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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
WATERsPoUTs.

Old Time Mariners Fought Thorn With
Noise and Cannon.
In the waterspout the medieval
mariner saw malevolent living mon
ster-a sea dragon. There we're varj-
GUS means Of combating them. Once
NIL sailors carried black handled knives.
which the monster was believed to
hold In special adherence.
When spout made its appearance
these knives were produced and po!at
ed in its direction. waved in the air SO
M to make the sign of the cross or. ac-
cording to the Recommendation Of Ger.
tain contemporary authorities. driven
several times into the side Of the ship
Certain passages from the gospel Of
St. John were recited as charms
against waterspouts.
A loud noise of any kind wna also
believed to be efficacious against them
shouts. the clnsh Of swords. the beat
ing Of drums and gongs. etc. The GUS
tom Of firing cannon against water
spouts. says the Scientific American.
dates back at least as far as the six-
teenth century. The original idpn mp
pears to have been to brighten them
AWAY by the noise of the report. tut In
the later times 1t was believed that the
watery column could he cut In twain
by the cannon ball and the spout thu.
dissipated 1t would be interesting to
know whether the cannonading Of WI.
terspouts Is still! sometimes practiced
1t was certainly common much less
than century ago. 1t IL hardly nee
essary to say that 1t 10 entirely futile.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
SEEING A JOKE.
Il Depends on the Brand Of hunaAe =
Which One 10 Accustomed.

u Depends on the Brand Of hunsAe =
Which One ls Accustomed.
Foreigners, az q rule. do not under.
stand our wit and humor. Sir Alfred
aafmsworth once remarked. to me.
says writer In the st. Louis Globe
Democrat. that American humor was
coarse and sometimes brutal. Mark
Twain and Finley Peter Dunno are
che only American humorists who are
accepted By Englishmen. On the other
hand. We do not appreciate the humor
Of Punch. the Englishman's delight.
I have seen IN Englishman laugh
heartily over q Joke IN Punch that 1
couldn't zee any point to until 1t was
explained TO me. and no doubt that
gentleman considered me- a. dense a.
we consider them when We tell them
funny stosy and get . sort OF panied
look. rather mysdfying to be sure. In.
stead Of the laugh which WAS expected.
1t IL the local Application OF the Joke
that counts the world over. The fun
NEST thing ever saw was the charge
q yeariing Hereford bull made at q
barbed wire fence In the Texas Pan
handle. He struck the fence full tilt.
and the rebound caused him to turn =
complete back somersault. He landed
on his hoofs all right. and there he
stood all straddled out with look OF
establishment on his face that was al-
most human. It was SO ludicrous that
! lay down In the mesquite grass and
rolled over In spasms of mirth. Then
he began to bawl like whipped child,
turned tail and ran as from banshee
was Mt dinner In Bradford club
and told about 1t. expecting to get a
laugh. but ali I got was this from Hon
Smith Feather. mayor OF that York.
shire city:
by Jove. didn't know those wire
fences were 40 strong. It's a Jolly
good thing the poor brute wasn't Ia.
jured."
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
THE SILVER BOWL. :
e Yves Full Of Water. and Il Puzzled
The WSdk End oueik.

u Yves Full Of Water. and Il Puzzled
che WStk End ouete.
A rising young politician n New
York tells this story on himself He
was invited recently to spend . week
end at . country hn,,s,. where things
were done q notch OF ,~'n .Wnre eiab-
orately than he was accustomed to.
and b. stood In not little 1--WE Ut the
solemn pefson who was assigned to
act 40 Temporary valet to him. The
climax came when this functionary
tapped at bis door on Sunday morning
and told him Il was o'clock.
IAN right. III get up" said the WIS.,
itor. and the solemn man disappeared
into the bathroom. from which pres
emily the noise Of water running into
the bnthtub was audible. In half a
minute more the solemn person emerg-
ed. holding large silver bowl full Of
water. With which he approached the
bed.
'He must have seen the astonish-
ment In my face" said the New York
err. II couldn't conceal It, 1t was u
wholly new game to me. and didn't
know whether I was expected to dip
my head III It or to drink It. 1t was
an awful moment. but that man was a
diplomat. He realized my embarrnss-
ment. and he just let drop in n cold and
aloof tone. as II he had outsiders to
deal with every day. the simple ex-
plantations:
The temperature of your bawtl,.
sir "-New York Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
The eawbss.


Englishmen are familiar with the
name "bawbee." applied to the Scotch
halfpenny. but to few does 1t bring the
association Of baby queen and 10y
al people It appears that the f,rst at
tempt at tho portraiture Of the unfor-
tunate Mary. queen Of Scots. was made
In her infancy. and her small face was
engraved upon the Scottish halfpen-
niles at tic time Of her coronation In
l543. when she was but nine months
old. A number of these small coins
are still preserved. and 1t will be easi-
" understood how the name ''bawbee."
or baby. came to be given to the coin
bearing the efagy Of the baby. The
halfpenny Of Scotland is still common
~ called the bawbee. although the baby
face no longer appears on it.-Pear-
sons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Her Advice

81 don't want this piece Of
cake" said . man wn, was eat
ing in q Fifth av nue. restau-
rant the other day.
whats the matter with it. "
asked the young lady who was
waiting on him, and at the same
time holding up about $ls
worth Of yellowisb hair.
Don't you see? There are
ants running all over it."
"Well, if you'll quit making
9 noise maybe they will quiet
down and walk. Record Her.
aid.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Women In Tibet.

Concerning the manners Of Tibetans
traveller writes: 1.-The male part nr
the AmdO population Is fond Of meet
ing together for frivolous conversation
OIL all suitable and unsuitable Occa-
sions. The most the men do il to go
hunting and robblng. The domestic
work. such as tending the cattle. col
iecting fuel. drawing water and. In
short. everything. falls on the women.
While the wife Is working necessarily
all day long the husband grows weary
with idleness and does not 80 to her
assistance unless she is physically In
capable of doing any work Mt all. On
horseback the women are as dexterous
as the men. To catch any horse abe
likes out Of the troop. lay her hand on
its name and quickly spring on to the
back Of the barebacked steed and ride
of In any direction she wishes is an
ordinary feat for any young Amdo wo-
nan. Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Three-Fourth Are Women

1hree-FOurth Are Women
Careful observers among the
medical profession estimate
that of those who seek the SER
vices of a physician three
fourths are women.
Many of these WON en- are
without question in need of
surgical treatment, but perhaps
the majority of them will be
greatly benefited by medical
treatment only.
In the course Of treating such
ailments, physicians have dem.
onstrated beyond question the
value Of certain drugs in their
treatment and, following the
formula used by aphysician es-
pecially successful in such cases
Rexall Vegetable Compou nd
has been placed on the market.
Many women have learned
by experience that their all
ments were of such q nature
that they themselves might adj
minister satisfactory treatment.
While we do not recommend
such q procedure, butstroogly
advise that you consult sulleA
your physician, we cannot speak
too highly of the value of Rex
all Vegetable Compound for
use in such cases.
Please remember that Rex all
Vegetable Compound can be
obtained only at our store-The
Rexall Drug Store. Large
bottles $1.00. Robt. w. Harvey.
ala
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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Gate Keepers for
1911 Chautauqua

Anyone whose name appears in this
list and cannot serve will please notify
F. E. Myers one day in advance of the
day they are to serve as gat. keeper:
Afternoon Aug. 10
North gate. Vim. Adams. East
ate. Adm Brown. Archie Bird. Ticket
gate. M. j. Fitzgibbons. H. NJ. Cramer.
Evening Aug 10
North gate. John Varnes. East gate.
c. w. Kellogg. ]. b. Barrett. Ticket
gate. V. l. Tamisiea, DR.. John Tamil
siea.
Afternoon Aug. III
North gate. Lee Linsley. East gate.
G. NJ. Everett. Wilson Doty. Ticket
gate. Steve Williams. ]. E. Ros.baum.
Evening Aug il
North gate Green Jones East gate.
Geo. Weatherly. Harve Cox. Ticket
gate. Delbert Myers. Bob Graham.
Afternoon Aug. II
North gate. ]. P. Martin. East gate,
Bernard Jones. Albert Green. Ticket
gate. Fred Brown. Geo. Kellogg.
Evening Aug. IL
North gate. w. ID. Cody. East gate.
DR.. Heise, Ed Boies. Ticket gate. G
F. Culavin. DR.. Finley.
Afternoon Aug. ID
North gate. Theo. Myers. East gate,
Harry Allstrand, T. M. Rhodabeck.
Ticket gate, Geo. Gaver. j. R. McGav-
rem.
Evening Aug. ID
North gate. James Blunt. East gate,
+. A. Heath. Guy Smith. Ticket gate,
Pete Mullen, M. O'Connor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
A Word Of Wrath.

The word '.rubhits" Oh board Z Corn
ish fishing smack aro,ises the ire OF the
crew. Should the hated word be ut.
tered as the boat ia leaving the hurbor
on pilchard expedition the speaker
would stand. FUR chance OF. being
hurled overbeartl The mere mention
Fof ''rabhttz" destroysssll chances of a
''gntch."-I4o1dun Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
The Oil Bird.

One OF the animal curiosities of
South America is the "oil bird" or
guacharo 1t breeds In rocky caves.
and one of its favorite haunts Is the
island Of Trinidad. 1t lays its eggs
III q nest made of mud. and the young
birds are prodigiousiy fat. The ma
tives melt the fat down in clay pots
and produce from 1t kind of butter.
The caves inhabited BY the birds are
usually accessible only from the sea.
and the hunting Of them IL sometimes
an exciting sport.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Loss Of Time Means Loss Of
Paw

Kidney trouble and the ills it breeds
msans lost time and lost pay to many
2 working man. NJ Baient, l2f4 Little
Panpa st., Streator, III, was so bad
from kidney and bladder tro..hlesthzt
he could not work, but he says: at
t took Foley Kidney Pills foronly short
time and got entirely well and was soon
able to go back to work, and am feel
ing well and healthier than before. {"
Foley Kidney Pills are tonic in action.
quick in results-a good friend to the
working man or woman who suffers
from kidney ills.
All r W. Harvey
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Ml.ed. Mstsu,Aa,r,.

h6teode MStouhosOsA
n well known bishop. speaking In
the, upper house Of Canterbury con-
vocation -.on prayer book revision.
rather startled some Of his Episcopal
by declaring. according to the
Church Family Newspaper. I'VE are
not writing on clean slate: there ID
q good deal Of grit under the door"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
rh. MIN nrida.

Eyes. the girls gave the bride com.
miseration shower"
What In the world l. thnt?"
why. they all told her how sorry
they were she was going to marry
such man as the coming bride
groom"
Tint must have hurt her feelings"
mo. It didn't She knew there wasny
II gtrl there who wouldn't have e3yeys
her eyes to get hima. -Cleveland PlaiN
Deales.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Never can tell when you'll
mash a finger Or suffer q cut,
bruise, burn or scald. Be pre-
pared. DR.. Thomas Eclectic
OIL instantly relieves the pain
quickly cures the wound.
asl
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
No Wonder.

my husband has never spoken a
cross word to me-"
"You lucky woman! How long have
700 been married?"
Nearly two weeks" Chicago lsec-
ord Herald.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Calamity.

Calamity.
Shelf seems to me M though We
had met somewhere before. Helm.
IOasible. fraulein. elsp ! should nav,
fallen in love with you before!-f,:r
sssds BIsttef.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
px, Hard lob.

Johnny" said the visitor ut the.
door. .is your father at homer
''He's trying to be. sir" said Johnny.
"but you know. Mr.. Squiggs. mas
mothers here."-Harper's Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Wall paper is now in season
and my stock is in perfect or
der and l would be pleased to
have you examine it before
buying, G. s. Osborne.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

Philadelphia Inquirer: If
bricks were made larger, it
would save q great deal of time
and labor in building, said q
contractor. but the standard
has been set, and any change
would be attended by consider
able inconvenience. In Eng
land, when bricks were first
made and up to sixty or seventy
years ago, there was a tax on
bricks, and, in order to evade
it, the bricks were made of
larger and larger sizes. These
were used for cellars and other
concealed places. To stop this
fraud, an act was passed in the
reign Of George I'LL, fixing the
legal size of bricks. Early in
Queen Victoria's reign the tax
was taken off, and bricks may
now be legally made of any
size whatever. But any change
from the standard size would
bring about great inconven-
fence. All calculations are
made for building on this stand
ard size, and the London and
other building acts have prac-
tically fixed it.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
AbIe and MILLING

Able and Willing.
The Rector Freddy. do you know
where little boys go who go fishing on
the Sabbath day7 Freddy-ies. sir.
Follow me and Ill show you the place.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
The Real Sorrow

ibid your operation cost you much
pain9'
Eyes. but didn't mind that 80 much
as the dollars 1t cost" : Baltimore
American.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

DO 1ent accustom yourself to co,,suI.
q. eabt only an Inconvenience. Yar
visl Ind Il q Observation-Disclosures.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
Tier Sacrifice.

Her Sacrifice.
Madge-What IL Doliy's ambition in
life? Marjoric-She hopes to mnrry a
millionaire and save him from the dis
grace Of dying rich.-l.ife.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10
calhoun Items

One OF The best rains Of the
season visited this place Sunday
evening about dark which il
worth thu nsands to the farmers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Runkles Of
Pisgah is here at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Chas Mickey
and is quite i'll.
Miss Lois Jacobs is spending
y week with her cousins Mr..
and Mrs. Jess Watsons north of
Magnolia.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. d. Mason re-
turned Wednesday from Okla
homa where they went last
February and are spending q
few weeks with the Dan Reedy
family. l. D. says Iowa is good
enough for him.
Ed Bernhammer returned to
his home in Chicago after
spending q week at the j.
Tierney and Will Ryan homes.
j. E. Reedy was a Council
Bluffs visitor Tuesday.
Press Powell and wife of
Denison are here visiting VIM.
Powells family.
Mrs. Harry Frazier was call
ing on Calhoun relatives Sun
day.
Thrashing is about all done
in this section.
Fitzgibbon sisters are camp.
ing on the chautauqua grounds
this week.
John Fitzgibbon and wife of
Omaha are spending a few days
at the Fitzgibbon home.
Preaching at Calhoun school
house next Sunday evening at
8 o'clock. Everybody invited.
The farmers all have a broad
grin on since that pour down
Of rain Sunday evening.
Miss Nora Tierney of Dunlap
Iowa, and the Misses Morrow
of Scots Bluff. Nebr., are the
guests of the j. Tierney family
for a few days.
Mrs. M. Ryan who has been
quite sick is slowly improving.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

There 10 genius 40 well In virtue as
in intellect. 'TM the doctrine Ut raitA
over works.-Emerson.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

The Daily Times Will be do.
livered to every camper free Of
charge during chautauqua.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-10

North gate. James Blunt. East gate,
F. A. Heath. Guy Smith. Ticket gate,
Pete Mullen, M. O'Connor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
FOR USE AS FERRY BOAT.
Lighter Will Be Taken Up the Pc
fnmac to TuscarOra.

A new lighter which has been building
on a scow at the wharf of l.. A. Clar e
& Son. at the foot of 10th street south
west, for the past ten days, will be COM
pleted and launched this afternoon. and
later in the month will be taken up the
canal to a point on the Potomac, near
Tuscarora, Nd, where it Will be used as
a ferry across the Potomac. The lighter
is fifty feet long by fourteen feet beam
and is built extra strong and of light
draft in order to carry heavy loads with
ease. Clarke & Son of this city have
large timber tracts on the Virginia side
of the river. and wishing to get the tim
Der to market 1t was found necessary to
ferry it across the Potomac to the ship
ping point to this city. The lighter is so
constructed that teams laden with the
timber can be driven aboard, carried
across the river and landed without I'M
loading. The ferry will be operated by
cable stretched from shore to shore and
running over a pulley on the boat. Clarke
& Son will use the ferry for their private
business and it is not intended as public
carrier. The lighter was built under the
direction of L. G. Winston of Alexandra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
BUYS SCHOONER MCKINNEY.
Capt. Thad Merriman Takes Posses
sion of Vessel.

The two-masted schooner Cora Nc
Kenney, belonging to Capt. Charles
Mckinney of Alexandria, was last
week purchased by Capt. Thad Merri-
man of Maryland, who has taken pos
session of the vessel and has her at
Alexandria to load for a bay point.
The Cora Mckinney has for many
years past been engaged exclusively
in the oyster-running business to this
city and Alexandria, working only
during the winter months. at other
seasons lying idle in King street dock,
Alexandria. Capt. Mckinney has re-
Gently purchased two vessels at this
city, and, having no further use for
the Cora McKenney. disposed of her.
1t is stated that he new owner will
continue her in the Potomac trade,
hauling oysters, wood. lumber and
other cargoes. The Cora Mckenney
is vessel of 81 net tons register
and is sos feet long. III feet beam
and 4.6 feet deep. She was rebuilt
at Alexandria in 1875. but Capt. Nc
Kenney has always kept her in thor
ough repair, so that she is still a good
old craft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
TROUBLE TO RIVER MEN.
Contrasts in the Tides Caused by the
Variable Winds.

The varying winds of the past two or
three days have caused contrasts in the
tides on the Potomac, from very low
to very high, and river men say they
can make no calculation twenty-four
hours in advance as to the run of water
depths in the shoal creeks into which
they have to trade. In the middle of
last week a heavy northwest wind pre-
vailed for a couple of days, and this
caused exceptionally low tides, so that
1t was almost impossible for even light
draft vessels to get into many of the
creeks tributary to the Potomac. Fri
day night the wind shifted to the east
ward, and Saturday and yesterday ex-
ceptionally high tides came, and the
water in the creeks was two feet above
it's normal level.
Yesterday afternoon at high tide the
water was within a few inches of the
lower wharves in the harbor, and the
sea wall about Potomac Park was al
most out of sight This may be fol-
lowed by another Northwestern. which
will make the tides range three or four
feet below the high water level Of yes
terday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
CHEROKEE INDIAN
ACCUSED Of MURDER
Landed in Jail After Being
Rescued From Mob Bent
on Lynching.

ASHEVILLE, y. c., October 9.-Ross
French, twenty-one. a Cherokee Indian,
living on the Birdtown, Swain county,
reservation, was safely locked in the
county Jail here last night charged with
the murder of Ethel SCHUYLER, the four
teen-year-old daughter of a Birdtown
farmer, after having criminally assaulted
her. His arrival here was effected after
an exciting escape from a mob of one
hundred men bent on lynching the pris-
oner
The body of the girl was found Friday
in the woods near the town with her
throat cut, and no trace of her assailant
was found until yesterday morning when
Deputy Sheriff Beck of Swan county ar
rested French at point seven miles
from sylvia. Beck made the arrest on
the strength of blood-stained finger prints
on the Indians hat.
Mob Threatens Lynching.
The news Of Frenehs capture spread
quickly to the neighboring towns and a
mob of one hundred men followed the
deputy sheriff to Waynesviile, where
French was lodged I'm Jail. As the mob
continued to grow. the sheriff called out
the militia and the crowd was dispersed
Beck then took. his prisoner through the
back door OF the jail to a waiting auto
mobile at Clyde, and twenty miles from
this city the deputy sheriff boarded ar
Asheville-bound tram, arriving here al
$50 last night. AT o'clock the Ind an
made a partial confession, but would not
give full details OF the crime.
Telephone messages from WaynesviIle
stated that threats of lynching were be.
ing freely made there. When captured
French claimed that the bloodstains or
his hat were those of an owl which lie
had shot in the woods. Last night he
stated that the girl made a desperate
fight, and that she had hit him In the
head with rock. He said he did not in
tend to harm her, but had asked her tC
accompany him into the woods. He denies
any effort at criminal assault
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
Ponies Imported From Wales.

The steamship Ulstermore of the John
ston line. which arrived at Baltimore yes
terday from Liverpool, has aboard con-
signment of twenty-three Welsh ponies
from the Radnorshire stock farm in
Wales consigned to DR.. Nash b. Snead
of Gainesville, Cumberland county. Va.
II Is stated the ponies come from the
best b,ooded stock of little horses In the
world. and DIR. Snead is importing them
for breeding purposes. The ponies have
been taken in charge by representatives
of their owner, and when they complete
the quarantine period they will be sent ia
the stock farm ut Cartersville. Va. DIR.
Snead 10 said to be the largest importer
of ponies from Wales In the south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09
Husband Sues for Divorce

Suit for absolute divorce was hled to-
day by Samuel j. Clarke against Mamie
M. Clarke. They were married in Bal
timore i'm 1880 and lived together until
1901 or 1906. Two childrS1 are the re-
suit of the marriage.
fondness for intoxicants and the
company of other men are alleged against
the wife, and correspondent Is named in
the petition filed by Attorneys w. j..
Lambert and r. II. Yeatman. Mr..
Clarke asks the custody of the children
now residing with their paternal grand
father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-09

ers when il spouted into the air twenty
or thirty feet" said the surfman who was
doing patrol duty. Il did not think il
was whale until the sea oegan 10 foam.
Then | turned in the alarm. IL looked
like a very easy matter TO rope the whale.
but the swash of its tail welded by seven
tons Of desperate animated flesh sent the
sea into the air high enough to swamp
the craft. Then we waited sure that
eventually it would weaken. When we
were certain the whale was dead we went
close to it,"