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Embarrassed.

"Chudge, can you gif me some mo-
mends?" said a big. good d-natured
looking German the other day 10
Judge Graham as he was about 10 en-
ter his chambers.
Certainly" said Graham, ushering
the Teuton into the room. What can
1 do for you?'
The German stood on one foot and
then on the other, twisted his hat all
out Of shape, started to say something
and then commenced twisting and
turning again.
I'm in a hurry. my man." said the
Judge; you Will have TO be quick
Still the German did not speak. He
seemed to get more excited. and then
after moment into his inside coat
pocket went a huge fist. In twink
ling it again came into view. contain
ing a legal looking document.
Some advices, Chudge," he blurted
out; please gif it to me-
The Judge opened the document and
saw that it was a license for John
Schmidt to marry Wilhelmina Strauss.
We'll. WELL" said the exasperated
jurist. what do you wapt?" pr
"Oh, Chudge. please do help me
ouid.' cried the German. Tell me
Something's vot I must do. was lof
Wilhelmina like anydings. lof Kat
rina Schultz more better. Yesterday
night Katrina, say yes and to-day I
come by der hall to get me some IL
censes to get married alretty. get der
paper and den 1 go me by Katrina's
house so she look at it, She see dot
paper and den she scream drei times
and run Ouid. 1 look myselluf in der
paper and 1 see dot l am a chackass.
1 find me dot l got der license to mar
ry Wilhelmina. Please, Chudge. give
me some advices"
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bleak plateau behind the shoulder of the Hmaayas is
independent of the Chinese Emperor Korea or Anam
separated from the heart OF the empire by thousand
untrodden miles The seizure of it by England could
be considered therefore the first step the mooed
partition of China.
The diplomatic importance of Great Britan's in
the direction of Thbet lies its significance coun-
check upon the Russian policy in Manchuria and
possible effective diversion calculated to turn the Musco
vtc eyes away from the prey in the north.
The delicate game of chess which Russia and Britain
have been playing with Persia, Afghanistan and the
khanates of Southern Turkestan the board is given
aspect by this sudden move of the British castle.
Were Russia to gain ascendency Thbet instead OF
her antagonist she would have China wise the two
jaws of which would be Thbet and Manchuria. More
she would then stretch her length along the entire
northeastern boundary of the coveted Indian empire
That Russia does take this little side play by Eng
land in all kindness is indicated by the of the
Novoe Vremya of ST. Petersburg. which threatens that
the Ihibetans weak to stem the tide of the
English over the Himaayas "it is quite possible for
others to do by creating slight diversion in some
direction disagreeable the British politicians The
safety of India of here limited the tender
spot in the British flank With her hands pretty well
flied by the Manchuran bundle it is very probable
that Russia will undertake retaliation for the present
however injured her feelings may be. 1t looks if
Britain had her the hip for the
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OIL. the Great Po1uer.

BY 9. FREDERICK WRIGHT. A. NJ, LII. D.
lAuthor Of The Ice Age in North America"
Man and the Glacial Period" etcl
Copyright, 1909, by Joseph B. Bowles)
The commercial discovery Of petro-
leum dates from the memory of men
now little past middle life. Between
1850 and 1860 much alarm began to be
felt throughout the civilized world be-
cause the whale fisheries were becom-
ing unproductive. The disappearance
Of whales meant the disappearance of
whale oil, which was the main depend
ence for light.
For some time, however, rock oil, or
petroleum, had been known to exude in
small quantities in Western Pennsyl-
vania, and was put up in small bottles
and sold for 25 cents as an ointment
good for rheumatism and other Ills.
Sometimes this was called Mexican oil.
but more generally Seneca oil. from
the name Of the Indian tribe settled on
the Allegheny River, where it was
chiefly found. But there had been no
thought of getting it in sufficient guam
titles for fuel and light. Still in some
places il formed such scum" on the
small streams that it was reported the
small boys who went in swimming
were made so slippery that they could
not keep their clothes on.
The most plausible theory to account
for the great supplies OF oil which are
now found in the "oil sands" Of West
ern Pennsylvania and vicinity is that
it is a slow accumulation from the dis
tillation Of the shales, which has
been unable TO escape through the COM
pact rocks covering the surface and
has found refuge in the interstices and
crevices of the loose sandstone overly
ing the shale.
More recently important discoveries
Of oil have been made in Colorado,
Wyoming, California and Texas That
in California is specially important, as
the State had no coal mines Almost
Immediately on the discovery of this
oil in California it came into use in
the locomotives of the great railroad
lines. The Texas fields were so far
from economical means of transporta-
tion that much has been lost, while the
supply is not as great as was at first
hoped
Ine OH ueloS OF Russia at Baku, on
the Caspian Sea, however, bear the
palm both for abundance and con-
stancy of production. From the earl
lest times gas has been known to come
out Of the rocks there, so that it early
became a sacred place for the Parsees,
or fire worshipers. For thousands of
years the sacred fires were kept burn
ing beneath the dome of great tenn
pie built by the priests, and religious
devotees came from as far away as
India Indeed. il is only few years
since their visits ceased.
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alcoholism Hidden.

Switzerland is a country in which
very little drunkenness is to be OBJ
served. for the good and sufficient
reason that the police arrest on the
spot every person who shows the least
sign Of intOxicatiOn- There is, never
theless. a large amount OF secret drink
ing. and especially in French Switzer-
land absinthe has Of late increased in
use till its Tavages are very noticeable
The government recognizes the drink
problem as a most serious one, and is
doing all it can 70 find means for its
control One Of its recent investiga-
tiOns concerns the death rate from
alcoholism Statistics of this nature
are usually Inaccurate, for the reason
that it is often impossible 10 ind out
Just to what extent a deceased person
has been given to the use Of liquors.
The facts thus collected show that
among males over 90 years Of age the
deaths from delirium tremens average
half of 1 per cent. This is ten times
the rate officially recorded in France
by the old and imperfect statistical
methods. For males over 20 years Of
age alcohol is given as the principal
or eoncomitant cause OF death in 10
per cent of the cases. The general
death rate directly referable to acute
or chronic alcoholism, without in
Guiding hepatic eirrhOsis or other sub
sidiary conditions, is per cent This
showing must admittedly be regarded
as an alarming one. and as sufficient
justification for the most strenuous ef-
forts in the cause Of temperance.-
Chicago Record Herald
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I 1ranSmigratiOH.

Glory lay on the hilltop.
Glory slept in the glade:
On that morning and evening"
The first God ever made.
/ watched your deep eyes darken,
You watched my bosom heave.
For you were the first man, Adam,
l, the first woman. Eve.
The blue of the sky seemed tangled
In sudden, silvery mist,
And the new-made earth was shaken
By the first kiss ever kissed.
To-day, with the eyes of a stranger,
You met my gaze once more;
But you are no longer Adam
While am Eve, to the core.
Strange. that / should remember.
More strange you should not know
That we were the two in the Garden,
Six thousand years ago,
Golfers Weekly
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Il Good Suggestion.

f. A. Denicke. the enterprising mem
Der Of the California Promotion Com
mittee. in a communication TO The Call
offers the following unique suggestion
for a San Francisco feature at the
Worlds Fair. He writes:
Permit me to suggest a circular pan
Drama in a separate building. the spec
tatOr to stand on Goat Island. Twin
Peaks. RincOn Hill. Alta square or 9TH
er point as may be thought best. We
have a number OF artists in this city
who. if employed at once. could get the
painting done in time"
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Vel Named.


Funny how men obtain and retain
sobriquets, isn't it?" said a commercial
man on the train out of Prescott, Ariz.
There's a man down here that 1 sell
to twice a year. and the order he hands
me is worth bringing home He buys
for string of stores that feed the cop
per mines down the road. and when
first began selling to him 1 wasn't sure
but that he was handing me little
Jolly to keep my courage up. But his
orders made good, his bills were always
discounted for cash and he became the
lodestar of my hopes as 1 Jared forth
on my southern trip.
Last year, among other things, he
ordered q carload of cheese-a carload;
think of it. Well, the goods were de-
livered. duly stored in his warehouse
and his account for the same settled
with customary promptness. Three
months later a friend of mine who trav-
els for a hardware house blew in on the
cheese plunger and was showing his
prospectus to this man when suddenly
he spied an illustration of a rat trap.
Say, young feller, by gosh, that's
just what 1 want. Some of them burned
rats have got into my cheese up in
the warehouse. Say, send me down a
carload, young feller.'
" What exclaimed my hardware
friend, a carload of rat traps|
That's just what want, sir, he re-
piled.
In due time the carload of rat traps
arrived, and since that day the plunger
has been known as 'Rat-trap Riley the
length and breadth Of the Territory.
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in the National Geographic Magazine
for December. Muir Glacier is not a
narrow river OF ice of the ordinary
alpine type. but rather a broad lake
OF ice fed BY tributary streams from
many directions and dischargins
through an outlet valley to Glacier
Bay. The map which Mr.. Andrews
publishes shows that the glacier has
retreated nearly three miles and has
lost about ten square miles Of area.
1t is not improbable that the end Of
the career of the Muir as a tidewater
glacier is near at hand.
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Of the curve depends wholly on the
distance between yourself and the man
for whom you are leading. Some
times. when your opponent is al very
close quarters. the arm is bent as
much as IN delivering an ordinary
jolt" and the arc Of the circle that
is Travelled is, Of course, more re-
stricted. IN that case the power be-
hind the blow comes mainly from the
body, and, IN delivering the uppercut
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negro, convicted OF heinous ofense, has been
fenced to imprisonment of thousand years
inIexas. To ordinary observer that if not
the length Of the surely its locality brings
within the prohbve category of unnatural punishments
1t terrifying contemplate residence of anybody,
dead or alive, for thousand years in Texas.
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BE ALBEIT EAFSON IEKHtNE-
t.Athletic Exre-t Ncw York Evening World
sr+hlr "a .-lf1=cie Building etc)
eCopyrght -aYs. 5y Joseph B. Bowies-
The blows and parries am going TO
teach you now cannot be classified
under any particular heading. yet they
are none the less very important to
good boxing.
Each and every one Of them has
proved its right to place in the fore
most ranks Of glove tactics. Yet none
OF them are to-day taught in most
boxing schools.
The first OF the list IS the straight
counter" Stand on guard and l will
explain IL to YOU.
Let your sparring partner lead a
straight left for your face. Guard his
blow with your right. knocking his left
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persistent reports that he is dangerously
ILL., the Duke of Manchester replies that he is simply
taking the So would if he could arrange
his various affairs to make them less a matter Of
public gossip than they
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15

The Empress Dowager of China has decided that for
time least she will treat all seditious editors gently
1t is evidently esteemed privilege of high moment to
cn,oy a comparatively painful death in the Flowery
Kingdom The Dowagers concession, however, is not
likeiyto broaden the field of sediton.
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PRE-EMPTION FILING--An old

PRE-ENIPTION FILING--An Old
Subscriber. Marysville, Cal A pre-
emption fling is no bar TO a homestead
entry under the United States law. The
first actual settler who makes entry
three months after actual settlement is
entitled to land. while the first man TO
make entry may have been the last TO
make settlement. and hence have the
least claim to the land.
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-4Hs7vers to Queries.

BAMBOO-Subscriber City. The av-
erage height OF the bamboo is from
twenty to thirty feet. Some species
attain a height Of from seventy TO one
hundred feet.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15

o,tats for oil painting. water color,
s-.,,,f,,r and taking photographs are de-
si-,bie for Christmas. SanbOrn, Vail q
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REPRESENTA- Redding.
Cal The Representative from the First
Congressional District at this time IS
n. Gillette Of Eureka, Humboldt
county His predecessor from the
T.i-.t r,istrict was Frank l. COombs
of Mana. Napa County. During the IN
c,,robercr Of Coombs. MendOcino. Napa
and Sonoma counties were in the First
Distr,ct. now they are in the Second
District Alpine. Calaveras. Mariposa'
Ns,,sda FL Dorado. Amador and Tuo-
I,,r,rs counties. formerly in the Second
D5strict are now in the First
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DEATH PENALTY-A. o. :. City.
Greece enfOrces the death penalty for
capital crimes. The exeCutiOner is a
condemned murderer who is given the
choice of executing others or being
himself executed. If he accepts he be-
comes the exeCutioner during life OF
until by age is unable 10 perform the
duties of his Office. The one so chosen
is required 10 live alone in an old tower
built by Venetians on an islet outside
OF the port of Nauplia. where neces Z
saries are taken 10 him every morning
by a bOatman.
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glove upward. At the same time lead
a straight left-hander for the face.
Keep the knees rigid and the heels
on the ground in the straight counter.
BY knocking upward your partners
left glove you leave his face defended
only by his right If he is quick
enough he can guard your left-hand
counter for his face by throwing his
right arm upward and outward. If
he does so the position is this: Your
right is inside his left guard and his
right is INSIDE your left guard. There
fore whichever OF you is the quicker
may send IN a jolt or hook to the jaw
with the hand that is inside the Op-
pOnents guard. according to the prin-
cipIes Of in-fighung. which / have al
ready explained.
In such a case the advantage usual
ly rests with the man who attempted
the straight counter more especially
II ne has had the foresight to plan 10
use the short-arm blow with the right
in case the left counter Lead should
be blocked.
when a man tries 10 straight coun-
ter your left lead, first block his left
with your right and then either try
the aforesaid bit OF in-fghting with
your right or else step back out Of
reach.
The uppercut which / have mem
toned on several occasions. is a pc
culiarly hard blow to give effectively,
and far harder blow TO receive with
eQuanimity. ] have purpOsely post
poned explaining the uppercut until
the present time. First because be-
ginners should not try il and second
because wanted you 10 learn before
hand the various situations in which
an uppercut should be used.
The uppercut is. as its name i'm
plies, cut upward. 1t is a vertical
swing In other words instead Of de-
scribing part Of a circle from left to
right or from right 10 left. il takes a
semi-circular course. directly upward,
starting AT about the waist line OF the
man who delivers it and travelling TO
the jaw, throat or face Of its recipient.
The uppercut should always be de-
livered with a curved arm. The angle
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rownsend's California glace fruits and
candles 5Oc a pound. in artistic Are
s1cbed boxes. A nice present for Eastern
friends. rs Market St. above Call bldg.
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sneciaI information supplied daily TO
huSiness houses and public men BY tno
press Clipping Bureau (Alleu's), 80 CALI
fornia street. Telephone Main lo4A
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-15

COUPONS-Mc.. City II a tObac-
conist abstracts from packages OF to
bacco coupons which ought TO go TO
the purchaser. so that he NAV profit
by the use of them for himself, he IS
engaged in very small business, but
this department does not know OF any
law that will reach him. The pack
ages are his until he sells them and
he is at liberty to do with them as ne
pleases; but to deprive customers or
the coupons they expect when max
ing a purchase is a dishonest practice
which can be punished only by oeas-
ing to natronize the dealer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
A Studio Tea.
ic resembles poetry: i'm each'

"Music resembles poetry; in each
Are numerous graces wh!ch;no methods teach,
And which master hand alone can reach.
Last Monday afternoon, Miss Mead
entertained at her pleasant home,
about fifty guests. After little So
cial interview the program opened
with very fine selection, played by
Hiss Mead and Miss DiSsmore. During
the rendering of this piece every one
was made to feel that there power in
music. Miss Mead then gave half
dozen selections in faultteSS manner.
She gave a description before each
number, which made the rendering
much more enj ,yable to the listener.
In fact, the descriptions were so we'll
given, that during the execution one
could see the beautifulsunshine while
resting on the shady lawn, and almost
hear the voices. 1t was indeed an
afternoon with Sherwood, so perfect
were the manipulations. Miss Mead
deserves the greatest praises for her
persevering and untiring efforts to
rank among the first Of pianists. The
program closed with very enjoyable
number by four of her pupils.
Oh, the rapturous charm of music.
1t holds every emotion, from the most
reverent devotion to the wildestgu gush-
cs of frolicsome joy-subject to its
| imperative will.
At the close of the program delicate
refreshments were served.
MRS. Nj. M. Moon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
The Colonial Danes.

Old Folks Concert drew the largest
crowd ever in Woodman Hall Granger.
Many returned home, being una BILE
to gain admittance. The blinds were
taken from the windows to enable as
many as possible to see from the out
side and they remained standing in
the cold during the whole of that
lengthy programme. The Scandina-
Wan Glee Club, of Harmony, and the
Prairie Queen Quartette were the
prime favorites with the audience,
and the Wentworth orchestra of four
pieces surprised those who had never
heard them and proved to be one of
the best features of the entertainment
Madams J. T. Drummond, A. G. Ser
fling, G. w. Newmiller, A. e. Niche
and Miss Amanda Walters costumes
andsposing in thesminuet, taking five
POSITIONS in the tableau before the fall
of the curtain, was the embodiment OF
dignity and grace. Mr.. and Mrs. Au'
gust Walter, of Albion, may we'll be
proud Of their three accomplished
daughters, the founders of "Colonia
Danes" The proceeds were s52 60
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
ASK YOUR NElGHBORS.
Hundreds Of Cresco Citizens Can Tell
You All AbOnt 1t.

Home endorsement, the public ex-
preston of Cresco people should be
evidence beyond dispute for every
Cresco reader. Surely the experience
of friends and neighbors cheerfully
given by them will carry more weight
than the utterances of strangers liv-
ing in far away places. Read the fol-
lowing; John f. Q. Genshow, Of Gen
show s. Sons, proprietors of restau-
ranton Elm Street says; 81 have been
subject to backache for some years,
not severe at all times but coming on
in attacks, some of them much more
painful than others especially if l did
any lifting. STOPPING or overexerting
myself or brought any strain on the
muscles of the loips. The secretions
from the kidneys plainly told me that
my kidneys required attention and an
advertisement about Doan's Kidney
pills just about this time attracted
my attention and induced me to 60 to
the Shuttleworth Drug Co.'S store for
box. 1 must confess that before
commencing the treatment l had lit
tie faith in the remedy, but before I
had stopped its use had received
such positive benefit that had rea-
son to think otherwise. A few doses
gave relief and in short time certain
| ly very short, considering my condi-
tion, my backache stopped and the
kidney secretions became normal"
For Sale by all dealers. Price, 50c-
| Foster Milburn s. Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name, Doan's, ant
take no substitute.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
BURGLARS AT CALMAR.
Blow Open Postoffice Safe and Secure
Large Amount in Money and
Stamps. Building Damaged.

Word comes from Calmar this morn
ing that the postotfice at that place
was entered by burglars about 2
O'Clock this morning and as a result
of their work the interior of the build
ing is in ruins and $3.50 in cash and
stamps is missing. Nitro glycerine
was used and the explosion complete
lY wrecked the furni ture and fixtures
and destroyed quantity of mail, A
number of registered packages are
also missing.
Postmaster Walker inform us that
there is no clue to the robbers or their
way of escape. Sheriff Mizener went
to Calmar on this mornings train and
under his skillful direction something
will soon be done towards capturing
the culprits. ts.-Decorah Public Opinion
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20

"What's the matter, old man? Been !
losing on wheat?" mo, not that, for I,
got to take Rocky Mountain Tea last
night. Wife said I'd be sick today"
80 cents. Sold by DR.. Connolly.
FURs Will pay highest
market price for furs of all kinds.
Enquire of Walt Bowers, at Powell's
Blacksmith Shop, west Of Potter's
Livery.
Pimples, faded complexion, chapped
skin, red, rough hands, eczema, tetter,
bad blood, cured in a short time, with
Rocky Mountain Tea, the great COM
plexior restorer. Sold by DR.. Connolly
DR.. Flemming will lecture at the
M. E. church Monday eve, Feb. %, on
"BitS of Travel on Land and Sea" J"
This will be treat. Come and hear
him. Admission, Children under u
years of age Is cents, adults 25 cents.
The series of valentines on our sec
ond page were prepared by that ver-
satile writer, viii NJ. Maupin, and
first were published in the Commoner,
February 13. They are rich, racy and
pertinent to the occurrences Of the
time.
| For SALE A small house and barn
with good we'll, on one acre Of land
about half of which is set out to small
fruits. Situated blocks south of the
ITowmill. For price and terms apply
to ID. A. WHEELER, Cresco, Ia 43t4
| Henderson's Stock Company is Civ
ing week Of repertoire in the opers
house. The troupe is not composed o.
stars of the first magnitude, but yol
can't expect to see Richard MANSFIELD
for ten cents. We have not attended
but hear that some OF their plays art
produced as well as those by more pre-
tentious companies.
J. A. Cutting has rented the oftic
/ rooms over the Lomas hardware store
recently vacated by DR.. Eowers, an
will open a law office. Mr.. Cuttin
Is graduate Of Drake University
= Des Moines, and has been engaged !
= his profession at La Crosse, Wis II
s ia brother of Mrs. Ed. Wentworth
of this place, and also OF attorne
r Cutting of Decorah.