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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-25

Latia favored cOmblned hOg
houses in which many hogs with
little pigs could be housed and
fed with less trouble time and ex-
pense than the same number of
hogs coulds be cared for by the
individual hOus plan, and at the
same time the combined house
would be just as sanitary. J. A.
Lyons, w. w. Latta, Henry Cad
we'll and others favored the indi-
widual house, because it could be
kept more sanitary with the same
work, or less work, and warmer
in cold weather. A majority of
those present voted favorable to
the combined hog house.
rs 1t Really Worth While to
Use Up Precious Creative Force
in Mere Anxiety and Fear When
the Same Force Could Be Used to
Produce Something of Value?"
w. B. Gilkerson and Mrs. S. N.
Lawrence thought that one who
did not possess sufficient con-
Germ in private or public affairs
of life TO produce anxiety, or a
small amount OF worry, would
not be found to be effective in
private and public affairs. e. B.
Vaughn, w. w. Latta and others
took the opposite view and ex-
pressed the thought that while it
was best TO give business affairs
ample consideration, yet we
should not worry over losses or
feel exalted over gains. Mrs.
Milton Merchant thought it wise
to eliminate worry when and
where possible, as the worry rem
dered on incapable of giving bus
mess affairs our best considera-
k1ian. The club went on record in
opposition to the worry habit.
The Willow Valley Farmers
Club was organized nearly a
quarter of century ago, and is
made up of live men and women,
who keep we'll informed on ap-
proved plans of farming, caring
for the home and the live stock,
hui they also put into actual prac-
iicc a large per cent of methods
thus approved.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. Vaughn have
a large and we'll planned farm
house, an ideal farm, we'll ar
ranged for live stock, production
and rotation of farm crop, as we'll
as the production of apples,
grapes and other varieties OF
fruit.
l.. Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Lawrence are
retired farmers, enjoying the
lrecompense of labor, and the
quiet of life. They are authority
on matters relating to the home,
the production of honey, grain
and alfalfa.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Gilkerson
are fellfed farmers, but active
members of the club and inter
ested in farming near Magnolia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Caldwell
are also active members of the
club interested in the farm, and
have an ideal farm home with all
of the modern improvements. Mr..
Caldwell is an all round success
full farmer, fruit grower and live
stock man. Mr.. and Mrs. E. G..
Stone joined the club many years
ago. Mrs. Stone is authority in
all of the branches of culinary art
and needlecraft. Mr.. Stone has
long been successful fruit and
vegetable grower and poultry
fancier, unusually we'll informed.
Charles Mckinney is good
farmer and all round successful
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-25
Willow Valley Farmers Club.

Logan. Ia, Jan. 23.--An elab-
CRATE dinner, excellent music,
entertaining reading, animated
discussions and a royal good time
socially were among the attrac-
tive features of the meeting of
the members of the Willow VAL
ley Farmers club in session at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. e. b.
Vaughn, three miles northwest
of Logan, Friday.
r. III. CALDWELL was the presid-
ing officer, and e. b. Vaughn
served as secretary. The insiru-
mental music was given by Mrs.
M. Merchant, S. N. Lawrence and
Rome Harry. The response in the
roll call with sentimental as we'll
as with witty quotations had the
happy effect of placing the large
number in attendance at ease and
in a receptive mood. Mr.. Cad
we'll made an excellent address on
The Value of Farmers Clubs. He
spoke of the benefits derived and
to be derived by members of the
Willow Valley and other farmers
clubs. and the necessity for such
organizations in farming COM
munities. He called attention TO
the progress made by club mcm-
hcrs on the farms, and i'm the
homes, especially in The farmer
better qualifying himself for sue
cesslul farming and transacting
The business affairs of the farm.
He complimcnted the Logan tclc-
phone exchange, and other public
as we'll as private cntnrprics and
was applanded when he paid his
respects to The Harrison County
Ames short Course.
I'm the questions: "Go-oprra-
ton in Canning and Preserving
What About?'' an intensely inter
csting and instructive discussion
was developed. w. w. Latta, Mrs.
n. =. Lawrence, Mrs. G.. w. Gill
kerson. Mrs. j. A. Lyons, AL Mcr-
chant. e. G. Stone and others took
part. w. w. Latta and others
went on record in opposition to
canning fruits and vegetables, as
scrling that such canned goods
could be purchased in the mar
kets for less money than the same
fruits could be canned in the
home, or 10y public cooperative
methods, iisne. labor and expense
being duly considered; that a
like amouut of ground required
for fruit and Vegetables could be
made to yield far greater profits
when devoted to the production of
corn, alfalfa, pork and mutton.
1t was- brought out on the other
side That Iowa in general and
Harrison county in particular had
the sod That produced the apple,
peach and pear of superior quail
ity to that of other like fruits Of
other states in competition; that
all are not fitted by nature and
by conditions to participate i'm the
business of producing alfalfa
grain and live stock to the cX-
clusion of fruit and vegetables
and that cooperative canning
had been made a success else
where, and that The work could be
made a success here also A vote
was taken and the majority oi
those present went on record III
to cooperative cam
ming.
(Which Is the Mord Economical,
and Sanitary--Individual OF Com
bined Hog Houses?" N. S. Law
renee, p. B. Vaughn and w. L
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Hanson, Miss Doris Oamek. The
next meeting will be in two weeks
at the home of Mrs. George But
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Barrett,
Mrs. Howard Hough, Miss Gladys
Hough and Ward Hough attended
a birthday party given Berl Bar
rett at his home in Council Bluffs
on Tuesday evening.
Friday evening the Y. w. G.. A.
gymnasium class gave a party i'm
the city hall. About seventy five
were present. Luncheon was
served by the class and with
games the evening was very
pleasantly passed.
Several boys went wolf hunting
again last week and Clair Pratt
was lucky enough to shoot one.
Miss Minnie Mortrnson of
Council Bluffs has been The guest
of Miss Gladys llough.
Cal Price, who Just lately moved
from Crescent to- Council Bluffs,
has been very sick from neuralgia
but is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denver lIough en-
lcrtained Thursday Mrs. Alta
Gibson and children, Gruvclia and
Tommy, and Miss Maud Hough
and Mrs. Charles Hough of Coun-
ell Bluffs.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. d. Hough an
nOunce the marriage of their
daughter, Maud, to Mr.. George
Reynolds of Council Bluffs, next
Tuesday at a. M, all st. Francis
church, Council Bluffs.
Misses Myrtle and Maymc
Hough attended miscellaneous
shower given Miss Maud Hough
by Mrs. Charles Hough at their
home in Council Bluffs on Fri
day evening.
ALIVE Terry of Pacific junction
was Crescent visitor Saturday.
William Hagar was i'm Crescent
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Haincs, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ref, Adelbert
Byerly, Mrs. ID. +. Butler. Mr.. and
Mrs. llcnnineston. MIR. and Mrs.
S. e.. Footc and Bort Ioote were
Council Bluffs visitors Saturday.
On Saturday evening a crowd of
young people held IA dancing par
ty al Rcii'S hall. Crescent or
chcstra furnished the music. A
luncheon was served and all had
"a merry timr. Will meet again
i'm two weeks.
Warren Halford of Portage,
Utah. who has been visiting
friends here and relatives in
Council Bluffs. and Omaha. left
Tuesday morning for Kansas
City. Mo.
Mrs. Robert Adams, Mrs. James
Kelly, Mrs. Mallala Moss and Mrs.
Mary Carr are suffering from Sc
We're attacks of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams,
Sadie Butler, Mae Adams, Ella
Adams, d. f. Butler and j. A..
Pratt attended the L. ID. S. con-
ference in Council Bluffs.
Misses Verne and Edna Butler.
Fern and Lois Watts. Josephine
and Agnes Browncll. Mrs. Nell
Hale, Miss Mary Hale, William
Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lap
worth and Miss Elsie Lapworth
|attended l.. ID. S. Sunday school
convention held i'm Council Bluffs.
--O-
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Calhoun.

The corn shelter is still doing
business in this neighborhood.
Eli and Pete Birdsall's corn is be-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-25

Drs. Gamble and Gamble.
0steopaths -...- Sixth O.
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Drs. Tamlslea and TamIslea
Physicians and Surgeons.

Or. Horace Warren.
Rooms I, 2 and 3 Watkins Block.
Phone ~
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-25

Missouri Valley HcspItal.s
Or. HIese Physician In Charge.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-01-25

Dr.. a. Il. kolnsmaoher.
Physician and Surgeon. 80.
State Savings Bank building.
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Mrs. Bernard Jones, Secretary.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
POWER OF SUBMARINE NINE
Small Weapon Which viii Sink Ship
Almost Instantly One of Most
important Coast Defenses.

Not the least important weapon for
defending our coasts and our harbors
from the attacks Of hostile warships is
the submarine mine. Though Ii is per-
haps the least ominous looking of ma
val defenses. If ii is once hit by an
invading warship its tremendous explo-
sive power will sink the ship In less
time than any other weapon could.
The shock of the striking vessel an
tomatically explodes the mine and the
violently expanding gases from the
powder crush Ia the hull of the ship
in twinkling..
Submarine mines are made of an
outer casing of steel and an inner
charge of high explosive. A separate
chamber, containing nothing but air,
gives the mine buoyancy. The mines
are carried in small light draft boats
TO the positions previously mapped out.
The boat simply drops the mines with
their anchors overheard. When the
cable Is all paid out the buoyant mine
will be floating about ten feet below
the waters surface.
The mines lying far outside of a
harbor contain their ignition system
within themselves. says the Popular
Science Monthly. This may be a num-
Der of percussion pins placed all
around the outside of the mine. When
a ship strikes one OF these the heat of
the impact ignites the powder instant
ly. Or an internal ignition system
may be employed. When ship hits
the mine it rolls it over. This re-
leases the iron ball which is ordinarily
held in small cup in the center Of
the mine. The ball falls out of the
cup and pulls upon string, releasing
a trigger and firing off the charge.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
ENGLISH PRoDIGAL OF FOOD
Average Family Of Great Britain Has
Not Had a Meager Diet Even
With the War Raging.

For the first two years of the war,
and until few months ago, there was
little curtailment of foodstuffs In the
average English family. The English
are heavy eaters. remarks writer in
Farm and Fireside. The climate calls
Tor plenty of food. And the average
English family hasn't had meager
diet, even with war raging.
An illustration of this is the fact
that German prisoners in England have
three liberal meals a day, and even
then some of the British have insisted
their prisoners ought to be better fed.
Like ourselves, the English have been
prodigal of their food and haven't
until lately seen the need of strictly
conserving the supply. In addition to
this disposition to wastefulness, the
English have had to divert large sup
plies of foodstuffs to France and Italy,
as well as to help out Belgium.
The French and Italians live much
more sparingly in normal times than
the British. But they have been ham,
pered by an enormous draft of men for
the army and consequent interference
with agriculture.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
EACH NEW SWORD is BLESSED
Japanese, Past Masters in Art of Max
ing Weapons, Offer Them When
Completed to Goddess.

That the japanese are past masters
in the art of swordmaking Is proved by
the splendid weapons, equal to those
of Toledo and Damascus, which they
turn out. The actual method of sword
making in Japan is jealousy guarded,
an extraordinary feature of the indus
try being the religious ceremony which
accompanies every process of their
manufacture. The walls of every
swordmaking shop In Japan will be
found to be covered with allegorical
representations of the swordmakers
and the chief goddess of the Shintos.
Even the final processes of polishing
and sharpening are characterized by
certain religious ceremonies, and final
~ the weapons are offered. one by one,
TO the sword god to be blessed, says
London Tit-Bits. This ceremony con-
sists in placing the swords in front of
the goddess of the Shintos on the wall,
with an offering of sake, rice and
sweetmeats, after which prayer scrolls
are read and blessing upon the work is
invoked.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
.rYPHUs DEADLY WAR DISEASE
scourge Which Dates Back to Prehis-
torie Times Has Killed Great
Number In Present Conflict.

The most deadly and destructive Of
war diseases Is typhus, which during
the present conflict has killed hun
dreds Of thousands of people, notwith-
standing scientific methods employed
to combat it.
Otherwise known as scamp fever"
1t was a frightful scourge during the
Revolution. American captives on the
British prison ships died of it like flies.
It's record asa wholesale destroyer goes
back to prehistoric times; but always
1t has been especially associated with
war.
Not until very recently, however,
has it come to be known that the mall
ady owes its distribution solely to an
insect, the louise, which, becoming in
fected by biting a sufferer from the
disease, communicates 1t to other per-
sons by biting them.
At the present time, in the Euro
pean armies, a measure of protection
is gained by obliging the soldiers at
frequent intervals to submit to chemi-
cal baths, and by systematic disinfec-
ton of their clothing with live steam.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
Catarrh Cannot he Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
cannot reach the seat Of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease. greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions.
and in order to cure 1t you must take
an internal remedy. Halls Catarrh
Medicine is taken internally and acts
thru the blood or the mucous surfaces
OF the system Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians In this country for
years. It is composed Of some OF the
best tonics known, combined with
some Of the best blood purifiers The
perfect combination Of the ingredients
in Halls Catarrh Medicine is what
produces such wonderful results In
catarrhal conditions. Send for tes-
timonials, free
F. J. CHENEY. G CO., Props. Toledo
o. All Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family pills for constipation
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
A. Subtle Distinction.

A senator was talking about the ar
guments advanced by certain neutral
nations who don't want us to cut off
the food supplies that they are re-
shipping so generously to Germany.
1--WE won't send our chilled beef to
Holland and then she can't send her
own fresh beef to the Huns" he said.
"That's the gist of the matter. The
neutrals' arguments against our plan
are full of distinctions that are alto
gether too subtle for me. Yes, the
neutrals' arguments remind me of the
Bevan boy.
THE minister called at the Bevans'
one June Sunday afternoon, and the
Oldest boy, answering the bell, said:
Father amt in. He's gone over
to the golf club
"Then, observing the. shadow that
came over the minister's brow, the boy
added in reassuring tones:
"'Oh, not to golf, you know. Nothin'
like that. Only to drink beer and play
a little poker
Another reassuring smile and nod.
and the boy shut the door on the dazed
clergyman"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
For INDIGESTION.

For severe attack of Indigestion
there is nothing better than hot water
and soda. A cupful of hot water with
a teaspoonful of soda in it should be
taken as hot as can be swallowed,
The remedy can be made even more
effective by adding few drops of es-
sence of peppermint to the hot water
and soda. This makes very power
full "soda mint tablet" indeed. If the
indigestion is accompanied by slight
nausea, aromatic spirits Of ammonia
often gives relief. Put half teaspoon
full In third of glass of water. This
can be repeated at the end Of half an
hour If necessary. Sometimes the dose
is more efficacious if given in half a
cupful of hot water, instead of the
smaller amount of cold.-Exchange.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
THEO. ROOSEvELTS MESSAGE
To the Soldiers and Sailors Of the
United States

In reply to request for a message
that might be printed in the special
copies of the New Testament designed
for soldiers and sailors, Mr.. Roosevelt
sent the following:
1.-THE teachings of the New Tesla.
ment are foreshadowed in Micah
verse: What more doth the Lord re-
quire of thee than to do justice. and
to love mercy. and to walk humbly
with thy God:
"DO JUSTICE; and therefore fight
valiantly against the armies of Ger.
many and Turkey, for these nations In
this crisis stand for the reign of Mo-
loch and Beelzebub on this earth.
LOVE MERCY; treat prisoners
we'll; succor the wounded; treat every
woman as if she was your sister; care
for the little children. and be tender
with the old and helpless.
WALK HUMBLY; you will do SC
il you study the life and teachings OF
the Savior.
MAY the God of Justice and Mercy
have you in His keeping. - The
Churchman.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
Wild Pony From iceland.

The steamer Bowie of the White
Star line, brought in two rare addi-
lions for the collection of wild and
domesticated horses in the New York
geological park, says the New York
Evening Post. One, a silver-gray Gel
tic pony from Iceland, was selected
out of herd of 500. This horse is a
dwarfed and hardy variety of the
Arabian horse which found its way to
the North through western Europe,
and was hunted for food by the men
of the stone age In prehistoric days,
This is the type of horse which was
drawn, painted and sculptured by the
cave men. Some of the cave draw
ings are like the Celtic when In its
short summer coat. In its winter coat,
the. pony shows broad lock of hair
at the top of the tail for protection,
perhaps, from northern storms.
This breed Is now extremely rare in
Europe. It was discovered about
twelve years ago by Prof. ]. Cossar
Ewart of the University Of Edinburgh,
from whom the park received its spe-
cimen.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
LIST RUINED BY SUCCESS
IdcIlzed Piano virtuoso Grew to live
Only for the Admiration and
AduIation Of Women.

II is only when we remember LISTS
he presents, writes Paul Rosenfeld in
the Seven Arts. From childhood up.
he was the idolized plano virtuoso. He
was petted and adc2ed all his life. He
was successful from the beginning. He
was srnothered all his life under the
adulation showered upon him in every
capital of Europe. showered upon him
in very tangible form by women of the
highest society His was not a char
acter profound or fine enough to right
itself. He never managed TO develop
out of that stage. TO contact with truly
nourishing things. On the contrary,
he became completely uprooted, came
to exist entirely in this modern Capua,
came to love it and to crave the rose
leaves and the clouds of perfume His
music is largely an aspiration toward
II, an attempt TO perpetuate about him
the admiration and adulation, the
glowing eyes and half-parted lips. the
heaving bosoms. 1t is a mechanism
for procuring for himself the Pascha-
power he desired. Indeed, beside
List, Chopin seems a veritable an
chorite.
True. List interested himself in
music for another reason. If it served
to procure him the particular ''place
in the sun" that he craved, it furnished
him also with a most engaging pas
time. He interested himself i'm music
as one might interest oneself In a
sport that becomes more engaging as
one becomes more proficient in it. He
studied its rules, its technique. its
tricks. With what keenness he mas
tered them, his compositions show. But
that interest was only minor. The 9TH
er was the major
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01

But to speak plainly, peace is not in
itself human ideal. As long as 1t
leaves unsolved the problems Of JUS
tice, It is not even a desirable aspira-
ton, writes David Jayne Hill in the
Century. 1t may even be repugnant
to the moral sentiments Of an enlight-
ened conscience. 1t is to be desired
only when 1t is the concomitant OF
realized social good, for it is in no
sense an end in itself. But the word
Is not to be set aside as representing
q mere negation, as If 1t were simply
the absence of strife. Peace on earth
would mean the liberation of human
faculties for the highest and noblest
achievements of which human nature
is capable. 1t would mean a splendid
effiorescence of art. literature, science,
philosophy and religion, in short, cul-
ture In its best sense as the sponta-
neous unfolding of the powers of per-
SOnality.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
GOVERNOR HARRINGTON
TO VISIT JESSUPS CUT
Will Inspect The Adjoining Land Wan.
ted For Institution

Governor Emerson C. Harrington
left Cambridge by boat last night, ar.
irving at his Baltimore Office in the
Union Trust Building, that city. at ar
early hour this morning.
He plans to 60 out to the House OF
Correction during the day and examine
the property nearby, which the State
Board of Prison Control desires to pur.
chase as an addition to the farm prop.
erty of the institution.
This evening the Governor will 60
to Philadelphia for conference with
Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Governor Townsend, of
Delaware, regarding plans to have the
men drafted from the three States for
the new army organized into one divis-
ion. 1t is felt in some quarters that
it will be more comfortable for the
men if they are among their own PEG.
pie, or neigbbors.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-01
Venlson.


Venison, as a plain roast, is not a
very interesting dish; it is one of
those foods that depend greatly upon
the "fxings," and the fixings nowadays
seriously run up the cost. When you
have paid for a pot Of red currant jelly
to go with it you haven't saved much.
In the days when venison was an ar
istocratic food it was served with all
manner of sauces, either piQuant or
sweet, into the composition of which
wine entered, and the yenison pastry
Of romance and the baronial hall was
REINFORCED with spices, unlimited
eggs and boned pheasants and part
ridges. People who have been trying
it recently for the first time are not
well, enthusiastic about it.-London
Chronicle.