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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14
Perfume In the Early Aaes,

From the very earliest ages man has
loved sweet odors. In the Bible VT
read of the burning Of incense on the
altars and the very word perfumery
(under which head we may include
all delicate fumes or smells) comes
from the Latin fumus, smoke or yapor.
The early Egyptians knew the use of
the still. and adapted 1t to the separa-
tion of the odorous principle from,
fragrant plants but the most ancient
odOrs were drawn from natural gums
such as camphor, myrrh and CHINA.
mon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14

There have been hurry-up ambu-
lance calls because Of mortal fall
downs ever since the first star twin
kled its eye over the far-on gates of
Paradise.
A Mormon, an Indian, an actor and
fool commit bigamy. Also that il
lustrious American citizen, the Sui
tan of Sulu.
Neither Anna Mas nor Molly Cod
die were delegates to the convention
OF women's clubs at Chicago.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14
Were On the Wav.

Virginia was greatly interested in
the setting Of duck eggs. She was
visiting her aunt shortly afterward
and her aunt asked her II she had any
little ducks yet. "No. Aunt Mollie."
seriously. but we have got lots OF
them planted"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14
Trade Secret

A West Dallas widow says that the
latest proposal she has received was
from lunch counter magnate, who
said II she would agree to marry him
he would show her how to make
chicken pie without monkaying with
chicken.-Dallas News
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14
EARL MASON ARRIVES.

Sergt. Earl Mason arrived home
Sunday morning, after twenty-five
months service in France. For the
past year and a half he has been per-
sonal chauffeur for Brig. Gen. Conner.
who is on General Pershing's staff.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14
ANDREW CARNEGIE DEAD.

Andrew Carnegie, world famous
philanthropist and philosopher, died
at his summer home at Lenox, Mass,
this morning, after an illness of less
than three days with bronchial pneu-
monia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14

COOKIES COLTS CAPSIZED. MIS-.
souri, VALLEY WINS 6 TO /.
Centuries ago, Caesar and his hosts
crossed the Rubicon, making quite a
dent in history. But the Rubicon was
diminutive creeket in comparison
with the Missouririver.
Sunday, Manager MacKinnon and
his B. of r. E. ball team waded across
the Big Muddy and made numerous
holes in the feelings of Cookies Colts
at Blair.
As each team had won game, this
was the rubber" and the Valleyites
did it to 'em in their own hometown.
After the melee was ended, the SEX
ton of the Blair diamond had to get
out his rake and smooth down the
deep furrows which were worn by the
steady, continual traffic Of the VAL
ley boys in negotiating the sacked
circuit.
Blair was almost calcimined, OBJ
tanning merely one little, measly tai
ly during the dull moments of the
third frame. After that stanza, not
another Blairite ever succeeded in
coming in contact with the third sack.
Shelley and Rushberg substituted
as battery for Blair, while Moore and
Dennis did the twirling and retriev-
ing for the B. of R. E. The latter is
new acquisition, and proved him
self to be the real goods. He's fin
ished backstop, and catapults the pill
to the bases like Lacquer. He also
sticks well, making two hits yester-
day.
Moore, the mound artist par excel
lence, hurled ace-high ball, allowing
the Colts but four hits and tanning
out six men.
Mo. Valley made eight hits off
Shelley, the latter glomerating five
strike outs.
Mac Kinnon's new short, Smith
surely tore off the calico, fielding
perfectly and amassing three hits.
It was in the third stanza, how
ever, that the real essence of the
mix-up was staged. Mo. Valley was
at bat and two men were down.
Mac Kinnon stepped up to the plate
and poked the capsule on the proboscis
for clean single over short. And
then the riot started. Smith, Dennis,
Daniels and Moore followed, and each
took rap at Shefley's delivery, Civ
ing that individual severe case of
CONCEALED tootsies. When the dis
turbance was quelled, Mo Valley was
schalked up with four runs, safely
cinching the game.
Jones, Chaloupka, Nordeen and
McCune played their usual strong
game, in fact not single valleyite
made an error. dad" Turner, the
patriarch of local base ball circles,
officiated in his usual impartial man
ner.
Ihe game was attended by more
than sixty loyal rooters from this
city, and it is said that something
like an extra 5000 was sticking to
their clothing when they returned
home, due to misconception and in
accurate judgment on the part of the
Blair fans.
The victors also received GO per
cent of the gate receipts.
On Sunday, August II, the Council
Bluffs Giants, crack team from our
southern suburb, will hoof it to this
city to try conclusions with the To-
Gals. Be sure to go out to the fair
grounds on that date and give your
support to the deserving home team.
On Friday, August Is, our boys go
to Pisgah, where they will contest in
the six-team elimination base ball
tournament.
Here's hoping they will come back
with the bat sack full of prizes.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14
A LIFE BOY.

They were crossing to France and
the ship pitched and tossed about in
an unusually bad storm. Most of the
passengers had sought refuge below,
but little Miss Sturges, an elderly
spinster, was Drawing the terrors on
deck. AS the gale increased in fury
chivalrous physician from the lady's
home town, came to her.
Pardon me, Miss Sturges, but it
seemed to me you might be in some
trouble. Can help you? Have you
chosen your life preserver?"
"Oh, DOCTOR" cried the maiden lady,
with a gurgle of joy, as she tumbled
into his arms, chow sweetly and ro-
mantically you have expressed It'll"
Cartoons Magazine.
There are 1133 woman's clubs in
the United States, with member
ship of 100000. Fellow-man, the
time has arrived for us to stand to-
gether.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-08-14

Normal temperature and generally
fair. except occasional showers prob
able first half of week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09
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Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures

tell in detail here. Just the essentials:
The boy was industrious. and then
some more and then some more. To-
day he is known the world over as the
founder OF the H J. Heinz company.
But the big thing about the success
Of this boy and man was this: He
never went to a store where his things
were sold that he didn't make sugges-
tons as to their selling. He was so
loaded with ideas and was SO helpful
in their presentation that everybody
was happy when he came around.
Heinz was q great stickler for serv-
ice all his life. He believed that the
way to get was to give-and to give
very much more than you expected to
get. So he grew very successful and
very famous and very wealthy.
That is the way with the man who
renders service-it always works
You can't give without getting. And
the beautiful thing is that you always
get more than you give.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09
GIVE AND GROW.

Everything that is given away
comes back. Everything that is taken
shrivels the taker and leaves him
poor.
One of the greatest laws of nature is
neutrality-suspicious. CIV
ing.
Those Of the world who have given
most have ciso secured most and
grown the greatest. Only givers are
ever heard of, or loved.
Once there was a chap out in Penn
sylvania whose parents lived on little
patch of ground and raised vegetables.
They wanted him to become a minis
ter. But the boy didn't look very ia
vorably on the ministry business. He
was fascinated with the things right
under his feet-the little garden. It
stimulated his ina gination, and, as his
ina gination was stimulated it grew
and as il grew things began TO happen
It's a simple story, but too long to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09
MY HUSBAND AND |
BY JANE PHELPS

and ;A,e perhaps we can get them all sat
But man! I couldn't repay one
tenth of what have had from
them"
mo. I am well aware of that. But
you can do what you can. Your
friends will do the rest-iend you
the money. I don't know what pleas
Blanche orion used but Tearle and
Conner will wait As they are the
only men who have advanced large
amounts-besides Scott whom I will
manage, I thing you may be able to
care for the rest. But-wait!" as
Neil straiGhtend up. a CLEAN of
hope upon his white face. There's
string to the bow. as there always
is. You have got to give me your
word to quit the business and to go
straight"
God man! don't you know-how /
hate 1t! But I couldn't get out once
was in. So I kept getting in fur
Their. deeper and deeper. And 1 can't
even plead as so many do that 1 did
1t to make money for my wife and
child. 1 didn't! I did it for myself,
to satisfy my inordinate ambition to
be called the youngest great financier
In the country. oh. have no excuse,
none! AS for giving you my word iii
quit. have been made to quit.
haven't /? AS for going straight ia
be a brute II I wouldn't after the way
Bah has talked and she knows just
how bad it all is now. When a
mans wife tells him she still loves
and has faith in him. there's nothing
to do but try again, is there? II she
had gone back on me, why them"
There was no installing his meaning.
He would not have lived.
Your wife is a bricki have never
doubted her attitude for a moment.
She is worth trying again for, Forbes
She and-the boy. But we must get
to work Give me power of attorney.
I'll go to your office. get all the papers
we need, the lists of your customers
you said you have kept. Then we'll
propose settlement to every mothers
son of them, daughter too. You get
out at my hotel, go up to my room
and stay there until we get this thing
settled. Tell no one where your hus-
band has gone. Refer everything to
me" he said to me.
But can't you stay here just as
well?" hated to be left.
No. The reporters wouldn't give
US q minutes peace. II they come be
as ignorant as you can. Don't know
thing only that I am looking after
your husbands affairs. Not a single
thing. He has gone away, will be back
in a few days. That's all they need
to know"
I'm do my best" but as said It
l know ! should hate to meet anyone
who questioned me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09

graves commission is now working 10
mark every grave, for Great Britain
believes in hallowing the spot where
her heroes lie buried.
So does the general tendency, at
home and abroad, seem to be toward
Highway improvement and tree
planting go hand in hand and trees
are being planted along highways in
many parts of the country. Different
species of trees are to be planted
along the various roads in Michigan
for which $50. 600. 900 has been voted.
accordingto to w. S. Linton, of the
state tax commission. and a member
of the State Good Roads association.
Along the highway from Chicago to
Saginaw walnut trees are to be
planted and this will be called the
Victory Highway. The people along
the route have promised to improve
and beautify their property. This is
good illustration of the way in
which tree planting leads to other
Maryland Is one of the first to get its
highway program under way. The
National Defense Highway between
Bladensburg and Annapolis is being de-
veloped-
In Delaware. little further up, the
Du Pont highway, which is to put a
ribbon thru the state from end to end.
is being laid out with an elaborate
plan for border Identification. The
road reservation is 200 feet wide,
which allows some 10 feet on each
side for a practical landscape garden
scheme. On this highway there will
be more than a mere row of trees on
each side. Its borders will be con-
verted into demonstration strips to
show to the property owners the pos
sibilities of all manner of tree culture.
Accustomed as she is to perform
ances on a stupendous scale, it is held
that the proposal here put forth
should appeal to the Imagination of
America, and that this highway from
one coast to the other, bordered all
the way by towering trees. as a living
monument to the heroes of this war to
which the United States gave a pur-
pose, may come to be a reality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09

Ma was sewing in the setting room
yistidday aftirnoon, and 1 went in. say
ing. G. ma, watts you got on your ear?
And ma put her hand up to feel, say
ing. don't know, wat? and I sed,
Your hand. joak.
o shaw. watts funny about that? sed
ma. Meening nuthing was. And she
kepp on sewing. and after a vile
sed. Watts that on top of your he'd,
ma,
Wat? sed ma. putting her hand UP.
and sed. Your hand, joak.
Dident tell you that wasent
funny now for that you can Jest
going out and setting on the top step
out in the hall and wondering weather
to keep on setting there. and the
frunt door. opened and my sister
Gladdis came in and started to come
up stairs, and 1 sed, G, Gladdis, you
got sumthing on your chin.
Wat? sed Gladdis putting her hand
up to feel
Your hand, joak, 1 sed.
You're so funny its all I can Go not
to laff rite oCt-shh, there's mother
in there, she always bites at every
thing. Ill try it on her. sed Gladdis.
WITCH she did, going in the setting
room and saying, Mother. for goodniss
sakes, you got sumthing on your
nose.
Wat? sed ma, and GIaddis sed.
Your hand, joak.
Now izzent this too bad? sed ma,
izzent 1t enuff for Benny to do that
to me twice without you trying it at
your age?
WY. the little imp, sed Gladdis.
Meening me, and she went up to her
own room. and jest then pop came in
and started to come up stairs, me
saying. You got sumthing on your
shoulder, pop, WITCH pop quick put his
hand UP. and 1 sed. your hand, joak
lose, sed pop, and 1 whispered Wy
don't you try it on ma, pop, she rite
in the setting room.
Leeve it to me, sed pop. And he
went in the setting room, saying,
Holey smoaks. mother, watts that on
your eye brow?
My hand, joak. now who's funny
you or me? sed ma, and pop sed Ill
teetch that fresh kid respeck for his
parents Benny, Benny.
Wich was jest going out the frunt
door and dident heer him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09

In our own day more than ever be-
fore, multitudes OF men have beenNbe-
guiled by the hope that the condition
of the masses OF mankind may be
vastly altered for the better by simply
altering the ratios in which the pres
ent social income is divided. Our sta
tisticians now remind us. on the basis
of careful cumulative inquiries. that
this hope is illusory; they offer defin-
lite evidence of the truth of a too much
neglected MAXIM simple and COM
monplace but pregnant maxim which
should hang in illuminated lettering
over the desks of all reformers, social
workers. socially minded" clergymen
and journalists. and labor leaders;
THE social problem is not primarily a
problem of distribution but of pro-
duction. The Review.
So far. so good but there also must
be a surer. better and more economi-
cal way of bringing producer and con-
sumner together. Much of this coun-
try's production now goes to waste for
lack OF a convenient market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
A FRIEND IN NEED is APPRECI
ATED.
CHAPTER CXI.

CHAPTER CXI.
don't think I ever was so glad
to see anyone as I was to see Mr..
Frederick that morning. Yet with
the gladness was a guilty feeling also.
knew this straightforward, blunt
man cared for me. And I was de-
pending upon him to help Neil. the
man 1 loved. That he was my hus-
band was the redeeming feature
of course, yet couldn't help but won
der if Frederick would feel that was
using him because ] knew of his adj
miration for me, and If he would re-
sent it?
Il am glad you sent for me- were
his first words as he shook hands
with Neil after greeting me.
Il didn't! Neil returned in a hope
less voice. 1T was Bab's doing"
so long as I am here what diff
ference does 1t make who sent for me.
Now let us get down to business.
see you know the papers are busy.
also have been busy, and SO has Mrs.
orion"
Mrs. orton," I exclaimed, wonder
ing what she had to do with it now
Yes, she's brick. Give me a
keen-wirted woman when things are
snarled. They are twice as quick as
man in finding a way out"
Had she found a way out?
prayed that she had.
1t seemed that Frederick knew all
that Neil had told me. OF his care
less acceptance of claims of which he
knew nothing. and upon which he had
prepared glittering prospectuses and
sent them out to the credulous and
reaping immense returns because of
promises he made, promises which he
neither knew-or seemed to care-if
he could fulfill.
Scott will take all he has put up
with you--and interest at per cent
I had to put the screws on. But
happened to know something of his
past life which couldn't stand the sun
light. I hated to use it. He's got a
nice wife and kids. But there was no
other way. That settles Scott"
Il never can pay him." Neil broke
in. But Frederick paid no attention.
Mrs. orion has suggested that you
Immediately put an advertisement in
the papers that all who have invested
with you will be treated the same
way Money back and interest 1t is
your only chance. They can't Jail you
unless some one prosecutes you. It
is hard to crawl. but your youth, and
your ambition will have to be pleaded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09
DOROTHY DIX TALKS
BIZ DOROTHY DIX
worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
How To Win a Woman.--1.

How TO Win WomAn.-As
A young man asks IL / will tell him
how to win a maiden's heart.
Well, there are two ways to do It
one is to take 1t BY storm. The other
way is to capture 1t by siege. Botn
ways work.
There Is something of the cave woman
in every woman's nature that always
responds to brute force. She yearns
to be loved savagely by some man
who is ready to murder her If she Will
not marry him. In her secret soul y
Is grief to her that the actual physical
kidnapping Of brides is no longer good
form in Society. She would dote on
being captured by a strong armed
man In an automobile, who would
grab her by the hair OF the head and
wfirl her away to q honeymoon fuu
of blood curdling romance.
Never Woo a women humbly. Ine
man who burns incense at woman's
feet generally gets kicked for his re-
ward. Be a womans handy man,
fetch ard carry for her, take the
favors she throws you as gratefuliy
as a dog does a bone, and she Will
snub you every time. Make her pc
l;cve YOU stand upon pedestal above
her, and she will break her neck
climbing up to share your halo.
Women like men who dominate
them and the man who does not ask
their love, but takes it. The sutton
who tells a woman he is going TO
marry her, whether she wants him or
not. ends by doing it.
The courtship by siege is less spec
tacular and has fewer fireworks about
it, but it is equally successful, for all
things come to the patient waiter.
Many points are in his favor. By be-
ing continually on the spot he estab-
fishes a quarantine around his lady
Hove that keeps all other men at a
distance. She isn't married to him,
but she had better be SO far as being
isolated from other matrimonial
chances.
Also he forges chain upon her by
her gratitude and ha bit. Propinquity
is on his side. She grows dependent
upon him and when, some fine day,
he announces that he can stand the
uncertainty no longer and is pulling
out for other parts. she realizes that
his absence would leave a void that
nothing could fill and she weeps upon
his collar and begs him TO stay.
Another strategic move that usually
meets with much success Is a star play
| to woman's sympathy. More women
marry men because they are sorry for
them than for any other reason. This
The man who whines Is lost. He
doesn't arouse pity. He fills her with
disgust. But the man who can make
himself picturesqueiy wretched before
woman who has refused him, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09
oRuMnLERs.

GRCMDLEns.
The way SEINE feIiers carry on
Fault.nndin' with the things they sec,
You'd think that once they'd lived upon
betteH/world than this can be,
An yet notice all the time
They're INTERIM their leud complaints
They never show By faith suhliua
They've ever lived among the saints.
You'd think to listen 10 them whine
That In some far off long ago
Another sphere whore all was fine
II was their privilege 10 know,
Like foreigners that won't forget
The land they left an claim to miss
They dwell among MS all, an yet
Ihey know better earth than this
Whenever am forced 10 hear
man dissatisfied exelaim
That life Is desolate an dFenF.
an full Of bitterness an shame,
When he IL grUmblin at his woes
An sneerirg down the things Of worth,
I'd like to ask him n he knows
better an happier earth.
Is there among the million snberes
That swing about ms night an day
world where all unknown are tears
An only happy people stay,
An. do the grumhlers here recall
= That there they lived an walked about
IT 50. I'm not surprised AT all,
The angels rcsc an clicked EN- ont.
Copyright 1919 by Edgar A. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-09
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
Summer in on the Job
By ROY K MoULToN

A. ]. Bait. of New Jersey. discov-
cred the first mosquito day before yes
terday. He hauled out his revolver
and shot the beast. which. however,
limped away carrying the bullet with
it.
People supposed they heard the tree
toads chipping down by Haskin's Mill
last night, but it was only Bud Per-
kins winding his dollar watch. He
turned his watch ahead on the first of
the month according to law, but the
blamed thing won't keep up with the
procession unless he winds it every ten
minutes.
Miss Esmeralda OIdgal's father has
installed q two-passenger porch swing
on his front porch and has put up the
screens and put a box of good nickel
cigars on the porch table in plain
sight Then he is reported to have
said: "Esmereldy, If you don't land
one this year, you will have to go to
work"
We hope that II Villa does succeed
in taking Chihuahua, he will at least
knock a couple of "huas" OFF it.