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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-31
v asses.

A number of vases
to choose from, in.
Guiding some beauti-
fully decorated hand
pain ted designs.
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Dolls.

If you have missed
any of the little ones
in distributing your
gifts, just come in
and select one of
these handsome dolls
and have it delivered.
Just look at the price
tag and deduct one.
third and pay the
sales person the bal
ance'
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Monte Carlos.

A few in the after
Xmas sale that's been
slightly soiled in the
Xmas rush, just de.
duct One.third from
the price mark and
pay the sales person
the balance.
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Art Goods

Everything In the way OF
fancy goods such as Pin
Cushions, Pillow Tops, Fas.
cinators, Scaris. Fancy Rib
bons and many others, all In.
cluded In this after Christ.
mas sale
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Table Damask
Napkins and
Towels.

Some odds and ends
of exceptional value
that have become
slightly soiled from
Christmas handling
at 66S cents On the
dollar.
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Crokinole Sets.
If you haven't a
CrokinOle Board you
can get one in this
sale less than manu-
facturers cost
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One-Third Off

This means that all goods item,
lied In this ad. will be sold at two.
thirds of the prices In force before
Xmas.
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and many other things not
mentioned In this list are in.
cluded In this special after
Christmas sale.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-31

The entire stock of
left over pictures. In
Guided in this
stock are Platium
Pictures in Ebony
Frames, Water colors
in Ebony and Gilt
Frames, Etchings,
Landscapes, Scenes of
life and people; de.
duct one.third from
the marked price and
pay the sales person
the balance.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-31

Toys
Everything left
over from before
Christmas in Toys
and Games, we
have put on the one
third off Table to
make selecting easy.
Here are a few of
them
Wash Sets
Magic Lanterns.
Trunks,
Sleds,
Tool Chests,
Stoves,
Money Banks.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

w. D. Garrett, through the Meyer
Land Co., has sold his post office news
stand to the Cresco News Co., in which
Mearl Harris is tho principal one
interested. Mr.. Garrett has not yet
decided what he will do, but will prob
ably remove from Cresco and engage
In the harness business as soon as an
opportunity presents itself.
You who intend looking over the
Northwest with q view Of locating,
try and see us as We intend to leave
Cresco In a special sleeper attached to
the regular train that leaves on Tues
day, May 9th, at noon. The car will
be held in Aberdeen for three days on
tracks for the exclusive use Of the
patrons who go with us. There will
be no charge save the regular ex-
cursion rate, and we will give you a
nice trip, stopping day in st. Paul
and Minneapolis. Remember this
Will save you much money and show
you the best of all lands in the North
west. Remember we want you and
your friends to go with US, and that
when you buy of US, you are not going
to pay but one commission as you will
be dealing direct. Come and go with
us Tuesday, May 9th, 1902. Send in
your name and we will hold berth
for you. Write, wire or phone to
MEYER LAND Co., Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Breezy.

The country about Davis Corners
was slightly shaken up Saturday be-
tween and 6 O'Clock in the evening.
Both barns on the farms of Robert
Thompson were blown down and scat
tered to the four winds. In one of
them they were milking the COWS at
the time and somerof the animals were
considerably bruised, but no person
wos injured.
A barn belonging to Jim Dushek
was struck with lightning, burned
to the ground and six horses killed.
10 Nemecec had barn blown to
pieces and wind mill blown down.
The wind mill on the McHugh farm
south of Davis Corners was blown
down and the barn and outbuildings
injured.
The barn of Gnst A. Stern was
moved from its. foundation some six
feet.
VIM. Walters in Albion had a large
barn blown to fragments and his
apple trees of twenty years growth
up-rooted.
Mr.. Williams living near him had a
barn blown to pieces and other build
ings damaged.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
sufficient to give you most
delicious tea biscuit using
Royal Baking Powder as di-
rected. A pure, true leavener.
The Way It Looks.

Progress and improvement are the
watch. words everywhere in Howard
County. The past week the writer,
In the interest of the PLAIN DEALER
visited in Riceville, jamestown, Elma
Alton and Lowther. In Riceville
numerous residences are in the course
OF construction, the walls of the new
hotel "A by 66 tt. with full story
basement beneath its two stories, are
nearly completed ready for the roof,
the foundation for its new Methodist
church is completed, and the Congre-
gatlonallsts are excavating for their
new church upon the site of the one
destroyed by fire last summer.
On bis farm near Lowther Albert
Stevens has the framework for a very
large barn 40 by 100 it,, with stone
basement under the entire structure,
above which will be the frame which
will be "a TT. in height.
John P. Mari on the adjoining farm
built large barn last fall that he had
the use of the past winter.
Jerry eastman has sold his farm to
VIM. Marr, receiving over $4,000 for
1T, and was at Darlington, N. D., and
presumably up in the Antelope
valley looking for place to invest in
something with growing future.
Peter Joens who owns one of the
large and valuable farms of the county
has the Oklahoma fever, and Tom
Connery who recently went there and
is greatly pleased with the country,
was with him prescribing for the fever
which rather seemed to tend to its in.
crease.
Steven Riley has an immense barn
well under way, and was just prepared
to put in an so acres field of corn.
Small grain and grass present a prom
ise that is very gratifying. The acre
age for small grain is large, while
cornfelds Of so, Is and so acres will be
numerous all over the country.
AT Elma quite a number of resi-
dences will be added during the sum.
mer the work of some having been
already commenced.
Strawberry beds are frequently seen
on the farms, have win.ered in fine
condition and are in full bloom.
Raspberries are winte r-killed badly.
Apple trees are full of promise of an
abundance of the several varieties
grown in Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
From Our Exchanges.

Fl. B. Foote and wife, Of the Stewart
Vile Times, were In town Monday on
their way to Cresco. C. f. Ham
brecht was in Cresco Friday on legal
business.-Le Roy Independent.
Rev. Heald had the misfortune one
day last week to step back into an
opening Of one of the basement
windows of the Methodist church.
| An artery was broken in one of his
limbs and the nervous shock was quite
severe. Nothing serious, however,
has resulted and Rev. Heald feels that
he escaped quite fortunately.-Mitch-
ell County Press.
Vernie Caswell, of Cresco, was in
town, Monday, looking over the situa-
tion with a view of entering the
barber business in Ridgeway. He en-
gagged the room in the Webster build
ing, formerly occupied by A. Kaplan's
billiard room, and expects to open up
next week. He will do the regular
line of barber work and make ladies'
hair dressing a specialty.-Ridqe,oau
Rerieac
The editor and wife had Travelled in
double harness twenty years on the
llth of this month. On SATURDAY.
Mrs. 0. A. Smith had planned sur
prise to be participated in by some
thirty neighbors. The old man was
let into the game IN time to put on a
clean shirt and a smile, but for once
Mrs. Mead was too full for utterance.
They brought armsfull Of things to
eat that are seldom seen on the bill of
fare at our boarding house, and the
bride of twenty years was given a
Haviland china set and several other
beautiful and useful gifts. Friends.
we thank you for honoring the wife
and mother. She deserves it all, and
more. What we have to-day we owe
more to her unseltishness, good .iudp-
ment and home accomplishment
than any other half dozen agencies.-
1pice-a- Week (Geseua, Nl) Republican,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Notica!

Notice is hereby given that meet
Ing OF the Stockholders of the North
ern Iowa Telephone Company will be
held in the directors room of the
First National Bank, Cresco, Iowa,
on the 24th day Of May, 1902, from
O'Clock p. m. to 4 O'Clock p. NJ, for
the purpose OF electing board of five
directors and Secretary to serve fo1
the ensuing year.
Given under our hands this 10th
day of May, 1902.
D. A. LYONS, President.
S. B. CARPENTER, Sec.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Cemetery Meeting.

The Howard Center Cemetery AS.
sociation will hold its annual meeting
at Tie Howard Center school house.
Thursday May 20, at m. The
work on hand will consistof repairing
the fences and clearing up generally.
All members and others interested
are requested to attend,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Passed Awav.

Harlow S. Webster, who has been
IN falling health for some time, passed
away Sunday morning. Funeral
from his late residence Monday after
noon. Interment in Oak Lawn. He
was 81, his last birthday, in April.
Obituary later.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Attention Comrades!

Memorial Post No. ZIG, will hold a
special meeting on next Saturday eve
ming, May oath, at 1880 O'Clock sharp.
All members are requested to be in
attendance at this session, to make
final arrangements for Memorial Day.
P. ]. McCULLow, Adpt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Sherwood Club concer+.

Inc Sherwood Club will give two
concerts next week, Monday aud Tues
DAY evening, atthe residence of W. r.
Mead, In this city. Its members have
lor some time been practicing on
some very fine classical music and
VIII give a concert that in point of
merit Will compare ravorably with
ohe BEST ever presented to a Cresco
audience.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Excursion Tickets

On sale May 18th, 10th and Goth to
st Paul and Minneapolis for n * so s
round trip-good until May 29th.
Also June lst to 7th, st. Paul and
Mlnheapolls TOR S4.l5, round trips
goou 10 return until June 9th.
% Also July 7th and sth, round trip
S6. l5-good until l4th, wy
'2t5 NJ. j. WHITE, Agent,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Sewer Pins.

A complete assortment of the cele-
orated Monmouth Sewer Pipe; also
fresh Lime and Cement, at the Cresco
Brick and Tile Works.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20
Valuable Farm and City Property
for Sale.

The DR.. Clemmer farm of 24o acres
two miles from Cresco; plenty of tim
per, water, good buildings, and in fine
cultivation. The late residence and
lotS OF DR.. Clemmer, In Cresco. Two
lots on Elm street on the corner south
of the NJ. E. church.
For terms enquire of
P. A. CLENIN1ER, Cresco. Ia
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

There is no defect in the eye cap
able of more harmful results than
short sight or myopia, often denomi-
mated "near sight"
Other eye malformations cause pain
headaches and eyeaches, but short
sight gives no warning, yet is one of
the most dangerous conditions.
From constant effort to see perfect
ly without proper glasses, the eye
takes on a malignant growth, and
gradually becomes elongated, causing
ruptures and hemorrhages, finally
breaking down in its entire structure.
DR.. Jones glasses used in timely
manner will often prevent serious re.
suits,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

Memorial Post No. 216 G. A. r. will
be represented at Des Moines this
week by the following members, N. S.
Durgin, P. Q. Howe, c. b. Ashley.
Fred Daubarsmith, W. K. Barker,
Frank Richards and P.J, McCullow.all
of whom left for there Monday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

Mrs. Grove, of Rossville, Ia, was
the guest of Mrs. Chas. Brown Friday
last, on her way to South Dakota.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

l am now prepared to launder lace
curtains promptly and in the best
manner at reasonable prices.
MRS. MINNIE HARRIS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

Geo. Morse and A. f. Verbeck are
both reported as considerably i'm.
proved from their illness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

Mrs. Helen Siddall is over from
Elma assisting in the care Of her niece,
Miss Maggie Roche, who is very low.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-20

DR.. w. T. DAILY, physician and sur.
geon. Office over Fields Furniture
store, opposite postofice.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22

4 farmers sueeess depends to a
large extent upon economy of time.
One who loses all the time when il
is too we I % Use the plow or hoe Is
too heavily handicapped to ever sue
coed. for he has lost more than one
hundred days in the year. or nearly
one-third of his time, fer he not only
loses the rainy DAYS. but all the days
following until the soil is in workable
condition Instead of this he should
lay up work for a .ainy day" so
that when ne can't work in the field
he can work in the shop or else
where. There is never a time, or
should nOt be, when there Is no work
TO be done that NAV be done under
cover. Every farm should have 4
shop, for work in wood. iron and
leather. and tools for each. II there
is no indoor work urgent. invent new
work. Conveniences previously well
done may be made better and more
convenient Many farmers idle away
bad weather. when If they had plenty
of money they would keep some per-
son handy with tools busy all the
while at work which he could do him
self entirely without Inss of time
from outdoor farm worS.-Farm and
Ranch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22

causing them to become available
plant foods. Now. when this dis
solved phosphate rock is sprinkleJ
about the animals. il too absorbs the
nitrogen. somewhat the same as does
the kainit. purifying the stables and
making n most excellent manur out
Of what would otherwise have been
largely n waste and also a nuisance
IL one quart is used for each horse
or COW each day, il will be found
about right.
IL these simple things are done on
any farm. they will prove about the
most profitable ways to get these
highly useful plant foods. potash and
p~hosphoric acid. into the soil. They
will be mixed with the farm
and balance them up materially; for
they are both needed to- reinforce
materials that are often quite want
ing in both potash and phosphoric
acid. The absorbents are badly need
ed and the benefits from this point
alone are often worth all they cost.
There is a double gain. and those
who do not use one or both Of them
are making a mistake of the two.
there Is a better effect from the use
Of kainit.-E- ii. Van Deman. in Far
mers' Home Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22
EARTHQUAKES AND CAUSES.
~suEgesttons Regarding Seismic Dis
turbanee> Which May Lead to
Fruitful Iave~tfgatfons.

One of the most disastrous earth
quakes of recent times il that report
ed from Russian Transc1ucasia. The
town of Shamaka has been practical
ly destroyed. only n dozen houses be-
ing left standing. while a population
of $4,000 has been rendered homeless
The number of fatalities is as vet IN
known Perhaps il never will be cor
rectly determined. for the assured
earth swallowed up some of the VIC
Tins and others are buried in ruins
where they ma never be disturbed.
Over 90 bodies had been recovered at
the latest accounts.
To the student Of seismic phenOm-
ena the interesting and suggestive
feature in the Shamaka earthquake
Il that it has occurred in the neigh
borhood of the Baku oil district-the
most productive field in the world,
not excepting that of Beaumont. in
Texas IL il. furthermore. a section
of the world which has hitherto been
exempt from these phenomena. The
scientific inquirer will naturally
search for a for cause and eff
2 sotOgetherin the scientific analy-
SIS of all phenomena. Is the great
natural oil reservoir tapped by the
otlwelts of Baku. on the shores of the
Caspian sea. located under the site
of shamaka- and has the tremendous
drain of mineral oil from the same
caused n void and a subsequent
Shrinkage in the earth's crust in that
neighborhood?
h inquiry is not far-fetched. 1t
Is usually assumed that water takes
the place Of the oil withdrawn from
the measures. filling the ere
ated by the latter's withdrawal. but
II the water, being more tenuous.
should lind an independent vent else
where the vaeuum created by the
draining of the mineral oil would re-
MAN, and a shrinkage of the unsup
ported crust of the earth would nat
uratly follow sooner or later
IL has been suggested that the tap
ping Of the oil measures in the south
ern part of California has relieved
the mineral Oil-bearing formations
from the pressure of the gas created
IN them. says the san Francisco
Chronicle. and the possible subter-
ranean gas explosions produced bv
excessive pressure and thus removed
one of tie supposed causes of earth
qnakes in that section There NAV
be nothing in the theory. but it has
been observed that the Los Angeles
district has been notably exempt
from seismic disturbances since the
oil measures were tapped and vent
given TO the gases generated in them.
Likewise the theory that the Sha-
maks earthquake was due to the
drain on the petroleum reservoirs in
b Caucasus by the Baku wells NAV
be entirely At fault But the two
phenomena seem TO invite the atten-
ton of the scientist. and open a new
field for the study of seismic disturb
ances-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22
Mrs ANNA MARTIN

the afflicted is always a welcome friend,
and to-day the market is so filed with
useless and injurious medicines that it
Is . pleasure to know of so reliable a
remedy as you place before the pub
Hc-'VAfiss Ruth Emerson
IL is no longer a question as to
whether Peruna can be relied on to
cure all such cases. During the many
years in which'Peruna has been put to
test in all forms and stages of acute
and chronic catarrh no year has put
this remedy to greater test than the
past year.
Peruna is the acknowledged catarrh
remedy of the age DIR. Hartman. the
compounder Of Peruna. has written a
book on the phases of catarrh peculiar
to women entitled, Health and Beau
ty-' Ii will be sen free to any address
by The Peruna Medicine Co., Column
bus. o.
Ifyoud do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to DR.. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case. and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman. President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. o.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22
HERE AND THERE.

1t is not necessary to give cows
attention more than twelve months in
the wear. The rest of the time they
can rustic
Vicious animals should never be
used for breeding, because like pro-
duces like" in temper. character and
habit. as well as in size, color and
conformation.
A cruel custom, but a profitable
one, is TO set two hens. and when
they hatch. give all the chicks TO one,
and give the other fresh eggs. and 81
days more of confinement. Anything
but a fool hen would rebel.
Ducks are the choicest of all Ia
BILE fowls, and it is not necessary that
they be canvass-baek. or be fanked
with green-seaL Pekin. Rouen, Ayles-
bury, Cayuga. or even wild ducks, are
each better than the others.
Any good wholesome food, in suf-
ficient variety, is egg-food. The vari-
ETY. should embrace grain. green vege-
table and animal matter. Crushed
peas or beans may replace the animal
matter If cheaper or more eonven-
lent
For a farmer to shorten up on
any crop because prices are low is
often bad policy. So many do so that
season prices are likely to be
high Before deciding on crops the
farmer should do some solid, deep
thinking.
Grain farming as an exclusive
business does not pay the farmer who
owns the land, for every year he
makes . heavy demand upon it for
the wealth which nature has provided
and which must be there if maximum
crops are to be grown
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22
Corenatisa Gift OF Harx~.

One of the most extraordinary gifts
made on the coronation day Of Ed.
ward l. was that of 500 horses. which
had been used by the royal princes and
other personages in the procession 10
Westminster abbey These horses. ali
richly eapariSoned and harnessed ius,
as they were. were let loose into III.
very midst of the mob after the ban.
quet in Westminster hall that ALWAYS
succeeded a coronation in those DAYS
The people in the streets were per-
mitted 10 catch the animals. and Ia
him who caught a horse it and its an.
pointments belonged II speaks vol.
umes for the difference in size and
population between 1912 and 1909 of
the kings capital city that such a
death trap should have been a welcome
present then. and that low his mai
esty's own steeds are even already be-
ing patiently trained to behave prop
erly and without risk of danger to
anyone, under stress of noise and the
blare of military bands. on the great
day in June.-London Chronicle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22
STICK TO ONE LINE OF WORK.
II 10 the Man Who Choose. the Line
of work tn which He o. Adapt
ed that succeeds.

When prices for farm products are
low farmers are apt to complain. and
to seek for something that for the
time at least seems to offer more
adequate compensation for their ef-
forts.
All kinds Of business has its ups
and downs. so called of years.
when the supply equals the demand
and prices are low Very often there
* no money made during times Of
depression and low prices. and the
man who i constantly changing. in
search of something that brings
more money usually gets established
at about the time when there Is an
over-PrOduction and low prices. and
away he goes chasing some other
hig priced commodity.
Such a man never stops long
enough at any one line Of endeavor
TO allow anything to stick TO him.
and Is always poor and diseontented-
IL is the man who chooses some line
of work hest suited to his conditions
and environments. and then epplies
himself StudiouSly and intelligently
for n term of years in building up
and making strong his chosen line of
york hat succeeds.
Such a man Is fortified against low
prices and hard times. because he is
possessed of the knowledge and wis
dom that comes from a close and
steady application Of the mind in one
direction He Is patient.
full and knows now TO manage his
business and to produce at the least
possible cost He meets competition
and low market conditions cheerfuIly
because he does not figure profits for
one wear only. but for ten years. or
perhaps a lifetime, and while prices
at times leave but a small margin of
profit. If any At all. he j. always in
the market when prices are high with
4 well finished product.
That old saying. ~Hew TO the
line" applies TO the farmer and his
business. Life Is short and no man
can master any one line Of agricul-
ture and should not engage in them
all IL Is better not to drift about.
but to De conservative and steady.
and instead Of widening the field of
operations. apply more thought and
better methods To the task in hand
Wisconsin Agrieulturist.