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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Dust Germs.

Hollis Godfrey, in the July Atlantic.
One germ found I'm dust needs espe-
cial mention. Tuberculosis, which may
be classed among the dust diseases,
ravages our country beyond all other
plaques today. The consumptive sheds
hundreds and thousands of living tu-
bercle bacilli every time he sends forth
sputum where it can mix with the dust
of street or room. Once mixed with
that dust. deposited on sand or other
cutting particle, the poisoned weapon
flies upward ready to cut through and
enter the body through the lesion
formed in the lungs In case after case
Ms in sons sm "n tu % nsl eS
sions wlinI have healed showing that
they were able to combat the poison
when attacked. But how about the
time of low resistance? How can the
citizen tell when that time may come
to him or to his family? The magni-
ficent crusade against tuberculosis is
doing much to convince the individual
of the necessity of care against scat
tering contagion. The municipality
can do almost as much towards the
stamping out of the plague by steady
constant struggle to achieve the clean
est possible street.
In the dirt of the assembly hail. of
the theater. of the hotel and the rail-
way car we find conditions in which
the difficulties which exist in the pri-
waite house are fourfold multiplied. For
hours the crowds of people in such
places sit breathing the accumulated
dust brought from the streets which,
rising from the floor, floats i'm clouds
into the air and settles heavily on the
antiquated plush still in high favor for
such places. IT is but a year or two
ago that the newspapers considered
briefly the dangers of that bacterial
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

New York, Aug. 5.-captain Irving p.
Titus. "a years of age. lifelong resident
of Flatbush. was II prisoner in the Fifth
avenue court, Brooklyn, on a charge of
felcnious assault, preferred by John
carman. of No. l42s Flatbush avenue
He alleged that Titus tried to shoot
him at u late hour after waking him
out of sleep for the purpose.
Carman Is about the same age as
Titus. and like him, has lived in Fiat
bush from boyhood. He told in court
THAI he was snugly sleeping In his home
when he WAS awakened by terrific
racket at his front door. Looking out
of window, he behcd Titus, who, he
said, greeted him pleasantly and be-
sought him to come down to the door
Come Down, John.
II wish to sreak TO you on an inn
5portant matter said Titus.
Carman said he scrambled into some
clothes and Went down to greet his
friend. When he opened the door he
found himself looking down the barrel
of II revolver held by Titus
John" Titus is alleged to have said,
~ have come around here To shoot you.
1t is a little late TO disturb you and
you have been good friend of mine
for many years. | appreciate all that,
but have begun TO get tir@d of seeing
YOU
Took No Chances.
Carman was sure his old friend was
joking, but decided to take no chances.
He grabbed for the revolver but be-
fore he could get hold of it Titus fired.
The bullet grazed Carman's face and
imbedded itself In wall.
Then Carman got Titus by the
throat. threw him to the ground and
wrested the weapon from him
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
WHEAT AND CORN
PRICES SOAR HIGH

Chicago. Aug. 5.-Scorching hot
weather throughout the corn belt in
Iowa, the Dakotas and Minnesota
threw the board of trade into wild ex-
citement today and sent the price of
wheat and corn soaring skyward. The
former advanced nearly 8 cents Il BUSH
ell and the latter showed an almost
equally sharp bulge. The bulilsh senti-
ment i'm wheat which has been develop
ing recently as a result of black rust"
reports from the Northwest broke out
with intense vigor today upon the re-
ceipt of dispatch from Minneapolis
which claimed that black rust is worse
than In 1904; that the crop is simply
burning up with the heat.
The advance In corn was helped along
by a dispatch which stated that the
corn crop In central Illinois has be-
gun to fire" owing to the excessively
high temperature.
AT one time May wheat sold at
S1.01Ss; December touched 97A cents;
September 947s cents. May corr
mounted to 65M cents; December to
65as cents: September to 1874 cents.
Oats was bullishly affected by the
sudden rise i'm wheat and corn
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
WONDERED WHY.

Found the Answer Was "COHee.o
Many pale, sickly persons wonder for
years why they have to suffer so, and
eventually discover that the drug
catfeille-in coffee Is the main cause of
the trouble
II was always very fond of coffee
and drank it every day. | never had
much flesh and often wondered why |
was always 50 pale, thin and weak
About five years ago my health com
pletely broke down and was confined
to my bed. My stomach was in such
condition that could hardly take suf-
ticient nourishment to sustain life
During this time was drinking cof-
fee, didn't think | could do with
out it,
After Il while came to the conclu-
sion that coffee was hurting me, and
decided to give it up and try Postum.
didn't like the taste of it at first, but
when it was made right-boiled until
fond OF it.
In one week began to feel better.
could eat more and sleep better. My
sick headaches were less frequent, and
within five months | looked and felt
like Il new being, headache spells en-
tirely gone.
MY health continued to improve and
to-day l am well and strong. weigh
14s lbs attribute my present health
to the life-giving qualities of Postum.
There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read, THE Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true, and full OF
human interest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
THE HAPPY WARRIOR.
Three Persons Suggested Reading o.
Poem at Cleveland,s Funeral.

Princeton Letter in Brooklyn Eagle.
They said Grover Cleveland would be
but they We're wrong. The funeral was
turned into poem that was itself a
song, eulogy and a sermon. The
most beautiful eulogy ever written by
William Wordsworth was read over
the coffined form of the former presi-
dent and applied to him and to his life.
By a remarkable coincidence, or con-
currence in the minds of the three per-
sons nearest to Mr.. Cleveland, the great
poem of Wordsworth was chosen sep
arately and individually by the three
as the one human expression most fit
ting to portray the life and character
of the dead. No greater tribute could
be paid to the character of Mr.. Cleve-
land than this fact that his life and
deeds We're such that when those who
loved him best sought independently OF
each other TIC find suitable expression
of his character, they turned spontane-
ously to the Wordsworth poem that
pictures a happy warrior with great
ness almost sublime.
The selection of the Wordsworth
poem was a remarkable incident in
the funeral arrangements. The Incl
dent was suggestive almost of the SUI
pernatural in the coincidence and
agreement of the mental processes that
led to the selection. Without any sug-
SeStlol lIldl IL poem SIlOulu ne T-du dC
the funeral. the Wordsworth poem was
selected separately by Mrs. Cleveland,
the widow; by Rose Elizabeth Cleve-
land, the sister of the dead man, and
by DR.. Henry van Dyke. who was
closer to Mr.. Cleveland than any other
friend in the last few weeks of the
fatal illness.
After the death of Mr.. Cleveland DIR.
van Dyke, who lives across Bayart
lane from the Cleveland home was sit.
ting in Westland with Mrs. Cleveland
and Rose Cleveland. After a long pause
in the conversation, Mrs. Cleveland
said:
have been thinking of poem
about the happy warrior The poem
appeals to me almost as q prophetic
description of my husband 1t was
written more than hundred years
ago, and 1t may be that it is not so
fitting as / think"
Nothing could be more appropriate
and no poet could have been more
from his pocket a copy of Words
worth's poems. That is the very poem
/ have thought of as being opposite and
we'll adapted to the character of Mr..
Cleveland"
Rose Cleveland, in alnaZement, held
out a memorandum in writing. In
thinking of some fitting tribute to her
brother, she had written down the
| name of Wordswortll's poem, "Charac-
ter of the Happy Warrior"
So impressed We're they by this sim
gular agreement upon the poem that
they determined to have the poem read
at the funeral. 1t was chosen to take
the place of all eulogy and song.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Matching Ostrich Eggs.


Ostrich eggs are being Matched in an
incubator in this city. A novel egg
Matching is being carried on at the
store of Crenshaw Bros. on upper
Franklin street. Thirteen fine ostrich
eggs from the recently established
Tampa ostrich farm have been placed
in an incubator and they will hatch off
some time early In May.
1t takes an average heat Of 107 de-
grees and As days of constant exposure
to such heat to develop the germ in
an ostrich egg and hatch a young os-
trich. The eggs are worth $50 each,
and it is a conservative estimate to
say that the young bird will be worth
more than twice that money after it
has passed the first month of it's cx-
iStence.
Some idea of the size of the eggs
may be gathered from the fact that the
"Mardy Lee" incubator, which is be-
ing used for the hatch. would hold 14O
average hen eggs. Fourteen of the
ostrich eggs would fill it completely.
An empty ostrich egg holds just one
quart of liquid. This is the first at
tempt at ostrich Matching in Tampa.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
IT SEEMED 1NcuaAB1E.

Body Raw with ACKNOWLEDGMENT
from Hospitals as Hopeless-Cuti.
cura Remedies Cured Him.
From the age of three months until
fifteen years old, my son Owens life
was made intolerable by eczema in its
worst form. In spite of treatments the
disease gradually spread until nearly
every part of his body was quite raw.
He used to tear himself dreadfully in
his sleep and the agony he went
through is quite beyond words. The
regimental doctor pronounced the case
hopeless. We had him in hospitals
four times and he was pronounced one
of the worst cases ever admitted. From
each he was discharged as incurable.
We kept trying remedy after remedy,
but had gotten almost past hoping for
cure. Six months ago we purchased
a set of Cuticura Remedies. The result
was truly marvellous, and to-day he is
perfectly cured. Mrs. Lily Hedge, Cam
blewell Green, England Jan. -, 1907. y
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Black Forest Customs.

FROM the AntiquarS.
The peasant farms of the Black Forest
gre handed down from father to son in q
direct line, often dating back 400 years.
There is no division as in France; all
falls TO the heir. only here it is not the
eldest but the youngest son who inherits.
Ii is rare that Bur (peasanD dies as
relgnng head. When he gets on in years
he abdicates, in order TO end his days in
the leibgedingehaus dover house), which
stands beside each Hot (steading).
That he does SO in favor of his young
est son is very sensible; We're 1t the elder
he would have no peace, for soon as he
married he would try to induce his par
ents to retire just at an age when power
is sweetest and best exercised. For this
reason the practical farmers of bSgone
generations decided to hand over the sue
ccssion to the youngest, since when Ben
jamin is full grown man father Jacob
is old and glad to rest.
This law of Inheritance goes by the
name of vorte Should the heir of his
own free will desire to resign in favor of
his elder brother the latter must buy the
property from him. In such case the
younger may be termed n kind of Esau.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Excursion to Milwaukee.

Reduced rates of fare and one-half for
the round trip are offered to merchants
in the West and Northwest by the Nit
waukee Association of Jobbers and
Manufacturers. The dates of sale at all
stations distant 100 miles or more from
Milwaukee are August 1923 inclusive,
tickets good returning until September 2
and August 29-September inclusive,
tickets good returning until September
16. To obtain these rates merchants
must get from their local agent receipt
for one full paid fare to Milwaukee
which, when countersigned by any Mil
waukee jobber or manufacturer and by
the secretary of the Milwaukee Associa..
ton of Jobbers and Manufacturers will
entitle holder to return ticket for one
half fare.
Milwaukee jobbers and manufacturers
want the patronage of up-to-date BUSH
ness men. They offer best goods at right
prices and believe In and offer fair treat
ment. The absolute superiority of their
manufactures IS known throughout the
world. Combine business with pleasure.
Milwaukee is one of the most attractive
summer resorts in the country. Visit the
Wisconsin State Fair. Sept. I'll. Bring
your family with you. Office Of the Mil
waukee Association of Jobbers and Man
ufactnrers. 1919 University Building,
corner Mason and Broadway.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
LITTLE GIRL TRAVELS
10000 MILES ALONE

Benton tarbor, Mich, Aug. 5.-Little
Ida Baccash, years old, journeyed
10000 miles alone from the ancient city
of Damascus to this city. Her long
voyage is remarkable because she
speaks but dozen English words and
enroute could make herself understood
only in her native Syrian tongue. When
the steamship City of Chicago locked
here today the child was the first down
the gang plank, and she had scarcely
touched foot to the wharf before she
was swept into the arms of her father,
who had been anxipusly waiting in the
crowd.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
BATHING Don'ts.

Don't plug the ears with cotton. Cot
ton does not keep out the wet since it at
once becomes saturated. Furthermore no
water can find it wa to the drum of u
normal ear.
Don't go in the water cold. 1t is best
to go in warm, even slightly perspiring
He who begins his bath pcrspiring gets
the best reaction.
Don't have set duration for the bath
1t is best always to come out at the
slightest premonition Of cold.
Don't If you are fat, neglect a daily sea
bath. Sea swimming is the best and
quickest reducer known.
Don't enter the water if you have eaten
within an hour.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Making the suItan's ciearets.
From p. r. o.

THE Turkish sultan," said tobac
conist, has for generations smoked the
finest cigarets in the world Cigarets
like his bought here would cost over
enc shilling apiece.
In the royal palace there has been
from time ilnmemorial a small cigalet
factory-a light, airy room, a bale of
exquisite tobacco, one OF two simple
hand cutting machines, half dozen
workmen of marvellous skill. Here the
cigarets of the sultan are turned out.
The best cigaret tobacco comes from
Turkey and the best of that goes to the
sultan. A hundredweight of leaves is
rejected before pound of sufficiently
fine and aawless is found for royal
use"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
BISHOP BRENT STAYS
By THE PHILIPPINES

Washington. Aug. s. Bishop Charles
Henry Brent, of the Philippine islands.
has again declined TO become Episcopal
bishop of Washington. His decision is
announced In a letter received at
Washington today. The reasons are
the same as those which governed
the declination OF the first election
that it's Gods will he remain In the
PHILIPPINES.
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Progress.

From Harper's Weekly.
YES" said Mrs. Malaprop my boy
is doing first rate at school. l sent
him to one O. them alimentary schools,
and his teacher says he's doing fine.
He's first class sculler. they tell
me, and is head of his class in gas
tronomy. knows his letters by sight.
and can spell like one o. these de-
formed spoilers down to Washington"
Whats he going to be when he
grows up?'
He wants to be an undertaken, and
I'm declined to humor him, so I've told
the confessor to pay special intention
to the dead languages" said the proud
mother.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
GREAT WAREHOUSE
IN CHICAGO BURNS

Chicago. Aug. "a fire starting from
the explosion of a barrel of chemicals
In the Burlington dock and transfer
warehouse. Canal and Sixteenth streets,
this afternoon destroyed the warehouse,
n hundred box cars. and elevators e.
and 90 owned by the Burlington COM
pany
There was over 100000 bushels of
grain owned by Armour & Co. in the
elevators.
The fremen are now fighting to keep
the flames from the Union elevator 1t
is estimated the losses will reach ST.
100000.
At 2:15 the fire is believed to be un-
der control.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
THAW IN JAIL PLANS
HAPPINESS FOR BOYS

Cresson, Pa, Aug. 5.Harry x.
Thaw. now confined in the Poushkeep-
sic, N. y. Jail, has begun to lay plans
for betterinent of the condition of the
poor and friendless boys of western
q ennsylvania. He inquired for rates
X deserted cottages owned by his
M lionaire friends, in order that he
may found some sort of q summer
colnpv
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Flood Of Fire.
APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT
FOR AID IN DIsrpEse

Ottawa. Ont, Aug. Sir wilfred
I,aurer received the borrowing tele-
gram from Cranbrook, Il. G.:
Disastrous fire in Kootenay Valley.
F,ernie, Hosmer. Crows Nest and other
places almost completely burned. Not
less than 5000 people homeless. Ca
madam Pacific railroad carrying them
TO Elko and Cranbrook. Every effort
is being made locally, but these people
are utterly without food or shelter. The
fire covers 40 miles. Seventy lives lost.
Immediate relief requested. Telegraph
instructions at once
"Thomas Roberts, Liberal Association,
wv. j. King, NJ. p"
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A Double Sided Hole.

TUII
The latest story of German "thrift''
is told at the expense of the proprietor
of Il circulating library who charged
for the wear and tear suffered by his
books at the hands of his patrons. One
volume came back TO his scrutiny.
See, here, he exclaimed. there is IL
hole on page 10 of my beautiful book.
And see here he went on, turning over
the leaf, there is another on page
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06

CfanpfOOk, b. W., aug. .-1Ae
most destructive conflagration in
the history of Canada is sweeping
the Elk river valley, leaving in
it's path death, DISSOLUTION and suf-
fering Already more than 100
lives have been lost, hundreds of
persons have been injured and
thousands, homeless and destitute,
have been forced to flee for their
lives before the relentlessly on
rushing fire.
Property valued at more than
So, 100000 has been destroyed and
still the flames are sweeping on
ward, reaching out on either side
in. an overwhelming line.
The long list Of fatalities is in
creasing steadily. Reports of
death, despair and suffering are
coming in from every quarter.
Food Is Scarce.
Few of those who escaped with
their lives saved any of their be-
longings. The store of food in the
towns which thus far have escaped
destruction must be conserved
carefully to feed the hungry.
Fernie, on Saturday prosper
GUS community of $500 inhabi-
tants, today is deserted and is a
heap of ruins. Coal Greek, which
had population of 1900, is
marked only by smouldering en-
bers in blackened, smoking
waste more than 40 miles in area,
while half dosen small towns
have been erased as completely as
though they never existed.
The railroad is the only means
of communication left to the
stricken country, which now is Sc
riously threatened. Many bridges
already are burned down and the
movement of trains, by which the
fire fighters, refugees and provi-
sions are transported from one
point to another, is being carried
on with great difficulty.
Ten cottages and two local Offices of
the Western Canada Grocery and Coal
pa'ss Gnu nI" "ai eho 9i,, 10 az
.ia. ne no "a III, Mi. I.
y. .is ,.s es i4ie one my
sne u,sy LII eile piacs was MISS ol
.Si., r., ,.''' i ti,', t popie lbs.
liz, w. ~. ~ e'Sapo oSei
D'Ai Ai"s VI US
Heru9e IN water.
The fire spread with such rapidity
that hardly anything was saved. Num-
bers of people fled TO the river banks
and sought refuge by wadlng In the
water Saturday night WAS a frightfnl
one, the excitement of many heart
rending scenes was witnessed. III was
spent I'm getting many women and
children on trains and starting then
for Cranbrook. During the night the
wind went down ana Sunday morning
many men and thclr stouthearted
wives came IN from the hllls to which
they had HOWL 10 view the smoking
remains OF tnelf CITY.
Narrowing Tales.
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disease started with
slight irregularity and
weakness and devel-
opel into dangerous
dropsy. l became
weakand languid and
could do no house
work. My back ached
terribly. i had bear
ing down pains and
my limbs bloated to
tyyire fhnir normal
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN
rue Friendship.

True Friendship.
sheik schubli taken sick. was borne one
day
Behind him thronged who are you?"
Schubli cried.
1--WE are. your friends" the multitude re-
sheik schubli threw stone at them:
they fled.
.'come back, We false pretenders!" Then
he said
"A friend is one who. ranked among his
BY him he loves, and stoned, and beat
with blows,
Will still remain as friendly as before,
And to his friendship only add the more
From the Arabian.
WIS. Windows soorE1EG nxaGl TOR Children
feethingi softens the guns INFLAMMATION ~
laye psin cures wind coli" Y,cert . oettls
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size. Doctors did not help and l was
fast drifting into the hopeless stages.
l used Doan's Kidney Pills at the criti-
cal moment and they really saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
FosterMilburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
JAPANESE NAVY THIRD.

Berlin. Aug. 5.-The Japanese navy
will take third place in the navies Of
the world in 1911, according to the tab
ulation made by the German Navy
League in its August leafiet. which con-
tains information on various naval
subjects prepared by specialists and
often derived from official sources.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
Apollo lZlNG, CAME
TO SHOOT FRIEND

John. have come around here
to shoot you. II is little late to
disturb you and you have been a
good friend of mine for many
years, but | have begun to get
tired of seeing you around, and !
have decided to kill you.-From
Pleasantries of Captain Titus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
PARAsoLs FOR MEN.
New Fashion Observed at Recent Race
Meeting in England.
From the London Daily Graphic.

From the London Daily Graphic.
Rumor has it that mere man is about
to take q leaf out OF woman's book, and
at the risk of ridicule protect his head
from the rays of the summer sun with
the parasol.
The rumor is confirmed by some
have done a good business in the last
few days in sunshades specially de-
signed for mans use. The shades are,
of course, not the elaborate article used
by the lady of fashion, but the plain,
unadorned specimen often used by man
in tropical countries.
At some of the recent race meetings
a few we'll dressed men have been bold
enough to start the fashion, and at AS
cot a gentleman having borrowed a
pretty shade from a fair companion
was not ashamed to take advantage
of it,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-08-06
One Half OFF.

"One-Half OFF on All Ladies' Suits,
read sign in the department store WIN
dow.
"Ump." remarked the mere man in pass.
ing, those must be directoire gowns cut
deeoletts."