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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

before been attempted on a ship. None
Of the staterooms will be cramped, as
on the early boats. For those who
care to travel with all the comforts
of home, there will be complete suites
available. There will be a choice of
dining rooms for those who do not
care for the main dining salon; there
will be a Ritz-Carlton restaurant, a
grill room, tea garden and even n
r~athskeller. Spacious palm gardens,
which in winter may be converted
into sun parlors, will occupy the up
per deck. Several ladies' salons fin.
ished in different decorative periods
will appeal to the tastes OF different
nationalities. All of these salons will
be connected by telephone to the pri.
vate staterooms, so that those whose
cabins are perhaps two or three city
blocks apart may talk with one an
other.
The gymnasium on the Europa will
be much larger and more completely
equipped than any heretofore install.
ed. In addition to the regular apparat-
us, there will be a running track so
that an athlete could actually cross
the ocean without breaking training.
The mechanical exercising devices al
ready introduced on some ships will
be very complete, enabling n to TX
ercise any set Of muscles without eff
fort or enjoy a mechanical camel or
horseback ride. An experienced at
tendant will be In charge of the gym
nasium to offer intelligent advice to
those seeking exercise.
To Have Many Luxuries.
A special squash court will be built
in connection with the gymnasium.
Nearby will be found a large swim.
ming pool and completely equipped
Turkish and Roman baths presided
over by skillful attendants.
The Europa will be ventilated thor
oughly by a new system. She has no
ventilators rising above her decks.
which is so familiar a feature of ocean
liners. and her long, unbroken deck
incidentally gives her a very trim and
shipshape appearance. Air will be
forced to the lowermost decks by
powerful air pumps. Every part of
he great ship will thus be supplied
, with currents of pure air To the prop.
er temperature. This system insures
pure air and equitable temperature
throughout the ship.
The most powerful telegraph ap,
paratus ever carried to sea will be
set up Oh the Europa. The unusual
height of her masts will make 1t pos,
sible to transmit or receive messages
over the entire width of the Atlantic
ocean, so that the Europa will always
be in direct communication with land
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
Dioaina Spruce Gum.

There will be a crusade in spance
gum digging in the Maine woods this
winter. About twenty men will leave
Skowhegan within a short time to be-
gin gum digging operations near jack
man. Gum has grown scarce In the kst
few years and the demand is so great
that it has become a business to many
Maine men. Last year James Carey.
Frank Croning and Joe Cass dug 1890
pounds and sold It all in Maine. II Is
estimated that from $4,000 to 100, zoe
pounds will be dug this season.-kes-
nebec (Me.) Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
PAINFUL FINGER MAILS CURED

"I haYe suffered from the same trou-
bic (painful finger nailsl at different
periods Of my life. The: first time of
its occurrence, perhaps twenty-five
years ago, after trying home remedies
without getting helped, l asked my
doctor to prescribe for me, but it was
not for a year or more that my nails
and fingers were well. The infamma-
ton and s~uppuration began at the
base Of the finger nail. Sometimes it
RAJ so painful that | had to use q
poultice to induce suppuration. After
the pus was discharged the swelling
would go down until the next period
OF inflammation, possibly not more
than q week or two afterwards. These
frequent inflammatiOns resulted In the
loss OF the nail. | had sometimes as
many as three fingers in this state at
one time.
Perhaps ten years later I began
again to suffer from the same trouble.
Again l tried various remedies, among
them a prescription from a doctor Of
q friend Of mine, who had suffered
from a like trouble. This seemed to
help somewhat for a time, but it was
not a permanent cure; next tried a
prescription from my own doctor, but
this was so Irritating to the sensitive.
diseased skin that l could not use 1t.
! began to use Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. I had used the Cuticura
Ointment previously on my chtldren's
scalps with good effect. l did not use
the Soap exclusively. but / rubbed the
Cuticura Ointment into the base OF
the nail every night thoroughly. and
as often beside az I could. I had not
used It but a few weeks before my
nails we're better, and in a short time
they we're apparently well. There
vas no more suppuration. nor inaam-
nation. the nails grew out clean
again. One box Of Cuticura Ointment
was all that 7 used in efrecting q
cure" (Slgned) Mrs. Z. J. Horton.
Katonah, N. Y. Apr. 10, 1910. On
Sept. q, Mrs. Horton wrote: 81 have
had no further return of the trouble
with my finger nails"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

II w asn'c a FIRE.

II Wasn't a IRE.
The principal Of one OF the New
York East Side night schools was en-
rolling a new pupil. who was tcggea
out In a suit Of clothes SO new that
It hurt him. Just before the boy came
in the principal had heard the sowd
Of fire engines In the street.
What Is your manner" the principal
asked the lad.
TON Dugan," was the reply.
Where vas the fire, Tommy
asked the principal a he wrote down
the name. There was no reply; orsy
q scowl.
Il say, where vas the freg' reveat-
Cd the principal.
Don't git gay wit me-" was Che
somewhat astonishing answer. Deere
wasn't no fire, see? bought dis here
suit and I paid seyen-ffty for &C."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
Pretty Thin.

The tail-of-the-seasoa reform that
swept over Coney island might well
have considered the welfare of the
wretched horses which are Used for
the "dime-ride'' business. When the
season closes they are auctioned off,
and are knocked down to the bidders
at next to nothing. Generally they
are so skeleton like that they are
practically useless.
At the end of this season a buyer
bought an exceptionally attenuated
specimen after he had been coaxed to
bid on him by numerous promises
made by the a%uctioneer, who wound
up by saying:
Nov. look a'here, boss, II you buy
this hawse an you aint pleased with
the animile. you just bring him back
and get your money-seer"
YES" retorted the buyer: but this
Is the last day OF the sale. and the
beast Is so blamed thin he may die
on my hands. Then. supposing l did
bring him back. you probably wouldn't
be here to receive him."
"Oh, WELL" blandly replied the auc-
tioneer, IF you do bring him back
and we amt here, you kin Just shove
1t under the door."-Lippincotfs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
FRENCH BEAN COFFEE,
A HEALTHFUL DRINK

J The healthiest eyer; you "a grow
It in your own garden on a small
patch 10 by 10, producing so pounds or
more. Ripens in Wisconsin 30 days.
Used in great quantities in France,
Germany and all over Europe. Send
10 cents in stamps and we will mail
you a package giving full culture d.
rections as also our mammoth seed
catalog free, or send 81 cents and get
In addition to above 10000 kernels
indispensable vegetable and flower
seeds-enough for bushels Of vege-
tables and flowers. John A. Salzer
Seed Co., 1872 s. Sth St, La Crosse, Wis
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

At a meeting of the school and pub
lie lands committee which was attend
ed by Land Commissioner Brinker
II was decided that the committee
of both the house and senate would
confer and name a committee bill on
land leasing to be introduced in 10th
houses. The plan is to gather infor
nation from every possible source
regarding the leasing of lands and
draw up a practical instrument. The
sill will as far as necessary, revise
,ur whole set of laws relating to the
easing OF lands for agricultural pur
oses. II was decided to have the
asis for rates of rental fixed at 5 Der
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
NOTES.

Gregory county some time ago had
great difficulty locating a county seat
There were so many towns after it
that one received a majority vote in
the election. The house judiciary
committee would remedy such condi-
lions with II. B. No. 152. 1t provides
that where a county seat is not chosen
at an election, al the suhse1uent cleo
ton, only the two Leading towns for
the place, a enter the race.
Representative Sutlev's bill for an
experimental farm at VIVIAN in Lv-
man county will be reported ~favorab'v
by the agricultural committee Of III
house. 1t is understood that the Mil
waukee railroad comrany has offere'
the state q permanent gratr'tious
lease of land suitable for a cite, which
the state may keep as long a. an ex
perimental farm is maintained there.
Representative Bufington's bill CNo.
1881 relating to the payment of taxes
in cases where the tax records are
destroyed, was prompted by the bum
ing of the Trip county court house
which destroyed their tax records. The
bill provides that in such cases taves
shall not become delinquent until
July /.
James Glass. a barber, in the Sol
dier's Home, at Hot Springs, who in
his testimony before the special in
%vest'gating committee. said things
which we're not favorable to the pos
ton held by Colonel ce1des, has been
discharged from the institution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

thought to express n last Woru IN
boat building are suddenly found
dwarfed by their new sisters and rele-
gated to a second place. The new
fleet now under construction. in turn,
surpasses all the great ships which
have gone before.
The world has scarcely become &C.
customed to using the Mauretania as
q synonym for large objects, when
two great ships, the Olympic and the
Titanic, were designed to surpass all
of her dimensions. No sooner was n
of these liners launched than the own
ers of the Mauretania planned a new
ship Of even greater length. Now,
in turn, comes the greatest OF all
ocean liners. the Europa. which is still
larger. With the increase in length,
beam and tonnage. m a CORE
spending development in tho luxury
of equipment. One may no longer
call the great ocean liners floating no
tells, since the new boats offer many
more attractive and novel features not
yet attempted by the builder of hotels.
The new liners have all, wen more
than the comforts Of a palatial
home.
The supremacy Of the seas IN black
and white is as follows:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
Feminine.

A local ironworker who had been
married a couple OF years always de
clared that his first son should be
named Mat, after n OF his best
friends.
Learning that the ironworker and
his wife had recently been blessed
With a charming baby, the FRIEND
smiled all over his face when he greet
ed the father on the street.
Well" he beamed. how is little
Mat?"
MAT, nothing" answered the IA
Their; Sits MattT sssi"-Youngstown
Telegram
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

v ~ Ia DIG CQm-
pound and Sanatfve
Wash have done me-
/ live on a farm and
have worked very
hard. i am forty
five years old, and
am the mother oil
thirteen children.
Many people think
it strange that am
not broken down
with hard work and
tba 20 ra nf NV fam
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

When the millennium there
will be schools TO which ianitors and
railway porters will be Sent TO learn
something about ventilation.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
uNkiNO.

Wifey-I smell something like leath-
er burning! Is It that cigar?
Hubby-No; but I wouldn't wonder
II it's the crust of that pie you tuust
put into the oven.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
!
HER /.
HEALTH
To Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Scottville, Mich.-"I want to tell
you how much good LydiaE. Pinkhams
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

Representative Clark OF Penninpto~
county elected to the LEGISLATURE last
fall. has failed to qualify. the time
limit OF twenty days having rasse'
Under the present law, the only wa
his place in the house could be file
now, would be for the governor :
call a special election in that count
for the purpose of electing anotNe
representative. IL is now so late III
any such acton would be out oe {
question. A deleeation from PENN
ton Is in the city to push a bill g-a-
e the canvassing board of a cot
the power to anncint a reu-esentati
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

It's easier to borrow from q G
friend than it is 10 pay back wha'
you owe IN old
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

once in a decade a new
fleet of ocean liners is launch
ed, setting a new standard for
size, luxury and safety at sea.
the great ShiDS which are
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09
FINAL
Doctors
Of"

CSNNOA
Of"
physician
Eudent OF
altogether
too young
doctor as
It is too
II Is
her lover
ed It up;
i'll have to
Then it's
tn gloomy
ri laughed
gives you
GU to take
lines that
[erald.
I baseball
4 friend OF
Ter.
saw" said
teur game
The teams
Id and an
/ hat went
to a little
r. the ball
As he was
i'm on the
|wn of his
base run
r had not
lnds. Can
pn Core
oh.
here, what
} at lunch?
!, your ma
asted very
scorchilg
majesty
DID,.
ions Como
ng.
be like a
line, each
5 %appropri-
wear, and
system.
OF Boston
brain and
Is co-opera-
living.
ties, being
Is teacher,
r 40 years.
pst has, OF
the use OF
one great
ST., namely,
ldant evils.
break
n into four
With a little
led. like
nilates, and
themselves
nd physical
and l know
,e-Nuts has
result.
attitude that
IND u IL
lg others in
Name given
eek, Mich.
Road tG
res a Rea.
A nev
time. The,
!
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

Statistics are likely to be stupid
things and the mere recital Of dimen-
sions, however large, give little idea
of the ov~erpowering bulk of such a
ship Is the Europa. The new liner
will have a displacement OF about
10000 tons. In other words. the ma
terial used In this construction will
weigh 4 100000 00 pounds. 1t would,
therefore. require 1,40O. 900 men, or
about the population of Philadelphia,
each carrying 100 pounds. to handle
this material. II this material was
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

, disease
We II and
I. II you
esults you
z DR.. Kill
dney rem
t and dol
mali free,
to find out
mton, n. Y.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

With an amendment making closing
hour 9 o'clock. the 'dav-'ioht' SELDOM
NilI passed the ho~se by a veto of
70 to "a. The debates which preceed-
ed the final vote were long AMI rous-
ing, but the temperance element c'ear-
" had the ADVANTAGE from the open
ing, and passed the bill with an
emergency clause. In ease the meas
IRE passes the senate. which is likely
t will go into effect at once.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-02-09

here, what
} at lunch?
|, your ma
asted very
scorching
majesty
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
.P0PE'S CONDITION
GROWING SERIOUS
Aged Pontiff Reported as Being
Very Weak and Suffering
From Heat and
Gout.

Rowe. Aug 9-The afternoon
report of the pope's condition
Ms less re:ssuril7 than those
of the early morning. His tenn
perature. while not Increased, remains
about 100. and the heat of the day.
which reached 95 degrees. Fahrenheit,
eNhausts the patients strength. The
most disquieting symptom is the pro-
gress of the gout attack. the pains
from which have extended from the
knee midway to the thigh
AS the pontiffS bedchamber, which
Il full southern exposure, is small. with
a low ceiling. the doctors today de-
cided to move his holiness to the floor
below. where he will occupy large
room next to his private library and
looking west on the court of San Dam
aso
The pope. who, owing to the intense
heat. mad been restless during the
night. had refreshing sleep in the
cooler hours of the carly morning.
The rest seemed tc have been effec-
tive In restoring the strength of the
pontiff, who, on awakening. had a low
er temperature and suffered less from
the gouty pains. Later the heat af-
fected him severely.
Dr. Petacci and DIR. Marchiafava
when they visited the pontiff together
were not satisfied with his condition,
as they found his organism less ready
than before to resist the attack. For
this and because of the heat they
ordered him removed to a larger, airier
and cooler room
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Washington, Aug. TO- President Taft
statehood resolution as passed by the
Senate last night. Democratic lead
ers of both the House and Senate de-
clared today. however. that they could
marshall enough votes to pass the
measure over veto.
The president had indicated some
time ago, that he would take this
action unless the Nelson amendment
was adopted. This amendment would
have required the people of Arizona.
as a condition of statehood, to vote
down the provision in their constitu-
ition for the recall of Judges. The
amendment was defeated and the Sem.
ate passed the bill as it came from the
House, simply requiring that vote
be taken on the recall feature.
Will Denounce Recall.
1t was believed last night following
the passage of the resolution that
President Taft would allow the meas
ure to become law without his sigma
ture News reached the capitol today,
however, that he is determined to cx-
crcise the power of veto when the reso-
lution reached him.
1t was said that tho president, I'm case
the proposed veto message would hit
straight from the shoulder on the ju-
dietary recall. MI. Ialt mas no OD1ec-
ton to the New Mexico constitution, 1t
is understood but both the House and
the Senate have insisted Yon coupling
the two territories i'll amy statehood
proposition. and for this reason Mr..
rafts veto will cause New Mexico to
be excluded along with Arizona.
Votes Plenty In House.
Chairman Flood, of the House COM
mittee on territories. author of the reso-
luton, declared today that there would
1 be plenty OF votes in the, House ito pass
lit again over the presidents veto. AS
to the Senate, he said. he could not
| speak. 1E-ss
Senator Culberson is authority for
| the statement that the Senate likewise
would pass the bill over the presidents
| veto il the question is presented to that
| body 1t was also said that the state-
hood question would result in prolong,
| ing the session.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
MANY DEMANDS MADE
BY RAILROAD UNIONS

Chicago. Aug. 9.-Railroad officials in
Chicago are arranging conferences to
discuss the strike that is said to
threaten all western lines, with the
purpose Of presenting an undivided
front If acIion is taken by employees
OFFICERS of the Chicago, Rock Island.
&s Pacific railroad denied the strike
rumors and said their employees had
made no demand. Other lines had adj
mitted that the possibility of a strike
was being discussed in formal confer-
ences among officers.
According to reports in circulation
among railroad men all the western
lines have been sent a series of de-
mands from the shop workers, the
principal items in which are as fol-
lows:
Physical examinations and personal
record blank requirements to be, discqn-
stinued b. 49,
A nat increase of Is per ,sapt in
wages.
An eight hour day
Time and one half for day service
after p. IN. and double time after
midnight.
one apprentice to be employed for
every five mechanics. and this rate TO
be maintained
Apprentices not to work overtime.
Employees laid off on account of a
reduction in force to be re-cmployed in
the order they have been laid off
Piece work premium system to be
abolished.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
AGED SENATOR FRYE
SUMMONED BY DEATH
Veteran Maine Statesman
Passes Away After a Brief
Illness.

Lewiston, Me, Aug. 9.The state of
Maine lost its senior United States SEN
ator and an almost lifelong servant
when William Pierce Frye died yester-
day at the home sof HIS daughter. Mrs.
Helen White. here. At his bedside were
Mr.. White and his other daughter, Mrs.
Alice Briggs, who also resides in Lew
iston. Although he had been i'll for a
long time, death came suddenly Sem
ator Frye would have been 81 years old
in September.
Forced by the condition of his health
to resign his position as president pro
TEN. of the Senate at the beginning of
the present special session of. congress.
although he retained his membership in
the Senate. Senator Frye soon after
wards made his last Journey TO the city
which always had been his home. For
several weeks his condition was not
considered necessarily dangerous. Up
to last week he rested in comparative
comfort. spending much of his time in
reading OF in having some member of
his family read to him. Last week
the senator's Illness took a serious turn,
but again he rallied and this week his
physicians expressed the hope that he
might recover. As late as 3:l5 yestcr-
day afternoon he appeared to be in q
comfortable condition. Shortly after
wards il was seen that he was sinking
rapidIy and at 3 80 o'clock he died
A general breakdown, due to age and
his extremely arduous career, is
ascribed BY senator E'rye's physicians
as the cause Of his death.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Ihe following telegram from Vice
President. James s. sherman vas 70
.ceived at the senator's home last
|
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
JOHN w. GATES DIES
.:5
AFTER LONG NL.NESs
Noted pinaneA;eri ane,A ..i.i saipd, Plupgsers q
Passes Away III the Prime iz
- Of Life. .

= . -
p,.ls Aug. 9 Iohq ~, Gates. the
sAnfai.i&bl. aa,hciet, dicd.ati5 s. Q eiticek
this morning IN tho arms u bis "ife
,al'i his se1t9 lshtEIas (s.-Sti5-t&si.s T.eand
WaS .ppafefNl's sand il seeGce rs though
Ahe WIS calling asitNp. altra' ,i*r,fa lte5-
tpratiyos failed IN the last ai'isis q
Others present ut the lu,aside be
sides the nfeinbars of tilc family were
Dfs. Gross aid Reeves. =
The death t.f .,John y arna Gates ,in
Paris today removes in his prime oaie
American financicrs and u picturesqne
fieslle III tile fielat OF spe,ts. Since 1850.
when he organf.ed'7the southern Wire
eoinpany. Mr.. Gates hiGt been a man
With whom it was necessary to reckon
in the particular Industrial affairs to
which he had given his attention.
In recent years he. found relaxation
from business cares IN becoming a
prominent patron Of the American turf.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
SANTA FE RAILROAD TO
FLOAT BIG BOND ISSUE

New York, Aug. 9.-The AtcHlson., Toue-
k;l & salltuFt Railroad company has Ge-
cidci 10 create Il $lo1Geo@Ho cenver,}le
bond Issue. which the stockhoIdels wll
be asked to approve at the annual meet
ing IN 1911 News Of the proposed in
crease was contained IN Il letter 70 stock
holders by President Ripley.
The bonds viii be issued from time To
time. The bonds will be convertible into
common stock. which Will be provided fol,
by an increase Of $iV1Go9.0o0 of authorize-
common stock.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
BUFFALO BILL FINDS
old FAMILY CRADLE
Household Cod Preserved
Through Years by Scott
County Man.

Des Ioines. Ia. lug. 9-Colona, ", ~.
cody (Buffalo Bid yesterday located
through Des Moines man the cradle
in which he and his sisters and elder
brother were rocked in their infancy
colonel Cody had long been looking
for this cradle and from time to time
had heard rumors that II was some
where in Iowa. I'ne relic is in the pos
session OF Walter, ID. Oiney, former
resident OF Scott county, where Colonel
Cody lived before his parents took him
to Kansas,
The cradle was among the articles Of
furniture left behind With neighbors
when the Cody family started on their
overland journey to Kansas in u
prairie schooner Olney obtained the
cradle from David Lover of Scott
county on the latters death several
years ago. Colonel Cody's father made
the piece of furniture himself