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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Blind Like Fiction onlv.

A New York woman who is inter
ested in home missionary worh
thought 1t would be a good idea te
place some religious literature in the
various institutions for the blind, pro
vided some one in charge would read
1t to them. She accordingly visited
one such asylum and made the sug
gestion to the matron. She was re
ceived graciously and the matron said
they would be glad to have the litera
ture placed in the library, but that the
blind did not care for any kind of SO
rious reading.
I'VE do read to them, of course.
she explained. "but they want only
fiction. They do not care for anything
else. If we try to read to them books
of any other character 1t is time
wasted, for they do not give any at
tention. No, do not know why their
taste runs to fiction, but probably be,
cause it makes the strongest appeal
to their imagination"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
DICTIONARY FOR THE BLIND
sightless Wizard Is Author Of Most
Wonderful Book-Printed In
eraiIIe Type.

Vienna.-A notable achievement for
the benefit of the blind is the first
French-German dictionary printed in
Braille type. This work demanded ar
extraordinary amount of minute and
laborious precision. and was carried
out by Herr Karl Satzenhofer, who Is
himself blind, at the printing works
of the Vienna Institute for the Educa
ton of the Blind.
1t is the well known Lagenscheidt
dictionary which has been put into
Braille type The main difficulty was
that in order TO economic space the
work had to be printed in what IL
known as the abbreviated type. which
in France is different from the system
followed in Germany, and called fof
an intimate knowledge Of both sys
TENS on the part of the translator.
Even with the use of the abbreviated
type the work consists of five ponder
Gus folio volumes Among the first
orders for the new work was one from
Helen Keller.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
He Who Runs May Also Read.

when have time." said the gray.
headed man, II mosey along and study
the writing on the sidewalks. In some
parts of the town they carry on quite
an interesting correspondence by
means of these sidewalk hyeroglyph
les.
Appointments are made, the lie is
cast, broken friendships are patched
up. They make love, too. in those
sidewalk notes.
"A boy of IL walked just ahead OF
me the other day in Tenth avenue
Every few feet he stopped and wrote
on the sidewalk in different colored
chalk. 'Dere Aggie Greenberg.'
ut was cleaning up time on the ave.
nue., and no sooner had the boy passed
than tradesmen appeared with pals
and brooms and washed all those
'Dere Aggie Greenbergs' away. Then
when the sidewalk had dried again ]
did very foolish thing for a man Of
my age. bought chalk. red and
green and yellow, got down on my
rheumatic old ham-bones. and wrote
'Dere Aggie Greenberg,' so that wher
Dere Aggie came along she would not
be disappointed"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
THOSE BUSY NEW WORKERS
How They Drive and Rush and Then
Waste Valuable Hours IN
Ddleness.

How they do drive and rush and
sweat to be sure; falling over each
other, trampling each other down In
their mad struggle to get ahead IN the
pursuit Of thes round. rolling dollar,
just beyond the reach of their grasp
ing claws.
How they run up the stairs Of the
elevated railroads! How they cannot
be persuaded-any Of 'em-to wait for
the next surface car, but cling peril
ously to the step and engorge the door
ways! How they pack and jam the
subway stairs and platforms In surg
ing mob, shouldering like football
players, crushing little children, sub
jecting men and women alike to the
most arrant outrages in the intrusion
upon each other. How busy, how hur-
Red they are. There is not time
enough in the day for them; they are
driven by whips of worse than scor.
pions, and they leap and run and
scourge, breathless and painting, In
their strife for precedence. the New
York Evening Sun says.
And yet-several thousand persons,
men. women and boys. on their hurried
way to their frantic toll recently.
stopped for an hour or two or three
to cape at the empty air in front of
the city hall. because 1t had been adj
vertised that man would start some
time today from that spot and walk
to California. 1t is heavens mercy
that no cat happened to get up a
tree anywhere in town last night, nor
any dog was heard yelping at a closed
window. nor any bird with broken
wing was to be seen anywhere, nor
any man started to mend chimney
or a lofty Flagstaff II any or all Of
these tremendous cataclysms had oc.
CURED at the same time with the pc
destrian's departure half the working
population of New York might have
been smitten motionless, and stood
staring for hours in the effort to
quench their magnificent curiosity.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
WINS THROUGH GRIT.
Former Deck Hand Going to
United States Senate.
Napoleon eonaparte Broward Of Flors'
da Who Has Been . Roustahout,
Sailor, FIIibuster and Gov
: ernor, q Fighter.

Jacksonville, Fla.-One Of the most
picturesque figures In the southland
and man the story Of whose life
reads like a novel IL Napoleon Bona
parte Broward, ex-governor Of Florida
who recently defeated United States
Senator Taliaferro In the senatorial
primaries held In Florida.
Mr.. Broward's 10 brilliant example
Of achievement rarely equaled even
Z in this day Of self.made men. He was
born in abject poverty. his parents be-
ing ignorant Florida crackers." and
his schooling was practically nil. yet
he rose to the highest once in the
commonwealth and now he 10 about to
enter the United States senate. He 10
4 big man, mentally and physically.
and his honesty and integrity have
never been questioned. He won sue
cess in politics, as he did in civil life.
by sheer bulldog courage and peril
nacity and by keeping his word. He
stands six feet In height. weighs more
than 200 pounds and 10 born tighter.
Ex-Governor Broward first attracted
political notice by his project to re-
claim the Everglades Of Florida and
making them into farming lands. It
was this issue which carried him into
the once Of governor. He has. too.
demonstrated that his scheme 10 feasr
ible by converting part Of the Ever
glades into productive farms. and this
made him immensely populaf,
The father Of the future senator
lived In log house on the st. Johns
river and eked out . bare living for
his wife and children. Browards
parents died when he was in his early
teens. When he was under 20 he
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

shipped on lumber-laden schooner
bound for Boston. There he was paid
of and landed in the dead Of winter.
] He had never seent.a snowstorm be-
fore, he was thinly clad and suffered
terribly from the cold. An attack Of
whooping cough laid him up and took
all his money. Nevertheless as soon
as he could crawl out he shipped on
one OF the winter fishing fleet bound
for the Grand Banks He endured
hardships without complaining. did his
work with smile. and thus won the
friendship of the men of the sea. Fol.
lowing his work on the Banks he
worked his way back to Florida as Q
sailor. Next we see him as roust-
about on steamer on the st. Johns
river. He saved his money, bought a
part interest in a steamboat and struck
out for himself. His splendid fighting
abilities were winning him notice. the
while his kindly disposition was win.
ming him friends. He was elected
sheriff Of Duval county, . position he
held nine years. and In which he made
a record which Attracted attention tn
him from all parts Of the state.
The exploit which made Broward IA
NOUS throughout the United States
and Cuba was his ability as q block.
ade runner to Cuba. during the time
the insurgents were lighting the Span.
iards there before the Spanish-Ameri.
can war. In company with his brother
and third partner Broward built =
stout, seagoing tug for salvage and
wrecking work OF the Florida coast
He was approached by Cuban agents
and asked to run guns and munitions
into Cuba The work was hazardous
in the extreme, but the pay was COM
mensurate with the risk and Broward
became filibuster. In all he made
eight trips from the Florida keys to
Cuba and his perilous adventures and
narrow escapes would make a novel
in themselves He was chased by
Spanish gunboats, fought with sew
eral Of them and escaped capture and
death by q hairs breadth scores Q,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
[G!RL WINS A FARM
Philadelphia Draws 100 Acres
on Indian Reservation.
Outdoor Life and Larger Freedom Of
UndeveIoped Country Appear
Pleasing In Contrast With
Environments Of City.

Spokane, Wash.-Miss Mary R
Bloomer of Philadelphia. who won a
homestead Of 100 acres in the Flat
head Indian reservation in western
Montana at the government lottery,
has decided to become farmer. She
Is now at Missoula with her mother
and brother, and says her father liv-
ing at Philadelphia, and brother, a
resident of Seattle. will join them In a
short time.
Miss Bloomer did not journey from
Philadelphia to the Spokane country
merely for the purpose of register
ing in the land drawings last year at
Missoula, Spokane and Occur d'Alene.
In fact, when she left her eastern
home for a visit in the Pacific coun-
try she did not know there was any
such thing as land drawing in prog
ress. She had not even heard of the
Flathead reservation, and Montana
was to her not much more than a
name convenient In Identifying q
huge portion of the great American
desert-a vast. unmeasured hunting
I
savage Indians and wild things.
But, while stopping on the way to
visit relatives at Leavenworth, Wash.
her uncle mentioned the big land
opening, and then and there it was
determined that she would stop at
Missoula, Spokane and Occur d'Alene.
and register. This was done, and in
course of time Miss Bloomer received
notification from Uncle Sam that she
should have 341st choice among the
f'lathead farms in Montana.
Evidently Miss Bloomer was happy
In the prospect of becoming a farmer
in the eastern part of the Spokane
country. Missoula she thought to be
most progressive and attractive lit
tie city; and she seemed TO appreciate
at its full value the exquisite beauty
of its surroundings. She is impressed
with the activity and optimism Of the
people and believes she will become
as much attached to the west as she
was to her home city.
There Is much to attract one In the
northwest" she said, when asked why
she left the east. The outdoor life
and the larger freedom and more Wig.
orous atmosphere in this land of
magnificent distances and opportuni.
ties possess fascination that few
can resist, and 1 believe will become
full fedged westerner in short
time. It is true am what you would
call 'tenderfoot," and do not know
thing about farming, setting hen
or milking COW, but am going to
learn, and feel l shall make good
with the best of them
Miss Frances L. Loosmore of Hill
yard, suburb of Spokane, who had
337th choice, filed on 81 acres. which,
she says she will put into grain and
fruit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Little Iron in Spinach.

Berlin.-There is a notion among
physicians as well as taymen that
pinach is the vegetable which is rich.
est in iron. This idea is erroneous.
says Prof. Haensel, German scien.
list, who has completed a series of
experiments showing that it is cab.
5age lettuce which contains the great
est amount OF iron. while spinach
'omes lowest in the list. Professor
Haensel maintains that potatoes are
more ferruginous than spinach, Food
specialists say the human body re-
1uires daily quantity of iron, esti-
mated at three-quarters of MILL.
gram.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Gen. Logan and stan.

Just before the capture Of savan-
nah, General Logan with two or three
Of his star entered the depot at Chi.
cago one fine morning to take . car
east on his way to join his command.
The general. being q short distance
in advance Of the others, stepped up
on the platform Of q car and was
about to enter 1t, but was stopped BY
an Irishman with "You will not be
goin' in there" "Why not, sir?" says
the general. "Bekase this IL led.
dies caer and no gentlemen'll be goin'
in there without Teddy. There's wan
safe in that caer over there, II yees
want It," the same time pointing to
1t. Yes, see there 10 one seat, but
what shall l do with my starr" "Oh,
bother your starr" was the petulant
reply. go you and take the safe and
stick your sta6 out Of the windy"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Cook a Professor Of History

Moscow university has a professor
of history who is only cook. The
university telegraphed to the minister
of education in St. Petersburg for a
cook to be hurried to Moscow. The
operator made mistake in sending
the message and the cook was pro-
lessor Of history when he arrived at
Moscow. He protested to the faculty
that he knew nothing but pots and
pans, but while the Russian red tape
is being unwound he still holds his
nrofessorship. though no one attends
his lectures.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Honest Election for Alaska.

Juneau, Aug. 3.-Attorney Genera
Wickersham and Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Nagel visited the
Treadwell mine and also received
many citizens. A committee interested
in the election of j. Wickersbam a.
delegate to congress. represented t.
the cabinet officers that the great cor
porations were preparing to mass can
merry and railroad laborers and vot,
them for Orr. The attorney genera
ordered the swearing in G
deputy marshals at all labor centels tt
ap Lpra:t el. Gsiou.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
DOGS DRAG BOY INTO CANAL
Farm Hand Leaps Into Water Just In
Time to Rescue New Jersey
Youngster.

New York. Small Harry Montague
came precious near being drowned at
Brookdale, N. j.. the other day. The
team of dogs he was driving ran away
and carried him and his dog cart" in
the Morris canal. Jonathan Cara.
brant jumped in and dragged Harry,
senseless. to the bank.
Montague. eight years, of Little
Falls road, Upper Montclair, took out
driving Willie Slater, six years. They
started after cherries at house on
Passaic avenue Brookdale. The sun
was hot and soon Harry's dogs, Nip
. and Tuck, were painting: their tongues
lolled out, thirstily. AS they neared
the canal, they shifted the water and
dashed for it.
Harry yanked on the reins but could
not stop them. The little wagon hit a
stone and Willie Slater, who was on
the back seat. took further back seat
on the road.
Splash!-into the canal went wag-
on. Harry. Nip and Tuck. Harry fell
out Of the wagon. but pluckily held
on to the reins. The dogs. tapping the
water and greatly enjoying their bath,
swan up the canal. towing Harry. his
head under most of the time.
Garrabrant. in field near by, heard
Willie Slater's yells. and went to the
rescue. AS Garrabrant plunged in
Harry dropped the reins and sank, but
Garrabrant grabbed him; he soon re-
vived.
Having satisfied their thirst Nip and
Tuck climbed out of the canal. Willie
Slater took stick to beat them.
Let 'em alone. Willie" said Harry.
1T was all my fault; | ought to have
watered my horses
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
BY MEAD PUBLISHING co
official Paper Of City and County
FIGHT IS REG. n ON TAwHEY
SIDNEY A. ANDERSON OUTLINES
HIS CAMPAIGN.
Country Leaders Believe the Lanes
boro Man Has Fine Chance
For Victory.

Albert Lea, Aug. 3.-Insurgent Re
publicans assembled here, and thu
first gun in the campaign against Con
gresham James A. Tawney has beer
fired. Sydney A. Anderson of Lanes
boro, Fillmore county, the candidate o.
the progressives was present, anG
made stirring address to the as
sembled progressives, outlining what
might be expected of him, should he
be elected and also what sort of 8
campaign might be hoped for.
His business and campaign man
ager, o. NJ. Levang, the original in
surgent, accompanied him and is en-
thusiastic over prospects for success
at the primaries. Representatives
were present from practically every
county in the district and mary of the
committeeman reported great enthusi.
asm over Mr.. Anderson's entrance in.
to the field.
Thomas Frazer of Rochester, one of
the most radical of the insurgents
stated that in OImsted county the dis
satisfied voters had been only awaiting
the entry of some good candidate to
express their disapproval Of Tawney,
and that they had taken up with And
erson at once, and would support him
to the last ditch.
He is confident that Tawney will
lose Olmsted. Eugene Miller of WI
mona, is also delighted over Anderson's
entrance and believes that they now
stand good chance to make deep in
roads into Tawney's vote in Winona
county. T. P. Kelley of Owatonna, who
was originally urged to make the run,
was present at the meeting and pledg-
ed his hardest efforts towards the sue
cess of the progressives. He has can
vassed Steele county very carefully,
and is of the opinion that Tawney will
lose the county by considerable ma
jority.
Campaign Short.
The campaign agreed upon is to be
short and decisive. Anderson will
speak in every voting precinct in the
district and will conduct whirlwind
fight.
" SAOSS WIZ lave SuSSSSLSu Iudl
the time remaining is too brief, he
cites the fact that Knatvold made but
three weeks campaign and YET
placed the Winona man in perilous
danger of defeat. Anderson is him.
self confident of success, and will put
in some strenuous days from now until
after the primaries.
Papers to Be Used.
One of the first things that will be
done, is to line up those papers which
are opposed to Tawney and endeavor
to conduct through them a liberal ad
vertising campaign. the idea of Ander
son being that as much publicity as
possible is desirable.
Levang cited a long list of papers
throughout the district which were to
be counted as insurgent publications.
The active campaign will begin the lat.
ter part of the week when Anderson
will sound the keynote of his fight and
will make public declaration of his
platform,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Too Near.

Mrs. Howard-Do come to see me
soon. | live right around the corner
from your house.
Mrs. Coward-Thanks, awfully, but
since we have our new motor l never
call on any one who lives less than
20 miles away.-Life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Maybe !, viii Vet.

THE announcement that there are
Se.00O.00O eggs In cold storage in New
Jersey does not appear to have re-
suited in anything"
What did you expect it to result
in"
why, 1 thought that an announce
ment Of that nature would start
scramble"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

Traveller, II you had not started 10
such hurry you would not have. b
come vet through by rain s-on the
moor. a. the shower will soon pasa
oV0r tFt ar -fs -
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
One With Authority.

Knicker-Where was Jones going
when arrested for SPEEDING?
Bocker-To deliver speech on the
extravagance Of automobiles,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
JAPANESE SAYINGS.

Let sorrows be heaped. upon me
that may test the fulness Of my
powers.
When within sight Of Mount Full
for the hrst time, 1t 10 not % high e
expectation led one to believe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
Rather puxzIIno.

There's one thing we can't understand:
IT'S not OF women's hats.
But why they all should fear mice and
Yet be so fond Of rats"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
WORKER IS SUCCESSFUL.

WORKER IS SUCCESSFUL.
When hs has moro sense than cents
when hs loves his work more thar
nonsy.
When he enjoys to-day ana looks out
for q rainy day.
When he has plenty Of prattlina
children and cheerful wife.
When he worries about other folks
troubles more than bis own.
When 10 knows that hard work Il
the best panacea for al Ills.
II he has hobby. providing hs has
enough sense not to ride It to death.
When he places great confidence IL
bis wife and knows she appreciates Il
When no can enjoy the successes .,
others without having . pang Of envy
When 10 10 willing to sacrifice
everything but bis home and his char
acter.
When be has learned his craft x
we'll he does not need praise to keey
him moving.
When hs ID loyal to his friends an<
has the courage to shake hands with
his enemies.
II he can work With al his NIGH
and rest % II there were not such
thing as work.
/. When II no . disappointed hs car
80 on working - II hs had gottss
what he wanted.
When he 10 not worried about hii
Just deserts. and says ifihs doesn't get
cake he will eat bread.
When hs knows how to make the
most Of opportunities and to get valu
able experience from failure.
When hs succeeds in keeping his
troubles to himself and 10 willing to
share his pleasures with his friends.
When be 10 not worried because Of
unjust censure. knowing that It 10 his.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

Doon't hume up the neck: It makes
the throat delicate and inclined to
cold.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
THE TRUTH.

The truth.
A reform is due
MT only did prevail.
Ftbbins is so complicated.
And note til. results on every side
Absolutely nobody appears to b
lieve anybody.
order cake. for luncheon. the, .p.
pear at dinner.
Arrange for dress for WedDss
day wedding-it comes Saturday.
Insist upon the laundry being de-
livered on Thursday-it arrives iop
Friday. So re-
Say what you will. nobody believes
that your mistrust has. not imposed
upon them. =. 3
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

When he 10 not worried because Of
unjust censure. knowing that Il 10 his
ewn conscience that can really convict
him.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

When hs succeeds in keeping his
troubles to himself and 10 willing to
share his pleasures with his friends.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09
HEALTH HINTS.

Gloves should be loose II the hands
would bs warm.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

For broken chilblains apply zinc
ointment spread on lint.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

Gloves should be loose II the hands
would DO warm.
For broken chilblains apply zinc
ointment spread on lint.
Doon't mune up the neck: It makes
the throat delicate and inclined TO
cold.
Rheumatic people should eat freely
OF raw celery and avoid large quaint,
ties Of salt IN their food.
Porridse may bs eaten for break.
fast In cold weather. but At other
times 1t IL too heating for the skin.
Apples should BE- freely eaten in
winter. They sstimulats the liver.
which 10 apt to be n ads sluggish By
cold weather.
Felt hats are bad for the hair and
cause Il to fall out II they are worn
they should have small holes cut II
them for ventilation.
For cracks at the tips Of the fingers
apply court plaster. The skin will
heal beneath II and its application
Immediately relieves pain.
To stop . cold. on going TO bed
drink glass Of hot milk br water In
which IN inch Of cinnamon stick.
broken small. has been stepped.
Cold cream 10 ~ old-fashioned
emollient, but hard to best, Apply II
to the face at night. rubbing II in we'll.
and Afterwards rubbing with towel.
Use it before going out on, cold days:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

When 10 knows how to make the
most Of opportunities and to get valu
able experience from failure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

When he 10 not worried about bill
Just deserts. and Gays ff'hs doesn't GET
cake he will eat bread.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-08-09

Rheumatic people should eat freely
Of raw celery and avoid large quaint.
ties Of salt IN their food