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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
BAD FIRE IN MONTREAL.
Fine Business Block Burned-Loss Neart
100000.


100000.
Montreal, Can, Dec. 0.-One of the
most disastrous fires Montreal has ex-
perienced for a long time broke out
shortly before eight o'clock Tuesday
evening in one of the upper stories in
the center of the Barron block, on st.
james street, extending from John
street to st. Francis Xavier street, fac
ing St. Lawrence hall. The fire spread
to the old Bank of Toronto building,
at the corner Of St. John and St. james
streets, and 1t was soon mass of flames
While the firemen were working on this
building the corner of the wall fell out,
sending wave of flames across the
street. After burning for over three
hours with terrible fury, the fire was
gotten under control shortly after ten
o'clock. The Barron block, valued at
100000, is a complete wreck.
Among those who occupied the Offices
in the burned block and who lose all
their effects are: The United Mutual
Life Insurance company, Montreal &
Western railway, the Commercial Ga
zette, the Pontiac Pacific Junction rail-
way, the Ottawa & Gatineau railway
offices, the Dominion Alliance offices,
the Manufacturers Life Insurance COM
pany, the Manufacturers Guarantee Ac-
cident Insurance company, the Ward
Commercial agency, the Mutual Invest
ment company, the Freehold Loan COM
pany, and number of smaller offices.
The premises of John Parslow, sta
toner; Freeman's restaurant, and Full
ton e. Richards, publishers, on the
ground floor, are also totally wrecked.
The total loss will reach nearly $5OO,OO0.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

1t has just leaked out that the State
OF Iowa is in tight place and is do
ing business en- confidence. There
are $45O,OOO of outstanding warrants
which can not be paid, and the State
Audi tor says it will soon reach $780,
600. The last legislature levied the
highest state tax that it ever has, and
yet the state is getting in debt all the
time. The dear, good, patient tax
payer walks up to the treasurer's
office and pays his taxes like a man,
for the reason he has to in order to
keep some one else from paying it
and at the end of three years losing
his farm. 1t is all right. Confidence
is restored since election--New
Hampton Gazette.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
SCOTT JACKSON TO HANG.
Kentucky Court of Appeals Refuses Hin
n Neuy

kentucky Court of Appeals Refuses Him
New Trial.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. 0.-The court Of
appeals has refused new trial to Scott
Jackson, convicted of the murder OF
Pearl Bryan. The opinion of the court
covers also the appeal of the attorneys
for Alonzo Walling. The grounds for
the appeal were that the Judge erred
in instructing, the sheriff erred in not
allowing admission except by ticket,
and that the evidence was ius,,fae,--..
The ~.,s-.-------- PrePaESa=Ly Judge
Hazelrigg. It now devolves on Gov.
Bradley to fix the day and hour for
the execution. There is said to be no
ground for carrying the case to the
United States court, and the governors
warrant for the execution Of Scott
Jackson must issue. The law requires
a Judge, in sentencing criminal, to
allow not more than 90 nor less than
20 days after sentence. The only re.
striction upon the governor is that he
shall not appoint a day earlier than
was appointed by the court. The day
has already passed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
IT CAN'T RE DONE.
No One Can Remain Well, No Chro.
MIC Disease Can Be Cured Unless
the Stomach is first made
Strong and Vigorous.

NV Ouo Vau hemalu well, NO CnrO'
mic Disease Can Be Cured Unless
the Stomach is first made
Strong and Vigorous.
This is plain because every organ
in the body depends on the stomach
for its nourishment. Nerve, bone
sinew, blood are made from the food
which the stomach converts to our
use.
How useless to treat disease with
this, that and the other remedy and
neglect the most important of all, the
stomach.
The earliest symptoms of indiges.
ton are sour risings bad taste in the
mouth, gas in stomach and bowels,
palpitation, all gone feeling, faint
ness, headaches, constipation; later
comes loss of flesh, consumption live,
and heart troubles, kidney diseases,
nervous prostration, all of which are
the indirect result of poor nutrition.
Any person suffering from indi-
gestion should make it practice to
take after each meal one of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, allowing it to DIS
solve in the mouth and thus mingle
with the saliva and enter the stomach
IN the most natural way. These tab
lets are highly recommended by DIR.
Jennison because they are composed
of the natural digestive acids and
fruit essences which assist the stom-
ach in digesting all wholesome food
before it has time to ferment and
sour.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by druggists, full sized packages at
so cents. They are also excellent for
invalids and children. A book on
stomach diseases and thousands of
testimonials of genuine cures sent
free by addressing Stuart Co., Mar
shall, Mich.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

The gold trust is evidently working
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
racket, the scheme being to get the
currency question taken from the
hands of the people, and handed
over to a commission of experts for
settlement. The first question is
how is this comission to be appointed
II it is to be body of gold standard
men, it would be much cheaper to
let President Cleveland, Secretary
Carlisle, John Sherman and Banker
Morgan fix the thing up to suit them
sex,ives. No such commission goes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

Physicians always claim that the size
of fee should rise in proportion to the
patients financial standing; also that
the. patients death after an operation
does not determine as to the success or
otherwise of said operation. DR.. Andrew
c. Smith, of Portland, Ore, has just
sued the estate of Mrs. Catherine B.
Verdier for $1,000. He admitted that
the work he did took but few mo-
ments; that he would have done it for
much less for poorer patient, and that
Mrs. Verdier died of septic fever few
days later. The jury took only five min
utes to decide in favor of DR.. Smiths
claim,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900

"About all that is left of the Demo
cratic-Republican party, by which l
mean Mr.. Bynum's organization, is
the hyphen,' said Representative
Claude A. Swanson, of Virginia. "a
hyphen doesn't amount to much any
way; but the real democratic party is
very much alive full of fight, energy
and hope, and buyoant with antici-
patton of victory to come. I haven't
seen a Democrat who was for the
Chicago platform and nominee that
isn't enthusiastic for both still. We
have yet an issue worth fighting for,
a leader to follow whom is an honor
We will follow him again in 1900, but
then to victory instead of defeat. The
principles he oontended for are right
and in the end what is right will pre-
vail"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
ForDseases Of Ho rses

There is nothing that compares with
Coles Veterinary Carbolisave. 1t
cures Cuts, Wounds, Bruises, Collar
and Saddle Calls, Sores, Mango,
Scratches, Thrush, Inflammations
and all skin and hoof diseases quicker
than any other remedy. 1t is the on
ly preparation that will invariably
renew the hair to it's original color.
Edwin D. Bither, driver Of Jay Eye
See, says: Having given Veterinary
Carbolisave a thorough trial, 1 can
fully endorse it, and take pleasure in
recommending it to all owners of
horses as he best remedy that I ever
saw for general stable use." Large
cans LOO; Small cans so cents. Sold
by j. j. Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
N|,I7!ll, {. Keith, M. ].

proprietor OF the sanitary Cottages
of Bellville, Ohio, invites cores
pondence from those who are sick
and distressed in body OF mind and
specially asks those persons who
have in vain tried other physicians
and found no benefit, to write him
and obtain a knowledge of the laws
of life and to become well and stay
we'll. There is no use of being
sick or crippled up by Rheuma-
tism, Nervous Troubles, Paralysis,
Cancer or any other chronic or So
called incurable disease. You can
entirely different ii thso 5fth shd IL
fact from poison giving medical
men and he cures where all others
have failed. No poisonous drugs
are used. Every step is made
plain to you and you are educated
in the ao0ys and laaos of life as you
60 on to health.
Doctor Keith uses plants, 7goqo-
e7s and herbs which are not pois-
onous and this Doctor gives you
rules about diet and other habits
which are sure to cure every cur
able case where they desire to be
we'll.
Correspondence Immediately an
swered.
Valuable book sent free to your
address by return mail. Send
postal.
No charge for consultation thro'
the mail.
Address postal card and have
some Of the laws come to you free.
Have your eyes opened to the
true laws of life and do not take
any more poisons and physics that
do your oody harm rather than
good.
References from the Nations
choicest citizens.
Remember the man; remember
the address.-Melville @. Keith
M. d., Bellville, Richland County
Ohio, U. S. A.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
Protecting the Little Ones

If parents did their duty it would
not be necessary for any city to agi.
tate the subject of a curfew ordi.
nance. The custom of allowing boys
to remain in the streets after dark
leads to more vice than any other
neglect on the part of the natura
guardians of children.
1t is plainly the thing for men and
women. to whom has been given the
responsibility of rearing children, tc
not only command obedience to rules
that insure moral safety, but to pro
vide amusements for those whom
they rule with the parental rod.
Play is the work of childhood. The
child most restless and anxious fol
vigorous games invariably develops
into the strongest and most energetic
man.
Boys and girls do not seek evil
amusements because they are natural.
ly drawn away from what is good,
but because nothing good is provided
Cor them. There is no sort of effort
that will bring such great returns as
the effort to interest the children and
present inspiring thoughts to them.
AS civilization becomes more complex,
parents have less time to spend Oh
the home and the children suffer.
While women are studying the
philosophy of history and the de.
velopment of soul life, they ought to
apply their knowledge to the family.
The philosophy of history shows
that the child is indeed father to the
man, and oil discoveries concerning
the soul prove that the earliest m-
pressions are the most lasting
Omaha World Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

The vice-president of the Des
Moines Business Mems Sound Money
Club was proprietor of the glove fac
tory that busted the other day.
Evidently he was, like millions of
others, duped into working for Nc
kinley under the promise from The
banks that they would hold HIM up
If Mckinley won. They got his vote
and influence and then let him root,
hog Or die" If such dupes didn't
learn anything this election they are
hopeless cases and never will.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
MANY SILL SPEAK GAELIC.
BY No Means an Extinct Language !
Spite of Its Position Here.

BY No Means an Extinct Language In
Spite of Its Position Here.
A new appointment has been made
from Waterford to the chair of profess
sor of Gaelic in Maynooth college, Ire
land. The new appointee is a member
of the Gaelic league of Dublin, and
was the first editor of the Archaeology
ical Journal, of Waterford. The opin-
ion is very general that Gaelic is ali
extinct language, or one nearly ex-
tinct, and the labors of the Gaelic So
ciety in New York to revive it's use
have lent some color to that opinion.
Nevertheless, as figures show, the
Gaelic tongue Is most tenacious, and,
according to the last reports, is spoken,
though not exclusively, by 100000
persons in the British Isles-60O,0 900 in
Ireland, 100000 in Wales and 22O, 900 in
Scotland.
Though English is the official Ian
guage Of all these countries, the pop
ularity of English increases slowly de-
spite the disadvantage under which
those who use Gaelic labor, that of hav-
ing no established grammar and no
recognition In am official way. Gaelic
fulalls the colloquial requirements Of
the farmers and fishermen in the coun-
ties remote from the large cities, some
what as the Basque language continues
to be popular in the northern provinces
pt Spain.
In this country Gaelic has made little
Roadway, though many patriotic Irish
men have by various methods endeay-
ored to acquaint others less patriotic
with Its advantages. While the use of
most European languages has about
doubled In rs years, five times as many
persons speak English e. Cd p 1920.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

An Ohio farmer residing in Lynn
township has an apple tree that. has
shown strange productiveness this
year. 1t bore q crop of good, large
apples, and before they were gathered
1t blossomed and second crop is now
growing, and ere they are fully ma
tured buds and blossoms are shooting
forth for the third crop this season.
Fruit trees in this locality have been
known to bear a second crop in one
season, butfor third crop to appear has
never before been recorded.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
Dled of HIs Iniuries.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Louis w. Herman,
travelling salesman for Appleton & Co.,
the publishers, died at his home, A
Florence avenue, Tuesday afternoon as
the result of injuries he received in a
fight with Dorsey D. O'Connor, trav.
cling salesman for the Sheldon Pub
fishing Co., in a room at the Clifton
house last Saturday night. George P.
Hamilton, in whose room the trouble oc-
CURED, made full statement of the af-
fair to the police. Half dozen other
travelling men were in the room at the
time Of the fight between Herman and
O'Connor, which is said to have resulted
from long-standing grudge. Herr
man was uble to go home and died from
a brain hemorrhage. O'Connor is be-
lieved to be in Minneapolis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
Young Boy H.nr. Him.e,,.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 9.-Bernon S.
White, the 13-year-old son of F. w.
White, of the Steel-Smith grocery house,
committed suicide by hanging some
time Tuesday afternoon. His mother
discovered the body about six o'clock,
but life had been extinct some time.
The boy is thought to have been simply
experimenting with O towel tied around
his neck. He had made moose and
hung this, by means OF a chair over the
door. Swinging off into space he was
unable to regain his foothold and was
strangled to death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
Life sentence Commuted.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 9.-Gov. Alt
geld has committed to 20 years in the
penitentiary the life sentence Of Henry
Schwartz, convicted of murder in
March, 1887, in the circuit court Of
Grundy county. Schwartz is said to be
in poor health, and his prison conduct
is reported to have been exemplary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
An Oregan Minister.

| received the bottle of White
Wine of Tar Syrup. One of my
children was very sick with Group
and as your medicine was pleasant to
take gave it, and it gave almost I'M
mediate relief. l wocld not be with
out it, and also recommend it as a
medicine that should be at all times
in every family. REV. H. STAUP.
West Union, Oregon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
Water sim Risiur.

shawano, Wis, Dec. s.-Late news
from Keshena shows that the water is
slowly rising. The store of j. Gauthier,
an Indian trader, is flooded. All the
goods have been removed from the base
ment. The machinery in both grist
mill and planning mills is nearly ruined.
The water is seven to ten feet deep on
the first floor and several piles of lum-
Der have foated away.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

The statistics show that since last
July the shipments of apples to Eu.
rope have been from $50, 900 tc 175, O0O
barrels week, the total up to Dec.
l exceeding 1,750,0OO barrels which
surpasses all previous records. This
is one of the American products fol
which the foreign demand is con.
stantly increasing, with but little
competition FROM other countries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
A Generous Offer.

The only paper published in Des
Moines having state circulation
which supported Mr.. Bryan during
the last campaign was the Farmers
Tribune.
1t is a well edited paper and all in
Iowa who believe in the free coinage
of silver should have the paper. 1t
is highly recommended by the demo.
cratic, populist and free silver re.
publican state committee, is large
eight page paper full of both latest
political and general news. All
should have it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
A Beautiful Blending.

When soldiers Of the army Of the
Tennessee glide through the may
dance or whirlingwaltz with the daugh-
ters of the confederacy, surely the war
is over. And it lis appropriate that st.
Louis should be the scene of such an
exhibition of union and concord, says
the PostrDispatch Of that city. She
was the greatest border city of the war.
She represented alike the chivalry Of
the south and the progressive spirit Of
the north. In her commercial, social
and political life to-day the blood of
the puritans and cavaliers Is comming-
Ling. The army of the Tennessee was
one of the most powerful supports Of
the federal government during the war.
1t gave to the federal arms the two men
whose names are imperishably asso-
ciated withits triumph and sher-
man. It broke at Donelson the tide
of southern victory which had been ris-
ing steadily in the peninsula. It made
Shiloh victory instead Of disaster.
AT Vicksburg, Lookout, Missionary
Ridge and Chiclsamauga 1t exalted the
valor of arms. The war is over. Perhaps
its glories should be forgotten with It's
sorrows. But there is something poetic
and picturesque in the meeting of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy and the
grizzled union warriors of the Army
of the Tennessee.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

''Confidence" don't pay debts. It is
often an important factor in their ere
alton. The increasing volume OF bust.
ness failures proclaims the existence
of money famine; 70S business fail.
ures in the past two weeks, against
APO a year when the money of the
country was exclusively treasury
notes with per per capita circula-
ton OF $50.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

Col. Clark, railroad attorney, etc.,
of Cedar Rapids, says that be is done
with the democratic party. 1t would
be a good thing for democracy if more
of those who talked Palmer and
Buckner and voted for Mckinley
would be honest enough to do like
wise instead of still pretending to be
democrats.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
DULL TRADE CAUSES AFAILuRE
Big Department Store at Milwaukee Seized

Big Department Store at Milwaukee Seized
by the Sheriff.
Milwaukee, Dec. 9.-Willis A. Meyers
large department store, known as the
Boston store, 321-325 Third street, was
seized by Under Sheriff Armour at two
o'clock Tuesday morning on attach
ments aggregating $5s,o21.o9.
At2:45 o'clock Mr.. Meyer made vol
untary assignment to George Koch,
who furnished bonds in the sum of
S15O,00O.
Attorney Killilea, representing Mr..
Meyer, said that the assets were from,
$17o,ooo to 100000, and the liabilities
about 100000. The dullness In trade
is assigned us the cause of the failure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

Tramps will have great respect for
North WATERFORD, Me-, if few citizens
initiate young woman who recently,
while in charge of the post office there,
answered four of them, when they
asked if anyone was with her. in the
affirmative, and when they asked who,
pointed revolver with six full cham
beers at them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
One Bottle Entirely Cured Her

1 received the bottle Of White Wine
of Tar Syrup you sent me. My wife
at that time had very bad cold on
her lungs and one bottle entirely
cured her. can say it is the best,
and in fact the very best medicine
for throat and lung diseases l ever
came across, and l can recommend it
to all ELDER s. J, ADAMS.
Delton Wis
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

A rich and extensive discovery Of
rock phosphate has been made in Ten
nessee. The deposits underlie four
counties In the vicinity of Nashville
Dawson, Williamson, Rutherford and
Maury. The rock lies in a vein averag-
ing from three to twelve feet in thick
ness, and is but ten feet below the sur
face. The commercial value of the dis
covery it is impossible to estimate, but
the output will be very rich.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

European capitalists will build a
cotton factory at Orizaba. NJ exico, to
cot $3,00O,0OO. Its not possibl, that
the capitalists paid close attention to
what was said in the late campaign
regarding the hopelessness of indus
trial matters in Mexico.-Cedar Rap
ids Gazette.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
Six Killed by an Explosion.

Savannah, Ca, Dec. "a special to
the Morning Call says the main boiler
of the Wilcox Lumber company mills at
Seville, Ga, exploded Tuesday morning
about six o'clock, killing one white
employe, o tramp and five negroes.
Everyone at the scene was killed and no
ono left to give the cause or details OF
the accident
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

A medical paper prints statistics
showing that in eight of the largest
southern cities the proportion Of deaths
from consumption among the colored
race, as compared with the total NOR
tally, is more than 80 per cent. great
er than that Of the white population.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15
win Sail for His Post of DUTY

Washington, Dec. 9.-Consul- General
Lee has left Washington for New York
from where he will sail for Cuba. Be-
fore leaving here, he had final con-
ference with the president. The date
Of his departure is not known but 1t Is
understood that he will take the first
available steamer
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

At Harrison, Neb., sympathetic neigh
bors of woman whose husband abused
her ordered the brute to leave town,
which he did, and then she sued tho
good folk for alternating. his affections.
Thereby demonstrating the truth Of
the saying: There is nothing more I'M
certain than O woman's mind"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-15

There is q home for women inebriates
IN Brooklyn, N. Y, kept by woman of
whom the Brooklyn physicians. speak
highly. The patients are not treated
like prisoners, but are amused and en-
tertained in different ways.I going to
the theater and other places; of amuse-
ment.