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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
The Public Pulse

One of the chalk-talk car
toonists of the Chautauqua
platform, who travels over the
country entertaining the pub
lie for a consideration, has
dropped the handsome counten-
ance of Mr.. Taft from his rep.
ertory. Instead he presents
the we'll known features of the
colonel of the Rough Riders.
He explains the substitution
as follows: The wine of life to
a platform entertainer is APP
CLAUSE from his audience. AZ
ter the change of administra-
tion he included the face of
the new president in the list of
notables that he was wont to
draw with crayons for the de-
location of the multitudes and
while it didn't cause any hys-
terics it went very we'll. As
time passed, however, this car
toonist with his trained finger
on the public pulse, meeting diff
ferent assemblies of people al
most everyday, sometimes in
one state and then in another,
found that the features of the
chief executive didn't take so
we'll. This state Of affairs
grew rapidly no better, and
that particular entertainer now
no longer draws Mr.. Taft. AS
he explained the other day to
a reporter: Il would rather
be up to date, but | got tired of
putting on the Taft picture and
then turning around for the
demonstration of approval AND
meeting a painful silence. It's
a matter of business with me.
Roosevelt brings a response
and Taft doesn't"
This testimony from an ex-
pert may be submitted without
comment. We wonder, though,
why the cartoonist doesn't try
the placid countenance of Mr..
Ballinger. There are parts of
the country where we are sure
this would incite a demonstra.
ton of some kind or other.
World Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
The Car For You

You are thinking Of buying
an automobile. Naturally, the
question Of price has a great
deal to do with the matter. You
don't want to pay several thou
sands dollars for a car whose
upkeep will be a constant drain
on your resources. At the
same time you don't want a
cheap assembled car that will
probably never see a second
season without extensive re.
pairs. What you want is a
moderate priced factory-built
car. A car with an organiza-
ton behind it that is in the bus
mess to stay, not one whose
manufacturers are only in the
game for a couple Of years.
You want a car that has made
good-made good from the
very start because Of this verv
fact. Such a car is the Over
land.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
MISSOURI VALLEY TIMES
MAHONY & LAHMAN
Publishers
Weekly Established July 3, '6s
Daily Established April l, 81
Better Part Of Valor

The late Bishop William H.
McVickar of the Episcopal
diocese of Rhode Island has
hundreds of Boston friends
who will be interested in a
Story they are telling down in
Providence about him The
bishop was as big physically as
he was mentally. On a certain
occasion, some years ago, he
preached a sermon on the needs
for missionary work in the
back towns Of his state, and es-
pecially mentioned the town Of
Foster, which certainly deserv.
ed what he said about il.
There are a good many fight
ers in Foster, and the worst of
the lot announced to all who
cared to hear that when he
went to Providence he would
make it his business to chastise
the bishop. He didn't happen
to visit the city until a month
or so ago, On his return he
joined the crowd about the
stove in the village postoffice.
"Well, Ill.," said one of the
greybeards, "did We lick this
here Parson Vickery when We
yah down to Providence"
Hi spat deliberately befo, e
he replied. click him." he
said. "Say, he's eight foot tall
and four feet broad. Lick him?
I saw him" Boston Traveller.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
Accurate as a Watcl,

Overland cars are built
throughout in modern factor
les equipped with expensive
automatic machinery. Every
part is made with marvellous
exactness. 1''iere is no guess
work. Hnnsn frailty does not
enter ~, .. III construction.
These cars .re right. Every
part is absolutely interchange.
able. Every part fits perfectly
into its intended place. Abso-
lutte accuracy is necessary in
the building Of a good automo-
bile. lfa car is to stand up
and give the service its owner
has a right to expect, it must
be built with exactness. Over
land cars are built with the ac-
curacy of watches.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04

4nV &AsA6"sJ AessS AsVs AASA6u
ted the foot with a single sup
erauous part. Every inch Of
every foot is meant for use.
When a man walks in the right
way, speaking literally, the back
of the heel strikes the ground
first. Then the rest of the
heel comes down, after which
the outer edge of the foot takes
the bulk of the burden until
the forward movement shifts
the weight to the ball of the
foot and finally to the toes.
The ideal step is a slightly rock
ing motion. At no time should
the entire foot be pressed a.
gainst the ground. Heel to
toe movement. Try it and see
how much farther and more
easily you can walk. It's the
the Indians way, and what
poor Lo doesn't know about
footwork can go into the dis
card. New York Press.
Friction of Adjustment.
Divorce is increasing, insani-
ty is increasing, parental auth I.
ority is declared to be PROSTATE.
the boy is not what he was!
Surely we must be heading for
the bow.wows, and progressing
fast. Not at all. We are mer-
ely getting adjusted TO the
greatest changes in the condit-
ions of human existance that
any one generation of men has
seen in centuries. And possibly
it is true that high prices of
food are helping our ADJUST
msnt by driving some CITY
dweilers back into the country.
A subscriber of the New
York Tribune writes to ask
that paper to assign one COL
umn on the first page of the
paper to be called the Good
Cheer" column. He says that
at present practically every
daily is simply a record Of
death, disaster, foolishness and
crime. The editor replied that
there are such items of good
cheer to be found, but they are
grouped according to their
relative Importance for the
varied readers of the paper,
and that the grouping of such
items would appear forced ard
sentimental as soon as tie
novelty had worn off.
Sioux City Journal: In drop.
ping out of the merged Contin-
entail and Commercial National
bank of Chicago, George E.
Roberts was presented with a
check for $37, 500, being the
equivalent of eighteen months
salary in his old relation as
president of the Commercial
National. If George bankers
for one of those sixty-day va
cations that President Taft
talks about, there seems to be
no reason why he should not
take it, raising the limit a few
months if so inclined.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
$1,000 AUTOMOBILE FREE
Checks for Substantial AM
cunts Will also be Given

cunts Will also be Given
Away.
A $1,000 four-cylinder, %
horsepower Maxwell touring
car will be given away free by
The Sioux City Daily News on
Oct. LIST to the person having
the most votes in a popularity
contest. All others who enter
the contest and comply with
the rules will be sent a check
for a substantial sum of money
The automobile is the latest
model, having all the little i'm
provements made during this
season. 1t will have usual ca.
uipment of oil lamps, horn, tools
and tire repair kit, and be all
ready to start out on a run.
The fact that big commissions
will be paid to all who enter the
contest and fail to win the auto
makes the offer unusual, and
will no doubt attract quite a
number of candidates.
The News announces also
that it will shortly be increased
to eight instead of seven COL
umns and otherwise improved.
and the present price Of $l.50
q year will be increased this
fall.
We will send The Weekly
Times and The News both for
one year for only $3.50, which
is the biggest bargain ever
offered in this section. oil
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
Acute or Chrenic-.-Which?

No matter if your kidney trouble is
acute or chroni Fole S Kidney Rene
dy will reach your case Mr.. Claude
Brown, Reynoldsville. H., writes US
tina he suffered many months with
kidney complaint which bat1led all
treatment AT last he tried Foley's
Kidney Remedy and a few large bottles
effected complete cure. He says. ct
has been been of inestimablc value to
me" Robert W. Harvey.
all
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
CONFIDENCE is THE KEY
TO ALL BUSINESS
SUCCESS

Puryears Commercial College
TAG 748 West Broadway Co.
uncil Bluffs, Iowa. Has used
and is using this as the basis of
its success. We keep the con-
fidence of our students by our
square dealing with them on a
business basis and giving them
good office help. Tuition $500
per month. Payable only one
month in advance. Four courses
Fall term begins Aug. 20, 1910
jy14.2l % a4-l1-18
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
T. NJ. Gilmore.
City Clerk.

Peroxide Cream will prevent
tan and freckles on your face
these hot days and Osborne has
the only genuine Peroxide
Cream. Is and so cents.
The Herrick Refrigerator
gives you from one.third to
one-half more storage space
than in usual refrigerators of
same outside dimensions.
Price no more than inferior
makes. Sold only by j. R. Nc
Gavren.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04

ANVssSS VI ShhS VVlA9AuSl&StOu
And Hearing Of a Proposed
Resolution for Curb and
Gutter on 9th ST., in the
City Of missouri Valley,
Iowa, Along the West Side
Of Blocks Ais and l9 in
Said City.
Resolution fixing the time place for
the consideration and hearing of pro-
posed resolution ordering the construc-
ton of cement curb and gutter, and
giving notice Thereof:
Whereas, it is deemed advisable and
necessary that &C nent curb and gut
ter be constructed On the routes and in
the locations hereinafter set forth and
as more particularly specified in pro.
posed resolution therefor now on file in
the Office of the City Clerk of the said
City. Therefor.
BE 1T RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of Missouri Valley.
Iowa. that on the 10Th day of August,
1910, at 8 o'clock p. M. in the Council
Room in said City, be and the same
are hereby fixed as the time and place
for the consideration of the said pro-
posed resolution. which is hereby re-
ferred to and made part hereof, and
hearing objections thereto at which
time and place the owners of the prnp-
crty subject to assessment for the cost
of the construction of such curb and
and gutter are hereby notified that
they may appear and make objections
to the contemplated euro and gutter
and the passage of the said proposed
resolution; and that upon consideration
and hearing of objections and resolu-
tion may Se amended and passed or
passed as proposed:
That twenty days notice of the time
and place for the consideration and
hearing of objections. as Aforesaid. be
given by four publications of this
resolution and notice in some news
paper of general circulation published
in said City,. the last of which publica-
tions shall be less than two or more
than four weeks prior to the time fixed
for the consideration and hearing afore-
said:
That the locations of the said curb
and gutter are as follows: Along the
West side of lots IL, IL, Ii. IA, Is, Is,
II, IL, ID. 20. 81 and % of Block No. 4
and along the west side of lots g., Z. g, o.,
10, III, II, l3. II. Is, Is and II i'll Block
No. l5 and along the west side of Lots
6, I, 8, . and 10 in Block 10.
That the City Engineer or such per-
son designated to fill that office of
said City be and he is hereby ordered
to prepare and file forthwith with the
City Clerk OF said City, detailed plans
and specifications for the cons truction
of said curb and gutter and an esti-
mate of the cost thereof,
Passed this 2nd day of Aug. 1910.
J.J Amen,
Mayor.
T. NJ. Gilmore.
City Clerk. %
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
The
Overland
A Car That Lasts For Years

The Overland is assembled good for perhaps six
months is factory built car designed and con
srcted with such exactng that it will years The
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04

Ask those that use the Her.
rick. That is the best recon-
mend we can offer for the Her
rick Refrigerator.
j. r. McGavren.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-08-04
What My Business Is.

Cleaning rugs, p ainting,
moving lawns, laying brick,
doing patch work in plaster,
carpenter work, cleaning cist-
erns, wells and in fact anything
you want done. Phone No. X41
Also crying farm sales of all
kinds, both town and country.
U 5 G)cd)n, NJ, Valley, la
A Range is all right but Geo
Smiley says a "Fireless Cooker
beats them forty ways.
Salesman Wanted Young
man of good appearance to So
licit orders for the best selling
article on the market, Liberal
commissions, Address
Il. =. Smith Mo Valley Iowa or
Tines Office. If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12

a single circumstance that bears out that theory.
The self assertiveness submerged in the manner
of speaking but Colonel Trevor, thinking of the slim
in black the deck outside, flushed slightly,
though he spoke with dispassionate calmness.
Il read in a book once of a man who bed to death
without vein artery being punctured. He
only blndfolded and water at the temperature of blood
drpped on his wrists Men talked of how he
bleeding to death-and he died with every symptom of
having had his arteries severed
eff the account true one, he coward"
declared Periet without hesitation.
Il also read in paper recently of workman who
In falling he caught on projecting beam by his
clothing and hung suspended bottle of coffee in his
overalls pocket broke and dripped He safe; but
when they reached him he dead, and the physician
found every symptom of his having bed to death.
There was ABRASION.
"He also coward | should be willing to SUBJ
NIT to such test, laughed Periet.
Faurette said nothing; but from time to time nodded
his head with Gallo energy in support of the words that
fell from the lips of Monsieur lie Compile. His attitude
that of satellite attendant in the orbit of greater
luminary.
"Such a test would be brutal" reflected Trevor.
1t would be death by torture"
at would be without danger to the brave man., per-
sisted the duelist
Courage" said Colonel Trevor slowly, almost as
though speaking to himself, "is sort of metal in the
SOUL 1t has its usng point. In souls the metal
is harder, in softer. That only that the
fusing point is higher or lower nothing more"
The Count raised his glass to his lips and slipped the
contents then he set it down he shook his
head. If were appointed by Heaven to punish
brutal malefactor went on the Colonel though
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rying his argument into the realm of the hypothetical
Il fancy should choose such means of fulfilling
my mission
"You may fuse melt lead or zinc' contended the
who had met dozen adversaries the field; "but
l maintain that courage, true courage, is of STEEL.
steel has its fusing point
eff you will pardon the criticism, the theory appears
to ridiculous Periet still polite but his an
tagonism stirred and he was not accustomed to
tempering his utterances.
COLONEL TREVOR leaned back at ease against
- the embossed leather at the back of his seat His
eyes looked away almost dreamily, his voice very
quiet Ridiculous Monsieur lie Compile, is strong
word" he suggested.
The Counts dark face flushed suddenly and wave
of anger crossed his eyes, His manner was the manner
of absolute and icy courtesy hardly think chose the
wrong word, though grant my English to be deficient
| think it the word intended to employ
Captain Faurette scowled blackly; but Colonel
Trevor still leaning back at refectvey draw
ing his gloves through his slender fingers. He looked up
without excitement.
Nevertheless l must request you to withdraw it.
l find it Objectionable word
Periet sat upright and regarded the gentle, we'll
nodded face the sablike table with
thing like establishment. Perhaps for he felt
something akin to sympathy for the who TAX
ing such reckless exception to his choice of words.
Possibly Monsieur does not know me, - he said. II
am Jacques de Peret, and am seeking no difficulty.
l must repeat my requirement that the word be re-
tracted. The reputation and personality of Monsieur
lie Compile we'll known to me, the uncompro-
missing reply.
Then" the Frenchman paused and shrugged his
Continued page 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12

has fear left of his characters index who be
truly called brave. Fear disease. The most famous
duest in Europe paused lmpressively with the air of
having spoken the final word.
"Yet there are so many kinds of courage and so
many kinds of cowardce,' argued the youth, land so
often they 60 hand in hand!'
The Frenchman shook his head. II cannot grant it.
1t has been my experience that the reverse is true.
Colonel Trevor looked inquirngy about the trio of
interested faces. He had not been party to their
versation Now he for the first time volunteered an
opinion, and the others turned to listen.
I'm the times of my military experience, years ago.,
opinion. If you gentlemen will permit me to into
your discussion?' The Colonel spoke with such
gravely courteous smile and paused naively for per-
mission to proceed that to have done otherwise would
have been grotesquely impolte. Monsieur lie Compile
smiled with ingratating candor
"Then Monsieur has had military experienced" he
inquired with deferential interest
"a little in the Civil War
eve should be honored to hear your opinion Mon
seur."
Compile de Periet touched the bell and gave ORDERS
only the Colonel declining his invitation.
1T seems to me that every who lives went on
the veteran of the Confederate army, comes to
time if tested far enough when his physical courage
deserts him. At such moment the whose courage
is physical alone becomes the whipped dog the victim
unreasoning panic To say that has
reached that point to say that he has not been far
)ugh tried The that would prefer for the
hazardous detail is the who is afraid, but is
afraid of dishonor; who remains though he remains
qual.ls.
The Frenchman shook his head In some slight ex-
perence with danger" he said, Il cannot remember
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12

TAR out of the track of ships, in the most desolate
stretch to be found in the North Atlantic, walled
round with the ceaseless thunder of the surf and
walled about continually by innumerable seabrds, the
slet thrust up its bleak rocks beneath pale unfrend
ly sky.
It almost all rock. this little island gray pinnaces
of rock lodges upon lodges of rock and high sunrise
facing cliff of rock scanned with transverse crevces and
shelves. Only the gentler southwark slope was the
rock frame of the island little hidden Here had
gathered few of sandy SOIL dotted sparsey
with tufts Of harsh grass which struggled into greenness
But this remote sterile isle, Stunned even by the
whalers because of the treachey of its envronng reefs
and tides, by means lifeless. Indeed, it was
thronged packed clamorous, screaming, with life. 1t
very paradise of the nesting seabirds Every
meager foot of it, rock and sand. preempted and
occupied by the myriad battalions of pufins, skuas
auks and saddlebacks. The incessant camor of thei.
voices harsh and shril OVERRIDE the trampng of
the surf.
Within the crowded little domain each tribe had its
territory. The pufins- sea parrots of
the sailor folk call Them because of their huge hooked
occupied the sandy SLOPE where they had their
nests in deep burrows for protection against the robber
skuas and saddlebacks The auks had corner of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
By Charles G. D. Roberts
Drawings by Charles Livingston Bull

quiet in strange contrast to the splitting voubilty
of their neighbors.
At the extreme left of the territory of the pufns
where the rocks broke abruptly tiny cletfu Of earth
made room for just one nest. The pair of pufns who
had their burrows here comparatively isolated,
being eight ten feet apart from the crowded
ranks of their kim Their big egg had been safely
Matched The ridiculous chick, all gaping beak and
naked belly, the object of their passionate soctude
thriving and hungry according to the finest ira
ditions of infant puffinhood. The father at this
guard at the mouth of the burrow, sitting
soemny erect his webbed feet the backs of his legs
and his stiff short tail; while the mother away fish
ing beyond the white turmoil of the surf
Surely the most curious figure of all the seabirds was
his For the body it not far out of the ordinary
about the size of big and sturdy cockatoo,-white
below and blacksh brown above sides of the face white
and dngy white collar the neck the webbed feet of
duck, the stiff short tail of penguin, very short
strong WINGS and round head; but the beak was like
rot it as long and high the head which it seemed
exaggerated horny ridges over each eye was little
joined the skin of the face, vivid red wrnkled
crescence, in shape sort of rosette, of skinny flesh
Serviceabe. to be sure, this beak was, obviously
whether for burrowing, fighting catching fish; but
it could be imagined performing all these offices
equally we'll without its monstrous eccentrclties OF
adornment.
Everywhere in front of the cliff face the lodges
above the white shuddeng of the surf and far out
the smooth leaden gray rollers the air was full of
whirling and beating wings These were the wings OF
the giant gulls and the skuas ne pulnS dlo no more
flying than necessary, and straight from
their nests out to the fishing grounds and back with
their prey to the nests. Above their little domain.
therefore, the honeycombed south soping field there
soaring whiring wings, for three four
pirate skuas, the watch for chance OF robbery.
TT was of these marauders that the waiting putin by
his nest door, the outskirts of the colony had
most dread He was wise old bird of several seasons
experience and many successful battle, and he knew
that the light darting skua though not much than
half the of that bully of the cliffs. the saddleback
much more dangerous than the latter because
much more courageous.
An impatient croak from the hungry nesting in the
burrow made him poke his big beak inside and utter
low, chucklng admonition When he withdrew his
head and looked up he ufed the feathers his neck
and opened his beak angrly. large skua, of rusty,
notified black all over, with long tail and long hawk