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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15

erected. From that time to the present
the institution has grown in size With
remarkable speed. The latest buildings
to be added are one for the treatment OF
contagious diseases, and another for the
care of children. In the former of these
two 16O patients may be accommodated
at one time, and in the latter 100 little
tots may find opportunity to recover.
from tnelr athactions. assisted in tho
struggle by the best that medical sciences
can offer. From its beginning In 1885,
with accommodations for u patients,
the hospital has grown to be one of the
largest and best appointed institutions
OF its kind in the world. Its employed
Of doctors, internes and nurses uumbsr
several hundred. The privilege Of serv.
ing an internship here is fought for bH
the medical students of the city, and for-
tunate are those considered who pass
sufficiently high in their studies to land
the coveted prize. (
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
BIG COUNTY CHARITY
HOW TEE Foon OF cE1cAGo ARE
BEING CARED FOR.
MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR
Such Is the Sum the Tax Payers Are
Spending for the INDECENT
Classes-Where the
Money Goes.
E@=.#ss.sgs .sss2a==aasss -
EsstaHlaza:a ssE 9 q
Home for Cure of tuberculosis at Dun
ming.

Chicago.-Upon it's needy of nearly
two and one-half millions of people
Cook county is expending each year
practically II round million of dollars
in various forms of charity. This is the
contribution to the poor of the county
government, and does not include the
sums expended either by the. city or by
the various charitable organizations
Neither does it include the amounts ex-
pended year after year for buildings for
the charitable institutions.
This vast sum of money goes to care
for many classes of the INDECENT poor.
1t cares for the insane at Dunning; it
heals the wounds of the afflicted at
the Cook county hospital; it provides
food for the hungry and coal for the
cold through the medium of the county
agent, and it buries the pauper dead.
From the standpoint of the sociolog-
ical student there are few more interest
ing places than Dunning. Within the
protecting walls of it's many buildings
hundreds of insane are cared for at all
times. To it the poor are sent, there 10
complete their allotted days surrounded
by such necessities, if not luxuries, as
the public can bestow There one may
find the representatives of all nations
and all peoples. The latest addition to
this remarkable institution is the hos
pital for INDECENT consumptives, built
upon the most modern lines, with fresh
air and sunshine to be had from every
side. Within this building about 100
patients may be accommodated at one
time. These patients come from the
overcrowded and infected slums. They
are the victims of the sweat shops and
the dust-ridden factories. The sunlight
and fresh air of Dunning gives to them
their one chance for life. Here they are
surrounded by such luXuries, provided
at public expense. as they have not known
before.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
The Insane.
Cottages for the Insane at Dunning.

SOSto6SS 1Ol Lie luSdllS dl
More pitiful in their helplessness than
the consumptives are, the insane. Many
of them with reason driven out by the
troubles that beset the poor of large
city, the, to them, unsolvable problem
of providing food, clothing and shelter
for families and self in the midst of COM
petition that is both nerve and muscle
wracking.
Unlike the new conditions in the state
prisons these poor demented souls are
not left to think Of their troubles. Such
of them as are physically able to work
are provided with tasks that come as
greater boon than shelter, food and
clothing could possibly be alone. A
spacious farm provides employment for
the great majority of those able to work
On this farm is raised, by the help Of
these workers, much of the vegetables
that are needed for the tables, much of
the feed for the COWS and horses neces-
sary to the maintenance of the place.
For the workers pleasant cottage of
commodious size, 54xSO feet and two
stories high, has been built. In addition
to the employed farm hands, the truck
gardener and his family, this building
will accommodate about 45 of the men
tally deficient workers. Within it are
provided smoking rooms, lounging
rooms, toilet rooms, living rooms and
large air dormitories for the patients.
Around it may be found all the evidences
of farm life, chickens, hogs, cattle,
barns and sheds. Both inside and out
it is ideal for its purpose. Here the boon
of work takes from the situation in
which these unfortunates find them
selves many of the terrors that would
otherwise surround the very idea of be-
ing public charge.
The less fortunate, those whose
troubles are so serious as to prevent
them from working, are equally we'll
provided for in pretty cottages, the sur
roundings of which are as ideal as the
purpose for which they are used makes
it possible to make them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
Cook County Hospital.
Farm Cottage at Dunning.

Imagine, if you can. hospital in
which more than $4,000 cases are treated
in year, a hospital SO large that its
buildings cover four city blocks, and
you have the Cook county hospital, To-
Gated in the center of the West side OF
Chicago, and but short distance from
the largest ghetto district of the city.
TIE history of this great institution
for the treatment of the poor is interest
-nns. and in q way is Illustrative of tina
growth OF the city. Its beginning may
be said to datefrom 1866, when the coun-
ty commissioners leased two wards in
the city hospital, in which could be ac-
commodated IL patients. The beginning
OF the present series OF buildings came
IN 1875, but little more than quarter of
century ago. when two payilions were
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
The Cases Treated.
children's Building at County Hospital.

1t is interesting, even though some-
what grewsome, to study the statistics
OF the cases treated at this great hos.
pital. This may be done from tabu.
lated statement recently issued by the
warden. which represents year In
which total Of 22,227 cases of all kinda
were treated. The warden in comments
ing on this tabulated statement says:
Not only among medical cases, but
Tar beyond any other disease or condi-
ton enumerated in our list, pneumonia!
with total Of LII and death record
OF 536, stands out most prominently
This is but another bit Of evidence OF the
alarming extent of this scourge. The
figures show mortality of almost 50
per cent.
Among medical cases, rheumatism
follows pneumonia in number Of cases.
TO its credit are given 541 Tubercu-
losis, with 534, does not quite equal the
number Of deaths from pneumonia, and
gives very interesting comparison bee
tween these two diseases. Typhoid
fever shows total of 439 and syphilis
1863, being quite noteworthy in point Of
numbers
"On the surgical side, fractures show
the greatest number of cases, ranging
close to thousand. The actual number,
on record is 931, of which S66 are simple
and 65 compound. This division may
not be exact, as all cases reported SIM
ply as fractures, in which compound was
not specified, were classified under the
head Of simple fractures. 1t will be seen
by glance at the table that nearly all
varieties of fractures are included in
the record. Scalp wounds show total
of 574, while confused, gunshot. lacer-
ated, incised and punctured wounds are
all numerous.
"Cellulitis has 24O and erysipelas 1872.
Hernia has 224 to its credit, and appen-
dicitis 145. It is more probable that
considerable number Of the "a cases un-
der peritonitis were originally due to ap-
pendicitis.''
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
Feeding the Poor.

Hospital for Contagious Diseases, County
Hospital.
Quite as interesting as either the in-
situations at Cunning or the Cook coun-
ty hospital is what is called the outdoor
relief work of the county government.
consisting of feeding, clothing and
warming the poor who apply for assist
ance of this kind. In this work $114, 900
was expended in 1908, and the best
method of illustrating what this meana
may be by quoting few items from the
report of the county's charity agent ton
that year:
Provisions and coal were supplied
from one to IL times during the year to
6,S11 families.
1.-TWO million forty-two thousand four
hundred and eighty-nine pounds of pros
visions were distributed during the
year.
''Three thousand and four pairs Of
shoes were given children, to enable
them to attend school.
1.-TWO thousand nine hundred and ffty-
four widows and s01 deserted women.
IS per cent of whom have families %
young children to support, were recipe
ents of relief from one to IL times in each
case during the year.
"Of the 3.056 married couples, widow
ers and single persons. 1,734 Of such
cases who are heads Of families are oven
so and up to 100 years Of age, 1922 cases
being under 50'years Of age.
Sixteen thousand six hundred and sin
children under 16 years Of age, and 1904
adults, making up the total of the above
6,S11 families.
Seven hundred and fifty-three of the
6,S11 families are those of veterans Of
the civil war.
"Six thousand two hundred and nine-
ty-one adults and children were given
medical attention by our medical staff
and medicine was supplied 2,707 times.
zone thousand seven hundred and six-
teen persons were sent to the county in-
Urinary, poorhouse and hospital for con-
sumptives.
WRIGHT, A. PATTERSON.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
ITO bsl ontinued.l
Brutality Tortured.

A case came to light that for perSiS
tent and unmerclful torture has per-
haps never heen equalled. Joe Colo
bick of Colusa, Calf, writes. "For Is
years endured insufferable pain from
Rheumatism and nothing relieved me
though l tried everything known.
the greatest medicine on earth for
that trouble. A few bottles of it COM
as good for Liver and Kidney troubles
and general debility. Only SOC. Salts
faction guaranteed by p. A. Clemmer-
Druggist. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15

We want no one to be penu
rious, small or mean, but we
assert that the economy and
self dicipline which has its
foundation in the habit of saw
ing, can not be too early cul-
ii waited. Be ready to take ad
vantage of opportunities to
make money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15
g. M. s ST. P. r. r.

Special excursion rates from Cresco
to Mackinac Island and other summer
resorts on Lake Michigan via Chicago
and Lake Steamers will be on sale
until Aug. 30th. Rate to Mackinac
Island and return S22 90, includes
meals and berths on steamers.
sst2 NJ. j. WHITE, Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15

"They aotll kill her, bet,cecn them!"
Turkish craft and boarded it. The cap
tain's name is Hassan. He was un.
doubtedly trying to get the poor girl on
board strange craft-a black hull. l
thing she belongs to the ameer of Bo-
khara.''
$50 you found the girl on board the
Turk 2"
Yes, and also an American, who,
am sure, had a hand in the affair.
What his motive was, whether hs was
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-15

with this man from Bokhara who calls
himself Milk, and when learned that
Biartelkis and Koura We're missing l
suspected them. They denied having
anything to do with the crime. Ac-
cording to the brother of Haf1z, who
keeps coffee house, both of them
spent that night at his place. There
was no one at the bazaar who could
tell where the proprietor had gone. 1
discovered that boat manned chiefly
by native sailors and captained by
Hassan, a Turk, had left Tifis during
the night. No one had seen the boat
depart, and there seemed to me some
thing mysterious in this. sent word
to Lieutenant Thokt, who at once start
ed to intercept the boat. The gunboat
overlook Hassan on the Caspian. He
had spoken vessel with black hull,
but the persons on board evidently
wished to have nothing to do with
Hassan, for the black boat went away.
Lieutenant Thokt arrived in time to
prevent the escape of Hassan. He can
tell himself what he did,"
II went on board" said Lieutenant
Thokt. land found Hassan in COM
mand and this other prisoner, evidently
as much in hurry to escape as Has
san. He said he was an American go
ing to Astrakhan. The vessel had not
at any time been headed for the Volga.
Hassan told me his story and the
American told me his. They agreed in
some respects, but differed in others.
l found Koura Biartelkis on board, a
prisoner and brought her back to Tifiis
and arrested Hassan and the Ameri-
cam
20 great ones Of earth!p moaned
Hassan when called upon to speak for
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
THOUSANDS KILLED
HORRIBLE CARNAGE DURING
SIEGE OF PORT ARTHUR.
One Battalion Of japanese Was Ami.
hilated in Trenches Which They
Refused to Desert.

a private letter received from Port
Arthur, dated September %, gives fur
Their details of the fighting from Sep
TENDER 10 TO September %. The at
tack began with heavy lombard
ment directed against nearly al the
Russian outposts and many of the
main forts. The Smelling Of the re-
doubts protecting the water supply OF
Port Arthur was tremendous. Night.
fall September 10, found the water
works redoubts reduced to mere heaps
of debris The garrisons Of the re-
doubts thereupon retreated safely to
the main Notifications under the cover
of darkness
At ( o'clock the same afternoon the
Japanese assault on "Higa hill" began.
The Japanese plan of attack never
varied First a bombardment and
then an assault and when repulsed
a bombardnent and then another as
sault. The desperate determination
OF the Japanese to capture this posi-
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05

ton amounted to fanaticism, their eff
forts never ceasing during four days.
One battalion OF Japanese, having re.
treated into a valley were exposed to
the Russian shrapnel fire and were
almost annihilated. Eventually the
Japanese succeeded In placing one
field gun and two machine guns in po'
sltion behind hastily made barriers
Their tenure of the position, owing to
the fire of the inner forts. was very
Insecure. and when Lieutenant Pog.
gorsky and the volunteers charged the
tide turned against them. One bat
talon. composed Of the remnants OF
two companies, was annihilated In
trenches which they refused TO de-
Bert. Another detachment was driven
into the Russian entang, ements. where
Captain Sychaff's force was waiting
and completed its rout. Two other
attempts made by the Japanese to re
take the positions fai ed.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
IN GREAT DISTRESS
VOMITING SPELLS LONG RESIST.
Ed EVERY EFFORT TO
CHECK.
Mrs. Brooke Became So Weak She
Thinks She Would Have Died But
For Or. Williams Pink Pills.

Mrs. Sarah l.. Brooks. of No. IS Lin
coin Park. Chicago, Illinois. gives the
following account Of her cure from dis
tressing spells Of vomiting:
For 1--WE years oil and on ] was
treated in vain by different doctora
TOR relief from stomach trouble
which showed itself in frequent and
trying spells of vomiting. Part of the
time | was able to work, and again
would be confined to bed for three or
tour days in succession.
My stomach was at times so deli.
cate that It would not retain even
plain water The spells would some
times occur at intervals OF hall an
hour, and would leave me so weak
that would be compelled to lie down
between them. would have several
OIL them during the night following
a day Of such attacks. Finally ] be
came so weakened that had to give
up working altogether. I weighed only
ninety.fCur pounds.
Last January | read about DR.. VII
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People in
Out VI Nlt NulNibo uaiAJ PobNio ehe
bought box and began to use them.
After | had used half box found
that could keep on my stomach the
food | ate, | was encouraged by this
and kept on using the pills for four
months. At the end of that time the
vomiting spells had ceased altogether
and my weight went up to LAP pounds
and is still growing.
Il think | surely would have died II
II had not been for DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. for sometimes vomited clear
blood, aud for three or four days at n
time ] could not eat bite OF any.
thing. One doctor said had chronic
Inflammation of the stomach, and an.
other said my difficulty was a cancer.
but none of their medicines did me
any good at all Finally | concluded
that | did not have blood enough to
digest my food, and began the treat.
ment that has cured me. can cot
anything now, and have strength for
all kinds of work. ! always keep Dr.
Williams Pink Pills on hand. and
recommend them to my friends be
cause know they cured me-"
Dr. Williams Pink Pills agree with
the most delicate stomachs and
strengthen the digestive organs until
they do their work perfectly. They
are sold by all DRUGGISTS
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
HER MONEY ALWAYS NEW.
German Woman Used Hot Iron With
Good Effect.

One Of the tellers of a prominent
savings hank was discussing some
peculiarities OF his business. I'VE
get money over the counter in every
imaginable condition" he remarked.
Most Of the time notes are handed
to US in dirty. crumpled state that
makes difficult handling, but there is
one depositor who always brings bills
in an Immaculate condition. This is
an old German woman. The bank
notes she hands in are as crisp as If
they had Just left the treasury. II
used to puzzle me to account for the
crispness of the old notes she brought
along-notes that by appearance had
been in use long enough to make
them as limp as rags. So one day |
remarked about It, and found, to my
surprise, that the old lady carefully
ircned all her bank notes. sic ex-
planned that she liked to have new
money. and pressing with a hot iron
made all the old bills like new. |
thought her fad somewhat foolish at
first, but later II occurred to me
that II would be a good thing II people
everywhere ironed their bank notes.
1t would kill any erms."-Philadel
phia Record.
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People Are Becoming Sick Of Blood.
shed and Slaughter.

The Novosti, Of ST. Petersburg, has
the following pertinent paragraph {:
"The present war is terrible object
lesson to the people of the world, and
though nothing can prevent II being
fought TO finish, the people OF all ma.
tlons are sick OF b oodshed and
slaughter, and doubtless hereafter any
country will think long before draw
ing the sword. Any suggestion OF
peace. therefore. ought to be wei
coined, and perhaps the nations at no
distant future will be ahla TO realize,
through the fundamentally Of The
Hague, that universal disarmament
which was the emperor's motive In as
sembling the tribunal"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
Three Killed In Street Car Accident

Three more names have been added
to the list Of people who were Injured
in the street car disaster that took
place Sunday at Eighth avenue and
Clement street. San Francisco. the
motorman being unable to control his
crowded car. owing, as he claims TO
defective brakes. Those who lost
their lives we're Frederick Fendsen
and Harry Curran. Fourteen persons
are suffering from injuries, but no
further deaths are expected
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
Man Hunt In Connecticut.


A man-hunt is on in East Glaston'
bury. Conn. Tho state police force,
headed by Chief Egan. and many OF
the residents heavily armed are
searching for John c. Whipnle, who.
two weeks ago. shot and seriously
wounded a neighbor. James starmer.
and last week shot State Policeman
Ioukes. who was attempting to arrest
him for the crime. II is suspected also
that Whipple has burned two barns
and all barnE are being guarded night
and day BY armed farm hands.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
Floods In Oklahoma.

A Guthrie. Oklahoma special says
the South Canadian river is higher
than in forty years. and in many
places wagon and railroad bridges
have been swept away. The river be-
gan rising Saturday and Sunday was
out OF It's banks at many points. There
have been no excessive rains in Okla.
homa for weeks, and the rise Is due
10 floods in Colorado. II is feared that
the loss 10 cotton and corn crops,
bridges and other properties along the
river throughout the two territories
will be enormous.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
Sly Bridget.

Bridget was none too truthful and
her mistress had been using all her
eloquence to make her see the error
of deceitfulness. But her would-be re-
former owned herself routed when
Bridget Turned upon her a beaming
Irish smile and said in a most cajol-
ing tone: Sure, now. ma'am. and
what do ye suppose the power o de-
savin' was given us ferP"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
some money.
Artificial STONE.

Tho firm Of Jencquel q Hayn. OF
Hamburg, Germany. have patented a
process for manufacturing an arti'
hcial building stone from infusorial
earth. which they call guhrolit. This
stone is very light. is freproof, with
stands the influence of most chemicals.
and can be easily sawed. nailed and
bored
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
Rant In His Art.

Musician tell you, ladies', we art
.Sts cannot succeed unless we give up
our very souls to our art. Why. last
week was SO rapt in a composition
that was playing. that a thief stole
the violin from under my chin and
never noticed IT,.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05

What is the tea mood?
Is there a tea moodf
A contemplative mood.
Would a little hurtl
ere Tor l.orses In Paris.

NeTG TOT I'VIsNs III FdIIa'
Paris used TO be called unhealthful
for horses, but in recent years the con-
ditions have been considerably i'm.
proved. During the hot weather in
July the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals provided the
cafes and restaurants with free wood
en- buckets on condition that they
would supply cabmen with water for
their animals. Most OF the proprie-
tors OF these places accepted the
offer.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05

More than $4,000 pairs Of gloves.
nifty dozen umbrellas and a hundred
walking sticks are included in a forth.
coming sale OF articles left in the Lon
don 'TWOpenny Tube
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
The Dearest tho Best.

One soon finds that inexpensive
things or persons are bad. inoomps
tent. and in the long run rulnous at
any pr!ce.-John oliver Hobbies In
London Mail.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
MANY chIIdren Are sIekIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Summer Complaint,
Feverishness, Headache, Stomach Troubles,
Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms, At
all Druggists, BIC. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, 10 Roy, N. Y.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
THE WORLDS FAIR-sT. LOUIS.

Hotel Epworth. three blocks from the Admin
istration and Convention entrances, Is safe,
permanent brick building OF over SO rooms IL
costs no more 70 stop at Hotel Epworth than a.
the temporary stan and frame hotels Rates
O. 90 a day aud up. European plan. Firstclass
dining hall-reasonable prices. Every con.
Venienoe Headquarters Farmers National
Congress. Rooms may be reserved. (Delmar
Garden car on olive Hotel Epuorta, ooOo
Washington ave-, 81 LeU.s, Mo
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05

Golf is an excellent game for won.
en-, as the maximum OF pleasure and
exercise is to be obtained with the
minimum Of labor.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05
Millions In Melons.

Thirty million dollars have been
paid by the East to Colorado melon
growers in the Arkansas valley dis
trict since the discovery OF the IA
nous Rocky Ford cantaloupes.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-10-05

In the stomach OF one of the whales
caught on the coast OF Shetland by a
whaling steamer has been found a
large Dutch gin.bottle. 1t was in per
feet condition.