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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
To Rural Route Patrons.

Winter always makes more difficult
the work of the rural carriers who are
expected to serve their patrons regu-
larly regardless of roads and weather
conditions, and little assistance on
the part of patrons will be highly ap-
preciated by each and every carrier and
will aid greatly in securing prompt and
satisfactory mail service to the patrons.
Many mail boxes on the routes are
almost inaccessible when snow accumu-
lates. Ask your carrier if he prefers
your box located elsewhere and if he
does, move it for him. He should not
be expected to get out of his rig and
wade through snow to put mail in a
box, and this office will not require any
carrier to do so if any patron refuses
or neglects to place his box in an cas-
lily accessible place.
Keep plenty of stamps on hand
they will not deteriorate in quality or
decrease in value. Buy stamp books.
They are more convenient than sheet
or loose stamps to handle by the car
rier, and the cover protects them nice
ly for the buyer. The carriers n-sup-
ply them in is or 2's in Csc books, Us
in 49c and 97c books and ''combina-
ton" book of "a Us and "a rs for. 73c.
This latter book is most convenient.
Many mail boxes have doors which
do not close tightly. If you have one
of this description better fix it up. A
gale of wind may blow valuable let
ter or your cherished newspaper out of
the box and into the snow. The car
rier is blamed for non-delivery, when
the fault is your own, and you suffer
the disappointment of the loss of the
mail matter.
If heavy falls of snow come and the
winds subsequently drift and block the
roads, get out and break the roads for
your carrier and help keep it open. You
will be repaid by getting your mail
earlier and also avoid the possibility of
having no delivery at all, for carriers
are not required to travel over impas-
sible roads.
Above all, don't put loose pennies in
the box unless it absolutely cannot be
avoided. 1t is no pleasant job to fish
for them with bare hands when freez-
ing gale is blowing.
F. D. MEAD, P. M.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
channs, island currsneiss.

The currency system OF the channel
islands is complex. Both Jersey and
Guernsey have coinage of their own
and in addition permit the free circu-
lation of the coins Of England and
France. Guernsey's coins of copper,
which include half farthing, do not
60 higher in value than penny, but
pound notes are also issued. And If
you take in Guernsey on the way back
from holiday in France you can have
a mathematical morning calculating
how to pay your bill, stated in Eng
fish, in the coins of France and Guern-
sey, for which you will have no use in
England.-London Spectator.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
FOREIGN DEVILS.
The Answer a Chinese Official Gave q
British Consul.

|
In his book ''Home Life In China"
Isaac Taylor Headland gives an
account of the Chinese superstitions
regarding the foreigner, one Of which
has resulted in their calling him Kuei-
tzu, or devil" A very amusing story,
says he, is told of red haired, red
whiskered, blue eyed British consul at
Canton who was, as are most OF the
British officials, Of an investigative dis
position and was anxious to know why
it was that the Chinese call us of the
west foreign devils" Now be it I'M
derstood that the Chinese idea of a
demon is that he is a red haired, red
bearded, blue eyed being who quails
at nothing that comes in his way.
One day when Chinese official was
calling on the consul the latter asked
him:
"why is it that the Chinese call us
devilsY'
The official at first hesitated, but, be-
ing pressed. he finally said. II do not
care to tell you"
But should take it as q great favor
if you would tell me. I am very anx-
ious to know"
II cannot tell you," said the official.
"Why not?" asked the consul.
Because you would be angry If
told you"
by no means. I would not be SO
unreasonable as to ask you question
and then be offended because you an
swered it. On the other hand. should
be greatly obliged to you"
Being thus pressed until he was IN
able to refuse, the official finally eyed
the consul from head to foot and said
slowly and reluctantly, "Well. it is be-
cause you look like devils"
This natural superstition Of the peo-
pie was taken hold of by the Boxers
in 1900 and circulated still more wide
ly by all kinds Of placards, both in
prose and verse. I have one before
me in verse, part Of which. translat-
ed, read as follows:
The devils are not human beings like you.
If you doubt what say
You may see any day
That the eyes Of tho devils in color are
blue
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
Mother Love.

Mother machree." he said, Ids
worn and torn your heart is for love
of us all"
jerome avick." I said to that. It's
worn and torn the hearts OF mothers
were before me and will be again.
God help their children II they're not.
From Mother Machree." by James
B. Connolly. in Scribners.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
John Bull.

The nickname John Bull is said to
have appeared first in a satire by DR..
John Arbuthnot called Law Is Bot
tomless Pit; OF. the History Of John
Bull" published in 1921. Washington
irving mentions the typical figure as q
sturdy. corpulent, old fellow with q
red waistcoat, leather breeches and
short. oaken cudgel. Many Napoleonic
caricatures show John Bull represent
ed in this way.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
TripoIi,s Scottish Admiral.

Tripoli has long had bad reputa-
ton, but reached the zenith Of often.
siveness century ago, when its pri-
vate fleet was organized by 4 rene.
gade Scotchman, Peter Lyste. Desert
ing the English ship on which he was
mate, Lyste turned Moslem, married a
near relation to the reigning pasta and
soon rose to the position of lord high
admiral of the feet. He did deal of
mischief, but came to bad end.-Len.
don Standard.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
A Turkish Custom,

Upon the graves Of the dead in the
Turkish cemeteries little vessels of wa
ter are placed for the benefit Of the
birds. and some of the marble tombs
have basins chiseled out for the same
purpose, the superstition being that
birds carry messages about the living
to the dead and. like everything else
in Turkey, are suspected Of being spite
full unless something is done to curry
their favor.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO.

Lucas COunty-s0.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner Of the nrm Of d. ]. eheney
4 Co., doing business In the City OF T0le-
do, County and 6 ate Aforesaid, and that
said nrm will pay the sum Of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
Il Catarrh that cannot be cured By the
- Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence this 9th day Of December, A.
d. 1885.
A. ". GLEASON.
(SeAD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken internally.
aad acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for testi-
nOnials free.
Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
We otter One Hundred Dollars Reward
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
In the Dumps.

There was once upon a time an
Egyptian king. so it is said. who built
a pyramid and died of melancholy.
of his tragic history is perpetuated ev.
cry time we say we are lin the
Dumps"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
He Had labored.

II dare say you haven't worked in
years." remarked the hard featured
housewife.
You do me a great injustice, num-"
said the tattered tourist. I'm recu-
peratin' right now from sentence of
six months at hard abOr."-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
The Rural Mail Service.

Inc NUI1l NlAu CeLvACes
So much has been said bynewspaper:
of the state in regard to the readjust
ing of the rural mail delivery routes
that a few words from recent address:
by Daniel C. Roper, first assistant
postmaster general, will not be amiss
The policy of the. administration ha!
been to serve the greatest number witt
inconvenience to the fewest. He says
eve have no right nor should we
claim the privilege, to hold place OF
honor or profit when we do not pro
duce proportionate substantial return
to the people; even more so, as admin
istrative officers, it is abolutely our du
ty to eradicate any evil and to readjus1
any extravagant or wasteful operation
in the the conduct of our service.
CHOW, based upon that premise anc
upon those principles, ] have recon-
mended- and am ready to defend II
against the assertions, declarations OF
Misrepresentation of any individual,
anywhere-the revision of the rural de-
livery service in this country, which
was warranted, which is honest, and
which it was my duty to do.
II want the members of this con-
vention to carry the news BACK to their
people that in this revision of service
have up to October 16, saved 81, SO6, 896
and / have used this money in the es-
tablishment of 1886 rural routes, to serve
SO, 764 families, or approximately 493, :
1876 patrons. have extended the SER
vice to 16, LAG families, or approximate
ly 1925 additional persons. ! have
increased the frequency of service from
three times week to six times week
to 3,64O families, or approximately 49,
200 persons, and l wish to make this
assertion, so anybody who is interested
may read it, that I have denied mail
facilities to no citizen of the United
States!
"Some few people may be inconven-
enced-may have to move their boxes
from one-tenth to five-tenths OF mile.
But there is no place anywhere that
people have been entirely cut off from
the service"
In coming to the interests of our
own state in the matter he cites the
situation in Buchanan county.
"About 125 families required tomove
their boxes short distances. Thirty
two additional families within the coun-
ty served. Cost of operation reduced
s., 47O, which was applied to the estab-
lishment of thirteen new routes, giving
service to approximately I, OOOpersons.
The rural route service, established
some two decades ago, was badly IN
need of reorganization. When the re-
took place it was to be
expected there would be protests.
It is not the tendency of people to
herald their bettered conditions. Fifty
persons might have improved service
without SO much as faint note Of ap-
proval being heard. One resident
whose mail box was moved half mile
from his home in order to accommodate
the fifty others would make protest
tuat would be heard through anti-ad-
papers over the entire
state.
Economy and efficiency are the aims
the department has in view and in this
endeavor the people are in accord. -
Telegrap-Herald.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
he;ohe ef Anwovanes,

I'm mad Mt my wife. To anger her
I shall dirt with some other woman"
"If you want te make her absolutely
furious ask some other woman to sew
IN a button for vsu." Kansas CITY
Journal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17
Her Rule.

Newcomer-I suppose you first ask
a boarder what he is accustomed to
pay?
Landlady (grimly and very pointed
ly)-No; when ?'-BO6tOn journal.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-12-17

The highest exercise of charity 4
charity toward the uncharitable.-
Ruckminster.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
Written for the Vidette.
A Voice that Cannot be Heard.

How can anyone so astray
With conscience to guard the way
And guide the mind
And show the way honesty to find3
Conscience teaches knowledge
nothing else can do,
And will keep the mind clean and
true;
1t teaches from evil to flee,
And where charity need be.
1t speaks to the heart
And tells us when from good we
are about to depart;
1t is a voice that cannot be heard,
And it speaks so loud the soul by
it is stirred.
1t tea ches all that is Holy and High
And keeps our thoughts right when
eNll Is nlSn.
Like deep water that runs without
sound,
1t is as bold as lion.
1t is a precious gift from the
throne,
1t is the greatest treasure we will
ever own;
Governed by it we can never go
astray,
And our spirits will land in the
beautiful unknown far-away.
A HELPLESS SHUT IN.
Margerum, Ala.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
For Farm Boys and Girls.

It's an unusual thing for a
Southern paper to announce ar
ticles for publication from Secre-
tary McAdoo, Secretary Houston,
Secretary Lane, Secretary Dan
iels, Thomas A Edison, Rear Ad-
miral Peary, Champ Clark. Henry
Cabot Lodge, Luther Burbank
John Burr oughs, Senator Tillman
lanes Whitcomb Riley, and Ly-
man Abbott; but all these men
and long list of others-have
sent contributions for series OF
Success Talks for Southern
farm boys and girls in The Pro-
gressive Farmer during 1916.
Other Progressive Farmer fea.
lures include a 52.week Reading
Course in Good Farming giving
the boy who cannot go to college
the fundamentals of agriculture
science. and similar course fol
girls under the heading, How
the Wide-Awake Girls Learned
Good Housekeeping
Every farmer who has boys 0,
girls between 10 and 1s ought t
be on the lookout for these ar
ticles.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
CHRISTMAS.

Christmas tide has twofold in
terest, material and a spiritual.
Some love it because it comes
but once a year, and when it
comes it brings good cheer"
others, because it is prominently
the season of universal reconcilia-
ton of peace on earth aud good
will toward men, Families may
be scattered during the rest of the
year, but at this time theii mem
bers strive to re-unite, and,
where this is impossible, the ex-
lied ones turn their faces longing
~ toward hearth and home.
All the world keeps Christmas
day. From the land of the mid
night aln 10 the sunny south of
perpetual summer is far cry.
But in the long distance there is
no land where Christmas is not
kept. Its celebration is part of
the universal history of the human
race. Whatever may have been
its origin and whatever peculiari
ties may have gathered about it
in its adoption to different people
and different circumstances, it is
to us Americans today a practi-
cally national feast.
To keep it was at one time, and
in our own part of the country, it
is true, penal offense. It was
thought to SAVIOR of prelacy and to
foster unpleaaant memories of po-
litical servitude. But it has
grown with our growth and the
observation-disclosures of the American
people is seen at its best in the
hearty commemoration of the
nativity of the Christ from year to
year.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
Don't.

Don't attempt to punish all
your enemies at once. You cant
do large business with a small
capital. Don't say, Il told you
so,' Two to one you never said
a word about it. Don't worry
about another mans business. A
little selfishness is sometimes COM
mendable. Don't imagine that
you can correct all the evils in the
world. A grain of sand is not
prominent in a desert Don t
mourn over fancied grievances.
Bide your time and real sorrow
will come. Don't throw dust in
your teachers eyes. 1t will only
injure the pupil. Don't worry
about the ice crop. Keep cool
and you will have enough. Don't
borrow a coach to please your
wife. Better make her a little
sulky. Don't imagine that every
thing is weakening. Butter is
strong in this market. Don't pub
lish your acts of charity. The
Lord will keep the amount straight.
Don't color meerschaums for a
living. 1t is simply dyeing by
inches. Marx Twain.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
Ticket No.
4 4 9
wins the Sewing Machine. Present
this ticket at W 5 Browns store or
mail it to him and get the Machine.


Everybody thinks he can run a
newspaper better than the be-
nighted souls who have been
placed by Providence in that un
enviable position. Maybe its be-
cause the editors faults are glar-
ing ones-out in the open i'll black
and white possibly, it is junt a
queer quirk Of human nature and
the jobs SO easy, anyway. Run
ming the paperis Il sort of side
line with lots Of people. They
offer advice in their spare mo.
ments with the same spirit as they
play any kind of a game. One
would have the editor militant
suffragist, another demands that
he rail against women voting.
The prohibitionists can't see how
any decent person can be for the
regulated saloons and accuse him
of selling out to the liquor in
terests if he takes that side,
while the 'wets' says he is being
intimidated by the churches and
ruled by the 'drys" if he is op-
posed to the saloon. The Demo
Gratis say the paper is a dirty
rag if the editor is a Republican
in his sympathies, and the Re.
publicans stop their subscriptions
if he comes out for a Democrat.
If the ediior is for anything the
antis condemn him, and vice yer.
sa. If he takes a stand he is try
ing to dictate to the community.
If he doesn't take a stand, he is d
nollycoddle and jcllyfish He
is a crank, a reforlner. a fanatic,
a four flusher, a cy3k, disturb
er of the peace Of jt,st a p.aia
idiot, according as he meets with
the desires of his subscribers or
goes against them. And there
you are. The average man new
er thinks of the hours of toll
wright, soul-sweating toll, i,
it takes to get out paper. He
never thinks of the worries, the
trials, the tribulations every edi-
tor must undergo. Some of them
are so unappreciative of his efforts
to boost their town and make
money for them, that they won't
even contribute the price of a sub
scription. Just remember this.
The editor, apart from the per-
fectly laudable desire to make a
decent living for himself and his
family, has only the good Of the
community at heart. IF he dis
agrees with you on any subject
political, moral or educational,
you and not he may be wrong.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
This is Certainly True.

A man is poor when he has lost
the confidence of friends, when
people nearest to him do not be-
lieve him, when his character is
honeycombed by deceit, punctured
by dishonesty, he is poor when he
makes money at the expense Of
his own character; when principle
does not stand out clear supreme
in his idea. When this is clouded
he is in danger Of the worst kind
Of poverty. To be in the poor
house isn't necessarily to be poor.
If you have maintained your in
tegrity, if your character stands
square to the world, if you have
never bent the knee Of principle to
avarice you are not poor, though
you may be compelled to beg for
bread. Springfield Herald.
The vidette., 1915-12-23

When Mark Twain, in his early
days. was editor of a Missouri
paper, superstitious subscriber
wrote saying that he had found a
spider in his paper, and asked him
to answer and printed this: Old
subscriber; Finding a spider in
your paper was neither good luck
nor bad luck for you. He was
merely looking over the paper to
see which merchant is not adver-
tising, SO that he can go to that
store, spin his web across the
door and lead life of undisturbed
peace ever afterward. Union
Appeal.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
%,
Id Rather Be Square.

I'd like to be rich, and l wonder
who wouldn't,
And yet if it cost me what some
people pay,
I'd like to be rich and find that |
couldn't.
There's too much worth while
that is lost by the way.
To sacrifice friends and ideals to
surrender
My heart and my conscience, my
soul and my mind
And sell all my dreams for a dol
lar-mark ed splendor
Would leave me too poor for the
riches I'd find.
I'd like to be rich, there is pleas
ure in money
It's good stuff to have, and it's
good stuff to spend,
1t helps you to pay for your milk
and your honey,
And gives you chance to be
nice to a friend.
I'd like to be rich, but I'd never
be willing
To pay such a price as some men
do for gold
The cost is too high and the pace
is too killing,
And too many things -.ust be
bartered and sold.
The vidette., 1915-12-23
luka Route l.

Ed. Vidette:
Health reasonably good.
News scarce.
Cutting wood and making fires
is the order of the day.
School is progressing nicely at
Spring Hill with Miss Blanche
Patterson and Miss Letha Sample
as teachers.
Mr. Bruce Rutledge attended
Sunday School at Cross Roads
last Sunday; seems like Bruce
likey to go 10 Cross Roads here
lately.
Born-To Mr. and Mrs Jim
Rackord on Dec. 13, a ten pound
boy.
Wonder where Orion Rutledge
is keeping himself now; havn't
seen him in some time.
The box supper was we'll at
tended at Spring Hill, and every
body seemed to enjoy themselves,
especially the boys.
The Society is a grand success
at Spring Hill every meeting.
The writer has been attending
occasionally.
Mr. Sam Moore visits Iuka ev-
cry Saturday and makes money
hauling lumber, and also a few
people occasionally. Come often,
Sam, we are always glad to see
your smiling face.
Mr. Hafford Moore paid Mr. w
A Crawford and family pleasant
call Sunday afternoon.
Guess | had better go before
my letter gets too long. If this
escapes the waste basket, will come
again. Yours as B a,
Posum Hunter" "
The vidette., 1915-12-23

THAT'S EASY. GET 1T
FOR 1Oc. A Christmas present
for her and him at Moser's.
The vidette., 1915-12-23

Subscribe for The Vidette.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-01
THIRD PART OF DAINTY MARY'S
LIFE STORY TOMORROW

Mary Pickford has had stage fright!
And she had queer case OF it when
she was a mere kid. She tells all
about that experience in her third
article of her life career, which will
appear in Fridays Day Book. Mary
claims her mother is the best little
business woman ever, as well as the
best little mother, Her third chapter
is mighty interesting. Read it Friday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-01
RANK!
BY Jim Nance

BY Jim Nance
The wind blew up the river,
An auto hit its stride,
The Il" ran over cottage,
Or else somebody lied.
A street car crushed peanut
And killed the kernel dead.
You'd think we were having war
In old U. S. instead.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-01
P. s. - Why do people do these
things?
POLICE SEEK GEORGE FUREY

Detectives are still searching for
George Furey, husband of Evelyn
Furey, whose body was found in Eu-
gene Dietzgen's factory at 958 Full
lerton av., yesterday. Meanwhile
DR.. Rheinhardt, coroner's physician,
is trying to find out the case of the
woman's death. Relatives insist she
died violent death. Police believe
death natural. Mrs. Furey has been
separated from her husband for four
years. Her application for divorce
was to have been heard yesterday.
Nothing is known of Furey's where
abouts.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-01

SOME ToPNoTcH MOVIE PLAYS
BOOKED FOR TODAY
In connection with the Mary Pick
ford Life Career stories The Day
Book will run a list of high class
moving picture houses which show
Mary Pickford pictures. The main
attraction of these theaters will be
named from day to day during this
Pickford series.
ARGMORE, 1O4O Argyle ST. - Mary
Pickford as Mistress Nell"
ASHLAND, Ashland and Madison
1.-THE Girl of the Music Hall"
BELL, 24O7 W. Madison st.-"Tillie's
Punctured Romance"
BIJOU, 3O4 S. Halsted st. - Chas-
Chaplin and Mary Fuller.
BIOGRAPH, 2433 Lincoln av.-"The
Arrival of Perpetual"
CENTURY, 1421 w. Madison St.
'SeIig Weekly" No. Is.
CLARK, Clark st. and Wilson av.-
Vaudeville night.
CRYSTAL, 2701 w. North av.-
"A Theft in the Dark"
FEDERAL, 218 w. 61st st.-"Aristoc-
racy."
GRAND, 1908 w. 47th st.-"The Sc
cret of the Dead"
GLEN, 1852 Armitage av. - The
Shanty at Trembling Hill"
LOWY'S, TAO Milwaukee av.-The
Little StoWaWay."
PARK, N. Clark st. and Morse av.-
Shorty Hamilton Day.
PLAISANCE, 466 N. Parkside, Aus
tin-Song Publishers Contest.
SAVOY, 4346 W. Madison st.-"The
Silent Plea"
SHAKESPEARE, Add st. and Ellis av.
1.-THE Golden Beetle"
STANDARD 75l N Clark st -