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The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-31
TERRIBLE WEAPONS.
A PAIR OF THEM WHICH A TRAVEL
Err PICKED Up m PARIS.

That Does Its Deadly Work In Silent
and PerplexiDg Manner.
1.-TWO of the most beautiful and at
the same time murd rous objects hay
ever seen in all my travels picked up
in Paris during my islp there last SUM
mer, F." said J. V. Atkinson of savannah
to friend.
II bought both # them from an old
gunsmith in the Qusrtier Latin. and b.
assured me they w, without doutt.
the only ones in exl-l enco. Is far as hIz
knowledge of death alus instruments
went, aud be also tea me that he had
purchased them Of a. old Spauard who
had spent most Of lis life ia the South
American countries.
Il am sure he must have had them
made TO his especial rider, tar. "a / have
already stated, durias all my travels
have never seen anSfHiug that would ia
any way approach them for Yllaiuous.
murderous purposes.
The first, as you see, looks innocent
enough, and when 4sh Yea what yea
think it is You will ply -
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Notice..

Al persons indebted TO the
.He hum OF H. $. Steward x
son either bY note or account
afe requested 10 settle the
same before Jan. lst, 1907.
After fh3t date all debts VIII
ae Ielt with ia attorney for
collection
EHa Nos l..gt. VIZ
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-31
ALWAYS GRATEFULLY -......sA
z REMEMBERED ! :

Whoever pre-
sents an invalid
friend with Ami
drosis Outfit, may
depend upon a
long life of CRATE
lul acknowledge
me MT for such i'm
parted benehcence
bestowed by the
piVer.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-12-31

Small teuements, close in business section
Tenants with small families wanted ties
d. II. BARTLETT.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
OF Interest to Railway Patrons.

Peter Milroy, VS.. c., NJ s. st. P. Ry
Co., appellant, Delaware district. F.
O'Donnell Judge. Affirmed. Opinion
by Deemer.
This was an action for damages to
plaintiff by reason of being put off q
train. Plaintiff had shipped some
cattle from Hopkinton, Delaware
county to Defiance in She lby county,
and his stock pass entitled him to re-
turn transportation. Upon his re
turn, instead of getting off at Paralta
and taking another train via. Ana
mosa direct to Hopkinton, plaintiff
sought to ride on the main line to Ok
ford Junction, and change cars at
that point, thence to Hopkinton via.
Monticello, little longer route but
could be made in less time. He was
put off the train at Martelle the first
station east of Paralta, when he
boarded westbound passenger back
to Paralta and thence to Hopkinton,
arriving home within few hours of
the time he would have done if per-
mitted to go via Oxford Junction.
The supreme court holds that, since
it was custom for people with such
tickets as he had to go via Oxford
Junction he had right to rely on
that custom as law, and sustains a
judgment of 5000 damages for putting
him off.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

necessary that he should be twenty
one years of age. When the situation
is properly understood l believe the
American people will demand free
silver at the ratio of 16 to L."
And to the needless and absurd
fear of those advocating the gold
standard that the benefits to sick or
disabled members of the order, their
widows or orphans, that these claims
upon the order will be paid in q de-
preciated currency, the PLAIN DEAL
Err can see greater reason to fear
their loss through the inability of the
members of the order to maintain
their standing in the order by the
payment of dues and assessments.
Al d the same facts are true of per-
sous holding policies of life insur-
ance. They are in vastly more dan
ger of loosing all they have paid
through inability to pay their assess
ments. their policies lapsing from in
ability to pay. Here is the danger,
not that they will be paid in the de-
preciated dollars but that through a
money stringency they will be COM
PEELED to forfeit their policies and will
not be paid in any kind of money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

Mr.. John Walden, of Lanesboro,
writing under date of May 10, to the
proprietor of Preston Stock Farm
says: Our mares fooled on time.
think they are two as fine foals as we
have ever had" These foals are by
Bay McGregor out of draft mares.
Probably no stallion can be found
anywhere of any breed capable OF
producing the carriage type from
draft mares equal to Bay McGregor
Preston Times.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
Beware of Continents for Catarrh that
contain Mercurv.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reput-
able physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J.
Cheney 81 Co., Toledo, o.. contains
no mercury, and is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in.
ternally. and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by F. j. Cheney g. Co. Testimonials
free.
Es'Sold by druggists, price 75c. per
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

In 1890 Mr.. Adam Simpson, well
known Miller of Owatonna, Steele
county Minnesota, having become
chilled by attending to some of his
machinery under the mill, had a
creeping paralysis which had gradu-
ally extended from his feet up to his
body until he lost the use of all his
extremities, He was given up by the
best medical talent of the state. They
said he must die. But Mr.. Adam
Simpson is Scotchman and did not
care to pass over the dark river just
at that time. He wanted to wait un-
til the end of this age and so did his
friends.
Mr.. Simpson had pastor, Mr.. L.
T. Nichols who had heard of DIR. Mel
vile q. Keith and this pastor took it
on himself to go and see the doctor
He had talk with him and as a re-
suit, in few days, Mr.. Adam Simp-
son was carried up the office stairs Of
Doctor Keith. 1t took four men tc
carry Mr.. Adam Simpson up those
stairs for Mr.. Simpson is a well form.
ed gentleman.
In the course of few weeks, Mr..
Simpson got better and still grew be-
ter. In short time more, Mr.. Simp.
son took his grip, walked down stairs
boarded the cars and went home te
Owatonna. He did not need anyone
to assist him. He was cured.
On his return home, while walking
up the street he met his old family
doctor who had given him up to die
in his paralyzed condition. The doc
tor protested to be greatly interested
in the case. Mr.. Simpson told the
doctor he would have to throw away
all his poisons and get truth before
he would get his knowledge of how te
cure cases of creeping paralysis.
Then this poison giving doctor wa'
suddenly busy and has not noticed: Mr.
Simpson since. Meantime Mr.. Adau
Simpson is attending to his milling
and makes the best Graham fou
on earth. Doctor Melville G. Keith
uses and advises this flour of graham
when he advises any breadstuffs as /
is made from No. hard Minnesct,
wheat and very different from whea
raised where they have to place tn
super phosphates Oh the soil to get
crop. Mr.. Simpson will answer al
letters and give you additional point
about Dr. Melville G. Keith in regard
to curing many other cases which hat
been given up to die by the doctors
who think they have something of a
reputation in the places where the,
live. You can write to him and b.
sending stamp you will have al
answer by return mali and learn @
many other interesting facts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

C. A. Walsh, Secretary of the Demo
cratic State Committee and leader { 1
the silver forces In Iowa, is easily the
second biggest man in Hawkeyedom
now that it is a foregone conclusion
that the state will go for the white
metal two to one, and the Journal
dominates him for National Commit.
teeman in place of Judas Jersey
Richardson, whose deposition follows
as a matter of course. Allamake e
Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

N. Y. World, April 20. "Monu
mental robbery, Union Pacific looted
of $115,000,O00 in the past twenty
years" Oh no, it wouldn't do for the
government to own the railroads
some one might steal something or
have their vote influenced. Just
think of the amount stolen from the
Post-of1ice department every year.
About year ago letter carrier stole
three cents and went to the 'pen'
for ten or fifteen years.
Some one please reckon up how long
that S115, 100000 steal would send a
dozen men up for on that basis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
Give us an Honest Dollar.

Ine SOl0DuSS continue 10 aGOulZe
over the socalled so cent dollar. They
are reconciled to the 200 cent dollar,
which they make their debtors pay,
who contracted to pay only hun
bred cent dollar. They are delighted
that their bonds and mortgages call
for dollars that will buy twice as much
wheat, cotton, labor or anything else
as the dollars they loaned would buy.
The soul of no miser, SO far as heard
from, is at all disturbed by the size of
the dollar he is going to make the
poor debtors pay, but he is terribly
scared about the SO cent dollar and
he is attempting to protect himself
against such dollar by square lying.
He never, when he talks about so
cent dollar condescends to tell the
truth. Let us test him. He says that
if the minis were opened as they were
from the foundation of the govern
ment until 1878 to the unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver that the
silver dollar thus coined would be
worth only so cents. He then has
the cheek to tell us that the silver
mine owner who has his silver coined
into dollars will get a full one-hund-
red cent dollar for his silver. They
think the people are such fools that
they don't know that the silver mine
owner would not make cent by hav-
ing so cts worth Of silver coined into
the dollar if the dollar was worth
only so cents when coined. They
think the people are such fools that
they cannot see through such bare
faced lying. The goldites either lie
when they say the silver dollar would
be worth only so cents if the minis
were open or they lie when they say
that the silver mine owner-in case
the minis were opened-would get
one hundred cents for silver enough
to make dollar.
The fact is that silver was worth
just as much as gold for 1900
years previous to 1878 at
the ratio fixed by law, and
the repeal of the law allowing silver
to be coined cut off the market and
reduced the price of silver bullion.
Can anybody tell us why restoring
the market by re-enacting the coin
age laws of Jefferson and jackson
would not restore the price. If the
market for coinage for 1000 years kept
silver on par with gold at the ratio
fixed by law, why would not the re.
storation of free coinage restore the
value. The goldites say il
would not, but give no reason. We
say it would, because it did for 1000
years. The way to refute goldbug
lies is to tell them that when the
minis were open to the unlimited
coinage of both metals without dis,
examination we had good times. Since
the minis have been closed to silver
we have had Dad times. We want to
open them again and see if gooC
times will not return. The goldite!
suggest no way of getting good time!
and plenty.of money, except to adhere
to the gold standard and continue to
have less money and harder times
They have tried their experiment of
delnonetizing silver and adopting the
gold standard, and we have misery
Why paw eny attention to the advo
Gates of hard times? Why not repu
diate the great author of hard times
John Sherman himself, and his dis
ciple, William Mckinley, and return
to the coinage laws of the Fathers
which gave us good times?-Silve,
Il Knight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
For Sale. and Rent,

A good business stand in the thriv
ing village of Lime Springs will be
leased FOR series of years. The main
building is 20x65 with store room in
rear, and has well finished living
rooms above. My stock of dry goods,
groceries, notions and general mer.
chandise will be sold with the lease
Store on the principal street in town
and has a paying patronage. For
particulars call upon or address
L. II. BURNS,
If Lime Springs, Iowa
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
A GOOD PRACTICE.
If You Want Good Appetite and
Perfect Digestion.

After each meal dissolve one or two
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in the
mouth and, mingling with the food,
they constitute a perfect digestive,
absolutely safe for the most sensitive
stomach.
They digest the food before it has
time to ferment, thus preventing the
formation of gas and keeping the
blood pure and free from the poison
Gus products of fermented, nalf di.
gested food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make
the complexion clear by keeping the
blood pure.
The increase flesh by digestir G
fleshforming foods.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the
only remedy designed especially for
the cause of stomach troubles and
nothing else.
One disease, one remedy, the sue
cessful physician of today is the spe-
cialist, the successful medicine is the
medicine prepared especially for one
disease.
A whole package taken at one time
would not hurt you, but would simply
be waste of good material.
Over six thousand men and women
in the state OF Michigan alone have
been cured of indigestion and dys.
pepsia by the use of Stuart's Dyspep'
STA Tablets.
Sold by all druggists at SO cents per
package.
Send for free book on stomach dis.
eases to Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
Cured the Headache.

Il was taken with the grip which
left me with bad headache. l was
not relieved by the doctors medicine
and my husband bought me some of
Hoods Pills. took dose ct night
and when l awoke in the morning my
headache was all gone, and could
do nay work as usRal.' Mrs. Henry
Martin, Macksburg, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
Farm for Sale.

Two miles southeast of Lime Sprins,
240 acres all under cultivation. Good
seven room house, new barn 40 by 4S,
granary, com cribs, hog-house, well
and wind mill, with stock and
machinery.
Will sell on easy terms and take
town residence property as part
payment. w. A. Smith,
33 6m. Lime Springs, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ooOoOc0C
B Loss Of opportunity is Lies greatest Z
. loss. Think of suffering with &
J NEURAL-GI J
8 8 10 is s
8 Years Years Years {
4 when the opportunity lies :
8 In bottle of
SST. JACOBS OIL. {
4 IT CURES.
Are You Sick?
IL CURES.
loGCGN0NC0Nf

If SO go to the Lansing, Iowa, Santa
rum and get help. Turkish baths
are given and are good for Pain,
Nervous, Stomach and Kidney troub-
les, Piles, Back-ache and all chronic
diseases. Deafness and Catarrh sue
cessfully treated. Artesian Mineral
water used in bath rooms. Write to
DR.. Davis. 4Gtf
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
Dyspepsia

The explanation is simple. 1t is found in
that impure blood which is contin-
ually feeding the nerves upon refuse
instead Of the elements of strength and
vigor. In such condition opiate and
nerve compounds simply deaden and
f6e mot nue cb aed Bood
natural sleep, perfect digestion, is the
true remedy for all nervous troubles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
ORIGINAL NOTICE

ORIGINAL NOTICE
To Mrs. Minnie Franklin Burnett, L, L. Bur-
nett. her husband. MIS-. Clara f. Mccaul and
G. w. McCaul her husband; Defendants, with
Others:
Yon are hereby notified that there is now
on fill In the office OF the Clerk of the District
Court OF Iowa, in and for Howard county, pc
John j. Mason, late of said county, deceased;
showing that she has Il claim against the estate
Four Thousand Dollars, ana interest thereon
from April 1st 1890, for money belonging TO
plaintiff and misappropriated to the use of said
John j. Mason deceased, in his life time and
asking that said sum be allowed as a claim
against his said estate and as II preferred claim,
and for equitable relief.
Now unless you appear thereto and defend on
OF before noon of the second day of the June
1926 term of said COURT CONNIE ncing June 18TH
lsg6 you your default VIII be entered and decree
GEO. w, ADAMS,
G3t4 Atty. for Plaintiff.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

Hoods sarsaparilla is the one true
blood purifier.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19

People often wonder why their nerves are
so weak; why they get tired SO easily;
why they start at every slight but
sudden sound; why they do not sleep
naturally; why they have frequent
headaches, indigestion and nervous
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09


the Universe.
Peoria. Ill.,, Dec S.-Eighteen cities
have sent representatives 10 the Water
way conference in Peoria Thursday at
ternoon. A full attendance is expected
Berlin. Dec. s.-Herr Ernest Engel, the
German statistician. is dead. He WAS
born at Dresden in 1921, became a direc-
tor OF the bureau of statistics in 1860. and
retired in 1882.
jamestown, n. Y, Dec. s.-The old
Solder Holm block, owned by j. NJ. John
son, burned today. George Killeman. a
lodser, was suffocated and may die. The
loss on the building is $4,000.
Chicago, Dec S.-The chairman Of the
Western Passenger association has grant
ed authority to all the roads in his organ
iZation TO meet the rates made by the
lines of the Central Passenger commit
tee fo-' students returning 10 their homes
for the holidays.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. S.-The owners of
the American schooner James G. Swan.
have lost their case before the United
States district court. and will be compeiI-
ed 10 forfeit the vessel for violating the
sealing laws. The case is already not
Ell one. as it is the first time an American
schooner has been forfeited for illegal
sealing by an American court.
Cincinnati. Ohio. Dec. S.-Judge Buck
walter of the court OF comman pleas.
gave default judgment today TO Irwin,
Green & Co.. brokers of CHICAGO. against
f. l.. Harper, of Fidelity bank fame. for
$461 $685. This sum represents the claim
of the brokers against Harper at the
time his famous wheat dealings with
them were stopped by his failure.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
HOT ROAST FROM MEXICO
Cleveland. Timid and Mercenary; Olney
Cold and Unsvmpathetic

City of Mexico, Dec. S.-There is keen
feeiing OF disappointment here the Presi
dent Cleveland could not see his way TO
recognize the beiligerency of the Cubans.
for Mexican sympathy is undoubtedly
With them and this country and most OF
the Latin-American republics are. with
the possible exception of Chill, ready 10
follow the lead of the great republic. and
today it is said here that Mckinley will
take no more generous attitude
The Mexican Herald saws: president
Cieveland's attitude toward Cuba is an
other instance of let alone-I dare not.
wait upon-l would He shows sympa-
thy for the Cuban patriots. but agrees
that they have abandoned even the pre-
tense Of government In those portions of
the island that they occupy and he con-
tends that the inefficient semhlance of
authority kept by Captain General wev-
Ter is still there is OF a legal and consti-
tulonal government in Cuba. The COM
mercial reason for non-recognition OF the
Cuhabns is shown in his statement that
almost fifty millions Of American capital
Is invested on the island which would
be jeopardized by according helliserent
rights 10 the Cubans. for. as matters now
stand. the damages sustained By Ar,sri-
can investors in Cuba constitute valid
claims against Spain In word there
Is a Gordian knot within reach OF the
president. and he viii not cut II. He Is
plainly controlled by the advice of his
secretary Of state. My. olney. who j. a
cold and calculating lawyer. a man who
has led the president 10 take a stiff and
unsympathe;ic attitude toward the Ar
menisns How much weight such estate
holding interests OF New England have
had in the councils Of the government a.
Washington. one may easily discern, but
the presidents MESSAGE will sui, .hat re-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
PASSING OF THE FAKE AUCTION.
one Kind Of Baslaess That IL Happily ssd
Permanently Suspended.

O0e Hin or BGefhees u nat IN nepptty ss>S
Permanently Suspended
Where has the jewelry suctoneer
cone2 Up TO three years ago there
were at least a dozen places on the
South side where q gsudy display OF
watches, diamonds and revolssrs IN
The windows called attention TO scarce
" less loud auctioneer within. He stood
on an elevation behind the counter: he
had "cappers" both inside and outside
the place, and his sonorous tones were
ringing all the time he watched The
stream OF pzssers-by on THE street and
backed the play" OF the eapperz- He
sold all manner OF watches. and he al
ways got the best o: H."
As rule. says the Chien GO Po<-. these
saIesmen were excellent aucts0nesrs
and knew all the vile< Of their craft.
Up 20 two years ago some Of them
were still running. but they gradually
faded out. and now there Is no. one.
with The trisiay exception Of ssirr-
day night fling in West Madison street
They must do good business. selii5g
quantities OF material a. al errsil>st
price. Bu, there was 81 erd Of all
things IN their iine and The teveiry s1c-
ton has vanished.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
Pressing Ats.

Most students of chemistry have corn
water frozen in the average tesnpers.
ture of a room, but few have ever seen
the ain solidified so fAat 10 could be
handled Ike ice or any other tan8ihls
article. But this has been done By Prof.
James Dewar. of London. The cper~~
ton is carried on through several
stages and with various agents. Gase1
are reduced To liquids under great me-
chanical pressure. then suddenly lib
Grated. Certain gaAses under pressure
give temperature las degrees below
zero, and the evaporation Of thesais one
part Of the process. Pressure OF almost
1000 pounds to the squans inch has been
employed for the gases. The expesi-
ments are enormously expensive with
present appliances and ara of u.s osly
as demonstrations of possibilities With
further research may come more simple
and less costly methods and materials.
The future Of freezing has great PROM
Use and i,s value cannot b essimased.--
n. Y. Ledger.