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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-01

-ilcciiUn hat s.:S ;:.::.i: = =: 20:
Of such Inspector shall be the sum Of
SO per month. payable monthly by
warrant drawn upon the city treas
urer.
Section s. That any person. firm
or corporation failing 90 comply with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-01

ST. Louis, Nov. I.
Wheat-Decem Der, $685..
Corn-De cember. 622s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-01
Peoria Cor,
St. Louis Grain.

Peoria. H., Nov. I.
Corn-No. yellow. 721s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-01
CHICAGO Livestock

Chicago, Nov 1-Cattle-Estimat
eceipts for today, 1900; market
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-16
A SAD STORY.
The Misfortune That Came With q
Terrible Tumble.

The Misfortune That Came With q
Terrible Tumble.
Fowling is now very little practiced
in the Shetland islands. although many
eggs are secured annually. Many
thrilling stories Of fowling adventure
are told by the Shetlanders. A man
who had undertaken to climb certain
steep cliff was neither very expert
enced nor very brave. although he
boasted Of being both. He pushed up
ward. however. briskly without look
ing behind until he had got up about
$50 feet. when he stopped to breathe.
The pause was fatal to his self posses
sion, and he called out in tones of ter.
ror, Men, men, am going-l am 60
ing" But he still held on for little.
and It was not till he had shrieked
many times II am going" that he did
fall headlong.
His comrades, having thus been
warned, moved the boat out Of the way
50 that the poor fellow came shee,
down into the deep water. Mighty
was the plunge. but at length he rose
to the surface, when of course he was
instantly caught hold Of and dragged
into the boat. After many gasps and
much spluttering Of sea water from h;.
mouth his only remark was: "Eh
men. this is sad story. have lost
my snuffbox." and Tale.
of Shetland"
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The Last Ditch.

When William. prince Of Orange.
afterward william Ill. of England.
was elected stakeholder Of the United
Netherlands in 1872 and found himself
In the midst OF war with England and
France he was asked By the Duke Of
Buckingham whether he did not see
ruin impending over his country
may" be answered. There is one
certain means by which can be sure
enough to see my country's ruin. |
will die in the last ditch" And. reject
ing all terms Of peace. he checked the
invasion of France by opening sluices
and flooding every tract Of E,Ed. drove
them from Holland in 1914 and made
honorable terms with England and
finally after varying effort brought the
war to successful close by treaty
with France In 1878.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-16
THE FIRST WINDMlLLs.
Could Work Only When the Wind
Blew From a Certain Point.

Could Work Only When the Wind
Blew From Certain Point.
Windmills are said to have been In
troduced into England by the knights
OF st. John. who observed them In use
among the Saracens IN the Crusades.
but how long they had been IN ex-
istence before this it is not possible to
ascertain. A water mill was built In
Bohemia In the year 7lS. for IN old
chronicler mentions It. going on to say
that before that time all the mills IN
Bohemia were windmills set upon the
summit of hills"
For hundreds of years windmills
were among the most important ad-
jupcts OF industry. vet they hardly
changed from the rude and primitive
design Of earliest days. They we're
fixed In one position. and so could only
be worked when the wind blew from
a certain quarter. while the four sails
boasted no Stats or checking apparatus
Of any kind. which must have been
most Inconvenient at times.
The first idea of arranging a mill so
that 1t could be worked "whene'er the
wind did blow" was that of tethering
an ordinary mill In the middle Of a
pond by means Of ropes. When the
wind shifted the ropes were ioosed
and the mill dragged around until the
sails were caught by the wind. and It
was then again tethered as before
Later on great pole. which was
worked on the principle Of a turntable.
was affixed to the mill. Not until 1900
did Holland. the land Of windmills.
introduce movable dome carrying
the sail axle The dome ran on rollers
and was shifted around by means Of
the pole mentioned above. These an
cient mills were often of massive build.
being made OF brick or stone, and later
entirely Of wood. London Globe
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Home Course In
Health Culture
XVl.-Emergencies In
the Home
n NOTWITHSTANDING all that
. has been written and uttered
regarding mans inhunmnity
BY EUGE.::E L. FISK. N. b,
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

kIorw'rHsrANDlNG I.'v Tbs :'.l all thai,
IN has been written and uttered
i regarding mans inllunmnity
to man." the first impulse Of
the average man Is to help fellow
being In distress. This is well exem
plified by the agility with which half
il dozen people unasked will chase a
hat that has been blown off
When accident or disease occurs in
the household, however, successful as
sistance is not SO easily rendered us in
the case Of the wind blown hat. The
most willing hands and heads may
bring injury rather than relief through
an excess of zeal and ignorance of
how to direct it.
Painting Spells.s
Ordinary fainting spells. excluding
cases Of unconsciousness. due to heart
disease. kidney trouble. apoplexy. ETC..
may be due to number of causes
shock. indigestion. eye strain. lack of
food. bowel trouble, etc. In such cases
the patient should be placed in n re-
clining position. with the feet higher
than the head and the clothing loosen
ed about the neck and chest Cold wa.
ter dashed in the face will usually suf-
flee to restore consciousness. Aromat-
ic spirits of ammonia inhaled or II the
iiatient is able to swallow fifteen to
thirty drops in wineglass Of water
is good restorative Strong ammonia
should not be applied to the nostrils
of an unconscious person. as extreme
irritation of the mucous membrane
may result before the patient becomes
conscious Of 1t.
An impending faint may be prevent.
cd by having the patient place his head
in his hands and lower 1t between his
knees while sitting down. This strain,
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AN IMPENDING FAINT MAY BE PREVENTED
BY HAVING THE PATIENT PLACE HIS
HEAD IN HIS HANDS AND LOWER 1T Be
TWEEN HIS KNEES WHILE SITTING DOWN
ed position tends to retain the blood
in the upper portion of the body and
prevent the bloodless condition Of the
brain, which is responsible for the un
consciousness.
The natural impulse is to raise the
head and body of patient who has
tainted. This is the worst possible
thing to do. Feet high and head low
Is the rule.
Sunstroke.
The symptoms of sunstroke are yer,
high temperature. ranging from lOl
to 112 degrees F.. congested connte
nance. heavy breathing and Hncon
seriousness This condition may be
mistaken for apoplexy If the tempera
ture is not taken.
The remedy is. in a word. cOld II
ii is not possible to give full ice cold
bafh iced cloths should be applied to
teh head. neck and chest and the ex
iremities bathed in cold water. The
application Of cold must be continued
until tho temperature drops to nor
NAL and resumed ii it rises
The symptoms of heat exhaustion
are the reverse of those above dearib.
ed. The temperature may be snbnor
NAL, the face is pale. and there is Il
condition analogous to shock. with a
bloodless brain.
The treatment must be directed
against these conditions. The appli
cation of heat to the body and ex-
tremities is necessary by means OF
hot water bags. bottles. etc. Coffee,
essence of ginger or other. stimulants
should be taken internally The re
clining position as advised for faint
ing spells is also Indicated
Caution.-It is not unusual for ply
,fcians to be called in such cases
in hot weather and find the paticnt's
head loyalty elevated Ly anxious
friends and cold applications being rs
siduously applied Although this con
dition is due to heat. cold will only ae
gravate it.
Convulsions. Etc.
In true epilepsy the patient shouid
be made as comfortable is possible
during the attack and prevented from
injuring himself.
Commissions in children may he dut
to comparatively trivial c:i.istS teeth
ing. indigestion. worms. etc Some
times = convulsfon is the first sign oi
serious acute disease. as Infectious
fever. pneumonia. etc.
The child should be- lnl In lin
bath 600 to lol degrees FL. for as',,,
five minutes This will usually cuii5rn
the spasn and the patient ran ia' pm
10 bed and other necessary measure,
taken. especially cleaning nul The ln,w
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-16
THE GOLD WAS THERE.
But Mark Twain Missed It by Jus
One Pail of Water.

But Mark Twain Missed II by Just
One Pail Of Water.
With Steve Gillis, Il printer Of whom
he was fond. Mark Twain went up
into Calaveras county to a cabin on
Jackass hill, where Steve's brother
Jim, lovable, picturesque character
Uhe Truthful James, Of Bret Harte),
owned mining claims Mark decided
to spend his vacation in pocket min
ing and soon added that science to his
store Of knowledge. 1t was halcyon,
happy three months that he fingered
there. One day with Jim Gillis he
was following the specks of gold that
led to n pocket somewhere up the hill
when chill, dreary rain set in. Jim
was washing and Clemens was carry
Ing water. The color" became better
and better as they ascended, and Gil
lis. possessed with the mining passion,
would have gone on regardless of the
rain. Clemens. however, protested and
declared that each pail of water was
his last. Finally he said in his DELHI
crate, drawing fashion:
".Jim, won't carry any more water.
This work is too disagreeable. Let's
60 to the house and wait till 1t clears
up"
Gillis had just taken out a pan Of
earth.
Bring one more pail, Sam" he plead
ed.
Il won't do 1t, Jim! Not a drop!
Not II knew there was a million
dollars in that pan!'
They left the pan standing there and
went over to Angels camp. which was
nearer than their own cabin. The
rain kept on, and they sat around the
grocery and barroom smoking and tell
ing stories to pass the time.
Meanwhile the rain had washed
away the top of the pan of earth left
standing on the slope Of Jackass hill
and exposed handful Of nuggets
pure gold. Two strangers had come
along and, observing 1t, had sat down
to wait until the thirty day claim
notice posted by Jim Gillis should ex-
pire They did not mind the rain-not
with that gold in sight-and the min
ute the thirty days were up they fol-
lowed the lead few pans farther and
took out $4,000 In all. It was a good
pocket. Mark Twain missed 1t by one
pail Of water.-Chicago Post.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-16
THE MAN1ILLA.
A Spanish Woman Answers tho Cues
ton, "Why Do You Wear It2"

A Spanish Woman Answers tho Cues
tion. "Why Do You Wear lt7'
The writer once asked of a well
known lady Of the Spanish aristocracy
who was seated in the box of the pres
ident of corrida in Madrid, why do
you wear mantilla?" and the fair
duchess replied: Because we all wear
a mantilla at bulltght or at any
truly Spanish function. 1t is the prop
er thing to do. and we do It,"
A little later as strolled among a
group Of aficionados ventured to ask
woman of the people over whose
head and shoulders was also thrown a
mantilla why all Spanish women. to
whatever class they belonged. wore
this national headgear. II IL may be
called thus.
This woman was sitting in the open
air. and was thinking that large
straw hat would have protected her
better from the burning rays Of the
sun and been quite as picturesque
She replied In that droning, warm tone
~ !piNui u tuS CpAHISu wen. uiIfl
pened to have often thought of this.
and ] think the reason why we all
wear the mantilla Is because we Span.
ish women are most careful about our
hair. We think the chief charms of a
| woman are her eyes and her hair
And. as you may see. we all have
splendid. thick. lustrous hair. and we
are supposed to have. many Of us, fas-
| cinating eyes. Now. why should we
| hide our elaborately arranged hair un-
der hat and conceal our eyes In the
shade cast by the hiim Of hat?"
No douli this woman was right. Pa
risian elegance to the Spanish women
OF the upper classes may have its at-
fractions. but they. as their less fortu-
nate compatriots. all agree that beau
tiful hair and expressive eyes are more
important. And both Of these
may be cultivated London Mall.
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Taken 1t His Word.

The doctor was telling how he came
to lose one Of his best paying
patients. The man was Il hypoclon-
driac. who was always imagining that
something terrible was about to hap
pen to him. and the doctor. who was
great jollier. was kept busy trying
to reason him out Of his morbid con-
dition
You have worried yourself until
you are bordering on nervous col
lapse" said the doctor to him one day
You shouldn't think about your symp
toms all the time. but just attend 10
your affairs as II there was nothing
the matter with you.'
"All right DOCTOR" replied the ~,
tient. .'I'll do as you say. You needn't
come to see me any more"-Ncw York
T4naoc
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The Astonishino Part.

Lord Townshend at the battle OF
Dettengen was standing quite near a
drummer boy whose brains were dash
ed out by a cannon ball. His Iordlship
gazed on the horrible spectacle for
some moments In silence.
At last an old officer spoke mp ana
said: why Is your lordship surprised:
Such things must happen In war"
Il know It" was the reply but
what astonishes me is that hoy with
so much brains should be here at all.
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The Helmet That Fell.

Roquelaure. the deforlned jester Of
Louis XIV. contriyed to get out Of
many scrape' by his ready wit. One
day he went to the king to ask his par
don for having struck Off the helmet of
one of his sentinels who had failed To
give him the military salute. Louis.
who knew his man. wondered that
Roquelaure should crave his pardon
for SO venial an offense and said to
him. This Is a serious matter. Rogue
laure. but will pardon you this time. :"
It afterward turned ont that the sol
dier's head was In the helmet aud fell
with It to the ground. - Argonaut.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-16
INSURANCE MAPS.
Handy Guides For Underwriters In
Fixing Premium Rates.

Fixing Premium Rates.
Many persons must have noticed
when making application for fire in
surance that it is the practice of the
underwater to examine certain maps
before he will fix the rate Of premium
or accept n risk on the property Of
fered. His lithographic surveys mark
ed of in diagrams Of red and yellow
and other colors are always in EVIL
dence. sometimes bound securely In
dozens Of large volumes. on other oc-
casions laid conveniently in piles of
loose sheets for handy reference.
Few persons realize. however, that
these maps contain all the information
witch the underwater desires to know
about the building he is asked to in
sure and that in most instances more
matters are explained to him by
single glance than the applicant could
make even though he be the owner OF
the property.
AS matter Of fact the details set
forth are most explicit. The map
maker has managed by colors. charac-
ters and signs to give full description
Of the construction. equipment and oc-
cupation of the building. everything
which over fifty years Of this sort Of
surveying has proved to he of any pos
sible interest to the insurance man. 1t
is so complete. for instance. that an
agent In New York city can readily
form good idea of the character Of 4
risk situated in some town In Missouri
or California. or. vice versa, agents in
towns I'm these western states can like
wise tell the character of risk In
New York city.-Cassier's Magazine.
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Poisina on Nothinq.

Away up in the air. far beyond the
mountain tops, the great condors will
hang poised as motionless as If perch
ed on solid rock True. their wings
are outstretched, but even through
glnsses not the slightest motion is per-
ceptible. They remain in this position
for many minutes. sometimes for an
hour. making careful scrutiny of ey-
erything below them In their search
for prey. Then. with a slight fitting
of the wings. they flap slowly away,
or. having found what they were seek
ing, dart like bullet toward it. The
eagle. hawk and other species have
this same faculty Of poising apparent
~ on nothing.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-03-16
Banked Rails.

In rounding a curve the tendency
Of the weight of a train Is invariably
to shift to the outside wheels. To
counteract this tendency the outer rail
OF Il curve Is raised on higher level
than the inside. the elevation being
In an exact proportion to the sharp
ness of the curxe MS determined by the
principles Of engineering. II both
rails Of a curved track were Of exactly
the same elevation train would not
dare round 1t at high speed.
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Tender Hearted Youths.

Sympathetic Old Lady-You're kind
hearted boys to help that poor fellow
up. Here's quarter for some candy.
Enthusiastic Small Boy (helping
fat man worse for lifuor)-Thanks.
missus. but jest hang around Il minute
and watch tn fun when he falls ag'in
New York Times.
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you have trouble in getting rid of
0af cold you may know that you are
y ueating it properly. There is no
en why a cold should hang on for
~ and it will not if you take Cham
aaln's Cough Remedy. For sale by
oalers.
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or Rent

Lassiter Place, on Red
lyer, adjoining Mr.. T. w. w.
nson's place, and containing
res. | will fence this place
a hog wire fence for a good
~ and will put the tenent
IN frst-class condition.
lease for a term of years at a
reasonable price. If you
= nrst-class place for stock
R let me hear from you at
Viii sell this place as it
os Tor $1,000, on easy terms.
y. F. JOHNSTON. tr.
Shreveport, La.
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Discovered.

atfle Violet was one day examining
n 1eehive. which WAS new to her. Be-
disturbed. the bees came oil; of
B eefS came into her eyes. but she.
lekly dried them and cried ;riuus-
unity:
NOW know who takes the needles
#Sel m mammals cushion "-Delineator.
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The most common cause of insomnia is
disorders Of the stomach. Chamberlain 8
Stomach and Liver Tablets correct these
disorders and enable you to sleep. For
! sale by all dealers.
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A BRIGHT Outlook.

DO you-er-do you think. Miss
Dobleigh. that you will beer engag-
ed next Thursday EVENING" asked
Tompy very bashfuily
well. really. Mr. Tompy." replied
Ethel. Il don't know. but IL you can
get up spunk enough between now and
then to do your share think there's a
fair prospect that ! shall be-"
And Tompy did. Harper's Weekly.
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ccuIdn,t Bother With Irifles.

iaas your father ever given you ANY
Eaea what he thinks of me:'
ssss 20 really don't believe father
sssanks of you at ALL He has so many
eftant things to fill his mind. =
I 4 ~ Stories.
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Knew just How.

NN9w JUST TOW
Many years ago in Paris at the i1rs'
presentation of Il tragedy that had for
it's closing scene the murder of n Swed
ish king which had taken place nearly
half Il century earlier all went well
till the murder scene came on. when
very dignified old gentleman in the
stage box showed signs of strong dis
satisfaction and at length called out
angrily:
Absurd. They've got it all wrong!
The manager himself heard this piaiI
spoken comment, and. being naturally
disturbed by so sweeping condemna
ton, he sought out the critic aEd po
litely begged to know what fault NJ
had to find with it.
..Why, my good sir" cried the Ole
man, with an air of authority. tint
whole grouping of the scene is incor
rect. You have made them kill tht
king to the right Of the door, whereas
we murdered him on the left!'
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Comic onara Milkmaid,


' II thought l would introduce real
COW into my comic opera"
Elbow did 1t work r
Didn't work at all. The milk
maids frightened the ow."-Washing-
ton Herald.
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30 a5zfou be poor do not seem poor if
zae would avoid insult as we'll as suf.e
lag, -tioidsmith.
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Missed Fire.

Putton-Ayres-l am caviare to the
general. you know. Miss innocent
oh. are you really? My brother Is IN
he military too -Boston Transcript.
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outdone.

"He dotted on Alice and would have
married her but for her mother"
"Ah. Her mother
.Yes: her mother was still more at
fractiYe''
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|G C. CHANDLER, NJ. D..
Specialist

In diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Spectacies and Artificial Eyes always on hand.
Office, Rooms 1924, Levy building, Shreveport.
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Grief is crowned with consolation
Shakespeare.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-26

Commends Lewiston Normal School.
Lewiston, Jan. During the
past week Dr. John Smyth. presi-
dent Of the Teachers Training Col
lege of Lelbourne University, Mel
bourne, Australia, visited in this city
with an old college friend. Profess
sor William r. Bishop. of the state
Normal faculty
DR.. Smyth is now on a tour of in
vestigation in this country ana ex-
poets to visit Canada and Great Brit
ian. He is especially interested in
those Institutions which are train
ing teachers for the public schools.
DR.. smyth spent the entire week
ia observing the. equipment OF the
Lewiston Normal School, and its
methods Of training teachers. He was
very much impressed, indeed, by the
work that is being done by Presi-
dent Black of the Lewiston Normal.
Dr.. Smyth says I'VE not only we're
allowed to enter into your work but
into your house. / am. indeed, es-
pecialiy indebted to yourself for the
frank talks you had with me. and
for tie kindness in enabling me to
understand your aims ana methods.
Yon need not he afraid to let any
Nisitots see your institution. 1t rests
on too solid a basis to be afraid Of
any KIND Of criticism; it's growth
will be sound and healthy"