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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-30
TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA IN LUX.
URY WITHOUT. EXTRA FARE.
Through Weekly Tourist Car Service

This year the fare to the Pacific Coast
is extremely low and for this low fare
you can journey to California in luxury
on 'THE PACIFIC LIMITED" of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
way-the fastest no-extra- fare train to
San Francisco, providing through serv-
ice, without change Of cars, to both
San Francisco and Los Angeles. Arrives
both termini in the morning, thus giving
q full day to get satisfactorily located
Through tourist car for Los Angeles
and providing service also to Denver,
San Francisco and Portland, connecting
with the Pacific Limited at Marion
leaves Cresco every Tuesday at $40
a. m.
You can visit both California EXPOSE
lions for the one low fare and for a few
dollars more see the great North
Wonderland" -the Pacific North Coast
and Puget Sound Country-then journey
home over the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railways North Coast Line
the picturesque ''Trail of the Olympian"
which crosses three mighty mountain
ranges, affording scenery in greater
extent than via any other route.
By all means, see the West this year
the year of low fares and in making
your itinerary, consider well the COM
plete service and the great scenic
attractions offered by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway.
For literature, time of trains and con-
nections, and all particulars desired,
apply to Local Agent of this company.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-30
Prosperity Returns.

The weekly financial review just issue'
by the banking house of Henry Clew'
& Co. expOunds an optimism that short
ly must become general throughout thu
nation and which has already become
fully recognized in most sections thai
have been laboring under depression
It is spreading with unbelievable rapid
ity. The Clews publication, which if
always conservative in it's views, after
announcing that ''Old-time activity has
returned to the Stock Exchange,
declares Z: "As tn business world
adjusted itself to new conditions, as the
final outcome of the colossal struggle in
Europe became more apparent, as fear
disappeared and calm judgment realized
that on this side of the Atlantic the
worst of the storm was over, confidence
began to assert itself more and more
freely until at last it developed into q
surprising outburst of speculation"
Of equal Importance, vieing in fact
with the above announcement of
renewed optimism, comes the statement
that: ''The United States is now the
only free capital market in the world.
Foreign nations are coming to us for
financial assistance; and considering
adverse conditions, the amount Of new
capital issues in this country is surpris-
ingly large, and demonstrates our health
full recuperative abilities. For the salts
factory monetary conditions at home
and the confidence thus inspired the
new Federal Reserve system is very
largely responsible.
The United States has, practically
since its birth, been "debtor" nation.
The money with which its great rail
roads have been built, its mines devel-
oped and it's industries broadened has
come, to large extent, from abroad.
Europe has loaned money to America
that America might grow. Now all this
Is being changed and America, which
once borrowed, is now lending money to
Europe, that it may continue in war,
and, in addition, is exporting to Europe
far more goods than it imports, or than
1t ever imported in fact. Indeed, it is
this very fact to which is due the return
Of optimism, as the Clews bulletin points
out:
$50 far as the stock market is con-
cerned, it was the war group Of stocks
which led the advance. A number of
our good, industrial establishments are
employed on large and profitable foreign
contracts. Concerns equipped with
facilities for turning out ordnance and
ammunition have been particularly
fortunate and these led the rise. All
such activities are having their effect
upon business and speculation. They
may not be permanent factors, yet while
they last they are very powerful and are
the prime movers in the present upward
movement"
Not all the credit for returning pros
perity must 60 to the European War,
however, for no small portion of it is
due to the new Federal Reserve bank
ing system, for, as direct result of the
new, sound basis upon which the bank
ing system of the nation is now founded,
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-30

Headline. 'Ten thousand men re-
turned to work in Chicago mills and fac
tories" The croakers who have shout
ed calamity since President Wilson en-
tered Office will be just as effective in
stopping the natural trend of events as
the man who seeks to maintain a $500
price on wheat in the face of record
breaking harvest.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-30


est rates, which are due to forces abroad
beyond the control of home conditions
The railroad situation, in which ther'
has been a marked depression for appar
emily no reason at all, is soon to SHOW
decided improvement. AS soon as thu
volume Of traffic begins to increase, al
it must very soon for the reason thai
agricultural products generally will soor
begin to move, the effect of bigger
freight returns will be seen in increased
earnings and the last disturbing feature
to general prosperity will be removed
A general review of the financial situa
ton in the United States, with all factors
in sight, cannot but convince one that
the nation is entering upon the greatest
era of prosperity in its history
Dubuque Telegraph Herald.
The power of the Republican press to
obscure the facts is demonstrated again
and again, and strikingly in the inter-
probation of the bearing of the recent
election in Chicago. They tell their
readers that the election of the Repub-
lican mayor, Thompson, presages a
return of the Republicans to power in
Illinois and in the nation. And the
peculiar part of their tale is that they
make people believe it.
Let's see what the facts are. He was
wise man that said that the only way
to guage the future is by the past.
In 1897 Carter H. Harrison, Jr., a
Democrat, was elected mayor of Chicago.
The following year Illinois, and the
nation went strongly Republican.
In 1899 Harrison, the Democrat, was
elected mayor again, but Illinois and the
nation went Republican again in 1900.
Harrison was elected third time in
1901 and the next year his election was
followed by the same result in Illinois
and the nation.
In 1903 Harrison was again chosen the
Democratic mayor of Chicago, but the
next year tho Republicans carried
Illinois by 3O5, 600 and nearly wiped out
the Democratic party nationally.
In 1905 Edward F. Dunno, Democrat,
was elected mayor Of Chicago and in
1906 his election was followed by the
opposite political result in Illinois and
the nation.
In 1907 Fred A. Busse, Republican,
was elected mayor of Chicago for q
four year term and before it was over
the Democrats had majority of 66 in
the lower House of Congress and had
the largest membership in the Senate
in ls years.
These are the facts, and they mean
only this either the Chicago city cleo
ton is no indicator of the Illinois and
national results the following year, or
it means that the party that wins in
Chicago will lose in the nation the follow
ing year. And so, viewed in the light
Of the facts, Democrats cannot begrudge
Republicans any comfort they can get
out of the election of q Republican
mayor in Chicago. -Decorah Journal.
Headline. Ten thousand men re-
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-30

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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
GIFT BY Ex-Gov. MEAD
Presents A $4,000 Property To Be
Used AS Community Center.

Rev. A. H. Bradford, pastor of tho
First Congregational church Of Rut-
land, announced at Sunday mornings
service the gift by Ex-Governor John
A Mead of that city Of the L. H. Nc
Intire property at the southeast cor
ner of Center and Court streets to be
used by the young people Of Rutland
as a community center with club
rooms, gymnasium, tennis courts, etc.
and to be administered by the trustees
and used as headquarters for various
social and recreative activities under
the general supervision of the Con
gregationaI church.
Governor Mead has had in mind for
two years the gift of a parish house to
the church and the idea gradually de-
veloped into a more extensive plan
1t is planned to dedicate the property
to the young people of Rutland and
regardless of creed or church connec-
,tion to make it of the widest scope.
The place, which is located only a
few rods from the Congregations,
church, consists of a large three-story
brick house, a large brick barn and
half an acre of land.
The fremodelling of the house and
barn, the equipment of a gymnasium
the laying out of tennis courts, the es-
adjustment of social rooms with
games and amusement, the location
of committee rooms, dining room
kitchen and an auditorium are among
the things planned for the project, the
entire expense to be borne by Cover
nor Mead. The property will be deed
ed to the trustees of the Congrega
tional church and it is estimated tina
the gift when the buildings are re-
modelled and equipped and the grounds
laid out will have cost Governor Mead
$4,000.
Although the church will be the re
sponsible organization behind the pla1
for this community center, it is de
signed to place it under the direc
management of non-sectarian board
with liberal powers.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
BURNING AFTER SIXTY YEARS
Now One Million Dollars Will BE Spent
In EndeaVor to Put Out Coal
Mine Blaze.

Engineers Of the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation company are making her
culean efforts to extinguish the fire
which has been burning for so years
in a coal mine at Summit Hill, Pa.
Seven mine locomotives and three
steam shovels are in operation and a
large force of men is at work driving
deep holes into the earth, into which
culm and water are being sluiced.
Millions of gallons of water are be-
ing pumped daily into crevices and
holes, and the issuance Of steam indt-
Gates that the fire is burning in spots
which had long been considered
burned out.
The gigantic effort the company IL
making to extinguish the fire for all
time will probably cost 100000, but
that sum is Insignificant when COM
pared with the damage the fire would
do If it should spread into the val
ley and ignite the mammoth veins run
ming throughout the Panther Creek
valley. The fire had it's origin direct
ly west of Summit Hill, and was
caused, it is believed, by forest fires
The flames have been gradually
spreading westward, and have de-
stroyed millions of dollars worth OF
coal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
Give Home the Honce over"

Now is not too late to look over the
house and see what is necessary to
repair the ravages Of the summer
sun and dust. 1t is a good idea to
clean the glass over pictures with
cloth wrung from hot water and
dipped in alcohol Polish them imme-
diately until they are dry and glossy
with chamois or tissue paper.
Rub leather chairs with a little
fresh milk to prevent cracks in the
leather. Do this about once a week.
Whiting spread on a damp flannel
cloth will remove all spots from
painted wood without hurting the sur
face and without firing the arm which
applies it.
Often when house has been closed
all summer the iron sink becomes
rusty. It can be cleaned with mutton
tallow. Cover the tallow with quick
lime and leave it on over night. The
lime and tallow should then be rubbed
of with an old sink broom and the
sink should then be washed with hot
soda water. The lime should not b
allowed to touch the hands.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
McNDOE FALLS

IT n Nichols. Correspondent
Miss Alice Gibson of Littleton has
been the guest of her sister, Mrs A
J. Finlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Phelps with Hell
en- and James spent Saturday at w. M
Phelps
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brown Of Bur
lington are spending a week at o. N.
Bedell's, coming from Dummerston
where they spent last week at Mr..
Browns home.
Mrs. E. L. Field has been visiting
at c. A. Choate's at West Barnet.
Mrs. c. I. Smith and Henry and
Julia spent Christmas day at Clarence
Bedells at East Ryegate. fl. u.
Chamberlin and family of Lisbon, N.
H., were also there for the day.
Miss Madeline Chamberlin has been
the guest of Miss Julia Smith lew
days.
Mrs. w. w. Dow has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs. Susie Harvey
of Montana. and Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
ney of Boston.
The students from Lyndon Institute
have returned to their school.
John Gibson is at home from Bur
lington for the holiday vacation.
Frederick Dimick of Groveton, N
H, was a visitor at D. M. Nichols last
Wednesday.
M. j. Moore and Miss Moore spent
the weekend at Frank Chase's al
Woodsville, N. H.
Last Tuesday evening was Master;
Night. On account of bad going no
as many were out as usual. All hat
a good time. The next meeting is in
StallatiOn of officers.
r. M. Johnson's family and G. B
Duncan's family spent Saturday a.
Henry Leighton's.
Mrs. Lydia Kimbal1 is at Woods
vile for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Bedell enter
tanned her mother and Eugene Be
dell's family from Monroe, last Satur
day.
Mrs. Hammond from Barton is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Clifford
Chase.
Mrs Kent entertained Miss Pope o
ST. Johnsbury last Friday.
Mrs. Will Martin and little sol
spent Christmas at John Martins.
| Miss Mary Gleason of Northampton
is spending several days with hel
brother, H. w. Gleason.
The children enjoyed the Christina!
tree Friday night. 1t was loaded will
presents, and their songs and recita
tons were good.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
SOUTH WTEEELOOK

MRS Lucy E. Weed, Correspondent-)
Mrs. A. e. Weed visited her brother,
B. L. Gerry, Of Lyndonville, part Of
last week.
Harry Deoss has taken the job to
cut the lumber on the HeserVe piece
for Parker-Young Co.
The Buckley family and Martin
Simon and wife spent Christmas at
Barton.
Edward Randall and son Stephen
and daughter Charlotte OF Lyndon
were at John Rocks Christmas.
Edward Reed was in Hardwick a
few days recently.
George Rodgers and wife OF Green's
boro visited his brother, Fred Rodgers
last week.
Juryman Fred Ganyo ig having
short vacation until after New Year.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
Facts About Concrete.

Tests made in the engineering lab
oratory of the Sheffield scientific
school, Yale university, using 1:2:4
concrete mixtures, with varying per.
centages of water, showed that con-
crete with 271z per cent OF water was
stronger ut the end OF 30 days than
mixtures in which other percentages
had been used. These experiments
indicate that, contrary to the general
belief, there IL q definite limit to the
amount of water that should be used
and that that limit An considerably
lower than the percentage used in Q
large amount Of concrete conStruc
ton
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
REPUBL1oANs CONFIDENT
Expect Democrats VIII Fan Down OF
Preparedness and Revenue.


Republican coclsuredness stalks the
corridors Of the capitol this holiday
season. The minorityites, who have
not gone home to their constituents,
look back over a fortnight OF Con-
gress and weave rosy pictures. They
profess TO see democratic disaster
ahead in the quality Of fiber on the
dominant side of the House. And II
certainly is the prevailing opinion
around the capitol that one Of the
great leadership tasks Of the session
will be to hold the democratic forces
of the House compactly on admins
tration measures.
Perhaps the most unmeasured re-
publican critic in the House the last
year or two has been Representative
william E. Humphrey OF Washington
state. He was so aggressive and out
spoken that democrats laughed at him.
but Mr.. Humphrey has apparently
talked himself into new favor out I'm
his home bailiwick and is running like
a scared rabbit now for the United
States Senate. He spoke in this wise
today of the outlook in the House:
ST grieve to notice that my friend
Mondell of Wyoming has Joined the
mollycoddles and is against prepared
ness, as his speech in the House the
last day before adjournment clearly
indicated. But IL did not escape me
that when Mondell closed about rs
democrats crossed over from the CEN
ter aisle and cordially congratulated
him. That shows the way the wind
is blowing.
II am very certain in my own mind
that it will be dogdays before the pre-
paredness and revenue bills are dis
posed of. I hardly expect the revenue
bill to pass at all. There are a great
many democrats who will never vote
for the taxes on gasoline and automo-
biles proposed by the administration.
It will be very stormy session from
January on to the end. You may rest
assured of that"
The uprising among southern demo-
Gratis against preparedness is vigor-
Gus. Perhaps these members can be
quelled in due season, but some Of
! them are open in their opposition.
Representative Dent of Alabama, one
of the senior members Of the military
affairs committee, was a speaker the
other evening at the dinner OF the
Washington corral Of the Carabao so
ciety. Mr.. Dent talked there about
preparedness. 1T have had many let
tiers from my district" said he, land
95 per cent, would estimate, are for
| preparedness"
There was a mighty cheer from the
tables many Of the diners being army
and navy officers.
Hold on" interrupted the Alaba-
man, It'll I am through. I must say
that 1 believe So per cent of my cor
respondents do not know what pre-
i paredness means or what IL will cost.
| I believe that is true of many who are
shouting for it here at Washington.
''This Congress will vote some in
crease" Mr.. Dent went on, but am
convinced it will be less than is gen.
orally expected, yet enough TO keep
pace with the growth OF the country
Pessimistic views like these in De-
cember may not survive till February
but they indicate how eongressmeH
are talking just now.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
WEST BURKE

MRS. H. L. Walter, correspondent
Mrs. Mabel Dunton, who mas Deen
s+onning with friends in West BURKE
ond sutton. has returned to her nome
in Cambridge.
Orange Spencer was taken nucn
worse Thursday afternoon ana ma
heen in a. very critical condition since
Miss Celia and Ray Spencer were
called home and are helping care 1or
their father.
Mrs Mary Walter of East Burke Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Susan Smith las
week.
warren Fairbanks has returned to
New York after spending Christmas
here.
The Christmas exercises at the u
A r. hall Friday evening were en-
1oved by all present. The exercises by
the children were finely rendered, bu'
especially fine was the star exercise
given by the 10 young ladies, also MI
and Mrs. Santa and their helpers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Haywood anc
little son of Randolph were Christmas
guests at the parsonage.
Mrs. Jennie Angel and two daugh-
ters went to McIndoes Tuesday for q
few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs
Frank Beck.
Mrs. Lila Walter has been caring
for Mrs. Angel the past week.
Earl Roundy was visitor at VIII
Roundy's over Sunday.
Teddie Wheeler of Bradford Ii
working at the station while Mr.
Worthen is taking his vacation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
CHURCH NOTES

First Church of Christ, Scientist.
Pv+hian Building. Sunday morning SER
VICE. 1O.45. Subject, "God." The read
mo room is in the same building and is
open daily, except Sunday, from 2.3o to
5 p. m.
The Christmas Sunday school exer-
cises at the North church were post
poned on account of the storm on Sun
day and will be held next Sunday at
ternoon at 4:3O.
The Home Mission study class will
meet at the North church Friday at
three O'Clock, subject chapter 6, Home
Missions in Action, leaders Mrs. +. b.
Richards and Mrs. ]. M. Perham.
Church of the Messiah, Boys night
Wednesday. All boys, big and little
young and old, wanted. Union Watch
night service at the South church Fri
day. Sunday morning. reception of
church members. Sunday evening
stereopticon lecture. Niagara Falls"
First Baptist church, Sunday sub
ject, 1880 a. m. "a Sack of Salt in the
Race Of 1876" p. m. the Sunday
school will hold the Christmas concert
which was postponed from last Sun
day. The annual roll call of the
church will be held on Wednesday
evening. Supper will be served a
GAS in the chapel and afterwards
there will be reports of committees
calling Of the roll of members, cleo
ton of officers, and the observance OF
the Lords supper.
A New Years reception will be held
in the vestry of the South church or
New Years afternoon from four to
eight to which everyone whether al
attendant at the South church or no.
is cordially invited. Those who are
in the habit of going only to the Sun
day evening service at the Globe are
especially invited.
Miss Helen Boynton, violinist, viii
play at the evening service at p. m
of the South church at the Globe thea
ire.
At the Advent church next Sunday
the pastor, Rev. L. E. Peabody, viii
preach on Christian Baptism as laugh
and Practised by Christ and the Apos
ties. Sunday school at IL. Praye
service in the vestry at $3.50 will
preaching in the auditorium at 7:3
followed by quarterly communion ser
vice.
The Associated Bible Students will
hold two meeting at G. A. r. hall
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-29
SOCIAL EVENTS.

Friends Of George Wilkie gave him
a genuine surprise party on Wednes-
day evening in honor Of his birthday
and his wedding anniversary, both OF
which fell on that week. Cards
were played at four tables. the head
prize being won by Ernest L. Morrill,
and the foot prize by Harry Wilcox.
As reminders of the occasion Mr.. VIII
kie was presented with a watch fob
and Mrs. WiIkie with a casserole.
on Monday evening Mrs. Lawrence
p. Leach and her sister Miss Grace Nc
Lam. who was maid-of-honor at the
Goodrich-Stanley wedding, entertain
ed the wedding party at dinner. Covers
were laid for ten, the guests being be-
sides the bride and groom. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Howes, Misses label Gask-
ell and Dorothy Fairbanks, Messrs-
Charles D. Gibson of South Ryegate
and ]. Dales Nolan of Ryegate, and
the best man, William Middlebrook OF
st. Paul, whose arrival was somewhat
DELAYED by his train, but he reached
town in time to enjoy most of the
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Reed enter
tanned their children, grandchildren
and two great grandsons, Thursday
OF the four generations present were
Josiah Reed, his son, L. M. Reed
grandson Morton and great grandson
Carlyle Reed, also his great grandson
Graydon Locke. The oldest was 70
years and the youngest months old
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Johnson enter
tanned Is of the Hastings family a.
their home on Portland street Christ
mas day. The party represented foul
generations, the oldest being IL years
and the youngest seven years. Tht
Oldest person present was 10 years o.
age and five of the happy group were
over 70 years. This occasion was one
long to be remembered.
One of the largest and happles'
family gatherings on Christmas is ina
held yearly at the home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. John Beck when their children
and grandchildren gather to have din
ner at the old home. This year there
were 25 present, only two of the fam
ily being kept away by illness. A Tea
ture this year which was different
frmo other years was the last course
which consisted of a huge Christina!
pie the work of Misses Mildred ane
pauline Beck. When the strings were
pulled the guests pulled out glft
more humorous than choice and Tie
cause Of much real merriment.