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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
THE SAME OLD ST.
More Engineers of the Navy Suffer
from Physical Collapse.
Tive Officers of the Battle Ship Indiana
the Latest yiotlms-Necessity Again
Emphasized of Increasing the
Number OF Engineers.

The alarming news received at the
navy department telling of the physical
collapse of Chief Engineer George L.
Tower and Past Assistant Engineer An
drew McAlister, both of the battleship
Indiana, gave rise in the minds OF naval
officers on duty to the question whether.
in the care of our w1tships the danger
line has not been crossed in the attempt
of the overworked naval engineers to
carry on the exacting duties required Of
them.
The North Atlantic squadron has now
had only short time of grand man-
,euvers and during that short period
the efficiency of the most powerful bat
.tleship of the fleet has been temporarily
impaired, two of the four naval en-
,gineers attached to the vessel having
been condemned by medical survey and
sent to the naval hospital for treatment.
"It is not surprising said a prom
inent official, "that this repeated tale Of
the prostration of naval engineers is
heard from our warships. In the Brit
lsh service there are one-half as many
engineers as deck officers, while in the
lSah navy eHeIe afe ouly one
fourth as many engineers as there are
officers of the line. The physical his
tory of the corps of naval engineers" he
continued, during the past two years
is a sad one, and emphasizes the fact
that not only must the number of en-
gineers be increased, but their condi-
lions should be improved in order to
render the ships efficient for the day of
battle. The engineers are now work
ing under an organization which was
founded upon the necessities ofwooden
ships, but which is not adapted to ves-
sells Of steel"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
cHlLpREN,s EYES.

Did YOU ever look
In chid's clear eyes,
And feel the heaven that lay
In the innocent depth
OF the opon SOUL
AS yet unsoiled by clayf
Oh! holy thing
In a child's Gle ar eyes,
And tender the hand should be
That touches the flower
Still wet with the dew
OF Heavens own mystery.
1t was said "of Old"
That the demons that strove
For the doom of the race that fell,
If meeting the look
OF a child's pure eyes
Sank down to their native hell.
And the truth that hides =
In the myth "Of Old"
Breaks as star doth rise;
For the inmost heaven
OF innocence dwells
In the trust of child's sweet eyes.
And this is the look
That the Goldman loved,
When He gathered them close to His
breast,
And. laying His hands
On their shining heads,
Pronounced them forever blest.
And the angels sent
From His kingdom above.
To watch. and to guard. and to stay,
Do always behold
The face divine ..
OF Him who spoke that day.
Are we worthy to share
The holy charge?
Let US fold our hands and pray,
Lest we merit the doom
OF those who cast
Offense" in the little ones way.
Emily B. Dickinson. in N. 7. Homo
Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
White Women In Alaska.

Six women with more than the usual
amount of pluck have gone to the AL.
askan gold region. Not that they ex
pect to get precious metal by mining
but by performing talks appropriate to
women, and without the performance
of which men cannot be comfortable.
Three of them took sewing machines
with them, and all expect to make high
wages in country where white women
are scarce.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
ELECTRIC LIGHTING IN MEXICO.
Swiss Electricians Favored Over Those In
50

Swiss Electricians Favored Over Those In
This Country.
Although the United States contains
some of the most famous electricians
in the world, Mexico has taken the
trouble to send all the way to Switzer-
land for bids on the construction of cleo
trio lighting in the City of Mexico.
Consul German, of Zurich, Switzer-
land, says: "In the official commercial
organ (Feuille Otficiello Suisse du Com
1nerce) noticed that the consul OF Mex
leo stationed in this city sent a conmu-
nication to the editor of the paper
wherein he states that the authorities
of the City of Mexico are about to intro
duce electric lighting and invites bids
from Swiss firms engaged in the man
ufacture of electric appliances and will
ing to enter into a contract to put in
the plant. He stated that upon applica-
ton to him by correspondence or by
cable at his Office he will submit plans
and specifications and also furnish de-
tailed information as to just what is re-
CURED"
Consul German quotes another in
stance where western republic sent
to Europe fora similar purpose. while
crossing the ocean to return to my
post met Haytian from Port au
Prince. He stated that he had conces-
sion from the authorities of his native
city to supply it with electric lights.
He was on his way to Europe to see
where he could get the best plant and
appurtenances for the least money. A
prominent Frenchman engaged in the
coffee business near Port au Prince
confirms what the concessionaire, told
me-"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
wolseley's Army Regulations,

Lord Wolseley, as commander in chief,
is becoming unpopular by the intro
duction of fussy little changes in the
regulations. He intends to introduce
one uniform headdress for the army,
and to do away with the Highland bon-
nets and the BUSHES of the rifles and
fusileers. In shifting field batteries,
from England to Ireland and vice versa,
the horses are to be left behind, which
makes slight saving in money, but has
irritated the soldiers who are attached
to their own horses.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03

pledge you our support in the present cam
paign; and we rejoice in the confidence that
the battle the triumph of the cause Of free
silver, of Bryan and humanity, Is certain
[Signedl
o. e. WOODBURY., President,
H. g. BERRY, Secretary.
w. T. SHERMAN.
JOSEPH DAZE.
A. CATTERMULL
g. 8. WAUGH.
P. ]. DALTON.
J. g. MITCHELL.
J. H. MMANUS.
Executive Committee.
Trndao TIpiopio& CIl,or Club
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
Eilllonth Meal Ticket.

On ticket Sunday the Peoples Ali.
mentation society in Berlin distributed
its millionth meal ticket. In order to
celebrate the success of the popula"
undertaking. the committee presented
the fortunate recipient of the m:llion1h
ticket with a souvenir, consisting Of a
solid silver knife, fork and spoon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
Willard /. Converse
Attorney and Counselor
at Law
Rooms and Berg Block.
CRESCO, IOWA
Farm Lands for Sale.

One farm consisting of 200 acres.
This is situated on the north bank of
the Upper Iowa, i miles from Ches-
ter. Buildings are all modern and
coinmodious, consisting of an elegant
frame dwelling house erected last
season at u cost of S2250; one barn AZ
ADO feet, with 90-ff. posts and hase-
Inent; one barn 5Gy32 feet; and all
other farm cpnveniences including a
wonderful nrtesian we'll which sends
forth cool, clear water with force and
volume sufficient for mill power or
any other purpose to which it may be
applied.
have also several other lands for
sale including one forty acre farm in
Chester towus!iip; one quarter section
of improved land in Saratoga; two
farms in jamestown, one il Oak Dale
and several city lots in Cresco.
:: For information rh ~ at my law Of
fee or address JOHN M. CANNON,
86tf Cresoo, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
Making 1t Easy for Them.

The sultan of Turkey not only has a
rigid censorship Of the press, but he
has also ordered that no newspapers be
published until the afternoon, that the
censors will not have to forego their
morning zap in order to supervise them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03

NI.ANTED-FAlrnFul. MEN OR WOMEN
~ to travel for RESPONSIBLE established
house in Iowa. Salary $7S) and expenses. P.,-
S!tinn permanent. Reference. Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope. The National,
Star IN ;lrallce Bldg, Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
In tho o-ch.rd.

He-How the trees are moaning and
signing to-day.
slie-so would you if you were as
full OF green apples as they arc.-Bay
CITY Chat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
Credentials All Right.

Mrs. Tiptop-l!orrors! Engaged te
that man? Are you crazy? He made
his money in trade!
Miss Tiptop-Oh, no, ma; he used to
be New York politician and he stole
it.
sob. That's different" IN. y. Week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-03
A DIsGRAcEFUL U1TERANcE,

11ACSuSaNS SSAAAAAASSSSs
Trades unionist Silver Club.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08
QUEER PHOTOGRAPH ON THE WALL
Effect of Vivid Flash of Lightning
Some Years Ago.
From the Rochester bemocrat.

From the Rochester Democrat
The universal popular interest in the re-
cent Photographic discoveries recalls a pe-
culiar incident that occurred in Fairport
several years ago, exciting much local
comment at the time, but so generally re-
garded as simply an unexplainable freak
of lightning" that so far as is shown it
was not referred to any scientist for in
Vestigation. During a violent electric
storm in early summer a frame house on
the west side of West street, in FairpQrt,
was struck by lightning, its chimney de-
molished, and some damage done to the
inside of the house. 1t is also believed that
a tree in the yard near the house was
struck, but this cannot be accurately stat
ed.
In an upper front room of the house.
which was then nearly new one was a
blank white wall, opposite the two win
doWS which faced the street looking east
ward. On this blank wall was at once
found an exact picture of the outside front
of the house, just as it appeared from the
street. The picture was perfect and dis
tinct as photograph on a negative. The
wonder was visited by scores of persons
including the elder pupils of the Fairport
school, and for a few days afforded a topic
of conversation, but it soon faded and
scarcely outlived the proverbial mine
days" of popular wonder" It disap-
peared from the wall without even, so far
as is known, being copied or its record
kept.
Now comes up this suggestion: Was not
that picture projected on the wall by the
action of electric light, or X-rays, or, in
other words, was ii not a Veritable radio
graph, produced by the force of the X-rays
without the aid of any Crookes tubes or
other scientific appliances for its develop
ment? Another mystery about il is that
the outside of the front of the house should
have been delineated. Perhaps, however
even at this early stage of this wonderful
discovery, some of our scientists may be
able to explain the curious points. and
they are many, about this incident still
well remembered by many people in Fair
the story with fuller details than have
been here written.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08
Beyond All Peradventure.

The Cat (Solus).
What's this my feline eyes behold?
A small and dainty bitelet-
The cage hangs Iowa moment hence
That bird goes out of sightlet.
Be still, my nervous, anxious tail,
My throbbing heart content your
Self-for surely we shall dine,
Beyond all peradventure!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08

in a vault, the glass doors of which were
hung with green silk curtains. Another
case IS where young married woman was
at her express desire, buried in all her we'd
ding nnery- Diamond earrings were placed
IN her ears. jeweled rings upon her fin
neck
OF Nance Oldfeld. the celebrated act
ress, II IS said that she was laid in her
cOtI1n in "a very fine Brussels lace head,
Holland shift with a tucker of double
rufties, and a pair of new kid gloves"
Pope puts in her mouth the following di-
rections TO her maid when dying:
Odious in wooleni 'Twould a saint pro-
Vokei
(Were the last words that Door Narcissa
SpOke.)
No, let a charming chintZ and Brussels
lace
Wrap my cold limbs and shade nv life
less face;
One would not sure be frightful when
ones dead
And-Betty-give this cheek little red.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08

KES PLAC.
|andsome SouVen
scented to {
i'll Pay You (!
F THE BAN
W days may see the last of
of Lace and Embroidery
d; in Ga Chenille
rs and Damasks;
lest Values
foods that we're ever re-
Mems FurniShing---Same
oo+b If the sharp point
Century Hm grows j, any N.Y. longer nge
0ioSo' have fashionable
folk returning to the style 0 f
claiming up the points, as
of yore. The new shoes now
showing are aptly termed
needle toed; they're as sharp
as the knife that cuts the
prices here.
FOR LADIES'
AT s25O-Twentieth Century Oxford
expect others to mark them $500
when they get them.
AT $8.5O-French Dongola Button
Boots, Paris vamps, patent razor
toes.
AT $s.OO-Russet Button and Polish
Boots, razor toed.
Others at $3.50. $500 and $500.
FOR MEN
Calf Balls, Yale and Cottage toes, $3.50.
THE "ADLER"-Our standby $500
Mems Shoes, in any style, is one we
way.
New Building.
Williams , Re %oS have 10 4 f Isgr
Shaving Soap, a ddH SSq cam CA n sayS 9
100 every necessary
ave bit OF soap and
toilet article you
use, is II wise to miss reading our daily cuts in
this Department. Think
CASTLE. in bar. SOC.
All, White Rose, lac.
Kinks Juvenile Soap, 100.
oakley's Violet Talcum Powder, 19c.
Sozodont, 69c
Laces, i hil t5S E STssI FH P.i6.
Grass Linen. fH sfsss' A ana ~.
servings at lower
prices-they re priced round town, we know It.
to 5-inch All-Overs, "a to 27-inch,
1Oc, 25c, S5c, up to 500 the YARD.
Batiste Laces and Insertings 15c to
500 the yard.
Dot Yelling, F FSsgls saa i Sc, y ysI1.
1Ec Ing; few odd pieces
OF pattern 10 go
Others at Csc, S5c, up to $500 yard
New few Of crohan
PiQue Collars. s am sets cars Golfers 81.
ored and fancy.
mere tomorrow for...... ...........CC Oct.
New Pique Collars, New Embroiderv
Collars, yoke back, at Csc soc, 75c, az
to $500 each.
How Before the paint cracks
and blisters. before the
"A hOIIf real scorchlng heat ar.
riVes is the time to give
Awnings? T ps yG 70 90 order ss,.. Were ere
cheaper than anybody else
Third Floor
The Now Coming in rapidly: not all
here yet but quite a good
ParaSOlS S showing giin, Asou' having
years Parasol recovered
too-Sl.00up to s. 90
28-inch Gloria Silk Umbrellas. steel
rods, have been $2.98-s225.
Gentlemen's 2S-inch SILK Umbrellas
SGloria( natural wood handles, have
been $2.00-SI25 1919
Gsntlemen's Fine English Gloria I'm
brellas, worth s4OO-SSOO.
New Building.
{E&3&ngs
etc
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08

The car has ordered large painting
of his marriage ceremony, with a canvas
I6 feet long and IS feet high The paint
in will be done by Herr Tuxen, the Dan
ish court painter. There are TO be three
replicas OF the work, one for Queen VIC
toria, another for the King and Queen of
Denmark and the other for the Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess Of Hesse.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-08

The Bird "a little later.
All, treacherous, base and wicked cat,
Did ever you get left, sir?
The servant maid arrived in time
To foil your purposed theft sir
Go back into the kitchen now
With butchers scraps content your
Self--while l trill opera airs
Beyond all peradventure!
George v Hobart
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-02
THE NEW Politics.

The "calp' issued by the Republican
State Central committee said: "The
electors of the various towns, without
regard to past party Affiliations, who
believe in Republican principles and
who propose to support Republican can
didates at the coming election, are cor
daily invited to participate in the pri-
maries for the selection of delegates TO
the above conventions.
BY many it is looked upon as about the
same thing in politics that the new Con-
gregationalism is in religion. 1t Is GER
tainly pretty broad and liberal. We are
inclined to think 1t is too broad and
thorough Republican who only pro
poses" to be a Republican, and he
might possibly change his mind after
participating in a Republican caucus
In many places it would be possible to
1
help of those who proposed" to be Re-
publicans. What might happen is indi-
Gated by warning printed by the
Bridgeport Standard last evening. Said
the Standard; There are rumors about
town, which may mean something or
may not, to the effect that efforts will
be made to carry some Of the primaries
on Friday night next by voting men at
them under the rules who are not Re-
publicans, never have been Republicans
and do not intend to be Republicans.
Now, it does not matter who does this
sort of business, if it shall be undertake
en- at all, nor for whom it is done, 1t is
UNI Republican, dishonest and infamous,
| and every man who hopes to keep the
ballot box free, from fraud and the rep
| utation of the party where it has been
should sit down upon everything OF
| that kind wherever he sees it.
! 1t viii be wise, we think, for the Re.
| puDllcanS not TO De TOO generous and
unsuspicious. A man who only pro
poses" to be a Republican should hard
ly have handed to him without oues-
ton full certificate that he is a Re-
publican. If he is in earnest period
of probation extending to the time wher
| he can show his Republican faith by
his Republican works will not hurt him
And such probation may save those
who have long been Republicans from
being tricked.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-02
AN OBJE CT LESSON.

The inhabitants of Gloucester, Eng
land, are having chance to learn
something. There are many anti-vaccin-
ationists in England and they are espe-
cially thick in Gloucester. AS result
of their notions and their activity the
law requiring vaccination has not been
enforced in Gloucester and there has
been no fear of the terrible smallpox,
or, II there has, It hasn't had much
influence. But there is fear enough of
it now. A regular oldfashioned epi-
demic, such as there used to be in the
days before vaccination was heard of,
is raging there. The first case was re-
ported only a few weeks ago, but the
disease found the situation very favor
able for it and already the infection
has swept through the whole city. The
hospitals are crowded to overlooking,
business is at a complete standstill,
churches and schools are closed, and
toward the cemeteries moves an almost
continuous procession of wagons laden
with the dead. And yet, in circum-
stances like these, the characterization
lists of Gloucester are as vehement as
ever in defense and propagation of their
doctrines. They hold nightly meetings,
and as all the local papers except one
refuse to print their arguments, they
are placarding the town with hideous
pictures of Death, using his dart as a
lancet and vaccinating a child who
struggles in the grasp of a policeman.
Such stupidity and disregard of facts
seems almost incredible. But il the
Observation-Disclosures of Gloucester can't
learn anything other people can, and a
very impressive object-lesson Is fur
nished by the present condition Of
things in Gloucester. In view of that
lesson the tyranny of the vaccina-
ton laws will seem supportable to SEN
sible people.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-02

one that is quite novel II has heavily
stitched seams and edges and a fun rip
pie skirt, The fronts turn back in rev.
ers with turned down collar, and SINH
lar revers trim the sleeves in back and
front. The sleeve revers are loose and
are held down in the cuffs by three
cloth buttons. Then the revers ON
sleeves and jacket, the collar and edge
of jacket are bordered with narrow gold
braid. Blue and gold changeable taffe-
ia lines the garment but the roman
stripe stuff can be used safely, because
the suggestion Of absolute newness
that it lends viii be fully borne out by
the garment itself. FI4ORETTE
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-02
Help FOR AFRICAN FREEDMEN

What to do with the emancipated
negroes was long serious problem in
this country. 1t is now a serious prob
lem in Africa, and will be still more
serious as time goes on and the eman-
cipation OF the slaves there becomes
more general. An interesting and prac-
teal plan to deal with the matter has
been devised by the African missionary,
explorer and philologist, Mr.. He'll Chat
elain, a native of Merat, Switzerland,
who came to this country in 1888, and
went to Africa with Bishop Taylor to
assist him as linguist in his missions
there. The plan advocated by Mr.
Chatelain is to settle the ex-slaves on
alternate lots of suitable size and pro-
vide them with tools, seed, clothing and
food sufficient to carry them until they
have made their first crops; also to
teach them how to improve upon ma
tries, and at the same time furnish
them with instruction in all the elemen-
tary branches of education, in non-sec-
tartan Christian religion and civilized
citizenship. AS the colonist improves
in his methods of work and disposes of
the product of his labors, he will be able
to purchase the adjoining vacant lot
and thus double the CaDacity of his
farm, and thus the nucleus of a large
and prosperous town OF city viii have
been formed. To start a settlement of
this kind for the first year provision
being made for two hundred men and
women. will cost about $4,000. For the
second year only $1,000 will be needful,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-02
COMM UNIC1TI0NS.

nb hOSk ifurKs.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER
A great master of dialectics once laid
it down as a maxim of advocacy; state
the case of your opponent as strongly
as you know how, stronger, if possible
than he states it himself, and then an
swer it il you can"
Let me state the case Of our friends,
the Park Commissioners then as
strongly as possible. They assume that
the park will be disfigured by the cut
ting and filing necessary to build the
traekway. AS ! understand this the
road will be built in such q way as not
to interfere in the least with the car
riage road already built, but will take
an entirely independent route, improV-
ing rather than derogating the wild
and savage scenery through which 1t
passes and going where the feet of man
have hardly ever trod, subduing,in fact,
the wilder parts of the most uncouth
and inharmonious places. In this the
railroad companies can hardly be said
to add any injurious OBJECTIONS to the
already inaccessible places. The course
of bea,,tv i, +ba soanory and thereby
aad ~ "a intarest falt ~ Az via ter-
ritor,, ,yr,oh VIC ,ro,,dI, desirna+a a
narL mr. na,ls what ,,,as the scape,,v
j., tho cto+a, 10 r,nIo,.ao ava C,olifor.
MO yortr ~ +ha ,,or1d haforo +ba roi,-
rooa 1;ro, r,a,., h,,;l+ +ha,.ao MA ~.
rei1roods Wv +ha,,. o,,t+,,,as a,d eIlings
o,d +,,nnaIs 5a+ro,t f,o,7, a.. haa,,+,,2
No + think not. mt +hoy hrougbt n
INTO tho 1,ia,,, 30 thorsonds ord tons of
thousands who u,o,,1d nayar ba,,a ether
u,;sa habe1a n +barah,, oraatire, al IN :
taras+ world -,;da c. 1,,i+b +bosa wild
n1acas az on, Doors h,,+ u,biob .,a now,
nra ctical,y inaccessihJa hno+har Oh
iao+;or oe +be Cro,,,,,,icsionare +b.+ +ha
roads would make a LITTLE money bv
running there ~ +h.t l. ono of tbe,r
objections wo,,ld answer n tbie wav
Arc NOT tbesa electric roads ono of
the grandast and post Inventions invep-
tions of the asao Non1d the nuhlic for
any consideration no without then,
nowp Tbat thew are nay;no invest
oants &c g,,ororte, n +ba r,b,io +bot
thay win not ret,,oarade h,t win 90 an
with imnrovaroant after ir,nrovaroent
" mat is ,,ossihIe for tho occomn,c4a,
tion ~ tba naon,a Ano+bor If thej,.