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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Hawaii Claims wettest Spot.

Hawaii now claims the wettest spstz
on earth. From records covering .
long period, Cherrapunji. village al
an elevation of about $500 feet in the
Khasi hills in India, has established
rainfall average Of 426 inches year,
with maximum of sos inches In the
questionable record for 1861. Short
period observations show that Mount
Waialeale, the central peak Of the
island Of Kauai. with q height Of 5000
feet, has yearly average of 47o
inches; while estimates for nearby. 10.
calitles for the wet years of 1914 and
1910, when no records were kept, make
1t appear that the rainfall then must
have exceeded 600 inches. Other parts
Of Hawaii are scarcely less damp. Pun
Kukui, 5000 feet high, on the island Of
Maui, has had seven-year average Of
800 inches, with maximum of 562
inches in 1914. At least dozen other
spots, above 900 feet of elevation, are
reported to have exceeded $50 inches
in each of the years 1914 and 1918.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
A Good FRIEND

A good friend stands by you when
In need. Missouri Valley people tell
how Doan's Kidney Pills have stood
the test. ]. l.. Shelton, Justice OF the
peace, Of N. Seventh ST., endorsed
Doan's four years ago and again con-
firms the story. Could you ask for
more convincing testimony?
Il believe Doan's Kidney Pills to
be a mighty good medicine; at least
I know their use has helped me,
says Mr.. Shelton. II was troubled
with backache and weakness in my
back that bothered me. l got Doan's
Kidney Pills at Doty & Peterson's
Drug Store, and a short use Of them
entirely removed the trouble"
(Statement given Jan. 81, 1850
On Dec. 9, 1917 Mr.. Shelton said:
my faith is the same in Doan's Kid
ney Pills today as 1T was in 1916
when told OF my experience with
them. My cure has been lasting
one. Doan's are certainly good
remedy
Price COO, at all dealers. DOM
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same thai
Mr.. Shelton had. Foster Milburn Co.
Mfrs. Buffalo, N. Y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Love as camouflaqe Artist.

To fall in love means the surrender
ing of ones normal capacity for judg-
Inent. says modern novelist. 1t is
impossible both to love and criticize.
Love turns every goose into swan.
love is the greatest of all camou-
mage artists. 1t makes ugliness APP
pear beauty, cruelty seem like kind
ness, nanity has a sort of genius.
When you fall in love with an ass
or cad or an empty-headed young
woman with very moderate looks Gas
you frequently do) and your friends
point out the truth to you las they
certainly WILD, you either lose your
temper or your friends, or spend innr
whole life in inventing mitigating cir
cumstances. In either case you are
inevitably and quite properly regarded
as fool. DO not imagine that you
can love with discretion. win the
thrills, at the same time retaining the
reputation of well-balanced sanity.
That is MISUNDERSTANDING.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Eagle as an Emblem.

They are two different species Of
eagle. The American eagle is the
white-headed or bald eagle, while the
German is known as the imperial
eagle, probably identically original
with the golden eagle of Europe. Our
American eagle first appeared as an
emblem on the great seal of the United
States, adopted June 20, 1882; it's de-
sign was a shield on the breast of an
American bald eagle. The device Is
stated to have been largely suggested
to John Adams when minister to Great
Britain by Sir John Prestwich, Eng
Iish antiquary. The eagle was first
used on United States coins in 17SS.
The Persians, Etruscans. Romans,
French under Napoleon, Austrians.
Russians and Prussians have all used
on their standards the imperial eagle,
emblem of power; the double-headed
eagle of Austria and of Russia signi-
fled power east and west. The Ger
man eagle is the single-headed black
eagle, with red claws and tongue and
the crown of Charlemagne over the
head.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
FAMOUS CHIMES RING AGAIN
Bells Of st. Clements, in Old London
Appeal to Children, as in
the olden Days.

"Oranges and Lemons" rang out on
the old bells of st. Clements on the
last day Of March on an evening as
fine as any during the finest winter
London has ever known. The bells
rang, but few heard them, prevented
by the roar of the Strand traffic. 1t
was the first time the old nursery
rhyme had been rung out from the
steeple for very long while. Some
hundreds of school children, who hai
been invited to attend the church, filei
out at the close in small professions,
piloted across the streams of traffic hy
the London policemen. Every child
carried an orange or lemon, n gift
which made up to them for the faint
tones in which the voices of the old
bells reached their ears. Down the
streets with the historic names running
from the Strand to the Thames, St.
Clements music was more audible, the
sound carrying over the noise and roar.
and into the offices where anybody,
with a turn of mind for antiquity, has
but to throw open his window to hear
the sound of bell cast in the year of
the Spanish armada.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
DIDN'T TELL ALL THE STORY
Man Really Had Performed Remark.
able Feat, but He Had Great
Reason for Hurry.

One of the very substantial men of
a thriving town in the West is named
Garry Mcintyre. One day, in conversa-
ton with Il number of soldiers from
military post near by, he said:
81 understand you lads are going
on a hike. When you reach Snake
river, take a good look at it. It's full
Of undercurrents and eddies. Boys,
am the only living man who ever swan
that river"
Several days later the men crossed
the Snake river on cable ferry. The
ferryman Glanced to inquire, quite cas-
ually, of waiting soldier:
do you know man down in your
country by the name of Garry Nc
Intyre? They tell me he has accumu.
lated a lot of money"
II was talking to him only the OF. er
day." said the soldier. "He told me
he swan Snake river once"
That's right, he did," said the ferry
man. "He sure did; but we were all
shooting at him."-Philadelphi Ledg-
er.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Queen Pleasures Carnival

All the Protestant churches acknOwi-
edge the continual dlminution of their
congregations and are earnestly en-
deavorng to discover why the great
majority abstain from public worship.
says Sydney. N. s. W., dispatch to
the London Times. Several novel
schemes have been propounded to
make services more attractive, but the
clergy finch from any startling inno-
vations. Recently Rev. G. Black at a
meeting of the Baptist union declared
that "Queen Pleasure holds high carni-
VAL" and continued: '1The churches are
UNDECIDED by the mass of pleasure
trippers, who patter by with feet
tingling with the torch of the tango,
ears atingle with the Jingle Of the jazz
and hearts aflame with riotous pas
SION"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
RED CROSS ACTIVE
IN DISASTER RELIEF

When disaster hits community
fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, bad
wreck or tornado-the American Red
Cross can be depended upon to follow
right at Its heels with help for the
stricken people. Red Cross relief is
almost Immediately forthcoming-food,
clothing, shelter and funds; doctors,
nurses and special workers with long
experience in handling similar trouble
elsewhere.
During the last year, ending June 30,
there was an average Of four disasters
a month in the United States. One
hundred and fifty communities in
twenty-seven states suffered The
largest and most destructive of these
were the tidal wave at Corpus Christi,
Texas, and tornadoes in Mississippi,
Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois.
In these events Of horror $50 per.
sons were killed, 1900 were injured,
1900 were made homeless, about 3d.
600 families needed help, the property
loss was nearly $1O0OOO,OO0 and al
most 100000 in relief funds, not in.
Guiding emergency supplies was ex.
pended.
To the sufferers from all disasters
during the year, the American Red
Cross sent $4,000 worth of sup
plies, ITO Red Cross nurses and seven
special relief trains. To meet the
needs Of the stricken, the organization
set up ten relief stations, operated
thirty food canteens and as man,
emergency hospitals One hundred
and twenty-five Red Cross chapter.
gave disaster relief service.
II disaster ever strikes this town o.
county, the citizens can be absolutel.
sure the Red Cross will be right OF
hand to help then,j N every way.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
RUSSIAN HERO. IN PAJAMAs
Soldier Of DenIi<in's Army, Decorated
for Bravery, ALFRED In Altogether
Unconventional Uniform.

The highest decoration for valor
that could be given a soldier in Deni-
kin's army was pinned to the breast
of soldier whose uniform ran close
second to that Of Kipling's hero. Gun
ga Din, says communication from
Ekaterinodar, South Russia, to the
Stars and Stripes.
The medal was pinned to the SOL
dier's jacket, which was the upper part
Of pair of pajamas, and the rest Of
his outfit was only pair of British
military trousers. He was barefooted
and hatless.
The clothing worn by this man typi-
ies the conditions that exist in the
army fighting the bolsheviki in that
country. They do not have service
ulation uniform.
General Bradofr, who decorated the
pajama-j acketed hero, wore the
tunic Of British Tommie, and the
guard of troops who furnished the
background for the decoration cere-
monies, wore parts Of uniforms from
a dozen different armies. With the
exception of group Of Cossack cav
airy, the decorated soldier was the
neatest-dressed man of the lot.
The hero, on his own initiative, led
detachment Of scouts in capturing a
town from the bolsheviki. He was
wounded in carrying out this exploit,
taken to a hospital and given suit
Of pajamas. When he left he took the
pajama jacket to replace his wornout
Russian tunic, and he had not been
able to replace 1T.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Record Energy.

Darwin has made many records. Its
most picturesque recent exploit being
the deportation of unpopular officials
from the Northern territory. but hith-
erto no one has accused the wharf
men in this tropical outpost of Aus
tralia's north Of establishing working
records. Recently, however, the man.
agement Of vestey's Meat works prom
ised the wharf laborers loading a meat
steamer payment for II shifts in order
to get the vessel away promptly. Ac-
cording to correspondent of one OF
the Southern newspapers, the wharf
Jumpers performed the work in 10
shifts and received f101 each.-NeW
Australasian.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
GASOLINE TURNS THE EARTH
Motorboats Are Replacing eondola. in
Venice, and Even the Wlndmills
In Holland Disappear.

ffOtorboats in Venice, replacing the
gondolas are not the only mechanical
proclamation that is coming in to disap-
point future American travellers in Eu-
rope. A letter from Amsterdam tells
us that the Dutch windmills are being
replaced by mills operated by steam
and electric power. Every year some
of the old windmills are burned. and
they are not regretted. Time may
come when few windrnills will be
treasured as relics in Holland; just as
similar structures are still preserved
on Aquidneck and Nantucket islands
for their curious interest, says the
Boston Transcript. Already windmills
Of American construction, with steel
fans arranged in wheels, instead of
the picturesque old wooden arms, haG
begun to make their appearance, even
in Holland. The metallic windmill
with the revolving Wheel is more pic.
turesque than the ordinary steam or
water power mill, but 1t is not so pic
turesque as the old wooden affairs.
On our western prairies and plains the
tall windmills, with their big metal
wheels spinning high in the air, are
indeed fine feature in the monot-
onous landscape, but even they are in
danger Of yielding to the process of
pumping water by means of gasoline
motors. The power of the wind, to
be sure, costs nothing, while that OF
the gasoline motor may cost a good
| deal, but there are times when no
wind blows. and the householder tires
of waiting for 1t to rise. Less and
less we are content to attend upon
forces of nature. The beautiful sails
are vanishing from the seas, to be re-
placed by belching smokestacks. On
land windmills give place to structures
operated by steam and electricity. The
stalwart oxen are no longer seen at
the farmers plow; 1t is gasoline that
turns the earth now. Homeward the
! unweary motor banks its way!
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Iron Germs.

In the same manner that coral is de-
rived from certain minute sea-insects
who flourish in the South Pacific, SO
certain iron ores are obtained from
particular microscopic organisms.
That is the latest scientific discovery,
which promises interesting develop
ments.
1t has been proved that these germs
not only aid in the decomposition of
rocks and in the formation of chalk
and limestone, but play an active part
In the forming of ir0n-ore deposits.
Laboratory cultures have been made
of bacteria which deposit iron com
pounds both in surface waters and in
mine water hundreds of feet under
ground, and the hard crusts and Shiny
masses that choke up water-supply
pipes have been found to be composed
Of millions Of these "iron bacteria"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
WEAR BELLS ON THEls TOES
Men of Dakar, French West Africa.
Also Garry Surprising Assortment
of Other Trinkets.

Men Of DaSar, the seat of French
West African administration. literally
wear rings on their fingers and bells
on their toes, not to mention aniulets,
beads, coins and surprising ussort-
ment of trinkets. mostly regarded as
charms. The natives, however, are
not to be regarded as savage, except in
their ability to fight.
OF the West African tribes the Ber-
bers are believed by some experts to
have been at one time masters Of the
Mediterranean. They have many times
been conquered and driven out Of
their homesteads, but always .nain-
tain their racial identity, their physi-
cal characteristics and a persistent
love of freedom.
The Belber women have fought by
their husbands sides, and their m0ral-
ity is Of q high character. liz Dnkar
can also be seen the Serers, tribe
OF natives that worship the snake and
believe in the tranSmig-ation OF souls.
A height of six feet and six in. res
is not uncommon among the men of
the Serers.
Among the most intelligent Of the
natives are the Fulahs, whose folk
tales betray lofty ideals and poetic
imaginary that is comparable with
early Greek and Morse lore. Their
horsemanship is famous and their
cavalry is noted for daring and valor.
The intelligence of their women and
the respect accorded them is attestea
by the proverb: Let female slave
enter household and she soon be-
comes MISTRESS"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Unnecessary to Graft Skin.

When much skin is destroyed In
burns, a common resort is skin graft.
applied either in small isolated patches
to grow gradually over the surface, or
in pieces up to two or three inches
square to cover large portion or all
of the wound. At recent medical
meeting, DR.. e. G.. Beck of Chicago
called attention to a process of culture
by which skin may be made to grow
without grating, even over large sur
faces. AS the wound heals the granu-
lations at the edge Of the spreading
fresh skin place an elevated barrier in
its way and If these examinations are
removed as often US every "a hours
the patients own skin is given
chance and may be watched spreading
over the entire surface. A protective
covering of paraffin often promotes the
replacement of skin without grating.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
NOTHING Green in Death Valley.

The natural vegetation Of Death val
ley is scant and stunted. There is not
a green thing that grows there natural
ly. The thorny mesquit trees are of a
acknowledgment tinge; SO, too, are the
grease bushes, while the sagebrush is
either a yellowish gray or the color Of
ashes. little round g2lrd called the
desert apple grows in some of the cam
yons. 1t turns yellow when ripe and
has thin meat within that is exceed
ingly bitter. The cactus that grows
beyond the valley in abundance is
rare here. In short. the vegetation of
Death valley is terribly seant. even in
comparison with the MojavA desert.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Babylonian Relics.

The collection of clay tablets and
bricks in the Babylonian section of
Yale university numbers now more
than ten thousand and it is being
steadily added to by judicious purchase.
1t is the second largest collection Of
Babylonian tablet records in the world.
Oxford's being first. In the matter of
undeciphered and unpublished mate
rial, Professor Clay makes for it the
claim of the most important collection.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Color. for pveIno.

White, very light cream, pink, blue
or green can be dyed any color. Light
red may be dyed darker red, pur-
pie, plum or brown. Brown will be-
come a darker brown by the use OF
crimson or garnet. A dark green may
be dyed deeper shade Of green.
brown or black.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Primitive Fire Prevention

In the early days of the fire insur-
ance business each company in Lon
don maintained its own fire brigade.
In those days citizen might go out
into the street and shout "Fire!" as
loudly as he liked. but unless he had
paid his insurance premium no fire.
man would lift his finger or bucket
TO save his possessions from burning.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Unicorn.

The unicorn is fabulous animal.
with the body Of a horse but of larger
size, and with one horn of ~ to 2
cubits in length on it's forehead, per-
fectly straight. with a white base.
black middle, and red tip.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26

Worlds Lead Pencil Consumption.
The worlds producer pf iead-pencil.
robably amounts to nearly 2.NW.OOO.
90 a year. half of which are made
rom American.grOwn cedar. The
United States makes about 10000, 900
! year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
:nouah Nuts 70 Feed World

The nut trees Of the world, 1t is cal
nlated. could provide food all the
,ear round for the population of the
dobe. Brazil nuts grow In such pro-
usion that thousands Of tons Of them
70 wasted every year.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Famous Caves Chance owners.

The Tillywhim caves and the Great
Globe Mt Swanage were offered by auc.
ton at Bournemouth, England, but
failed to find purchaser, although the
Great Globe and Dorleston Head Castle
we've knocked down for $4,000. The
Durleston Park estate. on which these
landmarks are situated, had previous.
ly been offered as whole. but had
failed to find a purchaser.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
/, or Course Paul Wasn't Mad.

Paul and Billy live in the country.
There are two girls in the family also.
Their aunts in town are fond Of send
ing them things. One package con-
tanned nothing for Paul or Billy. Paul
wrote to his grandmother: ''Whas's
the matter with my aunts? They sent
package out here and there wasn't
thing for Billy or me in 1t, and Billy's
pretty mad about It,"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1920-08-26
Foot Square and Square Foot

A mathematician says there Is no
difference in area or quantity of sur
face between foot square and q
square foot, but there may be differ
>nce in shape. A foot square must
se rectangular surface having four
equal sides. measuring one foot long
each. A square foot may also be O
foot square, but it may be irregular in
shape, say six inches wide and two
feet long, or any shape so long as
the area Is equal to l44 square inches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

leaving 1t to the people to say whether or not tn bonds shall be issued.
 So far no steps have been taken to carry out these threats, but those who know the ex-governor know he win do what he says. While in Jackson this wek on business before the supreme court he authorized the statement that he would soon prepare and circulate the petitions for the referendum election. It is enecessary that the petitions bear the names of 6,0o0 qualified electors, and it Is not doubted they will be secured in few days. They are then filed with the secretary of state, and if he finds A suf f1cient number of names are on the De- ttions the election is ordered for next fall.
 There are great many friends and advocates of the bond issue here at Jack son who are sorely afraid that if the people are given whack at it they will snow 1t under. The heavy taxpavefs 1avor the measure, while the small ones. ana those who pay no taxes at all. are the opponents. Unfortunately for the state institutions sought to be preserved ana improved, the little fellows are mum. erous, and the low-pressure element is olsastrously strong In the rural districts
 governor Noel states that he is daily receiving letters from every county as- suring him of assistance in defeating the pond issue,> and that he has no doubt or final results. His success. in this mat ter would prove disaster to Mississippi especially to the educational interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
TEACHERS CAPTURE TOWN

Jackson has surrendered to a force Of more than 2,000 school teachers and at the same time Jackson is wondering where all of them have slept. The hotels and boarding houses were filled to over flowing before the school marms began their march on the capital city, and it had been necessary for the local teach CTS to canvass the town for rooms in private homes. This would have been an easy matter except for the fact that there are no cooks or house servants in halt the homes of Jackson. Housekeepers who are doing their own cooking and other drudgery naturally declined to add to their own discontinue by agreeing to take in a few school teachers, or any body else for that matter. But the teach CTS came, and so far as known none of them had to sleep in the parks. It is said by officers of the State Teachers As sociation that never before have they had such monster meeting. They now have enrolled as members of the organ ization more than 5,000 teachers, the strongest organization of the kind in the state, and they have made their pres ence felt here of late in a way that was months ago there were teachers in Missis- sippi drawing a pitiful stipend in the way of salary amounting to less than s25 per month. and working only four months in the year. School terms in some counties lasted eight or nine months, in others four Efforts at equalization here tofore have failed, but they captured the late legislature bodily early in the ses- sion and got everything they demanded. exen to an extra $1,500,0 eco which is to be used by the state board of educatiGn, of which the state superintendent is chair man, in equalizing free school terms in all counties. At the same time the sal ary of all teachers has been materially increased, and hereafter all of the mem bers of their association should be able to pay railroad fare and attend their state convention. Mississippi is spending about three-fourths of her income in the cause of education, and stands ready to spend more if her boys and girls cannot be ed. rcated on what they are now getting.
 CAUGHT COP MAPPING
 rA.. O. L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09

Jesse Chm. aged P, and claiming Mem,