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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
CHApTIII, M

"HE first instructive thought Of a
man reveals his innate charac
ter; those that follow, the moral
L nature that he has acquired
through environment and circum-
stances That Jack Payson was at
bottom good man is Shown by his
first emotion. which was joy. and his
first impulse. which was to impart the
glad news to everybody upon receiving
the letter from Dick Lane telling that
he was alive and soon to come home
He was in his house at the time Bud
Lane had just brought IN the packet
Of mail from Florence and was riding
away. Jack uttered a cry of joy which
brought the young man back to the
door. What is it," asked Bad But
Jack had already had time for his
i.amning second thought He was
stunned by the consideration that the
PRONUNCIATION of the rews iii the letter
meant his loss of Echo Allen He dis
sembled. though as yet he was not abe
to tell al outright fnlsehocd:
Its a letter telling me that | may
expect to receive enough morey in a
month or so to pay off the mortgage
Now your brothers. debt needn't trou-
BILE YOU any LONGER. Bud"
"Whew-w" whistled Bud That's
great. Where does it come from?"
ooh. from an cd friend that lent
the money to some time ago. But.
say. Bud. there's another matter I
want to talk with ycu about. You've
got to shake Buck Mckee I've got it
straight that he is the worst man in
Arizona territcry-yes. worse than an
Apache. Why. he has been with
Geronimo. torturing and massacring
lone prospectors and robbing them OF
their gold
"That's n lie. Jack Payson and you
know it!' cried the hot headed young
man. at was Buck Mckee who stood
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
ENDS LIFE DRAMATICALLY

Indian Places Revolver to Head and
Drops Before Onlookers
Filled with mescal. till he knew not
what he was doing. Harry Davenport.
strapping young buck Of the Mus
quake tribe at Tama, stepped out in
to the main street of the town. placed
a revolver at his temple, fred and
fell dead before tho eyes OF several
witnesses.
Mescal drinking has recently been
brought to the tribe by other Indians.
The liquor is brewed from variety
of cacti found in New Mexico The
victim becomes drunk much the same
as the opium eater. and in the mind
Of the Indian he sees the Great Father
and Is able to converse with him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Home Course In
Modern Agriculture
X.-Some Insect Pests
By C. v. GREGORY,
Agricultural Division. IotOo State College
Anne PressA Association
k.-Some Insect Pests
v C. v. GREGORY,

Are thorouSlly dissolved mix the two
solutions and add four ounces of paris
green. The lime in this solution is
added to prevent the chemicals from
lnjuring the leaves and to make the
mixture stick better
Three sprayings are sufficient for the
codling moth. The first should be CIV
en- Immediately after the blossoms
fall, the second from ten to twenty
days later and the third about the last
Of July.
One Of the chief insect enemies Of
the plum and one which also attacks
many Of the other fruits is the curcu-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
WIFE GOES WITH AFFINITY
Husband Left With Three Small Chi.
dren and Without Money.

Deserted by his wife, who eloped
with an affinity. delayed by the bliz.
card and kept thirty-six hours In a
strange town with three small chill
dren. with 30 cents to feed them. was
the experience of Charles Hndelson OF
Rock Rapids. according to his story
given to the police at Iowa City.
IIudelson was found In the Rock Is
land station by an officer He had
been there three days with the chill
dren. the Oldest being five years of
age and the youngest a tot Of two
years
Hudelson said he had started to his
fathers home in Osceola after he dis
covered that his home had been
wrecked by strange man
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Cattle Perished purlnc storm,

James McManus of st Anthony, as
the result of the recent blizzard. lost
sixty-six head of steers. which strayed
away from their pasture. and the
bodies of forty have been found
Twenty-six were discovered In the bed
OF "a small creek. where they were
drowned The other twenty have not
yet been located and it is feared they
may have also persisted
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Three CHARGED With FORGERY

Three strangers, giving their names
as John Wilson of Des Moines, John
Wylie of Fergus Falls, Mimi, and
William Smith of New York were
bound over by Mayor Linden of Le-
Mars to await the action of the grand
fury on the charge of cashing a forged
check for $l60
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12

chimes of mis-
sion bells sound
cd softly on the
evening air.
Jack aud Echo
sat down upon
the steps of the
piazza. Jack con
tinued the strain
of his thought,
but in a more
serious vein:
Echo, I'm So
happy that l am
frightened"
"Frightened?"
she asked won,
deringly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
W. J. stonebreake, Dead

W J Stonebraker. once prominent
business man and politician Of Iowa
and chairman Of the Democratic state
central committee of this state died
on train in the railroad yards at Los
Angeles. Cal, just as he was about to
begin journey to his old home
Heart disease was the cause of ieath
He was seventy-two years of age His
former home was In Hampton. la He
leaves a son in Hampton and another
In Tacoma. and third in st Paul
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
AGED Pauper Dies.

Grandma Nancy Harris died in the
poor house at Waterloo. aged loa
years Mrs Harris was In fun pos
session of her faculties to the end
She was todler when Lincoln was
horn. nursed soldiers in the Mexican
war, watched General Scott enter
Mexico City with a victorious army
and taught school before many of the
present day grandmothers were born
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
High School Students Suspended.

Seventeen boys Of the Omega Eta
Tau fraternity and fourteen girls OF
the Theta Sigma Phi society were sus
pended from the high school at Coun-
ell Bluffs. They refused to sign aft
davits resigning membership in the
secret societies. The students were
willing to resign from ACTIVE" mem
bership. but declined to sever their
connection entirely This Is the cul-
mination o: the accident to Tom Har.
yey. who was seriously injured in an
Initiation into fraternity Dec %
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Hepburn Declares It's , Lie

tits lie and therefore don't care
to say anything about It," replied Rep
resentative Hepburn of Iowa when the
report that he had abandoned his con-
test with w. D. Jameson Democrat,
for the seat in congress from the
Eighth Iowa district was brought to
his attention in Washington
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12

If you expect to get the best and
most reliable preparation for Kidney
trouble, inflammation of the bladder,
rheumatism, rheumatic pains, weak
back and backaehe you must get De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills. They
act promptly and are sure. Sold by
Edward T. Lomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12

When you take Kodol, the food you
have eaten will be digested naturally,
regularly and promptly, and in this
way Kodol gives the stomach chance
to regain it's lost strength and health,
and after a little while you need not
take kodol longer, but take it while
you do need it and if it fails to benefit
you your money will be refunded to
you. 1t is sold by Edward T. Tomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Arm Torn From Body.

Malcolm elliott had his right arm
torn from his body by getting it
caught in the machinery of the brick
and tile factory at Sheffield He lived
q few hours and then died from the
shock He leaves a small family
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Two Men Probably Drowned.

Thomas Kendall and John Nielsen.
prominent young men of Council
Bluffs, are believed to have been
wned at Lake Manawa They
started duck hunting and their boat
was found overturned near the cente,
of the lake
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
WINTERS is FOUND GUILTY

5IrY recommends CIfe imprisonment
fot Tr,mbIecs Slayer
William Winters, twenty-one years
old slayer of Linn Trimbler at Union.
Ia. Jan is, was convicted OF murder
In the first degree The Jury recon.
mended life Imprisonment Winters
defense was that he was irrational at
the time Of the shooting.
Winters made written confession.
He asked the widow and son for for
giveness and sntreated boys to quit
reading dime novel literature. He
pleaded guilty before Judge Albrook.
Winters father was with him and said
that he could not ask for clemency
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
If Y"n Are A Trlf,e Sensitive

About the size of your shoes, it's some
satisfaction to know that many people
can wear shoes size smaller by sprink-
ling Aliens Foot-Eas into them just
the thing for Patent Leather Shoes.
and for breaking in New Shoes. Sold
Everywhere, 25c. 4lw4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Woman Pleads No. su,l.y.

Held under $40. 900 bonds to the dis.
trict court, Mrs A. Powell who
killed her two small sons. Injured
third. and then attempted her own
life at Rockwell City on Jan. 4 waived
examination In the district cour, Of
Calhoun county otter entering plea
Of not guilty Mrs Powell has fully
recovered from her self.inhicted
VoupdS
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
MAYOR OF TOWN FIFTY YEARS
Joseph Webster and Wife Of Waucoma
Celebrate Golden Wedding.

Celebrate Golden Wedding.
Joseph Webster, pioneer of Wau-
coma. has the distinction of having
held the office of mayor of the town
for half a century, He was first elect.
ed in 1857 and served eight years
when another was chosen who pre-.
sided over the town for two years. FOL.
lowing which MIR Webster was re.
elected. and he has held the office
ever since.
A few days ago he and his wife
celebrated the golden anniversary Of
their wedding
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
Aids Nature


The great Of Dr. Golden Medical Dis a.
covery curing weak somachs, bodies weak ny
lungs, and obstinate and lingering coughs is based on
The recognition O he fundam truth that "Golden
Medical Discovery supplies with body buid
ing issue-reparing, musce-makng materials, in
and form. help
supplies necessary o to digest
food, build body thereby lingering kSNuA
obstinate coughs discovery the
digestive ORGANS in health, pur6es sXI@
and enches the blood nourshe
short establishes sound vigorous health.
your dealer offers somefhina "lust food"
1T.-.n pays better
OF he cure mott he profit
nothing n
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser English;
ene smpfed 1908 700 newly revised
Edition,
os Cothbound, 81 Address " N
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12

Dusk was falling. From the runk
house rose the tinkling notes of a
mandolin. After n few preliminary
chords the player. Il Mexican. began
a love song In Spanish. The distant
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12
WOUNDS HIS SWEETHEART
Charles camery Then Flees and Com.
r1its Suicide

During quarrel at Davenport
Charles Camery shot and fatally
wounded his sweetheart, Miss Lulu
Prue, after which ne aed Officers
found camery's body near Walcott.
where he had evidently shot himself
The girl has two bullets through her
body and cannot live
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12

tudu llSeClS. NOlulllR is more
iggrayating than to have promising
crop of fruit or grain attacked by a
horde of bugs" and greatly injured
not entirely ruined
Insects, like weeds, are very difficult
% deal with If you go at them one at
time. but If properly managed they
.an be easily held in check. From
The standpoint of the damage they do,
insects may be divided into two
:lasses-those which attack field crops
Ind those which are injurious to fruit
Ind garden crops.
There are a number of insects
which attack corn. While these are
seldom present in large enough num-
bers to destroy any considerable part
Of the entire crop, the money value
Of the damage they inflict on the corn
grown on quarter section each year
amounts to no small sum.
One of the most important Of these
pests is the corn root worm. The
eggs, which are laid in the cornfield
during August or September. hatch
during the next June or July. The
worms when full grown are about
one-third of an inch long and as big
around as a pin. They bore up inside
the roots, injuring them so badly that
the growth of the plant is seriously
checked. Often, too, the roots are so
weakened that the corn blows down
badly. Some time during August the
worm goes through transformation
called pupation. which changes it into
a small light green beetle. This bee
tie feeds on the silks and tips of ears
and lays eggs for the next years crop
of worms.
Another insect which lives on the
roots of corn is the root louise. These
lice are very small and helpless. They
are kept through the winter in the
egg stage in ant hills In the spring
after they hatch they are placed on
the corn roots by the ants. The ants
are very fond of a sweet fluid which
is secreted by the lice. and they take
care of them for this purpose.
| Other insects which do more or less
damage to the corn crop are the stalk
borer, wirewerm, white grub, bill bug
cutworm, etc. These insects live and
multiply in grass land and from there
find their way into the adjoining corn
fields. They do the greatest damage
however, when the grass land Il
plowed up and put into corn.
The damage from nearly all insects
affecting com. small grain or gras:
can be readily prevented by goo(
system of rotation This is especial.
true If clover is used since such in
sects as cutworms and grubs do no
work to any extent on clover. Tit
frequent blowing Of the ground anC
change of crops where rotation is fol
lowed are fatal to most insects. Dam
age from these pests will be still fur
Their reduced If the soil Is kept SO wei
supplied with plant food that thu
plants can get quick start in tn,
spring. Treated in this way, they art
more vigorous and better able to with
stand insect attacks
These remedies, with the exception
of the last. cannot be applied to or
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12

DeWitts Little Early Risers, gentle,
easy, pleasant, small little liver pills.
Sold by Edward T.. Lomas.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-12

AMONG the enemies which the
N farmer has to combnt perhaps
none are more troublesome
than insects. Nothing Is more
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30
WHAT'S IN \ NAME?

know a man whose face Is long,
He never laughs or sings song
His name is Hope.
know man so grum and cross
For happiness he's at a loss
His name is Smiles.
know a man who couldn't tell
What year it was that Carthage
fell
His name was Wise.
l know a man who mops his'brow
And says Good Lord. it's sizzling
now!"-
His name is Snow.
l know a man who's always blue,
No matter what he tries to do
His name is Brown.
know a man who VOWS that he
Will never, never happy be
His name is Bliss.
1 know a man who's very high
And people praise him passing by
His name is Lowe.
l know man who drags his feet
And seems too blooming tired to
eat
His name is Swift.
Selected,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30
MAKING BEAUTY A CRIME.

Is it a crime for a woman to be
beautiful? That depends, according
to a Georgia legislator, upon whether
the beauty is natural or acquired
This gallant southerner, writer in
Success Magazine declares, has no
fault to find with women who are
born beautiful, but he cannot speak
calmly Of those who achieve beauty
or whose beauty is thrust upon them
at the corner drug store.
The bill which the honorable mem
ber has introduced into the legisla-
ture provides that if any woman shall
knowingly and with malice afore-
thought betray or permit to be be-
trayed into matrimony any unsuspect-
ing Georgian, by means Of scents,
paints, powders, perfumes cosmetics,
waters, artificial teeth or hair, or any
other aids to beauty Of face or fig
ure, the marriage may be declared
null and void
It seems unlikely that legislative
body Of chivalrous southern gentlemen
will pass such an uncomplimentary
act This law would be a fatal ad-
mission that the much sonnetized and
balladized beauty Of the southern wo-
men IS somewhat less than skin deep.
But even If II should pass in Geor-
gia, it is not likely to become a gen.
eral movement. As nation we should
not care TO see our women labeled
with guarantees under pure food
and drug act. We who are so proud
Of our self-made men are not Likely
TO discriminate unfairly against our
self-made women.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30
If WE HAD But A DAY.

We should fill the hours with the
sweetest things,
If We had but n day;
We should dring alone at the purest
springs
In our upward way;
We should love with a life-time's love
in an hour,
If the hours were few;
We should rest, not for dreams, but
for fresher power,
To be and to do.
We should guide our wayward or wea.
ried wills
BY the clearest light;
We should keep our eyes on the heav-
enly hills,
If they lay in sight;
We should trample the pride and the
discomfort
Beneath our feet;
We should take whatever a good God
With a trust complete.
We should waste no moments in weak
regret
If the day were but one;
If what We remember and what We
forget
Went with the sun;
We should be from our clamorous
selves set free
To work or to pray,
And to be what the Father would
have us be,
If we had but a day
Mary Lowe Dickinson.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30
THEY TOOK HIS ADVICE.

The New York dry goods firm OF
Blumstein & Rosenberg had a travel
ing salesman named Richards. Rich
ards was a good salesman, and when
sober genial fellow. Once, how
ever, after an unusually successful
trip he INDUCED in an unusually sue
cessful celebration, and ended by go
ing to sleep in the public office of the
company
"Get up" said Mr., Rosenberg,
shaking him violently.
"Rosey, go jump on yourself" said
his sleepy employe.
The eenor partner tried it next and
was rewarded with the words:
"Blumstein, you go to thunder"
The firm held an indignant meet
ing, decided to dispense with Rich
ards services, and asked the book
keeper what they owed this erring
salesman.
Fifteen hundred dollars" he re-
ported. Richards has sold sixty
thousand dollars worth of goods in
the past three months"
The partners looked at each other
in slennce.
"Rosey," said the senior partner,
"you go and chump on yourself. I'm
going to thunder'-Success.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30
STAY IN EDEN.

In an editorial regarding the sub
ject Of irrigation in Umatilla county
the Oregon Daily Journal said:
Irrigation now in operation, as
sured, or projected, may easily make
Umatilla county the second in Ore
gon within a few years-unless, in
deed, other counties can do as much
like work, and from the present out
look none can, though great develop
ment of and by irrigation will occur
in Union, Baker, Jackson and per-
haps some other counties.
"The news columns have told and
will tell sufficiently for information,
of these Umatilla projects, but what
they mean in results, what their full
significance is, the volume and ma
ture Of the development they portend,
are matters for reflection, exposition
and discussion.
zone of these Umatilla projects,
the greatest. is the governments,
one Of the largest it has undertaken,
and this is now getting into opera
ton. But there are several private
enterprises of no small proportions
in the same portion Of the county, and
when all these are brought fully into
action, western Umatilla county, where
not very many years ago only few
stockraisers dwelt along the river and
the creeks, will be populated by many
thousands. Along the Walla Walla
river in the northeastern portion Of
the county, much irrigation develop
ment, though on a smaller and more
individual scale. is being carried on,
and is increasing rapidly.
Besides, the East Oregonian pre-
diets that before many years the great
wheat farms, profitable as they are,
will be broken up into small farms,
which can be made much more profit
able still by intensive farming, with
out irrigation.
"Umatilla county-and It is a type
in this respect Of portions Of some
other counties-is entering on the
third stage Of it's development. First,
the stockraisers; second, the wheat
growers; third, what is now only
fairly beginning; farmers Of a diff
ferent type; horticulturalists, largely
berry growers, specialists, scientific
farmers, those who raise many things
and without exhausting the soil get
from every acre all it will produce"
Yet while all Of this is true; while
the county is just starting upon the
period Of real development and land
IS vet advancing in value rapidly,
some are leaving this county for
northwest Canada. 1t is ridiculous.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30
YOU AND 1.

Not all the lore that was learned by
the sages
And wise men of the years gone
by
Not all the logic that men of past
ages
Drew down from the stars and the
sky
Makes the magic together in all winds
and weather
Like just the two words-you and J..
Not all the sweets that summers have
taken
From garden and close and lea
Not all the blossoms of June breezes
have shaken
On the years agone and to De
Held half the sweetness in all loves
completeness
OF the tale your lips told to me
Not all the bells that love has set
ringing
Bride-bells under skies so blue
Not all the songs that lovers went
singing
Since ever the world was new
Tell half the gladness-so deep it's
near sadness
That sings in my heart to you.
Edna S. Valentine, in Smart Set.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30

companies of guardsmen and deputy
sheriffs.
Twenty years ago Sitting Bull. &C.
ronimo and Chief Joseph were well
known to the American reading pub
lie. When these men were on the
war path they made the white men
take notice
But the day Of the war bonnet and
tomahawk has passed. They are now
brought into use only upon holidays
or else are relegated to the ignominy
of curio corners. The average In
dan has forsaken his tepee for.
house and the land that has been al
lotted to him by the government he
benevolently leases to some white
farmer
But it is not surprising tina occa-
slonally a few Indians break loose as
Crazy Snake and his followers have
done. Civilization is not their natural
state. Behind them lie centuries of
savagery. It is only natural that once
in while there should be lapse in
to barbarism.
But under the circumstances such
lapses are bound to be fatal to the
Indian. He is now too greatly out
numbered and the white man has
guns that shoot very fast. At Fort
Walla Walla there is a machine gun
platoon that could NOV down a tribe
of Indians in five minutes. Under
these conditions it is well for the In
dians to remain civilized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-30
THE ART OF BEING HAPPY

"Cheerfulness." says Ruskin, SIS as
natural to the heart of man in strong
health as glow to his cheek, and
wherever there is habtual gloom,
they must be either bad air, unwhol-
esome food, improperly severe labor,
or erring habits of life
If children were taught that one of
the greatest life duties is to unfold
the fun-loving side of their nature,
the humorous side, there would not
be so many suicides, so many unhap-