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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14
HISTORY TOLD IN STAMPS

Everyone who has collected stamps
must have noticed the absence Of
sovereign's heads from those of Tur-
key. That this is so is due to the
fact that Mohammedans consider
representation of the human face or
figure unlawful. Therefore Turkish
stamps carry the crescent, which tho
Turks borrowed from the Byzanttnen
after the fall of Constantnople. They
also used a complicated, arbitrary
sign supposed to be the signature OF
the sultan. 80
Egyptian and Greciaa stamps arc
peculiarly expressive of the history of
the countries which they represent.
The pyramids, the mystic Sphinx, tall
palm trees outlined against the night
sky, a train Of camels stopping to
drink from the river Nile, all carry
US back to the very beginning of his
tory and remind us that Egypt. tho
mother of civilization, is still called
by her ancient name, and is yet .
growing power in the world she has
known so long. e
Beautiful, artistic Greece. the home
Of beauty, from which our sculptors
and architects draw their finest in.
SEPARATIONS, gives us pure classic lines
on her stamps, which show the IA
nous discus thrower, Hermes Of the
winged feet, or chariot race. or a
tall. slim vase, an antique mold.
The stamps of Persia show. the lion
and the sun-the lion as symbol
of power, and the sun as an emblem
Of the ancient fire worship of the Per-
SLAMS.
Corea displays the plum-blossom on
her stamps. It is the royal flower OF
her last dynasty-a dynasty which
reigned for 500 years, until the hardy
little Japanese wrested it away.
The Mexican stamp bears the coat
of arms Of the country, an eagle on a
cactus. holding a serpent In its
talons. This device Is the outgrowth
of a legend that the first Aztec set
tiers chose the site of their city from
seeing an eagle SO engaged. and sit
uated at that spot.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14

Pasha Won Hochwacht, a GerEsS
shepard dog, owned by Benjamin H
rhroop of Scranton, Pa, making .
fence while trailing culprit
One of the trainers of the dog came
out on the held at Van Cortland
park, New York, where the exhibition
Of police dogs took place, and was pre-
sumably knocked senseless with
brick hurled by another attendent
Pasha was then sent out on the trail
Taking up the scent from the bricb
which he discovered, the dog got the
trail and was soon of after the fugt
tive, who was finally caught. It was
fortunate that he was we'll padded. for
Pasha, who Is a powerful dog, was
anything but gentle with the supposed
to he culprit. The nine-foot fence
which the dog leaped while on the
trail was the highest obstacle placed
in the way Of the dogs, and Pashs
alone succeeded in clearing it. Con
side-.:ns that fill 10000 people were
present at tre exhibition, and that
they crossed and recrossed the field
ever which the trail left by the sup
posed culprit led, the dogs performed
remarkable feats and astounded the
visiting police officials from other
cities
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14


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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14

smoke that would have compared IN
vorably with factory chimney, and
approached within five feet of the nest
to set his camera in position, a rather
risky operation on account of the vers
unstable condition Of the debris.
movement of one stone would bav'
set the nest in motion, to tumble
down over the poor tourist into the
valley below: the odds being greatly
in favor of the hornets coming out
of the ordeal in the better. frame Of
mind. The nest, which was round,
measured about nine inches In diane
ter at its widest part, and it will be
seen by the proportionate size Of the
hornet at the entrance that the in
sects seem to thrive exceptionally well
in this part of the country.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14
HANGED BY RESCUERS

A rope thrown to save mans lifo,
who had fallen down a creyasse, in
the Alps, near Berne, Switzerland, the
other day, got caught round the mans
neck and strangled him. Three young
Swiss climbers were attempting al
ascent of this dangerous mountain
without guides when one Of them.
Liete-, of Berne, fell about 40 feet m
to the crevasse which was half Gov err
ed up with snow. AS he was Joined
to his comrades by rope he remained
hanging in the air. The rope, how
ever; had become damned in, and u
second one, with a running knot, was
thrown down to him. By this means
he was eventually drawn up, but when
Nought to the surface he was dead.
strangled by the rope catching him
round the neck
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14
HORNETS QUEER NEST

During q ramble at Skaralid, In
southern Sweden, traveller descend.
ed the boulder.strewn side of deep
ravine. While descending the pre-
cipitous slope he passed close to
beautifully formed hornets nest at
tached to the under side Of a boulder.
For some minutes he watched the in
habitants passing in and out, and
then, in case of a meditated attack.
he charged and lit his pipe, which
presently poured forth volumes of
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14

"The fibrous twigs are broken in q
sort of flax-breaker, then treated for
a considerable length of time with
caustic soda I've, and afterward put
through the breaking machine a sec,
ond time The mass is freed of mois-
ture by means of hydraulic presses.
after which it is separated into fib.
ers, washed and bleached. The ma
terial thus obtained sells for about a
cent a pound and is OF excellent
quality, suitable for making the best
grades of paper. The liquid pressed
out from the pulp is . valuable BY
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14

feet and siufe in length. The biggest
Of these have a total lifting capacity
Of 20 tons
Ii coronlLh could be employed In
stead Of hydrogen. an airship of the
same lifting capacity would have q
total length of a trife over 200 feet
and it's maximum diameter would be
considerably less than twenty feet.
In the place of gas bags holding 7O0.-
900 cubic feet Of hydrogen its con-
tainers would have within them but
$4,000 cubic feet of the lighter gas.
The smaller airship would obviously
be cheaper to construct. speedier
and more manageable. 1t would be
able to stay afolt longer and sail
further. The best of the Zeppelins
have remained aloft about thirty-five
hours, and this is suggestive Of what
the more mobile smaller and swifter
airship could do when sustained by
means Of coronium.
There is another phase Of aero
nautics In which co-nium would be
OF great value. Meterorologists have
been reaching ever higher into the
atmospheric zones in their endeavor
to determine the conditions that pre-.
vail there. Sounding balloons charged
with hydrogen have been used to take
temperatures at different heights up
to fifteen miles. Could coronium be
used instead of hydrogen the ocean,
of air could be penetrated great
deal further and possibly astonishing
information would be obtained.
One remarkable discovery has al
ready resulted from the use of sound
ing balloons. Theoretically the tenn
perature OF the air falls one degree.
Fahrenheit for approximately every
300 feet of ascent, and this rate Of re-
duction was supposed to 60 on reg
uraly. 1t is now established that
within the lower two miles OF, the
atmosphere this rule is frequently ID;
versed Above this, however. there
Is more regularity. Formerly it was
supposed that this went on unbrcken-
ly until the cold Of distant space was
reached, something in the neighbor-
hood of absolute zero.
( When the sounding balloon records
were accumulated one of the first facts
apparent was that at height, gener.
ally of something like six miles, the
temperature actually ceased to fall
and even tended to rise. This ION.
tinues to be the case as far as the
sounding balloons have gone afolt.
This zone of comparatively mild tenn
perature is also apparently region
of relative calm, but we do not yet
know how far heavenward this stra'
tum extends. esJS ~ t"
Z So far consideration has been given
only to the services that coronium
may fill for man because of its light
ness, but who shall say that there
are not other. ways in which 1t may
act helpfully? 1t is the unsupported
properties of radium that have proved
of the utmost value since its discov.
cry. Perhaps coronium may hold pos
sibilities of an equally important
nature.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14
NEW SOURCE OF PAPER-PULP
Discovery May Put an End to Prob
lem That Has Been Worrying
Newspaper Publishers.

Several promising sources of pa
per-pulp were recently noted in these
columns. Another may now be add
ed to the list-the widespread and
hardy plant, broom corn. Successful
experiments with this have been
made In ITALY. In Frometheus Der
ua) We reads
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14
LONG SERVICE

An idea for recording long service
has been introduced by a wholesale
dry goods firm in London In the
main office an ornamental tablet has
been set up, and upon this are in
scribed all the names of employees who
have been in the service of the firm
for Is years. The date Of entering
service Is also Civ en-.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14
Acute Business Man.

Prospective Tenant-"Number t'ir
teen? It might nod be lucky to live
in house vot vas number t'irteen."
don't believe in suck
nonsense as that" Prospective Ten
ant-"Vell, vot reduction will 20,
make in der rent ii I tsta da
chances PUCK.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-14

product, since its. high content of al!
kali makes it useful in the soap in.
dustry." made for The
Literary Digest.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
AUTOS VALUE IN WARFARE
Recent Maneuvers Have Shown That
Il 10 a Power That Must Be
Reckoned With.

In the interesting presidential ad
dress before the Institution OF Auto
mobile Engineers, at London, T. B
Browne stated that in the recent army
maneuvers held on large scale In
this country the automobile proved
itself Of the greatest advantage. The
invaders and defenders. each consist
ing Of one cavalry division and two
infantry divisions, were furnished
with approximately 40 petrol vehicles
and SO steam vehicles, which, working
in conjunction with the railways, I'M
dertook the whole of the supplies to
the armies. Where roads are avail
able the gain bys the use of automo
biles over horses for this purpose is
enormous, as it can easily be seen
that where the latter cover 40 miles
in two days the same distance would
be covered In four hours by the for
mer. 1t takes four motor lorries to
carry one days supplies for a brigade
Of about 1000 men, and each lorry
takes three-ton load, which is equiv.
alent to three horse wagons. More
over, the motor vehicles take up only
two-thirds Of the road space required
for the horse vehicles.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
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.. 80.
Paper Pot at Two Stages.

plants. Use one of these parts as a
pattern, and cut as many like 1t as
you want.
On one end Of the arc cut into the
outer end, three-quarters of an inch
from the end, slit half way across
the paper; on the other end cut the
same from the inner edge. Then bend
the strip and lock the Sits together
to hold each other as fastenings to the
pot.
The little paper pot will be bottom
less and will have set in sand or soil,
whichever is to be used as ground to
grow the things in, and filled as any
pot, putting the seed, cutting or plant
it in the usual way.
The soil into which the pot is
plunged must, Of course, be kept
moist. When the plant is ready to be
shifted to larger, or transplanted,
the paper can be torn off, leaving the
ball Of soil undisturbed, and the plant
will feel no shock Of removal.
Many plants cannot stand trans
planting by the usual way, and for
such these little paper pots are found
to be invaluable. Give them trial.
H. w. M
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
urn CROPS IN THE ORCHARD
..,.. Results In Severe Damage g
Annual Plantings-Ho" -
Reckon the Distance.

90 ~ the most prolific causes OF
- nursery stock after trans
Wanting, or for several years 'nele
pc 10 this common practice OF 700
a,oso growing of hoed crops. ms
ot;ce SAYS Rural Life, results III
paaoro damages to the annual plant
,nas The loss amounts POSSIBLY 10
- nov cent. The too common prac-
t,oa is to allow no more space Dc
tween the tree row and the lnter-crop
80 than between two 1nter-crop
rowa be the inter-crops cabbage
beans. potatoes or corn. Sucn ois-
tances vary from 80 inches to 31s
feet according to crop used OF
planted. - a.u+a
sbou1d be reckoned from the expand
ed top of the tree, rather than IRON
tho trunk at base The outside OF top
i limiting factor, since the allow
anca should be made for leaning OF
the same, or possibly all OF the tree
on the leeward side.
The nearest row to the tree row
should be far enough from the row
IN hermit the horse in cultivating to
pass freely and without letting har-
ness catch into or come in contact
with branches of tree. It will sur
nrise those who have never given the
subject much thought, the difference
that the lean or incline of a tree
makes. when it deviates from a
nlumb or to vertical line. In the
writer's opinion the space between
tree row and the nearest winter-crop
row should not be less than four feet
the year trees are planted, if two
years old, or branched trees are used,
and farther each succeeding year.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
New Cushions.

In one Of the newer hotels Of New
York city there is a reception room
furnished In old blue. Some Of the
chairs Of white are fitted with remov-
able fat cushions. made without an
upright strip-just fiat padded envel-
ope-like cushions. They are of blue,
Of course. They are held to the backs
of the chairs by blue silk tasseled
cords. The effect is pleasing and
can be copied by the woman who is
fitting up wicker chairs for summer
service. Cotton cord Of an appropri-
ate color can be bought by the yard,
cut into proper lengths and finished
with two-toned cotton tassels.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30

A sick hen is never paying invest
ment.
Dry coops are cheaper than sick
chicks.
For the egg eating habit try darken-
ing the nests.
Little and often is a good feeding
rule for chicks.
Poultry success depends more on
condition than on breed.
Crossing breeds is step backward
In the chicken business.
II chickens are worth raising at all
they are worth raising well.
It il better to cut chickens head
OF than to let him eat 1t of.
Sell. kill or confine all male birds
when the Matching season is over.
Overheating is responsible for more
incubator troubles than underheating
Disinfecting the incubator between
matches is precaution worth taking.
Feed the little chicks what they
need. not what you happen to have
on hand.
Don't forget to have row Of sun
flowers; the seeds are excellent for
poultry.
Remember that water glass solution
viii keep this summers eggs until
they double In price.
A half pint Of carbonic acid ii two
gallons Of water makes q good dfsin-
fectant tor any purpose.
Removing the cause Of disease Il
more satisfactory ali around than t1nc.
foring the chicken afterward
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
PAPER POT is INEXPENSIVE
Little Device Easily Made and Sue.
cessfuIly Serves Many Purposes
in Starting Seeds.

Here is a little device, so inexpen-
sive and so easily made, and which
successfully serves SO many purposes
in starting seeds and plants, that
every one should avail himself of its
help.
Take a piece of stiff paper (not
necessarily cardboard) and on it draw
two circles, one within the other; the
outer circle should be six inches ra-
dius, and the inner one three. Cut
out the portion of paper inside the
smaller circle, and trim to the line
Of the outer circle, thus having a
shape like a doughnut. Cut this
round piece of paper into three equal
arcs (or it may be halved for large
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
BRASS ORNAMENTS THE RAGE
Seemingly Cannot Be Too Much OF
Such characterization In the Mod
ern Homes Of the Wealthy.

So strong an allure have brasses
that it is small wonder that more and
more are they to be found in homes
of every degree of prosperity. Any
woman who can afford to is certain to
keep her choicest blankets in brass
bound cedar chest. These boxes are
roomy affairs, and the amount of stuff
which they hold is amazing. No IL
brary or living room is complete with
out a four-sectioned, revolving book
rack Of plain hammered or filigree
brass, no entrance hall as it should
be without it's censor Of hand-wrought
Damascus brass, and no upper hall
properly equipped lacking an incense
burner of the same metal. For the
desk there are tiny clocks having two
inch dials, very clearly numbered;
calendar frames, round and oblong
pin and pen trays, memorandum pads
and bottles of liquids of hammered or
etched brass, and for the dining room
there are sconces, candelabra, candle
sticks, coffee services, loving cups and
finger bowls Of the beaten metal.
Brass and copper combined comes in
various useful articles Of most at
tractive appearance. A very handsome
type Of fern dish is of brass in basket
woven style. with copper-bound sides,
and another is Of brass, bound and
adorned with copper spikes. Most fas-
cinating are the chatting dishes Of cop
per and with brass handles and stand
ards and the shiny little copper tea
kettles surmounting brass lamps for
alcohol.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
Colored Embroidery,

Colored embroidery OF conventional
figures marks some Of the most inter-
esting white crepe morning or after
noon dresses. This embroidery should
be done in two or three colors only,
and should be done in heavy cottons.
The design might consist Of conven-
tionalized roses applied as border
design at intervals Of two inches at
the bottom Of the skirt or tunic,
around the neck and sleeves. and util-
lied IN some way to form the front
closing Of the bodice. The stems
should be worked In . bright, soft
grse0. the roses In pink. red. yellow o.
ceg1DA
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30

An airy creation for the warm days
of summer is made of soft white hemp
braid, white and black maline, and
trimmed with black beads and nu-
mich in black. The requisite touch
Of strong color appears in bow Of
twisted velvet in deep orange placed
at the front. Any of the new vivid
colors look equally well, as cerise,
Chinese green, sapphire blue. bright
red, etc.
The hat is made on a wire frame.
A wide band of hemp is laid over the
brim and extends into the head size,
thus covering the wider brim. The
crown is pun Of white maline in
several thicknesses, covered with
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30

black maline in two thicknesses.
At the joining of the brim and
crown there is a ruche of plated
black maline and a strand of compost
ton beads that have no weight to
reckon with.
Munich is elegant and durable; It
Is also very fashionable.
This is very pretty model which
the home milliner may hope to put
together successfully. To vary the
design flowers may be used in place
Of the beads and feather, in which
case, II they are bright in color, the
velvet bow is to be black or in har
monizing color.
JULIA BOTToMLEY.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
On Thin Goods.

II you have trouble in making Wv
tonholes in thin material, here -
way Of overcoming the difficulty. l' sar
q piece Of the material on the unu -
side and cut the hole through tnis =.
though it were part Of the wa. ~
When the buttonhole Is finished M ,,r
away the under cloth very careful Iii
80 that It will not show. There y
be no difaculty. even with chlnon, OIL.
the cloth is folded two or three uDD'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30

single name. The players are all big
men, inspector. don't say that their
consciences would stop them from try
Ing such trick, but it wouldn't be
worth their while. They hold of when
gaol is the certain punishment"
WAS this financial crisis in his own
affairs generally known?"
Certainly not"
who would know of it,"
There might be a dozen men on
both sides of the Atlantic who would
suspect the truth. But don't sup
pose that more than four people were
actually In possession of the facts"
| And who would they be?"
His two partners in America: my
self and Mr. Harbord there"
Peace turned to the young man with
a smile and polite bow.
Can you add any names to the
list?" he asked.
NO." said Harbord, staring at the
detective with q puzzled look, as II try
ing to catch the drift OF his questions
Thank you," said the inspector;
land now, will you show me the place
where this curious disappearance &C
curred?"
We crossed the drive, where the
snow lay torn and trampled by the
carriages, and 30 to the white. ever
surface Of the lawn. We soon STRUCK
the trail, confused path beaten b.
many footprints. Peace stopped for {
moment, and then turned to the secre
tary with an angry glance.
4 Were you with them?" he said.
yes"
4 Then why. In .ths name OF com
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
Psrfuned Cap.

Many Of the newest little Douu .ad
caps have an interlining OF siik pau 4
with bits OF cotton In which sacns'
concealed. -.
The cap perfumes milady's .e..
leaving : subtle fragrance that y -,
stdered desirable again since tns
p1o colturo has returned.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-30
Doubtful Melody

"A bird that can sing and won't
sing must be made to sing" said the
ready made philosopher.
Yes" replied the practical person.
but anybody who would be satisfied
with the result OF that experiment
must have : mighty poor ear tor
musio.s