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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

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Great Post Road at Mini
Udinsk, now. in these days OF the
trans-Siberian railway. a place OF
some Importance.
was alone, on my way from Peters
burg to Irkutsk. On the previous day
l had overtaken q convoy of prison.
ers in chains. and as on the morning
Of the Russian Christmas day ! was
sitting by the high brick stove. l saw
the Cossacks and their despairing
charges arrive.
remember walking and talking
with several of them In that wilder
ness of newly fallen snow. Most OF
them were. or said they were. victims
of the INSCRIPTIONS agents provoca'
teurs of the government. and all
seemed bitter against the car and
his advisers-as indeed they we'll
might be.
Another Christmas OF the Greek
calendar spent In Servia-in Bel
grade, the capital Of that gallant lit.
tie state. the powder-magaztne OF the
balkans. 1t was cold. bright. sunny
Cay, and an air of festivity was every.
where. The service IL the cathedral.
attended by the king and his cabinet
was brilliant affair. and after a
stroll in the delightful Kalemegdan
garden, overlooking the Danube. l
lunched with my friend the minister
Of justice and his charming American
wife The streets were hung with
Tags. exchanges of presents and flow
,is' We're universal. and many we're
TIE quaint Serb customs.
The twenty-fifth of December three
years ago spent YEARLY in the stuny
restaurant car of the NOrd express be-
iWeen Paris and Petersburg. Again
! Was alone and remember. as we
steamed out of Wilma station to the
great plain towards Dunaburg. the
chef of that celebrated express pro
Guccd his triumph-an English pud
ding, with small piece Of holly stuck
in the top. My fellow passengers. be
ing all foreigners. failed to appreciate
it. But did.
Another memorable holiday was thai
| passed in the reindeer-skin hut OF
I.arlander halfway between Alexan'
dlovsk and Kandalaksha. | was trav
eiing by sled. had left kirkenaes
On an arm of the Arctic ocean. q
month before and was now working
Ely way south toward Archangel.
produced bottle of much-shakep
port wine. in honor Of the occasion
and poured out glass for my host
He was very suspicious Of 1t. AMI
compelled me to swallow mine first
Then he slipped his. and pulled wry
face His wife tasted it. and shifted
suspiciously, and afterward the ser.
wants. but all declared 1t was some
horrd English decoction-some medi'
cine. it must be. they said. They had
never before tasted wine. They had
never seen bunch Of grapes. never
a rose, and never even a tree.
One Yuletide dinner ate at Ciros
at Monte Carlo. where the fooling was
last and furious. and with my friends
| watched the tables" afterward
supping across at the Hotel de Paris
and receiving present from the
monster tree.-IWilliam LIE Queux.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
(To be continued,
Marvellous Discoveries

mark the wonderful progress of the
age. Air flights on heavy machines,
kilograms without wires, terrible war
inventions to kill men, and that wonder
of wonders-Dr Kings New Discov-
ery-to save life when threatened by
coughs. colds, lagrippe, asthma, Group.
bronchitis, hemorrhage. hay fever and
whooping cough or lung trouble. For
all bronchial affections it has no equal.
1t relieves instantly. Its the sureS It
cure James NJ. Black of Asheville,
N. c., r. r. No. A, writes it cured him
of an obstinate cough after all other
remedies failed. soc and 81. A trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by ?. A.
Clemmer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

DR. STOCKDALE wants every person
who suffers from chronic disease-it makes
no difference how bad the case. or how long
they have suffered. to call and consult him.
He will make a thorough examination Of
their case, tell exactly what can be done.
whether they are durable or not, how long
it will require and all about it. He treats
only chronic diseases. He has devoted
twenty years of his life to the study and
treatment Of diseases of the Stomach. Liver.
Bowels and Kidneys; Indigestion, Dyspepsia
Constipation and Diabetes; Heart and Nerve
Troubles Rheumatism, Chronic Catarrh in
all its forms-in fact all Chronic Diseases.
DR.. STOCKDALE has a system of treat
ment which he believes is the best known
for chronic diseases. He is able to cure
many cases that have resisted other treat
ments-that are considered incurable. He
wants it distinctly understood that he does
not undertake any case that he thinks Is
incurable and will tell the patient candidly
when he has made the examination.
HE HAS A SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR
NERVOUS AND PHYSICAL WEAKNESS
OF MEN, WHICH HE WOULD LIKE TO
EXPLAIN IN PERSON. CALL AND GET
HIS OPINION AND ADVICE FREE OF
CHARGE.
If for any reason you cannot call or visit
him personally. write him for an examna.
ton blank at his home office.
Address
DR. B. A. sToCKDALE,
Utica Building, Des Mones. Iowa.
eyThe Doctor can be seen in his once In
Des Moines, on Fridays and Saturdays or By
spseial appointment!
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

EJxA Ei mas eve 1t Is pleasant 10
&f,Y think that the whole world
NJ W. is celebrating. and that as
long as the human family
has been on earth it has made
merry at midwinter feast The lit
tie children in your house or mine,
and NE little children across the
street, are just like other little chill
dren in Russia. in Norway, in France
and in Italy. or the German Father
lana who have made ready for their
Christmas trees when the winters sun
has set and the Christina stars are
shining over head.
At the time that the Holy Babe lay
In the manager In Bethlehem to be the
Christmas Babe for the Christian
world the Romans were celebrating
their Saturnalia and trimming willow
wands. as we trim Christmas trees, of
course with a difference. But just the
same they were celebrating the mid.
winter festival. They danced and
sang. gave gifts, and hung wreaths
while across the Alps to the north the
Wild Huntsman was chasing through
the woods to be the terror Of all
naughty children.
The Christmas tree honored be-
cause 1t was evergreen gained fresh
honors when adorned with tapers.
The evergreen was eternal, and the
lights shed glory around. How jolly
is the raising of the Christmas tree!
How the children love to talk about
1t before hand and to trim 1t. or to get
the gifts from its overladen boughs.
In Germany the whole household
goes to church. In many villages the
church is left In darkness, and the
worshipers carry lighted candles, com.
ing in one by one. u:.til it is a bril-.
liant sight. When the season is over
the old hymns are sung. 'Es list der
Tag des Herrn," and Christmas greet
ings are heard on every side.
The Julafred. or pe2.ce of Christmas,
is publicly proclaimed in Sweden and
Norway. The churches are decorated,
and the children are the first to enter
in the gray of the early morning. No
oI.e is forgotten. The poor are re-
membered with food and clothing. and
best of all the little brothers of the
air, the birds, have a tree hung with
a sheaf of wheat for Christmas cheer
IN Holland feasting prevails as it
does everywhere. But the children
set out their wooden shoes for gifts,
and not one Is forgotten The prac-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

himself engaged in furious hand to
hand struggle. Then Il sudden black
ness swallowed him up, after which lie
found himself upon his knees, his arms
loosely encircling pair of legs. AS
he struggled upward something smote
him in the side with sickening force,
and he went to his knees again.
He could only raise his shoulder and
fling an arm weakly above his head in
anticipation of the crushing blow he
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
Zep yr
Flour

must make the greatest number ofioaves Of
bread you ever secured from any other flour:
1t must give perfect satisfaction.
Test one-ha1f Of sacll-if 1t doesn't do all
the things we guarantee it to do. just return
the remaining half to your grocer and get
your money back for the entire sack! You
pay nothing for what you have already used!
Zephyr Flour is made from the richest.in
gluten Kansas hard wheat. which Is abso.
lutely the best -four grain in the world.
Prove It by ordering sack today of the
following:
E D Capper, Chester
Alliance Mercantile Association, Cresco
H. p. Anderson & Co., Lime Springs
6owersock Mills and Power Co.
Lawrence. Kansas
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
Many Chi dren are sickly.

Mother Grays' Sweet Powders for
Children Break up Colds in "a hours,
relieve Feverishness, Headache. Stom-
ach Troubles, Teething Disorders. and
Destroy Worms. At all:druggists. 25c.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy. N. Y. 33w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
Removal Notice.

The Weaver & Monesmith poultry
and egg firm have moved their place
of business to the PEGGY building adj
joining Hunting's Ware House on
the west, where they will be pleased
to meet all old and new customers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
A Good Ending.

Old people are especially prone to
stomach, liver and bowel ailments. Old
age can be made the pleasantest time
Of life if these diseases can be avoided.
They can be avoided, and cured, by the
use of DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin,
which cures chronic constipation, dys-
pepsia, liver troubles, heartburn, sour
stomach, fatulency, Indigestion, etc.
1t is absolutely guaranteed to do what
we claim, and if you want to try it be-
fore buying, send your address for
free sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co.
ll9 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello. Ill. 1t
is sold by all druggists at soc and 81
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
Housekeepers Amazed at
Great Success With
Zephyr Flour

Local housewives are having ire
mendous baking success with the
famous Zephyr Flour. 1t makestasty.
tight, delicious bread, pies, cakes.
biscuits, rolls, etc.-in fact it is actu-
ally making these housewives better
bakers!
Besides. they say a sack of Zephyr Flour
produces Sto 10 more loaves of bread than
any other flour ever offered In this vicinity.
1t is the only tuoranteed flour In the world!
One saci cs
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

ulOlleHt WiflliuS, tIle StiiheIS TuSHeu
in body. bearing down the guards
like reeds.
Emerson and his companions found
themselves carried away before the on
slaught like chips In the surf. then
sucked into a maelstrom where the
first duty was self preservation. Boyd
succeeded in keeping his footing and
eventually fought his way to backing
Of Grated machinery. where he stopped
and ripped a cleat loose. Then. laying
about him with this weapon. he clear
ed space.
At the first alarm the fishermen had
armed themselves with bale hooks and
bludgeons and for time worked havoc
among their assailants.
Seeing Clyde in a helpless condition.
Emerson shouted:
''Cdme on! I'll help YOU aboard the
ship" He found a hardwood club be-
meath his feet and with it cleared
pathway for Clyde and himself. He
suddenly spied the man in the gray
suit, who had climbed upon one OF
the freight piles, whence he was sean.
ming tho crowd. The man recognized
Emerson and pointed him out. The
next instant Boyd saw him approach
ing, followed by several others. Then.
though Boyd fell back farther, tho
others rushed in and he found himself
hard beset What happened thereafter
neither he nor Alton Clyde, who was
half dazed to begin with, ever clearly
remembered.
Before he had recognized the person
al nature of the assault Emerson found
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
The ;
SILVER.
HORDE
b. REX BEACH.
Avtlsos Of The Spoiless' and
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I.TDE. You mean Fraser
FrObishcr. l should say"
gasped Boyd to the reporter.
NO. sir. Alton Clyde! He
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

j HEN Christmas bells are
! ringing merrily on Christ.
mas eve it is pleasant to
think that the whole world
= is celebrating. and that as
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23
Christmas in
Odd Corners
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T has been my lot to spend
many of my Christmases In
, foreign lands. l recall one
dismal holiday spent In a
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

l.. n. Glenn MGR. Cresco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-12-23

l. NJ. McCAULEY.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
YANKEE SAILORS HEROES
American Bluejackets Win Praise From French by Heroic Work
 in Terrific Storm.

Cherhourg, Dec. 2-French hearts have been won by the heroic work of American sailors in the terrific storm which has been raging off the French coast for thirty-six hours. The gale is still blowing, though slightly de. creased in fury and is accompanied by tOrrential rains.
 By the rapid work of the crew of the Louisiana, one of the visiting American ships of the second division, twenty-five men were saved from the steam cutter of the French cruiser DupleiX.
 Dispatches received here show the western coast of Europe is being bat. tered by the gale, from the English channel to the bay of Gibraltar. Fully a score of lives have been lost and it is feared at least dozen small yes. sells have gone down.
 The American battleship fleet here was caught in the vortex of the storm.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
MAY CHOOSE LOCATION
OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT
 MAY SELECT CAPITAL.
Bill Is Passed by Lower House and Senate Probably Will Favor It.
 Goes Before Main Measure.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. "A bill giving the supreme court original and exclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to the removal or attempted removal of state capital, or any other penal, charitable or educa- tional state institution, was passed by the house of special session of the state legislature.
 The bill undoubtedly will pass in the senate, and as it carries an emer- gency clause it becomes effective i'm mediately upon it's approval by the governor.
 It was passed in advance of the cap ital bill, so that when the capital bill is passed, any litigation tending to test it's validity may not be dragged through lower courts.
 Committees of both the house and senate have the capital bill under con- sideration, and 1t probably will not be reported until all danger of it's being defeated on the floor is passed.
 Mem bers Of the capital committees of both houses visited the original proposed site five miles northwest of the city, and a section of school land immediately to the north.
 There is a strong sentiment in favor of the state erecting the capitol on state land out of funds received from the sale of public building lands.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
GOVERNORS TALK REFORM
Feature Of Program Is Discussion of Preservation of Human Life
 Other Sub ects Up.

Louisville, Ky, Dec 2.-A national movement for the preservation of human HGa will likely be inausurated as result of the attention paid by the house of governors to that subject It was thefeauwe of the program for the executive session.
 Other subjects for discussion which were related to the conservation of human life, were the employers lia- bility law, child labor, the pollution of streams and the prevention of tuber- culosis. The governors rearranged their program to bring the sessions to a close Thursday night instead of Sat urday, as originally planned.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
LAWYER FOR HATTIE LE BLANC CHARGES WIDOW WITH
 MURDER.
SAYS WOMAN IS GOOD SHOT
Mrs. Glover Had Purposed to Kill Her Husband and Had the Oppor- tInItH Attorney Tells
 the Judge.

eam5ridsa Mass, Dec. 2.--There were melodramatic developments hourly at the trial of Hattie Le Blanc, le french-C9nadian girl accused of numbering Clarence F. Glover, her em- ployer at Waltham, Mass, last No vember.
 Melvin M. Johnson, Miss Le Blancs vounsel' tried to drag her from out of ne spot light of suspicion and to make ma the victims widow. Mrs. Lillian uloVer, u the yillainess of the tragedy. m ne sad he would prove to the jury @ ua' Mrs. Glover had purposed to kill M aer husband; that she had the means, Si sIe weapon and the opportunity to kill nn m, and that she was in the frame of nlnd to do murder.o
 o. Jury Not Present.
 n VI course the jurors did not hear me S laWyers denuneiation of the
 '''i'n Who was acquitted only last
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
KITES SAVED PERKINS
Top Set Breaks in High Wind, but Others Act as Parachute and
 Prevent Injury.

Kansas City. Dec 2.-Samuel r. Perkins. the kite manbird," dropped l25 feet while being supported in the air by string of kites. The top kites collapsed in a siXty-mile gale, and Per kins was only saved from serious in jury by the parachute effect of the smaller kites.
 He had risen 150 feet, despite un- favorable weather conditions, when the braces of the big kites crumpled in the wind and he fell to within 20 feet of the earth. The rest of his de- scent was checked and he was not badly injured.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
CEREMONIES HELD MAKING DlAZ RULER OF MEXICO FOR
 ANOTHER TERM.
TROOPS GUARD STREETS
Owing to Disturbed Condition of the Republic Great Precautions Are Taken to Prevent Outbreak
 in Capital.

Mexico City, Dec. 2.-Troops that have been pouring into this city for twenty-four hours guarded the princi- pal streets during the inauguration of President Porfirio Diaz, who, for the eighth time, assumed the chieftaincy of the Mexican republic.
 To prevent any outbreak of violence President Diaz had issued orders the ceremonies should be most simple. The disturbed condition of the repub- lie caused the most extreme precau. tions to be taken and President Diaz, as well as his cabinet ministers, was closely guarded.
 It became known the president is seriously considering taking the field in person at the head of his soldiers if the revolutionary movement gains in strength.
 The program for the ceremonies was prepared with great care. Us ually the inauguration ceremonies are held in the chambe' of deputies, but they were held in tEe new School of Mines building.
 Soldiers Lire Streets.
 The most trustworthy If the MeXi can troops had been selec,ad to line the street through which the official procession passed. The sudden chansr of the scene of the inauguration was a part of the plan for safety. T. School of Mines building is less than half as big as the chamber of dep ties, but it was selected so hat q great crowd could not be pre-elt.
 Only those havinge invitatiC We're admitted and invitations wer3 1t only to government officials and 7ip'o mats. Vice-President Corral was in- augurated into his office at the same time, but rumOrs broke out afresh he will not hold it long on account of the precarious condition of his health
 Scores of secret police mingled with the crowds. It has been reported for a week Gen. Francisco Madero, the rebel leader, had set inaugural day as the time for the second uprising against the government, and the ut most efforts are being made to learn his plans.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
TRIES TO KILL SLAYER
Uncle of Victim, Dissatisfied With Judges Verdict, Attempts to
 Shoot Murderer.

Mount Carmel, H., Dec. 2.-Enraged because Judge Newlin had sentenced Charles Brent to twenty-five years in prison instead of sentencing him to be hanged for the murder of Charles Bry. ant, the latter's uncle, Cree Bryant, attempted to shoot Brent as he was being taken from the court room to the jail
 Bryants revolver was wrested from his hand by a policeman. Brent had confessed in court nat he had beaten young Bryant on th head with a bot tie and then thrown him into the Wa bash river.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
FINDS BURIED TREASURE
Kansas Man Digs Up Pot of Paper Money Only to Have it
 Crumble to Dust.

Atchison, Kas., Dec. 2.-Chris Gous, who lives in Kickapoo township, was digging a trench, when he unearthed an iron pot containing large quan- tity of paper money. The money, amounting to several thousand dollars, had been buried so long that it crum- bled to pieces as soon as exposed to the air. It is not believed it will be redeemed. The scene of the finding of the treasure was the center of much turmoil during the border wars in Kansas, adn it is believed the money was buried at that time.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02

spring of the charge of having been accessory after the fact to her hus- bands murder. Judge Bond sent the jurors from the court room while Johnson sketched the scenario of the drama he will present if the judge will raise the curtain for it by finally sweeping away District Attorney Hig- gins objections.
 The district attorney admitted that the case against Hattie Le Blanc now rests almost entirely on circumstan- ual evidence, for Judge Bond refused to present to the jury Glover's dying words.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
Slang Proper in Court.

Washington, Dec. Hitting the bird in the eye" is a proper expres- sion in argument before the supreme court of the United States. Moses Taegart, a lawyer of Grand Rapids, used the expression, but apologized to the court. You need not apolo, gize," interrupted Justice Holmes, One of the judges used that expres, sion once in an old English case"
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
Bate on Rerths Reduced.

Chicago Dee. 2-General reduction of rates for upper Pullman berths and in certain instances for lower berths was announced be.ore Commissioners Franklin E. Lane and E. E. Clark of the interstate commerce commission by c g. Fewad of the Pullman com pany
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
pawns His Coffin.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec 2.-The high cost of living forced NJ. l.. Brennan to pawn his coffin. Some time ago he bought + for his own use because he could nick it up at bargain" Later, how ever, he needed some money and. not having anything else, he had the cof- fin carted to a pawnshop.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
Carries Out Roosevelt Promise.

Youngstown, O., Dec. 2.-President Taft has made good on his campaign promise to carry out pledge of Theo- dore Roosevelt He sent three gold medals to Mary, John and Margaret Boggins, triplets, born to John Bog gins and wife in the Roosevelt admin istration.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
Farmec and st2.oo0 Missino-

Bristol T5pna Dec 2.-Ralatiyes of John c Reyes, wealthy young farm- CT who sold his farm af Dickinson, N. D., for $l2o00 an departed a week ago for Bristol believe he has been murdered His trunk arrived, but since Saturday nothing has been heard of Reyes.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02
Schooner Overdue.

Boston, Dec 2.-Although the three masted schooner Cox and Green Of Boston ha been twenty-two days on pass6S, from Baltimore to BatM Me, her owners have not given ug hope of her safety. The schooner car ried nine plnsons.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-12-02

Duke Withstands Operation.
 London, Dec. 2.-The duke of Man chester was operated on for appen' dicitis. With him is the duchess, the daughter of Eugene Zimmerman oi Cincinnati.