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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22


the foundation of the schooling on the
farm where the grain is grown, and un-
derstand conditions.
I know one old gentleman on the
board whose opinion Is sought many
times each day. He is a successful opera
tor on the board. He has made for
tune of enormous size by his knowledge
of conditions. but his greatest interest
Is seemingly in the Indiana farm on
which he was born. He is more farmer
than successful operator in appearance.
He has never learned the trick Of wear
ing creased trousers; he does not keep
abreast Of the times in the styles in coats
and cravats, but every move he makes
is watched eagerly by his competitors on
the board.
I know two young men who but re-
GENTLY became members of the board.
They are the business partners Of q city
bred man who Is the father Of several
sons Of better than voting age. The ia
Their needed new and young life in his
business. and to get 1t he picked the boys
from the country. and not his own sons
The energy Of the boys from the country,
together with their ability, is pushing
the firm to the top.
Take almost any Of the big grain COM
mission houses and run through their
list of traders. the men who buy and sell
for them on the floor Of the board, and
you will find the majority are country
born. They prefer them to the insipid
youth Of the city.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

and the police department ali have their
quota of grafters. 1t seems, but will be
culprits be caught, or will the whole af-
fair be whitewashed over. and the guilty
escape for lack of evidence?
The conviction of grating oflcial Ia
hard matter to accomplish. His vic
tim is, not as rule, innocent, and not
willing to take chances on entangling al
liances in court of justice. The police
have found profitable field among the
outcast women of the city, and these poor
wretches we'll know that II they appear
against the police they must either con-
vict the men who have extorted money
from them or must be prepared to suf-
fer greater prosecutions from their tor
mentors in the future, and this class Of
the population have but little faith In the
justice Of the courts.
Grating propensities are found among
others than city officials Restaurants
and hotel proprietors suffer from Il con.
stantly, and 1t is claimed that practical
ly one-third of their legitimate income
goes into the pockets Of their employees.
Walters find many ways Of filching from
their employees, and eternal vigilance 10
necessary to prevent the thievery ex-
tending to disastrous proportions.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
Was a Mere Technicality.

Senator Joe Blackburn, Of Ken
lucky, like most of the people of the
blue grass state, is fond of good
story and tells this one:
"Some years ago populist named
Kirby got into the house. He was a
bright lawyer, but he knew little
about finance. When the bill provid-
ing for new issue of paper money
was under discussion the item for
payment to the men supervising the
maceration of old paper money came
up. Col. Kirby arose to make few
remarks.
Gentlemen Of the house." he said,
81 am opposed to this. am against
this here maceration. Here they go
to work and do something or nthAr
with millions and billions of money
billions, gentlemen, just think Of
that-billions of money"
Hold on there" interposed Repre-
sentative Culberson, don't you mean
millions instead of billions?"
Kirby turned fiercely to Culberson,
shook his fist at him and shouted:
That's right; that's right. Go
ahead. You want to win this fight
on technicalities." Chicago Chron-
icle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

financial Institutions In the country.
And why? Because the Chicago banks
find more substantial Investments for
their funds than is Afforded by watere6
stocks. United States steel common Of
fered no attractions to the Chicago bank
ers In comparison to grain, cattle and all
the other products of the western farms.
Individually the Chicago banker 10 not
averse to taking flyer at the stock mar
ket. but not with the funds Of the insti-
tuition over which he presides. He has
remained true to his obligations, and the
result has been that the community
md by community is meant all of that
great west of which Chicago Is the CEN
ter-has not suffered for lack Of avail
able funds for legitimate business pur.
poses.
The recent failures in the east and the
financial excitement in st. Louis caused
not 30 much as a ripple on the financial
sea In Chicago. The banks here are
filled to overlooking with the savings Of
the laboring classes, and the laboring
classes are content to let 1t remain there.
The squeezes In the stock market have
had no effect upon Chicago as commun-
ity. Individually some of its people have
been caught for considerable losses, but
the prosperity of the city as commun-
ity is based upon the products Of the
farm rather than upon the stock valua-
lions of scheming syndicates.
The boy from the farm is building
Chicago. and the products Of the farm
are financing Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
A Convention Chestnut.

A new twist in an old tail was re-
Gently observed in the Lewiston Jour
nal. At Maine educational conven-
ton Rev. Nathaniel Butler, formerly
president of Colby college, but at
present professor of English litera-
ture in the University of Chicago,
was down for an address. AS he was
about to speak. Hon. w. w. Stetson,
state superintendent of schools, said
to him:
Doctor, is your address like cats
tail?"
slow is that?" asked DIR. Butler.
"Why, fur to the end" replied Mr..
Stetson.
DR.. Butler smiled appreciatively,
but kept silence. He opened his ad-
dress by saying: "Your superintend-
ent just asked me if my address was
to be like cats tail-fur to the end.
I assure him that it is like a dogs
tail-bound to occur"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

whistle 1 had whitfield out for her
when was tiny child. and little
pearl-handled knife / bought with tho
first quarter ever owned. They
were laid away with few pieces Of
jewelry, the most precious treasures
she owned. Those two things were
the only presents ever gave her. I
think I understand"
They were silent for long time
after Littlefield had spoken.
Randall took the parcel of silk to
the tiny, old-fashioned trunk kept
under the bed for lack of space, and
put 1t carefully away among his few
possessions. His face looked wonder
fully bright. "Mother'll be so
pleased" he said, quietly.-Farmers'
Voice and National Rural.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

Chicago society is country society.
For that reason Chicago readers can On.
JOY McCutcheon's cartoons Of Bird Cen
Ter. They do not look upon them a
carlcatures of the village, but as pic.
lures of their early days. Chicago 70.
ciety has not yet reached unto the thru
ana fourth generations which bring with
tnem tdleness and foolishness. tits 80
ciety OF business men and we'll balanced
women. The recent horse show was the
browning social event of the year in the
city, and glance at the list Of leaders
and box holders shows that one-ha,f
or more Of the names found there were
those OF country-born and raised men
and women. Their sons. and their sons
sons may deteriorate, but the fathefs are
the matnstay Of a great city.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
Look at tho list

LOOK at tho ll6L
OF successful merchants, Of manufac-
turers, Of bankers, and in fact the sue
cessful men in all lines, and you find a
predominance Of men from the country.
do not propose to write Of the men who
have grown great, but of the men who
are growing, the middle class Of mer-
chants and manufacturers, the men who
are but climbing to the top of the ladder
of success.
Let me cite an example. In 1898 a
young man from small town In Illinois
was attracted to Chicago by worlds fair
opportunities. He had conducted a
small restaurant In his home village, and
he entered the restaurant business in a
small way in the city. In q short time
his small restaurant had grown to large
proportions. He expanded and soon had
two, three, half dozen restaurants.
To-day he is rated as millionaire. He
has fine home on one Of the fashionable
boulevards, and over that home reigns
the country boys sweetheart. now q
prominent leader in metropolitan So
ciety.
That country boy is to-day employing
several hundred city-born men who have
let opportunities slip through their
grasp while they stood on the street
corners to "guy" the new arrival from
the country. He took to business first,
and society afterwards. The city youth
reverses the operation and usually takes
to society first, and If he has any time
left devotes it to business in half-heart-
ed way. and the country boy pushes him
to the wall in the struggle for supremacy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

ergy OF the boy
from the small city,
the smaller hamlets
and the farms of
both east and west,
that has developed
the resources Of
this metropolitan
giant. What they
have done, they are
still doing. It is
the country boy
who is making Chi
cago bigger and of
greater commercial
and industrial i'm
portance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22


dealing in the COM
modlties of the farm. He is found in the
LaSalle street offices: he is managing de-
partments In the State street stores; ne
Is selling goods on the road for the
wholesale merchants. and In the major
lty OF cases his boss is a country boy also.
Marshall Fteldwill give the boy from the
country the preference in his establish
ment. all else being equal. Field under
stands their value. He knows what
farm training is good for. He has one
himself. Running the streets of city
at night does not tend to produce valu-
able help. The country boy is at home
IN bed about the time the city youth be-
gins his night of amusement, and he goes
to the store or Office the next day with
: muddled head because Of night Of
sport
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

LlOu anu 0XClLemenf
Of the pits during a
busy trading hour
would not imagine
1t q favorite place
for the man from
the country. But 1t
is. Many Of the
m ost successful
men OF the board
are country born.
They have grain
in the blood" as
one novelist puts II.
They are natural
experts at estimat-
ing values and grad
in1 They Nrnufrod
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
THE sAlLC 3 Creed

The arms of God enclose the night,
The night enwraps the sea,
The sea surrounds the tossing ship,
The ship it holdeth me.
This little metaphor of life
Guides me in all / do;
1t minds me of my sailors lot.
And shapes my ways thereto.
would not let myself forget
That human crafts are frail.
And that sudden storm may lash
The sea on which sail.
And by and by. when am called
To leave my faithful bark
My seaman's pluck must falter not
To trust the trackless dark.
For this know. that while the dark
Shall swallow up the sea,
Around the silent. shoreless night
The arms of God will be.
$. T. Livingston, in Youths Companion
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
ENJOYED Himself.

"What kind of time did you have
at the party?" asked the old friend.
First rate" answered Mr.. Cum
rox. you see, it was masquerade
party, and mother and the girls
couldn't identify me and criticise my
grammar and department. "-Wash-
ington Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
Energy In Radiun,

According to the Anglo-Indian Re-
view, it having been calculated that
the energy stored up in one gramme of
radium is sufficient to raise 500 tons
weight a mile high. an ounce would.
therefore, suffice to drive a 56-horse-
power motor car at the rate of 40 miles
an hour around the world. The calcu-
iator evidently confused intrinsic ener.
gy with capacity for transforming en-
ergy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

that 1t existed in
the City Hall he UNI
covered a seething
pot Of infamy and
shame for several
departments of the
city government.
In the mind Of the
public there have
already been nu-
merous convictions
for fraud In many
lines. The build
ing inspectors Of
fee, the department
Of public works, the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

hogs and sheep be-
cause he knows the
business from the
ground up. Go to
South Water street
and you find him in
the butter, egg and
produce business.
He understands It.:
he was born in It;
he offers the hard
est kind Of compe-
tition to the city
man engaged in the
same line.
But he is not only
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

dalton is builded
upon something far
m or substantial
than fictitious val
ues Of industrials,
and the continued
drops in the price
OF these so-called
securities has had
but little If any eff
feet upon the west
ern metropolis.
No less an au-
thority than the
Wall Street Journal
pronounces Chicago
banks the sn,1ndesf
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
On the Board Of Trade.

The visitor who sits in the board Of
trade gallery and watches the commo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
MEN FROM THE FARM .
They Have Helped Materially to
Make Chicago Great
COUNTRY BOYS IN THE CITY
Are to he Found In All Calling. and
Are Successful-Foundat of
the City's Prosperity IL
the Farm.

Chicago-It is the boy from the coun-
try that has made Chicago. It is the en-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

Strength of Chicago Banks.
Compared with Wall street Chicaso il
but mere dabbler in stocks. Her foun.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

Go to the stock yards. You find the
country boy there buying horses, cattle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22
Graft.

When Mayor Harrison began the cam
paign against graft by his announcement
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-22

banks the soundest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-21

| low ducking every blow, while he land
ed good stiff ones Of his own. The sec
end round started in still hotter, the
big fellow getting most of the punish
ment, but his weight told and ne pre-
Then they went at it hammer and tongs
to settle it. Referee and seconds pulled
ward, while referee and seconds pulled
the scrappers apart and hustled them
off out of the ring.
Everybody was now ready for the big
bout between Bob Brown of lewiston
and Harry Sears of Gardiner. AS the
men stripped, they appeared to be of
about even weight. Brown was more
muscular and Sears taller with longer
reach. They went at each other in
earnest. from the start. Brown seemed
to want to force the fight and did most
of the leading, while Sears used his
head and kept landing a stiff one every
now and then. Honors We're pretty
even, however Brown swinging vicious
rights and Sears ducking and counter
ing. The end came suddenly in the
middle of the fourth. Sears sent Brown
to the floor for eight counts with one
on the solar pleXus, and finished him
with another as he struggled to his
feet. The fight was given to Sears on
points. Brown was all right in a few
minutes. AT the end of the first round
of this bout, Spin Mahaney of Lewiston
challenged the winner. Patsy Reardon
of Lewiston. acted as referee, and Will
liam p. Fox of Augusta, was time
kaapar
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Dainty Nav Eiske.

Next Monday afternoon and evening
will find May Fiske at the Opera
House and it is promised that it shall
be made more memorable than any of
her previous engagements. A glance
at the repertoire will show that
Manager Cosgrove has furnished Miss
Fiske with greater opportunities than
ever before, in the fine line of plays
selected; and her Company will be up
to the same high standard of former
seasons. The scenic embellishments
and electrical effects will be specially
noteworthy, the equal of anything
shown in the theatre by even the high
est priced organizations There will be
a matinee Monday. At the matinee
"A Man from Mexico will be given and
Power of the Cross at night. Seats
now on sale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-21
ATHLETIC EXHIBITION
AZ Msonian Hall-Good Boxing, Wrest.
ling and Bag Punching.

An athletic exhibition was given at
Meonian hall. last night, under the
direction of the Pastime Athletic Club
of this city. There was a fair sized
audience present, and the exhibition
as a whole was clean. good and thor
oughly enjoyable. The audience was
orderly most of the time, although
Referee Reardon had to remind them
once or twice not to be too personal.
The first thing on the program was a
wrestling match between Jack Thomas
Of Hallowell, and Kid Levange of Lew
iston. The bout was announced to be
the best three in four Thomas won
the first fall in about two minutes,
keeping Levange on the defensive most
4of the time. Levange turned the tables
in the second and threw Thomas. 1t
1 was then announced that the men
would wrestle three minutes and de-
: clare draw if neither had won the
/ fall. Thomas was again the aggressor
: and had the Kid almost upon his back
/ when he cleverly upset Thomas and
took the match.
The next number was some artistic
bag punching by Tarle Thibodeau of
. Augusta. His work was excellent and
she received generous applause. After
going through with his series he was
blindfolded and repeated it.
" The first boxing bout Of the evening
was now announced. a six-round go
between Joe Chaltrand of Lewiston,
and Kid Treall Of Portland. TreaN was
the taller and appeared at times to dis
play rather more science than his OPP
ponent. The match was quite even up
to the fourth round, when Charltrand
landed one on Treal's jaw that made
him groggy. 1t would have been easy
enough to end it there, but the boys
played the rest Of the round. In the
fifth and sixth. Charltrand was clearly
superior and kept Treall ducking. The
bout was declared draw.
There was a long delay in bringing on
the second bout, between Kid Duffrance
Of Lewiston, and Alex. Dugan of Gard
liner. When the men came on, Referee
Reardon announced that on account of
the difference in weight, and Duff
frances fight at Portland, next week,
the bout would be only three rounds.
the referee to have authority to stop it
without a decision at any point. The
men stripped and went at each other.
The first round was mighty lively,
Dugan seeming determined to knock
the little fellow out. and the little fell
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AMUSE VENTS.
"From Poverty to Riches"

frankie Carpenter played to another
OF her characteristic audiences, last
night-one that left but few seats in
the house uncovered. 1t was not a
one-night house, but such as she has
played to every night since her arrival,
and such as she always plays to in Au-
gusta. The attraction was the comedy
drama entitled From Poverty to
Riches" with frankie, of course. as
the central figure, and was rendered
in way which was acceptable to all.
The specialties were all good, especi-
ally the mascot, and his dancing cap
tured the house. The engagement will
close. today, with "On the Maine Coast"
Tor a matinee, and Foxy Teddie" in
the evening.
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St. Marks Church.
keeper.

Tomorrow will be st. Cecilia's day and
the following musical program will be
rendered at st. Marks church:
Mathis, litany and sermon, HOO A. M.
Professional. Hymn SIG, j. b. Dykes
Venite in b fiat. Woodward
TIE Deum in B fiat, ]. V. Stanford
Jubilate, DR.. Crotch
Hymn. j. b. Dykes
Sermon by the pastor.
Ofertory Anthem-"Come Unto Me-"
Lindsay
Miss Laura Rinzer.
Recessional. Hymn 404, Storer
Festal evensong and special musical ser
vice, 7.30 p NJ.
Professional Hymn-"Come Ye Thankful
People," Glory
Magnificent in f fiat. J. f. West
!Nunc Dimitis in F. fiat, J. e. West
Hymn-"Now Praise We All Our Cod
Harvest Cantata, G. Garrett
Offertory Anthem-''O Love Divine
Nevin
Miss Laura RINGER.
Recessional Hymn-"Glory Be to Jesus"
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the worlds greatest tonic, and was
cured. Mrs. JERNIGAN says:

II was so nervous that I would
shake as if I had chill if was ex-
cited in the least, and 1 was taken with
hemorrhage of the womb. I had doc
tors far and near, but found no relief.
took everying, but in vain. If l ate
anything it distressed me and I could
not sleep. Everything I ate or drank
vomited up. gave up all hope.
lost my flesh until l weighed only 90 lbs.
"Then took DR.. Greene's Neryura
and the third dose helped me. So
took courage, and in three weeks was
so improved could be out. Now I can
eat what please and when l please,
and what l eat does not hurt me.
There are no words that know of too
good to say for DR.. Greene's Nervura.
1t saved me and it will save Others"
DIR. Greene's Nervura is sold ane
recommended by all reliable drug
gists. If you want special free advice
about your ailment, write DR.. Greene
"a Temple Place, Boston, Mass.
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Othello Here, Nov. 26.

splendor outrivalling splendor will
mark the production of "Othello,"
which Ernest Shipman promises for
this season with Harry Leighton in the
.itI!ar character. The production will
be a sumptuous one and the interpre-
ta:ion will leave nothing to be desired
as the company is one of the strongest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-21
Cushnoc Grange.

There viii be an all day session of
Cushnoc grange, Saturday. Nov. 21st.
The Sd and 4th degrees will be con-
ferred Sin the forenoon. The after
noon will be devoted to literary exer-
cises, including the question, What
Constitutes a Good Education"
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STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
CLINTON.

The Odd Fellows will have a grand
ball, Thanksgiving night, Nov. 26, at
Town hall. Kendalls Orchestra of
will be Il special train from Water
vile. This will be one Of the best
dances that was ever held here, and
preparations are being made to enter
tain a large crowd.
Manly Morrison has bought of Chas
Wentworth his two stores on Main
street
Eben Gordon was in Waterville
Wednesday.
NORTH VASSALECRO.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held at the Baptist church, at 7.3C
o'clock Thanksgiving evening, Nov. &c
There will be addresses by Rev. b. G
Seaboyer and Rev. F. IS. Clark, also
special music for the occasion. Every
family in the village has much to be
thankful for and of course will be rep
resented The Baptist Sunday school
with the efficient church choir are ar
ranging for a cantata to be given or
Christmas evening, Dec. %.
MANCHESTER.
George II. Page of Fairfield, called on
friends here, this week. -.-e
Mrs. George A. Palmer, who has beer
very ill with pneumonia for the past
four weeks is able toAsit2up little
while each day. All hope for her speedy
recovery. ~ M
WINDSOR.
Rev. Mr.. Jones of the Windsor Bap-
fist church, will preach at the Metho-
dist church, at 1890 Sunday morning
in exchange.
PlTTSToN.
Rev C. A. Wight viii preach in the
Congregational chapeE at 2.30 p M
Sunday. Fred Olson Of Hallowell. will
sing "The Holy City'Sand assist the
choir. ~. r.
READFIELD.
The Plains school taught by Miss Ria p
Gordon. closed, Saturday, Nov. IA. with
an interesting program consisting of mu-
sic, declamationS Rotations. dialogues
and readings. Mrs. Ruby Vote gave a Sc
lection which was much enjoyed by ali
present. Although there We're only IL pli-