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Great Papers on important Subjects.


together In peace and amity where shepherd may
be entrusted with the guidance Of the flock, where
personal differences Of belief to minor things may
give way to the general good Consider what strong
and useful place In the community the pastor Of such
church could take. Consider how with salary sure
to be paid and large enough relieve him Of financial
worryment he could be Of the leaders In all good
works
The chasm Of creed between some Of the denomna-
lions Is perhaps too wide to be brdged in this way
But those Of the Protestant churches known
gelcal, are near enough together to make the plan
practicable a.. indeed It has already been proved In
some communities. II the denominations want to
cruit their ministries with young zeal and blood
they must do something Of this sort. The worldwide
success Of the nondenominatonal Christian Endeavor
movement shows that the time II ripe for -Minnsap
oils Journal.
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LRoNLESs SHIP BUILT TO
SURVEY THE WORLD

Destined for q fifteen.year cruise to
all accessible parts Of the world. the
non.magnetic yacht. Carnegie. recently
launched In Brooklyn. N. ", Is expect
cd to become prominent figure In the
maritime hall OF fame.
Built for use In q magnetic survey
Of the earth. the Carnegie 10 expected
to encounter experiences such as no
other vessel has been through. She
will wrestle. probably, with Ice packs
In the Arctic. and may meet terrific
typhoons on the Asiatic coast. Her
crew may shorten sail before the
storm king Of Cape Horn and whistle
for breezes In the sultry sargasso sea
Even In her construction. the zach,
differs from other vessels. No steel
OF iron has entered into her construc
ton. except about 600 pounds neces
sary for certain parts OF her machin.
cry. She will be nearer all wood than
than any other modern craft afioat.
1t Is hoped that the voyage Of the
Carnegie will bring not only fame Il
herself. but lasting benefit to all tn,
great multitude who 20 down to thu
sea In ships. The scientists to sal
In her hope to discover. among othel
things, the location and characteristic.
Of the North magnetic pole.
The Carnegie institution Of Wash
ington, which built the vessel abou
hvs years ago. undertook to make 8
series OF systematic surveys. Their,
was organized department OF re
search In terrestrial magnetism. which
was placed In charge of Dr. l.. A
Bauer, who was formerly In charge O
the magnetic survey OF the United
States under the coast and geodeti'
survey, Since then valuable work ha.
been done In the Pacific Ocean. tn,
yacht Galllee making three voyages
aggregating 10000 nautical miles.
1t is because OF the peculiar char
acter Of the work for which she Is In
tended that the vessel was built with
out the use OF iron or steel, Her beams
and planks are held together will
wooden treenails. and spikes and bolt
OF copper and bronze. Her engine AM
| other machinery are OF brass ant
bronze, and even the propeller Is o
manganese bronze.
Those OF us who recall our earl!
history lessons remember. probably
the statement that at one time on thu
great voyage OF Columbus his sailor
mutinied because the compass needl
failed to point to the North star. Sucl
| sccsntricities Of the compass hav
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25

races has been made often that It can be taken
having least foundation In fact and yet of the
two the Japanese undoubtedly the nearer to our
sympathes and comprehension the reader to accept
what called civilization and the likeler both to teach
and to initiate the occidental world.
The apparent lack by the Japanese Of commercial
honesty has been we'll explained by the circumstance
that until recently their trading class low and
despised one. while the lighting highly hon.
ored and naturally developed the virtues that
much the effect the Of general respect. In
China the conditions reversed the merchant being
there the noble and tho soldier the parah Soon the
Chinese soldier will learn that IL shameful to
away from the enemy, and the japanese merchant that
It does not pay to break contracts-New York TimsA
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bothered mariners ever since. Perhaps
they did before.
It Is q well.known fact that the
compass In certain parts Of the earth
does not remain true to due north.
On some localities the variation may
be several degrees. on the coast Of
Oregon and Washington the variation
Is rs much as twenty to twenty-five
degrees. This variation IL found on
land as well as on the ocean.
There are q number of lines along
which the compass needle always
points due north. One Of these lines
Of mo variation" begins In the east.
ern part Of Lake Superior, runs
through Ohio. about midway between
Cincinnati and Columbus. through
eastern Tennessee. cuts through South
Carolina and strikes out into the At.
lantic near Beaufort.
On the east side Of this line the
compass needle 10 drawn by some
mysterious force to the westward;
west Of the line II 10 drawn to the
east. On the upper coast Of Maine
the needle gets as much as twenty.one
degrees west Of true"
The geographic north pole Is not the
magnetic pole; Just where the latter Ia
remains a. much Of q mystery as the
pole Peary Is seeking. And another
strange thing about II. the magnetic
pole 10 not stationary; It IL continu.
ally moving. although very slowly. It
has not been discovered In what direc.
ton the magnetic pole Is moving.
When the magnetic pole shall have
been located and It's various phenom.
ena ascertained, many Of the existing
problems Of navigation will disappear.
To solve these riddles will be one OF
the tasks Of the scientists aboard the
Carnegie.
In building the ship some puzzlins
questions had to be solved. The boat
had to be virtually non.magnetic. For
that reason iron and steel could not
enter into Its construction. It was Ia
be the first vessel In which such ma
terials were not to be found. with
the exception Of thin cast-iron lining,
In the engine cylinders and the steel
cams necessary for operating the
valves. magnetic materials were ex
cluded altogether.
White sails are to be relied upon
mainly. auxiliary power Is necessary
for maneuverIng In harbors OF for use
In Gains at sea. For this power Il
was decided that steam would not do
because the boilers and engines would
be highly magnetic. II would not bs
practicable to nse gasoline or oil, be
cause Of the danger OF carrying such
large quantities as would be needed
In exploring faraway waters. Tho dit
fculty was solved by installing a spe
cially constructed marine gas pro
Queer, using coal, In connection with
a bronze internal combustion engine
The Carnegie institution Is not con
fning Its magnetic survey work to tn
seas. II has had several land expedi
tons at work-two in Africa, one Il
Asia Minor and Persia and one Il
China. II has also worked over par
of South America. Central America
British America and Greenland.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25
AMERICAN FIRE WASTE.

ONE impressively unpleasant figures, bear.
ing upon the enormous annual fire waste
1881 In this country, are given In the report Of
the National Board Of Underwriters. re-
IRFHv Gently made public The ordinary fire
v2&&xNy losses. apart from such exceptional and
largely nonpreventablc disasters ~ that
at San Francisco, are than S200,000,000 year
In the first three months Of 1909 they were $53000o0O
average Of nearly three quarters Of million every
day The aggregate loss In Ave years s more than the
amount Of the national debt.
American city fire departments are recognized as su
perior to those Of European cities; and although In
this country much larger proportion Of the buildings
consists Of innammabe wooden structures than II the
case in Europe that does not account for the fact that
losses from to thirty times greater than
those Of European countries
The National Board Of Underwriters declares that
the real Is carelessness and reckessness here
against the care forethousht and wise supervision
in Europe" Moro dsheartening still is the fact that
American FIRE loss Ia steadily increasing year by year
in $780, and the rate Of increase is almost twice that
Of the increase in population in the same period.
The widespread movement for the prevention Of un.
necessary waste in natural resources and In mate.
rial is most commendable but II Is desirable
to check waste by fire. When buildings are burned
there IL lost than the actual money value Of the
buildings themselves. for business IL usually interrupt.
ed and the communities deprived Of taxable prop
erty The problem OF preventing this waste. since 30
much Of is declared by experts to be prevenable. Is
which may we'll engage the serious atention Of the
American peope.-Youths Companion.
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Another Prescriptions.

The middle aged man who was Civ.
ing himself a halfhOur's walk before
breakfast had taken his i0yearold
boy along Papa" asked the lad. do
you like such long walk as this?"
mot particularly"
"What do You take Il for?"
II thought you knew. ! am doing II
by the advice OF DR.. Ringgold, lie
says Il Is the best exercise In the
world. and every man ought to devote
half an hour before breakfast. II he
has the leisure To-"
HOnk! llOnk'
Needing the warning, they stepped
out Of the way Of huge touring car
which whlzzed past them at the rate
Of th'rty miles an hour, The man
who was steering II waved his hand In
greeting. and the middle-aged man 70
sponded rather stitfiy.
why. he knows you, doesn't he.
papa?' asked the boy.
eyes"
"Who 10 he?"
"Dr. Ringgold."
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for religious reasons be regarded exceptionally ab
orma. The does not prove that the Oriental 10
per So more dangerous than the Caucasian; It simply
shows that no IL subject to the same passions and
furle, a. the white man.
In France. Germany there could be no sissl case
for the simple reason that only in America would
wife and daughter successfully defy the more worldly
husbands and fathers welknown wishes concerning
the daughters friendships among young To this
extent the New York tragedy II perhaps peculiarly
American, the Berlin commentators avow, and there
Is good for the social shock which the AFFAIR
causes.-Sprlngneld Republican.
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Dealers will be prosecuted II they
sell milk containing more than $1,000.
900 bacteria per cubic centimeter."
Count your bacteria and keep out Of
the police courts.
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The Way Out.

Think. love!" said Mrs. Gobsa
Golde. II ordered dinner gown. and
that tiresome dressmaker has sent me
q travelling suit"
well, what are you going to do
about itr' Gobsa Code demanded.
THE only thing is for 10 to 80
abroad again." she sighed."-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25
AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY.

YOUNG Dartmouth graduate not long
would not marry him. Why then. should
the murderer Of the sigel girl by an Orr.
entail. whose passion for her had bean
aroused through an intimate association
unwisely permitted by the RIrl's mother
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MERCHANTS AND SOLDIERS.

lR EDWARD MOSS, on his way homo 70
England from the far East, repeats the
familiar statement that - business men
the Chinese are thoroughly Trustworthy.
while the japanese are 30 tricky that
dealings with them are unsatisfactory and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25

Mrs. Church-You say she was
war correspondent once?
Mrs. Gotham-Yes. she was secre.
tary of woman's club.--Yonkers
Statesman.
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A mother Is very particular" about
the company her sixteen-year-old
daughter keeps but she 10 less par
ticular every year after that age.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25

Some women just naturally cannot
get along unless they have love af.
tair on hand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25

Politics and morality are seldom o.
speaking termA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25

UUuDtIesS,
entering into the growing reluctance OF young men to
devote themselves to the pulpit work Of the churches
One Of them. fancy. Is the fact that the young
minister IL about the Understanding. poorest paid
citizen in the average small town. He 10 called to
struggling church. and upon his young shoulders Is
laid the impossible burden Of making that church
success and Of living. meanwhile almost nothing
And yet the church members individually may be do.
Ing the best they The point H. that there not
enough OF them; rather that their religious energies
are divided up among too many organizations. While
they are holding fast comparatively unimporant DIFF
ierences Of creed and clinging desperately to de-
nomnationasm. the real work Of the Master goes I'm.
done.
mouth fashion half dozen struggling churches where
there ought to be but two. Pride Of denomina
ton alone stands In the way OF setting up In such
town a single sacred shrine. where all may worshln
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RECRUITS FOR THE MINISTRY.

comes from various sources
that a steadily decreasing number Of
young men are entering the ministry. The
theological seminaries show a dwindling
attendance. while the engineering colleges
are overlooking with eager students.
There are, doubtless, number OF causes
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What a lot there Is to read!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-25
o. CHICAGO

Statement of Condition Mt the Close Of
OF Business, September I, 1909.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

Dancing, music and cards were the
order of the evening. At the usual
hour supper was served and all went
home tired but happy in the memory of
a pleasant time spent with their royal
host and hostess.
Tess Roper and family were Chester
visitors. Monday.
Miss Pearl E. Roberts spent few
days of last week with her friend Miss
Clara Halweg at Cresco.
Hugh j. Jones was accidentally
struck by swinging gate, last Friday,
and was not able to assist in doing his
farm work, but is better at this
writing.
Miss Amanda and Herman Lidtke
were visitors at Lime Springs, Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cleveland were
Lime Springs callers, Tuesday.
Walter and Perry Meighan, Fred
Gates and Miss Dolly Meighan spent
Monday evening at the Geo. Cleveland
home.
The high wind in the recent storm
blew down windmill on the Herman
Lidtke farm. Reports from other To-
calities tell of similar destruction.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
WEALTHY MAN is A SUICIDE.
Macon, Ga, Capitalist, Shoots Self
Others Take Own Lives.

Macon, Ca, Feb. Been. L. Jones,
one of the wealthiest and best known
business men of Macon, committed
suicide yesterday by shooting. Ill
health is said to have been the cause.
Tacoma. WASH, Feb. 3.-Ernest
Grant, trained nurse, % years old,
shot and slightly wounded Mabel
Thorpe, 81 years old, and then rushing
to the home of his sister, Mrs.
Sjolander, a half block away, swal
lowed the contents of small bottle
of carbolic acid and died.
Mendham, N. j., Feb. 3.-John Gill
mer Speed, the author and journalist,
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the head while in his bedroom
at the Phoenix house here yesterday.
New York, Feb. 3.-Leon A. Adler,
a salesman, who committed suicide in
his apartment in West Seventeen
street, took enough poison to kill 500
men, according to physicians.
Sealey, Tex, Feb. ST. M. Ecklen-
berg, assistant cashier of the Sealey
National bank, committed suicide by
shooting No reason is known for the
act.
Sterling, ILL.,. Feb. 3.-Grieving over
his wife leaving him, Grant Williams,
"A years of age, committed suicide by
taking carbolic acid
L.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

in the first degree Wiz be denied to
fugitives from justice if bill pre-
pared by Harding of Woodbury. for
Introduction in the house is enacted.
The Harding hill rroNides that a
fugitive from justice, held pending a
hearing or seeking his release by
habeas carpus. shall under no con-
ditions, be admitted to bail, me
governor shall grant him hearing
and If he finds the man is fugf
tive, that decision is final.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Chester.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hanson, of Min
neapolis, are visiting with her mother,
Mrs. Larson of Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wagner Christianson
are visiting with her people, L. Phfer
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Baldwin are visit
ing with his sister, Mrs. Fairbanks, of
LIE Roy.
Art Jones was Calmar visitor Tues
day.
Mrs. Dave Davis and daughter, of
Taopi, were Chester visitors, Tuesday.
George Lusk returned to his home at
Mankato, Tuesday, his niece Miss
Bertha Lusk accompanying him for
visit.
George Cray and Charley Nash, of
Lime Springs, were Chester visitors,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Wilhelm returned to her home
at Lime Springs, Tuesday.
Mrs. Herm Hoopman and family are
visiting her people Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Winslow of Beaver, MINI.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

Otto slasor of Springfield, S. D., is
the guest OF his sister, Mrs. H. Mere
dith for few days.
The snow storm of Friday and Sat-
urday makes one wish for the good old
summer time.
Miss Kate Leslie was a LIE Row Wis
ltor few cas- last week returni, o.
Monday.
Mrs. M. Swanson and Mrs. T. Free
mire were Cresco visitors Thursday.
The Chester school debating and
declamatory contest will be held in
the Methodist church, Feb. S, 1909.
PROGRAM.
Chorus-A Warrior Bold-School.
Primary Declamatory Contest Flory
Murray, Douglas Phifer, Francis Bar
low, Hazel Hoopman, Harry Meredith,
Doris Brown
o-Harry Jones.
intermediate Contest-Allen Hunger
ford, Louise Meredith, Archie Winslow,
Leah thinner, Bessie Brown, Freda
Larson.
Piano Duet-Misses Rope and
Turner.
Solo Miss Worthwein.
Debating Contest Resolved that in
fuence Of women has contributed more
to civilization than man Affirmative,
Margaret Owens and Vera Murray.
Negative, Lannie llalver and Ruth
Lake.
Chorus Whistling Farmer Boy.
Solo-Mrs. Frank Capper.
Chorus -Dream Faces.
/ Decision of judges.
Chorus Skahng Song.
Chester has a new blacksmith from
Ohio. Givelm call
Dave fairbanks and son of Leroy
were Chester callers, Tuesday.
j. B. Joes, of Chester, was Lime
Springs visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. q Conklin was Cresco visit
or, Tueday.
Mrs George Conklin and son were
Lime springs visitors, Thursday.
Beaver Creek and Vicinity.
VIM. Cray and ]. E. Roberts were
bulness callers at the Martin home,
N,nday.
The Chas. Parchman, George Cleve-
and, Herman Lidtke. Albert Kleiboer,
and j. E. Roberts families were par
Elephants in pleasant surprise party
at the Edward Meighan home, Tuesday
evening, it being his 72nd birthday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Jury ELL Presented.

A new jury bill which will be put
up against the jury commission bill
prepared by Judge McHenry was
sprung in the house by Representa-.
tive Hickenlooper of Monroe county
Inc Hlckcnlooper bill is not a radi.
cal measure, but is intended to
strengthen the provisions of the pres.
ent law In permitting members of the
BOARD of supervisors to select the
names for the jury lists. The bill
provides that the supervisors shall Sc.
lect jurors from the poll books in
numbers from each precinct appor.
toned by the county auditor. The
time OF selection shall be when order.
ed by the courts. Friends of the Nc.
Henry bill claim that the latter
measure applies only to cities of over
10000, and hence would not affect
the counties, which Hickenlooper
hopes to affect.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Public Utilities Bill.
WDITO O0ITT0ICS BTIIs
Des Moines.-The placing of the


Des Moines-The placing of the
municipal public service corpora
porations, street cars, gas and cleo
trio companies, water works and tele-
graphs and telephone in the hands
of a state public service commission
to be named by the governor is pro-
posed in a bill introduced in the
house of representatives by Grier OF
Poweshiek, White of Story and Lar
rabee of Fayette.
The bill is along the line ssuggest-
ed by Ex-Governor Garst in his an
nual message and by Governor Car
roll in his inaugural address. 1t is
the measure for which the Iowa Lea
que of municipalities is whetting its
knives. Already the Des Moines
city council has filed remonstrance
and it is destined to stir up the big
gest fight Of the legislative session.
The bill provides that the commits
sion to be known as the public ser
vice commission" shall consist of five
men, to serve six-year terms and at
salary of $4,000 yearly. They shall
be named by the governor and APP
proved by two-thirds vot eof the
senate.
Three of the first commissioners
shall be the present railroad commits
sioners. The governor shall name
the other two, one from each leading
political party and the bill is to take
effect July 1, 1909.
In addition to the handling of the
railroads, the bill provides the public
service commission shall take charge
in supervisory fashion of the inter
urbans, express companies, sleeping
car companies, street car lines, gas,
electric lights, water works plants,
telegraph and telephone companies.
1t shall have the power to regulate
the rates charged by these concerns.
AS soon as the new commission
starts its labors, the public service
corporations must file schedule of
rates, tolls, profits, etc. Each year
they shall file complete annual re.
port.
The commissioners shall name an
inspector of gas, electric and water
meters who shall make it point tC
see that accurate meters are in stall
ed by these companies. The bill also
provides that bonds may be issued
by municipalities for the purchase Of
the corporations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Assembly Honors Burns.

The Iowa legislature paid homage
to the Scottish poet, Bobby Burns, up.
on the 150th anniversary of his birth
in the house chamber. Not only did
the legislature turn out enmasse, but
friends of the legislators and admir-.
ers of Burns filled the chamber to
oyerf1owing. Rev. Father j. F. Mug
ent was the principal speaker, and
in most eloquent manner did he
speak of the traits, good and bad, Of
the Scotch writer. Speaker Feely re.
linquished the chair to Miller Of
: Bremen. who proposed the Burns cele
bration. Later, Speaker Feely intro
duced resolution thanking those
who took part in the program, which
the house adopted unanimously.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

Six Bills Pass the House.
The Arney bill, to allow certain
officers of the soldiers home to get
their ice simply from the home. the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Fur Coats and Robes.

If you have got nice COW or horse
hide, come in and get prices on making
into coat or robe. Prices will surprise
GU. P. A. CLEMMER
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05
Various Bills.

Various Bills
Harding introduced bill provid.
ing that cities may oil their streets
and charge the same to abutting
property owners, a law that the PEG.
pie of Sioux City are demanding.
Arney introduced Gilliland's trac.
ton engine bill into the house-a
measure providing that owners of
traction engines must exercise all
manner of care to avoid frightening
horses
O'Connor introduced bill provid.
ing that dealers who had paint on
hand before the pure paint bill was
enacted may dispose of it even
though it does not come under the
pure paint bill
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-02-05

To Regulate Hotels.
Denv Bill to Flying Criminals.
The right of bail, heretofore de-
MED only to men accused of murder