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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
1t Came Back.

John Burroughs. the naturalist.
dined with me one night" said IL mag
azine editor of New York. land among
my guests was IL young nature writer
of the new school,
This young man told II wonderful
story about the intelligence Of oysters.
He said he was going to put the story
in his new book. Mr.. Burroughs gave
a dry laugh and said:
"sI.et me tell you about a cat. This
story is quite as authentic as the other
one. and it should do for your book
nicely
The venerable student paused inn
pressively, then said:
"a Springfield couple had cat
that age had rendered helpless. aud
they put it out of its misery by means
of chloroform. They buried it in the
garden aud planted Il rosebush over
its remains. The next morning IL fa-
mliar scratching took them to tho
front door. and there was that cat
waiting to be let in, with the rose
bush under it's arm'F'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
WHITEWAsHING COAL.
Not Done For the Sake Of Neatness,
hut TO Prevent 1hefts.

0uS TO GFSvSnI U0tISs
Persons who have been somewhat
astonished by having whitcwashed
coal delivered to them will be inter-
ested to know that the whitcwashing
Is not done to improve the appearance
or 10 increase the bnrning qualities.
The treatment neither improves nor
harms the fuel.
1t is IL detective scheme on the part
of the railroads to locate and to pre-
vent theft of the coal us 1T is hauled
from the mines to the consumer.
These dcpredations amour; to thou
sands of tons annually. aud tho rail
roads are the sufferers. as 1t is UP to
them to deliver MS many tons at their
destination. often thousand miles
away. as were weighed in when the
car WAS turned over for transportation
Two or three tons may he removed
from carload containing forty tons
without attracting attention to its de-
creased quantity until the car is again
placed OH the scales. To locate the
loss. says Popular Mechanics. limcwa-
ter Is sprayed over n carload of coat.
In Il short time the water has ev:lpo-
rated. leaving load of white coal
Then removal of amy coal leaves b..
black spot. which is quickly noticed by
inspectors and station agents and the
leak found and stopped.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Nation of Borrowers.

Zanzibar appears. from Il consular
report. to be a place of universal her
rowing. Neither the Arab nor tho
swahili." says the report. "las the
slightest idea of thrift. Tue former
when lie has sold his cloves. imnle!i.
atcly spends the proceeds In entertain
ing or in the purchase Of European
articles for which he has little ar no
use. He then mortgages his property
Mt ruinous rate of interest or sells
his next years crop in advance at IL
price which! would hardly pay for it's
harvesting. with the inevitable result
that he is always up Ia his eyes in
debt The Swallili. if lie happens To
be out of debt at the brginlin. of tho
month. spends all his pay within IL
few days in food or native dances and
has to beg. borrow or steal sufficient
To maintain himself for the rest of the
month. The money lender is in both
cases the Indian. and the interest
which hn charges varies from 80 mp to
300 per cent"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Or. Hale,s pav.

Hr. Hale and the late Bishop Hunt
ington of New York were fast friends.
The latter had been a Unitarian. AMI;
his shift caused a sensation, says the
Christian Register. The Episcopalians
have saints assigned to the various
days in the year. When an Episco-
l,aliln minister writes Il letter OH any
day for which there is Il saint he al
ways writes the name of the saint at
the close of the letter instead of the
date. Bishop Huntington learned all
these things quickly and began to prac-
tice them ut once. The first time he
had occasion to write to his old friend
llr. Hale after joining the church lie
placed "St. NIichael's day" after his
signature. a reply from the doctor
came, and after his name lie had writ
ten in Il full, round hand, Wash day.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Ma,aaido a Servant.

One housewife declares that at last
she has solved the serv;ln, problem,
Formerly | had untold trouble with
my maids" she said They'd dn we'll
for awhile. and then they'd dctrriorate
SD that simply couldn't Keep them.
SO hit OH this plan: When | noticed
ii falling off in the last maids work
l went into the Kitchen and told her
that. in addition to her fixed wages.
she should have 30 cents extra every
week that she did we'll When she
was only fairly coed Id give her
quarter. but on the weeks when she
displeased me she'd get nothing. Nine
weeks out of ten she gets her half dol
lar. 1t plcases her immensely. and 1
find the plan we'll worth while in the
better service il secures me."-New
York Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Mo ValIey==Monmouth Park

MO Valley==MOnmOuth Park
The game yesterday between
the above teams at the local
fair grounds resulted in final
score of II to 5 in favor of the
locals. The first half opened
with the visitors kicking to the
locals who were defending the
west goal. The ball went to
Daniels but because of the wet
condition of the ball he fun
bled. Fensler grabbed the ball
and ran the full length of the
field for a touchdown. Guilt
van missed goal. Valley S
Monmouth Parks 0. The visi-
tors kicked to the locals who
were defending the east goal
and after the ball had been car
ried we'll down the field by on
side kicks and good end runs
the locals succeeded in pushing
H. Jones over for the second
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

Not in fifty years, at least,
has this county suffered such a
flood of water in November as
poured down on last Friday and
Saturday. The recipitation
was almost six inches.
The Botna river reached the
highest stage in seven years.
In a half century previous the
site of the river out of its banks
in November has not been du-
plicated. In the low parts of
town cellars were flooded, de-
stroying many stores of vege-
tables and fruit. In a number
of houses the CRATES of heating
plants are still under water. In
these buildings stoves are do
ing temporary duty. Harlan
Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Little Awkward.

"Nearsightedness must be very en-
barrassing at times" remarked Il
brooklyn resident to an acquaintance
thus afflicted. "The other morning,
for example. Il man addressed me on
Il crowded bridge trolley. and in the
course of conversation lie roundly
abused chap whose political and
business methods lie dislikcd equally.
In fact. he became acutely personal
in his denunciation.
Before lie left the car he was in
formed by IL friend near him that l
was the man he had been abusing. 1t
didn't worry me ut all, but it must
have been 81 bit disconcerting for him,
don't you think:"- New York Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
LlhtoLN 1Rleb II.
kAs That Gaaed tina iaaval ewsatbes
Punishment.

Punishment.
On one Of MIR. Lincoln's excursions
to Fortress Monroe OH the steamer
Hartford in 1868 his attention was d.
rected to a narrow door bound with
iron. the use OF which he was anxious
to learn.
.'What Is this:' he :,skpd.
"Oh. that is the sweallox." was the
reply. lit is used for refractory ami
insubordinate sram,rn \ man in there
Is subjected to steam heat and h;ls very
little ventilation. 1t generally brings
him to terms Very quickly"
President I.incoln's curiosity WAS
aroused. ''l'his." be said to himself.
"is treatment to which thousands at
American seanleh are probably sub
jected every year. Let me try 1t for
myself and see what 1t really Isl
Taking off his hat. for lie w:ls sever
al inches over six feet in height. he en-
tered tho inclosurc. which lie found to
he little more than three feet In length,
or width. He gave orders that at IA
Signal from himself the door should
be immediately opened. 1t was then
closed and the steam. turned on.
He had been inside hardly three min.
utes before the signal was given. Pres
ldent Lincoln had experienced enough
of what was then regarded as neces-
sary punishment for American se;lme,i.
There WAS very little Ventilation. and
the short exposure to til. hot and hu-
mid air had almost suifocAied him
Turning ~ Secretary Welles of the
navy department. the president ordered
that no such inciusure as the swentbux
should ever after he allowed OH amy
vessel flying the American flag.
1t was not an hour after this order
had been given before every sailor on
every ship in Hampton Reads had
heard Of It. The effect was most re-.
marEable on the older sailors. many
of whom had themselves experienced
the punishment oi the Swp;lll,uX. Some
ST them wept from JOY.
But the good results of this act Of
President Lincoln were nnt confined ln
the American navy. Great Britain
France. Germany aud other European
countries heard that tho sweatbox tad
been abolished III America as inilum;in
One and all OF these nations In turn fell
into line. and today lle- swe:thoX is
not to bc found on amy vessel flying
the flag fiji civilized nation through
out the world.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Dewitt's Kidney and Bladder Pill,
FOR BACkACHE

Harrison county editors and
the board of supervisors, as
we'll as some of the district
judges are urging the erection
of a new court house. Shelby
county's receipt for such a
building, which is much need
ed in our sister county, is to
submit the proportional, which
is sure to be defeated the first
time, because everybody out
side the county seat has a
grudge to satisfy, but if it is
submitted again in a year or SO
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
An ,nte,Iioent Gov,

A few nights ago IL rl!izrn wr.,t
home and found Il COW lii Ills A;:;,.
He drove her out. He then weui ,n.n
the house and later beard tile nnlm:!l
In the yard again. he drove lirt on,
the second and third times. he rili
zen's son came bone l;itcr n:ri found
the animal in the yard and drove nrr
out. The citizen then made an lnyrs-
lig;llion aud tui,,i the ."W got ~ US
wading around ;iir fence on tE, river
side. He llnE. ui.a lantern tn q .,rls e
the COW as she came in and the EeNt
morning. 81 he says H. found :.e cos:
in the yard With the nn!e.n h,l,:. al
Der horns. using the same To i,un, ".i
The best grapefruit in llS grove. say
what you please. hui that was an in
telligent COW. And the story is true
of course it is.-I'ort Myer Press
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Body Horribly Mangled Dis
covered on Northwest
ern Tracks East of
CITY.

The body of an unknown
man was found horribly mang-
led on the Northwestern tracks
one mile east of the local
freight yards shortly after 2
o'clock this morning. The boz
dy was found by E. B. Stuart,
track walker for the company
who tagged an east bound
freight train and notified Con-
ductor G. w. Stotts of the dis
covery.
Conductor Stotts notified the
police. The body was placed
aboard an extra freight tram
and brought to the city about 8
o'clock. 1t was taken to Cut
ler's morgue and an endeavor
is being made to Identify the
man. Coroner Treynor has
not as yet decided whether to
hold an inquest.
How the man was killed is
not known. There were no
trains in sight when the body
was found, but numerous trains
had passed along during the
night. The mans head was
severed from the body and so
badly crushed as to make iden-
LITIGATION of his features impos-
sible. The body was cut in
several places. The mans
hair is gray and it is supposed
that he was about so years old.
An empty pocketbook was
found in a pocket of the mans
clothing. 1t bore this inscrip-
ton: compliments of S. u.
Goetsch, fine wines and liquors,
Dexter, Mimi" The mans
clothes, while in good condition
were of poor material. Nom
pareil.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
The Sun.

1t has been stated that no one has
ever seen the sun. A series of con-
centric shells envelops nucleus of
Which we know nothing except that it
must be infinitely hotter than the ticrc-
est furnace and that it must amount to
more than nine-tenths of the solar
mass. That nucleus ic the real sun.
ihrever hidden from us. The OUTER
most of the enveloping shells is about
5000 miles thick and is called the
"chromosphere." 1t is a gaseous flood.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
n. Cullivan kicked

touchdown. Cullivan kicked
goal Mo V IL Monmouths D.
On the next kick Mo Valley
carried the ball to the center of
the field but after a good run
by Cullivan the ball was fun
bled and was taken by a isitor
who succeeded in making a
run OF 60 yards for touchdown.
They attempted a kick out hut
was a failure, Mo v IL Mon
mouth 5. The first half ended
with the ball on visitors terri
tory. The second half opened
with Mo Valley kicking to visi-
tors. The visitors resorted to
forward passes and onside kicks
and several times forced the
ball we'll into the locals terrific
ry but were not successful in
scoring. When Mo Valley
gained the ball Cullivan, Dam
iels and Jones aided by onside
kicks by Fensler took the ball
we'll into visitors territory and
by making a forward pass Gull
ivan to r. Jones succeeded in
scoreing another touchdown
but he was not allowed as the
pass was declared illegal.
From then on the ball re.
NAMED on the visitors terri.
tory and neither side was sue
cessful in scoreing again.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Swell Stock.

Gould sci! you an imported Per-
sian cat for slO00:' ven,urcd the cat
and dog fancier.
what" exclaimed the mmltimiIlion-
aire in surprise. why. ! just bought
$4,000 bulldog from you the other
day"
Eyes. but thought you'd want n
$1,000 cat for that swell bulldog to
chase. You surely wouldn't allow
$1,000 bulldog TO chase common cat.
would you?"-Pittsburg l'ress.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Tho Day Of Rest,

"And now" said MIR. Fishb"ck of
Bilivi!le. "lct us be thankful for one
day of rest and get ready for church."
YES" said his wife: run out and
chop some wood and milk the cows
and light the fire and make the coffee
and wash the children while I bang
my hair!'-Atlanta Constitution.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
it will carry. At present, SUI
pervisors are trying to get at
public opinion by a post card
vote. Harlan Tribune.
Henderson-O'Neal


At the home of the brides
mother Mrs. Sarah E.. Hender-
son one half mile north of Love-
land, a very pretty home we'd
ding was solemnized Saturday
evening, Nov. 20 at 6 o'clock
where Miss Flossie Henderson
was united in marriage to Mr..
Hugh O'Neal. Mr.. M. M. Ca
bile of Woodbine M. E. church,
was the officiating clergyman.
The couple entered the parlor
to the strains of the Mendels-
sohn wedding march, played by
Mrs. M. M. Gable. They took
their places beneath an arch Of
asparagus Fern, with pink and
white carnations woven in and
banked with palms. The bride
wore an elaborate gown of
white batiste trimmed with
embroidered tatiste and she
carried a bouquet of brides
roses. The groom wore the
conventional black. After the
words were pronounced that
made them one, congratula-
tions were in order. The
guests were invited into the
dining room where a sumptu-
Gus four course wedding sup
per was served by Misses Her
ma Bond and Myrta Seabold.
The house was beautifully
decorated in pink and white in
which roses and carnations
were used. In the center of
the dining room was a square
table artistically decorated in
pink and white carnations and
ferns. The color scheme was
carried throughout the menu.
Many elegant and useful
presents were received.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Neal will be
at home to their friends after
December Is at their home on
/ North Fourth Street, Mo VAL
ley.
The out of town guests in
vited were: Miss Henderson
of Omaha, Mr.. Charley and
Miss Maude Hough of Crescent,
Miss Cora Richards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Highly of st. Louis.
~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
RAN The BLOCKADE.
Putting Through Risky Pisee OF
Business at SANTIAGO.

Business at SANTIAGO.
Some naval officers Ill u Ninnrt party
the Other rvrl.in. wrie discussing the
efficacy of the Cuban hlnrkatlp i'm 1898.
That many vessels ran the b!urkh.lc at
Havana. Cipu,uegus and elsewhere
was Admitted
''Isut only one vessel over ran the
Santiago blockade" said enc ~. IN.
speakers. "anti .il:.! WAS uil.' at nllr
own vessels. !l. little t;lu,c,s't.r"
lie then described hnM lht. st,,,:as-
ter ran he blockade. while c,,!.i.,:l'ni
ed liy Dick Wainwri.hl. ...rn !, .ir,l-
tenant commander who h:t! ls,,v!, vs.
ly been pNnrGt:v" officer at Ike. M.i:..
when il blew M.
1--WE had i..ril s"ni t,nwn tn ssnr
rsder.,s in communicate with 'li. IN
surganis. said Tx. rar.,nlrul. WI. was
on The Gloucester az tih, time. II ;mn
n,Ir return it WIS quite dark. ard wr
We're proceeding slowly d. u,l, sin,..,,
nil the inst!t live OF the ,,n. i,a..,a w,,..,
the electric. .igi.il iIg apparatus t,",k,.
down We could not gave ii >l-,G.i.
l':lrii"u!arly the private it;n,!i.i,.ul. nsl
signal al the night Had We inmii dis
covered Ivy one of the i,.nrk;ti!t,. as
sells I. would at once isive flashed M.
signal. and III we dill not Immediately
respond II would have promptly cfN.',-
cd Ere We would have been l!us.i,
to- l'iec,,S IL, ~ minute.
II, wasa RISKY piece uf business. .ni,
Dick Wainwright WAS perfectly ,.nl.
and The Gloucester actually picked its
WAY without being discovered ,hron Il
the whole t'iok;ldin= fleet nsk up lis
station on lie INSIDE linz un,,nr ,l,n
MORO. and as soni, AZ, the si@,l:liin. ~,
lmratus was repaired rrln'rt"d lis :,t
rival II was ~ clear case ni lIn.k;is..
running. hut II was ni"l,v ii"kn !,
while ii lastnd.'' San l'ranriscu Gait
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
The Poets Woe.

ii have always been Il reader of
your poetry" began Mrs. Gushe.
II am glad" replied Algernon
Charles Mystic. that some one under
stands me-"
"Oh. but that is what have been
hoping to meet YOU for. wanted you
TO explain. "l'hiladelphia North Amer
ican,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Promnt Rehuka.

"Orlando, you mustn't put your arm
around my waist"
"Why, Gloriana. it's been there for
half an hour"
well, l didn't notice 1t till just
now."-Chicago Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

On the first half of the new
reply postal card will be a pict-
ure of George Washington and
on the second half a picture of
Martha Washington. That will
answer first rate.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
A Reproof.

Willie. my father used to
whip me when ! behaved MS badly as
you are doing. Willie Well. hope
I'll never have to tell my little boy
that Exchange.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

A tornado struck Dexter, Mo-,
yesterday and injured four
people and destroyed property
to the value of 100000. This
is the first tornado ever known
this late in the season.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Logan Has Unfortunate
Stranger.

Logan, la, Nov. With
one shoe missing, his clothes
torn almost off, badly chilled,
unable to tell his name, from
what point he came or what
place he was going, was the
condition of a man found near
the railroad station here this
morning. However, a letter of
instruction from a daughter at
Cripple Creek, Colo, to the
railroad conductors, found on
the man, indicates that his
name is John F. Mayer and
that he might need care on his
way to the home of another
daughter at Freeport, Ill.
Evidently he either fell off or
got off the train in the evening
and then wandered about all
night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
Tho Real Victim.

After man has been sick week
his wife looks worse than lie does
from taking care Of him.-Atchison
Globe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

the back are also symptoms that tell you
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
What 70 DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulflls almost every wish in correcting
rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys,
liver, bladder and every part of the urinary
passage. corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain in passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomcs that unpleasant re-
cessity of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
immediate effect of Swamp.ROOt is
soon realized. It stands the highest be-
cause Gifts remarkable
health restoring prop 6aiI1I5iTss5nsf
critics. If you need :::Ill..::IIss ::.:a1e::s3
medicine you should : ::::::::s: :.: .:::::::
have the best. Sold by
druggists in ffty-cent
and one-dollar sizes. Home d sWamp.Eoos.
You may have sample bottle sent free
by mail. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
remember the name, DIR. Kilnler' S Swamp
Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y, on every bottle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

The habit Of looking at the best side
OF any event is worth far more than a
thousand pounds year.-Johnson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

Mrs. Hattie A. Moore left
for Norfolk, Neb. today, where
she goes to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Andrew
Teal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
An important ADVANTAGE

"Do you think college education
affords man an important advan-
tage?"
"Oh. yes! One has to have 1t in or
der to get into university club
Chicago Record Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

Advertised letter list for week
ending Nov. 22nd, 1863:
Mrs. Moon; Minnie
Smith; c. E.
Tharpe; Clande
Walters; C.S.
Yates; Ed
D j. Album, Postmaster.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25
owl Club 8 CaIuMets .

In the opening game at the
Fair grounds yesterday the
teams fought for two halves Of
Is and 20 minutes with a final
score of o to O.
The local team had far the
best of it on offensive play but
the excellent defense put up by
the Council Bluffs boys barred
them from making consistent
gains.
The first half was played
mostly in the local teams half
of the field and their goal was
threatened several times.
Council Bluffs, owing to their
poor offensive play resorted to
the kicking game and by hold
ing the local team for downs at
intervals and punting the ball
they kept their goal we'll out of
danger.
For the locals, j. and G.
Ebaugh and Owens were con-
sistant ground gamers and were
strong men on the defensive.
On the whole the game was
a good clean exhibition of foot
ball.
A new Dynamo is being set
up at the Electric Light station
this week, and next week the
day current will be turned on.
r.. C.. Culver and Miss Millie
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

Spirit Lake Beacon: The death
OF 300 miners at Cherry, ILL.,, is
one of the conspicuous TRACE
dies in the annals of Calamity.
Keeling under the stunning
blow the owners of the mine,
the authorities and the public
seem utterly unable to locate
the blame, but to put it mildly,
it is too evident that somebody
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25

The weather bureau conject-
ures that the storm we are to
have the middle of the week is
the one that recently left the
Philippines. No one would
care if there were a prohibitive
tariff on this class of goods.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-11-25


a brick dust sctli-
iilent, or settling,
stringy or milky
appearanceofte
indicates an ul,-
healthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; too fire.
quent desire to
pass it or pain in