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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

The bell of the Maternity home
Changed sharply a week after Thanks
giving day of 1895. s
A trim matron, in blue seersuckg-
gown and neat, white apron, answered
the bell. The visitor, showing her "a
slip Of newspaper and card, asked to
see Ida.
The nurse glanced inquiringly at the
visitor and the card and then read the
slip that said: housewives who will
take women with infants for general
homework can be supplied by applying
to the Children's Aid society"
The matron said there was colored
woman there named Ida, and that she
could be seen.
The maternity ward was clean and
bare except for the long rows of iron
bedsteads. In these beds lay women
and girls. There were young slips of
girls, young women, and middle-aged
faces here and there Faces lined and
scanned with trouble, poverty, hard
| workand care. Sad faces, bad faces, bold
faces, scared, white despairing faces OF
| young girls, ashamed OF the tiny bum
dies beside them.
But the dusly face Of Ida, with its
mournful eyes and patient mouth, was
not easily forgotten.
Her emaciated form lay immovable
| upon the cot and a tiny bundle, wrapped
i'm coarse flannel blanket, lay beside
her. When the blanket was pulled
aside, the con tents proved to be small,
wriggling study in ma hogany.
That it had been study to Ida, one
could see by the loving but troubled
| glance she gave it,.
At first she was reticent and shy, but
after while the story came out. Ida
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
There Is NO Excuse.

@If you want to receive the Twice-a
yeek Plain Dealer for one year you
y: have it whether you have the
pey to spare or not. Get us four
Fly subscribers at $1.O0 each and
\ will send yours free. tt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
For Sale.

q I will sell my abstract, real estate
Md Insurance Business. Good oppor-
Mnity for some young man; can give
5pod reasons for wanting to sell. For
19rms apply to L. r. THOMPSON,
Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

Farmer Oatcake (sternly)-What do
you mean by hanging round my tur-
key roost at this time of night?
Mose-Bress my soul! Am dat yo',
Mr.. Oatcalte? I was guardin' de place,
sab; l was guardin' it! There's good
many thievin' niggahs around about
Thanksgivin' time.-Texns Siftings.
What stops Neuralgia? Or. Miles Pain Pills
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

AND IA1DIT DOWN BETWEEN THENI.
on this day, and always. What
more welcome and precious gift could
have come to us than this? God grant
that she may be the ca use of thankful
ness to many as the years go on
And happy Margaret gently pressed
his hand as her eyes turned toward their
baby daughter with love and thankful
ness.
Twenty-four years la ter this precious
little Thanksgiving bundle hadunfolded
and become to the social world Miss
Margaret Stanhope, a lovely and Iowa
Bile, helpful member of society.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
Tho Eest OF All.

HERBERT like Thanksgiving dinner
the best of any in the year.
Aunt Jane-How is that?
Herbert-Because it is so good that
never want the dessert first.-Truth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

N1yANTED-FAI THFuL MEN OR WOMEN
w to travel for responsible established
house in iD~a. SALARY $3.50 and expenses. Pc
slran permanent. References. Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope. The National,
S,ar Insurance Bldg., Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

! ''a'AY 4 ?!'lg''lll'S
Cash Store,
81
For % lbs, Light Brown Sugar.
soc
For pair Ladies Buckle Arctics
81
For one pair Mems Buckle Arctics
CSC
For s bars Santa claus Soap,
SOC
For One Pair 1O-4 Bed Blankets
worth zoe.
$1,1O
For One Palr ILL Bed Blankets
worth $3.50.
81
for 81 pounds Granulated Sugar.
for 1-pound package MINK or
AAA.ACoffee'
SOC
For Mems Fleece lined Underwear
worth Use
Acc
For Mems Camel Hair Underwear
wolth 6Oc.
Soc
for one gallon Best Sorghum.
15c
for one gallon Best Cider Vinegar.
35c
For Ladies' Ribbed Jersey Under.
wear worth sec.
CSC per yard
For 3S-inch Nouelty Dress Goods
worth 35c.
SOC per yard
For 46-ineh Atwood Serge worth
Use.
81 per yard
For Novelty and Boucle Dress
Goods, Latest Styles, worth S1.25.
25c
for one pound good uncolored Ja-
pan Tea.
sc
for one pound Best Rice.
1Oc
For One Box of Ice Wool. full
weight.
zoe
For One PAR Ladies Fine Black
Wool Hose.
zoe
For 1 Pound Battle Ak Tobacco,
&c
for one pound Paper Corn Starch.
25c
Tor one gallon Honey Drips Syrup
for 10 pounds Best Oatmeal.
~ Highest Market Price Paid
for Eggs. Bring them to usi
|
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
EatttersO1Qs {,
Third Annual Holiday Discount

From Nov. IL, to Jan. z, our eabi-
nets (either Aristo or Platino) for $3.50
IA dozen. This is no cheap work bat
regular $500 and So. so grades. [
regulate my own prices regardless of
other gallerys and after Jan. /. prices
will be as usual. Every print guaran-
teed. A. II. SCHAFER.
Over Amundson & Lofthus.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

Behold the garnered treasures of the fieldi
All promises of April are fulfilled:
The earth exhausted with its bounteous
AS some brown Samson suddenly DER
willed,
shorn of its flowing locks all nerveless
A helpless subject to the low ring skies.
From distant fields come lowing herds OF
To lie at ease beside the bursting rick,
Content to know, with reason wond' rous
If fast or slow the clock of Nature tick,
That shelter, food and drink in plenty
wait
To cheer their stay within the farnyard
gate
What though old Winter rouses in the
north,
Who fears him now that Plenty reigns
: supreme?
The honest yeomen lead their children
forth
To mingle voices with the praiseful
stream,
The prayerful rushes and the chanting
wood,
In grand thanksgiving to the God OF
& good.
Impatient Love, now weary tasks are done,
Trips all as lightly to the honely tune
AS fairies sporting where he brooklets run
Through rose-trees nodding in the month
of June.
Hope long deferred sweet fulfllment
finds,
AS grapes give answer to the bending
vines.
Not rural homes alone to-day are best.
The mother welcomes everywhere her
child,
The wording stands sinner self-con-
fessed
And is again to virtue reconciled.
Thanksgiving for the spirit born OF
Thee,
man of God in blessed Galilee!
From lowly vale and lofty mountain peak
L Still prayer and praise and glad thanks
giving rise;
The strong grow thoughtful Of the poo,
and weak.
The dove Of peace from cot to palace
flies,
While strange, sweetm usic Weakened by
her wings
Thrills every heart till every creature
sings:
The Lord in His temple
Meier ceases givin &,
Sing praise to Him, praise, to Him,
Praise and THANKSGIVING.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
Thanksgiving Menu.


While some will dine on turkey fine,
Their heartfelt thanks expressing.
Alas! few will have TO do
With crow and chestnut dressing.
N. Y. Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24
Noremler Sentiment.

In blessings shared with humble lots
The truest Joys we trace:
Who gives the freest charity
Gives thanks with fairest grace.
Kansas City Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-24

w. b. Oustey, ID y. s., in Cresco
LIST to 10th All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15
ARMS AND ENLisTmENrS rok crB.

ARMS md ENLiSTMENTS FOR CfrBA.
Reported preparations for shipping
arms and ammunition to the Cuban in
SurgentS aud of the enlistment of men
at various points to join the insurgent
forces are the indications of Il marked
revival of popular interest in the cause
of Cuban liberty. Sympathy with that
cause has, indeed, never abatcd, but
since the uttcrances of the president
and secretary of state the public inter
est regarding Cuba has undoubtedly
been intensified. while Il stimulus has
also been found in the spirit manifested
in congress and i'm the death of the
ablu Cuban leader Antonio Macco. who
is believed, despite Spanish assertions
to the contrary, to have been betrayed
to his death. There can be no doubt
that this circumstance has made IA
strong impression upon the American
people and persuaded many that the
time is ripe for some decisive action
on the part of this government. The
feeling of resentment toward the Span
ish for the killing of Maceo may not
he quite reasonable, but none the less
it is natural and it is taking express
sion in more vigorous efforts to aid
the Cuban cause.
This manifestation will necessitatc
increased vigilance on the part of the
federal authorities to prevent viola
tions of our neutrality laws the scope
of which should be now well under
stood 10y everybody. This government
is bound to put stop to expeditions
with hostile purpose toward the Span
ish government Its duty is to prevent
organized bodies of armed men from
leaving this country to join the insur-
gents. But according TO the attor-
ney generals Interpretation of the
law the government is not
called upon to interfere with the
sale ana delivery of arms and
ammunition To the Insurgents, as m
ordinary commercial transaction. Ii has
always been held that our citizens have
the right to sell such articles ana ship
them wherever they please. jefferson
stated this in 1893 and the right has
been reasserted many times since The
fact therefore, that Il ship loads with
arms ana ammunition for the insurgents
Is in itself no offenSe TO our laws or to
International law. 1t is only when in
connection with such shipment of muni-
tionS of war there is taken on an organ
lied force, otiicercd and equipped for
warike purpose, that the government
can properly detain such vessel.
With regard to enllsting men to join
the insurgents, the law makes it Grim
inal offense for any person within the
United States to begin or set on foot or
provide means for any military expedi-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

tlon or enterprise To hc carried on from
thence against any foreign state with
which the United States Is at peace"
but 1t Is question whether this would
apply to the simple act of men enrolling
themselves to 20 to cuba, even with the
avowcd intention Of cnlstng when they
got there, provided that .thrrc was no
military organization among them. The
departure from our shores for cuba Of
u body of uuarmrd ana unorgauizcd
men could not fairly bn regarded as Il
military expedition. though 1t should be
well known to bc the intention of the
men to enlist with the Insurgents when
they got there. The courts have defined
a military expedition as a force equipped
with arms, oilrorcd and organized. 1t
would seem, therefore, that the simple
act Of an individual enrolling himself to
90 to cuba and join the Insurgents
would b. no offonsc against the law.
On the other hand those who set ON foot
or provide means for such cnliSmcnts
may bc amcnablc TO the law.
These fresh demonstrations in behalf
of the Cubans can hardly fail to aggra-
waite popular feeling in Spain against
the United states, but they ought not to
disturb the friendly relations between
The governments. II Is undoubtedly safe
to say that they win not affect the at
tltudc of the present administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15
1mosr MoprL NrunAsi>A FARMS.

Denver News. Tho action Of the Burling-
ton road TN establishing "mudc farms" along
IT'S line In Kansas aud Nebraska IL TO be
commended Penetrating as 1t does a rich
and productive agricultural section, the
burlington is vastly Interested In successful
farming and such establishments as It has
projected viii pJoyV a living demonstration OF
what good mlungcmcnt and good Judgment
can accomplish even In season OF drouth
and low prices
Philadelphia Record The burlington
Railroad company, which has established
ilyc model farms, or agricultural experiment
stations In Kansas aud Nebraska, Is about
60 start a number of others In the snmc
states IN the hope that the increased freight
tCe from the larger crops will more than re-
pay the outlay. Heretofore such work has
been left to the state, In taking It in hand
themselves the railway officials have shown
foresight which should bring generous re-
turns.
Denver Republican; The burlington Rail-
road company has entered upon q peculiar
venture In establishing experimental farms
in Kansas and Nebraska, But 10 is o wisa
move, aud it may be expected to rpsuit bcue-
hCially to tn, farming regions through which
the Burlington runs There are many iU-
tCrcIunE problems connected with agriculture
In the arid aud sCwl-arid region aud they
have by no means all been worked ont. Tho
men i'm charge OF these experimental farms
may bo able to do much 20 Increase luowl-
edge In regard to the methods which should
be adopted by the agrirulturists In the
country lying between the mountains and
tho Missouri river.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15
srGAn lNprsrRY IN GERMANY.
Gigantic Syndicate Hcing Formed to
Regulate Prices.

Gigantic Syndicate Bcinw Formed to
Regulate Prices.
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-Unless r"licr can
soon be had from tho Reichstag the entire
sugar industry of Germany is likely to be
organized for eelf-protection in 8 gigantic
syndicate or trust. with the purpose of regu-
latng production and conti0iliug prices.
This is the view of United States Consul
Mason at Frankfort, set out in an elaborate
report to the State department on the present
state of the sugar industry in Germany.
Only last May law was enacted to help
ont the sugar growers and makers, as this
is now the only remaining field of profit for
the German farmer. The act was passed
at the demand OF the agrarian party yet
the Reichstag "to rescue the sugar producing
interests from the consequences Of the very
act passed for its salvation" and which have
presented themselves promptly and in most
serious form
Mr.. Mason tells how the act has failed
and, instead Of limiting production, has had
the very opposite effect The Increase of the
exports bounty has also reduced the price of
sugar in foreign markets and the German
farmer receives no more than he did before
the increase, while the government loses
heavily. Then. too. France and other
European nations have responded by an in
crease of their export duties, which charge
in a measure neutralZes the benefits Of the
German increase, and altogether the situa-
tiOn far as the sugar interests are con-
corned is as bad as il could be-
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15
MUNICIPAL FRANCHISES.
Some Figures showing Yhcir Money
Making value.
Ntvv Yprls


The first arnual report of the street car
combination known as the Union Traction
Company Of Philadelphia gives a striking
illustration Of the value of such municipal
franchises as are reCllessly thrown away
In New York.
President Welsh asserts that the combira-
tion pays directly or indirectly" to the
city oad state sa n consideration for T..
rIGnchises %l,Gio,0oO per Grnum, or about
l5 per cent Of It's gross receipts. Yet after
all expenditures, including the usual naCes-
a3ry ana unnecessary fixed charges. have
been deducted it reports net profits for the
year OF 81 ,i90, iiS
OF course this sum. large as ii Is, does not
represent the total profits Of the prGmoters.
In every such enterprise as this. managed
by methods of speculative consolidation. I
large part Of the profits generally goes for
what are practically "raEe-Ofts," though /;
may not be polite to term them so. But
leaving out of consideration stock Watering
and other franCicrng devices which make
i, difficult to tell what the face Of an an
nual showing really means, it appears here
that these Philadelphia franchsJg owneG
by q single company, yield nearly a million
and half ret after over a million and d
half hGs been paid directly ana indirectly
to the city and state.
How much longer will sane and responsible
communities allow such immensely valuable
privileges to be traded away for song?
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

Chicago Chronicle: There promises to be
a scandal in the Venezuelan boundary bust
ness. All the dirty linen will be washed
ana hung upon the Schomburgk line.
New York Tribune: Venezuela can have
no worse enemy than a man WHO would
stand in the way Of her acceptance Of the
arrangement made with Great Britain in hcr
behalf by the United States.
Globe-Denocrat: Venezuela viii make a
serious mistake if she refuses to abide by
the boundary treaty that the United state.
has negotiated in her interest. II insurcs
her a chance to prove that she is right ana
If She rejects it the inference viii be that
she is afraid, after all, to put her claims
10 fair and square test
Chicago Tribune: dispatch from Caracas
states that, owing to the pressure of public
sentiment, Venezuela, after already having
given her consent TO the arrangements be-
tween Secretary Olney and Lord Salisbury
FOR the settlement Of the dispute between
this country and Great Br.ian, has with
drawn it. The government does not seem 10
have been abla to stem the tide OF popular
opinion, or was afraid Of its own existence If
it should oppose it. If the Venezuela hot
heads have really done what is charged,
thus forcing the United states 10 drop out.
hey will find that their latter end Is worse
.han the first. ind that they Will ccme out
even worse of nan when they went into the
struggle
Chicago Record: But should Venezuela
refuse its assent to the arrangement cf-
fected for it in a friendly spirit and by a
friendly power this government win then
be in a position TO wash its hands OF the
affair, leaving England TO bring Venezuela
to terms as bCst she may, always provided
that as a result OF her contest she shall not
enlarge her territory in South America or
elsewhere on the American continent Il
England chooses in that event to oYerrun
Venezuela and force the latter to pay her an
indemnity the latter country can have only
herself to blame. That is the case In q
nutshell, and the sooner Venezuela under
stands its Significance the better for all
concerned.
Philadelphia Ledger: 1t would be a great
misfortune ii Venezuelan politicians who are
plotting TO overthrow Crespo should be able
10 organize successful opposition to the
treaty on sentimental and unsubstantial
grounds The clause in the proposed treaty
fixing fifty years undlsturbed possession as
sufficient TO quiet the title TO lands claimed
by Great Britain or Venezuela Is furiously
assalled by Michelena as "inimical TO
Venezuea;" but this has been regarded by
our State department as equitable. As
Secretary Olney put II, the negotiations
provide for a full arbitration OF the whole
controversy upon bases alike just and hon
orable to both the countries" Venezuela
should agree with her adversary quickly II
she rejects the treaty, this government viii
be SLOW In assisting such capricious
neighbor again.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

Senator PETER is not having things
all his own way down In Kansas not
wthstanding the fact that the state
went for the populSt ticket at the last
election. The senator is very much
exercised over the possibility that the
new legislature may forget to re-elcc'
him as its representative ut Washing
ton. 1t would be pity to deprive tha
senate of those picturesque Peffcran
whisllers just when the public is be
ginning to get accustomed 70 them.
by basing his pea for reelection on
these grounds the senator ought TO De
able TO touch the hcart-Strings of the
most obdurate Kansas pOpulist.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

Now NUIE NOITU.
In the present senate there are thirty
nine democrats and six populists. In the
next senate there will be thirty-two demo-
Gratis and nine populists. This is simply
the face of the figures, and does not take
into account the division of the thirty-two
democrats on the money question
The democrats lost seven senators and the
populsts gained three as result OF the
fusion adventure with free silver And this
is only one small part of that extremely
good bargain for the populists and extremely
bad hargain for the democrats.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

Louisville Couror-Journul
The silver democrats pretend to scoT in
fine scorn al the insignificant number OF
the sound money democrats, disddining, they
assert. to take serious notice of a party
which cast less than 5000 votes for Palmer
in Kentucky and lcss than $50 600 for him
in the union. nut are they willing to make
their future calculations on the basis OF
those figures? They know perfectly well
that the sound money democrats cast nearer
50 600 votes than 5000 in Kentucky and
nearer 100000 than 10000 in the union,
and any future program which they make
without taking into account those votes
won't be worth the trouble of making.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15
CARLISLE ON GOLD CERTIFICATES.
Secretary Not Inclined To Order Their
ISSuc nt Present.

Secretary Not Inclined to Order Their
Issue at Present.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1i-Secretary Car
Isle has written a letter in reply to one on
behalf of the Boston banks asking for the
issue of gold certificates under the authority
granted in section 10 of the act of July II,
1882. The secretary says: Il am not yet pre-
pared to give the necessary order. After the
issue of such certificates has been stopped
it is not certain that the secretary of the
treasury, and particularly in view of exist
ing conditions. would be justified in resum-
ing their reissue II has been the expert
ence Of the department in the past that the
normal increase OF the gold reserve caused
by the exchange of paper currency for gold
Is checked by the issue Of gold certificates
and, in fact. upon various occasions consiI-
cradle amounts of gold have been Withdrawn
by the prosertatOn of notes for redemption
and Immediately redeposited in exchange for
gold certificates. Moreover the house of
representatives of the Fifty-third congress,
ut its third session. passed bill dscontnu-
ing their issue entirely and ii is the inten-
tion of the department to present the subject
again at a very early date. AS the amount
of the gold reserve is largely delminatod
from time to time by the available amount
of paper in circulation, it seems inaiysablc
at this time especially, to increase the vol
ume Of that currency by the issue OF gold
certificates"
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

County Commissioner Kicrstcnd sug-
gests among other reforms in the direc-
ton of economy the creation of an
office to br known rs the public de.
fender. The public defender would
stand to The INDECENT prisoners accused
of crime in the same relation as the
public prosecutor to public Offenders,
Instead of is now permitting the
judge of the criminal court to assign
one or more attorneys for the defense
of each prisoner who makes affidavit
that hc has no means with which 10
employ one, the Office of public defender
would bp filled either by appointment
on election, ana the duty imposed upon
its incumbent to defend without charge
in all such eases.
That this would allow the public de-
fender fair salary and at the same
time effect Il considerable saving to
the taxpayers admits of 10 doubt. That
it is perfectly feasible has been shown
both 10y experiment elsewhere ANA by
Il practice nearly akin in this county.
For n willie in assigning the defense
of INDECENT prisoners the work was
thrown all 10 one person, and aside
from the complaints OF fayoritism no
particularly bad results were noticed.
The judges to whom the assignment
Of these fnvors falls ought TO be glad
20 get out OF the unpleasant duty, and,
rs for the prisoner, the character and
ability Of his attorney would on the
1,.,,,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-15

The free and unlimited coinage of
cabinet gossip seems to be the order of
the day. week without two or three
new cabinet possibilities would be n
dreary waste in the political hcmi-
sphere. SO prolific are the self-appointed
cabinet makers that they could easily
produce material enough to form Il
dozen cabinets ana have odds and ends
left over TO fill all the vacancies that
might occur for four years to come.
The difficulty which Presdent-elect Me
Ninley must encounter is not whom to
select, but whom TO reject