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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04
The sunfIower In Russia.

The sunfiower crop is one Of the best
having IN Russia. A good crop Is worth
as II stands in the field $50 an acre. The
seeds are sold by the farmers for from
As to Is a pound; then the merchants
salt them and retail them for 12s a
pound. and at every street crossing in
the Russian provincial cities are stands
and peddlers with baskets, selling to
the passersby the salted product Of the
big sunfowcr, which IL eaten.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

There are forests Of leaaess trees IN
some parts Of Australia. They re-
spire, SO to say, Through little stem.
apparently answering the purpose Of
q leaf. The tree IL known az "the ~
Ieos acacia"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

"Hannah, what are you standing there
staring at me forp Didn't l tell you
was not to be interrupted unless the house
was on fire Z"
"Well. mum, that's it. 1t do be burn
ing this half hourl"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

"Don't you know II is wrong to fish
here on private grounds?"
"Well. sir, the line must be drawn
somewhere"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

Mrs. Odd you succeed in renting
house, AliceY
Mrs. $40, dear, we are not going to
move.
Mrs. C.-But thought you considered
the location unhealthy?
Mrs. S.--We do; but Charley says IL
any Of us get sick he'll take US to Europe
next year.
A MEAN STATEMENT.
She. bow do you think I will look
when am real old?
He.-Much the same as you do now.
At first she was pleased; then she got
mad, and finally she did MT know exactly
how to feel about it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

Some of our famous athletes may
think republics ungrateful when they
compare their treatment to that OF the
Greek who won the recent footrace
from Marathon to the Stadion. "Noth-
ing" says the correspondent of the
London Chronicle, illustrates the char
acter of the modern Greek so much as
the extraordinary attention shown to
the winner Of this race. He has been
treated as a sort of demi-god. ALI his
sayings are duly reported, he has been
escorted In a carriage by detachment
Of troops; when he walks the streets
crowds of respectable men and women
follow, and the King of Greece has not
only shaken hands with him, but both
he and his father have been invited to
the palace; private individuals have
given him large sums of money; wine
dealers, grocers and numerous other
tradesmen have offered to supply all
his requirements for a year free Of
cost, and a barber has been reported as
having offered to shave him and cut his
hair for the period of his lifetime free OF
cost"
Speaking of the country's growth
the Philadelphia Ledger says that In
1900 only the country between the At
lantic and the Mississippi belonged to
the United States. Since i that the
Louisiana purchase In 1903, the Florida
in 1921, the Mexican acquisitions In
1910, 1850, and 1853, and Alaska in 1857
have been added. The Increase, ex-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

bending over me, trying to force brandy
in my mouth.
where's Bessie?" God be thanked
she answered me herself! She had
climbed up the last few yards by the
broken timbers. The earth was torn
up around me, my hands were raw and
bleeding, and bear the marks Of the
rope on my body to this day.
Just then we heard shouting, and
Mr.. Little and Mr.. Gray rode up, and
the latter wasn't ashamed to kiss Bes-
sic just as her father did, and before
all the people.
George was up in the lap Of Mr.. Lit
tie, and Smarty lay down at my feet,
worn out. A party of the searchers
met the poor baby and dog, and caught
at the fearful meaning in the baby's in
coherent words, dashed up to the well,
and found us both on the brink.
They could not believe it was who
had rescued her till they saw my hands
and the rope and the crowbar still firm
in the earth.
Grandpa was there, and kissed me,
and cried over me, as II too had been
down the well.
Miss Bessie had lost her way in the
dark after long ride across the
plains, and her horse had stumbled over
the planks and fallen through and brok-
en- his spine. Miss Bessie's habit had
caught ON a projecting beam, and she
chung there two nights and nearly two
days. Yet with all the horrors Of her
situation, she was only fifteen feet
down.
When Mr.. Little learned that our
ranch was mortgaged, he went to Mr..
DAVIDSON, paid the money, and gave the
farm back to grandfather. He made
me a present Of a sum Of money, and
Mr.. Gray gave George like present.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-04

half-blinded by his misfortune. Oh, il
l could help him! did the work faith
fully when he was gone, driving the
cows and milking them, and taking care
Of the house and George and the poul-
try.
The next day band of Indians--.ten
or twelve-rode up to the cabin. l was
frightened, but met them as coolly as IL
/ had plenty to protect me. Georgia,
in wild alarm, hid under the bed. The
Indians seemed kind, and only wanted
drink of milk. There were four
squaws among them, with kind, bright
eyes; one gave me a necklace of beads
as they rode off.
Shortly afterwards Mr.. Little and
Tom Gray rode up in haste, their horses
white with foam.
"Bessdev' shouted Mr.. Little, as he
came up over the hill. as she here?
| Have you seen herr
"Not for week." said. "Has any
thing happenedY
"She went to ride yesterday after
noon, and hasn't returned yet, nor has
she been seen. We hoped she was
here"
"She hasn't BEEN"
They looked white and scared. Mr..
Little seemed to have aged in night.
There was a band Of Indians here"
said Gray; 'they may have taken her."
| told them of the Indians visit, and
thought 1t improbable, as they seemed
so kindly disposed; but they rode of
following the trail.
That night was more dreadful than
the first, and the dog seemed frenzied
over the cayotes, who yelled till morn
ing, and cried myself into mysteries
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
AFTER THE BANKS.
Robbers Drop In on Two Southern I'll
nancial Institution

nancial Institution.
Wichita Falls, Tex, Feb. 25.-Two
robbers entered the City National
Bank, of this city, at 2:45 p. M. and
demanded the money of Cashier Dor
sey, who resisted them. Shooting be-
gan, resulting in the death of Cashier
Frank Dorsey and the wounding Book
keeper p. p. Langford. Langford's
wounds are not serious, being light
flesh wounds. The robbers secured
only few hundred dollars in silver.
They then mounted their horses, and
made run for their lives. BY this
time many of the citizens had armed
themselves, and a small battle took
place. One of the robbers horses was
shot from under him, and it is believed
the robber was wounded. He mounted
behind his partner, and about one mile
from town met farmer in buggy.
They took his horse, and made break
for the hills. In the meantime, the
citizens had secured horses, and at last
reports they were within quarter of
a mile of the robbers, with good pros
poets of overtaking them. 1t is be-
lieved hanging will take place, if
they are caught. The robbers are cor
allied in large thicket, nine miles from
town. The thicket is surrounded by
25 or 80 determined men, who are fully
armed. and escape is almost impossible.
They have sent in for 25 additional
men, and they have just started. Fos-
ter Crawford, one of the robbers who
killed Cashier Dorsey, is said to be
noted desperate. 1t is also reported
that one of the famous Christian gang
is the other man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
BROKEN IN SPIRIT.
Mahcr and His hackers Return to Pitts
burg In Sadness.

Mahcr and His Eackers Return to Pitts
burg In Sadness.
Pittsburg, Feb. 26.-Broken in spirit
and in body, Peter Maher, the once
mighty son of Erin, but now the con-
quered, with his scalp dangling ire.
deemably from the belt of the lanky
Bob Fitzsimmons, wandered into Pitts
burg at o'clock this morning in com
pany with his hackers and trainers.
There was no demonstration at the
depot. Only a few struggling sports
welcomed the aggregation and vainly
endeavored to cheer the brawny Peter
with liberal applications of the glad
hand.
The defeated pugilist was hopelessly
blue, however, and travelled with an
air of eXclusiveness that defied ap.
proach. Michael Connolly said that
punch of Fitzsimmons' was all an acct.
dent, and they were ready to back Ma.
her against any man in the business
Said he: "We advised Maher not to en-
ter the ring, but he said if he did not
he would be stamped as a coward, and
he would rather be licked a hundred
times than have this said of him."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Prisoners Nearly All Cubans.

| The men arrested on the tugs and on
the Bermuda passed the night on board
| the tugs and the steamer and early
Tuesday morning 81 of them, including
the leader, Gen. Calisto Garcia, DR.. L.
w. Rodriguez and Capt. S. Hughes, of
Philadelphia, the commander of the
Bermuda, We're landed at the Battery
and marched to the Federal building.
They We're forbidden to communicate
with anyone and no one was permitted
to share their captivity in room No.55,
breakfast.
The United States marshals say they
have i'll all nearly 200 prisoners. The
men with but few exceptions are
Cubans. They were seemingly pre-
pared for journey, all of them carry
ing satchels and small grips and a few
of them having canteens strapped over
their shoulders. They mquestionably
| had all the appearance of Il filibustering
party.
James McCaldin, who was arrested
on board his boat Monday night, was
released on his own recognizance Tues
day morning.
All hut Four Released.
Shortly after 12 o'clock Tuesday all
Of the prisoners were released except
| ing Gen. Calisto Garcia, Capt. Hughes
and two others, under Geographic di-
rection from the attorney general at
Washington. A previous order had
| directed that no arrests should be made
| simply on suspicion, but that those
| against whom evidence had been Sc
cured should be apprehended. These
previous instructions were received
last Sunday and the opinion is that the
| wholesale arrests made were clearly
| without warrant and in violation of
| orders.
After the discharge of the main body
of the prisoners, Commissioner Shields
| adjourned the examination of the re-
mining four until three o'clock in the
afternoon.
Spanish Minister Refuses to Talk.
Washington, Feb. 25.-While Min
lister Dupuy De Lone declines to speak
about the Bermuda's seizure, holding
that his connection with the affair on
account of his relations with the state
department in the matter are necessari-
| ly confidential and would therefore in
volve serious breach of diplomatic
etiquette, it is learned that the Spanish
authorities here attach more impor-
lance to Monday nights results than
anything yet accomplished.
Secretary Olney received from the
Spanish minister early Sunday morn
ing full details of all the evidence upon
which the request for the seizure of the
Bermuda was based and at once the
machinery of federal law was set in
motion to prevent any violation of
neutrality with the result announced
in the dispatches from New York.
The Spanish authorities are particu-
larly elated over the success of their
agents and it was understood by them
that the Bermuda would enable the
Cubans to fit out formidable force in
the eastern part of the island just when,
it is claimed, Gen. Weyler's active
campaign is beginning to make the stu
| otiOn EXTREMELY critical
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
A SAD CASE.
Destitute Women With Children Unable
to Reach Their Husbands.

to Reach Their Husbands.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-The destitute
women and children from Buffalo sent
by the Central police from Chicago to
st. Paul, on their way to join Their
husbands in Seattle, Wash, are again
in the hands of the Chicago authorities
The indigents consist of three women
and six children. Feb. IS they were
stranded in Chicago, and were cared
for a week at the Harrison street police
station. At the request of Police In
spector Fitzpatrick, the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway Company gave
them transportation to st. Paul, but
the authorities of St. Paul returned
them to Chicago, and they have been
at the Wisconsin Central depot since
Saturday.
Inspector Fitzpatrick has telegraphed
to the president of the Nickel Plate
railway at Cleveland, to find out what
his company proposed to do about the
matter. The railroad company will
probably be compelled to return the
destitute families to Buffalo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Findings Of a Cou1t-Martial.

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 25.-The findings
Of the court-martial in the case of Rob
ert Mcnamara, the principal offender
IN the attack of four soldiers from
Camp Pilot Butte, Wyo., on some Chi
nese miners at Rock Springs, were pub
lished Tuesday. He is sentenced to
four years in prison and dishonorablo
discharge from the army.
lnexcusable.
NJ never felt SO provoked In my 1ifc,' =
said the girl in blue when telling of her
experience the next day.
what was the matter?" asked the
girl in gray. "Your new gown was an
right, wasn't it?"
"Oh, yes"
"And your new hat lis certainly q
beauty"
II realize it.'
'Then what was the matter?"
''Why, wore them both for the hrst
time last night, and George hurried me
SO that we reached the theater before
the curtain had gone up for tho fryt
ShQhiakxQ poat. sstss, s,.:,.. st
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions, Etc.

CHICAGO, FeD. 70.
FLOUR = Demand improving slowly
Feeling firm. The range Of quotations
was as follows: Winter-Patents, $1,000
800: .straiehts, $S.10@3.S5; clears, 81 $50 90
seconds, $2.00@210; low grades, s1.75@200
Spring-Patents, $3.10@3.25; straights, s2.4(
@2.75; bakers, $2.10Q2.35: low grades, $l6OG
LIS; Red Dog, S1.25@1.4O Rye, s2.3o@2.4O.
WlIEAT-Moderately active and higher
May, 657s@667sc; July. 657s@66Bc.
CORN-Steady. No. 2 and No. Vel.
low, 2SM@29c; May, 301a1301sc and 3GAc;
July, 31ss@31a4c; September, 32Ac and $3.50
33c.
RYE-steady, with fair demand. No.
2 cash. 3Sac; May delivery, Ale. Sample
lots, 39c for choice No 2, and 34@S6c for
No. 8.
BARLEY-Was fair sale and firm.
Barley. 24@26c. Mating, underweight,
but good color 27@3Oc; better weight. but
off color, 2S@30c. Plump and good color.
3lQS4c, and choice to fancy. 35@3sc.
MESS PORK-In moderate demand. with
fair offerings. Prices easier at s375Gt9.SI
for cash; s9.65ds7O for February. s9.SO@
9.921a for May, and $10.OO@1O.10 for July
LARD-Offerings fair and demand mod
crate. Prices steady at s5.371a@5.40 for
cash; so.3595371a for February; s5.5O@5.5 So
for May, and s5621sG5.65 for July.
BUTTER-Quiet and easy. Creameries,
14G21c; Diaries, SG17c
LIVE POULTRY = Only moderate de-
mand. Turkeys, S@1O1sc; Chickens, 71a0
SIC; Ducks, 11@12c per pound; Geese, per
dozen, s4.0O475O.
WHIsKIEs-steady on the basis of s1.22
for highwines.
New YORK, Feb. 25.
FLOUR-State and western quiet, un-
changed.
WHEAT-No. 2 red advanced 9s@5sc on
firmer cables, foreign buying, higher west
and local covering, fell E4@ssc on realizing;
rallied 1sc, firm; moderately active March,
'74A@74asc; May. 72A@72ssc; July, 72@73
3-16c.
coRN-No. dull, firmer. May, s6Ac;
No. 2. S7@3SAc.
oATs-No. dull. steady February,
2e,sc; May, 25Bc, western, 241a@29c.
BEEF-Quiet. steady, unchanged.
PORK-Steady. Mess, s1O25Q1O75.
LARD-Quiet. Steam-rendered $50.
BUTTER-Fair demand; fancy firmer,
Elgins, 22c; western creamery, 14d22c:
others unchanged.
CIIEEsE-Good demand. unchanged.
EGGs-Liberal supply, weak. Western,
12q12hc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
rreasury cola statement.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The treasury
gold reserve Tuesday reached 1923, 522,.
37s. Of the Sill, 200, 900 the new bonds
sold for, sa1,6s5,7oe have been paid in
and all but ss,ooo,ooo, or about 80 pei
cent. of that amount, has now been
"taken up In the treasury cash. Since
January 8, the date upon which secre.
tary Carlisle invited bids for bonds
there have been withdrawn from the
treasury $32,41s,s0e of gold, Of which
$0,424.l33 was Withdrawn for expor,
and $22, 0s9, 1903 for domestic use.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Getting Something to Eat

"Kind sir" said the wayfarer, "if you
will add rs cents to the dime already
possess, will go and get meal, the
first have had in three days"
IF you have a dime, why don't you
go and get something with that?"
"Ah, sir, require that to fec the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Newspaper Man Arrested in Havan

Havana, Feb. 25.-Charles Michael
son, correspondent of the New York
Journal, was arrested in his room at
his hotel at an early hour Tuesday
morning. The reason for his arrest
has not been made public, but it is
supposed that he is charged with hav-
ing gone outside the spanish lines.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Boys Find Counterfeit Molds.

Ottumwa, To-, Feb. 25.-Boys playing
in the garnet of a house formerly oc-
cupied by Alb Abolt, blacksmith, near
Eldon found molds for counterfeit
tng dollars, halves, quarters and nick
els, which they turned over to United
States Marshal Steadman. Abolt and
his family are now in Missouri. The
country around here has been flooded
with badly executed counterfeit money
for the last few monthe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Want Cubans RecognIzed.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 25.-The Kan
sas City board of trade Tuesday passed
resolutions requesting congress to rec
ognize the belligerency of the Cuban
insurgents, declare the independence
OF the Cubans and grant them material
aid. Copies of the resolution will be
sent to each member of the senate and
1ouse
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
WelI-Known Politician Dead.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 25.-Frank P.
Case, for many years city assessor, died
at $500 o'clock Tuesday morning utter
a brief illness Of congestion Of the
brain. Mr.. Case was widely known in
political circles. During President Ar
thurs administration, ha was appoint
ed internal revenue collector In this dis
trict. Mr.. Case was 81 years Of age and
leaves widow and six children.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Report on Venezuelan Disput,

London, Feb. 25.-The Westminster
Gazette says that dummy copy of the
British case i'll the Venezuelan dispute
prepared by Sir Frederick Pollock,
president of Jurisprudence at Ok
ford university, will be laid upon the
table of the house of commons Tues
day, but that the document will not be
issued until next week. as its revision
will occupy some days. The Gazette
says that Sir Frederick Pollock s manu-
script does not attach any importance
to the retention of the Schomburgk line.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Easy In His Case.

"A fellow has got to learn to do his
own shaving some time in his life,
reckon observed young Squeert,
throwing down the money for his first
razor with an air of something like
lofty Indifference. "If fellows care
full, though, don't suppose he needs to
cut himself"
20, no." said the salesman, cheerful
ly. "All you have to do is to shave
down."-Chicago Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
The Col. Colt Case.

Columbus, O., Feb. 25.-There was
introduced in the senate Tuesday and
promptly adopted joint resolution
authorizing the encouragement to
nolle prosequi the remaining indict-
ments against Col. A. 3. Colt in Fayette
county, unless the people of that coun-
ty deposit $4,000 indemnity bond
with the state auditor to secure the
state from costs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
In interests of Aspiration.

Boston, Feb. 25.-Ex-Gov. w. Z. Rus
sell, and John d. Long, President Eliot
of Harvard college, and others have
issued a call for meeting to be held
Wednesday evening, at the home o.
Robert Treat Payne to consider what
action can be judiciously taken to Sc
cure a permanent system of arbitra
ton between the United States ant
Great Britain.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
Expert In Food and Nutrition In ONCE o.


Expert In Food and Nutrition In ONCE Of
Experiment Station to lie Selected.
Washington, Feb. rs. = The United
States civil service commission will
hold an examination. commencing
March 10 and continuing through the
following day, to fill a vacancy in the
position of expert in food and nutri-
ton i'll the Office of experiment sta
lions, department of agriculture, at
a salary of 81 500 per annum. The sub
jects of the examination will be: Ag-
riculture and physiological chemistry,
nutrition of man and domestic nni-
mails, French, German, abstracting of
reports of Investigations on foods and
nutrition published in English, French
or German and essay writing. EN-
aminations will be held in large cities
where there are applicants and where
the commission has competent examin-
ers. Application must be made to
Washington for blanks
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
VIII Not strike the Earth.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 25.-Obser.
vations at the Yale university observa.
tory show that the comet discovered by
Frof. Perrin is coming in the direction
of the earth, but at an angle to the
ecliptic which will bring it far above the
earth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Important to Lovers of Parrots.

Exasperated Purchaser-Didn't you
guarantee that this parrot would res
peat every word he heard?
Bird Dealer-Certainly did.
'But he doesn't repeat q single
word"
HE repeats every word he hears, but
he never hears any. He is as deaf as !,
post."-Texas Siftings. 7
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Ammunition for the TransvoaL

London, Feb. 2b.-The Globe learns
that there have just been shipped from
Antwerp between 10000 and s,o0o,-
900 rounds of ball cartridges and 40
tons OF ammunition for field artillery.
The artillery ammunition was con-
signed to the Transvaal government.
Large exports of ammunition are also
being made from Hamburg.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28

right of way was then given to the COM
mittee on the affairs of the District OF
Columbia for the consideration of meas
ures reported by it.
Become Laws by Limitation.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Two acts,
which the president failed to return to
congress with the ten-days limit,
have become laws without his sigma
ture. They are an act authorizing the
Arkansas & Choctaw Railway com
pany to operate a railway through the
Choctaw Nation in the Indian territory
and an act granting to the Brainard d
Northern Minnesota Railway company
a right of way through the Leech lake
Indian reservation and the Chippewa
Indian reservation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
MISS FLAGLER GUILTY.
Sentenced TO Three Hours in Jail and q
Fine of $500.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Miss Elizabetl,
Flagler, daughter of Gen. Flagler, chief
of ordnance, United States army, who
about year ago shot and killed a
colored boy who was stealing pears
from her fathers garden, was brought
mp in the criminal court Tuesday morn.
ing, to answer to an Indictment for
manslaughter. The hearing was brief,
and resulted in verdict of guilty
Miss Flagler was sentenced to three
hours in the District Jail and q fine Of
5000
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-02-28
Their Similarity.

Little Remington Corlsright (a Ken
lucky lad)-Pa, what is electricity,
anyhow?
Col. Corkright-Edison defines cleo
tricity as "a mysterious fluid about
which nothing is known" my son.
Little Remington latter thinking
deeply)-Why, pa, according to that,
it must be heap like watuh!-Truth.