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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
GERMAN WAR MACHINE
MOVES ON EASY COGS
Gathering of Vast Troops Effected
Without Hitch.

At the end of the first week of mobli-
cation the German Chief OF Staff, Gem
eral Won Moltke, announced to the coun-
try that not hitch had Occurred, not
even a slngle inquiry for further in
structions or a complaint had been re-
ceived at General staff headquarters.
For seven days 100000 men had been
turning soldiers, n peaceful nation was
being transformed into one in arms,
and not in the slightest detail had it ap-
peared that anything had gone wrong.
At the end of the second week the
record was the same; the operation was
complete. Millions of reserves had Joined
their commands and long planned organi-
cations had sprung into being Each man
had received his orders. picked up his
kit and gone to the front
With all respect for Russian anu
French achievements along the same line,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR
SOCIAL SERVICE
IIg south Fifteenth Street

Offers a one-year course In preparation for
professioual or volunteer social work Class
work includes lectures ana discussions ON
me development OF the social ideal and the
growth Of social Institutions; present day
arcment Of social agencies, and constructive
prOgrams for social reform. Field work az
and training under the supervision Of ex-
perts send Tor catalog Opening Gate OCT pa
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
ANXIOUS TO END L..
WORK BY JUNE |
Leaders Hope to Speed Up
Legislative Program.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Administra.
ton leaders in congress are seeking to
speed up the legislative program. An
effort will be made this week to dis.
pose of more of the appropriation
measures. In the senate the postof
fee bill will be taken up. while the
house will complete the Indian bill.
The Democratic chieftains are be-
ginning to be apprehensive about the
possibility of an early adjournment, SO
that members can get into the coming
congressional campaign. 1t is less
than four months until June l. the
tentative objective point of the party
leaders for adjournment, and much
work remains to be done.
While the senate usually disposes
of appropriation bills rapidly there is
fight in store on the postoffice bill,
owing to the committee amendment
which would take the power from the
postmaster general to change the
rates, weight limits and other features
of the parcel post system. Several
Democratic senators are planning to
oppose this amendment and if it
passes the senate another battle is
certain in the house. .a
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20

greatest results in weight and low
est rate of cost per pound, with re-
ports of results at 6, s, 10, II and
Is months Of age.
Course II. Baby Pork Club. The
raising of a pig using proper ra-
ton and economic feeding for great
est results in weight and lowest
rate of cost per pound, with reports
Of results at and s months of
age.
Course 13. Bee Club. One hive
OF bees as unit of seasons work.
Course IA. Home Work and
Play Club. For boys and girls
from six to twelve years, inclusive.
A small home club organizing chill
dren in lines of home work, games
and other activities connected with
organized work and play. Requires
a local leader, who may BE- par
ent, older sister or brother, or
other friend of children.
Course IS. Farmer Boy Club.
For older boys, 16 to 81 years in
elusive. For definite, more inten-
sive work in lines not open to
younger members. Work for 1914
1915 to include one acre of alfalfa
and other lines of intensive
work that may be organized. Re-
Guires local leader.
Course is. Home Girl Club. For
Older girls, 16 to p years, inclu~
sive. Work to include home man
agement and social community
work as may be organized. Re-
ouires local leader.
Course II. Father and Son Corn
Club. Boy, ! acre-father, 5 or 10
acres with same methods. Father
does not compete for Junior prizes.
Local Leadership. A local club
leader for each group of five or
more members is necessary for
most successful work in all clubs,
and is especially essential in courses
Nos. 2, 5, 9, 10, IA, Is and Is.
The local club leader should gener-
ally be a person older than the
club members and may be any per-
son interested in the young people
and their work, who will give the
work sufficient time to insure its
success.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20

Director w. J. Kennedy, of the
department of agricultural extension,
states that hog cholera cost Iowa farm
ers more than $33, 600, 900 in 1918.
More than one-third of the hogs died /.
Consider these facts. Consider further
that the last Republican legislature and
Governor Clarke appropriated $35, 900
to fight hog cholera and So, 600, 900 to
enlarge the state capitol grounds. De-
corah Journal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20

youth stated that he had several
good jokes that he wished to spring
and that ne couldn't do this if he
appeared at the regular time. His
wishes were granted and all of us
who knew of the change and rea-
son waited expectantly for those
jokes, but we waited in vain. How
ever, we think that the pupil was
in good faith when he desired the
change, but as he seemed very en-
barrassed when he appeared it is
surmised that his jokes were for
gotten.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
Children Cry
FOR FlETchER'S j,
CAST0RJA

Ie,s Itching, torturing skin eruptions dis.
figure, annoy, drive one wild. Doan's
Ointment ia praised for its good work.
so cents at all drug stores.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
Minneapojto Grain.

Minneapolis, Feb. 17.-Wheat-May.
9lAc; July, 92kc. Cash close on
track: No. hard, 94ssc; No. l North
ern, 92h@93Mc; to arrive, 92h@93c;
No. 2 Northern, 90A 0s1Ac; No. 3
Northern, SSh@S9hc; No. yellow
corn, 56% oslo; No. 4 corn, 55@56c;
No. 3 white oats, 36@3e1lc; to arrive,
3sc; No. 3 oats. 34035c; barley. go
65c: fax, $1.54%.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20

Special Term OF the Nv. B. U"
begins March End. This is q splendid
time to enter. You will receive the
same courteous and personal attention
as in the fall. The w. B. U. is now in
session all the year round. Write and
ask how it is worth from two to five
hundred dollars for to enter now ir-
stead of next fall. You are invited to
correspond with US and ask all ques-
tons. 26w2
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Feb. observation-disclosures,
$7.0O@9.5O; Texas steers, $6.S0@S.OO;
Western steers, $6.60@7.85; stockers
and feeders, $5.3O@s.00; COWS and
heifers, $3.6O@s.5O; calves, $500
1850. Hogs-Light, $S.40@S.7O; mix.
ed, sS.35@S7O; heavy, $7.3O@S.70;
rough, $S.3O@S.45; pigs, $7.50@S.50;
Sheep-Native, $4.70@5.90; yearlings,
S5.65@7.O0.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20


Course 9. Canning and Market
ing Club. Canning Of fruits and
vegetables in season by the "cold
pack hot water BATH and
"steam pressure methods of home
canning, and finding good market
for surplus canned products. For
girls, boys, men and. women in
clubs of five or more with local
leader. Adults in this club do not
compete for junior prizes.
Course 10. Grain and Seed Club.
The collection, testing and judging
Of grains and seeds by school and
community clubs. A good school
club with the teacher as local club
leader. =: ~ -"
Course II. Baby Beef Club. The
raising Of a calf by using proper
ration and economic feeding for
Z iRs-t
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 17.-Wheat-May,
93@94c; July, SS% @S9c. Corn-May,
G5%c; July, 64%c; Sept, CASIO. Oats
May, 39A@39kc; July, 1890. Pork
May, SPLIT. Butter-Creameries,
2S1h @29c. Eggs-25@27c. Poultry
Springs, 15kc; hens, 16hc; turkeys,
l6c.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
Horses Wanted.

Two car loads of horses wanted TO
Eastern market, from to years old,
weighing 100 to 1900. Must be in
good flesh. Bring in your horses. Will
pay highest market price.
Will be at Cresco, Iowa, Saturday
February q, 1914.
ANDERSON BROS.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Florence McCook, Eritor-in-Chief.

The extempCre speaking contest
which was held Friday was sue
cess in many ways. AS this was the
first contest of the kind that has ev-
er been held in Cresco high school,
it was felt that the quality would
probably not be Of a high order.
However, most of the speeches were
very satisfactory and showed that
the pupils worked hard during the
Short interval Of time that was CIV
en- them. doIbtedly, more Of
these contests will be held in the fu-
ture, for in many ways they are su-
perior to debates. The winners Of
the contest were as follows: Paul
Brown on 1.-The Income Tax; is it
Just?," first place. Cecil Johnson,
On What is a Republican" second
place; John Kakac, on What is
Democrat?' third place; George
Robertson, on Educational Test for
Immigrants, fourth place. The
Judges were Mr.. Cutting, Father
Murtag h and MT. Asa Farnsworth.
Miss Drake has been having pen
manship contests in the upper
grades. Quite a little enthusiasm
was aroused. An Ayers scale for
Judging handwriting will be placed
in each grade. In this way the pu-
pills will be able to see for them
selves if they are making progress
SO far very few pupils have drop
ped their school work. Among this
number there were two WAC were
loafing. We understand they were
advised to quit and go t. work.
School is no place to loaf. A school
by tolerating loafing encourages a
bad habit An energetic la orer, no
matter how mental the work, is
much more desirable asset than a
lazy genius.
Miss Hughes has begun ITO work
up some special exercises in the
grades These will be given some
time in the spri- 6.
linco]ns birthday was observed
in all the grades. Short programs
were given of which patriotism was
the keynote.
A very good program was given
Friday afternoon by the Society. 1t
contained a greater variety Of num-
Ders than usual, and this added to
the interest. The debate on the
subject: Resolved that Cresco
should have a city park" was of
local interest and was well given.
Ia paper, a reading, medley and two
piano solos were other numbers on
the program.
" The Higher Algebra, class is so
large this semester - that two divi-
sions were made. This is uhdoubted-
ly the largest class in this subject
that we have ever had. Higher AL
zebra is not q required study, and
the only reason we know of that so
many pupils are taking it is the
Popularity q the teacher.
A very amusing incident occurred
in the -extempore' contest Friday
night. Ono Of the participants
WISHED TO have his place changed in
ordef to be near the last. This
: F. ,-R,- 49, t--.- -.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
REGISTERED HolStein Bull For Sale.

{. The Registered Holstein Bull, Sir
Pansy. DeKol End, bred by w. H.
Owens, sired by Sir Ransy DeKol,
;52538 H. F. H. B.; Dam Kernel Mer-
eedes, 1874 H. F. H. B., aged
years, is offered for sale by owner.
JOHN DRILLING.
26t4 Rt. 2, Cresco, Iowa.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
South St. Paul Live Stock.

South St. Paul, Feb. 17.-Cattle-
Steers, $5.75@S.4O; cows and heifers,
S4.5O@7.25; calves, $4.50@9.25; stock
ers and feeders, $4.50@7.25. Hogs
SS.2O@S.35. Sheep-Lambs, $3.50
1925; wethers, $3.75@5.5O; ewes, $500.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
Three More Die of Cold.

New York, Feb. 14.-Three more
deaths, due to the intense cold, C.
Cured here, making the total for the
present cold snap thirteen.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth. Feb. 17.-Wheat-On track
and to arrive. No. l hard. 92Ac; No.
Northern. 91Ac; No. 2 Northern.
S9Ac. Flax-On track and to arrive.
$780,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1914-02-20

Many ills come from impure blood
Can't have pure blood with faulty d..
gestion, lazy liver and sluggish bowels.
Burdock Blood Bitters is Recommended
for strengthening stomach bowels and
liver and purifying the blood
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12
The Lonesome Man.

THAT old saying about being lone.
some In New York is all right" said
Pittsburgher. There are plenty OF
men who are lonesome by nature;
they'd be lonesome in the place OF
their birth as we'll as in a strange
city; they simply don't know how to
make friends, or how to keep them II
they make them. But If you want to
see the most lonesome thing on earth
you will find 1t in the man who sits
alone in a hotel cafe at night, takine
his solitary drink because he is so
cable by nature. and longing fol
some one to talk with, but fearful OF
'butting in where he isn't wanted
Last night sat down deliberately by
q stranger marooned that way, and
never saw a man so grateful in my
life. He was SO lonesome he nearly
had the horrors"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12

managed to get 1t open. Then sne
pulled from the interior-not pair OF
glasses, but q very serviceable meat
chopper.
Smash! Rip! Rip! Rip! The can.
vas was torn into shreds and long
strips hung from the frame before
John, aided by half a dozen men IN
tie vicinity. could rush forward and
stay the work of devastation.
"There!" screamed the lady, trans
formed all at once into a virago!
That's what you get for letting dear
Mrs. Pankhurst starve to DEATH"
"A suffragette!" screamed an off,
cial, maneuvering cautiously around
her. "Have you got her? Then let me
get at her!"
For about three minutes longer the
academy room was filled with strug-
Cling crowd, each member Of which
seemed supremely anxious to lay hands
upon struggling old lady who, bon
netless, and with disheveled clothing,
was giving as good an account Of her.
self as was possible under the circum.
stances. At last she was placed in the
charge of q policeman and conveyed
away.
John stood looking ruefully at her
handiwork. The painting was injured
beyond all possibility of repair. There
were half dozen vertical and three or
four horizontal slashes in 1t. each ex.
tending nearly the whole extent of the
picture, which had been cut literally
into ribbons.
John, dear!" whispered Agnes, slip
ping her hand into his. She knew the
bitterness in his heart. He had spent
so many weeks trying to create her,
plain little Agnes Manton, as she knew
herself to be, into the reproduction Of
the image that lay enshrined in his
heart. And this was the end!
Slowly they went out of the academy,
followed by a small sympathetic
throng, which had guessed the tragedy
from the likeness between Agnes and
the woman in the picture.
"IIl paint you again, Agnes" he
said. do you know, somehow was
not quite satisfied with that. It wasn't
nearly as pretty as you are"
20, John!" protested Agnes.
Suddenly he frightened up. He
stopped still in the street. Agnes,
what fortunate thing!" he exclaimed.
II know what the trouble was. ought
to have painted you as intend to now,
In our new house, with the antique
furniture. Agnes. isn't 1t lucky In.
sured the picture for q thousand
pounds!"
Copyright. 1914. by W. q. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12

Everybody will see 1t staring at them
the moment they come in at the door,"
The day of the opening of the exhi.
bition was one Of fine weather, and
vast crowds of fashionable and would.
be fashionable people attended, to-
gether with a sprinkling who were
genuinely interested in art. John and
Agnes, inconspicuous among the
crowds, watched their picture from a
near place, while pretending to display
interest in others.
Hum! Girl in Green is she!"
snorted stout old gentleman. "'Girl
Looks Green would be a better title
to my mind. never saw a healthy
young woman with that sort Of COM
plexion."
"How delicious!" whispered Agnes
in Johns ear, squeezing his hand. That
sort Of criticism was too ignorant to
sting.
Still, when a gentleman with a
square beard, looking for all the world
like successful banker, stopped and
ooAo W hio SoIupdulOus 1udl GlTl III
Green is one of the best things here
this year." they were breathless with
happiness. For the stout. sQuare-beard-
ed gentleman was none other than Sir
Valentine Sparks. one Of the greatest
Of English painters.
A mild. noffensivelooking elderly
woman In gray, overhearing the re-
mark that had been made. stopped in
front Of the painting and surveyed 1t
critically. Then she turned to John.
"Is that a really good painting 70
asked the elderly lady. "A truly val.
! liable painting?"
That picture. madam, while not the
finest thing in the academy, is undoubt.
+, edly a very fair specimen of the mod.
ern English school," said John. 81
happen to know that the author is
placing a valuation of a thousand
pounds upon It,"
Dear mel" said the elderly lady
"'Girl In Green!' How interesting!
I must really have better look at II
Where are my glasses?"
She pulled an absurdly large bse
from her mum and fumbled nervously
with it for quite a minute before abs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12
JUDGE MISTRESS BY HOUSE
Visitors Will Generally Do Il, So .
Good Impression 10 Worth the
Taking Of Pains.

Whether she wishes it or not, the
house will have something to tell
about it's mistress, SO 1t seems worth
while to pause a moment and consider
how best to make it say the things we
would like spoken.
Shall we think of a few houses we
know, and see II they haven't some
rather helpful lessons to teach us?
You see, II we just manage to identify
our mistakes, given the will to do our
level best with the home, it's quite a
simple matter to achieve success in
this direction.
There Is the house where tables and
chairs seem riveted into position,
where the little book in its delicate
binding laid aslant on the side table In
the drawing room rests always exactly
at the same angle, and one is afraid
to lower blind for fear Of disar'
ranging the window curtains. A
pretty room, certainly, but am
scarcely surprised when notice that
the visitors on at home afternoons sit
rather near their chair edges and
don't look altogether at ease.
Orderliness is an excellent thing
but don't aim at formal and lifeless
symmetry. Choose cushion covers
that will wash, or Of an artistic tap.
estry.
Then, If you want to keep your case
ment curtains fresh and Immediately
creaseless have long side curtains
which may be drawn across the win.
dow without disturbing the short
blinds. They look so pretty, whether
in light fabric with q richly colored
applique insertion, or in a darker
shade with strip Of light trimming q
little way from the edge. Fix brass
rod across your fiat window or round
your bay, and then these curtains,
drawn we'll to the side at other times,
may be brought over the windows at
night or when the sun Is too strong.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12
e.s*s.*ss*u*a*s*ss*..%u*.s*s.*ss*.,
A FORTUNATE THING
BY GEORGE MUNsoN.

"There she is! The Girl in Green,'"
said John Latham. unwilling his newly
completed painting.
Miss Agnes Manton uttered little
lrrepressible scream.
"Why. John. dear, that is-that IL
perfecti" she exclaimed. "Only-I am
sure you have grossly nattered me,
John"
mot bit Of 1t, my DEAR" protested
her fance. "You are prettier far than
my poor efforts have shown you on the
canvas. And this picture is going to
make my reputation"
Heaven knew he needed that It
should. John was struggling artist,
just rising out of the ruck. He was
Twenty-Five; Agnes was only two or
three years younger. and they had
been engaged for several years. A
struggling artist has little chance Of
making enough to support q wife In
London.
However, though 1t had not been
sold, one Of Johns pictures had been
accepted for exhibition by the Royal
academy the summer before, and he
had little doubt that this would be
hung" Perhaps it would attract the
notice of rich purchaser. Then they
could be married.
"How much is it we said we wanted,
dear?" asked John. "A thousand
pounds, wasn't 1t, to begin?"
I'VE could do 1t on five hundred,
JOHN" answered the girl.
But we agreed that we wanted q
thousand pounds to At out our house
nicely with antique furniture''-like
most poor people John had extrava-
CANT aspirations-'and really start in
comfortably and defy the wolff"
THAT would be- NICE" Agnes an.
swered.
Every well, dear. I shall insure this
for q thousand, and shall place that
price upon it." said John. "And won't
take q penny less, either"
A month later. to his delight, John
received an intimation from the Royal
academy to the effect that his picture
was to be placed on exhibition. On
vanishing day he and Miss Manton
went to look at It. Both feared that It
had been "skied" But It had not been
skied. On the contrary. It occupied q
very prominent position, low down.
next to the door leading from the first
to the second salon.
Just the place where It will attract
attention." exclaimed Agnes joyfully.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12
THOUGHT IT STILL DUTCH
Ensllshwoman Decidedly Behind the
TImes In Her knowledge Of Things
Of the United States.

Some one, at luncheon, had told q
story about an Englishwoman who said
she had been shocked to learn how
slow the trains were in America, and
on being told that they were nothing
Of the sort, insisted:
But they must be. I saw in q
paper that it took "a hours to go from
New York to Chicago!"
And the company had laughed. Wat
kins had laughed with the others
Then Watkins said:
That's a pretty good story. But
know one that's better. It's a remark
that was made to me-"
go on" offered the man who had
told the story about the trains. "You
give US your word it's true?"
Il give you my word it's true" Wat
kine echoed. 1T was at hotel In
Switzerland. where l. being alone
CHANGED to be put at table with sew
eral Englishwomen at dinner. We fell
to talking, as one always does, about
travelling abroad and about languages
and hotel-and-train vocabularies, and
all that. They knew that l was an
American, of course.
Il happened to say that l could moi
speak, understand, or learn one sen
tence in the Dutch language, and tina,
/ felt decidedly helpless whenever
went to Holland.
The remark followed. The tallest
Englishwoman leaned across the table
eagerly.
"'Oh,' she said. But don't people
speak Dutch in New York;"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12

A novel little frock in a rather
heavyweight crepe in the new and
beautiful peach color is shown here.
In this the blouse of the plain crepe
is gathered into a bib of black satin
which is a continuation of the girdle.
The opening above this is filled with
white lawn and band of embroidery
in oriental shade. The cuffs and roll
ing collar are Of the black satin. This
gown has the long tunic combined
with the panier draping of the mate
rial hung over a plain underskirt OF
the crepe. The tunic Is trimmed in
bands Of heavy cream lace. With this
Is worn q hat of peach-colored straw
trimmed with black wings.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12
New Gross Stitch Work,

There Is new sort Of cross stitch
work which Is used for bed spreads,
table covers. cushions and other big
articles of household decoration. It
is made on heavy ecru linen. with
threads Of gay-colored cotton.
The design has Japanese heads
worked in big frames Of color and Q
floral design here and there % well.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-10-12
In the Style Of the CITY.

A certain small boy had lived all
MS life In hotels. Presently, soon
after the family moved to a suburban
nome. Harold came into the house
looking amused and puzzled.
What pleases you, my son, and
what have you been doing?" asked his
mother.
oh, l was just sitting on the front
porch listening to a man with a wagon
paging blackberries," was the limo.
cent reply.