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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
A Puzzled Thought

Prof. Kirkwood had habit in tho
classroom Of doing many things by
signs. If he wished the work erased
from the board he indicated it by sys-
tenn of motions, and so if he wanted a
door opened or closed, or window;
raised or lowered. One spring day he
wanted window lowered. He pointed
out student and then motioned TO the
window. The student did not under
stand, and so he repeated the motions
more vigorously than before. The stu
dent still failing to understand, the
gesticulations became more emphatic.
Finally, thinking that something must
be done, the student rushed to the win
dow and jumped out.-Delawarc Col
lege Review.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
NEW BICYCLE SKATE.

States to admit of the permanency of
the popularity of any form Of roller,
skates.
Not so, however, in England, where
the inventor of the skate claims that
"a skate which is independent alike Of
the fckleness of the climate and the
more or less intermittent enterprise of
the skating rink promoter is long-felt
want" The new appliance, which is
really an adaptation of the principle Of
the cycle to the old-fashioned roller
skates, is furnished with pneumatic,
tires and ball bearings, and twill not be
long in all probability before the slight
cxertion of energy on them over a rea-.
eonably smooth and solid road is still
further reduced by the introduction of
the principle of geared action.
The skates are held to the soles of the
shoes by the ordinary clamp in use on
Ice skates of the club pattern, but have
an ankle support, which is kept in posi-
ton by leather brace lined with lambs
wool and which fits about the calves Of
the legs.
1t is claimed that the skates may be-
safely used in both up and down grades,
and that with practice speed of ten or
twelve miles may be reached on fairly,
good road. Several of the English pa
pers are enthusiastic over the future Of
the road skate, pointing out that in it's
use every muscle of the legs, back, neck
and arms is brought into play. This is
true also of saving wood, an exercise
which has never become national fad.
Anyone who has tried roller skating
can tell you that it is hard work, even
under the most favorable conditions,
ind as far removed from ice skating as
bicyclig is from stair climbing in the
comparative energy employed.
The English road skate is a cumber-.
some thing. The wheels are about four
inches in diameter. The skate may be-
| folded up for travelling.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
CHICAGO CITY TOWER.

property owners urged him to put his
slsyscraper in the center of the city, and
he has yielded to the inducements Of
fered. The location is well suited to
such purpose. The Metropolitan Ele-
waited Railway company will build
station at the entrance of the tower
park, and it is expected to have The
tower finished by next summer.
The tower will be 200 feet higher
than the famous Eiffel tower in Paris,
and will cost in the neighborhood of
100000. Mr.. Proctor said: I'VE ex-
pect to put 35 elevators in our tower.
1t will have seven landings. The lowest
landing will be 225 feet above the
ground. This is about on level with
the top of n 12-story building. This
landing will be 225 feet square and
should accommodate 22,50O people. The
other six landings will hold almost as
many more. The total capacity of tile
city tower will probably range in the
neighborhood of 10000 people.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
OUR COUNTRY IN PERIL.
Old Veterans Rallylng to its Second
Rescue.


Rescue.
An old Union soldier wrote as fol-
lows to Dan Sickles, president of the
Veterans Union League:
'As one who served with Grant
from start to finish respond to your
call to arms. l agree with the call
that the country is again in peril, and
for once shall rally to its rescue. 1t is
in peril from the same gold gang that
depreciates the soldiers. money and
then refused to make his pay equal
to the bondholder's pay. 1t is in
peril from the gold gang that gave
US paupers pension, and refused a
service pension. 1t is in peril from
those gold hordes who resisted the
draft and shot us down along Broad
way in 1864. 1t is in peril from those
who refused to let Mr., Lincoln have
any money in 1861 for less than 26 per
cent. 1t is in'peril from those same
gold chaps who advocate moneyed
aristocracy on the ruins of the repub-
lie. 1t is in peril from those who loot
the treasury in time of peace, and,
when war of ballots is on, pour
their gold into the treasury to hum
bug the voter. 1t is in peril from the
same Wall street that sided with
King George in 1776, jeff Davis in
1861, end which sides with John Bull
today. 1t is in peril from the same
stalwart gold power that wished Lin
coin and Garfield both removed. I"
1t is in peril from those
VINO lmprlson men with
out trial by jury. 1t is in peril from
those who subsidize the executive,
legislative and judicial departments
of government, state and national.
1t is in peril from those who make
the ballot farce, and place property
above human life. 1t is in peril
from those who, in this effort to es-
tablish a gold standard. are overrid-
ing the constitution. 1t is peril from
laws, passed at the instance of the
gold gang, which said laws tend to
concentrate all wealth in the hands
of the few.
"These, my dear general, are few
of the perils from which patriots will
rescue this land by restoring the con-
stitutional standard of 16 to 1.
General, you fooled the boys with
the "bloody shirt" cry from 1865 to
1880. but you and Billy Mckinley
can't do so any longer.
I'VE love Mckinley, but he is in
the fix of old dog Tray. His heart is
with us, but he presented the flag of
truce and surrendered to Wall street
for an office. Had he said like Henry
Clay, II had rather be right than be
president" we would have elected him
on 16 TO ground. But now he can't
get our votes.''
A WOUNDED UNION VETERAN
Buxton, N. D., Aug. 10.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
A Record

In congress shows that on Jan. 25,
1878, both of Iowa's U. S. senators,
Allison and Kirkwood voted for this
resolution introduced by senator
Mathews of Ohio, declaring it the
opinion of the U. s. government to
pay its bonds, principal and interest
IN standard silver dollars:
Resolved, by the senate (the house
representative concurring thereip)
that all bonds of the U. s., issued or
authorized to .be issued under said
acts of congress hereinbefore reclted,
are payable, principal and interest,
at the option of the government of
the United States in silver dollars of
the coinage of the United states con-
tanning 412t grains each of standard
silver; and that to restore to its coin
age such silver coins as q legal ten
der in payment of said bonds, prin-
cipal and interest, is not in violation
of the public faith, nor in deroea-
ton of the rights of the public credit
Or"
The vote stood ayes 40, nays 90,
absent IA. In the house Jan. %, 1878,
the resolution was voted for by VIM.
Mckinley the candidate of the re-
publican party for president. The
vote stood ayes 1S9, nays 70, absent "a.
On the Bland Allison bill shows that
on Nov. 5, 1877, the house passed the
bill restoring the silver dollar to legal
tender and authorizing its free coin
age, the vote stood: ayes 1863, nays "a,
abs ent 8. Among those who voted
for this free coinage bill the names of
VIM. Mckinley and present secretary
of treasury, John G. Carlisle appear.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette aptly says:
1t is in order for Mr.. Mckinley and
supporters to explain wherein he diff
fers from other anarchists" who
vote d with him in favor of free coin
age at that time, and also how it was
that it was right in 1878 to pay govern
ment bonds in standard silver dollars,
aud reputation and dishonor in 1896
The ST. Louis platform under the
manipulation of the eastern goldmen
forced the republican party from its
time honored position on the silver
question to one dramatically opposed
to as late a platform as that of 1892.
No wonder the silver republicans are
mad about it and determind to vote
it down at the polls. Floyd County
Advocate
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Big Silver Cams.

j. U. Slack of Richland townsh hip,
Warren county, Iowa, was in the city
today attending the silver conference.
There has been a great change in
the political situation in our town
ship" said Mr.. Slack to News re
porter. There used to be hardly a
corporal guard in opposition to the
republican ticket-not enough tohold
a caucus-but now full poll of the
township including the town OF Hart
ford, shows clear majority of 81 for
silver, leaving out all doubtful voters
If the silver craze is dying out all
over the country as it is with us Bry-
ans Minority viii be the largest ever
given apresident. "Des Moines News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Farm Lands for Sale.

One farm consisting of 200 acres.
This is situated on the north bank of
the Upper Iowa, 1 J miles from Ches-
ter. Buildings are all modern and
commodious, consisting of an elegant
frame dwelling house erected last
season at cost of $2250; one barn AZ
a30 feet, with 20ft. posts and base
ment; one barn 5Gx32 feet; and all
other farm conveniences including a
wonderful artesian we'll which sends
forth cool, c!ear water with force and
volume sufficient for mill power or
any other purpose TO which it may be
applied.
have also several ether lands for
sale including one forty acre farm in
Chester township; one quarter section
of improved land in Saratoga; two
farms in jamestown, one ia Oak Dale
and several city lots ia Cresco.
For information coil at my law Of
flee or address JOHN NJ. CANNON,
S6tf Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
CHICAGO CITY TOWER.
VIII Be Two Hundred Feet Higher Than
Eiffeps Structure.

Eifeps Structure.
In its vaulting ambition the great
West side of Chicago essays to pierce
the clouds. On the block bounded by
Congress, Harrison, Loomis and Throop
streets D. R. Proctor is going to rear his
Chicago Tower" and from a point
1850 feet from the ground West siders
will actually look down on the rest Of
the city.
For some time Mr.. Proctor has been
trying to secure q site on the lake
front, but without success. West side
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
How Hc Learned,

Teacher-What is the anatomical
name for finger?
Tommy Tucker (raising his handy
I know. It's Jerusalem. I've heard my
papa say it when he hit his finger with
hanmer.--Chicago Tribune.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
The Patient Waiter.

Young Bride (pouting)-Here we
have only been married two days, Clar-
ence, and you're scolding me already!
Husband, know, my dear; but just
think how long U have been waiting for
the chance!-Tit-Bits
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Kings Who NIarried snbiects

Only three English kings after their.
accession to the throne married sub
jects, namely: John, Edward ". and
Henry VIII
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Our nickel coins are really mis-

Our nickel coins are really mis-
named, and should be styled copper
coins. The three cent nickel contains
rs per cent. Of copper and only rs per
cent. of nickel. The ordinary five cent
nickel in common use has the same
proportions of copper and nickel, three
fourths Of the former and oue-fourth
NJ the latter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Slightly Mixed.

a country clergyman recently an
nounced from the pulpit: "a collection
will be taken at the poor for the benefit
Of the door."-Tit-Bits
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
For The Mowe1. County Eai

For the Mower County Fair to be
held at Austin. MINI, excursion
tickets will be sod at one and one
third fare for the round trip August
18th. to 2Sth., inclusive. Good to
return until August 10Th.
Nj. j. WHITE, Agent
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Identity Complete.

Burrows-Did you ever meet man
down there with one leg named Will
son?
burrows (doubtfully)-What was tho
lame of his other lcg?-Washington
Evening Times.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Glass In Geography.

Professor-Now, boys, what is
strait?
Boys Tin chorus) five cards of a
sequence, such as nine, ten, jack, queen
and king!-N. Y. Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
More Sour Grapes.

$50 you feel you cannot marry him ?"
eyes, am fully decided"
"Why, don't you like him?"
"Gh, like him well enough; but I
can't get him to propose. Bay City
Clint
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
He Had Scruplcs.

"Are these incubator chickens, may
! ask?"
Eyes; but they are as good as any
kind"
81 know; but I cannot consistently
eat them. I am president of an orphan
asylum. Chicago Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
Sympathy.

He-I feel like fool tonight.
She--So glad you've recovered
Cleveland News and Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
SDccified.

He-Which did you like best Of my
verses?
She-Why, the one on the first page.
He-Let me see. Which one was
that?
she-Don't you remember? The one
in quotation marks.-Bay City Chat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25
NEW BICYCLE SKATE.
A Pneumatic Device Which Is Very Pop
ular In England.

a Pheumatic DEVICE Which Is Very Pop
ular In England.
Inventive genius in England has
turned Its attention to the perfection of
n road skate, an adaptation of the con-
vention roller skate, which will enable
the skater to skim along over any road
smooth enough for bicycle. Two
years ago the "skaycycle," as it is called,
made Its appearance. It had pneu-
matte tire. The original pattern was in.
troduced in the United States, but has
never been popular, probably on ac-
count of its high price-S25. There is
too much ice skating in the United
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-08-25

Or. Miles Nerve P1assers for Rheumatism.
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ten miles from Paris.
For very misery | sobbed aloud. 1
10 longer knew where L was; nor, had
[ known, had / the strength TO return.
Excitement had carried iHe fur, but at
last / felt the weakness of utter ex-
haustion, and sick and aching craved
only hole in which to lie down and
die. Fortunately at this moment met
the wind, and caught the scent of new
mown hay; and stumbling forward a
few steps made out low building loom
ing through the night. l staggered TO
it, and discovered ,hat it was q shed,
and entering with my hands extended
felt the hay under my feet. With
sob of thanlkfulness | sank down upon
It, but, instead of the soft couch / ex-
pected, fell on the angular body of
man who with savage curse flung me
OFF.
This at another time would have
scared me to death; but I was so far
gone in wretchcdness that 1 felt no
fear and little surprise. | rolled away
without word, and, curling myself up
at q distance Of few feet from my fell
When 1 awoke daylight, though the
sun was not up, was beginning TO creep
into the shed. l turned; every bone
tad ached; l remembered yesterdays
doings, and groaned. Presently the
hay beside me rustled, and over the
shoulder of the mass against which l
lay, made out the face of man. peer
ing at me. 1 felt thrill of fear, and
stared back, spell-bound; had not yet
broken with every habit of suspicion
nor could in moment recollect that I
had nothing but rags to lose. In silence
which neither again broke by so much
as q moment we waited gazing; while
the light in the mean hovel grew and
grew, and minute by minute brought
out more closely the others features.
AT length / knew him, and almost at
the same moment he recognized me and
altering an oath of rage, rose up as if
to spring at my throat. But either be-
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his voice caught my attention in tbs
middle of my lamentations. | listened,
ut first idly, then with my mind. "Oycz!
Oyezi" he cried. "Whereas, some evil
person, having no fear of God or tho
law before his eyes, has impudently,
feloniously and reasonably stolen from
The Palais Royal spaniel, the property
If the queen regents most excellent
najesty-that is to say, that any one"
-rumble--rumble - rumble - here a
passing coach drowned some sen.
fences, and then / caught--"iive hun
dred crowns, the game to be paid by
monseigneur, the bishop of Beauvais
president of the councill"
"And glad to pay it'll" snarled voice
quite close to me. | started and looked
up. Two men were talking at window
above my head.
"Yet it is a high price for a dog" tho
ether snecred.
"But low for n queen. Still, 1t buys
her. And this is Richclieus France!'
"Wasl" the other said, pithily. well
you know the proverbs: "a living dog
is better than q dead lion.'"
aye" his companion rejoined, "bu
/ have fancy that that dogs name i,
spelled neither with an f. for Flore-
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flung myself down and would have
appealed against the sentence, but the
bishop, between rage and discontinue,
was pitiless, and before l could utter
three words dozen officious hands
plucked me up and were thrusting me
to the door. Outside worse things
awaited me. A shower of kicks and
cuffs and blows rained upon me; vain
| ly struggling and shrieking, and seek,
ing still to gam his ear, was hustled
along the passage to the courtyard,
and there dragged amid brutal jeers
and laughter to the fountain, and flung
in. When l scrambled out, they thrust
me back again and again, until trem-
bling with cold and rage l at last
evaded them, only 10 be hunted round
the yard with feathers and brides
that cut like knives, and drew scream
vt every stroke. doubled like hare;
more than once knocked half dozen
men down; but was fast growing ex-
hausted, when some one more prudent
on less cruel than his fellows, opened
the gates and darted into the street.
] was sobbing with rage and pain,
dripping, ragged, and barefoot--some
Rogue had prudently drawn of my
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CTTERING AN OATH OF RAGE ROSE UP.
cause l did not recoil--being too deep.
set in the hay to move-or for some
ether reason, he only shook his claw
like fingers at me, and held off. where
is it, you dog?" he cried, finding his
voice with an effort. Speak, or will
have your throat slit. Speak, do you
hear? What have you done with it?"
lie was the man who had passed the
child to me! watched him heedfully,
and after a moments hesitation told
MIN that it had been taken from me,
and when and where.
And you don't know the man who
took it?" he screamed.
Not from Adam. 1t was dark"
snid.
In his disappointment and rage, II
receiving this answer, thought that
he would fairly fail upon me; but he
only cholted and sworc, and then stood
scowling, the picture of despair; un'
Til, some new thought pricliing him, he
threw up his arms again and cried out
afresh: "Oh mon Dieu. what fool
was!" he screamed: "What cravcr
I was! | had fortune in my hands, III
my hands, fool, and threw il away!"
thought bitterly of my own CASE
was not much afraid of him now; be-
gan to think that L understood him
80 had |, yesterday morning" sad
''Gou are In no worse case than others
Yesterday morning?" he exclaimed
mo, last night. Then, if you like, yol
had. But yesterday morning? For
tune and you, scarecrow! Go hang
YOURSELF"
He looked gloomily at me for a mo-
ment with his arms crossed on his
chest and his face darkly set. Then
"Who are your" he asked, CURLY.
told him. When he learned that tho
rabble that had alarmed him had il
fact been pursuing me, so that his
fright had been grcundless, he broke
into fresh excavations, and those 81
violently that began to feel sort OF
contempt for him, and even plucked uI
spirit to say that he seemed to be il
as evil case as | was.
He looked at me askance. AYE, as il
thiHS oul, TIC suiu a ihhJ' buo sS'
the difference, idiot. You are poor
fool, beaten from pillar to post;
played for great stake. l have lost
have lost" he continued, his voice riG
ing almost to yell, "and we are botl
in the gutter. But if l had won--i
l had won, man"
He did not finish the sentence, ,u
flung himself down on his face in tbC
hay and bit and tore it in his passion
and thought him poor creature for ;
villain. Then the skirt of his coat
curling over rs he groveled and writhed
disclosed something that turned r.
thoughts in another channel. Crushet
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brazier in front of the gloomy rilo
and doubling back, while the air
roared with shouts of warning-I shot
by my pursuers and sped down the mar
row Rue de la Chanssee, with the hue
and cry hard at my heels.
had no plan now-only terror added
wings to my feet; and the end of that
street gained, dartcd blindly down an
other, and yet another, with strainirg
chest and legs that began to fail, and al
ways in my ears the yclls that rose
around me as fresh pursucrs joined in the
chase. Still l kept ahead, was even
gaining; another turn, and with night
thickcning, | might hope to escape,
If could battle those who from time to
timc-but in half-hearted way, not
knowing if l were armed-tried to stop
me or trip me up.
Suddenly turning corner, I had
gained quiet part where blind walls
tined the alleys found man run
ming before me. At the same instant
the posse in pursuit quickcned their
pace in n last effort; in answer put forth
my last strength, and in dozen PAGES
I came up with the man. lie turned to
me, our eyes met; desperate myself, /
read equal terror in his, but before |
could reason on the fact, he bent him
self forward as he ran, and with sir
gular movement flung u parcel he car
ried into my arms, and, wheeling alb
ruptly, plunged into an alley oaa his
| left
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nd stole along a passage seeking the

and stole along passage seeking the
way down.
The passage wos dark, and every
'oard on which stepped shriaked the
alarm. But 1 felt my way to the land'
ing at the head of the stairs, and was
about TO descend when some impulse,
] know not what-perhaps shrinking
from the dark parts below, TO which
l was about to entrust myself--moved
me to open one of the shutters and
peer out.
nnd found myself looking, not into the
garden through which had passed, but
into the one beyond the alley; and there
on scene 80 strange and yet apropos to
my thoughts that paused, gaping.
On q plat Of grass four men were
standing two and two; between them,
with nose appraised and scenting this
way and that, moved beautiful black
nnd-tan spaniel. The eyes of all four
men were riveted to the dog, which, as
/ looked, walked sedatcly first to the
one pair, and then, as il dissatisfied, to
the other pair; and then again stood
midway and suiffed the air. The men
were speaking, but | could not catch
even their voices, and was reduced to
drawing what differences / could from
their appearance.
OF the two farther from me, one was
my rascally bedfellow, the other
crooked villain, almost in rags, with
one leg shorter than the other, yet
face bold and even handsome. OF the
nearer pair, who had their backs TO me,
the shorter, dressed in black, wore an
ordinary aspect; when, however, my
eyes travelled to his companion they
paused. He, it was plain, was the chief
of the party, for he alone was covered;
and, though | could not see his face nor
more of his figure than that he was tall
and of handsome presence, 1t CHANGED
that as / looked he raised his hand to
his chin, and | caught the sparkle of q
superb jewel.
That dazzled me, and the presence OF
the dog perpleXed me, and continued
to watch. Presently the great man
! again raised his hand, and this time il