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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
CUTS OFF HIS QUEUE.
Coresn King Orders His Subjects to Do
Likewise.


The steamer Gaelic, from Hong Kono
and Yokohama, the other day, brings
the news that of the many changes in
troduced in quick succession in Corea.
the recent adoption of the western
method of hair dressing has attracted
most attention. The king recently is
sued a proclamation urging the sacri-
ftce of the queues, and set the example
by having his own hair cut, the prince
royal following suit.
The proclamation created consterna.
ton in both official and private circles
Inc minister of education resigned and
retired to his country home when his
protests at the innovation were disre-
garded. Many lesser government Of
hcials also resigned rather than sacri-
fice their locks. The proclamation ex-
cited alarm among the people at large.
but at each of the four gates of the
capital constables are posted to await
the coming of country people to compel
them to submit to the BARRIERS who are
in waiting for their hair. Western hats
and coats are generally adopted by
those who lose their queues.
In the rural districts the Coreans
have broken out into actual rebellion al
the proclamation. Many local govern.
ors have resigned their posts owing to
their unwillingness to cut off their
queues. Several hundred people have
fed to the mountains, and as MANY
more are nnder arms preparing to at
tack the Corean troops.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
BIG CLAIM OF An Ex-coNvc1
Wants the State to Pay % 900 for Service,
Rendered In Prison.

A novel claim has just been filed
with the auditor of public accounts
against the state of Illinois, which the
claims commission will be called to pass
upon. Ezekiel Phillips, of Mattoon, in
the year 1876 murdered Charles Dutch
land. He was tried, found guilty and
sentenced to life sentence at Joliet at
"hard labor" Phillips was afterward
transferred to the southern Illinois
state penitentiary at Chester. In 1883
Gov. Fifer was petitioned to pardon
Phillips, but refused to do so. In
March, 1898, Gov. Altgeld, however, par
doned the man, owing to his age and
feeble state. Phillips is now 6s years
old and lives at Nation, Coles county.
The other day, through his solicitor, he
tiled with the state auditor of public
accounts notice of claim against Hi
nois for the sum of So 400 on account of
services rendered while he (Phillips)
was confined in the penitentiary under
sentence OF the court. Phillips sets up
the claim in his bill for Services rem.
dered" that the court sentenced him to
lrlson at "hard labor for life;" that
when he was transferred to the Chester
prison he was detailed to act as guard
Or gatekeeper, which Office pays $50
per mouth and is filed by appointment
by the state authorities; that he filed
the said position as gatekeeper for Is
years, and is entitled to the sum of
$1,000 for such labor; that the sentence
OF the court was violated, and that by
reason of such violation the services of
claimant should be paid for.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31

the muscles and Levi James was dead.
The bullet had passed entirely through
his body, and blood trickled from
wound in his back where the bullethad
passed out. The old executioner blew
the smoke out of his pistol barrel; then,
placing the weapon in it's scabbard,
walked Off as unconcernedy as If he
had shot tree.
A messenger was dispatched to in
form the waiting wife that all was over.
She came back with her children and
threw herself upon the PROSTATE body
of her husband. weeping most p!aintive-
ly. Then, with an affectionate farewell
kiss to the dead, she departed from
the scene, her clothing soiled with the
blood of the man she had SO faithfully
loved. The dead mans relatives soon
came to claim the body. and took it
away for burial.
The old eXecutioner was afterward
seen sitting upon n rock smoking his
pipe, seemingly Indifferent as to thes sur
roundings.
do you always shoot them through
the heart?" 1 asked him.
NO" he said, in .ery good English.
IF you shoot man through the heart
he may life four, five or ten minutes,
but shoot through the big blood vessel
above the heart, and cut it in two, then
he will die in a minute"
Another Choctaw execution possessed
of some very interesting features oc.
Cured q short time prior to the one
mentioned. Folsom, think, was the
name of the victim. He died like
hero, but there were no such scenes as
attended the shooting of James.
Folsom was a youth of about 20,
handsome, stalwart and brave. He had
been released upon parole Immediately
after beingsentenced to death. He gave
his word that he would be on hand at
The time set for his execution, then
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
The WORLD OF TRADE.


The city of Philadelphia is reported
to have made n profit of nearly 100000
last year from it's gas works.
A lumber trust representing $70,0O0,-
900 capital, has been formed on the
Pacific coast. Prices will be advanced.
French imports for 1895 decreased
152,ooo,ooo francs and exports in-
creased 31O,OOO,OOO francs compared
with 1894.
A sealing expedition is fitting out al
6tonington, Conn.,, the first to go from
there in many years. Where the seal
ers propose to hunt is not given out.
The apple exports of the past year
amounted to 1,467,Os1 barrels, by far
the greatest number of barrels export
ed in any one year.
The Chesapeake oyster beds are rap
idly diminishing in productiveness.
Fifteen years ago they furnished about
100000 bushels of oysters. Tho
product this year will not be more than
100000 bushels.
Starfsh have caused immense dam
age among Connecticut oyster beds
'.iAS Ssoeo'' Ohe grower nus speiltt
$4,000 in the last few months in an eff
fort to check the ravages of the star
fish, but with no perceptible results.
What is believed to be the largest
cargo of live stock ever shipped from
this country was being taken aboard
the Dominion liner Scotsman, at Port
land, Me-, last week, destined for Liv-i
erpool. Itconsisted Of 1900 head of cat
tie and 1000 sheep.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
SILK THREADS.

The business of producing silk may
be prosecuted with success all over the
middle and southern states of this coun-
try.
Superstitious persons say that wart
cut off by tying silk thread round it
and drawing the ends tightly will never
return.
The silk from cocoons containing
male insects is said to be stronger and
better than that from cocoons made by
females.
In the early machines, electricity was
generated by turning a large glass
band or cloth.
The canopy of Nlohammed's tomb
at Mecca is made of the heaviest variety
of black silk manufactured especially
for this purpose.
During the reign of Justinian Thebes,
Corinth and Argos We're the leading.
European centers for the manufacture
of silk.
The silken thread is spun from two
orifices in the nose of the silk worm, the
two threads being united by gelatin-
Gus substance.
Among the spoils taken by Judas
Maccabaeus from the syrians, whom he
defeated in battle in the year 166 B. c.,
was a quantity of silk.
After Napoleon was crowned emperor
his imperial toes became so tender that
he could wear only new silken stock
lngs. He never Wore a pair but three
days, then put on another, the discarded
stockings becoming the perquisite of
his valet.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
THINKS THE. POLE ON LAND.
Opinion of Sergeant Fredericks, of the
Greedy Expedition.


Julius r. Fredericks, who was a SER
'geant in the Greedy expedition that
reached latitude 1924, 1894 miles from
the pole, said the other day that he
thought it was in the bounds of posi-
'bility that Nansen had reached the
north pole, but it was improbable that
he reached it and started on the return
down the east coast of Greenland
Sergt. Fredericks thinks it probable
that the pole is on land. He said:
eve went up the north coast of Green
land while Nansen went up the east
coast, following the course of the
Jeanette expedition. The two courses
converge north of Greenland. When
we We're at our highest latitude we were
on land, and as far as we could see
through glasses we could see only land.
81 am inclined to doubt it, but Nam
sen may have found more open sea-
son than we found, and by means of
dog sledges may have made his way to
the pole. If he did, it seems, as l said.
that he must certainly have started
homeward along the west coast of
Greenland, after taking to the water SO
as to have the advantage of the cur
rentS,'
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31

went about his business as if nothing
unusual had happened, and as if I'M
mindful of the fact that death for him
was not far distant.
The morning of the day for Folsom's
shooting arrived. A large number of
men had gathered at the spot to see the
tragedy enacted. 1t was near a haw-
thorn thicket in the wilds of the Choc-
taw nation, and fully so horses were
hitched to the bushes around the place
where the shooting was to take place.
The hour set for the execution was
ten O'Clock. It was near that time, but
Folsom had not yet put in an appear.
ance. The man who was to play the
leading part in the tragedy was not
there. An incredulous white man, who
did not believe that a mans word could
be sufficiently binding to cause him to
come forth voluntarily to be killed, ex-
pressed some doubt as to the con
demned mans coming at all. His re-
marks were overheard by near rela-
tive of young Folsom, who, with eyes
flashing, answered.:
when a Folsom gives his word he
keeps it. You can count on that. He'll
be here on time"
AS If to prove the truth of the asser-
ton. some one said: 'He has come"
just then young Folsom rode up. Dis
mounting. he hitched his horse to n
hawthorn bush, and then, walking up
to the sheriff, announced that he was
ready. He was permitted to select hi,
own eXccutioner, and named his cousin,
who was present.
Everything being in readiness, Fol-
som took letter from his pocket, tore
off u small piece of the envelope, and
then, buttoning up his coat, pinned this
paper on the outside of his coat i'm
mediately over his heart. This was the
target at which his cousin was to fire.
With hands clasped behind his back,
he stood facing the man he had chosen
to kill him. A sharp report rang out.
The white paper, with bullet hole
in the center, was stained with blood,
and Folsom lay dying. In two minutes
life was extinct. He was murderer,
but his high sense of honor and bravery
almost caused that fact to be forgotten.
His relatives had coffin ready, and
the remains of the young Choctaw were
hauled away for burial. The admiring
spectators mounted their horses and
rode away. They had witnessed one of
the coolest end most businesslike
shootings that ever occurred anywhere.
whether prompted by the mandates o!
law or by the anger of man.--Chicago
Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
NOSES OF GREAT MEN.

Mozart had a very large, straight
nose.
The nose of Beethoven was large.
thick and ill-shaped.
Goethe had large Roman nose.
rather more bent than usual in that
type.
Tbs duke of Wellington was blessed
with Roman nose of generous pro-
portions.
Caesar had large Roman nose. 1t
was. in fact, out of proportion with the
rest of his face.
The first duke Of Marlborough had
huge Roman nose, the nose of q mill
tary conqueror.
portrait bust of Hannibal, which
has come down to us from Roman
times, represents him with a strong
Roman nose.
Atilla, the Hun, had nose much
larger than was common among his
people. 1t was, however, of the snub
variety, the nostrils opening directly
forward.
Alexander the Great had straight:
nose. 1t was rather more prominent
than usual, and toward the latter part
of his short life became red from his
diSSipated habits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
IRISH PoETess DEAD.
She Was the Mother of Oscar and WI.
l;o,x, yV;1Ja

SNo was the mother OF Oscar and WI.
liam Wilde.
Lady Jane Francesca Speranza Wilde,
mother of Oscar and "Willic" Wilde,
who has just died, was one of the most
ilustrious Irish women of the day.
Her husband, who died in 1876 was Sir
Robert Wills Wilde, oculist and aurist
to the queen, q great traveller and a
noted physician. She was born Ell
gee, and first attracted attention to her.
self in 1917, when she began to write
patriotic poetry for the Irish Nation,
then conducted by Sir Charles Gavin
Duffy. Under the pen name Of
'Speranza" shewrote verse that thrilled
the hearts of the people. She became
their muse and they learned her ball
lads by heart.
In 1850 an article in the Nation cap
toned "Jacta Allen est" aroused Great
Britain to high pitch of excitement.
1t was declared revolutionary by the
government, and the editor was arrest
ed and tried for the publication of Sc
ditious matter. The charge was
brought home to Sir Charles with em-
phasis when the case was momentarily
delayed by the fainting of a young lady
in the court. This was "Speranza."
She had written the article, but her
name did not appear in the evidence.
In 1851 Miss Elgee married Mr.. Wilde.
They spent the honeymoon in Paris,
and on their return to London her
drawing-room became one of the noted
features of the social life of the metrop-
oils. During her married life and after
the death of her husband she continued
to write, and her books, original and
translated, are many. She will be
chiefly remembered for her Irish poetry
and for her works on Celtic folk lore.
OF those on the latter subject ancient
Legends and Superstitions of Ireland
and ancient Cures and Charms" are
classic.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31

was along the muddy roads through
Poteau bottom, through dense forests
of pecan, walnut and oak. At Scully-
vile we were joined by the Indian
sheriff, who is eX-olficio "lord high ex-
ecutioner."
1t was about ten o'clock in the morn.
ing of our second day out when We
visited the Indian courthouse and Jail,
rude log structure built on the style
OF most of the storehouses and better
class of Indian Territory dwellings,.
Levi James, the unfortunate man whose
death we were soon to witness, was
seated on bench in the building, with
his weeping wife and two little children
by his side. He was full-blooded
Choctaw, about rs years of age, with a
fair education. He belonged to one of
the best families of the tribe. He had
killed another Indian while drunk, and
without cause or provocation. His VIC
tim belonged to an influential Choctaw
family, who had prosecuted the case
against James very zealously. Efforts
were made for q ccmmutation of SEN
tence, but without success. Family in.
fluence might have secured executive
clemency, but under Indian laws nc
pardoning power is vested in the chief
or governor of tribe, the courts alone
having the power to impose penalty
or grant n pardon.
After sentence of death had been
passed upon him, the Indian convict
was released upon his own recognizance
until n few days before the time set
for his death, when he was placed in
Jail to prepare himself to meetthe Great
Spirit. He had made no effort during
his liberty to flee the country or Ego on
the scout" as lodging the officers of the
law is called in the Indian Territory.
An Indian missionary prayed awhile
in the Jail with the condemned man,
and then went his way. James, who
was cripple, was assisted into the open
woods behind the jan, blanket was
spread upon the ground, and he took his
seat upon it. His wife stood near, her
baby III her arms, and a four-year-old
boy by her side. The executioner Sc
lected by the sheriff was an aged In
dian who had acted in that capacity
for 40 years and had grown gray in his
cory work. When he stepped out in
front of the man to be shot and drew
his pistol the heartbroken wife weptas
few Indians ever weep. Kneeling be-
side her condemned husband, she was
soon clasped in his arms for the last
time in life. The two little children,
without realizing the awful situation,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
PICKED UP IN LONDON.

seidiitz must not be made too strong
in England. A druggist has just been
fined for overdosing the people of
Brentford.
Sam Cliffe, the last survivor of the
once fashionable running footmen,
died recently in London at the age of
90. Fifty-four of his descendants saw
him buried.
London had 4,s45 fire alarms last year.
There was an increase of more than
1000 fires over the average of the last
ten years, and of 223 over any previous
year.
During 1885 the London mint struck
off 7s,s45,295 coins, about 100000
more than in 1894. The value of the
gold coins was e3,592,625; of the sill
yer coins, e1,196,16s. and of the bronze,
94O,995.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
SHE STOLE THE RIBBON.
But She Was Not Exactly to Blame and
the Public Eorgave Her.

the Public Forgave Her.
People on State street near Madison,
Chicago, were much distracted the
other morning over the behavior of a
young and pretty woman who came out
of a large dry goods store and walked
leisurely south, says the News.
why didn't the foorwalker see her p"
whispered the first woman she met to
her companion.
"That's dandy shoplifter, and no
mistake" newsboy confided to the
crossing policeman, who gasped: "Such
facet" and retired to the patrol box
to look up "Rules for Arrest in the Case
of Young and Pretty Women"
The cause of the connection walked
on daintily with aserene face and bowed
to q couple of acquaintance who
stopped as if paralyzed to watch her re-
treating figure.
When the unconscious lady had
reached Monroe street she saw a nartic-
ular friend whom she fastened to greet
with outstrctched hand. And then she
evidently came near fainting. For
grasped firmly in the gray-gloved hand
she had extended was a large, riotous
bolt of Dresden ribbon, ten yards or
more, of vivid yellows and blues and
Pinks, which made themselves apparent
a block off.
AS the color came back into her
blanched cheeks and recollection to
her absent brain she turned abruptly
and almost ran back to the store from
which she had come. After restoring
her plumber she evidently departed by
rear alley door, as patient waiting
was not rewarded by another sight Of
her startled self.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
Phosphorcscent Dlamond,.

An expert in gems has lately called
attention to property in the diamond
which has not hitherto been fully an.
preciated. Robert Boyle mentions a
diamond that became phosphorescent
simply by the heat of the hand, alb
sorhed light on being held near a can
die, and emitted light on being briskly
rubbed. Observations by Mr.. Kunz,
the gem expert, confirm Boyle's state
ment that diamonds become phosphor-
tscent in the dark after exposure to
sunlight or electric light by being
rubbed on wood. cloth or metal. This
is an important one. us it
will help the non-eXpcrt to distinguish
between the true diamond and other
hard stones, rs well as limitations, mono
of which is said to exhibit this phe-
nomenon
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
OF INTEREST TO THE SOLDIERS.

Part of Dahomey is to be colonized
with Alsatians and Lorrainers who
have served in the French army.
The key of Libby prison and the flag
which fioated over the prison are pre-
served in the Soldiers Memorial hall
at Rutland. Vt.
Cabul. in Afghanistan, has an arms
factory third of a mile long and 200
yards wide, that turns out 10000 cart
ridges and Is rifles daily, aud four
quick-tiring field guns every week.
A massive Quincy granite monument
has been erected over the grave of the
late Gen. Abner Doubleday, at Airing.
ton, by his former comrades of the
First Corps Association, Army of tho,
Potomac. The column is similar to-
that which marks the grave of Gen.
Philip Sheridan
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
IN SCHOOL,.

There Is school with teacher stern,
With lessons long and hard to learn.
A school that Is found in every cline,
And that keeps in session all the time.
Its open doors are free to all,
The black and white, the great and small,
And all must go. the bad and good,
For none could shirk 1t II they would.
And all must study with weary pain.
Old. old lessons over again.
Lessons Of sorrow, OF loss and care,
OF hopeless waiting and despair.
And forever we cannot choose but look
Till death shall close life's lesson-book.
And we see at last, with all made plain,
That our. weary tasks were not in vain.
Doubtless we give some plying thought.
To those who stand with the strife un.
fought.
To those who lift with present pain
Our old, old crosses over again.
Who strive as we strove, for gold and pelf,
Who learn as we learned, each one for him.
self.
For the school shall be taught in the long
years hence,
By the same old dame, Experience.
Detroit Free Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
Body of Murdered Man Found.

st. Louis, March 24.-Tuesday morn
ing the body of a murdered man was
found buried i'll the cellar of the Cleve-
land house. cheap lodging place at
3o7 South Third street. On March II
Tom Reynolds, ii Wabash employe, liv-
ing at 305 South Third street, disap-
peared. James Carroll, Mike Dempsey
and +. Berrigee, who resided at 3O5
lSouth Third street, have since disap-
peared. 1t is suspected that Reynolds
is the murdered man and that his fellow
boarders know something about his
death
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
Jameson's Hearing Resumed,

London, March 24. = The eXamina
ton of DR.. jameson and his officers was
resumed in the Bow street police court
Tuesday morning. AS upon the pre-
vious arraignment of the raiders, the
courtroom was crowded with aristo-
cratic friends and admirers of the de-
PENDANTS. The testimony of the wit
nesses was of the same character as
that taken OF the former hearings.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
Beat. q Good wife.

Courtship and marriage are recog-
nized targets for witticisms, of which
Mr.. Punch's famous Don't" is un-
doubtedly the most brilliant example
OF happy answer. Most of them are
OF the same cynical character. A care
worn divine is reported to have said,
in reply to the ecstatic declaration Of
an intending benedict that nothing
il the world beats a good wife," "Oh.
yes; q bad husband often does and
vics yersai"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
Transvaal Rushes to Arms.

New York. March pa dispatch to
the World from Cape Town, South AZ
RIGA, says that the Transvaal is being
fortified, the burghers are armed ia
the teeth and other warlilie prepara-
lions are being made. Eight forts are
being built at Pretoria, She capital.
Hostility to Great Britain is openly and
f:"r!v eXnreSSed at Pretoria.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
STARTED A SKELETON FACTORY.
Students Boil tho Bones In an Aristocrst-
ic NeiGhborhood.

~S~>~SAASo AOAS eA0 1Ou6B IN an ArlStOCr0f.
ic Neighborhood.
The attention of the city board of
health of Columbus, o., was called the
other day to a place at the corner of
Washington avenue and Long street,
an aristocratic neighborhood, by very
offensive smell that had been pervading
the vicinity for some days. An investi-
CATION developed the fact that three
medical students had set up skeleton
factory in small way there. They
secured the skeletons from the dissecr-
1ng-room of the college where they are
students and boiled the flesh from them
In an old shed in the rear Of their
boarding place. They had four skele-
tons in the bleaching stage when the
officers called. They We're ordered to
desist from their work.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-03-31
TWO INDIAN EXECUTIONS.
Both Of the Men Kept Their Word
to Come and Die.

EvERAL yearsago
I attended an exc
cution in the Choc !.
taw Nation 80
miles from Fort
Smith, Ark. A de-
scription will give
an idea of how the
work is ordinarily
done. It was a
cold, dreary De-
cember day when
we left for Fort
Smith Our yyay,