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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-21

Mrs. ]. T. Weber and daughter Eve
Ign. who have been visiting the past
week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
E. E. Halweg, returned yesterday to
their home at Mason City.
o. D. Wheeler, of Middleton, Wis. !;
Clarence Fai!ey, of Burr Oak, Iowa,
and Charley Wheeler, of Boscobel,
Wis.,, came Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Ira Wheeler.
Wanted to trade 40 acres good land,
perfect title, for team of young
brood mares, weight 140o or 1900 humid
red and two mich cows. Write Lime
Springs, Iowa, R. R. 3, Box 80. SGT
Mrs. G. A. Renne arrived the latter
part of last week from Cedar Rapids,
called here on account of the serious
illness of her father, J. F. Mc1ntire,
who is a patient at Mercy hospital.
Prize Dance at Schley, Ia, Tuesday,
Sept. Is, 1917. Music by Deane Bros.
Orchestra. Boys drafted for the
Army dance free- Wear Loyalty rib
bon. Everybody come. Tickets 75c.
Will Stockman returned Wednesday
from a trip to Colorado where at Coal
Creek he had fine visit with his cous-
in, DR.. Eddy, who still retains lively
interest in old friends residing in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Steffes and daughter, Mrs.
Lawrence Ferrie, who have been visit
ing at the home of the formers sister,
Mrs. Henry Rink, left the latter part
of last week for their home at Plevna,
Montana.
Mrs. L. D. Bishop, Of Canada, who
has been visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Drake, at Lime Springs, was
guest at the home of her sister.in-
law, Mrs. Sidney gilbert, the latter
part of last week.
Fred Huhe, residing near Ridgeway,
called at this office Wednesday to SUBJ
scribe for the Plain Dealer. Mr.. Huhe
is German who has been in this coun-
try but four years. and wishes to i'm
prove his knowledge of the English
language by reading a newspaper
printed in that language.
h. o. Brooks auction dates are as
follows: E. A. Crowell, Wednesday,
Sept. 18th. J. J. Kakac, Thursday,
Sept. 9th. D. L. Werhsn, Friday,
Sept. goth. Many more not dated.
Dates booked at any bank in Cresco or
ut the Exchange State Bank, Lime
Springs. Phone All
The following marriage license were
issued Sept. 3rd to Clarence Stephens
and Iva Yockstick, of Hudson, Ia, and
Ralph B. Lucas and Winnie Schwartz
Of Lime Springs Sept. 14th. Jim Kou-
delka and Olga Trachta of Lime
Springs Sept. 18th, and to Harry
eastman Of Elma and Mary Deluhery
Of Riceville Sept. 18th.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-21
Work horses for sale. Ahern Bros.

Work horses for sale. Ahern Bros.
Cresco Candy shop-H Home Made
Sweets to Eat.
Six-room house for rent. Inquire OF
P. A. Clemmer. 1-tf
Albert Kostka was up from Protivin
on business Tuesday.
Remember the 5O-cent dance in the
NJ w. A. hall tonight.
Barn for Sale or Rent. Enquire of
MRS. ARTHUR WALTER.
For RENT-My 8O-acre farm. VIM.
Slifka. Phone E V. %. Aft
FOR RENr-One modern house and
one cottage. F. E. Erler. 52-tf
Loyola Glass has resumed his studies
at Dubuque Military College.
w. o. w. meeting Wednesday, Sept.
26th, 1917. w. G. Kunes, C. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Gallagher Of Aus
tin were Cresco visitors yesterday.
For RENT-A small house in east
part Of town. Aft THos. GILMORE.
N. A. Blackburn, Lawyer, Office over
Fields furniture store. Phone 455. ~
Mrs. Joe Klimesh and daughter, Of
Spillville, were Cresco visitors Wednes-
day. ...
Mrs. Mary James went to Leroy
yesterday for visit at the Ed Rivers
home.
For SALE CHEAP-A house on Second
Ave. East. Good location. W. A.
SMITH.
Morris Kenelly il visiting and shak-
ing hands with old friends in Cresco
this week.
For SALE..oR TRADE-Modern house
and lots, two blocks west Of Library.
Phone $40. 52tf
Mrs.'T. M. Peterson and daughter,
Mrs. Christensen were down from Le-
Roy Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Collins came up from De-
corah,, Tuesday, to visit her cousin,
Berniee Grey.
M. M. Graf arrived yesterday from
Minneapolis to spend a few days with
Cresco friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Teetshorn are the
proud parents of little daughter born
to them Sept. End.
Mrs. Walter Martin of Lawler visit
ed the latter part Of last week at the
Chas. Gender home. -.
Losr-Auto No. 1858 and tail light.
Finder please notify Joseph Shimek,
Elma, Iowa. Reward.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-21

Sale Very Important to Some One.
have for sale my entire stock of
Hardware, Merchandise, Groceries and
Buildings at Protivin, Iowa. Parties
wishing to buy enquire at the Bohem-
ian Savings Bank, or at the store of A.
J. Mikesh, Protivin, Iowa. SITS
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-21
:CRESCO STATE BANK.

Statement State Bank organized un0er e
Howard the close "
to the banking
ASSETS
evidence of debt discounted or po
owned by this bank cS'O''0'-
n
n o.,'
and subsidiary "aa'o
and checks for next days clear
drafts and checks etc. car
=. d,.,,n oht denosit
>"s '~ W ~ ~ s99s
1, 20 -, 1900. 100000
w. 49,. " .on. nron.r 100000
.$s5'o'o@o
capital stock - 'o'0
39l963
Amount time deposits 1900
savings deposits ' '-''0''oo
3SS97S $50
100000
deduing o'''''
Total liabilities. $4Sso'azo
STATE OF IOWA. HOWARD COUNTY }ss
We John Farn.wor President Young Cashier Of Bank
the hest of knowledge that the assets set
forth are bona bank its ana
SAID
Ioi 0e"'s ' - Henry Young, Cashier.
subscribed presence oy john
of September lsl1. .1S
Church and for Howard County
Ate.ted nv Farnsworth A.. Fansworh. Directors
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-21
STATEMENT

of the condition OF BOHEMIAN SAVINGS
BANK, organized under the laws Of Iowa.
HOWARD iS at the close Of business on the nth
day Of Sept. \. D. 1917. made to the
ASSETS
Amount OF Bills, Bonds, and other
Of DEBT o Sisssr mt
Gold Coin in Vault. ....... 9l5G
Silver Coin In Vault. :.::...; llsos5
LegaItender, national bank -.
notes and subsidiary coin 22ll.OO
Exchanges and checks
for next days clearlngs
Other cash items. ........... 2S4.3l
Total Gold, Silver, Legal Tender,
Drafts and Checks. ETC., carried ...o, o..
Amount subject to be drawn at sight
on deposit with solvent banks....s 7oS2s6
Expense Account in excess Of profits
Value of real estate. $500. ............ S1a5U
Value Of personal property. 2aa.OO
Total Assets. ."...............sl5 SsSl.S6
LIABILITIES
Amount Of capital stock. :.."..... Sl5ooOoo
Amount ofdeposits subject ,o.,o,,
A no Snesk demand deposits 1866
Amount time deposits. 8l0069
Amount savings deposits 356SlS
RIlIs PAYABLE ...,... ..... 60O0.00
Surplus Fund. l6OO.Uu
Other profits after deduct
ing eX penses. .............. oo'ot
Total Liabilities. ....... .Sl599sl.96
STATE OF IOWA, (ss
HOWARD COUNTY,
We JF Pecinovsky, President, and J. A.
Dostal Cashier, of the bank above named do
solemnly swear that the foregoing state,
ment is full true and correct, to the best OF
our knowledge and belief that the assets
therein set forth are bona tide the properly
of said bank in its corporate capacity, and
that no part Of the same has been ioane zee OF
Ing exhibited as a portion Of its assets.
J. F. PECINOVSKY,' President.
]. \. POSTAL. Cashier.
Sworn to before me and su bscribed In my
pre sence nv ]. F. Pecinovskv and j. a. DOS
raj this 18th day OF SepteM her. 1917.
ISEALl JOSEPH ID BOUSkA.
Notary Public in ant for Howard county.
Attested BY "
Eli Ella H' ;isk So Directors.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
MOTOR CAR TAKES PLACE
OF PACK BURRO IN WEST
Machine Makes Trip to brink OF Zion
canyon, UtRh-Mnny DfHicuItic.
Encountered

The motor car to-day has taken the
place of the pack burro in pioneering
routes and trails in the mountains of
the West.
Word has just been received that a
port car. the first ever to reach the
Drink OF Zion Canyon. Utah. made the
TRIP up and down successfully. much
10 the aStonishment of an old settler
whose knowledge of every inch of the
ground places him in position to
SNOW.
1t Is said that the route followed by
the bort and it's driver, L. j. Burrud
is the same that the government will
adopt in blasting out roadway from
mo floor of Zion Canyon to the rim.
Those who have made the trip to
Yosemite and then on up to Glacier
Point Will have fair idea Of what this
car encountered" remarked the old
settler.
After fifty miles of low gear work
with the grades as steep as 30 per
cent, the first and only mishap over
took the party. and this was burned
out bearing" said John D. Mansfield
Had 1t not been for this the car
would have made the whole trip on its
own power. But due TO the accident.
The use of horses was necessary and
the car was towed over the top of the
dugway. where the party/camped for
the night while messenger was dis
patched to the city for mechanic to
come out and replace the bearing.
With this done, the party reumed
itn way Wednesday morning. and three
days later found them on the brink of
Zion Canyon. having covered paths and
trails that even mules and horses have
difficulty in negotiating.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

your goods. and would positively re-
iuse 10 do business with you.
But even after we do negotiate
sales. we have 10 show our buyers
Inc u"es OF the ear.
In Japan the houses are built so
closely together that there is no room
Tor garages Consequently. whenever
we sold car We had % make ar
rangemcnts TO house It,
besides. we have to contend with
the law. which makes II impossible
ior Japanes: to drive IL car unless
ne has Il chauGeur's license: and a
man must be skilled driver before
INC government issues this permit to
him.
We had TO solve both Of these per-
picking problems for the prospec tive
owner besides actually selling him the
car To-day we lave in Osaka a ga
rag" large enough TO :;torc se,era!
hundred cars
We also have a corps of expert
chanfeurs. who are hired by the hour
by our owners.
Ihcrcfore, after We sell a car We
Keep II IN our own garage subject to
the buyers call and furnish him with
IL crtrer wherever he wants TO use
his car"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
AUTO SALESMAN IN JAPAN
MEETS UNIQUE OBSTACLES
Use of American Sales Mc1hodS Would
Make Native Suspicious of Agent
md His Product.

Bringing with him tales OF unusual
commercial DEVELOPMENT in Janar. y
SnSita. former University of Chicago
graduate. now representative OF
Shina X Co. WHY'S Overland iistrii,-
utors AT Osaka Japan. mas just visited
company headquarters in Toledo 10
make arrangements for l9lS ship
nentS.
Japan to-day is enjoying undrcam-
ed-of prosperity" stated Mr. Sugita,
discussing the prospects for l9lS
For the first time in our history.
exports are greater than our imports
All our arsenals are working day and
night making munitions.
With our largest competitors in
manufactured goods ccntering every
particle Of energy on war supplies.
we now have Chinese and East Indian
markets almost entirely to ourselves.
We are also exporting quite a lew
articles TO Australia.
just as an Illustration of the
Srowih OF our exports:
For years Germany has done tho
bulk OF the cotton-Coods business in
china and India Since the inception
81 the WAR. Germany has been eiiniin-
ated. and this market is ours practi-
call" without competition.
Under such circumstances. i, is only
natural that the Japanese should be-
F4l 10 +Gcbt 'CclCSntal methods OF
production and business. And with this
has come the demand for motto, cars.
The japanese today is beginning
TO appreciate the advantages Of Own
ing a. automobile
't5ut ii nas no, been an easy mat
ter n educate Japanese 10 the az.
t"nsiTc use OF motor car. even with
iii our prosperity
We encounter many obstacles in
selling cars that your American sales
'1@r does not even dream of meeting
~ his own country. Were we 70 use
American sales methods III Jarar il
would he hard 10, make a single sale.
) or Americans arc accustomed to re-
c-'N.rg literature on various products
fp-iow-ur letters and other SORTS cf
direct N-nail advertising and persist
q; personal calls Were you 10 use
'A-S@ methods On 4 Japanese he wouii
= orce grow suspicious Of you and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
REPORT MANY DELIVERIES
Output of Pleasure Cars May Soon BE
Greatly Curtailcd il Government
Takes Over Plants.
PRICES ADVANCING STEADILY
With Higher Cost Of Material anil
Labor. Further Increases Are IN
pected-Many People Buy on Tres
cnt Market TO Avoid Higher Prices.

With the futur. OF pleasure cars I'M
ri he end OF the war much in doubt
because q the tremendous government;
work which may include the com
Wandering OF many plants ;o' the pro
duction OF war supplies. there mas oeen
n growing appreciation on the part o.
-br R:,hnond public during the past
-.w weeks OF me iu po- tai'ce Of plNc-
ing orders immediately. \: his zine
a substantial increase - price 81 al
cars is forecast, since every iteW vn :
,,-irc .r.S. .nsir' manufacture = 81.
advancing In price and the output oi
nlsrts .is h%i-E TINTED.
Sevs-al automobile pls1:s h-N~ a.
,sz6r bee. :4:s- over ~ the -Tsrr-
meat. I'D n certain glz-i=-s = = *
7,zr:s-! :.z- -ts F-zC.sc- w.- 's---ls
extensive = --s-: -r-ths tzo.a--es
szv= 49, -ar-> I'll me -zni
.-E -.t. -ss .-ese- q:
r.-z~--e z-s w .--~.-ae'y --sst= :
S-E--r sc -7s-a+- ~r1e- t-.s-
~. .l= dealers e-vs g-.-'ly
r--- ~ .t.- ---s --= ---.ss!:r
=: L- -z.-s - az .-E 90 g1s-
t.--= -vv-r-s
. e. - e-G-.E --s= veil r-:ss5 =
hr-,5 - r-----y - .rr-.-r-i =.
49,. sl..-- --z-- -E nay
, --.r from ~ dealers ems g. Il.
BUSINESS 80 aFs-z-e 3aa-s: tzs .-r=-
men connected WIN rs business --
ci-ct-E rr-.t art -.--5 z'- arl-1I-
!Est-iy --tat. dealers ,sp-=e--- :
The different cas- u tae u1N-t states
Naiurs -y WHEN ;h- a.:oucl..= .g=-
iaess become acute ea6 really G.,s
the man Who soils ms cars f7- -t- :s--
tories. the situation wul become s@-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

The Node. Garage Coro9ra,f5r
Haynes dealers Tor TINS sector. rcpo-,
cd ,aat 4 Haynes Sedan has beer. dc
iiver.d - II !" Rguntree
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

TIE u = Stone Motor Company
"a med = ;sc=r; advertising an
--1-nc-.a=- ;hz; the Buick ca. was in
- .-eressii: category and : yery
c-';:r-is;.c 10 regards @ future o-si-
-@Ss TIE following .s.t o: names i
,A.s1 :-c- ;Fs.r delivery book, MS.
James Branch C.h.li. Nrs " :. Allen.
49, y. C. N-N+ii.. : = Burton ciarks.
T-.-e : :" wi.s7-. : = Llpr-uroi..
Ez-1 >t:=s; Garage. Blackstone. " :.
i--a~- :. : --n- z. : i;zucoca. =.
Parish.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

hit the car In exactly tho same way
M II II was travelling I'm IL regular rain
storm. This test was continued six
teen hours day for eight days. at
tho end OF which time the committee
thoroughly examined the car. The re-
suit OF this unique test is contained
In the following extract from the aft
hdarit signed by Il member Of tho com :
mittcc.: we found the car to he alb
solutciy dry. with no Indication of
leak ut any part OF tho Interior
The forward end OF the car. against
which the water had been driven with
considerable force during the entire
period. was found 10 be absolutely dry.
The same was true toward the back,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
LOCAL CONDITIONS ARE
FAR FROM DI>CDI AGING

y summary ~ business c1rt...r--
along automobile row" is "a, t-o,.
disccurariuc. Reports from local deal
erS show an unusua! number - sales
made In recent weeks for this season
of the year Closed cars ar. .e.I,.
as they never have sold before
The kach!"r Motor Company report
ed the best truck business II. !ts Afs.
tory deliveries ~ the past fe., weeks
hcing made 'o-S-dui., ts-cau. T.,r-ta &
60, fepsi C.1a '"1iu9any. Taxa cola
Botilinc Company Addison Cf.a.i,.,
s-tp,npany. k,nGan = CO. 4 r. ard.-.o,'
.Ir.. +. II. CARRIER. Sehcar & Son q =,
McE:wcn. McCrickard : fr.1
d Co, l.. H. MUndin. Max C;lez., W
Z II. jackson KcSman d Dove
kranitzky W G. Mcdowell
Gihin + Woodson. Z. J. raul W.ss
Vowel so -'47a
Deliveries q passenscr cars we,s
ninss. j W TrayIor Mrs y
try. Mrs. T. NJ i}raucr n p
+ a. }. Sayvil!c, g. H. Su,r,p.-y,,
campbell, Rev. H. J. Fa-ley J., -
Lemon W l.. Taylor. j. n ,I.L
" Loving, Il. 4 Harris. " : u....,
'ruii"r. Colonel Fi,zhypb
L.. r. u, ru'i' T.. w GU siblcy q Sd.
%. a. II"iiner. Chandlor ana c,,.
hh'eh' dealer, reports business
ihE GOOD and announces ~, en-. "e
safes ana deliveries. Charlie -
rams ''r. received "a s.yon-,..' ~ "
rhcS- knight, George y. AI,rc.,
''t"f Chandler. e I, a.
, port' a Chandler sedan. " p,,5,.
4 =" Sven passenger Stctrr,s-
hnishi l.. c. Laird. 4. 4.vo,. ,,.,.
ger Stearn's- knirh,. ana ~ IN
!. hve paSacng"r Stca!u,, -t.i,.
The Franklin Motor cn,...
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

THe Atlantic AUTO Company -ep,-,z
me following sales ia the past 'niee
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

If you've already taken advan-
tage OF this sale, you can compli-
ment your foresight on having in
sured your motoring comfort and
convenience for the future and
saved the difference between pres
ent low Studebaker prices and the
fifty per cent higher prices that
are almost sure to come next
spring.
But, if you haven't made your
decision, yet-What then?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

truck unit has enjoyed cood husi-
ncss since opening in Richmond. This
concern is newcomer in automobile
row" The following deliveries are an
bounced Il l.. Cohb. another uni; was
Delivered 10 the Mallory Martin Coal
Company. which makes sin Smith
form A-Trucks now III use by this
concern The Broad Hock l.;thia
Springs Company has received another
unit which makes two III use ~ this
company. The Road Construction De
partmcnt OF Hcnrico County has pur-
chased smith Form A-TrUCk for road
construction purposes Other recent
purchasers are as follows W. :. Hor
ner, Crump West Coal Company. L.
II. Jenkins Book Bludsry. Abrams
Paint and oil Company. Hopkins Fur
allure Company John l.. Grove X Com
pany, - Nj Rust, Il. II. Garfield
The Jones Motor car Company. Cad!i-
lac and Dodge Brothers dealers, are
enjoying a good run OF sales IS ;he
following list o; deliveries NH show:
recent deliveries o. Sew CaGl!aCs-
Thomas &. Mac!in, petersbu.s. tour
ac car: :. 6 Ullman. Richmond, VIC
,oria. 4 @. Swink, Richmond brouE-
larl. J. d. Gray waverIy, touring.
Il EIneharL. Charlottesville, Limousine.
". Z Massie. Richmond. limousine;
George /. Street. Richmond landau!e;.
eter: deliveries az tlew Dodge cars
Z. R!chuon6-Miss Mary Williams W
: Burton, z. : Wharton. Mrs Lucy
Buxton. X. c. Niece G. /. Ford II 6.
Soyi.;o Helen Burbank :. " House.
James kIID5-ough. j
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18
NOVEL WATER EXPERIMENT,
CARRIED OUT ON MOTOR CAR
Test, Continuing sixteen ttOurs n Day
for Eight Days. Proves Leak
Proof FcnturrH.

ITO prove it's lcak-proor features. Il
novel water experiment WAS carried
on during the recent a1l-ycur-car show
week conducted by Eiasel Ear agents
throughout the United states" says
q. A. Eisscl
"Onc of the regular nll-ycar cars. Sc
lected by committee OF prominent
men was placed under II battery OF
sprinklcrs so arranged that the water
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

where tho water fell much as II would
have done during IL severe storm Paint
ana enamel on all parts touched by
water were found to be uninjurcd 1t
had not, been disintegratcd or even
injured by the water.
ITO my mind. this instance is tvpi.
cal of the advances made by the nu-
tomobile manufacturers in designing
bodies for automobiles whereby motor.
lists can travel In comfort no matter
what the weather conditions arc"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

ract=a VICE PRESIDE; md gen
-. -1arag-. o the Coo4-n Motor
>z--- Ee-3orat.oa- annouacet the Co.
: Stlt@oa.e- d@I5v-- - ~ recent
"-z-s = 7 Craw!ey. Caesspea.- and
.r-1 .z.!wzy Company; ] : ElgEs.
Ms joaa ]? Davidson Mason C.
- r-!s iia:per Hardware rympa.y.
~ Cg:-sy Company. Soutaarr Furrt-
:--e Company J. c. Collins. : : car
neal George =. bIo.rt, " g Graham.
: Howard, =. RaglanG. = ". aoya,l.
Barney See,caa. Mrs Angus. Miller.
AIs.s :, : Dixon. Leslie g Garrc.t. =.
= EaD! ". z. Msars. Il = Turner.
hesl+s Hotsl Peters burg,
Vaughan Construction C~r.nary J
N-ra.n. u. = D4dc. y. Z S-ogeinz.
= Turner, J z !zrrsH K II COR.
iu- Z Iess5r.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-13
Japanese Eat Ice.

The Japanese are probably the only
civilized people in the world who eat
Ice in the way they do. Blocks Of
small cakes of ice smashed into tiny
pebbly pieces are eaten with sugar and
lemon or any other mixture one may
fancy. But by far the cOmmOnesf way
of eating ice Is to shave into snowy
flakes by means of plane and swal-
low it with sweetened water into which
various appetizers may be thrown, such
as fruit juice or sweetmeats, says the
Japanese Advertiser. Ice cream, milk
and eggs shaken with ice, and other
kinds of cooling beverages are sold in
an ever-increasing quantity, but the old
style of eating ice-that is, in the
above described "kOrimidZu" fashion
Is still In the greatest vogue. Every
summer finds the number of kCri shops
swelling at an enormous ratio.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-13
Havana's Orphans.

A whole series of romanceS could
be written round the strange little
opening in the wall below the iron
barred window through which infants
enter Havana's great orphan asylum at
La Beneficencla, says a writer in Wide
World Magazine. Parents, guardians,
and others DESTROYS Of getting rid Of
infants place them within the boxlike
compartment, which Is really stile.
They then give the stile turn, which
has the effect Of ringing bell In the
building, announcing to the sister on
duty the advent Of another little found.
ling. The identity Of the person who
brings the child is never known, and
every infant deserted in this way Is
nourished and cared for by the kindly
sisters. Some of Havana's most pros
porous citizens were brought up in this
institution.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-13
Great Heat Loss on Ocean
Ships Is Held Unavoidable

On all sea-going steamers the steam
is condensed by sea water pumped
through the surface cOndensers. This
circulating water is then discharged
overheard. In the process of conden-
satiOn the cooling water, taken in at
temperatures varying form 80 to SO
degrees Fahrenheit, according to eli
matte and other conditions, is raised to
temperatures varying from 80 to 100
degrees and then discharged.
This great loss of heat is practically
unavoidable, says the Popular Science
Monthly. Even on comparatively small
steamers hundreds of tons Of heated
water are pumped overheard daily.
This constitutes one of the greatest
heat losses in the operation of steam
machinery, although sometimes a por,
ton Of the war water is used for scrub
bling decks and for bath water on pas
senger ships.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-10-13
One Might While Away Idle
Hours Reading One of These

Which is the longest poem in the
world? One generally regards para
disc Lost" as pretty lengthy, and
Thomson's Seasons" and Cowper's
Task" But these are short compared
with Sponsors "Faerie Queene," which
is easily the longest poem in existence,
even as it stands, and had he attained
his object and reached the twenty
fourth book, no other poem would have
been lin It."
1t Is only quarter of the original
plan, yet 1t is as long as the Had, the
Odyssey, and the Aeneid put together,
twice as long as Dante's "Divina Com
media" and three times as long as
Paradise Lost" and Paradise Re-
gained" in one.
The longest novel in the world be-
longs to Japan. Its author is Kiong TIE
Bakin. 1t was commenced in 1852, and
published volume by volume as 1t came
out over period of fifty years. There
are 100 volumes. 100000 pages, $780,
600 lines, and about 38,OO0,O 900 words.
A complete copy weighs 40 pounds.