r. Warren, PittsDurg;; Tee
Success Of Missions, l.. G. Har-
ris, Logan: A Little Sermon OF
Coin, O. nj. Tarrants, Modale:
Missionary Knowledge, G. a
Poison, Extra; The Missionary
SPIRIT, How Promoted, j. K
Ballon, Sioux City.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

P. r. and P. w. Mullen went
down to South Omaha this
morning with two cars OF fat
Istock for market.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Iowa Weather Fair .}t
and Friday. Rising ~ i'a
ture Friday and ws ald cen
tral portions toiH ~.
Clear Statesmen Wanted
/ Experience unnecessary. SlGt
/ per month ard expenses
Peerless Cigar Co, Toledo
Ohio. J2l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

P. E. Robinson is still very
sick at his home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
|. o. 0. r.

Lillian Lodge No. 20, Dsugh-
tiers of Rebekah, will meet in
regular session, at their hall on
Saturday evening, January Is,
1908, at 1880 p. m.
Mrs. ]. j. Ford. N. G.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

w. S. Graham was a caller
today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
A leap year party was given

A leap year party was given
last evening at the home of j.
P. Martin, by Arthur Martin
and Miss Blanche Bond, who
entertained about 40 Of the
young people of the Christian
church. Games and music
were the entertainment for the
evening. At a late hour a two
course supper was served, after
which all departed for their
homes, declaring they had had
a lovely time.
Roy Roden, of Modale, is re.
ported on the SICK list.
Grandma Jackson, of Prairie
Hill Missouri, is reported nc
better.
Mrs. Emma Russell is mucl
improved today, and is able t
be up part Of the time.
P. E. Robinson is still yer.
sick at his home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Reliable rubber goods. Sy-
rlnges and hot water b ties
guaranteed. We have the lest.
DoIy & Pete"s
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

A little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Beebe is i'll with dip
iberia at the family home near
Modale.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Ivar Bolin was a passenger to
Council Bluffs this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

A sale on wool and fleece Ii
ned hose, AMI also ladies and
children's underw ear, at Dick
mans.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16
Mrs. Klafka is in Boone visit
ng friends and relatives.

Miss Maggie Casey is up
from Council Bluffs for a short
visit with relatives and friends
in the Valley.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

County Superintendent Brain
ard, OF Logan, was in the Vail
ley today ON business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Mrs. Wearin, al Silver City,
iowa, is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Higgins insthe country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Ross Roden, of this city is re-
ported on the sick list.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

RThe Times will hereafter pub
sh daily a report of the wealth
!, taken every morning at 8
clock a. M, giving the tempe
hture, and condition Of the
heather generally.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-01-16

Soren Brown is reported on
the sick list.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-17
WHEELING THE BABY.

Opinions of - Young Lawyer Who
Trundled n PerRnbuIatOr.
A certain young lawyer, whose busi-
ness connections bring him much in
touch with some corporation interests,
has not had his head swelled by his
rapid rise in the last few years, and
has vetoed soma of his wife's ambitions
to climb the social ladder. He has q
baby daughter to whom he is very
much devoted and occasionally, on a
Sunday afternoon, will take the young
ster for an airing in her perambulator.
A few Sundays ago the lawyer and
his wife were out with the baby car
riage when thay met the head of one
Of the big concerns for which the law
yer holds a retainer walking with a
friend.
II never was 80 mortified In my life T"
exclaimed the wife, after the magnate
had passed.
you must not wheel the baby car
riage in public again!"
Nonsense" replied the husband. His
further remarks were interrupted by
his brother, who had been hurrying to
evertake him.
Il heard a compliment to you just
now, JIM" said the brother. You
know Steele, the traction mann"
Gust met him." said the lawyer.
go did l." said his brother. "Ha
was talking with his friend about you
l heard him say, "A very promising
young lawyer-must be a decent sort
OF chap. too. Hes making a lot of
money, but he Isn't too proud to push
his own baby carriage. I'll have to
keep an eye on him. Pretty good,
wasn't it?'
The lawyers wife hasn't had any.
thing to say about the family dignity
since the lncident.-New York Globe.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-17
HUMAN ASHES IN THE SEA.

Midocean Ceremony that Is No
Longer an Uncommon One.
According to a London cable dis
patch, published here recently, a won.
an passenger on the latest eastward
bound trip Of the Lucania scattered an
urn full of human ashes In midocean
and obtained certificate from the cap
tain to the effect that she had done so,
says the New York Herald.
Though no names were mentioned in
the story, the woman was quoted as
having said the ashes were those of a
prominent New YORK business man,
who had directed that his remains be
thus disposed Of, and had specified the
Lucan1a because it had been his favor.
lite vessel.
When the cable dispatch was shown
to the manager of the United States
Cremation Company, he said:
without some clew to the name IL
would be quite impossible for us to
Identify the case referred to. Such
midocean ceremonies are by no means
so uncommon as they once were. II
is not at all unusual now for some man
or woman who has been a traveller to
request that such a disposition be made
of his or her mortal remains The idea
which appeals to them seems to be that
at the Will Of ocean winds and currents,
ON the blllowy surface of the element
they had loved best in life, they shall
continue their travels after death.
eve have sealed tin canister whia'
we usG FOR that purpose; 1t has consiG
cradle buoyancy and will remain anor
for some time"
mot infrequently," the manager COL
tinued, ut has been the wish of the dc
cedent that his ashes be permitted I,
sink to the bottom of the sea. In that
case the canister is weighted. But. on
the other hand, the desire sometimes ia
that the ashes be allowed to remain
afoat at the will of the elements Not
long ago one of these black tin canis-
tiers, containing human ashes, was pick
ed up by a pilot somewhere off Sandy
Hook, and, thinking 1t might be Of val
ne, he brought 1t to us, probably with
some Idea Of earning a reward.
"When we identified the canister by
means of its number, however, and
communicated with the family of the
decedent, they were inclined to be in
dignant because the pilot had presumed
to interrupt Its wanderlngs."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-17
HABITS OF SQUIRRELS.


How Little Animals of Forest SUR
vivo Winter.
While certain members of the SOUR
rel tribe store their winter supply Of
food in hollow trees, / think most Of
them hide 1t on the ground, under old
roots, brush piles and even beneath
heaps of dead leaves. Their tracks In
the winter woods seem to bear this out.
While it msl be Tat the frequency OF
this track irIdicateI a scarcity of food
and the travelling about desire to find
supply, bellGre In the main that
these outings Of the squirrels have a
definite destination, because when you
see them skip across the snow, stop
short and scratch a hole down to the
ground, bringing up a supply of nuts of
cones placed there in the month Of plen.
U, you are apt to attribute their luck
more to good memory than to any
haphazard speculation.
OF the squirrel family the mos
prominent in winter are the blacks
He seems to be flowing over all the
time with pent-up energy, which keepF
him in constant motion, and you
sometimes feel that you would like him
to be able b talk and tell you how
pleasant It IL to have the Joy which
flows from a glad heart. New watch
him jump from Limb to limb, rush head
long down the trunk, and course across
the snow In long graceful bounds, with
no apparent purpose but to exhibit the
happiness within him.
His red cousin once In a while may
be seen at the entrance of his home In
the heights of some tree, but in him no
tfgH Of exultation. He looks around
TOR spring to come and clear away the
snow, and ne amount Of coaxing will
cause him to utter a note of scolding
OF alarm. Not all the red squirrels,
however, keeps to the trees. Many of
them, through want Of food, have to
take to the earth, and their track in the
deep SNOW Is a heavy noundering Of
Iabored bounds as they 90 from tree to
tree in search Of the scanty provisions
hidden beneath the surface. Here and
there we ma the gummy scales Of the
pine cones, the shells of the acorn, the
seed cones of the birch and cedar scat
tered about on the snow, showing the
food on which they subsist. In greater
contrast to the delicacies just named,
often one will find during long and Sc
we're winters that the squirrels have at
tackled the hemlock trees by stripping
them OF their bitter seeds. When one
finds this 1t is evidence of great want,
and a merciful act would be to bring
some food and scatter it about to as
suage the pangs Of hunger which these
little fellows are enduring. Recreation
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-17
LONDON WATER.
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Two large reservoirs have just been
added to the London water supply. One
thinks little Of such an announcement,
made In these days when abundant
water service IL counesd not a luxury
but a necessity. II the EliEabethHn cit
Yen, however, should return to his IA
I've town, the lavish use of water
bould cause amaEement to his mind,
w. in all probability, a chill to his
Llaved body.
The statement, made some years ago
n the House OF Commons, that for 800
yOarS the English people did not wash
themselves may not be quite accurate !;
nevertheless, 1t IL true that the cost of
London water for many generations
rendered thorough bathing an lmpoSsi-
bility to the poor, and an expensive and
occasional luxury to the rich. Such an
extravAEancS as cleansing the streets
with water was thought not to be en-
tertAined. No wonder the plague found
ready and waiting ground for speedy
development.
Until the thirteenth century london
depended on wells and brooks fer its
water supply. Its means Of conveyance
were the pals and pitchers Of the
householder. In 1925 streams Of water
were brought by slender pipes to a els
tern, known as the Great Conduit, In
West Cheap. Here bucket bearers gath
cred In crowds to await their turn. One
Of the regular duties Of an apprentice
was to fetch water. Carriers called
'Cobbs" peddled water through the
streets.
In 1882 zone Peter Morris" obtained
permission from the corporation to
pump water from the Thames Into the
city by means Of water wheels placed
under the nrst arch Of london Bridge
and driven by the tide. Before this
time no such thing la ever been
known in England" Ia =, system sup
piled water to the upper parts of the
city, and was powerful elA &5 to raise
lot Of water over the ILzpie Of st.
MaEnus Church, a 81 GIT which the Lord
Mayor himself rode out in state to see.
This invention killed tina Company Of
Water Bearers, and ran for a lease
which extended won to modern times.
1t was not until comparatively recent
years that anything like an adequate
supply Of water was given to the city.
Now eight companies hold grants. Ten
years ago the area known as Water
London" covered $40 miles, and the
daily supply Of water amounted to over
2o2, 102,64s gallonA In 1905 the daily
consumption had risen to 21s,0Oo,O 900
GALLONS
This IL regarded By Londont-1 az a
mesa impressive showing, but from the
Am acAn point Of view it IE not worthy
Of much attention; for the population
Of London, using less than q quarter
Of billion gallons, is about 100000;
and New York City, with nearly four
and q half million Inhabitants, uses
69S, ooo, 900 gallons a day, more than
twice as much a. London
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-17

Lloyd Osbourne, the stepson and col.
laborator Of Robert Louis Stevenson, is
said to have put Rudyard Kipllng, thin
ly disguised, into his new novel, 1.-The
Adventurer."
'The Story Of the Other Wise Man."
by Henry Van Dyke, has already been
translated into many foreign languages,
including such unusual ones as the
Armenian and Turkish, and last week
the publishers of the book, the Har-
pers, received an application from
India for permission to translate 1t
into Bengal.
A memoir OF the late W. d. n. Lecky,
the historian, Is in preparation. Mrs.
Lecky has authorized 1t and has her
self requested correspondents 10 lend
her whatever letters or documents may
contribute to a memoir. This Is bust
ness-llke duty which the widows of
notable men are now practically COM
PEELED to undertake.
Two widely different authors met
and shook hands recently when Hon.
James Bryce called on Geronimo, the
Apache chief, whose autobiography has
been published by Duffield & Co. The
British ambassador being in the neigh
borhood of Lawton, Oklahoma, took
occasion to call on the old Indian, being
interested, as he said, In characteristic
American institutions.
The recent presence in this country
Of the distinguished Dutch novelist
"Maarten Maarten" recalls the story of
his election In the spring of 1905 as
an honorary member Of the Authors
Club Of New York, says the Bookman.
When the name Jost Marius NJ. van
der Poorten-S Schwartz came to the at
tention Of the membership committee
there was gasp Of establishment.
Finally the late Bill Nye came to the
recue with the suggestion that the first
half of the name should be acted on
at once, but that the last half should
be held over until the autumn, when
the weather would be cool.
A little book on "Humanism," by
Prof. John Stuart Mackenzie, which
has just been published by the Mac
milan Company, illustrates tendency
Of philosophy to simplicity and an ap-
peal to "the average man" which has
been noticeable in the last few years.
Instead Of being a work for the spe-
ciallst, this is book that every reader
Of intelligence can understand and
enjoy. 1t is in a sense as much a
sociological as philosophical work,
dealing in a straightforward, compre-
henslve way with the general Ideas
that underlle modern attempts to make
a science Of sociology. Prof. Mackenzie
holds the chair of philosophy In the
University College at Cardiff, and is
One Of the most brilliant of the younger
school of English philosophical think
era
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-17
BEAUTIFUL KINGSLEY LAKE.


It's the Largest and Deepest Spring
in the State of Florida.
Every Starkeite admires Kingsley
Lake for clear water and high and dry
shores and pretty scenery, but that the
lake Is remarkable one in other re-
spects is not generally known, says the
Starke (Fla.) Telegraph.
This lake Is the largest spring In
Florida. 1t receives hardly any more
water than runs out Of 1t through
Black Creek and the enormous guam
tity evaporated from Its two and one
half square miles Of surface would sup
ply several such streams as Silver
Springs run, not to mention the water
soaked In 1t by Its banks. The lake
has been found ninety-two feet deep in
places, but Is probably deeper in others.
1t is situated on the backbone ridge of
Florida, and while its banks slope
steeply to the water Its surface Is high
er than the land some miles away in
any direction. The shores are high and
dry, except the southwest, which is
fiat and marshy. The bottom slopes
gently everywhere except on the south
eastern side, where the sand carried
by the waves causes 1t to shoal up so
rapidly that it will, no doubt, become a
dry beach in few years.
Kingsley Lake Is nearly two miles
across in any direction and about FIVE
and three-quarter miles around In
bygone ages Its southern shore was
probably straight line until the then
prevailing northwesterly winds scooped
away the sand on the southeast side
until the lake became round.
By that time the winds encountered
vegetation and could change the out
lines no more. The dunes composing
the scrub" ON that side were formed
by the sand dug from the lake bottom.
Vegetation took hold there but slowly,
and even as late as thirty years ago
large areas presented nothing but white
sand. But the wild rosemary BUSH.
which only requires a place to stay,
prepared the way for other shrubs, I'M
til now that locality is well covered
with chapparal.
Davis Thomas, the government sur
veyor who sectionized the land around
there In 1891, calls the lake In his field
notes "oDen lake." and remarks lacon-
ically "this lake is very near round"
Judging from his notes, nobody lived
on Its shores at that time, and even the
great Newmansvllle and Middleburg
road which later ran on the south side
Of the lake did not then exist. The
lake was later named for Mr.. Kingsley,
an Englishman, who held large Spanish
giants in other parts of Clay County.
Many kinds Of hardwood trees grow
on the shores OF the lake, and springs
Of pure water are common The soil,
irrigated, is unsurpassed for early veg
etables and fruits. Summer residences
are numerous and will be more so when
q contemporary power launch will make
regular trips between different point
on this beautiful water.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-07-17
His Idea Of a aeutlem.n.

Cardinal Nswmans definition of a
gentleman has probably never been sur.
passed. Here. Il IS:
1T Is almost the definition of a gen.
tleman to say he Is one who never In.
fliets pain. He has his eyes on all his
company; he rs tender toward the bash
ful. gentle toward the distant and mer-
ciful toward the absurd he can recel-
lect 10 whom he IL speaking; he guards
against unreasonable illusions or topics
which may irrltate; he Is seldom proml-
nent in conversation and never wearl-
some.
HE makes light of favors while he
does them and seems to be receiving
when be Is comforting. He never speaks
Of himself except when compelled,
never defends himself by d mere re-
tort; he has no care for SANDER or
gossip, IL Scrupulous in lmputing mo-
tivss to those who Interfere with him
md nteFprets everything for the best.
He p never mean or little In his dis
putes, never takes unfair advantage,
never mistakes personalities or sharp
sayings for arguments or lnsinuates
evil which he dare not say out"