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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
TRAINING THE FEEBLE STEPS.
Cent School Was Worthy Ancestor
of the kindergarten.

A cent school is so called because
the children who come to 1t bring
each one cent, clutched tightly in a
little hand, or knotted in the corner
Of a handkerchief, daily Offering If
the cent is forgotten, or lost on the
way, the child goes home for another,
that is all, and has scolding for care
lessness into the bargain. The littlest
children go to it-used to go. rather,
for indeed this should all be In the
past tense rather than the present,
the cent school being thing of the
past and, as one might say, great
aunt of the present Kindergarten an
old woman from the country, who Is
rather plain in her ways Eunice
Swain would have thought kinder
garten foolishness. Her children did
not come to school to be amused, but
to work. She put them on benches in
her big kitchen, because 1t was warm
there, and sat in the dining room door
and taught them, or chastised them.
as the spirit babe her She taught the
three Rs, and manners, and truth tell
ing, and, above all, humility, Impress
ing on these Infants daily that they
belonged to generation, not of vi
pers exactly. but of weaklings.-L H.
Sturdevant, in Atlantic.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Waiver Notice.

To owners of property on lots Ia and
Is irreg survey of WI sci 2S-99-ll; and
lots /, 2, 3, a, and 6, block a irreg
survey of nw4 and part of.sw4 % -99-1l;
lots l, 2, 8, and 5 block 5, Waverly
add to Cresco; Lots l, 2 3, q, 5, 6, z, 8,
block 4, Waverly add to Cresco. Lots
l, 2, 3, a, 5, 6, Z, 8 and 9, block 8, irreg
survey nw4 and part of sw4 ::23-99-ll.
Lots !, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, z and 8 block 2,
irreg survey nw4 ana part of sw4 90
99-11. Lots l, 2, 8, a, 5, 6, z, 8, 9, 10,
IL, IL, 10, IA, Is, 16, II block l, irreg
survey nw4 and part of sw4 23-99-l1,
Caward and Webster's subdivision.
Lot and 2, block Z, Beadle's subdi-
vision and part of irreg survey of nw4
and part of sw4 of 2S-99-1l; 435 feet
of block 8 of Beadle's sub division of
part of block 8, irreg survey nw4 and
part of sw4 of 23-99-ll. Lots Is, l6,
II, l8, 10, 20, 81, %, and 35 feet OF
%, Reeds subdivision of block 10,
irreg survey nw4 of 23-99-1l. By com.
ing to the city clerks Office and signing
a waiver you can have the option OF
paying your sewerage tax in seven an
nual installments or at any time in full
Time for signing Expires March sth
1909. P. j. McCullow,
Cresco, Feb. 9Th, 1909. City Clerk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
LESSON FOR THE WHOLE RACE.
Harmony That Might Be If Each
Would But Do His Part.

There is no prettier sight in the
world than column Of choir boys
entering church and singing the
professional as they slowly march to
the altar, declares writer in the Co
lumbus Journal. There is youth in its
sweetest aspect-brightfa faced boys In
all their health and hope, engaged in a
beautiful religious ceremony, stepping
IN harmony to the fairest ideals OF
worship. But it is more than a mere
ceremony. 1t has lesson for ala
lesson of the happiest import. See
that little boy in the procession
capped in white. the sunrise on his
brow, and singing out of his heart a
noble melody. He Is only part of a
great harmony, and modestly he does
his part, content to be simply one to
blend his voice in the sweet strain of
worship.
The lesson touches closely human
experience. Here we are, a great
crowd gathered on the earth, each one
engaged in some service, to his coun-
try to humanity, to home, to business,
or perhaps some poorer one-how like
that little boy in the professional
might 1t be, If every one would add a
beautiful note to the harmony of life
and lose himself in the procession
marching toward the affairs of the
common good.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23

VEINS it is sent to the lungs. where
the corpuscles exchange their carbon
dioXide for oxygen and are ready for
another trip through the body.
Since oxygen plays such an impor-
tant part in keeping UP the fires that
supply the body with heat and ener-
gy it is Just rs important that the
animals be we'll supplied with fresh
air as it is that they have enough
food In the winter especially the
stables are often closed so tightly in
the attempt to keep them warm that
the air becomes very deficient in oxy-
gen. In consequence the work of the
body is delayed and the general
health suffers. BY having ventilators
in the roof. together with plenty of
windows at such height that the
draft will not blow directly upon the
animals, fresh air can be admitted
and impure air drawn off constantly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
iowa news ITEMS
Interesting Notes From Various
Parts Of the State.
RUNS AMuCK ON A TRAIN
Insane Man Seriously Wounds
Three Persons.

Ernest Richars of Parkersburg Ia, is
dying in the Methodist hospital at Des
Moines and f. e. Dawson and G. Lo,
gan Grenwell of Chicago are badly
hurt as result of an attack upon
them by Martin Oberman of Chicago.
The men were passengers on Great
Western train No. S, when Oberman,
who became suddenly crazed, swing.
ing huge knife, stabbed all within
reach. He was finally beaten into
insensibility by the other passengers
and crew.
The stabbing occurred near Der
wick.
Richards is fatally wounded, his alb
iomen having been pierced twice
Dawson was stabbed in the back. His
injuries are serious.
Oberman is native of Austria. He
was recently discharged from hos
pital in Chicago and was on his way
to Kansas City. He was taken to the
police station, and his injuries were
found so serious that he was ordered
to the hospital.
Oberman committed suicide in the
county Jail by hanging himself witt
the straps with which he was bound
In his rawlings he had torn off his
| straight jacket.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
= NIMALS, unlike plants, can Oh
~ tain none of their food from the
~ soil, air or water, hut must have

~ tain none of their food from the
"a soil, air or water, hut must have
1t prepared for them. Without
plants there could be no animal life,
since animals are dependent upon
them. either directly or indirectly, for
food. A study of the way animals
make use of this food in building up
their bodies will help us to better I'M
derstand the principles of feeding.
There are three main constituents of
feeds-fats. carbohydrates and albumi-
noids, or protein. The fats are made
up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
The carbohydrates, of which starch
and sugar are familiar examples. are
made up of the same elements put to-
gether in different proportions. An
other of the carbohydrates is cellu-
lose, or the woody fiber of plants. This
is hard to digest. but some of 1t Is
used in animal growth Albuminoids
contain not only carbon, hydrogen and
oxygen, but nitrogen also. In addition
to these three constituents of food it
also contains some mineral elements
which are commonly referred to as
ash.
This ash is used in building up the
bones, hair. horns and hoofS. The al
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Plenty Good Enough.

Aunt Chloe was burdened with the
support of worthless husband, who
beat her when he was sober and
whom she dutifully nursed and tended
when he came home bruised and bat
tered from fighting spree.
One Monday morning she appeared
at the drug store and asked the clerk
for "a right pow'ful liniment fob ach-
in in de bones"
you might try some of this st.
Peters Prescription, aunty; it's an old
and popular remedy, cures cuts, bruis.
es, aches and sprains. One dollar the
bottle. Good for man and beast"
Aunt Chloe looked at the dollar bot
tie and then obviously at her fiat
purse. "Ain't yo' got some fob Sc
cents?" she ventured. Some fob jes
on'y beasts. All want it fob ma Of
man."-Lippincott's.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23


thoroughly. You have often seen
cows lying In the shade chewing
their cud" This cud is the food that
has been sent up to the mouth by the
second stomach.
After being chewed the food is
swallowed again. This time it passes
directly through the first stomach to
the third Here it becomes still fur
ther softened, finally passing into the
fourth or true stomach. The function
of the first three compartments is
simply to prepare the food to be acted
upon by the true stomach.
After leaving the stomach the par
TALLY diges,ed food passes into the
small intestines. Here it is acted
upon by three fluids the bile, pan
creatic juice ard intestinal juice. The
chief use of the bile is to digest the
fats, making them into IL sort of a
soapy fluid. in which form they are
ready to be absorbed into the blood.
I Both the pancreatic and Intestinal
/ juices act upon the remaining starch
completing the change into sugar. The
pancreatic juice also completes the di-
gestion of the albuminoids, in which
work the intestinal juice may also
take small part. Another work of
the pancreatic juice is to assist In
decomposing the fats. The intestinal
juice breaks cane sugar up into sim
pier sugars, such as glucose.
After the food has been digested the
disable portions are ready to be alb
sorbed into the blood. Digestion has
changed the fats. proteins and starches
into form in which they are soluble.
In this fluid state they pass through
the walls of the stomach and intestines
and are emptied into the blood.
The blood is taken to all parts of the
body by the arteries, which subdivide
to form tiny capillaries. These are so
small and close together that pin
prick on the skin anywhere will pierce
some of them. There are two main
parts to the blood-the fluid of plasma
and the red corpuscleS-which give 1t
its color
Each part of the body selects from
needs Thus the bones will take ash,
while the muscles will take protein,
to build up their wornout parts. The
waste broken down parts are burned,
together with as much fats and sug-
ars as are needed, to furnish heat ard
energy All through the body there
are thousands of little fires. To keep
these fires going oxygen is used. and
carbon dioXide is given off in the same
way that q fire in a stove takes IN
oxygen through the lower draft and
sends carbon dioXide up the chimney.
In the body the corpuscles supply
. the oxygen and carry away the car.
bon dioXide. The other waste ma
terials, or ashes, are gathered up by
a system Of vessels called lymphatics
which empty into the veins. These
veins carry the blood back to the
heart The change Of the contents OF
the corpuscles from oxygen to car
bon dioxide changes the color of the
', blood from bright red to much
darker shade.
). From the right side Of the heart, t.
!. which the blood is brought by thu
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
IdIer Severely Dealt With.

Old-time Englishmen hated idleness
An act passed in 1881 decreed that
any person being whole and mighty
in body and able to labor" found beg
ging might be arrested, and II unable
to give satisfactory account of him
self he was brought to the nearest
market town, tied to the end of a
cart, stripped Of his clothes and beat
en- with whips through the town.
bleeding and ashamed, after which
degradation he was sent to his native
place. on his oath to put himself to
labor like true man ought to do"
If the sturdy vagabond were caught
q third time in idleness he was to
suffer death, ''as an enemy to the com.
monwealth."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Soldier Balks Death Plot.

1t seemed to ]. A. Stone, civil war
veteran, of Kemp, Tex, that aplot ex-
listed between a desperate lung trouble
and the grave to cause his death. 81
contracted stubborn cold," he writes,
"that developed cough that stuck to
me in spite Of all remedies, for years.
MY weight ran down to 100 pounds.
Then began to use DR.. Kings New
Discovery, which restored my health
completely, | now weigh 178 pounds. "
For severe Colds, obstinate Coughs,
Hemorrhage, Asthma, and to prevent
Pneumonia it's unrivaled. SOC. and ST..
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by P.
A. Clemmer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
A Boys Essay on Ducks.

A schoolboy assigned to prepare an
essay on ducks, wrote: THE duck is
a low, heavy-set bird composed mostly
of meat and feathers. He is mighty
poor singer, having a hoarse voice,
caused by getting so many frogs in his
neck. He likes the water and carries
a toy balloon in his stomach to keep
from sinking. The duck has only two
legs and they are set so far back on
his running gears by nature that they
came pretty near missing his body.
Some ducks when they get big have
curls on their tails and are called
brakes. brakes don't have to set
or hatch, but just loaf, go swimming
and eat. If | was to be duck I'd rath-
er be drake. National Food Maya
zine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
PAST TENSE OF FRESH.

There was no doubt about It; he
was very angry when he entered the
village grocery store and demanded
to see the proprietor.
You sold my wife some eggs yes
terday, Mr.. Peavey" he said, when
the grocer appeared.
WAL, yes" said Mr.. Peavey, ge-
nially. Believe l did"
and you told her that they were
fresh EGGS" continued the visitor.
"Waal, yes; 1t seems to me did"
said Mr.. Peavey.
But see here, Peavey, you had no
business to say they were fresh eggs. y
why not? bought 'em for fresh
from 81 Wiley, too"
Il don't believe it. 81 Wiley's an
honest man."
WAL, 81 said it, all right. He
come in here with his basket full Of
em and put 'em down on the counter
an traded 'em off for box of sod,
biscuits"
when was this?"
"Oh, dunno. Bout six weeks ago
/ uess."-Baltimore American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
COURT REvERsEs ITSELF
UphoIds Iowa Liquor Law Once De.
cared Invalid.

UphoIds Iowa Liquor Law Once De-
clared Invalid.
Liquor solicitors taking orders for
retail quantities to be filled outside
the state were barred from Iowa by
the Iowa supreme court in decision
that reverses the former decision of
the court and again puts in force the
statute which was before held to be
unconstitutional.
Besides forbidding the actual taking
of retail quantity orders in either wet
or dry counties the decision is held
by Attorney General Byers to apply to
the mail order business. The case in
point was that of the state of Iowa
against Robert McConnaughby OF
Washington, Ia. He was enjoined
from taking orders for a Kentucky
liquor house to be filled outside of the
state. The law prohibiting soliciting
was passed ten years ago and held
unconstitutional eight years ago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
DEBORAH Swept by Fire.

Fire was discovered in the grocery
store Of B. Barnett & Sons at De-
corah and before the department
could reach it the building was mass
of flames The store was located in
a wooden structure, which burned
rapidly. The building adjoining, be-
longing to the heirs of F. T. Eckert
of ST. Paul, was also demolished and
third building was damaged some
what A high wind was blowing at
the time and only large quantity
of snow on the roofs and unusually
good work on the part Of the firemen
saved ether property near by. The
loss Is about $4,000
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
To Regulate
the Bowels
Keen the bowels repnlar

Keep the bowels regular.
This is the first and most important rule of
health.
You can depend on Dr. A. w. Chase's Kid
ney and Liver Pills to help you carry out this
rule.
They effect prompt and thorough movement
Of the bowels and as they do not lose their
effect the dose does not have to be increased
BY their enlivening action on the liver they
positively cure biliousness and constipation.
Mr.. PHILIP BUCKLE, Gypsum, Kansas,
writes:-"For sixteen years had to use med
icine for constipation and find DIR. A. W..
Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills excellent
With other pills had to continually increase
the dose but l only take one-half pill twice a
week and find that this keeps the system in
splendid condition"
There is no question as to the efficiency of
this well-known family medicine. One pill q
dose, IS cents box. At all dealers and Dr.
A. w. Chase Medicine Co Buffalo N Y
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Farmer Was Not Murdered.

A coroner's jury decided that the
dedath of William J. Kruger was acct
dental. Kruger, who was wealthy
farmer living near Portsmouth. was
found dead half mile from home
with an ugly cut on the head. Evil
dence given at the inquest indicated
that Kruger was subject to fainting
spells and that he had fallen in a
faint and broken his nose and skull.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
n nuNun ur JAMES WEAVER
Memorial Portrait Unveiled at State
Historical Building.

Last Monday Iowa paid homage to
one of its most distinguished citizens
when q memorial portrait of General
James B. Weaver, twice candidate for
the presidency of the United States,
was unveiled at the Iowa state his
totical building at Des Moines.
Principal among the speakers were
William j. Bryan, one of General
Viewers closest friends. The day
started with gala breakfast in honor
of General and Mrs. Weaver and Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan. At 2 o'clock in the
afternoon the programme incident to
the unwilling of the portrait began
At 6 o'clock a banquet was given al
the Slavery hotel under the auspices
of the Democratic legislators and at
tended by both Republicans and Demo
Gratis
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Deafness Cannot Be Gu ed


Dv focal applioatl"ns. as they cannot reach the
dis n. Ell portion Of the ear. There IL only one
WAY 10 ,.nre deafness, and that ia by c0nstitu-
TINA, remedies. Deafness III caused 10y AL
Unframed rGniilinn OF he mucous inning of the
ElsJaciian Tube. When this tmhf IL int1amed
you have Il rnmbllng sound or imperfect hear.
Ing ann when 1t is en- rely closed. Deafness Is
the result. and nnlesS the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored Ia itA norma
condition hearing will be des rOyed forever
five eases out of ten are caused 10y Catarrh
which is nothing but an lnfaned condition Of
the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
C sc OF Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
n"d b- cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. sen, fol-
circulars, free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipauon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Introducing Mr.. Spencer.

Introducing MIR. Spencer.
Harry was walking with another boy
when he was joined by friend year
or so older and inclined to manners.
Introduce me, Harry" the new.
conner whispered, pompously.
Harry twisted, Redeemed and at last
turned to his companion with: Jim,
have you ever seen Gilbert Spencer"
NO" the other boy answered.
"Well," Harry blurted out, redden-
ing still more and jerking his thumb
over his shoulder toward the new
conner, that's him!"-Lippincott's.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Train Hits tIandcar Party.

c. M. Heiden, prominent business
man of Kingstead, was instantly killed
and Ole Anderson may die as result
OF collision between handcar on
which the party was returning from a
dance and a Chicago, Milwaukee and
St Paul freight train. ]. S. Peterson.
cashier Of the Ringstead State bank,
received a broken leg and internal in,
ju,ies and Christian Skow had leg
and an arm broken and his nose was
crushed
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
IOWA woMAN A SUICIDE
Takes Poison on Her Way Home From
Dentists Office.

Mrs. l.. A. Myers of Eldon, while
visiting her father at Ainsworth, took
strychnine on her way home from a
dentists Office where she had been
having teeth filled. She was discov-
cred lying in the road in front of her
fathers home several hours later by
the family dog, which went to the
house and whined and barked until
the father followed it to the body. The
daughter died few minutes after her
father arrived. No reason is known
for the deed
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Hepburn Loses Recount.

Representative w. P. Hepburn lost
his recount in Union county when the
scheduled hearing at Creston went by
default. None of Colonel Hepburn's
attorneys put in an appearance and
after waiting. all day Mr.. Jamieson's
attorneys returned to their homes.
This ends the contest in Union coun-
ty and probably in the entire district.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Aged Man commits Suicide.

Jacob Schneider, aged seventy-one,
respected citizen Of Lockport, Ia,
in Peoria, ILL.,, ON visit with relatives,
committed suicide by hurting himself
in front of rapidly moving street
car there, dying instantly. Relatives
can assign no reason for his act. He
has a brother John, living In Galva,
Ill, and numerous relatives living
throughout Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Indications Point to Murder.

Looking through the windows of his
blacksmith shop, friends discovered
the dead body of William Edy of High
land Park, suburb of Des Moines. A
Jagged wound in the region of the
temple points to murder Edy had
not been seen for two days and search
was Instituted
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
His Strenuous Job.

Il lately passed through Nutwood,
N. ]. Say, but that station agent has
lot to do! When the train comes in
he's got to sell tickets, attend to the
mail, shift the express, check the bag
gage, fix the signal lights, put the
danger lantern at the street crossing,
post the trains on the bulletin board,
operate the telegraph instruments. and
carry the messages"
Heavens! was he doing all that?"
mo; he was asleep"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Funeral of Clara Rosen.

Several thousand people attended
the funeral of Clara Rosen, which took
place at Ottumwa in binding biz
card. The police investigated clews
leading to North English, but they
failed to couple the sender of letter
referring to the killing of Rose Cla
ridge eleven years ago with the muir
der The letter stated that Oscar
Rosen, brother Of Clara Rosen, was
implicated in the killing of Rose Cla-
ridge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Noted Minister Dead.

Rev. j. B. Mcbride of Princeton,
one of the oldest Presbyterian minis
tiers of the state, died at the age of
eighty-eight years. He came to Iowa
over sixty years ago. Forty years ago
he was minister in Cedar Rapids
pulpit He was known all over Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Washington Once Gave Up

to three doctors; was kept in bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from spid-
er's bite caused large deep sores to
cover his leg. The doctor failed, then
"Bucklen's Arnica Salve completely
cured me, writes John Washington, of
Bosqueville, Tex. For eczema, boils,
burns and piles its supreme. 25c. at
P. A. Clemmer's. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Some Sinister Secrets,

Look before you sleep.
IT'S never too late to end.
The proof of the stove is in the heat
ing.
Songs without words are good, but
dinners without speeches are better.
When poverty comes in at the win
dow friends pass by the door.
NO man is as clever as his fiancee
thinks he is.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-23
Reward for Murderer.

Governor Carroll has issued an Of
fer of a reward of $500 for the appre-
hension of the murderer of Miss Clara
Rosen of Ottumwa. Absolutely no
clue exists as to the perpetrator and
the police of Ottumwa are at sea in
the matter.