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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
CAN'T GET over
LOSS OF FIRST JOB.
7amous Surgeon Still Dreams
OF Event of Thirty
Years Ago.
l.rn.n thn My YIN. s,na

From the New y otl sun,
tone Of In highest rated surgeons in
N.w York recently MAS btous;hs into :.
little talk about dreams
A patient OF The surgeons had said
Il should thimh hacking aw.,v q: folks
three anu -four times day a. YOU do,
that Your dreams a, night wn,il, be pret-
~ lniadiing hid.ous Should thsnk you'd
wake up OF mornngs noi ouls ant.-
freshed br' with mind bur,icnne With
the memories OF horrible dreams
iiine Surgeon lal,she,i AT hat
''Wholly wrong he said. I'm of
,hr best slecprrs On this island. When
wlke up usually fall to whistling with
ia a minute or WIZ MY Wifi Frequently
rebuiSes me tor that. she considers its
bad luck for fellow to whistle before
breakfast think. though. that be-, real
reasoil for discouraeins my morning
VIII sting Is that have a poo, ear for .,
ilnls and sh. can, abide my music
Nell. anyhow sleep b.twee,, eight
aud nike hoirs Every night. and Sleep,
TOO, like Il coon dog iutl Of tui'ilbraad and
pot liquor, Elrest thing in llse world for
nie To dream IN all Eu, when do dreanl.
! What do N"Ii suppose
The prosperous surgeon hrole or into
4 Il littlc chuckl.
My one dream. when do dream ne
went on IS Il dream ol gral that I'm
going TO lose the only Job ever held
4 GOWN before I went to WORK AT my pfo-
l5f.ssion. When was IA Young fellow
went To work as a clerk in silk mill
HoNar in Paterson. NJ father was = sttus
slips ,'lergyman and there was whnp-
ping big family OF Us. Al! cf us. boys
i aud girls, when we came to AZ axe 10 do
4 aliSthlns had 20 pile IN and help We all
got Jobs somewhere
My job paid me $ i week II WAS
counted Il pretty good job AZ hat time
As remember IL wasn't 4 poor sort
OF clerk al all At amy rate ! appeared
70 give satisfaction 10 my employer. Hut
after ia been working al The Job foi Il
year OF 50 and was All lied up iryine To
eHn how 70 be a surgeon a period of
dcpresson iell upon the sillSmaking bust
ness in this country and tho factory
whore ] eierked began to lay of t,nds.
Then. from operatives In the min, office
hands began 10 he Inrloughcd stuck,
bui MY tenure was Very uncertain FEEL
lows at desks all around me were getting,
their fatefili iayoff envelopes, and that of
course kept III" IN a state of constant
panic needed the cieill per most dis
tressfuly and ihl yhousht of having 1t
taken away from mo wsss awful Il ran
M. down in hrtlih and Nitaity
4 dreamed oveiv night during tina,
somewhat proia.tcd period OF s,ispc,lts.
that | was iobless, and when I'd wake il
In q cold sweat but most uuccmnoniy
~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Merchants Visit Milwaukee.

This is the season when merchants
throughout the Northwest arc turning 10
Milwaukee, for their spring and summer
stock. Milwaukee iobhers aud MANN
facturer- haye IN turn prepared for the
occasion. 4 visit % the metropolis of
Wisconsin viii repay those Who intend
10 purchase ,l4eir stock Of spring goods
or place an of1Ier for machinery in any
Of the renowned factories.
Milwaukee jobbers deserve the patron
age OF the business men Of this city
They offer good goods and az splendid a
display al right prices as can be found
anywhere. The absolute superiority of
the product of Milwaukee's manufac
lures is known throughout the world.
The reduction Of the railroad fare to two
cents u mile has brought Milwaukee
more closely in touch with merchants
generally who may now travel at Il mini
mum cost with maximum profit. While
In Milwaukee visit to the rooms of the
Milwaukee Association of Jobbers and
Manufacturers, 1910 University Build
Ing, will bring ayy information that 10
needed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Beer to Ea..

From The WasiiiiiSioi. Star.
Captain lsiglcw. of Yale, WAS talking
about an applicant for tie footp.Lt
team.
He will never make Il football play
err said Captain Bislow. II is AS
different from y football player as a
bottls. of brown fluid beheid .asJ SUM
nter was different from heel
\ m:en with Il motor Cycle stopped
at a mountain inn where MAS l,urh-
ing one sulUy afternoon and asked for
a bottle of beer. The landlord took
from a sunny shelf q bottln hung With
cobwebs. He busted il AND Sci ii be-
fore The cyclist With a tloulsli
You'll find this the besl Milwau-
kee. sir. he said.
The cyclist opened liz bottle,
poured a little into a glass and frowned.
Landlord. he said. 'tllis is Very
thick and muddy beer
The landlord lifted the glass and
looked AT ii. He tilted 1t from side To
Side. It Was so thick aud muddy that
| i, would scarcely spill.
Its the thunder. he muitered. 1t $
! the thunder that has don. this.
Well thunder or no thunder can't
drink it,. said the motor eyels, But
/ I'll tell What YOU might do You might
jus, put it in Il paper bag foi me, and
| I'll eat ii on my way home
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
BRAIN POWER



A lady writer who not only has done
good literary work, but reared ;, fam
lily, found in GrapeNuts the idea food
for brain work and 10 develop he Shy
children She writes
\ am an enthusiastic proclaimcr OF
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet ! for
merly had no appetite in the morning
and for wears Will nursing nay four
children, had insufficient nourishmeat
for them
Unable TO eat breakfast felt faint
later, and would go 10 the pantry and
eat cold chops sausage, cookies,
doughnuts or anything ! happened 10
find. Being Il writer al times Iy
head felt heavy and my brain asleep
When read Of Grape Nuts be-
gan eating il every morning, also gave
1t TO the children including M 10
months old baby, Who soon grew as
fat as a little pig, good naltred and
contented
u wrote evenings and feeling the
need of sustained brain power, began
eating small saucer of Grape Nuts
with milk, instead of my usual indi-
gestible hot pudding. pie, or cake for
dessert at night.
Il grew plump, nerves strong. and
when wrote my brain was active and
clear; indeed, the dull head pain
never returned"
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Quaker Reflections.

From the Philadelphia Record
Any fellow who gets up ii he morn
ing With :. dark brown feeling dresses
in bad taste
'White is the prevailing SHADE says
a fashion item Even white lies are
popular
No one pays amy attention 10 the
blind uiala's threat TO whip another fell
low on sight
For every man who is willing 10 be-
Heve the truth there are dozen eager
To believe lie.
No Nlaude. dear: 10 read a woman
like /. book it is not absolutely neccs-
saly that she should be oil the bold
faced type
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
HE'LL I'LL
ADVICE

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
fidence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help yoru'case. Such lettersas the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beyond a doubt the power of
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
The PhiIanthropist and the Maid.

From The Dundee -AdNertiser.
The old gentleman held very strong
Views as to the evils OF indiscriminate
charity. He met IL little girl in the
street CRYING bitterly What is it. my
child Have YOU split the milk, OF
what" The child looked up and said:
NO. sir; my mother gave me six
pence 10 getssome bread and tea and
;,nti---l'vs been and lost i'll Dear me
low very awkward! hut don't cry
my child: that Won't bring the six
pence back again. Besides I've got q
lnatch here. To which YOU are well
comet" and the philanthropist passed
an his W..N.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Did Il Matter?
From IScllfnan.

Frederick Siilays, described by Rus
xii! as the greatest English nIaug.,iS-
man. Was once asked before he MAS
know. 10 fame to paint he portrait
of he mayor of a town. most eSll,n-
able grocer. The Spokesman OF the
deputalion said tlsat Tho committee was
prcpared Ia p;ty rs high as $50 for 4.
good portrait. but on seeing the artist $
face grow long, added that hey only
wanted a half length. oh of course
that makes II difference said the art
list most urhanely. (which half would
sou prefer gentlemen2
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
PURE FOOD.

No Food Com m issiOner of Any State
Has Ever Attacked til. Absolute
Purity of Grape Nuts.
avery analysis undertaken shows
this food 10 be made strictly of Wheat
and Barley. treated by our processes
10 partially transform the starch parts
into a form oil Sugar, and therefore
much easier TO digest
Our claim that it is Food for
Brain and Nerve centers" is based
upon the fact that certain parts Of
Wheat and Barley (which we use)
contain Natures brain and nerve
building ingredients, viz Phosphate
of Potash, and the way we prepare the
food makes it easy to digest and as
simulate
DR.. Geo w Carey in his book on
THE Biochelnic System o! Medicine"
says:
,NWhen the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range of
the phosphate of potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed.
The gray matter OF The brain is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
cellsali. potassium phosphate
This salt nnites with albumcn, and
by the addition of oxygen creates
nerve fluid or The gray matter oil the
brain
*Of course, there is a trace OF other
| salts and other organic matter ig
| nerve fluid, but potassium phosphate
! is the chief factor, and has the power
/ OF affinity, ali things needed TO manu-
| facture the elixir of life. Therefore
when nervous symptoms arise, due IL
the fact that the nerve-fluid has beer
! exhausted from any cause, the phos
/ phate oi potassium is the only true
remedy, because nothing else can pos
/ sibly supplS the deficiency
The ills arising from TOO rapid,
consuming the gray matter of th'
brain cannot be overestimaled
Phosphate of Potash is to my mine
The most wonderful curative agen
ever discovered by man. and the bless
ings II has already conferred on TIN
race are many But What shall tn
harvest be when physicians ever,
where fully understand the part lhi
wonderful salt plays in the processe
OF life2 II will do is much as can b
done through ply siology 10 make
heaven on earth
Let the overworked business ma
take il and 70 home good-iempere,
l.er the weary wife nerves nnslrnn
from attending 10 sleh children or er
ielaining company, take il and not
how quickly the equilibrium WIN b
restored ana calm and reason assel
her ihrono No proyingS' are require
here We find tAis potassium sd
largely predoninales in nerve-hni'
and that deficiency produces wei
defined symptoms. The heginnin
and end OF The matter is 10 suppl
he lacking principle, and in nolec
lar form. cXactlY as nature furnish'
il in vegetables frliIfs ana gIain !
: supply Deficiencies This is me on
law of cure
Please observe mat Phosphate
Potash is MOI properly OF the dr'l
shop variety pu is best prepared |
Old Mother Nature" and stored
the grains ready for use by manbin
;. Those who have been helped 10 l5ctl,
I, health by The use of Grape Nuts a
{. legion
There's a Reason
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
M,,,,on. :. o.,, and harley.

Nothing will pay you better for 1908
than 10 SOW plenty OF big yielding oats
and barley with oats at dte 10 tOr bu.
Saxer's new Emperor William Oats av-
crayed 80 b, per acre more than any
other variety in 1907, would pay i'm
mnnsely, while Sailors Silver King Par
ley which proved itself the biggest yield
81 a, the Wisconsin Agricultural Station
during 1907 if you had planted 10 acres
would have given you in 1907 Just So,
.Dn.W on 80 acres. II IS All enormous
yieider.
5ssr SEND rms SorloH ANp ioc
10 The John n Salzri SEED %. La
Crosse Mis- and We will lnna you the
only original seed catalos published IN
America with samples oi Emperor Will
liam Oats. Silver King BARLEY Billion
Dollar Grass. " hch produces u tons per
acre Sain.oin. the dry soil luSuriator.
etc ete.. and if you send l4c We add a
package Of ncw farm, seeds never before
seen by volt. a. y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
For Kidney rro""'e~ AND Rh-a"a-

Sufferers from rheumatism. kidney
speedy reflex and cure by use of the
we!l-known medical preparation called
"Swamp Root So confident of its
efficacy arc its proprietors that by men
tioning the name of this paper and
writing TO Or. klmer \ Co. Biug-
hamton. n. u. Il sample bottle OF the
remedy will be sent free by mail to any
part of the United States. In order to
get this free sample, he sure TO lncn-
tion the name oil this paper
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
FAcTs FOR sick woMEN.

ror thirty years Lydia Il. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy Cor female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation. ulcera-
ton, tihroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, hackache, that bear
ing-doNn feeling, tiatuency. indigcs-
ton, di2ziness,or nervouspr ostration.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Sis Hopkins Sayings.
By Rose Melville

Many q straight ticket is crooked
Isast young men are usually slow
pay
Those who live by the pen are often
dc pendent
Mas bon motto for framing Every
honest effort succeeds.
What nyosf of us need is less bicls
erfng and more laughter
Mi, says a man can build a house.
hil that it takes woman 10 make il
il home
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
STATE or ONO. ,.frY or ToLgpo. .,

STATE or ONO. CITY or TOLEDO. 3,
Lr"As COUNTY.
iran. . Cheney makes oath that ne IS
senior partner of the arm of r. j. Cheney &
Cos doing .,isiness i'll the City Of Toledo.
County and State aforesaid and that said
firm VIII pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case oil Ca
iarrh lhat cannot he cured by the use OF
Hall'- ,'atarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
SNoru 10 ,efor. me and subscribed in my
I,resenre. rails ith day of December. A. u.
1855;
StAll A. W. GLEASON.
NOTARY PURl.Ic.
Hairs t'atarrh cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the olooi and Mucous
.rf;r.s Of tie system. Send for tes'imo-
= r. j. cnENEY /. co, Toledo, o
Sold by oil Druggists, ,,'c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
x4ent Short on cIothe:
Fem the l'eiegi apr.

Your ht,sban, Viii ~ all right.
now said at F,nsiish doctor To a
Woman whose husband Was dangerous
l. III.
What do you mean. demanded the
Wife. Yon told me he couldn't live d
lorlmghl.~
WelI. I'm going to cure him. after
an said the doctor Surely you ara
Glad -
The Nolna,i winlsed he, brows.
pats mo iii BIZ OF an ole she
said I've bin an sold AL his clothes
Ia la,N for his flmeral
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Meat Of the Nut.

Your honor SAID the lawyer !
ask the dismissal OF my client on the
ground that IN" warrant fails Ia state
that he hill Bill Jones with malicious
intent"
This court, replied the country jus
ticc, alnt u graduate ~ none ot Your
technical schools. | don't care what
he hit Rill With. The pint is. dia h hit
him? I'ercond
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Wouldn't Have Got Out.

FIUff -,IlIs- NV Y u ~ w u ~.
The other day q little daughter of a
we'll known official family was entered
as a sunday school pupil Al fashion
;.nle 81 Johns
..What did YOU learn III Sunday
school, incurred visitor upom the
chiid's return.
Wen. today | learned all about
Adam and Eve i'm the Garden of Eden,
and all I've got To say is, if I'd been
God that story would never have got
.a,, ,,,i1
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
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CANAnA ANnC

Mrite for our 1908 Illustrated
"c,,Alpf. To llIl. LAST WF.S'r.a
r'ill OF information tina, informs.
sent free ii YOU mention this paper.
lise Land Co. Ltd. st. Paul. Mimi.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
LYDIA e. E9lNE<NANE's
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

TO COIQuGT al Iemale diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Ba1lldt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
Ever since | was sixteen years of
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence / had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said | must go through an opera
ton to get we'll. A friend told me
about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following yo,u' directions
carefully, and thanks to you | am to-
day a we'll woman, and am telling
all my friends of my exnerience."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13

Wouldn't you like to try Natures mild
laxative. Garfield Tea7 Headache Pow
ders and Digestive Tablets also upon re
quest. Send postcard to Garfield Tea
Co, Brooklyn, n Y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Error in the Mails.
m The philadelphia Led.

Doesn't copy of our paper go To
the White llonse.' asked the great ed
itor
He was assured that one VAS lnailed
regularly.
Well, there's SOMETHING WRONG with
the service then he continued. Il re-
member distinctly directing President
Roosevelt not to send that iluet Ia the
Pacific
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13

We Sell Gn.r and Trap. Cheap,
Buy Fnrs \ Hides. or tan item for robes
& rugs. y w. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Unionisms Spre ad.

-grs Wiaai"s. -ooiiilsI osact -or ChildesA
ieethng eo'top4 GUMS irhatlnation Az
aIt pain, sim. rNl'. ~ Uetcl<
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never, Suspect il.

Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prcvalency
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13

The pam soothing virtues of st. ia
robs Oil are SO evenly balanced aS TO
meet ;ill cases where pain exists, and
wherc an outward Application is gen
crafty applied. St Jacobs OH is rudy
worth lis weight in gold, even Tor The
cure OF nerve pains tand pretty Well
all bodily pains proceeding from the
ncrvesl ]! illustrates how wonder
fully ihe essential clements are com
bined, its marvellous penetrating power
enables II to seek out the painful spot
ia HE scialic nerve. deeply embedded
as We'll as the face and brain nerves,
ii cures neuralgia gently and surely
and after the application, ii the nose
of the bottle is held IN the patients
nostr!ls for. say. len minutes they NIL
fail off INTO Il restllll, peaceful sleep
There is no other remedy in the worlt
that will do so mll,l- and do it $,
quietly and effectively as st. Jacob
Oil. Every family should have a bot
Tie handy by them in the house "
acts like magic, il always conuurrs
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Standing of Baptists.
I>.e, t.f.t,n

a certain preacher Was conducting
a revival All who belong TO the army
Of the Lord. 4" ne said. stand up one
woman aros" il. the back of TIN. room
What church sister,? the preacher
asked. The Baptist. she replied
'Yoi; don't belong to The army OF The
Lord. the preacher said, you belong
70 the navy.
A BEAUTIFUL WATCH FOB FREE
TO thost who ship us S. worth OF hides
or 70 those who buy guns on. traps 10
sha amount. y. w lilDt. 4 Fur co,
MiMaNstp0ii.,.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
only one .nRoMo aulN,Nm"

UHTy VIII |nEtV VI st z ~ . ~.
Ihnt IS l.ANATiNI. BRoM0 QiiiNlNE I,ook
Tor he signature OF Il. W. GRoNE. Sod Tho
Norld over to Cure Il ola in one day. 25c.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13
Practicinu BY ear.

From Every bodys Magazine.
When tiruvcr Cleveland Mas practic-
iig law in Buffalo one OF his friends
Mas a lazy young lawyer Who WAS
forever peslering him witb questions
about legal points that he could lust
as Well have looked up for himself
Even C'leNeiauds patience had Al end.
One diary as his friend entere,t he re-
marked
There aie my books. help Yourself
10 them. You can look up Your own
case
The lazy iawyet starsa AT him in
alilaZcinent.
See here Grover ,'level,nd he
said Indignantly. II want YOU to under
stand that YOU and Your old books can
go Ia thunder You know ye,N Nell that
don't read law. practice entirely BY
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-02-13

OF kidney disease.
" hiie kidney dis
orders are the
most common
diseases that pre-.
vail, they arc
almost the last
recognized by
patient and ply.
sioians, seho con-
felt ;Isulss2rr
Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-02
WILDCAT ADVERTISING
County Chamber of Commerce to Pro-
 tect Valley Business Men.

An all-day session of the Imperial Valley Chamber of Commerce was scheduled for Brawley on Wednesday, but on account of the funeral of pr. G. T. Greenleaf, who was a member of the body, representing the Holtville local chamber, there was only short session, and the meeting adjourned to allow members to attend the funeral of Dr. Greenleaf at Imperial.
 feature of importance, however, was the endorsement of the plan to secure an American consulate at Mexi- cali, and resolutions to this effect will be forwarded to the proper officials at Washington. Endorsement was also given to the movement to protect I'm perial Valley business men from the raids of worthless and doubtful adver- Using schemes. To formulate plans for protective agreement, a special committee was appointed, composed of George N. Turner, of Brawley; J. Stan ley Brown, of Fl Centro, and Ed. E. Boyd, of Holtville, and the president and secretary of the central associa- tion.
 The next session of the County Chamber of Commerce will be in Fl Centro on May 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-02
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Committees Organized to Deal With
 Details of Educational Project.

, A number of the leading citizens of El Centro met at the opera house Saturday afternoon to discuss the feasi- bility of organizing a preparatory school, with the intention of further developing it into permanent college if the experiment prove1 successful. A committee was appointed consisting of pr. R. P. Shepherd, chairman with Messrs. Holt, Rapp, Wilsie, Conkling and Kelly as associates, to inquire into the questions of f1nance, organiza- tion, maintenance, curriculum and To- cation. Each, if necessary, to serve as chairman of a subcommittee of his own choosing.
 If the project receives the support of the community, the school undoub- tedly will be in readiness to begin operation this fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-02
ELDER COTTAGE AFIRE.

The new cottage of County Clerk Elder had narrow escape from being destroyed by fire about o'clock, Sun day night. Mrs. Elder entered the bath room to light lamp, and i'm mediately after leaving the room she smelled> smoke and discovered that the bath room was ablaze. Mrs. Elder gathered up an armfull of laundry ly- ing in the room and tried to smother the flames, but as they continued to spread, she raised the alarm, and in a few moments dozen men were at the place. A few buckets of water quenched the flames and the damage was nominal. It is supposed that a portion of blazing match head flew into the laundry basket.