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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

A ID o W n e d."
outlet due to level
OF water being
higher than mouth
Of the tile drain.
An undes
condition.
the physical. co
soil resulting II
mentioned above.
of the rainfall is a
by retained for the
10. Drainage Incl
crops. This is, of
purpose of drainag,
riculture. 1t is one
mental purposes of
er being increased
increase varies wit
dition of the land.
swamp land, such
the first group of d
the difference is tn,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-04-16

A method Of
joining lateral to
the main line Of
tile,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
In strasburg he became ministe,

Aooo. LII SSlidSptlIS ne OcCStIIlt minister
or the French refugees. In 1910 he mar
ried Idelette de Bure, widow of an Ana
baptist from Liege. She bore a son to
Calvin who lived only few days. She
died in 1919 Calvin never married
again. \ change having taken place
In the government of Geneva, Calvin
was Invited to go back He became the
spiritual ruler of Geneva. From that
time Geneva was his home, his parish
and his intellectual center. We know
that he taught the doctrine of predesti-
nation. The GeneNants regarded this
doctrine MS the corner stone OF faith
He laid down that 1.-The church is our
mother and that outside of the church
there is no salvation. He maintained
that church and state should be sep
arated. His sincerity and moral cour-
age can not be questioned. Calvin was
accused of Aranism by a French
refugee named Carroll But the Geneyan
dlv1nes upheld Calvin and Carroll was
banished. Bosec, who denied predesti-
nation. was imprisoned and banished.
Servetus, who accused Calvin of per-
ndlous. tyrannical and un-Christian
conduct, was burned at the stake for
heresy. This Is the one great blot on
CalNln's career. His moral nature was
pure. his intellectual endowments were
great But 1T was an age of persecu-
ton and Calvin was unfortunately
TAINTED with the fury which made men
when opposed In religion pursue each
other With vindictive hate. The REFORM
er died in Geneva on May ~, 1864. The
institutes" must be pronounced, of Its
Kind. theological masterpiece. In APP
pearance Calvin was Of medium height
With prominent nose. q lofty forehead
and flaming eyes. He was a genuine
enthusiast. but his life teaches us that
since his day we have become more hui
name. whatever may be our drawbac ks
from a religious STANDPOINT
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
Soap FREQ in Florida.


Side by side grow the soap tree and
the tallow tree. The soap tree yields
a product from which is manufactured
the purest article of soap that is pos
sible to be made. Indeed, the pulp OF
the berry is a natural soap and will
make a lather almost like the manu-
featured article. The soap berry tree
is now creating Widespread interest
and the berries are being imported
from Algiers and China.
1t will pay to plant the trees and
look after their cultivation The prod
uct of the tallow tree also enters into
the product of soap and the two to-
gether make nice combination. and
their cultivation should be looked after
by those interested in new industries.
Besides soap the soap berries make n
very fine oil, and when tho virtues OF
the tallow tree are fully known. IL
may also yield fine and profitable
oil. The young man who now plants
out 10 or 20 acre orchard of these
Two trees may drop into an easy
fortune
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
EUROPE AS A WOMAN SEES N.
1t Is Like a Department. Store at Which
Bargain Day Never Ends.

From the Delineator for May.
Europe represents to the American
woman great shopping center, q de-
partment store, at which it is always
bargain day. Armed with the necessary
FUNDS. however much she may have
steeled herself against yielding to
temptation. she Is soon INDUCING in a
perfect orgy Of delightful shopping.
For things were 80 cheap, my dear"
she confesses to friend after return
ing home, lit would have been a sin to
leave them!"
II the traveller sails on a Mediterran-
can steamer, route proving popular
tor spring traffic, her shopping begins
before she is even landed at Naples;
for most of the large liners touch at
Gibraltar, which picturesque little sea-
port Us everyone knows, is a cosmo-
politan town where one can pick up"
all sorts of fascinating souvenirs in the
| by-ways that ressn.ble the streets Of
Cairo at our fairs.
\ Then comes Naples-Naples OF flow
ers and song, Naples OF the blue waters
| and the pink coral Every little window
beads or the palest blush tints to the
rose. and deep reds of pendants and
chains. Veil pins. hatpins and brooch
es are offered at every street corner
and every church door. The shopper
begins her first bargaining when she
lower will be the price.
Rome is the magazine of antiquities
antiquities ancient and modern, an
t1quities dug up from among the old
| ruins, or antiquities manufactured
| around the corner. And what does it
matter SO long as your purchase is
beautiful, and the caressing voice of
! the shoLkeeper assures madame that
she is getting one OF the few real old
| treasures and for a price-holy Ma
donna! he could never part with it
| were it not for the little ones at home.
\ The Roman canoes are very lovely,
and no one leaves Rome without a
| string of Roman pearls. pure and
4 creamy in color and defying the un-
skilled eye to tell them from the real
pearls The Roman scarfs and silks
| reflect the Italian skies and flowers in
| their hues and will brighten the white
lawn next summer and let people know
| we've been to Italy"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
She Was Too Wise.

From the Louisville Couricr-Journal
over I'm Europe negroes are seen so
seldom that they are not regarded as
having any bearing upon social condi-
tions. They are simply accepted as any
other foreigner is
Apropos of this. a we'll known Louis
vile man tells an experience which be-
zen an old negro NANNY whom he
took along with his family.
Ihey We're staying ut Il Partisan ho-
tel. and the old woman was startled al
most out of her senses to receive an
Invitation from the head waiter to go
out for drive.
The waiter could speak English n lit
tie 'it and thought. no doubt, that this
visitor from the land of the free would
be glad To minslc In the social life of
the gay capital.
GO way fun heah, white mani" she
sald, severely. ''iIuccum you asst mo
sech a foo! question? All don hab nuth-
in to do wifi no po' white trash, an,
you needn't asst me
1t is unnecessary to add that tho
head waiter made no further effort to
extend the social amenities
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
People Tell Each other About Coca


ThlnEs.
Fourteen years ago few people in the
world knew OF such preparation as
Powder for the Feet. To-day after the
genuine merit of Aliens FootEase has
been told year after year by one graft
fed person 10 another, there are millions
who would as soon go without dentifrics
as without Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t is
cleanly, wholesome, healing antiseptic
powder to be shaken into the shoes, which
has given rest and comfort to tired and
aching feet in all parts of the world. 1t
cures while you walk. Over 10000 testi-
monials of cures of smartins, swollen,
perspiring feet. 1t prevents friction and
wear of the stockings and will save in
your stocking bill ten times it's cost each
year. limitations pay the dealer a larger
profit, otherwise you would never be Of
fered substitute when you ask for AL
lens Foot Ease, the original powder for
the feet. limitations are not advertised
because they arc not permanent. For
every genuine article there are many imi-
tations. The mitator has no reputation
TO sustain-the advertiser has. 1t stands
to reason that the advertised article il
the best, otherwise the public would not
buy 1t and the advertising could not be
continued. When you ask for an article
advertised in this paper, see that you get
it. Refuse limitations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
PRESSED HARD.
conee,. weight on old Age.

CoTee's Weight on Old Age.
When prominent men realize the IN
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent of public schools
in one of the southern states says:
my mother, since her early child
hood. was an inveterate coffee drinker,
had been troubled with her heart for a
number Of years and complained Of
that weak all over feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago was making an
official visit to a distant part of the
country and took dinner with one OF
the merchants of the place. | noticed
a somewhat peculiar flavor of the cof-
fee, and asked him concerning 1T. He
replied that 1T was Postum.
i was so pleased with it, that after
the meal was over, | bought package
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
WuolC llluily WCic oO We'll UledSeu
with 1t, that we discontinued coffee
and used Postum entirely.
II had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers condi-
ton, but we noticed that after using
Postum for short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as we'll
and hearty as the rest of us.
II know Postum has benefited N.Y.
self and the other members of the fam.
lily, but not in so marked a degree as
in the case of my mother, as she was
victim of long standing" Read THE
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
Reason"
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, 1909-06-17
Tobacco in kentucky Mountains.
Lexington. Louisville Courier-Journal.

Not only will the greatest crop of to-
bacco In history be grown in central
and northern Kentucky, which has
heretofore comprised the burly belt OF
the state, but from reports that have
reached here the mountain counties of
eastern Kentucky, stimulated by the
high prices which the organization of
the Burley sociey has recently secured,
will this season take UP the growth of
the weed and the creek bottoms of the
mountains will be dotted with little
patches of hurley tobacco. A resident
of this city who recently returned from
a trip through Clay and Owsley coun-
ties states that many farmers in that
section have planted tobacco beds and
are getting ready to plant their rich
bottom lands and newly cleared hill
Sides in tobacco. He says that the crop
from this new territory will this year
form no inconsiderable quantity. There
will be no danger from night riders In
that vicinity. and the planters expect
to ship their matured crops of tobacco
to market down the creeks and rivers
by RATS and small boats to Frankfort
or Louisville for sale.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
This Is the Only Practical
. :thod, Says the Great
Inventor.
BY NIkoLATEsIA.

New York, Special: OF all the evil
dences of narrow mindedness and folly,
know of no greater one than the
stupid belief that this little planet is
singled out to be the seat of life, and
chat all other heavenly bodies are fiery
masses or Jumps of ice. Most certain
~. some planets are not inhabited. but
others are.
The scheme of signaling by rays of
light is old. and has been discussed,
perhaps. more by that eloquent and
picturesque Frenchman, Camille Flam-
marion, than anybody else.
The idea naturally presents itself
that mirrors might be manufactured
which will reflect sunlight in parallel
beams. For the time being this is a
task beyond human power. but no one
can set limit to the future achieve
ment of man.
Still more Ineffective would be the
attempt to signal in the manner pro-
posed by Or. William r. Brooks and
others. by artificial light. as the cleo
trio arc In order to obtain a reflected
light activity OF $500 horsepower it
would be necessary to install power
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17

Captain Butt looked up from his work
In surprise and was about to make a
caustic reply when the president.
swathed to the ears in an overcoat. as
he always goes automobiling, turned
back from the motor car and joined in
the watchman's attack. The president
had hidden his bouquet in the machine.
There, Archie, what did l tell your"
he said, accusingly. Didn't / tell yor,
to leave those flowers alone? told
you that Uncle Jimmy Wilson would
have someone looking after these beds. .
The watchman turned sharply to his
intruder, but as he did so, the Taft
laugh shook the leaves OF the oaks, and
the Waterman started to apologize.
Don't say q word" the president
said. You did your duty and / am
going to tell the secretary so. If yoq1
will let us go without arrest this time,
I promise that none of us will steal
any more OF your flowers"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
TO SIGNAL MARS BY
WIRELESS is TESLA'S PLAN

plant Of not less than $4,000 horsepow-
err. which. with its turbines, dynamos.
parabolic reflectors and other par
aphernalia, would probably cost more
than $1OO0OOOO.
But there is one method Of putting
ourselves in touch with other planets.
though not easy of execution, it is
simple in principle. A circuit properly
designed and arranged Is connected
with one of its ends to an Insulated
terminal at some height and with the
other to earth. lnductively linked with
1T Is another circuit in which electrical
oscillations of great intensity are set
up by means now familiar to cleo
tricians. This combination of appara-
tus is known as my wireless trans
mitter.
My method has other and still
greater advantages. BY it's employ
ment the electrician on Mars. instead
OF utilizing the energy received by q
few thousand square feet OF area, as in
parabolic reflector, is enabled to con-
centrate in his instrument the energy
received by dozens of square miles,
thus multiplying the effect many
thousands of times. Nor Is this all. BY
proper methods and devices he can
magnify the received effect as many
times again.
1t is evident then. that in my ex-
periments in 1899 and 1900 1 have all
ready produced disturbances on Mars
Iincomparably more powerful than
could be attained by any light re-
Electors. however large.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
Sticks in Cement Barrel.
From the Portland Oregonian.

Two carpenters employed on the
house of j. G. Schmidt. on East Fiji
teenth and East Ankeny streets, met
with q singular accident the other aft
ernoon. one being imbedded in a barrel
of cement and tine other left cinging
to the ceiling when the scaffold upon
which they were working gave way.
They We're putting up a girder when
suddenly the scaffold dropped from UNI
der them. One carpcnter shot down
ward into a barrel half filled with ce-
ment where lie stuck fast. The other
carpenter was left hanging TO the cell
ing like a fly.
Mr. Schmidt and Architect Otto Klee-
mann first relieved the man hanging
to the ceiling. and then rescued his
companion from the cement barrel 1t
was necessary to break the barrel to
nieceS to get the man ont
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
Dog Wins Case Before Jury.

From the Boston Post.
For the first time I'm the history OF
this state a dog took tho witness stand
in the superior criminal court before
Judge DE Courcy.
The dog, handsome black collie,
named Major, not only appeared as the
star witness for the defendant in the
case, but was practically considered to
be the co-defendant with his master,
Charles Ncszery, who was charged with
violating city ordinance in connec-
ton with keeping q dog which dis
turbed the tranquility of the neigh
bors. The jury acquitted Neszery.
The state commended that Major came
under the law because the officer
while Investigating q fire, was bitten
by him.
Major and his master denied this
charge and the former, although wit
ness for the defense, made willing
witness for the government and went
through the court proceedings without
getting vexed at District Attorney Hill
or His Honor.
Major was asked by District At
torney Hill to take the witness stand
and show what kind of a character
he really had.
The dog absolutely refused to re-
spond to any questions put to him and
only wagged his shaggy tail when Mr..
Hill announced, In q good humored
manner to the court, that contempt
proceedings might be instituted If the
witness insisted on remaining silent.
Rather than have the co-defendant
become too talkative Judge DE Courcy
excused him.
Neszery then took the stand and said
that Sullivan was in reality tres
passer in his home and said that the
officer entered the Kitchen about 3 a
m. on the morning of March Is. Major
and his mate, Flossie, We're devouring
a piece of lamb.
The witness said that when Sullivan
entered he (Ncszery) cried out: Look
out for the dog"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
Reading in Proportion.

Tomorrow you may have something
to eat" promised the doctor to the
patient, who was now convalescing and
correspondingly hungry.
The patient realized that there would
be restraint to his appetite, yet he
hoped for modest, steaming meal.
Here's your dinner" said the nurse
next day, as she gave the patient q
spoonful of tapioca pudding; and the
doctor emphasizes that everything else
you do must be in the same proper
ton"
Two hours later the nurse heard a
frantic call from the bed chamber.
Nurse" breathed the man, heavily,
II want to do some reading; bring me
postage stamp"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
Telephone Operator Got Busy.

fTOm Judge.
AT Washington the newspaper cors
respondents are telling the following
story about Representative Walter
Brownlow. OF Tennessee. Recently he
called up somebody at the White
House. He had fierce time. Central.
who tried to get the number for him.
appeared to be inexperienced or asleep.
Mr.. Brownlow. ordinarily the most pa
tient of men. finally lost his patience.
Look here!" he shouted; quit this
foolishness. Either get me the White
House or give me some place where I
may Mt least talk to my intellectual
equal
Silence for moment, and then over
the wire came good loud "Hello!" In
q mans voice.
MIR. Brownlow was much relieved.
What place is this?" he asked.
THE government hospital for the in
sane. across the river" came the an
swer
Representative Brownlow is now en-
6eaNorinE to ascertain that centrals
name. He wants to have her promoted.
That's what he says to the newspaper
men
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
CAUGHT IN FLOWER
BED BY THE WATERMAN

Washington, Special: President Taft
teieinoned to James Wilson, secretary
OF agriculture, that the secretary has
capable guardian of his flower beds
and recommended the Waterman for
promotion when opportunity arises.
The president, Captain Archibald
Butt, military aid, and another friend
went out in the White House motor car
for spin in the dusk. Passing the de-
partment of agriculture grounds, the
president was attracted by the beau
tiful flower beds In front of the secre-
tary's office.
Mr.. Taft stopped the machine and the
three began Industrious work among
the flowers. The president finished his
boquet first and was walking to his
machine when a Waterman rushed
across the lawn, shouting excitedly
"Say!" he cried. Don't you know
you are breaking the law? What do
you mean by stealing government prop
erty?"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
FOUR CENTURIES OF CAL.
Vim.
Great Genius and Wonderful Person.
aIity Of the Man.
From the Rochester Post-Express.

From the Rochester Post-Express.
This year. 1909, is extraordinarily rich
In the centenaries Several great poets
and men of science saw the the light of
day hundred years ago. But IL we
are permitted to celebrate not merely
bicentenaries and tercentenaries, but
also quarto-centenaries, we must
this year honor the memory of Calvin.
the great reformer. 1t is desirable to
view great men impartially and without
any political or sectarian bias. We
may not sympathize with Calvin's re-
ligious tenets, but we must admire the
genius and the personality of the man.
John Calvin was born at Noyon. In
Picardy, July 10. 1902 He was the son
of Gerard Cauvin or Caulvin of which
name Calvin is the Latinized form, a
register of the government of Noyon,
solicitor in the ecclesiastical court, fiscal
agent Of the county. secretary of the
bishoprtc and attorney Of the cathedral
chapter. Calvin's mother was Jeanne
LeFranc. of Cambria, noted for her
beauty and also for her religious zeal.
He was the second of his parents five
sons, and but one of the younger BROTH
ers survived childhood. His mother
died while he was quite young and his
father married widow, who bore him
two daughters. Calvin's father gave
all his surviving sons good education.
the chpalaincy attached to the altar of
La Gesine. in the cathedral of Noyon--
puzzling fact, but 1t was probably as
signed to him through some ecclesiasti-
cal influence on tho understanding that
he would become a priest. In 1923 he
went to Paris to prepare for the priest
hood. He attended the college de la
Marche, and was taught Latin by Ma
thurin Cordler. He subsequently at
tended the College de Montaigu. His
youth was free from any ingnoble ten
denotes. and his clerical friends thought
very highly of him. In 1927 he was
given the curacy of st. Martin de
Martheville in addition to the chap
laincy he already held. This position
he exchanged on June 5, 1929 for the
curacy of Iont pIIveque. a village near
Noyon. associated with his ancestors
who Wore boatmen on the Disc
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
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Pointed Paragraphs.
From the Chicago News

Better a word that lasts than the
last word
The ancient watch dog is a member
of the old guard
The next man in q barber shop is
always rough and ready.
Don't offer odds to the elevator boy
or he'll take YOU up.
You cannot build frame house I'M
less you have the rocks.
Preachers ought to get a good salary;
it's church money, you know.
Some socalled mediums don't give
you a ghost of show for your money.
A minstrel Joke goes to extremes
when it goes from one end man to an
other.
The individual who is untrue to him
self must pay the penalty sooner or
later.
It's great comfort to a woman to
believe that her husband is lonesome
when she Is away.
Many an anticipated trouble looks
like a mountain In size, but after 1t
has passed it looks more like pin
head.
Some writer says that every woman
loves the wrong man once. Yes, and
every man loves the wrong woman
several times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-06-17
ACCOUNTING ITCHING
Eczema for Ycnr-Got No Relief
Even Mt Skin HosDitnl--In Despnir
Until Cuticura Cured Him,

Until Cuticura Cured Him.
81 was troubled by Il severe itching
and dry. scurfy skin on my ankles,
feet arms and scalp. Scratching made
1t worse. Thousands Of small red PIN
pies formed and these caused intense
itching. ! WAS advised to 20 to the
hospital for diseases OF the skin. did
SO, the chief surgeon saying: 4 never
saw such bad case of eczema But
! got little or no relief Then / tried
many so-called remedies, but became
so bad that | almost gave up in de-
spair. After suffering agonies for
twelve months. was relieved of the
almost unbearable itching after two or
three applications of Cuticura Oint-
ment. ] continued its use, combined
with Cuticura Soap and Pills, and |
was completely cured. Henry Searle,
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 8 and 10, or
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.