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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
AFTER nJFLU ENZA-
WINTER COLDS
BAD BLOOD

You are pale, thin, weak-with little
vitality. Your liver is sluggish and the
bad blood causes your stomach muscles
to lose their elasticity and become fab
by and weak-then indigestion.
Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, made from wild roots and barks,
and free from alcohol or narcotics, is
the great and powerful blood purifier of
to-day. Ingredients printed on wrapper.
This tonic, in liquid or tablet form, is
just what you need to give you vim,
vigor and vitality.
Take it as directed and it will search
out impure and poisonous matter
throughout the system and eliminate it
through the natural channels.
You can procure trial package by
sending 10 cents to DR.. Pierce's 1nvalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
ROCKFORD. III. ii was having trouble
with my liver. I would have severe
pains thru nv back, sick-headaches and
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
Buying His Own Goods.

dren were well started ON the road to
nne and self.respecting and independ-
ent citizenship. Both will enter col
lege with a nice little financial nest
egg to await the beginning of their
business or professional life.
The child's allowance, it may be
added, should be for necessities mainly,
with but a fair and modest margin for
personal luxuries and pleasures. It
should always be recognized as allow
Ing for a regular proportion Of saw
ings, preferably invested in govern
mental securities. 1t should be care
fully adjusted, rigidly adhered to on
both sides of the bargain. Such re-
spect and observance not only will
teach the child good economic habits,
but will abolish many too frequent an
noyances for the financial head of the
family.
Each child given an allowance will
understand that this sum, with his
support and other parental provisions,
represents his fair share Of the fam
lily income, and that, as decent citi-
zen, he must not ask nor expect to ex-
coed it. An adequate allowance sys-
TEN, moreover, will obviate the evil
habit of crying or pleading for special
indulgences and more funds.
THINK BEFORE YOU SPEND
Diamonds? Why Not w. s. ST
Diamonds to the value of 50 ,OOO, OOO,-
, OO-more than half the available
world supply and value-are owned in
the United States Of America.
Pretty things, diamonds, fascinating
to watch, pleasing to wear, of high
commercial value. Diamond prices
rise every now and again. truly, but
the rate Of increase cannot be pre-
cisely calculated. and the risk Of own
ing diamonds is large-unless they're
tucked away In the safety deposit
vaults where no one ever sees them.
Now $4,000. OOO. 900 invested in gov
eminent securities, War Savings
Stamps, for example, would mean
much better times for the country.
why not, for the sweet girl graduate,
the bride, wife to be honored, War
Savings Stamps instead Of diamond?
Bright thought! The War Savings
Stamps now and the diamond i've
years later-out Of the War Savings
Stamps profits when they mature.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
upljft Thrown Down.

George Cohan told ut the Players
club a story about elevating the stage.
IAN actor in fur coat" he began
"said to me the other day:
".For uplift, George, l once played
1bsen's Master Builder to the Bullfrog
miners
"'Humph.' said I. Did you have
q long runY
"'You bet We didr said he. About
tour miles,"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
Making Furniture With Home Tools.
saSo,n< Of tho nnn tn ct furnitl1ra that

MAKING OVUtSuTS WIN TV"0 SoVsS.
''Some of the neatest furniture that
ever saw was made with no other tools
than an AK and knife, the blade OF
which was made out Of piece Of bar
rel hoop, tempered and sharpened for
the purpose" says Dan Beard In his
article on "How to Make Rustic Fur
niture" in Boys Life.
IN little log shack in the northern
wilderness of the Quebec country.
miles and miles from either wagon or
railroads, saw rocking chairs made
by hand by an Indian who had never
seen n carpenters chest of tools. He
had made all the tools that he used
except his TX. The rocking chairs We're
trim. shapely and better mnde than
any we can buy in the stores"
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09

For the initial preparation of bud
get household Incorporation must be OBJ
tanned. The exact disposal Of certain
larger items, such as rent, fuel, food.
must be decided, plans only changed
thereafter when proven impracticable
as at first arranged. A full account of
personal and household expenditures
should be kept for future reference,
and possible budget readjustments.
Fairly, justly tried, the budget system
will lift many family from a finan-
cial Slough of Despond to sunshiny
financial heights. .-.
eneAn u,ee,u
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09
- SAVE SANELY -
INVEST SAFELY
Lots Of Money in America.

There is more money in America
than ever before in its history. War
Savings Stamps are being offered. BY
putting our money into these govern
ment securities the nation will be
helped, the funds will be safely and
probably Invested and the thrift habit
will be given further impetus.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1919-05-09

felt tired all the
time. My mother has
always been a strong
a dvocat tie of DR..
Pierc e's remedies
and it was on that
account that I tried
the Golden Medical
One
bottle restored me to-
a perfectly healthy
condition and I have
had no return of
trouble. "-MRs. AN
,MOnfap1,e Ct
Evening star., 1919-12-14
THE VICTORY AT SEA ~

and no possibility Of routing them
clear OF the known positions OF sub
marines. The great center Of all this
traffic was not New York or Hampton
roads, hut London. 1t was inevitable
IL the convoy system was to succeed,
that 1t should have a great central
headquarters. and It was just as In
evitable that this headquarters should
be London.
On the huge chart already described
each convoy. indicated by little boat.
was shown steadily making its prog
ress toward the appointed rendezvous.
Eight or nine submarines. likewise In
dicated on the chart, were always
waiting to intercept 1t. On that great
board every prospective tragedy Of the
seas was unfolding. Here. for exam
pie, was a New York convoy of twen-
ty ships, steaming toward Liverpool,
but steering straight toward the posi-
ton of a submarine. The thing to do
was perfectly plain. 1t was simple
matter to send the convoy a wireless
message to take a course fifty miles
to the south. where. according to the
CnaTt, tncTc WCIC hO AAuooA 0uOua-
rines. In a few hours the little paper
boat representing this group Of ships
apparently headed for destruction.
would suddenly turn southwark, pass
around the entirely unconscious sub
marine, and then take an unobstruct-
ed course for its destination.
The admiralty convoy board knew so
accurately the position Of all the sub
marines that it could almost always
route the conveys around them. 1t
was an extremely interesting expert
ence to watch the paper ships on this
chart deftly turn out Of the course OF
U-boats, sometimes when they seemed
almost on the point Of colliding with
them. That we were able constantly
to save the ships by sailing the con-
voys around the submarines brings
out another fact-even had there been
no destroyer escort, the convoy in it.
self would have formed a great pro-
lection to merchant shipping. There
were times when we had no escorting
vessels to send with certain conveys;
and in such instances we simply rout-
ed the ships in masses. directed them
on courses which we knew were free
of submarines. and in this way
brought them safely into port.
(To be Continued Next Sunday.)
Copyright 1919, by Worlds Work and Me-
Clure SyndicateD
Evening star., 1919-12-14
Seeing Things With Sis
Continued from Third Page.)

Buys 'em up cheap when they're young
and then when they've acquired rep
ertoire he sells 'em for big prices. He
was at work with the freshman class
when we saw him."
isn't that odd" says Betty But
what about about the Sheep"
Regular thing through this street"
says I. Twice a week they drive 'em
from the stock cars over to the East
river slaughter houses. Fresh lamb
chops for New York. that's all. Only
as rule they go later at night, when
the traffic Is light"
How simple!" says Betty. "And I
suppose the woman who screamed was
just a school teacher or somebody with
a case Of nerves."
mo-" says I. THE janitor thinks
she's vaudeville actress who has been
chucked into the discard by the other
half of the sketch and had got loaded
up with woe and booze substitutes until
she just had to lay for the man in the
case and express her feeln's. She had
an automatic in her fist, but didn't know
how to release all Of the safety catches.
Otherwise there might have been a real
tragedy in the area
"Only fancy" says Betty. "And here
Kenneth thinks this is dull street and
is writing Of places and people he's
only read about I don't care what he
says, I'm going to stay right here for
ever so long and watch out of the win
dow every night. SO there"
When ! left 'em they'd compromised
on her tryin' it for a couple OF weeks.
providin' she could qualify as a typist.
you see," says he. IL shall need
some one to copy my play, if can ever
get it finished"
when you do" says I, you ought
to start a new one. You might call 1t
"A Night on Fifty-umpt Street
Copyright, 1919, BY Bewell Ford.
Evening star., 1919-12-14

Capt. Rose. a destroyer anywhere In
his neigh bOrhood. as he well knew,
wau q serious matter. 1t was he who
torpedoed our destroyer. the Jacob
Jones. He took shot at her from a
distance of two miles-a distance from
which a hit Is a pure chance. The tor
pedo struck and sank the vessel with
in a few minutes. On this occasion
Rose acted with his usual decency.
The survivors of the Jacob Jones nat
orally had no means Of communica-
ton, since the wireless had gone down
with their ship; and now Rose, at
consid iderable risk to himself, sent out
an SOS" call. giving the latitude
and longitude, and informing Queens
town that the men were floating
around in open boats.
1t is perhaps not surprising that
Rose is one of the few German U-boat
commanders with whom allied naval
officers would be willing today to
shake hands. I have heard naval off,
GERS say that they would like to meet
him after the war.
n \ Il X
we were dDIc 10 luulVluudliZc OtneE
commanders; acquiring this knowl-
edge, learning the location of their
submarines and the characteristics of
their boats, and using this vital in
formation in protecting conveys. was
all part of the game which was being
played In London. 1t was the greatest
game Of "chess" which history has
known-a game that exacted not only
the most faithful and studious care,
but in which it was necessary that
all the activities should be centered
in one office. This small group, COM
posed of representatives Of all the
nations concerned, exercised a control
which extended throughout the entire
convoy system. 1t regulated the dates
when conveys sailed from America or
other ports and when they arrived; IL
1t had not taken charge of this whole
system, congestion and confusion
would inevitably have resulted.
We had only a limited number of
destroyers to escort all troops and
other important conveys arriving in
Europe: 1t was therefore necessary
that they should arrive at regular and
predetermined intervals. 1t was nec-
essary also that one group Of officers
should control the routing of all con-
voys, otherwise there would have been
serious danger of collisions between
outward and inward bound conveys,
Evening star., 1919-12-14
The Annual Pin and
Hairpin Crop


performed so rapidly as to dazzle the
eye. making it impossible to follow
the process. They tumble out of the
machine at the rate of 400 per min
ute. After being washed in hot water
and potash they are timed and ready
to be inserted In the papers.
Samuel Slocum of Connecticut in
vented the first sticking machine.
DR.. Howe utilized it in his factory
in 1s41. This machine is almost hu-
man in it's workings. One workman
feeds it with pins and another feeds
it with papers. The first part of this
machine is a box about twelve inches
long by six inches broad and four
inches deep; the bottom is made of
small square steel bars. sufficiently
wide apart to let the shank of the
pin fall through, but not the head. and
they are just as thick as the space
between the papered pins. The lower
part of the bottom of the box is made
to detach itself as soon as the row of
pins is complete, and row after row
at regular intervals is received and
passed down a corresponding set of
grooves. until they reach the paper,
which is punched into regular folds
and pierced to receive the pins, which
come exactly at their places and ara
pressed into them.
The Chinese were the first people in
the world to use steel needles. Tho
Chinese needles slowly made their
way westward until they were
brought into Europe by the Moors.
The earliest needles known in his
avis and were used for making holes
in skins. through which long roots of
plants or leather thongs were passed
and then tied. Later a hole was
bored through one end Of the stone or
bronze needle, through which the root
or leather was passed, and thus
dragged through the hides as
punched. Such needles are found in
the remains Of the stone age. Bone
needles with eyes are found in the
reindeer caves of France and lake
dwellings of central Europe.
The needles that have come down
to us from ancient Egypt are very
coarse. but it is certain that finer
needles must have been made to make
the delicate embroidery produced by
those people.
Judging by the descriptions of en-
broidery in Homer. the Greeks also must
have had very fine needles.
A matchmaking industry was estab-
lished in Nuremberg in 1870.
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
needle manufacturing was commenced
in England on small scale. From 1850
on the industry increased both in Eng
land and Germany.
1t was not until after 1885 that
needles were entirely made and finished
by machinery. The present-day process
of making needles may be described as
follows: The first operation is to cut
the needle wire into eight-foot lengths
this is done by winding 1t into a coil of
sixteen feet circumference and then
cutting this coil into exact halves with
powerful cutting shears. The coiling of
the wire is SO managed that there are
100 pieces In each half when cut.
Evening star., 1919-12-14
Around the Citv.

dent with nothing worse to show for
1t than a body full of wrenched
nerves.
1t always pays to know things:
therefore, consider my hurt of edu-
catlonal advantage since it gave me
my hrst acquaintance with sustained
physical pain. And it has taught me
another surprising thing-the knowl-
edge that bodily suffering is far less
poignant than-well, say loneliness.
for short
beg pardon, did hear some one
IN the audience say that 1t couldn't
nave been much of a bump with no
bones broken? o
thing in the world to find ont The
cars are always handy And the
pumps are always there
YOU could tell they were honest
lovable men by the wav thew
opened their hearts to each oth.r ~,
.ne true ring of their voices and by
'"e way they swung along. Also. you
couisht help knowing they were in
'"e seH-made class. with the lob i'm
perfectly done-or the one with the
rakishiy tilted derby would never
nave asked the one With the tw,rlv
cane: "
say. Sam. which Is the right word
eeno.hg or descending? I'm afraid
ieii oown on 1t this afternoon. She
ana me were talkin' over her desire to
20 up IN an airplane, and I said 7
"ouio IKE to descend with her and
sue iooked at me so funny that I'm
hanged II 1 don't believe I rot the
wrong lingo-ought to have said as
cend or descend?"
AND the one with the tw,r,v ,.r.
would never have answered unle.s he
nad been self-made. with The tnh ,n,
perfectly done. '"o ~" i"-
should say 1t was the Same word
anw wise wise, not enough different SOS
old ho, would notice. Don't worry,
you" "eNS IL she gets
;sn;t ;tucation Is great help. But II
s tsn everything. Friendship comnts
ior whole big lot. '0""''
HE was such an old man that bis
iace was crinkled like a cabbage,
ana 30 poor and so unshackled as to
SSomvehtionality ~ that he could hump
m,,nssii mn on step of u business build
"s; ,;, ueserted In the dusk. and smoke
a pipe while he talked, between puffs.
to couple o. boys. p"''''
me mans whole soul was in his
story and the boys were eagerly in
Lights were bright, and crowds on
the street were coming and going,
put Tor the man and boys PennsyI-
vania avenue was Sahara, and they
who knows a story when she sees IL.
lotered by near enough to hear this
much:
so they filled the wooden horse
vaded tho city"
1t wasn't Sahara, after all. 1t was
the siege Of.srroy.
MAMIE LANCASTER.
Evening star., 1919-12-14

>A1EANE 10 one curve on the SOutn.
east track which Is popularity
i considered the meanest stop on
the Avenue line, allowing for
neighborhood brag.
1t Ia nice corner, toto look at
all bound around with a hedge, with
slices OF grass each side of the tracks,
and trees and trees and trees. The
hedge is belted by an iron band just
high enough to stumble over if you
don't know about it. and the slices of
grass are beaten into a path by folks
who sort Of object to being run down
by machines that whizz up and down
the asphalt. OF course there are pave
ments across the way, but-anyhow :
A d-citizen-sort-o man was
hurrying to make the last Of four
cars that had been tied up and was
about to pull out, with not another
In sight, when sudden policeman
yanked him up and ordered him off
the grass. The man said all right, he
wouldn't do 1t a cain, but let him
catch his car or h Il be late to work:
but the policeman was adamant. The
car passed and the good-citizen man
took rambunctious turn.
why this sudden gust Of vigilance.
anyhow? If people are to be kept off
this grass. why didn't you show up all
summer. instead Of popping up like a
jack-in-a-box after everything ia
frost nipped? Place ought to be con-
creted. anyway.
The policeman would, doubtless.
have said things to match. except
that just just then a little old chin.
ribbon lady. ambling up to catch a
car, tripped over the iron rail and al =
most broke her legs
So that ended that
Another time 1t was another woma n
who feels within herself that her own
experience entities her to give what
her club sister calls talk"
I'm not excusing myself, under
stand. I'm just telling you. A busi.
ness street is dreary place on Sun-
day, and as the asphalt was iazzv
with automobiles and the grass was
forbidden, / walked on the track. 7
did 1t carefully, just as | used to fol 4.
low the ties ~ save mile of main
road when l lived in the country
with my face to approaching trains,
When the car from the city showed
up l crossed to the other track. know
ing my own car must be slowing up
behind. Had disobeyed the law and
stepped on the grass, would have
been all right; but did not. The next
step was barred by the iron rail. and
at the next step, just as put my foot
on the asphalt, the car wcnt-bump!
And there l was, scooped in the
fender like a basket ball in netv
The motorman did his best to halt
the car and. as 1t was already slowing
up for stop. I got out OF the Incl
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15
GOVERNMENT CROP ESTIMATES

The condition of wheat in Kentuc-
ky as whole is most excellent, aft
err a remarkably favorable fall, win
ter and spring. Rye passed the win
ter in good condition too, but as
most of Kentucky's rye is grown on
heavy clay soils that winter rather
badly the average condition of rye
is slightly lower than. wheat. Wheat
now shows condition of 103 per
cent. compared to 100 per cent. a,
this time last year and ten-year-
average condition of "a per cent.
Rye is 100 per cent. now compared
to nearly 81 per cent this time last
year and an average condition of SO
per cent. during the last ten years.
Wheat and rye are in excellent con-
dition in nearly all parts of the Unit
ed States, wheat showing an average
condition of almost 100 per cent. for
the United States as a whole and rye
nearly 81 per cent.
Farmers, traders and others thru
out Kentucky now report that there
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15
CENTENARY TO AID VICTORY
LOAN

1900 Methodist preachers and
$4,000 Methodist Minute Men have
been pledged to the Government to
help put over the Victory Loan. AL
though considering its work for
"World Wide Christian Reconstruc-
ton" of vast Importance, leaders of
the Methodist Centenary Movement
placed themselves on record as
wishing to help the Government in
every possible way in its big drive.
"Every Loan. We intend to show
the Government what the forces of
Christianity, properly modified, can
accomplish" says DIR. F. l. Johnson,
Executive Secretary of the Cincin-
matt Area.
Hon. Carter Glass, Secretary OF
the Treasury, telegraphed his, appre-
citation Of the Centenary action.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15
Victory Liberty Loan

are on the farms 2 per cent. more
brood sows than at this time last
year, which was a high year, while
for the United States as a whole the
number shows less than l per cent.
increase over the high number OF
1916.
Farm labor is only IS per cent.
normal in Kentucky now in total
available supply, and less than IS
per cent. normal supply throughout
the United States as a whole.
On the other hand the demand for
farm labor is 2 per cent more than
normal in Kentucky and nearly 2
per cent more than normal in the
entire United States.
Labor, including discharged sol
diers, shows a great inclination to
seek the cities and towns and even
former farm workers usually seek
city jobs in preference to going back
TO the farms.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15

soon.
By a careful system of admins
trative regulations the bureau plans
to make it difficult for the use of
Aavoring extracts, perfumes, toilet
preparations and other articles con-
tanning alcohol for beverage purpos-
es. Medicines containing alcohol
already must have a composition 10
make it physically impossible to
take quantities as a beverage with
out making the thirsty person ill.
Most essential oils contained in per-
fumes are said to be guarantees
against use of perfume for drinking,
since the oils will cause illness.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15
THE UNRETURNING

For us, the dead, tho young,
For us, who fought and bled,
Let last song be sung,
And a last word be saidl
Dreams, hopes, and high desires,
That leaven and uphft,
On sacrificial fires
We offered as a gift.
We gave, and gave our all,
In gladness, tho in pain;
Let not a whisper fall
That we have died in vainl
BY Clinton Scollard in the New
York Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15

Sam and George Arnett, of Ma
coffin county, slayers of soap" Ar
nett, near relative, were pardoned
by Gov. Stanley.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15

The cross roads oracle says: OF
fashioned folks are narrow folks be-
cause they're always tellin' every
body how sot they are in everything.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15

Waist line and double breasted
young mems suits at R. E. Punch &
Co.'s.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15

Knox Fore and Aft, the new Easter
Hat. al The WALSH Co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15

New Easter Gloves at The Walsh
Company.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1919-04-15

New Rain Coats at The WALSH