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The Washington times., 1914-01-21
Before the Tango Came
lew ENGLAND farmers less than
VI 1O0 years ago found their ftocxs
of sheep one of the most val

Of sheep one of the most val
nabIe assets of the farms. The wool
tney turned over to the "women-iolks." ="
VINO picked and cleaned it. Then II
was sent TO the cardinG mill where Il
WAS carded and made into rolls. In the
farmhouse these rolls were SPUR into
yarn on wheels turned ley hand.
since most OF the wool was wAite and
only lew pure white garments were
needed, many of the farmers wives col
cred their yarn. Then to their many
accomplishments thcy aIded the art
OF weaving. They also knit. Knitting
"as universal art. Every housewife
and every girl knit
Every self-respectinE woman ALWAYS
mad her knitting at hand. She knit
as she talked. knit while VISITING her
nelGhhors, knit while she sat warming
herself by the stove or the fireplace.
Knit when she WAS half asleep and was
walked up by dropping a stitch, knit in
Ine morning, knit at noon, knit at
night The gentler sex OF the whole
countryside knit knit; knit stockings
Tor themselves and socks for the men
iolks; knit white stockings and gray
socks with blue toes. blue socks with
req toes. and for variety. pied socks or
rlng-streaked and speckied.
They knit mittens. so comfortable on
frosty days; mittens white, mittens
gray, mittens blue or blue striped
with white for the boys, and such pret-
ty red mittens Tor the dear girls; knit
ComfuTters to wrap around the BOYS
ntckS, white and blue shawls tippets
aEd leggings of various hues. While A
part of the produce OF the knitting
needles was sold. most of IL went TO
home consumption.
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Too Much for Him.

lever had the engine run better.
N The huge car raced along the road,
l Nraising the dust in clouds, and fit
ting past milestones with an easy reg
ularity almost monotonous.
"Ah," gasped the driver, as the car
battled with the wind which swept
the high ground, whence for miles
around the surrounding country could be
seen, this is the place for Ylew-eh,
my boy? Have you ever come across
such d landscape as that before?"
Almost lost in the roaring of the
wind came his friends hoarse grumble.
Never! I've already had a good deal
more than / can swallow.
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Shoes Coming Next Week

e.. titled "A Dramatic Cartoon" Others
on the bill will be the Jonleys, Ben
Ryan and Harriet Lee, Elsie Janis trio,
the Two Sans and Montambo and
Wells. There viii be the usual news
feature furnished in the Pathe films,
matinee dansant On Sunday there will
be concerts at and S:15 p. m.
Polls.
Polls Theater announces for next
week a revival of The World and His
Wife" the play in which William Fav-
G, sham and Miss Julie Opp won success
five Years ago 1t is an 1daptation by
Chaile.. Frederick Nirdlinger OF the
mos; famous drama written by Jose
E,hegaray, the celebrated Spanish
playwright. It's action occurs in Madrid,
and its incidents reflect the gay life of
court circles in the Spanish capital 1t
is story Of hate and jealousy. of love
and intrigue. In the passing of the
plays episodes there are peculiarly in
teresting references to the scandals IN
Madrid born of the systematic grating
that made the defeat OF Spanish armies
and fleets a comparatively easy task
for American fighters. The two CEN
trail roles in the play will be interpreted
by Richard Buhler and Miss Frances
Nelson
Gayety.
The Gayety Theater offers as the at
traction for next week, the Rosey Posey
Girls Company, managed by Peter S.
Clark, in a two burletta vehicle formed
of the musical sEtires, The Mayor s
Election and THE DashiDg Widow
written by Mike Kelly. A special feature
will be a brand new dance called The
Barbary Coast Dance of Frisco" Mike
]. Kelly, Irish comedian, and Irwin Gear
interpreter Of Hebrew types, are the
leading comedians, while others in the
list of principals are George A. Clark.
Lee Hickman, James Moran, Irene Gold,
Helen Reynolds and Ruby Gray.
Grant Lecture.
Lawrence Grant, known 20 Washing
tonians through his lecture which ac-
companied the Kinemacolor pictures of
the Indian durSar will lecture at the
BeIasco Theater on Sunday evening
with a set of pictures taken in our own
far Western country. In addition to a
new set OF views of the Yellowstone,
Mr.. Grant is said to have the first COM
plete set taken in Glacier Park, Uncle
Sans latest National reserve in the
Northwest. His collection also in
cludeS a number Of animal pictures
some OF them having been obtained with
great difficulty and at considera bic per-
sOnal risk. both OF Mr.. Grant and his
camera man.
Newman's Traveltalks.
E. NJ. Newman's second Travel Talk
VII be given at the Columbia Theater
on Sunday evening and Monday after
noon. January % and 26. Paris" the
focal point of all European travel. will
be the subject. By means Of the new
still and motion pictures which Mr..
Newman took last summer. his hearers
will mingle with the Students in the
real Latin Quarter" and visit the
artists and models in their studios.
They will also see a magnificent array
of the very latest creations in gowns
by the greatest designers, and learn
why Paris sets the fashions. Among
the motion pictures is one especially
possed for Mr.. Newman by President
Poincare and King Alfonso of Spain,
during the latter's visit last summer
Another Is a ride over the city in a
dirigible balloon, and a third will de-
pict the magnificent enyirons.
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" took me down to the stores 10
see all the Xmas toys. She
waz talking abowt takin' me
for abowt a month and she got me all
excited. and evvery time I'd do some
thin misscheevus she wood say no"'
William, be good or els granTna won't
take you doun TO see the Xmas toys, 50
I wuz very good and very mizrabei
for abowt a munth all on accoWnt OF
this trip.
So yesterday when I came hoam rum
skool she made me wash my face and
hands and she brushed my hair with n
wire brush and like to put my eye owt
with it an then I put on my patint
leather shoes what buttin insted OF
lace and my sunday ovurcote and then
we went in the subway, and when I wuz
cxploaring in my pockit in the subway
l fownd a haf Of a peece Of chewn gum
my muther bawt me last. week to keep
kwiet when 1 wuz owt with her.
And l know my grandmother has I
very strange horrir Of chewn gum so
I WIZ very skilfull and sneeked 1t in
the uther korner of my mowth and just
when l had got It all chewd up IN
krums befoar it had got melted to-
gethcr she got her egul eye on me anu
gee | neerly chOked to deth On krums.
And that wuz the furst thing that didn
make me feel contented.
Then when we wuz goin' up in that
elllvator in the staOr, evyerywon wuz
so big and fat and l wuZ so littul and
thin that they didn't do thing to me.
felt lust ike a cole miner waiting to
be reskewed.
Well we saw abowt 100 millyun tons
of TOYS. Thay wuZ the wonderfulest
TOYS l ever saw. but my Granmuther she
had hold of me like a handkun and
koodint get anywhares near them. she
wood stop in front OF a toy and she
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
BREAKS ACOLD INA
FEW HOURS-PAPE'
First dose of Pape's Cold
Compound relieves all
grippe misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up!

Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing and snuffiing! dose
of ''Pape's Cold Compound taken every
two hours until three doses are taken
will end grippe misery and break up a
body, or limbs.
1t promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
and air passages: stops nasty discharge.
or nose running: relieves sick head
ache, dullness. feverishness, sore throat,
sneeZing, soreness, and stiffness.
'Pape's Cold Compound" is the quick
est. surest relief known, and costs only
% cents at drug stores. 1t acts without
assistance, tastes nice, and causes no
Inconvenience. Don't accept substi-
tute.-Advt
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National. and the
other - Miss
Ruth Rose. who
IS playing 4 minor
role at the same
Ibcatsr.
Last s u m m e r
~ neu the sufra-
g.ttes decided to
hold the grand
pa z C 4 Mt which
made New York
sit up and take
notice. and which
almost convinced
those who saw IL
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
By EDITH LoBERT.

| ~EVERAL hundred persons through
out the country who saw a piece
in the paper" are now having
their fond hopes of getting some
| thing for nothing dashed to the ground.
Uncle Sam is doing the dashing, not to
say lodging, for through no fault of his
own, these same several hundred peo-
pie took their pens in hand and tried to
start run on the mint.
1t all came about by the publication
Of statement of the Treasury's ex-
cheQuer. A correspondent in a face
tious mood sought to relieve the dry
tedium of figures with a delicate touch
of humor by advising all persons who
haven't received their $S5.11, each per-
sous share according to a per capita
division, to write to the Treasury for
It. He failed to put in the qualifying
Observation-Disclosures phrase, and
many accepted it in good faith.
Immediately the handy little letters
got busy, and the touches, humorous
and otherwise, have been pouring into
the Treasury ever since.
Most Of them demand that the S35 II
De sent at once, and nearly all of them
contain tales Of distress. From every
section Of the country they have writ
ten. aRd ever since the statement was
Puplshed squad OF Treasury stenog-
rapners has been busy explaining the
Here's one on theatrical stationery.
MY Dear Mr.. Treasure:
wen. what about It? Here am
ana very much alive. too. Yours in ex,
! Dear Uncle Sam:
II you are giving money away AZ q
present please remember your niece
Flease oblige, respectfully, -
| las have seen in tho nono- H..
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
Venus de Milo. Miss Frederick

Miss Frederick Is not having her in
PRODUCTION to Washington theatergoers
this week by any means. She has not,
however, played in Washington for a
number of years. The last time she
made a visit to the Capital City she ap-
peared in Charming Pollock's play, The
Little GRAY Lady" Before this she
supported William Gillette in Samson"
and made her professional debut in
1.-The Fourth Estate" Shortly after her
engagement in this play she married
and retired from the stage for several
years.
Miss Ruth Rose is an outdoors girls,
ard while much of her life has been
given up to study, she has never neg
lected what she terms her safety
valve"
Hard labor has been laid aside for at
least three hours each day to enable
this young actress to take some form
of outdoor exercise, and to this she at
tributes; her excellent health and un-
usual strength.
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She Was Practically
Born On the Stage.

It might be said OF Miss Rose that
she was practically bern to the stage,
for one Of her earliest recollections is
Of being held up in her fathers arms
to press a button that rang up the cur
tain on the first performance ever given
in the Castle Square Theater, Boston.
She is the daughter of Edward Rose,
who, in his time, was stage manager of
the Boston Museum. when Miriam
O'Leary, George Wilson, Kate Ryan
and John Mason were members of that
company. He was also the stage di-
rector at the Castle Square Theater for
some time after It was built.
Miss Rose made her debut in stock,
and last summer played principal parts
in the Pittsfield, Mass, municipal stock
company. She hopes eventually TO De
at the head of her own stock company,
and has some novel ideas, which she
hopes to apply to stock work some OIL
these days.
Beside being a very beautiful young
woman, Miss Rose has valuable quallh-
cations for being a good actress. her
voice has been trained in Italy, and she
studied dramatic art in Paris Tor
year. Her last appearance IN TINS CITY
was in support of Margaret Anglin-
is her riding habit, which is bathing
suit. Her favorite diversion is to don
her bathing suit. which, she says
makes the most comfortable and sensi-
Bile riding habit, jump on her morse
bareback, naturally. and ride straight
into the ocean. Some horses will not
do this. but it's great fun when one can
be found that will permit the rider TO
drive it into the sea in this Tpanner.
During her Washington engagement
Miss Rose has been riding from ten TO
twenty miles each day, regardles Of the
weather.
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
Watch Her Shopping Bag
WANT you to see my lovely new
shopping bag" said a certain

[[I WANT you to see my lovely new
shopping bag" said a certain
L lady caller the other afternoon.
my husband gave it to me for my
birthday, and it's simply grand! And
it's so economical! You see, you open
this, and there are two compartments;
and you open the compartments on this
side, and there is little pocket in that,
and you open the little pocket, and
there is a cute little pocketbook for
change. with one side partitioned of for
street car tickets
81 see," said the caller. But why do
you call 1t economical?"
why, it takes so long to open all the
things and get to your street car tick
cts that, by the time you do, whoever Is
with you has paid your fare"
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

Washing Treasury:

WdshInB IredSury.
II seen In the Newark paper where
you had S3511 to give away II 50. 1 am
young married and have shurly had
lots Of bad luck. Our house caught on
fire and burnt about everything We had
and we had no inshurancs So / am
shure that it would shurly be except
able to us. II so please send to =,
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
Stage Life and Outdoor Sports Can
Both be Beauty Doctors
BY JULIA MURDOCH.

- HERE are I wo young women
1 playing in Washington this
week. ore Of whom has already
arrived" and another who will
OF be long in arriving, if pluck and
ard work count for anything. The
rst is Miss Pauline Frederick, at the
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

there is Ss5.1 for each child, / am twelve
years old, going to school every day
NV father is dead and my mother has
to work every day as need clothes and
books. Yours truly,
THE Treasury Department:
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
some leading

give the Greek perfection some leading
points.
In this connection it is interesting to
note in the following table the COM
narrative measurements of the two
standards of beauty, Greek and Ameri-
can:
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Here are some the appeals:

'U. 8 Treasury:
IT read in the paper that every man
and woman and child should have
SS5.T. Well, I have q husband and
baby eleven months old. So 1t said II
I didn't get any 1 thought l would
husband twenty-four, and tho $3o.n
would surely come in handy now MY
husband has not work for one month.
'Obhge, from a u. s. PERSON.
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

we're entitled to the ballot, they per-
suaded Lillian Nordica, queen Of Ameri-
can soagstresses, to sing of the Coming
OF Woman. Sarah TruaX, who, il is
said, has the most perfect speaking
voice of any woman in America, was
chosen to appear as Justice, and to
..rophesy the triumph of woman. Then
he question arose, Who is the most
beautiful woman in American? All they
ueeded was a wondrous creature to i'm
T,ersonate Woman" She must possess
he composite beauty of all the women
n the world, and in their despair they
ent to Harrison Fisher, painter of
reautiful women. They told him that
hey were looking for a woman who
must be so superlatively beautiful that
% mere man would refuse her any
ming she asked. To the connoisseur Of
,cautiful women they said, Find us
he most beautiful woman in the
wOrld.''
Mr.. Fisher did not leave the room. In
!act. he did not leave his chair. but
answered Immediately and with an air
uf conviction: Get Pauline Frederick. -
Now, il happened that Miss Frederick
was not suffragist, but when the
women came to her with their request
they made the proposition so flattering
nat she could not refuse.
NOn-Suffragette Rode
In Suffragette Pageant.
So New York was treated to tho
strange spectacle of a hGn-suffragette
leading a great demonstration intended
to win the ballot for yomankipd.
Harrison Fishers has not been the
first great compliment paid Miss Fred
crick's beauty. Shortly after her won
derful success as ZulieKa in the pro-
Cuction of Joseph and His Brethren" "
a New York paper heraided her as the
American Venus 1t printed stun
ming photograph of the American act
ress. and. beside it a picture of the
Louvre goddess. Miss Frederick laugh
ed heartily when she saw the article
and its illustrations, declaring that she
aud Venus were built on vastly diff
fere1t lines. Yet there ale many who
declare that the beautiful Pauline could
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
i.TreauIry Departnent, Dear Sir:

Treasury Department. Dear Sir:
''In reading the Daper about there
being so much money in rbe Treasury
Department, and that everybody was
entitled to some of It. 1 wish to state
that / am a married man with three
small children and am out OF WORK
no money coming in -he house. AS we
have hardly anything to eat and no
fire to keep US warm, wish TO state
II you would be thankful to send me
some money and make Tay 1anly
sand time gs =
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
70 the Treasury pep't.:

10 inc IIedsuIy DeP y -
Seeing this article in the paper
which / fnclose. that II cue would write
to the Treasury Department one could
get the sum of $S5.11. take my chance
and write that you know ] may need
it. Will state that 1 am an Inmate
of st. Luke's Home. While I have a
home, need money for y?rious arucies
and would be only too happy to receive
n am a woman over seventy years
OF age. You can understand 1t would
be OF great benefit to me es am not
able to earn any"
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

Il want to know IL 1 am going 10
get that S35.1 IL that amount is due to
me? | would like for you to send It TO
me. l have not got mine. Send 1t 10
me if it is due me. Yours truly,
The Washington times., 1914-01-21
WHAT CAUSED THE TROUBLE.
GOOD LITTLE FISTFULL
Uncle Sam Counts Peoples Cash
OF MONEY FOR ALL

There is at large the United States this day the of
S35t1 for every man, woman and child.
Treasury Department says so. You can write to them if
you haven't got yours ,.r H.
follows: s.
Gold coin ST. 600, ,ooo, 900
Bank notes 757,OoOooo
Silver dollars 565,oooooo
The rest is in change -
WHAT UNCLE SAM SAYS. !.
Sir: The Treasury Department is in way responsible
for the newspaper article TO which your letter refers and
there no truth in the report that the Government has money
for free distribution.
Respectfully, ..
GEORGE E. ROBERTS,
Director of the Mint.
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"As 1 have seen in the paper that
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

YESTERDAY my grandmother
" took me down to the stores to
see all the Xmas toys. She
,,-o- +,Ilyinp ahOyyt takin' me
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

DedI Uncle Sam:
IF you are giving money away as a
present, please remember your niece
Please oblige, respectfully. y =,
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

~EVERAL hundred persons through
out the country who saw piece
~ in the paper" are now having
their fond hopes Of getting some
The Washington times., 1914-01-21

- LILY PIG and Billy Goat, as you
Z viii remember, were shingling
the barn when we last heard Of
them. Well. I must tell you
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-28
An Ordi nance

An Ordinance establishing the width
between curbs on all streets within the
city limits of the City of Missouri VAL
ley Iowa. and repeating all ordinances
and parts of ordinances in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance.
Be it ordained by the City Council OF
the City of Missouri Valley, la.
Section L. That all streets having a
width of from 40 feet to so feet shall
have the curb line established a
uniform distance of II fee; from the
enter lines of said streets, except as
hereinafter provided
Section 2. That the curb lines of
Erie Street from the east curb line of
West Street to the alley running north
and south in Blocks (3) and Q6) shall
be established uniform distance of %
feet from the center line of aid street.
Section 3. That the curb lines OF
Huron Street and that part of Erie
Street not mentioned in section 2. here.
of. shall have curb lines established a
uniform distance of 20 feet from the
center lines Of said street
Section 4 That Ontario Street shall
have the curb lines established a uni
form distance of IA feet from the cen
ter lines of said street.
Section 5. That the curb lines OF
Eighth Street from the north curb line
of Ontario Street to the south curb
line of Huron Street shall be establish
ed uniform distance Of 20 feet from
the center line Of said Eighth Street.
Section 6. That the curb lines OF
Sixth Street from the north curb line
of Ontario Street to the south curb line
of Erie Street shall be established q
uniform distance of % feet from the
center line of said Sixth Street: from
the north curb line of Erie Street to the
south curb line of Huron Street shall
be established uniform distance of 25
feet from the center line Of said Sixth
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-28
Tolling of Bells on
Memorial DAY

The forty-fifth National En-
campment of the G. A. r. in
August 1911, ordered Chat as
part Of the public exercises OF
Memorial Day, bells be tolled
from twelve O'Clock noon until
twelve-five;; that flags be placed
at half mast, and that comrades
stand with uncovered heads
during this period"
Therefore, in compliance wi b
this order, | would respectfully
request that those having con
troll over the bells of our city
cause the same to be tolled as
requested on May Both, 1914,
and all flags be placed at half
mast during the tolling.
j. D. Brown,
Commander Belden Post No
SO, G. A. R.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-28
Commencement Exercises

The annual commencement
exercises Z + the Missouri Val
ley High School will be held at
the Christian church Friday
evening Of this week. The
program will begin promptly
at 8 o'clock.
The address Of the evening
will be given by President ii.
II. Seerley Of the Iowa State
Teachers College. Mr.. Seerley
is one OF Iowa's greatest edu.
Gators and will have an in
structive and inspiring message
which none can afford to miss.
The admission will be twen-
ty. five cents. Tickets may be
bought at Skaters drug store.
The program is az follows:
Music
lnvocation-Rev. D L Miller
Solo-Arthur Doty
Address-Pres. H H Seerley
Music-Glee Club
Prophecy-Anna Norberg
Valedictory Joy Dewell
Presentation of Class-Supt.
A w Graham.
Presentation Of Diplomas
j. s. McGavren
Class Song.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-28
Melrose Items

An other evidence of the de-
pravity of man is shown in
the Soldier cutoff incident.
The gray squirrels are an
awful pest this year.
] M O'Connor and family
were shopping Thursday in
Omaha.
Mrs. Ruby Adams and daugh-
ter, Lavina, visited at the pa.
rental home Saturday and Sun
day.
Melrose school closed Friday
and gave q picnic Thursday.
A considerable Of a jangla has
arisen in our township over
the consolidation of school dis
tricts.
Mrs. Omi Raedy visited at
home from Saturday till Tues.
day with her three children.
Preaching at the Melrose
school house Sunday, May 81.
at the close of Sunday School
by Elder ]. A Phillips
Another fine rain Tuesday
night with a fifty mile wind.
Mrs. Reedy and children re-
turned home Wednesday.
This hot weather is making
the corn grow fast.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-28

Saturday morning the w. R
G., will meet at the G. A. r,
hall at $50, and proceed to the
cemetery with the soldiers to
decorate the graves of COM
rades. Sunday morning the
w. r c., will meet at G. A. r
hall ct 8 I. m, and march with
the soldiers to the Christian
church for Memorial services.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-28

Dr.. Condor Of Omaha ope.
rated on VIM. Martens, living
south Of town, for an obstruc
ton Of the bowels, yesterday.
he Is getting along alright and
will be out in few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-05-28
MAJESTIC
Thursday Night
Dangers 81 the veIdt
1Ol BISON SPECIAL

8 part animal feature set in
the Veldt Of British Africa.
This is an exceptional feature
with many thrilling scenes.
40 percent of the receipts go
10 the 9th Grade. Buy tickets
from them or at the window.
Regular admission.