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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
The pszz!ina SaarchIiobt.

On n dark might no warShip would
re safe from torpedo attack but for
the scarcEl.igat. Tiie full moon lights
uil Il torpedo boat so that ii can be
ill'ru ut when nearly 81 mile away. To
!3!n,!uce the $amc illumination with
the Eaost powerful artificial light an
electric are of 100000 candle power
placed tllrce-qu;lters of Il milr high
would be needed If the aid of mirrors
were not available. i:ut with this
light and an ingenious arrangement
or mirrors il is possible to surpass
~. moon. Seanllii:.ils are now made
which throw High! II distance of sixty
!ircc miles but oI,jc,ts can he seen
oiliy few miles from the source of
the 'i.s.lt. The effect on the enemy is
mol ,!",hl'aliziag. When the bright
br#a' Is ss,l,lri.s' thrown on HE eye
The ti!ail contracts; vis.vnlly; when the
be..ii i, removed the cS> can see moth
is.,,. If this be repeated ii few times
il ,l't"s all the nerve out of II man, so
that only the best trained and most
'ul.ia%cuils can continue the attack
lDl.;inn AnSWcr.s
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A salutary Le..on.

NOW, remember your salutes," said
tue English corporal when posting the
Irish recruit on sentry. IF you see q
heutellant-he wears one star on his
6houlder-sope arms; if a captain
TWO stars-s slope arms; IL you see q
majOr-a crown-present arms: if the
coionel-stars and crown-present and
turn out the guard.''
Pat pondered his orders carefully,
but presently he was awakened from
his reverie by the approach of the gen
eral
That worthy son Of Mars surveyed
the cross swords on the gallant Off
GERS shoulders and as he was not in
cluded in the corporal's category sim
ply nodded cheerfully.
well, my man." said the genial gen.
eral. land who are you supposed to
be-"
I'm supposed to be bit of a SEN
try" said Patrick. "And who are
you?"
"Oh. I'm supposed to be bit of a
general"' said the latter.
"A gineral, is it!' cried the startled
Tat. "Then yell want something big.
The corp'ral tould me about the 9TH
ers, but nothing about yourself at all,
at all. But hold hard a minute, and
Ill give ye the bayonet exercise, IL
tllat'll don
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A QUESTION OF BAIT.
Should the Regsar Leave Few or Many
Gents In His Hat?

Cents In His Hat?
"One thing that I've never been able
to settle in my mind to my own sat
isf;ictiun." said IL street Eeggnr whose
specially is sitting on !, step and hold
Ing out his hat to passersby. "is the
question of how many pennies it is
wise to have in the hat for people to
see as they go by. OF course you un.
derstand there are two theories on this.
Working on one you leave there only
few. just three or four pennies scat
tered around irregular. but pretty far
apart, and on the other you leave In
the hat :. lot of pennies.
''Of course the idea of the first plan
is to make people when they see how
little you've got want to chip in and
help. and the idea of the other plan
is to stir people up to generosity by
showing them how generous Others
'mve been. and there's heap to be
said for that There's lots of people
that give because other people have
given-bccause they like to go with
the crowd.
I've tried both plans and had good
days with lean bait and bad days with
a full bait in the hat. and then I've
had good days with a full bait and
had da.'s with a lean bait. All you can
do is, if one plan doesn't work we'll,
try the other. You never can tell."-
New York Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Bee That pias.

DR.. John II. Smith gives the name Of
digger bee to Il blue green bee hav-
lug a metallic sheen. which may he
seen fitting about sandy places during
the first heats of May. With the aid of
liquid plaster Of paris poured into the
holes that 1t makes inSthe ground he
has followed the bee through =, Won
dcrful course Of digging. The work is
done by females. and its primary OBJ
jcct is to provide protected cells i'm
which the young are bred. The bee
makes a tunnel Il quarter of an inch in
diameter. which after starting for Il
few inches on IL slope runs straight
down into the ground. AT the depth of
a foot or more short lateral tunnels are
driven. and at the ends of these are
formed the breeding cells. Having pro-
vided for her young. the bee ''coniin-
ues to dig down and yet farther down
until she is four feet or even more be-
meath the surface. dying from sheer
exhaustion about the time her first
progeny begin to make their way to
the surface. London Mail.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Resourceful Woman.

Il think 1t is foolish fashion that
so many women indulge, that Of tell
Ing their age wrongly" said the wo.
man with the prematurely gray hair.
Il can honestly say that l never prac-
tice it myself
mop" said her friend. with many
meanings in the lnonosyllable.
WELL" said the first speaker. with a
smile-she was woman with n sense
of humor-''tlle fact is I don't have to.
I have a way of making myself out
younger than am if wish to with
out telling fib at ALL"
"Really?" inquired the other curious
IL. ''In what way?"
II put the burden of the fib all upon
the questioner. You see. when one OF
my dear women friends-it is always
women who are curious on this point
asks me how old am say: oh, I'm
year or two older than you. YOU
know. my dear-at least year older.
Let me see. now, how old are you?'
And then she always knocks more off
my age than should ever have the
nerve to do myself
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
t,e Pu. the Brake On.

In his autobiography the late Pro-
fassnr Shacr of Harvard tells this
story: Oacc he was present ut Il dinner
in England where Tyndall. the re-
nowned scientist, started To tell about
experiences in America. His descrip-
tions were, to say the least. exagger-
5a'rd. Just as lie was telling about Il
thrilling escape from drowning which
lie had had While viewing Niagara
misunderstanding it With bursts of by
periodicals eye happened to catch
that of SLaler, whom he had not no
'irrd before.
For Il moment Tyndall stopped
al,ashcd then. with wink of the eye,
as ii begging Shaler not to ''give him
iway." lie continued the tale. but in a
lutirtlbly suhdueu vein
At its conclusion Tyndull sought
SlEller.
IL fear That yarn of mine was rather
highly colored," lie confessed to the
Ancrican, but it is sometimes neces-
s;lry to touch up the truth Il bit"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Elmdale Items

Aaron Price lost a valuable
recently in the stalk field.
The stalks were too dry.
We have a young man, good
farmer, industrious, temperate,
and good looking in Gooseberry
Hollow that wants a wife.
Don't all apply at once.
Old Mr.. Gier has gone to live
with his daughter in Nebraska.
One of our neighbors told me
that most of her young chick
ems were roosters; she wanted
pullets. Can anyone tell, when
they set old biddy?
A few of the people that has
grain to thresh has about given
up hopes of getting it threshed
this year. Most of the thresh.
ers have pulled in.
Our teacher, Miss Cutler, is
going to have children exercises
and a box supper Wednesday
night to please the Young and
old folks. Expect to have a
good time.
Down in Sleepy Hollow Jim
You'll was digging for a hen
house in side of bank, dirt 10
feet thick in solid clay and
come across several clam shells.
How did they come there?
Must have been before Sleepy
Hollow was thought of.
Monday / laid nv plans to do
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Beebeetown Items

D. p. Brainard, of Logan,
was visiting the schools in this
neighborhood Monday.
Mrs. Leslie Beebee and son
are visiting with relatives in
Jonesville this week.
Edward Poore, of Harris
Grove, was a caller here Sun.
day.
Mrs. r. Beebee and Mrs. F.
r. Beebee were visitors in Lo-
gan, Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. Wright and
Darlington, of Boomer, were
Beebeetown visitors Saturday.
Messrs. Henry and Fred
Rebehn, o. Pottawattamie. at
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
More Than One rrafaIqar sou,re.

The Scotland Yard examination
which would be taxicab drivers have
to undergo in the knowledge of Lon
don is no mere matter of form. .If.'
asked The inquisitor recently OF can
dldite. "a fare halls you in Trafalgar
square and asks to be driven to Trafal.
sar square what would you do: 81
should drive him around bit and
drop him on the other side of the
square," replied the candidate. And
he was turned down, for he did not
know that London has three Trafalgar
squares besides the finest site in Eu-
sea and one in stepney::- London
Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Eisapooint;na Witness.

Deacon. Stephen Potter, one of the
pian"ers of Utica. ~ v. was man
u great ccccntricity, but high moral
vharacter. The deacon will speak he
it'ill and shame the deeil,'' was often
sal Of him.
On one occasion = friend was Gu
9;tged in a lawsuit in regard to some
il,a Il few miles from Utica lie held
ie Al;h ;ll a lii-sh price During the
rial he called Deacon Potter as a wit
r;s to prove how valuable the land
WAS. The deacon WAS sworn and
's..cd If lir l>EvM HE land.
Yes. h' replied. II know every foot
# Il
what q, YOU think ii worth, Mr.
fosicf% Was the ncXt question.
ii!e 1l; la.;ll paused Il moment and
,l''il :il.si sitsNlg. ar had as many
''ii'il's ~ MY yoke of oSen-could
iraW ,ll y ,'E,d on glaze ice | vow
Mog!I not give a dollar an acre for
- Yuu;h's Companion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
lots of work. l guess others
did and 10, it showed, so
changed them.

chanSeu tnem.
cit is not good for man to be
alone" is my experience for the
last two weeks. We have
thumbed the old receipt book
so much that both leaves on
cover are gone. There is one
article that | know how to cook
without the receipt book, name
ly, oatmeal. It is good to eat,
lasting and cheap. Let me
tell you some of my experience
with it. About four years ago
| went to Oregon, away in the
wilds 10 miles from anybody to
help build a shansy for my sis
ter-in-law. At The Dales we
loaded up with potatoes, pork,
beans, flour eggs, sugar etc.
We had 4 men, 1 boy and l
woman, 2 tents and a wagon
with hoises to take us there.
If any of you readers have ever
been out West you will know
what an appetite one has. We
were no exception to the rule.
The men were hired by the
day so the more storief they
told the more pay would be
coming. On the fourth day
Mrs. d. said to me "tell the
men to hurry for the meat; po-
tatoes, flour and sugar has all
given out. They did get a
hustle on them, but one thing
stuck by US through thick and
thin it was oat meal. She
laid in a big stock Of that and |
had to let the horses have a
taste, So now if the rest Of
the eatables vanish | will still
have oat meal and pan cakes to
go on.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Fian PROPORTIONS.

l., the United States flag the width
Il stripe is Invariably half the length
Il inches OF he tlag's longest measure
cat. For example. in Il flag ten feet
,i;.is the stlipr:; should bc five inches
.Ge. Accordingly lllr Nag would have
wit.,li of I've feet live inches. or tllir
'"l times iiSr inches. The field
iuMla !,c ii navy I.uc bunting meas
ring seven stripes deep and extending
wo-iifills across he length of the flag.
hero should be foriy-six stars on the
Id. arranged in Six rnws. beginning
With eight. lii, two middle rows hay
.n.s eight and the last row eight and
he other rows seven. The size of the
tar at its widest measurement should
IL such that onclialt of its own width
viii separate ii from the next star
ila@s may be niAt.e in all sizes, but
he above proportions should he pre-
arrvcd. liii:idrlphl Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
The Truly Reticent Woman.

Speak of Il reticept woman and most
people picture to themselves Il woman
who doesn't talk :nucl. s,st tho truly
retlcent woman th, w4H-at, who
makes reticence II, ali !, not at all
CLIENT. She talks with what is appar-
entity the greatest candor. so that peo-
III" g" away from her saying what 4,
rank. genial woman she is. And no
me ever suspects. unless he or she is
:'s"nomenally clever. that the genial
'"lversationalist had all sorts of un-
spoken things in her mind Exchange
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

tended church here Sunday.
Several farmers attended the
Haskins sale in Harris Grove,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Downes,
of Mo. Valley, spent last week
with friends here.
James O'Neill, of Crisp, was
a visitor here Friday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Cat Exchanae In Paris.

Paris has Il cat exchange. Il "bourse
lux chats" This establishment is situ-
ated i'm Il big chamber at the rear of Il
~ilesllop. Here :le leaiclis of cats of
MI sizes and co'ors, which are to be
cen jumping and heard "miaulant.' .
Is said tllil th.' customers are by no
ieans Irr''tr h.uicd old ladies. but
or the NEST Part furrers. glovcmnk-
rs and cooks. a good sleek 'matou''
ealizes from ~. cents to 20 cents. The
kin has Il nilallrr of usa%cs. and the
lesll, according ia y" st;:ry. finds IFS
Nay into the st"wpn...' at certain res
Fanranfs possrssi'i;: a,.r. enterprise
han scruplc. C.iic'.a, j. eH;i.::..
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Fathers Real Role.

Fathers have been much maligned."
AS TO how:"
"Al"ut using their boots on suitors.
On four different occasions have been
referred by Il young lady to her father.
ard every time l found 1t was for the
purpose of letting me down easy
i'ittsburg Post.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
DanisI and the Lions.

An old negro preacher in Kentucky
was dflating upon events in the Bible
which had a geological trend. He de-
scribed the deluge and how all the ami
mails, two by two, went into the ark
and were saved. Then he discussed
the incident of Jonah and the whale.
Balaam's ass and finally the exploit of
Daniel, who entered the den of raven
ing lions and emerged unharlncd. His
auditors listened with interest. and
some of them seemed to have their
doubts as to the authenticity of the
tales.
lsinal!y one Of the younger negroes
rose UP and inquired. Say, pallson,
WIZ dem lions jest like the kind we
has noM?'
"Cose n.,t. cosc not" retorted the
preacher, irritated at having his dis
course Interrupted. "Dey was II. c.,
meaning befo' circuscs."
The explanation was sufficient and
satisfactory Buffalo Commercial.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Two q Tin !.

Mrs. Bos.gs ! hate 10 haye n man
always complaining about Soma l;!.le
thing. Now. my husband IS continually
halping on tio lace curtains. Mrs.
Wo@gs Yes. ard my husband has been
Kicking cn our front door every morn
In@ at . o'clock for the past twenty
Years. Puck
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
intrinsicallv.

Constituent What do you suppose
''s'ph'"r is worth: Senator Lotsnun
din't know what he's worth now.
! inllgh, him once when he was jusr
't;rting oni for $40 and railway
i.,iss. Chiraso Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Ken. Hin, Busy.

You haven't had time to make any
lends? Ile. YOU have lived III vain"
Not or Your life. I've nia.l%rd TO
make some bully enemies."- Cleveland
Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Close Call.

The Wall Street Journal says:
"Great Westerns two receivers
ask for compensation at the rate
of $4,000 a year each. If they
had held their positions a few
months longer at this rate they
might have owned the road"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Save. Trouble.

"After all. 1t is an advantage to have
4 sophisticated husband"
'.In what way
well. 1t isn't necessary to waste
time hunting through his pockets at
night" Chicago Isecord-Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
q l.arsI Job.

Willie Papa. there's a biz black bug
Ga The ceiling. Papa tbusy reading)
Well, step ON il end Don't bother me- =
Boston transcript
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Much mixed

Some of the passengers were wait
iEg ut 81 Way station in Vermont for
the train 10 burlington, says the Sat
ur,!::iy Evening, Post.
WHAT kind Of a train is that!" ask
cd one of them Of the busy station
master.
"Oh. freight and passenger togeth-
er."
MIXED, eh:"
"Worse than that said the station
master Its what you might call
scrambled"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Hopeful.

Miss Oldgirl-Now. what do you
think Of the theory that Methuselah
was really not as old as report said he
was? Mr.. Frank:-1 think 1t is very en-
couraging. Miss Oldgirl. Baltimore
American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
eout Defined.

"What is gout:' asks correspond
ent. Well. it is an infiction If inner
1ted. but is often source of pride
when acquired. ST Paul Pioneer Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Bucking The Black Cigar

New York Tribune: Some
American cigar dealers object
to the government stamp on
Philippine cigars certifying
that they actually came from
the Philippines and were man
ufactured of tobacco Of the
grade standard for the brand
and under sanitary conditions
as an undue discrimination
against the Cuban, Porto Rican
and domestic product. Is that
a confession that other cigars
are not up to the standard in
quality and conditions of manu-
facture?
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Dandy Good Time

~ THANKSGIVING parry Was
given at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. Herman Wehrli, Sunday,
Nov. %. Those who were
present are as follows: Mr..
and Mrs. H. Gravitt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas, Charley Gravitt,
Joe and Vincent Handberry,
David, George and Lloyd
Thomas, Chris Johnson, Henry,
Ella and Mamie Peterson, Ma
mie Spakson, Christine Nelson.
Dinner was served at twelve
o'clock. Music and games were
played during the day. The
merry crowd departed at the
late hour of the day, saying
they had a very good time.
One Who Was Not There.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

i'"n',t is born of the mind: faith Isl
the daughter ct the soul.-sEmerson.. \, 4,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

10 make laws complete they should
reward as well as punish. .Go,dslnith.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

The Camel.
Why Is camel easily angered? Be
cause It always has its back up.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-02

taking Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to see what it would do,
and | am restored to my natural
health. Mrs ETA DONOVAN, Box
200. Willimantic, Conn.
The success of Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may be
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam-
nation, liberation, fbroid tumors, IT,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
clearinghouse feeling, fiatulency, indi-
gestion, dizziness, or nervous prostra-
ton.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial.
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands Of others, and why should it
not cure you?
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-02
BURNED AND H

Eczema on Hand, Arms, Legs and
FACET Was Something Terrible
Complete Cure by Cuticura.
About fifteen or eighteen years ago
eczema developed on top OF my hand.
1t burned and itched so much that |
was compelled to show 1t to a doctor.
He pronounced it ringworm. After
trying his different remedies the dis
ease increased and went up nay arms
and to my legs and finally OF my face.
The burning was something terrible. |
gen 10 another doctor who had the
reputation of being the best In town.
He told me it was eczema. His medi-
cine checked the advance of the dis
ease. but no further. / finally con-
cluded to try the Cuticura Remedies
and found relief in the first trial. ]
continued until I was free from the dis
ease and | have not beer troubled since.
c. Burkhart, $50 w. Market St, Cham,
b%ersburg, Pa, Sept. 10. 1908"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-04-02
Persian rugs.

In a recent interview concerning the
above subject Mr.. Thomas O'Callaghan, Of
the firm of Thomas O'Callaghan & Co, OF
New York city, made the following OBJ
servations:
People who are unfamiliar With the
usage and customs OF the carpet trade
fail TO appreciate that In buying oriental
rugs Of the best weave they arc not only
adding to the interior decorations and
finish OF their homes but also are making
an Investment Of no small concern. Use
and wear are effective mediums for the de-
probation OF most all household articles.
save oriental rugs Of the best quality which
strange to say, are softened in tone by
time and wear so that they are very fire.
Quently sold at above the price paid by the
purchaser, often at q substantial increase,
and seldom at a loss.
In making this statement / refer more
particularly TO rugs which are woven In
Persia. where the art of rug Weaving has
been in progress for at least Is centuries.
The Modes and Persians antedate Chris
tianity In their fame as the artists CT the
orient and have left the stamp of their
superiority in their creations as have the
Italian painters and sculptors In the mas
terpieces which nave made them famous.
or course the two vital considerations in
tho making OF rugs are In the quality OF
the wool, and in the permanency Of the
dyes. and In this respect the people of the
Mamlikat. or province OF kirman. produce
a rug somewhat superior to the other
oriental weavers. In every art or craft
there is always someone who Is superior
10 his competitors, and the Kirmans sur
pass their oriental competitors in the ar
iistic hnish and character which their
rug creations possess. This prominence is
probably due to the fact that the wool
used in Kirman is sheared from the young
Kirman sheep whose fleece is the finest In
the world. and TO the Persian law which
prohibits the importation of all aniline
dyes and requires that only vegetable mat
ter be used.
The nomenclature OF oriental rugs Il.
often mystifying to the uninitiated but
rugs generally take their names from the
province or city in which they are woven.
The name given to their native country
by the Persians is Iran. and so Persian
rugs are given the collective name Of Iran
rugs.
The denizens OF Tabriz, the second city
OF Persia, are famed for their master
pieces In textile art. Their rugs are dis
tinctive in appearance, prodtgal In the va
ciety OF their harmonious color blendings,
and profuse In symbolic designs. Other
we'll known Persian rugs are those from
Feshed, Shiraz, Kermanshah, Ksshan.
Ispahan Mahal and other yilayets.
The reputation OF these rugs is estab-
llshed, and the rugs readily finding ~ mar
ket are an asset convertible into cash, @
consideration which makes them a de-
sirable investment. With the election out
OF the way and a return of prosperous
times the prudent householder will not
only decorate his home with artistic floor
coverings but in buying high grade orr
entail rugs will not only have things OF
beauty which are joys forever, but will
have under his feet an investment which
may prove his friend In need.