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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
RUSSIA'S WEALTH IN CROPS
Figures In Years Budget Shows Re.
suits Of Good Harvests-com.
pliment to 0ouma.

st. Petersburg.-The old politico
economical axiom that the wealth OF
a country depends on what is taken
out of the ground was never more
convincingly demonstrated than by
the present condition Of Russia. M.
Kokovtseff, the minister Of finance,
in presenting the budget for 1911 for
examination by the budget commit
tee Of the douma, emphasizes this
point. He takes pains to emphasize
the overwhelming importance to Russia
of good harvest, incidentally thereby
driving deeper the once-ignored truth
that Russia stands or falls by tho
land.
In order to fully appreciate the ex-
ceeding value of good harvest the
note takes the year from July 1 to
July for purposes Of comparison. By
this mode Of reckoning, which permits
the inclusion Of figures for half the
current year, the increase of actual
(not estimated) revenue in the twelve
month was not less than some 1885,
100000. of which the greater part fell
in the present year. This increase
represents over ten per cent. increase
of income to the Russian state. or.
taking an average for a number of
years past, good and bad namely,
the years 1903 and 1909), the increase
Of income due directly to the good
harvest is four per cent.
M. Kokovtseff, in his Explanatory
note" pays a deserved compliment to
the douma It's reservations in GER
tain respects have not been found In
any way embarrassing to the ministry.
while on all occasions the douma has
shown its readiness to meet the min
istry for supplementary estimate for
lures.
The budget for 1911 estimates an
increase of revenue of $4,000, 900. the
total budget. divided az usual into
ordinary and extraordinary revenue
and expenditure. amounting to $1,415.-
100000. The considerable increase in
estimated expenditure 10 justified by
the actual results Of treasury returns
for the first half year of 1910 over
the receipts estimated at the begin.
ming Of the year. This result Is frank
ly attributed by the minister to tho
harvest Of the year 1909,
which gave flllip to every other
source of revenue Even railway ia
kings increased by about $25.O0O 900.
the drink monopoly by over $1b.000.-
900, and the sugar quasi-m0nopoly In.
creased by over $1O,0OO,O 900.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
SEARCH FOR HENS SECRET
Electric Thermometer Is Placed in
Nest to Ascertain Varying Temper
atures In Matching.

, Bozeman, Mont.-Why hens are able
TO hatch out on the average a larger
proportion of the eggs intrusted to
them than the best patent incubators
Is something that no one knows at
present, but Edmund Burke chemist
Df the Montana experiment station,
has been trying for some time to find
out 1t Is known that the eggs under
the sitting hen are not kept at a uni
form temperature, but the exact
amount and time of the variations are
not known.
To help him in finding out these
facts Professor Burke has just ac-
CURED delicate and costly instru-
ment which will work automatically,
and in the form of written diagrams
will answer such questions as to the
variations in temperature in the hen S
nest between day and night, between
the beginning and end of the incuba
ton period, in the absence of the hen
from lcr nest, between the center
and edge of the hens nest, under
hens of different breeds. This instru-
y
mometer which can make a continu.
GUS written record, minute By minute,
of the temperature during the Whole
incubation period OF 81 days.
A platinum thermometer Is placed
in an artificial egg which is put with
a setting Of real eggs under real
hen. This thermometer is connected
by a wire to the recording apparatus,
where by the use of an electric car
rent connected with clock work, writ
ten record of the variations in temper
allure is kept on blank wrapped
about a revolving cylinder So minute
and exact record of these changes
never before -as been attempted.
The value of the experiment Is in
the light it may throw uron methods
of handling artificial incubators.
which in so many ways have the ad
vantage over the hens.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
OLD AGE PENSION DIsLIKED
Illustration Of Danger Of Rushing Into
Legislation Without Ascertain.
ing Facts.

London.-The danger Of rushing into
legislation on a theory without ascer
tanning the facts is illustrated by d
human interest discovery which has
Just been made by the poor law admin
istration. BY last years old age pen
sion act all we'll conducted needy Brit.
ish subjects over seventy became enti-
tied to a pension Of $1.25 week from
the state. An extension of the act
comes into force in January next
whereby the disability of paupers to
receive a pension is removed.
Political stump orators made q tre-
mendous fuss over the necessity for
immediate legislation, as there were.
they said. hundreds Of brave men and
women in every ward suffering under
the compulsory and crushing faint of
pauperism. To these, 1t was said, the
old age pension would mean a return
to independence and self-respect. They
would be pensioners, not paupers.
Now the surprising fact has become
patent that the great majority Of the
workhouse inmates do not want their
pensions and would rather stay where
they are. One Of the reasons ID that in
London 1t is quite impossible for old
people to live on $1.25 a week. and 1t
is barely possible to do SO in the coun-
try. There are cases Of old men who
left the workhouse to live on pensions
Of 50 or $3.50 a week and returned
after few weeks to the greater COM
fort Of the workhouse.
The real problem lies in the atten-
ton which old people require more
than in the actual cost Of living. The
difficulty is partly solved when the old
people have relatives to whom they
can go. But these relatives as a rule
have their own battles to fight and
will seldom have the enduring patience
to give the necessary attention for
1925 a week, and so the outstanding
feature about aged paupers is their
solitude.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03

ii every one in the country knew
all the languages that John ID. Prince,
professor of languages at Columbia
university, New York, knows there
would be no call for universal
tongue. Instead, we could go right
ahead talking to every stranger we
happened to meet in whatever Ian
guagc the latter chose to talk to us.
When he isn't busy teaching the
young men at Columbia Professor
Prince finds time to take an active in
terest in politics in Paterson, N j.,
where he lives and for some years
he has been state senator in the New
Jersey legislature from his district.
Professor Prince admits that his mar
velous knowledge of languages has
more than once won him the vote Of
as yet acquired English. AS the crown.
ing performance Of his use of Ian
guages, he recently made a political
speech in which he employed II diff
ferent languages.
If one asks Professor Prince how
many languages he knows he modest
ly disclaims complete knowledge OF
any, even the English. A little closer
Questionilss:, however, discloses the
fact that g can make himself under
stood IN Practically every distinct Ian
guaSe that is used on the face of The
globe, and a few minutes study Of any
of the hundreds of dialects that are
spoken in various corners of the earth
will enable him to decipher much Of
what is written in 1t.
Il dn,lbt very mnch said profaccor
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
THEIR HORSE MEAT IS FRESH
Eaters Of Equine Flesh Are Carefully
Protected In northumberland
to Beef.

Brussels Upwards Of $500, 600
worth of horse flesh is imported into
Belgium from England alone in the
course of single year. All Of this
comes in on the hoof, for the importa-
ton of dead horses Is prohibited by
law. There was time some years
ack when the condition of the horses
imported from England aroused CON-
ment, but there has been a steady i'm
provement both in the quality of the
horses and the treatment accorded
them here.
The consumption of horsehesh is of
course very large among the poorer
classes. 1t is declared to be beneficial
by doctors and is even preferred to
beef in some quarters. A great deal
Of it goes into the manufacture of
lausages. 1t is sold by dealers who
are compelled by Jaw to sell nothing
else and is under the strictest supervi.
liOn
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
GREATEST MOTHER IN WORLD

The greatest mother in the world.
perhaps, IL Mrs. Jane Morris, re.
siding In Jackson county, near the
foothills of the Cumberland mountains
IN Kentucky. Mrs. Morris was born
and reared in the mountains, has little
education and until few years ago
had never been outside of her immedi-
ate vicinity. there being to this time
no railroad in Jackson county.
Her claim to greatness lies In the
fact that she can beast of total Of
51S descendants, nearly all Of whom
are living and none of whom ever has
been accused of crime.
MY life's motto has been" said the
venerable old mother the other day.
the Golden Rule. The duty of a wife
Is to her home and her country, to
bear the burden of motherhood in
strict accordance to the laws OF. ma
ture, and my obedience to the same
IL why, at the age of eighty-six, ]
can glory in the fact that out OF the
great number of my children not one
In an inmate of any school OF reform.
jail, penitentiary or asylum OF any
kind"
Aunt Jane, as she is called, is eighty
six years old, and says she expects to
1.-Two to be a hundred and to see de-
scendants of the fifth generation. Her
husband died 20 years ago, six years
after they had celebrated their golden
wedding. She never married again,
and, remarkable as 1t may seem, the
entire number of descendants are from
this one union.
Her most productive child is Han
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
LONE DEER HELD UP TROLLEY
Worcester. Mass, Motornan Was
Obliged to Stop Car to Prevent
Killing Animal.

to run down deer or participate In any
way in annihilating the species, the
motornan on the carly electric car
from West Boylston to this city was
obliged to slow down his car and come
to a stop in order to avoid striking
even so fleet an animal. The deer was
standing peacefully between the rails,
and evidently did not realize the dan
ger, for il held the ground stoically
until the car. which was coming at
high speed, came to ii stanistill within
a few feet of it. With a quick bound
over fence the deer made rapid
tracks 10 The woods near the city line,
where deer are plentiful
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
EXPLORERS EAT DEAD WHALE
Members Of Stefansscn.Andc rscn LEX.
petition Suffer MANY Hardships :.
.... in Far North.

New York.-Latest reports received
History from the arctic expedition
sent out two years ago under DIR. r..
NJ. Anderson and " Stefansson indi
cate that the explorers will be back IN
New York within a month. The expe-
dition has gathered a mass Of valuable
information and thousands of sreci.
mems to illustrate the manners and
customs of the little known Eskimos Of
the Mackenzie delta.
The scientists, in order to study to
best advantage the customs of one Of
the tribes, literally turned "kogmol-
lik," or adopted the life of the kogmol-
ik tribe, living as they do, eating the
rame uncooked food and in every
Dther way adhering to the kogmollik
customs rs far as possible.
Their latest report tells how they
passed Thanksgiving day year ago.
They We're trekking across the country
and had exhausted their supply of food
!lree days before. Starvation seemed
facing them when they came across
he carcass of a whale on the beach.
The whale had been dead about four
years, but, says Stefansson in his let
lers, they were glad to Gull over the
ie,nains and found the selected por-
lions delicate and satisfying" They
toasted on frozen whale and blubber
Tor Is days and then resumed their
travels.
The Stefansson-Anderson expedition
Offered materially from the usual ex-
petition which is sent into the arctic
,yilGs. Usually such expeditions pro-
vide themselves with complete out
1T for avoiding the rigors of the frozen
uCrth. But Stefansson and Anderson
Travelled light 1t was planned that. as
The main purpose Of this expedition
was an chronological one, it would be
best to live with the natives in their
houses and gather supplies just as
they get them.
One Of the tribes encountered is the
island tribe of Nunatna. This tribe
las never traded with the white man
ind little or nothing beyond its name |
IS known to scientists. 1t is likely that
The large collection descriptive OF this
ribe's mode of life will be added to
Inc museum
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
BRAVE OLD HEN.

A remarkable fight between hen
and rat occurred recently at the vii.
lage of Dinnington, in Somorsetshire,
England. Much CONSERVATION was OBJ
served among the poultry of Parson-
age farm. and on farm hand going
to ascertain the cause of the trouble
he saw an old hen holding monster
rat by the throat, while her chickens
were scattered right and left through
fear of the enemy. The brave mother
continued to hold the intruder until it
had been killed with milking stool,
and in spite of serious injuries to her
throat caused by being bitten by the
rat she would not be induced to leave
the rodent until quite satisfied that no
further danger was to be feared from
IT
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
SAILOR SAVED EY HIS CAT

Writing in London (Eng) paper,
an officer relates Il most curious in.
stance OF a cat unintentionally saving
the life of a man. Some time ago, he
says, he vas in collision catastrophe
in which steamer sunk sailing
ship in the Atlantic. The steamers
boats were promptly lowered, and,
notwithstanding the darkness lit was
night saved a number of the crew of
the sailing ships. Those in charge of
the boats, thinking that they had
saved all were about to return to
their steamer, when they heard the
piteous mewing o. cat. Rowing up
to the sound, they lifted a cat out Of
the water. and as she was raised the
head of man rose from under her
He was the last of the men of the
sailing ship, and the cat had taken
refuge on his head. He was uncon
scious, but was resuscitated, so all
the men We're saved.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
HARVARD WINS FRS! PLACE
Leads in the Number Of Its Scientists,
With Columbia Second and
Chicago Third.

Boston.-Harvard has more leadjn,.
men of science than any other Ameri.
can university, according to the Uar-
ward alumni bulletin OF the | 0Oo
foremost scientists OF the country. 70
are members of the Harvard racul,v.
4S are at Columbia, A at Chicago and
SO at Yale. This ranking was made
by Prof. J. Mckeen Catell of Colum.
bia, and was based on the expressed
opinion of 100 leading American scien.
lists. Professor Catell's technical
scheme of rating gives Harvard 374
Points, Columbia 20@. Chicago 1888 and
Yale AL
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03

Prince. whether any one man actual.
ly knows even the English language.
For example, doubt If | understand
the English language as it is now used
in the science of aeronautics. Just SO
others who may be thoroughly famil.
lar with the English language, as they
suppose, do not know one-half the
terms employed in the automobile in.
dustry. for each bolt and nut In mo-
tor car has Il distinct name.
There really is, so far as l know,
only one language that is absolutely
impossible for white man to master,
and that is the original language of
the North American Indian. Those
who think they are talking Indian Ian
guages are, as a matter Of fact. talk.
ing Chinook or something similar"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
Camera to Trap Washers.

Denver, Col.-The government has
decided to use camera man as CHIEF
aid in its war en- the post Office mash.
er" in Denver
Announcement is made that clever
snapshot man will be employed to get
photographs of habitual hangers-cn.
both men and women, who make the
postoffice their rendezvous
After two warnings offenders will
be placed in JAIL
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
Neath in R0aring.Fire

may not result from the work of fire.
bugs, but often severe burns are caus-
ed that make a quick need for Buck
lens Arnica Salve, the quickest, surest
cure for burns, wounds, bruises, sores,
boils. 1t subdues inflammation. 1t kills
pain. 1t soothes and heals. Drives off
skin eruptions, ulcers or piles. Only
Csc at p. A. Clemmer's. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03

nah Lakes, who had 1G children and
has more than eighty descendants. but
Mrs. Sallie Sparks follows closely
with Is children. 20 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
OF Mrs. Morris children Lewis had
only one child and Bette died without
marrying. while Fannie and Lydia are
still living, but never married.
A summary of Mrs. Morris descend
ants follows:
f
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03

original Globe built 1899 burned 61s through
VIII"
playhouse
In 1914
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03

Constipation is the canse of many
ailments and disorders that make life
miserable Take Chamberlain Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets, keep your bow
els regular and you will avoid these
diseases. For sale by all dealers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
Rural Genius.

Silas-Gosh, Hiram Spruceby has
succeeded in making his goose lay
golden eggs at last.
Cyrus-Do tell! How did he do It?
Silas-Why, he fed them on gold
paint.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
Undoubtedly.

Lives of rich mems sons remind US
And our joy thereat's immense
That far better than fortune
Is a grain of common sense.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03

The Saving Clause.
MY bank has failed"
Thank goodnes, you have you
check book at Observation-Disclosures
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
Great

Mrs. Morris is said by all who know
her to live we'll up to the Golden Rule
she has taken as her LIES motto.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
Eilat Chinese VIII.

New Yori-What is said to be the
first will written in Chinese characters
ever Fled IN he off &c Of the surrogate
o. New Ycik county was deposited
there the other day by James A. Done.
gsn. lawyer. 1t is the will of Pong
wing Wart. otherwise known as Pong
max. Tie leaves his entire estate, q
e .n!u"ta fortune, TO Pong Sung
VIM q brother.
Medicines that aid nature are alw avs
ncst .'tf"c':al Chamber,ain's Cough
Fem q a"t' IN t is plan. 1t allavs the
cough, relieves the lungs. opens the Sc
rct'r'i5 and ads ua.ur" in restoring
he system 10 . healthy condition.
Thousands have testitie! tn its superio
excellence. Sold by all druggists.
.'br. Thomas Eclectic Oil is the best
rc"1.riV :ar th.tt often fatal disease
cr"un Has been used with success n
f"n'Ev fnr c;"h' ',srs Mrs. l..
Wh!'eacre, Euifalo. N Y
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03

West Ffth
York city tablet board
OF 1872
The illustration shows Rev. John A. Wade delivering the Invocation
H. Weldon really remarkable
1872 captured
SERVICE
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-03
Grand Grand- Ora,
Her children. children children. childr

Totals children. I2S
Grand tOtal-s1S
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-26
A EASco IN INTERNATIONAL HONOR.

The outcome of the Persian imbrogo only might
have been expected yet what term inter
national startling irony Persia has sub
mtted Russias umatum pretty much helpless traveller
would throw up his hghwaymans order She will dis
has done much upbud the
couny shattered finance and just at the moment when she
beginning light of freedom and she
will sink back into virtual rfdom to the From the outset
hope that her rights might be protected and
that the possibility of Engands measuring to its duty
calling upon the Russian nroad But the English
has remained pousy aOOf and the shameless hodup
significant fact however public sentiment in Great
Britain well the United States and indeed In every
except Russia condemns what has taken place
Under the contaminated two between
England and Rusa Persia guaranteed freedom to work
the dominant
pledged their good offices and protection Russia has
boldly broken its promise and England has at least acquesed in
Russas charge that William Morgan shuster the American
serving general had used violence against
and had confscad their prop
ey the fmss of pretexts The record in the shows
that Mr. Shuse had done such thing He has simply
ceeded in bunesske reform conditions that
of fatal weakness to Persia 1t because ne was sue
dertaken really independent basis That precisely
mand that this treasurer general must CO.
The pluck hardihood with which this young American
by post duty the face of Russian threats has
worldwide admiration; and Persia has well been said
he today national hero The legislative assembly of that
dispatches relate that recently thousand Persans gath
cred in front Of his residence at Teheran and joined his name
with their shouts of Independence or death.
Mr. Shuer appointed to his responsible position last
spring having been by the state depart
recoupng broken When he took his
found deficit of five hundred thousand dollars
maturing obligations There also debt of
and half million be paid Despite these difficulties he has
provided has met all its
foreign obligations established treasury surplus of eight
hundred thousand dollars.
This record represents than economy and good
management that old abuses have been ended
that Persia has been given opportunity to pros
porous under constitutional government This the
objects This the constructive work
20 which she has put end.
student of eastern affairs recently declared that what Eu
ropean diplomacy really desires not "a rejuvenated
prosperous Orient but Orient going from bad to
toward end which subjugaon This least
Russias WISH to judge from her conduct in the
instance.
The that Darius kingdom but
of world events but if there in
thing code of international justice
honor its rights could have been cynicay amped
down
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-12-26

The living room in farmhouse. es-
pecially where there are a number OF
children. soon becomes harbor for dust
and no matter how particular one is
In sweeping, this dust is simply shift
ed about some settling on the furniture
more sinking into the depths to the car
pet. to be started up again at the next
sweeping.
The waved or vanished floors which
spot If drop of water touches them,
are not practicable on the farm; but the
room may still be made presentabIe
without carpet, clean, and more easily
kept in order.
In our own case, the problem was to
finish a hardwood floor that has been
used some years, and was rough and dis
colored in places. Perhaps some Of the
prepared floor wakes would have given
more pleasing results, If mere beauty
was the motive. But we wanted dura-
bility, and a floor not too slippery.
1t was first sandpapered until smooth.
And this part OF the work must be thor
,ughly gdoiie; for on it's completeness
depends much of the future beauty OF
the work, as well as the ease of keep
ing it in order.
If not perfectly smooth the dust is
bound to stick; while If the surface is
properly reduced the dust wipes off very
easily.
There were some cracks to be filled.
We had read of a paper pulp filing easi-
ly prepared by tearing newspaper into
small bits and cooking it in pasty water
until soft. the kneading it into a pulp.
This may answer with very large
cracks.
1t is dinicult TO work smoothly into