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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22

DR.. O'Gorman, of Onawa, was
a Valley visitor today. He is
talking Of making this town a
professional visit once each
month from his home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22

Mrs. H. E. Anterior and
daughter Miss Winifred were
passengers to Council Bluffs
this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Unmack is spending
the day in Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22

Everyora would be bene flied
by taking Foiey's Orina Lsxa-
tive for stomach and liver trou-
BILE and habitual constipation
Il sweetens the stomach and
breath, gently stimulates the
liver and regulates the bowels
and is much superior to pills
and ordinary laxatives. Why
not try Foley's Orino Laxative
today? jy3l
Robt. w. Harvey
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22

Mrs. w. H. Fensler and dau-
ghter Bess left for Cherokee
this morning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22
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Effid " July Is

Daniel Cole, who has been
visiting friends in Kansas for
the past six m onths, returned
to his home in this county on.
yesterday. He reports Kansas
as being wet and backward but
as having a coad wheat crop.
Whe It in G icago yesterday
scored a new high mark reach
ing Sl.27 per bushel.
James ]. Hill of the Great
Northern, predicts that this
country is entering upon a
period Of grand prosperity,
James j. is generally a reliable
prophet.
Mrs. w. R. O'Naal is the
guest Of Council Bluffs friends
today.
Mrs Ed Myers and daughter
Miss Pearlare visiting friends
in Omaha today.
Mrs. H. E. Anterior and
daughter Miss Winifred were
,anaan.,nen,.r 20 Oa,.aa:l Dl..G.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22

w. ]. Roden went to Omaha
thislmorning to purchase a New
Overland Touring Car. He
will drive back this evening
with it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-07-22
The Waterloo Reporter OF

The Waterloo Reporter of
Su lday has an announcement
OF the candidacy before the re-
publican primaries next June
of Superintendent D. E. Brain
ard for state superintendent to
succeed joni F. Riggs. It has
been known for some time that
Mr.. Brainard's friends are
going to bring him forward for
the place. provided of course
that he gives consent to the
announcement has not yet been
formally made here at home.
F. p. Lark, of Onawa, is also
up to be a candidate for the
place. Superintendent Brain
ard is astrong man in educa-
tional circles. Woodbine
Twiner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-11
ELKO, NEVADA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY H. 1909
READY WITH ANOTHER SCHEME.
Thrifty New Enelander Was Bound
Not to Lose Money.

Nobody had ever had reason to ac-
cuse Abel Pond of being dishonest,
but he was as sharp a man in a bar.
gain as could be found in the country.
When the building committee applied
to him for a site for the new library,
he was ready to sell them a desirable
lot-but not at their price.
u eons zn't feel to let It 20 under
$bp9 he said, with the mild obsti-
macy hat characterized ali his deal
ings "i.hshfs fellow men. 1T wouldn't
be right"
You ought to be willing to contrib.
ute something for such an object"
said the chairman Of the Committee.
III it's worth &6Oe, why not let us have
1t for $500, and call it you've given
the other $1O0?"
MN, no. couldn't do that" said
Mr. Pond. stroking his chin, but l
tell you what / will do. You give me
800 for It, and I'll make out a check
Tor 800 and hand 1t over to you, SOS
you can head the list Of subscriptions
with a good round sum, and kind of
wake folks up to their duty."-Youth's
Companion.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-11
Rlapt Stoues of PhiIippfnes.

Plant stonea'i seem to be among
the rarest of the strange products of
the Philippine islands. The tabashir
is variety of opal sometimes deposit
ed In the joints of the bamboo, and the
beautiful greenish-pink scintillatins
specimens of the Philippines are stat.
ed by a Garman publication to be
much more costly than the ordinary
opal. Thousands Of canestalks may be
examined without finding one of these
curious gems, which are probably the
result of disease or injury. Beautiful
blush pearls or stony secretions are
occasionally formed in some cocoa.
nuts and are found, ranging in size
from pinhead to a pea, by carefully
examining the interior of ripe nuts.
About a dozen of these exquisite
pearls-all from the Philippines-are
said to be preserved among the treas.
ures of European museums.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-11
Noah's Excuse,

Capt. Pritchard Of the record-break.
ing Mauritania, told group Of Amer.
leans on recent voyage that sailors
life was hard one. ".r.,n IL.
"It is'rot SO hard as 1t used to be
before the coming Of steam," he said,
"but 1t is still fearfully hard, for all
that. In fact, never heardiof but one
man who.had decent excuse for go.
ing to sea-" .".' - .f" y "''
And who was he, captain ?" said a
Chicagoan. :. rz.'. /.
NOAH" the captain answered. Fer
II the old fellow had remained on shore
he would have been drowned" ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-11
Worn Out

That's the way you feel about the
lungs when YOU have. Il hacking
cough. It's foolishness to let it go on
and trust to luck to get over it, when
Ballards Horehound Syrup will stop
the cough and heal the lungs. Price
25c. SOC and 81 90 per bottle. Sold By
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-11
ReVolt.s at Cold Steel

"Your only hope" said three doct.
ors to Mrs. NJ. E. Fisher, Detroit
Mich, suffering from severe rectal
trouble, Giles In all operation, ,""thcn
| used i'r. Kings New Life Pills"
she writes, It'll wholly cured" They
prevent Appendicitis, cure Constipa-
tion, Headache. 2ac at Elko Drug O.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-11
Daily and Weekly
The Best and Most Reliable
Advertising Medium in Eastern


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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens FOot-Ease, a powder. 1t
cures painful, smarting, nervous
feet and ingrowing nails, and in.
stantly takes the sting out of
cOrns and buniOns. Its the great
est comfort discovery of the age.
Aliens FOot-Ease makese tight
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a
certain cure for sweating, callous
swollen, tired, aching feet. Try
it today. Sold by all Druggists
and Shoe Stores. By mail for 25ct
in stamps. Don't accept any sub
stitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. 0lmstead, LeRo,
N. Y.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

and clubs were used. One O
the hill tribes took advantage o
the fact that msot of the me-
OF a coast tribe near where W
had cast anchor, had come t
the beat, and the hill men attack
ed their village. There was a hur
rylng ashore and for a whil'
the battlers were in plain view
SO we had good opportunity II
see their mode OF warfare.
suppose several were killed anC
undoubtedly eaten.
One of the chiefs came aboarC
and he was a most magnificent
specimen off manhood. He wa.
fully six feet tall, very straight
and with heavy bushy head Of
hair. Around his neck he wore g
necklace of human teeth, and
through the septum of the nose
was a polished finger-bone. Hang
ing from his ears were enormous
rings, also made of bone. He
carried a heavy spear with a
barbed point made of the beg
bone of a man. As an extra deco
ration he wore from his neck a
human face, painted and inlaid
with mother of pearl. He alSC
carried heavy club, its knob
covered with finely plated color
ed grass. His bow was of bam-
boo, and was fully six feet long,
while the arrows were also tip
ped with bone. His shield was
painted in red and yellow stripes
and was Slung on his back. He
had so many weapons. 1t was
beneath his dignity to do any
trading and whatever he saw
that he wanted, he made one of
his tribe buy and present it to
him.
None of the women came to
the ship, but they could be seen
close to the water waiting for
their lords to return and then
they carried whatever they
brought from the ship, back to
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

the village in the woods. The
women are very ugly, and from
what we could see through our
glasses were bent over from hard
work. Around the village could
be seen cultivated ground, and
Judging from what we saw on
the ship the women undoubtedly
do all of the field work too.
These islands are very beautiful
and show signs of having been
raised from the sea by some up-
heaval. On top of one of the
peaks is a bed of coral, and the
top OF another is perfect rim
OF coral, showing that at one
ume 1t was an atoll in the
ocean.
1t Is regrettable that | am com
PEELED to tell all about the places
without being able to set foot OF
the shore, but while the natives
appear 50 very friendly the CAP
taln, who says he has traded with
them Tor ten years, and who
i. a number of the chiefs in.
umately says that it would be as
much as has Life is worth for him
10 60 ashore. The Yache Wander.
er came here on a cruise several
years and Its owner thought he
was well enough known to war.
rant him in going ashore, but he
was kidnapped and has never bee
We leave here for Java, where
l shall have a more pleasant visit
Clarence E. Edwards.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23
DR.. Edwards Letter

:, Fort Praslin, Solomon Islands
Notwithstanding the fact tina
the Solomon Islands were almos
uhe {. flrst discovered in the Pa
elflc Ocean they are the leasf
known OF any. For some unac
countable reason the encroachine
white man has failed to make an
impression on these people, an
they held their own against ev.
cry Establishment and every use
OF force. They form a long double
chain Of even large and innumer.
able small islands, extending for
SIX hundred miles. They are vol
came and several active craters
may be seen from the ship as we
pass along.
That we are in an entirely new
sort OF country was evidenced
tins morning when we saw a
number of aligators on the beach
near the mouth of a lagoon There
are many aligators here but they
are somewhat smaller than those
seen In the waters of the Philip-
pines. Like all tropic islands,
most peculiar fish abound in the
waters, both of the sea and the
streams that come through the is.
lands.
They have a strange little ami
NAL that is called the cuscus. It
is a marsupial and looks very
much ike a miniature kangaroo.
1t is not much larger than a rat
just what kinds of animals NAV
be found in the interior of the
larger islands no one knows. The
natives do not wear skins. nor
anything else for that matter,
consequently there is no way Of
telling whether they have large
animals or not.
The natives seem to be con-
stanty at war between the var
LOUIS tribes and from the shin wo
were able to see a battle in
winch bows and arrows, spears,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

Myron Gilmore of Lyndon, Kas
Is an old time farmer, who spent
81 years in the short grass coun-
Try OF that state. But about 3
years ago Mr.. Gilmore came to
Usage county where he settled
down to stay, and now owns a
farm of 1,22O acres of good lane.
lie has spent considerable mon.
ey In putting this farm in shape
to handle stock, and has at pres
ent over . miles of close wire
fence for hog pastures. On his
farm he raises clover, alfalfa and
all kinds of small grain. 1T is
my intention to Craze most of
the land" he said. I'm making
the change from the short grass
district out west to Usage county.
| moved up closer to Kansas City
and there is where | have a grea
advantage. | am now about so
miles from these yards, which is
much better than being 300 miles
away. When the farmer or stock
man is within 100 miles of the
he is in the close range,
and in position where he cam
ship in and out at great advan-
tage. Long hauls with live stock
are not profitable. Good grazing
Land is now in demand. The brok.
en-, well watered land will become
almost as valuable as the farm
ing land before long. There
seems to be more money in graz.
ing cattle than in feeding them.
| believe the man near markell
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

| have completed arrangement.
for sending trees for the Scott
city park. | have, in accordance
with my experience, recommend.
ed elm, black walnut, sycamore
honey locust and maple. | am
sure they will have good luck and
If all goes well, it may give me
a chance to place trees in the
park and band place. l wish
Scott City to have the best look
ing park in Western Kansas.
August CARING, Proprietor,
The Great German Nursery.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

who is prepared to Craze cattle
to a good advantage will find
cattle profitable. | expect to put
a good deal of my land in grass
and Craze a good many cattle. So
far as feeding is concerned, it
does not seem to appeal to me
right now as being very profita-
BILE. When corn gets cheaper and
cattle prices go higher, feeding
will be more profitable. =" -Drov
ers' Telegram.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

James Allen of Hutchinson,
was In the city Thursday of last
week visiting with friends. He
was on his way to Larned to
attend the state shoot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

George Owens came in off of
the road Friday of last week for
a visit in this locality. Mr.. Ow.
ems is travelling mostly in Ne
braska this spring, and says tina,
crop conditions here are consid-
erably ahead off what they are
in our sister state.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

Jas. McGann was in town Sat.
urday. He called on us for the
purpose of renewing his Demo-
era subscription and ordering the
address changed from Ray to
Seward, he having moved onto
the Pritchard farm near the lat
ter town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

/. Wanted-Horses to pasture ON
my farm 21a miles east of river
bridge. $l.OO peer month. c. D.
Maloney.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

lrt- Construction Of Walls
The construction OF the walls is
such as to provide excellent insu
lation against heat and cold,
thereby making them economical
in the use OF ice.
The walls of our Refrigerators
are constructed as follows:
First-The outside case.
second-A dead air space.
Third-A lining OF non conduc
ting sheathing.
Fourth-Air space.
Fifth-A lining of non conduct.
ing sheathing.
Sixth-A wall of lumber.
Seventh-A wall Of galvanized
iron and zinc.
The non-conducting sheathing
as aboveextends under the posts
which holds it firmly in place,
and makes an absolutely air.
tight Joint.
2nd-No Uttered Joints in the
base or top moulding OF the re.
frlgerator to open up at the
slightest swelling OF the case, or
corner blocks to split apart and
fall of.
Srd-Ths TRIMMINGS are all
made of polished brass, and are
massive, durable and. handsome.
The automatic self.tightening
lock not only catches when slam.
med shut, but draws the door
air.tight.
4th-The Ice Chamber is lin.
ed with galvanized iron, which is
lar superior to the ordinary zinc
lining.
5th-0ur New Ice Rack which
is used in all our Refrigerators is
made entirely of galvanized iron
1t is durable, easy to clean, and
will not absorb impurities such
Tho II
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1909-04-23

Mrs. c. E. Mclaughlin is Wis
ltlng friends in Wichita this week
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01
A HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION.

If one thousand boys of ten years
of age and one thousand girls OF the
same age could start out in the world
together, each with no other resources
than the clothes they then wore, and
each with a knowledge of how to
read and write and multiply and sub
tract and add figures, what would be
their relative position i'll the world
in thirty years, supposing that all
lived and developed into ordinary men
and women of the present day, what
would they represent as property
owners, as lawmakers, and men and
women in the ordinary occupations of
life? Who would be the blacksmiths
and preachers? Who would own the
most property? Who would make the
best citizen? Who would lead the
most correct lives? Who would repre-
best citizens? Who would lead the
would measure best ranked by pres
ent day standards of morality
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01
PALISADES PoET-PREACHER.

Rev. w. d. Gray, Of Palisade, may
Justly be called a poet-preacher. He
las recently published a book of re-
'igious poems, which THE PALIsADIAN
S pleased to acknowledge from the
author as a very agreeable surprise.
The poems touch upon piety, religion
and goodness, with all of the fervor
Of a man who wrote with feeling and
strength. and the full significance of
concentrated thought There is a
noticeable continuity, and very
pleasing quality, both the metre and
constructive arrangement of the
poems being in all senses acceptable
and creditable, and forceful as we'll
No man could have written as Mr.
Gray has who was not fully equipped
to cover all the ranges of his topics,
and his poetic fancies bear the truest
evidences of sincere purpose. His
style is free, and entirely without am
biguity, so that the casual reader does
not have to go guessing that the
author means something he does not
say. The book is a valuable contri-
button to contemporaneous religious
literature and will repay the layman
as we'll as the churchman.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01
PALISADES FIRST FIRE.

Just as a matter of record, consid
cradle space is given in this issue tc
Palisades first fire which took place
On The first of March. The occur
renee proved conclusively that there
IS the best sort Of fire protection here
evidenced by the fact that although
there were six fire companies on the
ground, only four were able to get
e work. But these four probably
saved $4,000 or $4,000 worth Of
property with damage of less thar
S2'ooo The activities of the local
eompanles cannot be too highly com
mended, though they worked under
VERY Serious disadvantages, the house
being in new development of ada
senf property not yet drained with the
newly cleared swamp still tanglin2
ofamble, The Fire Underwriters who
nave installed rather high rates here
would do well to note the actual con-
altlons that exist here for fighting
fires.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01
RIDING ASTRIDE.

Recently the CoWier-DiSbGtch had a
short paragraph regarding the habit of
riding astride acquired by certain ladies
of Atlanta. We suggested that many
torted as follows
rs Dublin that far behind the pro
cession? Sensible women have been
riding astride here and elsewhere over
the country so long that it no longer
would go to the horse show to see the
novel sight The Atlanta Georgian re
novelty for those from small towns
where old Fashioned ideas and ways still
predominant. 1t is generally admitted
now that it is the only sensible way for
woman to ride"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01
.sAnEs AMUSEMENT PARK.

pALISADES AM ooHmD 80
qtsro Is an evident desire on the
Il certain parties to get after the
p.,;sades Amusement Park. An ct
las made recently by the Bor-
ab Of Clifside to hit the manage
,,.s,,t ! blow by forcing prohlb1t1ve
s,:..nse and Fort Lee was asked to
take hand in ousting it. But Fort
So ~ecoqnized that the park man
.oa.,,ent has some rights of its own
and refused to NEEDLE with the mat
II is not to be denied that some
few oeople living in Grantwood along
a Fayette avenue, may be more or
i'll annoyed by noises from the park,
~ more so than another few il
pa1;sade 1t mostly depends upon
Inv fhe wind blows, however, even a
ssnalI sound carrying further at times
Than others. Manager A. H. Dexter
made a very clean record last sum
tner lin conducting the park, and lis
tened to number of complaints with
patient hearing, and corrected severa
things that appeared to give annoy
ance. He now AYERS that the conduct
Of flle park the coming season will be
more circumspect than ever, because
he looks for much larger crowds, and
will Be better prepared to hold them
ii heck. Mr.. Dexter offers the as
surance that he will present a show
that the people will be proud to visit
and at which there will be the least
right of complaints. 1t will be q
wholesale amusement place conducted
with decorum and orderliness.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01
EDWIN MARKHAM.

own Markham, the distinguished
pesF and literateur, has been en-
gagged by the New York american"
y sonduct book review page. This
= rs OF the most important engage
'as''sS OF the decade, and will prove
saeat value to the newspaper as
=, @ssa as to the book-loving world
. as Markham's reviews are in his
$3.50 vigorous style and are literary
ssas IN themselves. Here are few
S '.sassles OF thought interpolated into
s4'sss OF his recent reviews:
sies has the gift that kings cannot
Iif1I ~. ~ colleges grant-the gift of beau
4 lsA sa FOR style comes with the man; it
TN gesture of the SOUL
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01

These lines from "Unfnished,' one
of the poems, dedicated to the mem
DRY of the late l. F. Orchard editor
of Tone" give a clear idea of the
authors strength as a poet:
"* Immortal is the fame
Of him who leaves fair, untarnished
name;
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1909-03-01
Then note this poetic end of SEN

Then note this poetic end of SEN
tence:
"'The Three Brothers, by Eden Phillpotts,
is juicy, mellow book of a sort that seems
10 spring out of no country but England,
book of the Hardy and Blackmore breed-one
hat gives the feeling of having grown in the
authors brain with the leisure of tree max
rg through sun and storm its slow century
-oward the sky.
Through Mr.. Markham's page of
-eviews this same thing he calls
"style'' is all pervading. In men
ion of George Sterling's new book
Of poems he uses his scalpel without
a trembling hand and dissects the
author fearlessly, yet bears upon his
words soothing balm as beautiful
as it is effective Here is his incom-
parable criticism of Mr. Sterling's
work:
''In every literary creation there must be a
central figure with something that corresponds
woven plot followed by a consistent
rsis. There must be dramatic movement.
The central figure in poem is often only
lrifying idea yet this must be there to
IS the pivot for the wheel of the action. In
brief, every work of art must he organic. 1t
lust come forth like living thing: unified
hat part be torn away without de-
troying the beauty and symmetry of the
whole. If any part be taken away with
out offense, then that part is surplus and
-erders the work irartistic.
''Now, in The Wine of Wizardry, the parts
lave no vital union. You can omit passage.
md yet the rest will not be affected; you will
eel no sense of deficiency The passages
an even be shifted about without disturbing
.ur sense of harmony.
"Of course, one knows all these things
better than Mr.. Sterling himself, and it may be
hat he intended to give only series of
weird pictures. If so, he has made remark
bile success. As you read his wizard pages,
feel though you were voyaging up some
ropc stream darkened with excess of foliage
md bloom, where through the riffs in the
eafy roofs you get glimpses of blazing sky
or catch at times the iris flash of giant flowers
or brilliant birds, the CLEAN of jeweled lizards
the fearsome coil of coruscating serpents.
Considered as a series of gorgeous dissolving
Jiews, "rhe Wine of Wizardry' is unequalled
by anything else in our literature it stands
llone, marvel of color and verbal beauty"
The verbal beauty of Mr.. Mark
hams thought has never found more
delightful outlet than in this latest
presentation of his gifts. He sees
good in everything.