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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
Farmers Get More Money for All Lead
Ing Products This Year Except
That of Corn.

Washington.-Corn is the only crop
that is not bringing the American
farmer more money to the bushel in
1909 than it did in 1908. The price of
corn is sky-high at that. for its farm
value was 1852 cents bushel August
! of this year. as against ISL cents a
bushel August 1, 1908, the latter being
at least is cents above normal value.
The farm value of wheat is 1871
cents higher for 1909 than it was for
1908. Oats are 0.s cent bushel this
year over last. Barley is 81 cents
dearer this year than in 1908. Rye
has advanced Al cents over last year.
Buckwheat is 2.S cents and flaxseed
296 cents over year ago.
Potatoes participate in the rise in
value occasioned by the 1908 season
of shortage in the crops generally.
Hay is worth 46 cents more per ton
than 1t was year ago. Cotton to-
day has farm value of five dollars a
bale more to the farmer than it did
August 1 of last year, and of $13 a
bale more than 1t did few months
ago.
The foregoing figures are the actual
farm value of the products in Ques.
ton, not the artificial values as re.
flected in the reports of grain, cotton
and produce exchanges
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
MARRYING EN- MAssE.
Curious New Years Custom of Plou.
gasteIs of Brittany.

Curious New Years Custom of Plou.
gastels of Brittany.
Some curious and distinctive mar
riage customs prevail among the Plon.
gastels. strange race of people
Thought by some to be of Asiatic orr
GIN inhabiting Plougastel Daoulas. in
Brittany, who are great strawberry
growers. They are also noted for in
termarrying exclusively with each 9TH
er. The alliances. which are engineered
by an intermediary known as the bas-
ralaine. all take place on one day
usually the first Tuesday Of the new
year. The basraaines start their cam
paign in September as soon as the har.
vest is gathered in. demanding on be-
half of the intending bridegroom the
sand of his bride elect.
The courtship is then authorized and
proceeds with ardor during the dark
mouths which follow. Last year TWEEN.
ty-three couples We're married in the
parish church Oh Jan. ..
After the ceremony come dancing
and feasting The great dinner which
is served at the numerous inns begins
at O'Clock and lasts well Oh to mid
night. The fayorite dish is tripe. and
an inordinate quantity of alcohol is
consumed-one would like to know
with what results.
The whole place is en- fete. and there
are never fewer than oOOO puestS
After the orgy the united couples re-
pair to their separate homes. They do
not take up their joint life until the
following evening (after the service
for the dead and second FEAST. when
they are escorted to the bridal cham
Der by large contingent of grooms-
men and bridesmaids. to whom soup
and cakes are presented by the newly
married.-Sphere.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31

guard our property and will also noti-
fy our docks III other ports to be pre-
pared. You will fix up accommodations
for the strike breakers in the sheds
here until the trouble is over aud
nlake arrangements to bring men from
the inland cities. In his matter you
need spare no expense. Understands
II guess So replied the superin-
tendent.
Then IT'S up to you
anything else you want to see me
Rbout!"
Not now. You can get in touch with
me any time you want me. You know
about where I'm to be found
Smith drew in his long legs. raised
himself from the chair and took up
his hat to go.
''See here, Smith," said the captain.
his voice rising gradually to its fear
some below. Its nigh on to twoscore
years since took nay first vessel. the
Sally Moran. out of Frisco as master
and owner. bound for the south sea
islands to trade. and I've commanded
my own ship every minute since and
held my OVID against all sorts of lub-
bers rs would have done me and done
for me If they could And do you
think I'm going to be dictated TO by
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
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IN FULL
== 10y tt
John w. Harding
Copyright. 1908. by G. W. billing.
ham Co.

any white livered gas bag of crawl
Ing delegate who comes here holding
knife to my throat by threatening
turnout without giving me chance
to meet 1t If don't give in to his de-
mands on the spot? No. sir. not by an
all fired sight! No. sir. not in
thousand years. own this outfit
from keel to main peak. and if can't
run it my own way I'll scuttle 1t and
go down with it. Understand? And
If any mans looking for fight with
me he'll find me quick enough. and I'll
break him. no matter who or what he
is. Yes, sir, by Sam. sir like this.'
Selling thick ruler on the desk. he
snapped it without apparent effort and
as he sat glaring there with his d.
sheveled hair. his pugnacions. massive
underjaw protruding and his big fists
tightly clinched on the broken wood.
causing the muscles of his arms to
bulge like knots on a gnarled tree he
presented the embodiment of might
and ferocity.
II don't know but what you're right.
Cap'n Williams" drawled the superin
tendent with his Interchangeable equa-
nimity. Anyhow. you sure are en-
titled to do what you like with your
own"
He went out and on his way to the
office exit stopped at Brooks desk.
well. how's things. boy?" he in
quired with an interest so kindly that
one might have thought there was
nothing else in the world with which
his mind was occupied and never could
have suspected that there lay before
him for immediate solution the prob
lem Of preparing for great strike
that threatened to tie up the business
of one Of the most important steam
ship lines in the country. with ramifi
cations extending from Boston all
around the coast Of South America to
San Francisco
''Oh, so. So" answered Brooks. by
the bye. I'd be awful glad If you'd come
up to supper tonight Emma was say,
ing only this morning that we hadn't
seen anything of you for week.
That's so. I've got to square my
pelf With Emma. though it hasn't been
my fault altogether"
Then We'll expect you to supper"
81 can't promise. because I've deal
to do between now and this evening.
but I'll come if can"
$50 long. Jimsy."
$50 long"
And Smith sauntered out to attend
to one of the greatest emergencies he
had ever been called upon to meet in
his life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
The POWER OF one.
ECCNOC.

"~A ak about the trials of VIZ
b man whose husband is late
"a for dinner or doesn't come
when he is expected" says
the woman who has had experiences:
1T is annoying enough ut any time.
but 1t is nothing in Il civilized country
to what it is when you are off in the
wids somewhere and dinner and din
ner getting are two of the most impor-
tant things in life.
When Mr. Blank took me and the
baby some years ago to try life on a
Texas sheep ranch we found there
We're ii good many things in the world
that we had no conception of before,
and life took on a different aspect 1t
was a happy life. but it was not an
easy one | had to do all kinds of
homework. the hardest kind of house
work. aud cooking in Il house situated
in a Texas claparrnl is not cooking as
1t is done even in a New York fiat,
We lived chiefly I'm game which Mr..
Blank shot as we needed it. Our veg
etables were all canned-peas. corn
kept always on hand.
II suppose | made myself great
deal more work than was necessary
and did twice as much cooking but I
was used to everything in eastern
style. and it did not occur to me that
| could have things in any other way.
We always had dessert every day for
| -
we lived in the wilds of Texas exactly
as we could here.
well. the day when Mr.. Blank did
not come home to dinner was New
Years. There was not so much differ
ence between the days-they were all
working days-but had prepared
special dinner Mr. Blank was going
off to the dipping vats. but he was to
be back at 2 o'clock for dinner. and |
prepared q good one. 1t was rabbit. |
think. hat day. Our nearest neighbors
were a family of Alsatians whom we
knew very well and who had been
very kind to us That morning before
break fast Mr.. Blank had ridden over
there on business of some kind They
had made eggnog to celebrate the day.
and of course he must accept their
hospitality and take a glass.
"Now. good strong eggnog is not
exactly before breakfast drink for a
man who is not accustomed to taking
it at that hour in the morning. and the
eggnog was Il strong one. 1t was New
Years day. and eggnog ingredients can
be found in Texas when potatoes can
not. When Mr.. Blank came home he
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31

hole for doubt as to my position in the
matter"
You turned them DOWN."
Turned 'em down. OF course
What do you think? Suppose hand.
ed 'em a raise on a silver platter and
bowed em out of the door,"
~ don't suppose anything about It.
I'm asking for informatios.'
Them two batherSkites came swag.
gering and clustering in here and said
every last one of the men would quit
tomorrow morning at II o'clock unless
they got cents more an hour. They
wasn't staggering when they went
out of here. | tell you. pretty soon
took the starch out of en-"
a faint smile fitted over the superin
tendent's face. but he ventured no re.
mark
Il told EN-" Williams went on. 'that
I wouldn't give 'em cent century
more and to strike and be ID also
told 'em that any man who did &C
ont would never get another job with
this company. and ny Sam. he won't"
The captains voice had risen to q
roar. and lie brought his fist down on
the desk with such force that pens and
pencils Went flying in all directions
and he ink splashed from the wells in
their solid crystal stand.
Then labor agtators amt goi
no notion of the fitness of things
They amt got grasp on economic
conditions for cent. They got to dc
something to live without working. SC
every once in awhile they 20 to the
men as pays EN- to he walking dele
gates. gives 'em some glib talk about
their rights aud advises 'em to strike
and try to find out whether an ad
vance is warranted by the conditions
Nary Il look. Do any of the men they
hand out their advice to try to find
out? Not on your life. They go ahead
like Il lot Of sheep and strike ana
starve and blame the result on cap.
ital."
Smith nodded.
'lf they carry out their threat and
quit" continued the captain. you
will clear all the strikers from the
docks. throw 'em off If necessary
knock their silly blocks off. but toll
them rs wants TO work that full pro
lection will be given I'll arrange
with police headquarters to have q
sufficient force of bluecoats on hand to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31

oh, WELL, DON'T MIND TELLING YOU"
whom. but they were people who sad
ly needed them. who didn't expect
them and who couldn't make any re-
turn except a broken gratitude that
hurt you 10 listen to.
why. no. certainly I'm not crying"
and he bachelor girl smiled dashingly
through moist eyes. But don't mind
telling you it was the happiest part of
my Christmas. And hereafter those
are the sort of people I'm going to give
to.
II think shall write a jolly little
note to each of the relatives and friends
with whom usually exchange pres
ents. shall send these notes long
enough before Christmas to foreStall
anybody's buying presents for me.
in the notes shall convey my hest
love and my Christmas wishes. ! shall
also explain why intend to send no
present this year-that purpose max
ing all my gifts to those whose only
claim upon me is their need. shall
add that ! am certain they will like
this original method of diSposing Of
their gifts. And | shall further say
that If they want to make me hap
by and to enjoy the joilieSt Kind OF
Christmas themselves they will please
take tho money they had intended to
spend on me aud do likewise with it,
In his way every dollar we give will
lie we'll sl"il and make somebody
really glad
IS" I hats my New Year resolve. Tn
selfish: l'lat'S all YOU KNOW The
ha' hclor glrl laughed Its horribly
selfish. Didn't | ,cIl YOU | was gong
10 do il merely because il u,r me
happier" Philadelphia I'nl,lln.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
A Chicago Daily for $3.50 Year.

We are still furnishing our patrons
the Chicago Daily Journal for 81. so per
year. The Journal has unequal market
reports and is almost invaluable to the
farmer and stockraiser. If you are not
taking a good market daily, don't wait
to do so until winter, but do it now
while you are marketing your produce.
The Journal is live daily and gives all
the news us well as the markets. Re-
member we furnish it at 81. so per year
to either old or new subscribers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
Dies, Ignorant of charoes.

New York, Dec. 26-George Proctor
Sheldon, former president of the
Phenix dire) Insurance company and
accused of defalcations of the com,
pany's funds of more than s1.000,0O0,
died at "lhe Naples" Greenwich. on
Christmas morning Mr.. Sheldon had
been i'll since October and had had
very few lucid intervals. He had not
been told of the discovery of his
sholtage, and although he was indict.
cd on Dec. s. ca two counts. snecific.
ally charging the larceny of $4,000,
- ~ ,"h:7s about it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
her ONE new YEAR
RESOLUTION.

"E> I'D make any New Year res
olutionsy' repeated the bach.
D elor girl Yes, one. Want
to know? Oh, well. | don't
mind telling you. I've made up my
mind to spend next Christmas differ
emily.
II intend to make an altogether diff
ferent disposition of my presents here
after The places that knew them
shall know them no more. and the
wilderness. where no presents have
ever been, is going to blossom with
mine.
You see, it is this way: When sat
down TO think it all over-the worry
and fuss and the money | spent-l
came to the conclusion that. outside
of the nearest and dearest. gave only
three or four gifts that were really
worth while-that is. that gave me any
actual happiness to give and brought
real joy to others.
'These three or four were the things
l gave towel. it doesn't matter
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
=F FOR SOUTH AMERICA
-eaderv Leaves Home of,
,usin in jacksonville.

.eksonville, Fla, Dec. 27-Wiliam
.. Bryan, who has been i'll for several
days at the home Of his cousin, for.
mer Governor William S. Jennings
Lere, left for Miami. Fla, where he
will board steamer for Cuba later
Loing to South America.
Mr.. Bryan was feeling much better
when he ieIt the city. but was still
luffering from severe cold.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
THE SCHEME OF LIFE.
To laugh when laugh would be cheer

To laugh when laugh would be cheer
ing.
To commort when comfort is sought;
To refrain from the habit of sneering,
In a word, to do just what we ought;
70 treat others the way we'd be treated,
All, this Is the task that is ours;
II we fall then Gods plan is defeated.
We've wasted the best of our powers.
Not to laugh when brother is crying,
Nor frown when neighbor may smile;
To encourage when some one is trying
Yes, this is the duty worth while.
To be kind and to be sympathetic,
To be brave in the heat of the strife
And never to grow apathetic-
In q word, live well-balanced life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
TOURING CAR TURNS TURTLE.
George M. Lane of Chicago Meets With
Accident in Florida.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 27.-Six per-
sons were injured when the big tour
ing car owned by George NJ Lane of
Chicago struck a curbing and turned
turtle at corner in Riverside.
Mr.. Lane suffered fractured shoul-
and it is believed he is internally
cd. Mrs. Lane was badly bruised
about the face. The machine
" wrecked
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
Friendly Verdict.

Say" queried the indignant artist
after he had gone over the entire art
exhibition, why didn't the committee
hang my canvas?"
Il believe" replied the man in
charge. they decided that hanging
was too good for IL
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
Auction.

If you are going to have sale see
me for terms. E. M. Stockman, Auc-
tioneer. Office over City Rest Room
Office phone No 4. Residence phone
No. ALP, Northern Iowa. Cresco, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31

WHEN YOU'RE AS HOARSE as a
crow. When you're coughing and gas
ping. When you've an ld-fashioned
deep-seated cold, take Aliens Lung
Balsam. Sold by all druggists, 25c, soc,
and ST. 90 bottles. 34w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31

could not eat his breakfast and only
took few swallows of coffee and
mounted his horse and rode away.
Il went to work and cooked dinner
in my best style. | had little oil
stove. for it was always warm where
we were. except when norther came
up. Everything was done to perfec-
ton and ready to put on the liable at
2 O'clock. but Mr. Blank did not come.
looked out. but he was nowhere in
sight Two o'clock passed. 2:3O. )
O'clock. and still he did not come.
ANY one would have supposed that
| would have been frightened and
think something had happened TO him.
for he is one of the most conSiderate
Of men and this was a most unusual
occurrence. But ! was not frightened.
If anything had happened probably
the men would have brought me word.
had good dinner prepared. and he
did not come. and on New Years day.
| grew more and more angry as the
time passed. until by night was hard
Iy in Il condition to speak. by and by
he rode up He seemed to feel my
mood Anyway. his first words were:
~ suppose you are provoked
YES said 1 am.
He was angry then. and he went
nff to stake out his horse without an
other word 1t didn't last long, how
ever. and we came to an understand
ing,
1T seems that that egsnog. taken
the first thing in the morning. had
been too much for him. He had hard
ly left the house before he WAS over
come with an irresistible desire to
sleep He says he never knew how he
reached the dipping watts. for he slept
most Of the way on his horses back
When he got there he found working
was simply an impossibility. The men
had Il little Shanty. and he managed
to crawl up there. throw himself on
the floor. and there he slept all day
long without stirring until night. when
he had slept off the effects of the egg
nog.
II do not look upon eggnog now as
such an inHocuouS drink as ! did ut one
time. and | know there was never a
wife who lived through such long
day as did waiting for Mr., Blank to
come home that New Years day in
Texas."-New York Times.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
Hides and Fursl

| am in market now for Furs, Hides
and Sheep Pelts at Joe Blocks old
place. N. l. Phone, 376.
SAM FELDSTEIN, Prop.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
SPOILED.

Biggs-Waiter this steak is too
tough to cut. Take it back.
Waiter-Sorry. sir, but I can't;
you've bent it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31

$500 will get you the Des Moines
Evening Tribune for one year Irregular
price is $1,000 This will bring you six
days week for IL months the bright
est evening paper in Iowa. Splendid
features all the news finely illustrate
ed. No liquor advertisements. Any
postmaster or the editor of this paper
will forward your subscription, or you
can send it direct to The Evening Tri-
bune, Des Moines, Iowa
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-31
PRICES RISE ON U. S. CROPS

Ito be continued.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-11
The Emperor as a Jack.of.AII Trades.

The following list of Emperor Will
Jams accomplishment reminds one
strongly of our former strenuous Pres.
ident.
He is yachtsman and an eques-
trian. He can write a song. aud sing
or play 1t most creditably. QIere Is
where he scones one on Mr.. Roose-
velt.) He is a lover Of games. ex-
ceiling at chess and (whisper IT.
poker. He is capable artist and
knows how to criticise other artists.
He Is an engineer and an experimenter
in electricity. He is theologian and
has composed u prayer. He is a
horse-breeder and keeps a stud His
literary taste is considerable. and his
library remarkable. He can command
ship or a regiment. feet or an
army. He can discuss cookery in
every detail and teach editors how to
run their papers. He thrums guitar
musically. speaks five languages flu
emily. and can make speeches that
AL the world with rumors OF war
From Success Magazine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-11

nursery stock has been so complete
ly bought up, Notwithstanding the
unusually high prices, and when
planting has been so extensively
carried on as this fall, and for next
spring it promises to be still great
er. We are satisfied with results.
eff any prominent and intelli-
gent person like yourself would
doubt any of these statements in
any regard, and will come into the
State of Pennsylvania, l shall take
him over the State and prove to
him exactly what is herein said,
and if I do not give him ample and
sufficient proof of the full truth of
these statements, l shall personally
pay all the expenses of the inspec-
ton tour"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-11
BED FOR HOSPITALS.
Can BE Adjusted to Give Patient
Change Of Position.

A boon to the bedrdden and to
thousands OF hospital patients
throughout the country is the inven.
ton OF a Kentucky man. This is a
BED which can be raised or lowered
at the head to any position comforta-
Bile to the patient and having a rest
for the legs in addition. A pair OF
standards with crossbar, looking
like a horizontal bar on rollars holds
the upper end of the bed suspended.
AT one side of the standards is
wheel, and gear by which the head of
the bed may be raised or lowered to
change the position of the person oc-
cupying It, Running up from the foot
of the bed is a T.shaped bar to be
placed under the legs of the patient,
80 that when the bed is tilted at n
steep angle he is kept from sliding
downward, the bar beneath his legs
giving him the feeling of being in a
reclining chair. Any person who has
been forced to lie abed for any length
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-11-11
Ropes OF Human Hair.

The egg gatherers of st. kilda con-
slider themselves rich If their prospec-
tive brides are able to furnish them
with a rope of human hair. The ropes
vary in length. really good one OF
forty or fifty feet being especially
priced. The usual kind is a stout
hempen cord wrapped round and
round with sleeps wool; over this IS
a lining of horsehair; finally strands
of human hair. To manufacture such
a rope is the work of years but the
st. Kindan girl scrupulously saves her
hair combings. A curiosity collector
wished to buy fine specimen OF hair
rope, but the $l25 offered was refused.
The cord In question was veneered
with auburn hair-the thirty years col
lection from heads of parents, aunts
and cousins.