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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-29
! Des MOi11es Letter
Items of Interest from Our Correspondent
at the State Capital

means una the Iowa National Guard
wh get about $4,000 more annually
tor maintenance than heretofore.
This means much to the Iowa
national guard" said Adtutant Cen
.erA Thrift at means that the
guard can own regimental rife
ranges as we'll as have each company
fitted out with q range on which to
practice craftsmanship. Ammunt
tfon can be bought, which will permit
OF more practice.
Heretofore the guard has been
handicapped. Our support has been
expended largely for Quitting and
for camps. Our camps, by the way,
can now be made longer, besides max
ing them more effective, because Of
the larger amount of ammunition
which can be secured and the more
elaborate drill and maneuvers permit
ted. The effect of the larger appro-
prtation upon the Iowa militia service
will be evident before one year has
passed."
General Thrift announced that the
Fifty-sixth regiment will go into camp
at Fort Riley, Kas., with the regular
troops, where maneuvers will be held
from September 1 to September 8.
The campaign march about Spirit
Lake has therefore been abandoned.
This change has also necessitated a
change in the dates Of the marches OF
the other regiments. The only one
scheduled and announced thus far 10
the march OF the Fifty-third from
Dubuque to MaQuoketa, which was to
have been commenced June 81.
Owing to the proximity Of the date
with that OF Independence day, the
railroads have secured change to
July Z.
Besides the practice marches and
the Fort Riley maneuvers, the Iowa
National Guard will also have COM
petition shoot at the government rifle
range from Aug. 81 to "a, bringing
about $50 miliuamen to Des Moines.
Following the competition the state
team chosen will practice at Fort
Des Moines Aug. 25 to %, leaving on
the latter date for Sea Grit, N. T., to
participate in the national shoot
there.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-06-29
Temperance LeoIsIatIon.


/. The Iowa official register and the
laws Of the thirtieth general assembly
will appear in bound form about July
1. Proofs of both have been received
at the secretary Of states ONCE and
are being read and corrected now.
This task Is about over and after the
type has been corrected the docu.
ments will be printed and bound.
Ordinarily the official register Is out
by April / but the work was delayed
this year on account OF the strike in
the plant where the state work IL
done. The session laws will appear
about on time.
Rifle Ranges In Sight.
The Iowa National Guard win
be supplied with rife ranges for
every company and big ranges for
every regiment, and equipment
double that which 1t now has,
according to Adjutant General Thrift,
who received dispatch from Wash.
ington stating that the military bill
had passed the house without an
amendment. 1t had already passed
the senate.
The appropriation calls for $4,000
600 for militia whore heretofore but
ez,0o0,000 was appropyiatsd. II
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
PIGS AS DRAVGHT ANIMALS

In many countri.s and even so
near as Scotland tho pig mas served
the. purpose of a boas, Of draught and
has actually been haFnesscd 10 the
plow in company with cows and
ho, ses. In Scotland also carly in the
las. century pigs We're sometimes
made TO serve as chargers and proved
most docile mounts, says the London
Express.
"'he homing instinct is strongly
de .eloped in the pig. Instances not
intrequenily occur Of pigs finding
their way back 10 farms whence they
ha .e been conveyed. There is rec.
ora of Two pigs homing nine miles,
AMI crossing the Thames to boot to
their old farm, whence they had been
driven to Reading market and bought
by local gentleman on the previous
dag. At one point on their homeward
10 irney where two roads met the
ain were observed putting their
noses together as if in deep consulta
tim
About 1915 a London gentleman
GRATED sensation by driving a four.
in hand of pigs through the streets.
ard thirty years later an old farmer
caused amusement TO great crowd
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
MAKING FovR-LEAvED cLovERs

Tour leaved clovers may be grown
In abundance on lawns or in flower
befs. The raising of four leaved cio-
veIs has been made possible by Prof
De Vries of Amsterdam, who has
found plant bearing six or seven
four leaved clovers, capable of being
transplanted. He first sowed them,
ana since then he has had 7 new Pen.
GRAFTON each year. Each time he
chose his seeds from a foIrth of the
best plants; that is, from those which
had the most four and five leaved clio
.vers. 1t was the third generation
which began to be rich in the desired
form Of leaflets, but only with four and
five leaflets, and these only in the
adult plant. DuIs.A August and Sep.
tember OF the same year he remarked
a very few with seven leaflets. At
this point he reduced his selection to
a severe standard. He chose for his
progenitors only those plants having
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

in the market place at 81. Adams
by enterin. it in chaise drawn by
four trctting hogs. After TWO or three
turns round The market he drove TO
the Woolpacli yard, where his curious
steeds were embarrassed and led
away to be regalei wi h trough. OF
beans and wash.
There have also been sporting rigs
An old account of a black SOW which
Richard Tooner. one of the royal
keepers in the New Forest. broke to
find game and TO bask and stand
says: within fortnight she would
find and point par'ridges or rabbits
and her training was much forwarded
by the abundance of both. She daily
improved. and in few weeks wauld
retrieve birds that had run as vel: as
the best pointer; nay, her nose was
superior to the best pointer.
According TO Linnaeus, ''the hog is
more nice in the selection of his vege.
table diet than any of our other do
mesticated herbivorOus animals" !"
Thus in one respect the pig ma, be
said to be an epicure. Linns Gus
states that the animal will eat emily
sevcnty-two plants. as against the
goats 449, the sleeps 3S7, the COWS
276 and the horses 262.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
GAMBLING STOPPED
BY GOVERNOR FOLK OF MISSOURI
How He Upheld the Law in the Face
of Fierce Opposition-Raid that
Closed DeImar Race Track.

Among other laws passed by the
Missouri Legislature which had the
active opposition of the corporations
at long range, was the law prohibiting
race track gambling and making it a
felony. The ST. Louis race track,
known as the Delmar track, was one
of the most active gambling places in
the country, and the telegraph com
panies sent the reports of the Delmar
races all over the land. turning IA
pretty penny thereby. The track was
outside the corporation at St. Louis, in
st. Louis county, where the governor
seemed to have no power to enforce
the law.
The Delmar people kept on racing
and gambling. Local sentiment in ST.
Louis county WAS with them, and nat
urally the local officers were in sym
pathy with the gamblers. and they in
vited all Missouri to laugh at its over
Jealous governor. Lawyers very gen
orally agreed that the governor had
no power; but Folk determined for
himself that it was not only his right
but his duty to stop organized crime
anywhere in the state.
So one day squad Of St. Louis po-
licemen appeared at the gates of the
Delmar tracks and asked for admis-
sion, and being refused, departed. That
was all. The next day they appeared,
asked for admission. and being re-
fused walked in. They made no ar
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
THE MODERN STRENUOUS LIFE

ri ere lay man in hospital with his
face all scanned and Scared
A srCan of pain from his blist.red lips
and his hands all creased with
lard;
HIS hair was singed to a fuzzy tuft and
his browlcss eyes were red.
" 1cre the flames had swept from his
whiskered chin to the top of his
aching head;
tt en- the nurse came in with n noiselcss
tread and she smuothcd his wrin-
klcd brow:
"f.id you save child from n tenement
that was Wr"athcd in flame. or how
D.l you come by ali thcse cruel sears"
There fell moments pause:
AID voice from tho handagcs replied:
No l was Santa Claus"
'H was n Santa Claus he said. with
a cotton batting beard.
Ard a wig of cotton batting hair and the
Christmas tree. uprc;..ed.
Was bright with candles all atiame. and
l TOOK the presents down
TIL the fire department put me out and
saved the rest uf town
In n gallant fight. And YOU see me now
a wrecked and broken man,
W til cruel scars on my brow and check
for curious world to sean,
And men will ask what deed | did and
others say: 'Oh. he?
Why. he dressed as Santa Claus and then
caught fire at Christmas trce"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
MsBess,G.Mn.

To be such . successful wife, to re-
tain the love and admiration Of her
husband, to inspire him to make the
most Of himself. should be = woman's
constant study.
If woman finds that her energies
are tagging, that she gets easily tired,
dark shadows appear under her eyes,
she has backache, headaches, bearing
down pains, nervousness. irregularities
or the blues, she should start at once
to build up her system by . tonic with
specific powers, such as Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Following we publish by request .
letter from . young wife:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
"Hver since my child was born I have suf-
fered, as ! hope few women ever have, with in
hammation, female weakness, bearing down
pains, backache and wretched headaches It
affected my stomach 40 could not enjoy my
meals, and half my time was spent In bed.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made me well woman, and feel 80 grateful
that am glad to write and tell you Of my
marvellous recovery. It brought me health,
new life and vitality Mrs Bessie Ainsley,
Gil South 10th Street, Tacoma, Wash.
What Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it will
do for every sick and ailing woman.
If you have symptoms you don't un-
destand write to Mrs. Pinkham,
daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham,
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and
always helpful.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

Robert Young, veteran OF the
Crimea and the Indian Mutiny, died
at his residence in Red Lion Close,
Montrose, on Saturday evening. He
was II years of age, and his career
as a soldier was full of desperate
fighting. One of the most fortunate
men on the field, he came through
nineteen battles scathless.
He was a native of Edinburgh and
ioined the Black Watch in 1916. I'm
iii 1859 he served in Canada. in which
wear his regiment returned home and,
war breaking out with Russia, he vol
untecred for the Crimea. His offer
was accepted, and he was trans
ferrcl 20 the Ninety.th!rd Highland
ers, who wers ordered east Under
Sir Colin Campbell he was engaged
in many battles. He fought at the
Alma and at Balaklava, where his
,esLuent formed The Thin Red
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
ICELAND LIFE IS SIMPLE

There are no manufactures in the
country, Each home is factory and
every member of the family a hand
says the Pilgrim.
Shoes are made from goatskins.
The long stockings, worn over these
in wading through the snow, are knit
ted by the women and children, and
even the beautiful broadcloth comes
smooth and perfect from the hand
loom found in every house.
The sweet simplicity of their ma
tional costume does away with the
necessity of fashion books Young
girls who are about to be married
need take no thought as to where
withal shall they be clothed When
they array themselves in the wedding
garments of their ancestor two or
three generations remote, they are
perfectly up-to-dste in The matter OF
attire.
This simple life is conducive to a
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

rests, but stood around, and left when
the races We're over. The next day
the same squad of policemen appeAroA
at the gates, marched in and at the
proper time arrt Sted the bOOkmakerui
Then Folks intimate knowledge Of
human nature came into play. Bookt
makers are proud men, and are prone
TO glory in their independence, ana
their superiority 10 the law. So thN
Delmar gentry were loaded into N
open patrol wagon, and instead OF bs!
ing driven quit ky and in stirreptt-
tious manner to heir'dcstinalion, wera
driven at Il dead walk, SIX miles
through the heart of the city TO the
police station, surrounded by a hoot,
ing. jibing crowd of scornful citizens,
When the crowd tired and threatene0
to dissolve, The drivers OF the patrol
wagon, following Instructions, slowed
up or stopped 10 let the crowd re>
gather and jeer at The Inv breakerR
The next day, when it was rumHreA
that there would be big raid, and
that the tracli.frenuenters would ba'
hauled into court, the gates OF the Deli
mar race track were closed, and have
been closed ever since. A notice Wa0
posted on the Dclmar gate that, owina
TO the arbitrary action Of the police.
the races would discontinue
The owners of the Delmar track rep@
resented great wealth and much poIits
ical power in Missouri They com-
planned bitterly that the law did no4
permit the governor TO use the poles
in stopping felonious violations OF the
law, but, nevertheless, they quit. ThS
horses are gone. the bookmakers have
fled, and gambling upon the results oi
the st. Louis races has ceased all ove9t
the United States. William Allies,
White. in McClures Magazine.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
81 Boxes of Gold
300 Boxes of Greenbacks
For the most words made
UP from these letters
Y l. o Grape-Nuts
331 people will earn these prizes

MICS that the noon hour will ind .
man on our breakfast huskier aDA
with stronger heartbeat and clearer
! worling brain than he ever had %
the old diet.
Suppose. II You have never really
made move for absolutely clean
health that pushes you along each day
with a spring in your step and ro-
serve vlgor in muscle and brain that
makes the doing Ct things pleasure
YOU Join the army of plain old con-
mon sense" and start in now. Then
after lou have been or weeks On
the Grape-Nuts training you write .
statement of how you used to be and
how you are now. The simple facts
will interest others and surprise YOUR
self We never publish names except
on permission, but We often tell the
facts in the newspapers, and when
requeste give the names by private
letter.
There is plenty of time to get per-
sonal experience with Grape-Nuts and
write a sensible. truthful letter to BE-
sent in with the list of words. as The
contest does not close until April 30th.
1906. So start in as soon as yOr HkS
to building words, and start in using
Grape. Nuts. Crt this statement Ouk
and keep the letters YI-O-Grape Nnts
before you and when You write your
letter you will have some reason to
write on the subject. Why Owe
Grape-Euts.'
Remember 331 persons will win
prizes, which will be awarded in an
exact and just manner as. soon as t1o
list can be counted after April 36th.
1906. Every contestant will be sent .
printed list OF names and addresses q
winners on application. in order to
have proof that the prizes are sent AZ
agreed The company is well knOW&
all over the world for absolute fldelit&
to it's agreements and every single onS
of the 331 winners may depend on n
ceiving the prize won.
Many persons might feel it 'GselesA
TO contest, but when one rem ,,nbers
the great number of prizes-a331)-
the curiosity of seeing how ,aanY
words can really be made up evening
after evening and the good, natural
fun and education in the competition.
1t seems worth the trial; there IL -
cost, nothing TO lose and fine oppor.
tunity to win one Of the many boxes
of gold or greenbacks.
We make the prediction that som&r
who win prize OF gold or greenbaekg
will also win back health and strength
worth more to them than i wagon nh
os money prizes.
There are no 7relminaries, cut ~
this statement and so at 1t, and sszA
in the list and letter before April 30tA.
1905. to Postum Cereal Co, Ltd, Da&i
tie Creek. Mich. and let your nan0
and address be plainly written.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

Then there passed along a crippled boy
with finger gone two.
powder scar on his Iuddy cheek a-d n
scar where the scalp sh. wed
through.
Pray who are you?' said the bls,ered
man. and the boy replied: oh |
Am the little lad who fired the min. on
the Fourth of last July.
My time is up and I'm well again snd
I'm going home to-day"
Then the blstcrcd man raised W his
head and tore the cloths away:
Come. look. my lad, on your poor old
Dad" fOr sure enough twas h.p
Come look at Your poor old Dac all
burned at childrens Christmas
tree"
Then the nurse came in with her gown
of white and saw them 81 ting
there.
The boy with the fingers gone and the
man with the fuzzy tuft Of hair.
They told her all and she opcd her eyes
in wonder as she heard
And her heart with grief for the mot er's
pain and the wifc's sad lot was
stirred.
"And what of herr she quickly said
'Of the wife and mother true.
Whose husband les here wrecked and
MANNED and whose son has just
come through
And the man writhed helplessly in pain
and cried aloud: oh. hush,
She lies at home with a broken leg rom
a bargain counter rush.
j. w. Foley. in New York Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
Where Our Navy Stands.

In tonnage, fourth; in battleships
nth: In armored cruisers, seventh; in
submarines, fifth: in torpedo boat de-
stroyers. sixth. Rather sorry show
but figures will lie. For example, the
Japanese are seventh, inferior to
Great Britain, France. Germany. the
United States. Italy and Russia before
the cataclysm) In number Of battle
ships; and yet the Japanese, who are
also we'll to the bottom of the list in
torpedo boats and destroyers, are able
10 give very good account Of them
selves on the sea, and in sea fight
And In two years the United States
will have twenty-five battleships in.
stead Of twelve. and twelve great ar,
mored cruisers instead OF two.-Ev.
erybody's Magazine.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

two-thirds of all their leaves with four
or more leaflets. But he had disc ov.
cred curious fact that much simpli.
fed his selection from then on. In
sowing clover one may observe that
the first leaf of each young and sub.
seQuent leaflets have regularly three
leaflets. This knowledge made it pos,
sible for him to make his selec lion
much more quickly. He had only to
choose the young clovers with ,om,
pound leaves and transplant them
from his glass house to his garden,
leaving the others TO perish. Thus he
did not need SO many hundred iadi.
viduas as before, though each year
he still selected some thousands Of
seedlings from their sowing pots. At
last, after eight years of effort, the
new variety of clover came into exist.
ence. OF this crop nearly all young
plants had their first leaf compound.
ed, and all. with few exceptions wtre
fivo leaved.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
MISSED THEIR HARD BEDS

Habit plays large part in the
comfort of the individual. At least,
so i. was with party of soldiers
from the ventures as related by Mi.
Todd in his book on the civil war.
The regiment was in barracks near
Cincinnati for over Sunday, and a
party of four was made up to visit
the city and see the sights.
"As a rare treat We were TO put up
at the hotel for the night, anc Nh
joy good sleep on soft beds and have
a fine breakfast e2iore returning to
camp.
I'VE went to the hotel and paid for
a big room with two beds in it. We
were feeling pretty well as we re.
turned to the hotel. and pitying our
poor comrades in their hard hunks.
LAS we climbed into our comfort
able beds we made various remarks
about the places in which we were
accustomed to sleep. Then we set
tied for rest.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

For some reason l could not get
to sleep, and my bedfellow was very
restless. | also heard sounds from
the other bed which indicated that
its occupants were not reposing.
Come John. why don't you go to
sleep?' | said to my mate.
why don't you so yourself?' he
returned.
1.-The beds too soft came from
across the room.
THAT was the secret of our wake
fulness. We rolled hopelessly about
until John exclaimed in desperation:
81 say, fellows. let's so home!'
We really did. All four Of us
dressed, and softly sneaking out OF
the comfortable hotel. went back to
the barracks and turned into our
hard bunks. We lost the hotel break.
fast, for which we had paid in adj
vance, but we got our sleep.-Youth s
Companion.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

Around the fireside or about the
well-lighted family reading table dur,
ing the winter evenings the children
and grown-ups can play with their
wits and see how many words can be
made.
20 people making the greatest num-
ber of words will each receive little
box containing $1,000 gold piece.
10 people will each win one box con-
tanning $500 gold piece.
900 people will each win box con-
tanning $l.00 in paper money and one
person who makes the highest number
of words over all contestants will re-
ceive box containing 100000 in gold
1t is really a most fascinating bit of
fun to take up the list evening after
evening and see how many words can
be added
A few rules are necessary for abso-
lutte fair play.
Any word authorized by Webster's
dictionary will be counted. but no
name OF person. Both the singular
and plural can be used, as for instance
"grare" and grapes"
The letters in "YIO-Grape- Nuts"
may be repeated in the same word
Geographical names authorized by
Webster will be counted.
Arrange the words in aIphabetica
classes, all those beginning with A to
gethc4 and those beginning with E to
come under L. etc.
When you are writing down the
words leave some spaces. in the A, E,
and other columns. to fill in later as
Few words come to you, for they will
spring into mind every evening.
1t is almost certain that some con-
testants will tie with others. In such
cases prize identical in value and
character with that offered in that
class shall be awarded to each. Each
one will be requested to send with the
list OF words plainly written letter
describing the advantages of Grape
Nuts, but the contestant is not re-
quired to purchase pkg. These let
ters are not to contain poetry, or fancy
flourishes, but simple, truthful state
ments Of fact. For illustrations: A
person may have experienced some
incipient or chronic ails traceable to
unwise selection of food that failed to
give the body and brain the energy,
health and power desired. Seeking
better conditions a change in food is
made and Grape-Nuts and cream used
in place OF the former diet. Suppose
one quits the meat, fried potatoes
starchy, sticky messes OF half-cooked
oats or wheat and cuts out the coffee
Try, say, for breakfast bit of fruit, h
dish Of Grape-Nuts and cream, two
soft boiled eggs, slice of hard toast
and cup Of Postum Food Coffee.
Some amateur says: "A man would
faint away on that" but, my dear
friend. We will put dollars to your pen,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09

state of high morals, higher probably
than in any other part of the world.
There is not a drop of liquor manu-
factured in the island, and for the
$4,000 population there is but one p,-
liceman. There is neither a Jail nor
any place of incarceration for GRIM
inals, nor yet is there court in which
a high crime could be tried.
The percentage of crime is so small
that it does not warrant the expense
of keeping up court. When a Grim
inal trial becomes necessary the Of
fender is taken to Denmark to an
swer to the law for his misdeeds.
The women are among the most
advanced in the world. Their Wom-
ans Political league has q member
ship of 1000, and they enjoy more
civil rights than th1 women of almost
any other country, having a voice in
all elections save that for members
for their legislative body.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
VETERAN SAW MANY BATTLES

Line" He was at the capture of Sc
dan and the Malakon. and spent the
severe winter of 1S54-55 in the
trenches before Sebastopol, being
also in the forefront of the fighting
when the famous fortress fell. When
the Highlanders returned to Britain
they were inspected BY the queen at
Aldershot and Mr.. Young. along with
three ul!,ers, had tho honor of being
presented to her majesty.
During .he mutiny Mr.. Young fought
in all the principal battles. He was
at the reiiaf of Lucknow, took part
in the fos,.ed march to Cawnpore,
and was a: The storming and sacking
of the palace of the queen of Dude.
In December. 1867, he retired on a
pension of l0d per day, having served
his queen and country for slmost
twenty-five years.--Dundee Aavsr-
tiser.