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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27
ABOUT RAT TLESNAKES
POPULAR PALACES AND THE
TRUTH REGARDING THEM.

The Rattler's Bite Not Always Fatal
-Rattlesnalses Do Not Commit
Suicide-Mother Snakes Have No
Affection for Their Young-Tail
Does Not Live After Death of Its
owner-The Most Intelligent Of
Snakes Does Not Long Survive
Captivity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27
Eor Sale.

The south 1894 acres Of the nor tn
east quarter of sec. 4, Howard Center
twp, known as part of the McHugh
farm. ]. J. AHERN, Admr.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27

"Dr. Thomas Electric OIL is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis
ease-croup. has been used with sue
cess in our family for eight years. -
Mrs. Il. WhiteaCre, Buffalo, N, Il.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27

Ina Pinch, use ALIENS FOoT-EAsE,
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. 1t cures Corns, Bun
ions, painful, Smarting, Hot, Swollen
feet. Atall Druggists and Shoe Stores,
25c. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. 53wA
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over Work.

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
1t used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27
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Stops itching instantly. Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum, letter, itch, hives
herpes, scabies-Doan's Ointment
At any drug store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27

traced to the kidneys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27

Among the popular myths sur
rounding the rattlesnake is the one
that rattlesnake commits suicide
when hard pressed. AS a matter of
fact, as has been proven again and
again, the RATHER is immune to his
own poison and to that Of his own
species. At bay, beside himself with
rage, or in the heat of a fight, a rat
tlesnake may strike right and left,
biting Unfortunately, and acci.
dentally he may sink his fangs into
his own wicked sides and thus kill
himself. In no case, however, is his
death due to poison. Invariably. it
will be found, the reptile has pune
tured his heart or another vital organ
and death is due purely to laceration.
Among the excruciating nonsense
circulated about rattlesnakes, perhaps
none is more absurd than the myth
how in times of danger these viper
mothers are supposed to protect their
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-03-27

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
or out of order, you can understand how
quickly your entire body is affected aud
how every organ seems to fail to do its
duty.
If you are sick or " feel badly" begin
taking the great kidney remedy, DIR.
kilmer's Swalnp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are we'll they will help
all the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis-
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
DIR. Kil,ner's Swamp-Root, the great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. 1t
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases, and is sold
s: ): :j i: = !;
have sample bottle Home Of swampRoos.
by mail free, also a pamphlet telling you
how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Kil1ner & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, and the adj
dress, Bingha1nton, N. Y, on every bottle.
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FRANKL1N's BoYHooD READING.

~ HERE probably is not boy today who would not
l. be glad to grow into the greatness of the man
BENJAMIN Franklin It has been truly said that the boy
is father of the Franklin early showed the bent
of his mind list of books he read before he
Is give insight to what went into the founda-
ton Of his character in the years before he came OF
legal age. -=r----- ...~.@~.
What boy Of 16 today,-what young college man,
even-can show complete familiarity with books OF
the character Of Burton s Historical Collecionfory
volumes in alBunyan Pilgrim Progress, = Plutarch
Locke on the "Human Understanding Xenephon's
sMemoral Things of Socrates, Du Port Royals q Art
Of Thinking's
Not only did Franklin know these books from cover
cover but he read everything he could find aside from
the primitive school books arithmetic navigation and
grammar. One Of the first books that he ead-at an
age too, when children Of today just beginning
school-was Dr. Cotton Mather's & Essay to Do Good
OF effect this had his mind Franklin writes in his
famous "Autobiography'': cit gave me a turn OF
thinking that had influence of the principal
future events of my life -.'- ...'..
This list of books would probably send chill and
down the spine Of the average grownup today
but Juniors truthfuly say that the books for chill
dren today numbering Of thousands with thousands
coming from the presses day. have the meat
in them to make their readers mentally what the
boy Franklin was? ~
Truly, the boy is father to the man,-and what kind
of man he will be be judged fairly well by what
boy reads Just much should be taken in choos
ing book friends in choosing boy friends
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moth-eaten hangings transformed into prineely
couches with curtains of silk while many luxury
added, the like of which the children had
Finally the great day when the member
the household with his grandmother and their servants
expected to arrive. Two servants had tenn.
porariy been added to the castle and every
agitated, from Sonora Veasco down to the
scullery maid The kitchen redolent of all kinds OF
Spices and old Jules expected the supper to be of
the triumphs of his life.
The hours crept Sonora Velasco had donned her
handsome gown the children the costumes per-
mitted only fetedays while Aunt Catalina whose very
cap seemed to brstle with expectancy unusually
well dressed to inspire
The twins had arranged with each other that, az
the marquis and his suite should be the
distance they would contrve to evade the of their
aunt and view the coming of the strangers from tho
grounds
This performance not calculated to keep their
best clothes in spek and span condition; but who
for clothes in such thrilling moment?
Such splendid procession coming visit would
agate most people, and it wonder that the Veasco
twins felt that the ten years of their lives had brought
nothing which could remotely be compared to the sight
they were beholding.
When the procession reached the other side of the
courtyard the children slipped down from the tree and
followed it. boy climbed out Of the second litter,
dragging by chain little animal wearing red cap
and coat which the twins afterwards told
monkey. It the first they ever had From
the same litter taken cage containing parrot of
gray pumage and finally there eaped out ST. Bernard
puppy which stretched himself and jumped about the
delighted reach the end of a tresene The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-25
THE FIRST APPLE PIE.

- GORGE WASHINGTON gave the American colonies
W freedom and independence All the histories make
that clear But George Washington's unknown
cook first gave the world something in his line that
is still peculiar to America-apple pie. -
'sPe'' almost anywhere in the world but America,
means meat pie, today English cooks make what
they call tart that is the nearest approach to the
American plea of fruit cooked soup plate and
covered with thin crust TENDER but not crisp and
Aakey Even with the help Of skilled cooks, this tart"
long, long way from the culinary perfection of the
American pie. -.~.
It may like pretty farfetched claim to the
credit of Washngtons camp cook, but of Wash
ington letters makes mention Of the experiment.
and those familiar with culinary history say that if the
apple pie mentioned not really the very first apple
pie ever made it was close to it, In letter friend,
Washington says:
~ have asked Mrs Cochran and Mrs. Livingston to
dine with tomorrow; but I not in honor bound to
apprse them to their fare! AS hate the deception,
even where the imagination only is concerned will It
is needless to PREMISE that my table is large enough to
hold the ladies' Of this they had ocular proof yesterday
To say how it is usually covered is rather
tial, and this shall be the purport Of my letter.
.'Since arrival at this happy spot, have had
sometimes shoulder of bacon to grace the head Of
the table, piece of roast beef adorns the FOOT and
dish Of BEANS green's almost imperceptbe decorates
the center When the cook has mind to cut figure
which presume will be the tomorrow have two
beefsteak pies dishes Of crabs in addition each
side of the center dh dividing the space and reducing
the distance between dish and dish to about feet,
which without them would be twelve feet apart
'Of late he has had the surprising sagacity to dis
that apples will make pes and it is question: if,
in the violence Of his efforts get apples
instead Of having both Of beeseak. If the ladies put
Up with such entertainment, and will submit par
take of it plates tin but iron (not become
by labor Of scouring) shall be happy them;
and am, dear DOCTOR yours etc-George Washington
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THE
OUEENSPAGE
By Corneia Baker c0py Msrr s com Rs ss B011'
CHAPTER IV-THE ARRIVAL OF THE LITTLE
- - Z------ MARQUIS,
MARQUIS.

FTER the visit of Monsieur de Beaurepas nothing
"a was talked of in the old castle but the little
q a marquis and the changes which his coming would
make in the household.
'tHe will not want to play with you two, that is
tain, - said Catalina g He is accustomed to be-
ing in the company of gentlemannered children, little
ladies in fact, who do not slip out of the house
and try to ride their horses down the very cliffs acting
altogether like the savages discovered by the Admiral
Columbus the The young marquis will be
greatly shocked at your manners
ttMonsieur de Beaurepas said he is to eat supper
of porridge and milk do and that he is to stay
Of doors much possible y said Pedro; " SO while
he here he will not be very different from us. -
!'He will know how to behave himself wherever he
u.s. retorted his aunt Whether he is riding his horse
eating his frugal supper he will be little gentle
man. ,and you must try to be like him and to copy
nearly you his gracious ways AS he is to be
here at least year, you may in that time esn some
thing of department.
81 wonder what he will look like, = unused Petronilla.
II suppose he will resemble an angel,
have doubt Of it, responded Aunt Catalina.
Before many days paekmnles arrived, bearing fur
nishngs for the rooms and the cid beds with their
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THE MAGNOLIA COUNCIL
TREE.
Charleston, N. c.
xxi,

which he did not feel like deciding alone, he
called council of the leading citizens, to meet at the
house of Colonel William Cunningham. When the citizens
had assembled however the number found to be So
great that no room could accommodate them
and they gathered instead just without the door IN the
shade of magnolia tree whose branches stretched over
200 square feet Of ground = 81
There the subject gone carefully into, the bru
taty of the British in the south being dwet upo and
especially the reputation for barbaroas treatment won
by Tareton and his drunken soldiers wherever they met
opposition in the south Against his best judgment,
General Lincoln decided to cast his lot in with the people
of Charleston and the council under the magnolia tree
broke up with this Kindness the part of the
American general. $3.50
The British invested the city slowly, ample time
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TWO generations ago, children living in Charles
ton, N. c., often played in the shade Of great
magnolia tree, which their fathers told chem
called the Magnolia Council Tree, because of Incl
dent that took place in its shade during the Revolution
When Sir Henry Clinton led his army south in the
effort to keep that part Of the rebeous colonies sub
jugated, General Benjamin Lincoln in command Of
the continental troops stationed at Charleston N. G.
AS general, Lincoln knew it quite impossible for
him to hold the city against combined attacks land
and by The citizens, however, begged him to stay
and make the attempt for they could not bear to let
the city of which they proud fall into the hands
of the British. From the time it founded, it had
been the PRIDE the boast and the delight of It's citizens
and at the time of the revolution had grown to be
place of great Importance, writer of the time
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pressed it, "a depot Of commerce. and unrivaed seat
Of southern beauty, taste, art wealth and science
General Lincoln fearless fighter, but he was
also very fond Of his friends He loved the pretty
southern town and it's inhabitants had been most kind
to him So day by day he delayed evacuation altho he
knew Sir Henry Clinton near at hand on sea and
5000 troops under Lord CORVALLIS were approaching
overland. >'+ "~"%~ ~-.
Finally, the day when he must either 60 at
order to his troops stay and attempt to
withstand siege by the British. 1t was question
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DelnS allowed 5ior AiHccih q
evacuation, had he so desired.
Day by day, after the Brit
ish feet in command of Sir
Henry Clinton, appeared off Fort
Moultrie, the people watched its
attempts to cross Charleston bar
into the harbor. Day by day, al
most hour by hour, word was
brought Of the closing OF escape
by land as the troops under Lord
CORVALLIS gained control of one
highway after another.
On March 20, 1880, the British
ships succeeded in floating safely.
over the bar, in spite of all the
batteries at the fort could do.
When safely anchored off the
town, where their own guns could
command it, but where. the gums
of Fort Moultrie were powerless
to work them harm, Sir Henry
Clinton made formal demand for
the surrender Of the city. Gener-
al Lincoln replied:
"Sixty days have been past,
since it has been known that your
intentions against this town were
hostile, in which time had been
afforded to abandon it; but duty
and inclination point to the
propriety of supporting It to the
last extremity ~
Bombardment began immedi-
ately upon the receipt Of this re-
ply, and Charleston found itself
in the horrors Of siege. Disaster
came to the continental arms
everywhere in the vicinity. Day
by day, the hope of raising of
the siege grew less. Finally three
weeks later, another council was
called and surrender was agreed
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SHOPPING FOR TWO.

Mary called the grocery and asked for quart of
vinegar to be put in gallon Jug This being done she
asked for another quart to be put into the vessel
tsWhy didn't you ask for half gallon in the first
places' asked the grocer.
Because answered the small shopper cts for
two different PERSONS i $ 5.Ste9
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to upon two eondions1st that the safety the per
and property of the inhabitants be assured second
that permission be granted for the garrison to
arms The second condition could not possibly be granted
and the besegers pressed the city still closely until
at last it surrendered and Lincoln and his soldiers be-
prisoners to the British.
The magnolia, under which the first council was held
lived until 1S49. 1t might be living STILL had not
its cut it down for frewood, for it showed
traces Of decay and magnolia trees proverbaly long
of life. .<. -
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published Journal for
public children the Northwest and is devoted pnc
paly writings There attached and all
welcome competitors.
All should
be add to Editor journal Junior.
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5 EABOAR D
AIR LINE RAILWAY
Important Chaugas Of Scheit
May 2Ith.

Important Changes Of Schedule EnrciN"
May 27th.
Tie Ssab0ard taxes pleasure in
announcing "a greatly improved schedule.
effective May 21tA. giving th' traNrIiUs
puL.i. most convenient and comfortable
schedule. ami making the fastest time
between Richmond and Atlanta. birm-
'ueham. Memphis and Southwest
Shortest time via the air hnr-A
nights ride % Savannah JacA-on'iI.".
Atlanta. Birmingham AMI Memphis
with through pu.man ~leep.r> anu un
..N,,,lled cafe car ~.ryioe. Leave kich
moud 300 +. VI. on and after Mat 2'th
with Sleep,rs. cai. ear, and most com
Portable lay coarhr~. Tor at Hrorei1.
and Florida points. ~ We'll - Atlanta.
Birmingham. Memphis. kansas tiiY
and the entire South and Southwest
;eaboari train now leaving l,Nhin"nd
at11P N. will. after May 2'th. leave
atlOP ". with through sbel"r- To
Florida points. ~ We'll ~ to Atlanta.
birmingham and Memphis lnconnetioh
with the Frisco system Our 9.lo \ NJ.
train making local stops, WIN dlnF'
connections for Durham. Raleigh. 'har'
lotte and Wilmington. VIII ninain a.
now. FOR tickets. Pullman r'.er, ail"hs
and all information. apply At krnin"uh
Transfer Company. or District fa's'h
o,.r A0.nt's Office. so East NAN -in''L
II LIZARD. " NJ TAlLok,
d = 4. Telephone lO'. I. !. \.
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Southern Railway

! 4 Following schedule nguna- published ~
Incarnation. and are not g1arant.Td
| schedule effective June 9Th, 1875.
rr,in. leave Washington from Penn'Jiyania
station.
1850. d. Daiy-Local tor Hardsonburg. ar
r,nton. Danyle. and way stations.
1881 a. IN. daiy-M aShngton ana FLORIDA
Limited. Through coaches aud sleeper o. TO-
lumbia. Savannah and Jacksonville. Dining
iIIsa. m. Daly-United states Pas, Mail.
First-clA-s cOaenes and draying-roOm. sleeper ~
sew Orleans. Dining ear service.
4Oi o. m. Week DayE-Local Tor HarrisOIbnfg
and Nay stations on Manassas Branch.
a55 ,. m. Daiy-Loeal for Warr-nson ahd
chario :tesy'lie Week days Tor Strt~burg
7aOp. m. Daily-NeW fOrK ana Atlanta ~
ore.-- First-class conch 10 Atlanta. sleeper G.
columbus. Ga, Mondays, Wednesdays. IN
days sunset Route Tourist sleeper, arhington
80 o. N. daily-New York And Florida ~
press First class coach and Shoppers 10 I"inm'
bia. Savannah. jacksonville. Sleeper L" "a
gnsta and Port Tampa. Dining ear Ia hfse.
1000 .. m. Daily-Neg lork and A'mlhs
Limited Via ID nchbuFgl --First-aa-s cuHeh ana
sleeping car 70 Roanoke, Knoxville, 'hnttA-
nooga, Birmingham and Memphis. sie"per %
New Orleans. DinlnRcar -eryice.
1913 p. m. Daily -Nashiugt'u ana H"oth,
western Limited-Al Pullman trains elnb ana
observation cars 20 Atlanta Rnd nenn. SIZE i'fr
10 Nashville, Atlanta, Ma'un, birmingham
New Orleans. Dining ear str'if-
Trains leave Wslmund Tor me SOUND ~ N''
lows. Daily. a. m.. - 80 D. m u i1 o. Co.,. N'rA
DAYS g p. M. 1890 D. m. aud 1880 D. m. MAKE
connection nt UanNile for all points N"nih run
man SLEEPER. Trains arrive Richmond - - o.,
a. Ia a. IA 30 D. m. daily. So "A. 100. N''A dag
Through trains from the south arrive, ash
t,oton 642 a. NJ $50 "a. m, $50 an, ll.i5 "A. a.,
500 D. m. and $50 =. ID, and $50 y. r. daly-
Local trains from Ntrashurg SO 10
week days. HarrisonburZ ll.h5 ~ m ~@A
DAYS and 900 D. m. daily. From tharutt.s-
vile ; 10 a. m. and Lynehburg $40 .. m; dnll
Incarnation can be had 1T ticket Office. 10 iaih
az. 5iI Pa ave and Pennsylvania station
Baggage checked through from hotels ana rel
dsuces. 90, -,
HB SPENCER. General Manager,
= H. HARDwICK. Pass. Trsfe Ngr
W H. TAYLOE, Gcn. Pass. Agnns.
: s. BLOWN. General Agent.
Waahiugtnn. q
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Many Casualties In Los Andes.

Bucnos Ayrcs. Aug. lS.-The news.
papers publish kilograms from Men
doza. which is an entrepot for the trade
between Buenos Ayres and Chile with
which it communicated by the noun
tain passes of Uspallata and Portillo.
TO the effect that many houses in the
Los Andes district were destroyed by
the earthquake and that there have
been a large number of casualties. The
interruption of all means of commu.
nication with Chile causes much ankle.
~. Many rumors of disaster are ailoat
Los Andes. also known as Andes and
Santa Rosa dc los Andes. is town o.
Chile. province Of Aconcagua. IS miles
by rail from San Felipe de- Aconcagua
capital of the province Of Aconcaeua.
San Felipe is a. miles north OF SAINT
iago. with which it is connected by
rail
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London Aug. as. Some London
firms TRADING n Valparaiso have re.
celocd tclcer DIS from agents there
ono. TO James & Alexander Brown.
SAYS.
severe earthquake. Commerce par
alvzea. town ahle. staff safe" Other
dispatches give no details and merely
record the safety of their Offices and
staff
a HAMBURG firm is alleged 10 have
received dispatch stating that mn
mcrous districts in Chile had been par
TALLY or totally destroyed that Val
paraiso had been practically demol
ishod that many ships had been lost
and that over q hundred persons had
been killed and many hundreds in.
mrcd. This dispatch however is not
we'll authenticated.
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MONDAY. SEPT. II, 1906,

ut o'clock u. M. the following tracts
Of lands. all of which are situate in said
county, near SpotSylvanla Court House.
FirSt-tiity and thre.-quarter acres of
land. part of what il known a. Dover
tract. situate ON Main road leading from
Spotsylvania e. II 10 Smells, being part
oi land tess Dover bought 10y Jilson
". .lett of G.. r. Andrews and wife, as
shown hy deed of date August -. lN92.
Second-One hundred and five acres oi
land. situate in said county of SpOtsyl-
vania. adjoining the lands of {. X. An
drrWs. Derry Jones and Others. being
same land conveyed Jison W. Jett 10y
4. b. Rawlings. trustee. by deed OF date
February /, 1896.
Third-One acre of land. with dwell
ing thereon. adjoining above first tract
ON three, sides and the Sylvana church
lot ON the other side, being tract ol
land conveyed ,Jilson Jett 10y Oscar
Holmes and wife 10y deed OF date Janu-
AIRY 10. 1903. This is desirable property.
highly improved. -,
Terms-H cash, balance in SIX AMI
twelve months time. with interest from
date of sale and deferred payments ~.
cured by retention al title or deed "l
trust or all cash may be paid at the
option oi the purchaser.
Frederick W. Coleman,
Lee j. Graves,
Special Commissioners
In the clerks Office al the circuit
Court Of the county Of SPotsylVahla.
lett ct. ais, plaintiffs, against leu Jl'
admy ct ais, defendants. ], + \. mar
ris clerk OF the said court. do certllJ
That the bond required OF the special
commissioners 10y the decree rendered IN
.oiJcause ON the 9TH day of August. l9O6.
has been duly given. Given under my
hand ~ clerk Of the said court. this lOth
,lny of August, 1906.
''' T. A. Harris, Clerk.
aul fwlw
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For Over SIXTY Years.

Mr.. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while teething. with perfect success
II soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pains, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
Ii will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Sold 10y Druggists IN
every part of the world. Twenty
five cents a bottle. BE sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Svrun aud take no other