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Misses and Children
Cans.

We are new showing the most ssl~,s
stock of Misses. ShiidrenAs ara Boyr
Caps n se2stis Here only win yon
rlat The most correct styles AID an I'M
usually large stock 20 select from Wa
have enasavorea this season 20 place
the SWEETEST stock thar couia De found
before ths paHlic. and at popoAar
prizes.
AIisses' ana Chnarexs Tans. fsc. zoe.
fSc.
Shld's 1ft36w Cars. SAc. 80. s. Sl-sa
Leather Tarns. Sc, s. IS. 81
Duck and Lsaea TRszls. with wsxna-
BE cover, $40.
LADIES' Tennis Caps. in eoslege cal
crs, &C.
Boys Golf Cars. sc. SO. sso
Boys Yacht Capa SC.
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The Charity Ball Committee.
T11s ladies % ne committees n charge
% tas CHARITY bail are requested BY Mrs.
A u. prookss 20 un@st this srtsCuoon AZ
o'esock a. ne Chamber OF Commerce.
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MERCHANDISE OF al kinds stored and dis
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warehouse. Negotiable receipts accepta-
bic to local banks as collateral. Low In
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TIME SCHEDULE,
In Effect November goth, 1894

This card subject 10 change without no.
fice.
Through tickets 10 Japan and China via
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
For rates. routes and other informatiou
call on or address
4. A. NADEAU.
General Agent. Seattle.
City Ticket Office. corner Yesier way
and First avenue.
Depot Ticket Office. corner Western
avenue and Columbia street.
A. -. CHARLTON.
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
No. 2ss Morrison street. corner Third.
Portland. Or.
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/. A. NADEAU,
General Agent, Seattle.

Telephone at Depot once, Main IN
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IL p. Benton. Puget Sound Agent. Seat
tie. Yssier xay ara First avenue.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Jackson's Birthday.

We observed some time since in a
great metropoliton Journal an account
of a democratic blowout for January
s, the occasion, it said, being to cele-
brate the birthday of President An
drew jackson. The statement of Jan.
s as the birthday of Jackson, we OBJ
seve going through the country press.
Andrew jackson was born near Cure
tons Pond, Union County, North Caro-
lima, March Is, 1867. The Sth OF
January is noted for the victory OF
Andrew jackson and his Kentucky
riflemen who fought behind fortiflca-
tions mad e from tales of cotton over
the British under Packenham, in the
war of 1912. For the purpose of keep
ing history straight We respectfully
suggest to the big dailies who know
SO little of the history of tho country
that they consult their country ok
changes for facts, assuring them that
if they see II in the PLAIN DEALER it
is SO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
LAUGHTER A DISEASE.

An Actual Case of Man Who Began
Laughing from His Toes Upward.
Do you laugh? Then you have been
attacked by a disease, for laughter is a
disease. This has been proven by nu-
merous cases which have come under
the notice of eminent neurologists.
They have declared even moderate
laughter symptom of nervous hys-
terra.
People have died of laughter. From
Austria comes a curious account of a
man suffering from nervous disease
that manifested itself in paroxysms of
laughter. The patient was 80 years Of
age and had been subject for three years
to fits of laughter, which occurred at
first every two or three months, grad
ually increasing in frequency to dozen
or more day. The attacks occurred
especially between nine o'clock in the
evening and $3.50 o'clock in the morning,
and in greatest frequency between five
and 6:30 o'clock. In the intervals be-
tween the attacks, and Immediately be-
fore and afterward, the man was per-
fectly well. The attacks commenced
from a tickling sensation arising from
the toes of the left foot. The patient
would fall to the ground, where he could
lie down. AT the height of the attack
the patient first smiled and then
laughed aloud without any apparent
cause for the excessive merriment. The
entire act occupied about two minutes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
BATHROOMS A "a MODE.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. George
Gould Have Fine Ones.

Mrs. John Jacob Astor and Mrs. George
Gould Have Fine Ones.
Milady's bathroom has grown to be in
Its luxurious perfection a triumph Of
artistic cleverness, says the New York
Journal. The skill of the architect is
employed for special designs, and there
is no limit to the decorations. Besides
the regular tub, which is beautiful as
ornamental porcelain and silver can
make it, there is a sitz bathtub with
spray and wave attachment and other
apparatus to suit the taste and conven-
ience of the owner. In some instances
the room is lighted by skylight or win
dows Of stained glass in exquisite de-
signs of water nymphs and goddesses.
In many the beautiful works Of art
both in fresco and oil painting and
statuary in marble and bronze, repre-
sent small fortune, and a loan exhibi-
tiom Of these treasures would create a
profound sensation in artistic circles.
With these voluptuous surroundings
end the delicate atmosphere from the
perfumed waters, the whole is less sug-
gestive of the Scriptural injunction
wash and be clean," than "Steep thy
sense in luxury" Not the most eS-
travagant, for where one has plenty Of
money there is no extravaganza in put
ting large sums of it in circulation, but
the one representing the most lavish
expenditure is probably that of Mrs.
John Jacob Astor, while close second
&c fh af nf Nf,c
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
BULL AGAINST RHINocERos.
A Terrific Battle in the Land of tho
Zulus.


When was ON the Zulu frontier,
said a traveller recently, I stopped for
week with a native, a splendid fellow,
who had fine farm. Among other ami
mails he had a young bull, called Hulo,
which he and his children fondly be-
lieved could vanquish any beast on
earth. Hulo was great pet and not In
the least vicious, so was surprised on
the second evening of my stay to see
Hulo shifting the air and paving the
ground in evident rage. 1 was about
to ask what it meant when out of the
forest came an ugly rhinoceros. My
host and hurried for our guns and HUI
10 dashed at the beast with dauntless
courage. A rush, crash, and the bull
was hurled 20 feet. Fortunately the
horn of his enemy had not caught him
and the first rush had taught him les
son. His horns were like sharp swords,
but the hide Of a rhinoceros is remarlc-
ably thick, and the young bull soon
showed signs of fatigue. So he resort
ed to strategy, and lodged behind his
clumsy foe, giving him vicious stabs in
the thighs. This was rapidly weaken
ing the rhinoceros, and just at this time
we found some steel bullets Qeaden bull
lets having no effect on this animaD
and quickly completed the work Hulo
begun. Then the bull stood on the car
caSS and beloved his ioy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
HE HAD BEEN IN PRlso
And Was Not Unjustly Confined,
| Confessed.

H.
The evidence the witness had !
had been very strongly against th<
yer's side of the case, and, lawyer
he was trying his best to break tn
timony, or throw discredit on the
ness, says the Pittsburgh News. h
tried browbeating, but the man ign.
his efforts and in an easy, self
tanned way stuck to his story. He!
cross-questioning him, but with n.
ter success, and he was on the poi
giving up when a chance remarkcs
his ear and riveted his courage.
II gather from what you just
that you have been in prison. Is
Itrue?"
"Yes, sir, I have been in prison. :
Theattorney's eyes snapped and {
tented smile spread over his featuli
he drew a sigh of relief. He proceed
make the most of his triumph, thl
he felt confident that his case was
"The jury will notice that the wi,
confesses having been in prison.
long were you in prison?"
Eighteen months"
"You do not pretend that you
not justly confned?"
mo, sir. Under the circumstan'
presume it was all right"
"Of course the gentlemen Of the
will understand without my callir
tention to it how much value to pla|
the evidence of a man of this kind.
you please state the name Of the
cn?"
Certainly, sir. Andegsonville.n =
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Married.

BARNES JoHN-1n Howard coun-
ty, on Dec. so, 1896, by Rev. l.. S.
Cooley, Mr.. Chas. A. Barnes and
Miss Amy 8. St. John.
WILL1AMs-LEwIs-At Lime Springs,
Dec. 80, 1896, by Rev. r. w.
Hughes, Mr.. John A. Williams and
Miss Ella f. Lewis.
BLAcKBURN-EPps-At the home OF
Elisha Epps, Cresco, Iowa, on Jan.
3, 1897, by Rev. o. H. Holmes. Mr..
VIM. P. Blackburn and Miss Hattie
M. Epps.
The bride is a niece of Elisha Epps,
and was originally from Dubuque.
The groom is resident of Cedar
Rapids, where he is employed as a
baker and candy maker. They may
conclude to make this their future
home, and If SO, will locate here in
the spring.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Highest of all in Leavenng Strength-Latest IT, S. Report
R0%:a!l! g! Rs%asaz RRakiRa
ABSOLUTELY PURE
MARRIAGE in FRANCE.
Does Its Expense Account for the.
crease in Populationf
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Does Its Expense Account for the
crease in Populationf
May not the cost of getting ma
in France act as a check upon mari!
and SO partly account for the shriD
of French population? The othe.
a wedding was thus celebrated by,
to-do middle-class folks in Burgs
end may serve as type. No less
five sumptuous banquets were give
the brides father, namely, two din
two breakfasts and one ballroom
per. At one Of the dinners, to vi
sat down go guests, no less than &c
ties of champagne were drunk, I,
nothing of red wines and liqu
Strange to say, no one seemed AMI
worse.
The respective professions to
and church on different days inv
the hire Of 60 carriages, this cost
FILLING upon the young lady's paa
the entire ceremonial involving ar
lay Of several hundred pounds. {
was the affair less onerous to In
friends and relatives. The ladies'
expected to display new and
ionable toilet upon each separate
sion-banquets, balls, civil and reli.
celebrations.
To the bridegroom fell all kin
expenses, such as fees, gifts to
church and the poor-these, howe
triae compared to the mental
bodily wear and tear Of three days
retual merrymaking; last, but
least, the necessity Of looking pie
When Anglo-mania has altered
this, and Frenchman's wedding
means two or three hours cerem-
only. we may expect the marriage
to go steadily up.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
MESSAGES ALONG THE /
All of Them Went, hut Some Of
Not Intended for Headquarters

All of Them Went, hut Some Of 4
! Not Intended for Headquarters.
During some maneuwers at Alder
10 gain practice in the vedette sy
Iof employing cavalry to watch an
port the movements Of an enemy.
mounted troops employed on the
sion were extended at intervals O.
wide expanse. The major at one
of the line, says the London Teleg,i
had occasion to send q message ii
captain, who was at the opposite e1i
"The enemy are in force In frou
The signal was passed along the
all right till it came to man statt
about midway, who thought At ,s3
private message Of his own, III Z
only for the benefit Of his nedghbl
Have you chaw Of tobacco?"
Unluckily his comrades tho
these words were part Of the ord,
message, and they were passed
man to man till they reached the
tain. The latter was somewhat a
ished at the request, but sent back
answer:
81 don't chew tobacco. but her.
two cigars"
The major found the cigars welc
and as he lighted one sent back tn
swer:
"Who said you did?"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05

Wallace's Farmer and Dairyman is
striving to get on the side of the peo-
pie again. but having betrayed them
in the campaign into the hands OF the
class which has monopoly of money,
transportation, and news, it is un-
worthy OF public trust or confidence.
Milton George is in tie same boat.
They were either fool or knave. aud
we don't believe either is fool.
We note from wedding card from
st. Paul the announcement of the
marriage of Richard H. Boxell and
Nellie Montague, Dec. II, 90, by Rev.
Father Gum at Elma. They will be
at home after Jan'y 1st, 1897, at So
West Congress ST., St. Paul. The
bride is daughter of our esteemed
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Moata-
que OF Lourdcs, q noble womanly
woman.
Although rain was falling and ter
rible roads must be Travelled, eighty
one numbers were sold for the Wood
mems dance on New Years eve. With
favorable weather, they would have
had too big a crowd to accommodate.
1t was tribute to the popularity of
the Woodmen, and their arrangements,
and will doubtless encourage them to
give other dancing parties. Their
wives also served very nice supper
Woodman's Hall.
Clint Sisco, of Cresco, has been
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Potter, the past ek.....Tru-
man Fallgatter of Parker, S. D., is
visiting his grandfather, Truman
Robson, and other relatives during
the holidays. Mrs. G. Foley, of Crane
Creek, died Monday. Dec. 2Sth, aged
100 years. She has been resident of
Howard county for thirty years past,
and was well known to all and loved
by many. The funeral occurred We'd
nesday, at Lourdes. Rev. Nelson
officiating.-Elma News.
When tea parties become vehicles
for the dissemination of neighborhood
scandal it is time they We're super
ceded with the prayer meeting, and
perhaps those who are most bitter in
in their own closet, the remembrance
OF which should make them charitable
toward the supposed faults and short
comings they charge to others. 1t is
possible that the ones they traduce
are not guilty of the indiscretions
charged and are entitled to the charity
of all christian women. At all events,
the PLAIN DEALER will ask evidence
of guilt before pronouncing sentence
of condemnation, and then if guilt is
shown will acquit the accused if peni-
tent. 10 these critics we commend
the lines from Bobby Burns addressed
to the '.Unco-Guid:'
Dye who are sac guild yourself,
Sac pious and sae holy.
Yo've nought to do but mark and tell
Your neebor's fauts and folly!
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Bunco, As it Is Played.
Interchanging honest thought.
Like a thinking people ought,
Makes us wiser all at once


The cloth men are in the county
again. They play the game with the
farmers, with q class of men, who, if
they were to make deal of like mag
nitude as they make with these row.
ing robbers with a man in their own
county whose success depends upon
his integrity, would consult with
friends as to the advisability of the
transaction, But they swallow the
story of the plausible stranger and
are buncoed, after which they come
in and ask the sympathy of the peo-
pie. They are the men who don't
read the newspapers.
Then we have the tree peddler for
some nursery away "deown" east.
Thousands of their nursery stock
comes to to our county annually.
Not one tree in 500 ever comes to
bearing. The worthless character of
the trees purchased convinces men
that one can't grow fruit in this
county, though their next door
neighbor supplies his family with
fruit in abund ance from trees grown
in Iowa. The simple fact is, they
have allowed the tree peddler to
bunco them out of their money for
worthless truck, and their family out
of good fruit.
Then we have the s'snob" who
can't distinguish one tune from
another, who goes into ecstacies over
some troupe from a distance and is
delighted with the most common
place airs. His neighbor as inco m
petent to Judge as himself is enlisted
for the party, and delighted to even
a ball room recognition, he thus
allows the village snob to bunco him.
Then we have scores and scores OF
people who are unable to find on the
shelves of their home merchants
goods which suit them in either
quality or price, and some distant
city gets their order and their money
for substantially the same articles
their home merchant could furnish
at better figures And they are
buncoed into making war on theil
town, its business and its prosperity
| Then we have In every community
mothers and daughters who fall il
love with some waxed mustache or
the face of some worthless stranger
with whom for the daughter an al
lance is sought to ascertain that a
fraud and q scoundrel has been wor
and the daughter buncoed out of her
happiness and her home. And so we
might run through every feature OF
life and home and see how true il
the favorite phrase of Barnum that
"the people like to be humbugged. y
1t is time thrown away to mention to
either of these classes that they are
being imposed upon, buncoed by the
crafty, cruel and unscrupulous, vel
us journalist, one is scarcely ex.
cusable for these reasons not to men
tion and caution against fraud and
imposition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
PROGRAM FOR THE
$500 for s1.oo.

We have at our disposal thirty
copies of the National Recorder,a large,
eight page weekly publication Of
Washington, d. e., devoted exclusive.
ly to information about new ideas,
new inventions, discoveries and pro-
gress in general. Until all have been
disposed of we shall give to each new
subscriber or person renewing his
subscription, both the PLAIN DEALER
and the Recorder one year for $I00
the price of each being $1.00.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Tour Of All Mexico

under escort OF American Tourist AS
sociation. Reau Campbell, Gen'l. Mgr.
January 10, and February 81. Sleep
ing and Dining Cars and specia
baggage cars through all the tour
without change. More miles and days
in Mexico, more cities and towns than
ever offered. Tickets include all eX-
penses, sleeping and dining cars,
hotels. etc. Apply to any ticket agent
ofthe Chicago, Milwaukee Il St. Paul
railway, for further particulars.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Home Seekers Excursion.
Corrected each issue. }

The C. Nj. & st. Paul r. r. Co. will
continue the sale OF round trip tickets
Dates of sale Jan. 9th and 10Th, Feb'y
I'd and 10th, March I'd and 10th and
April 9th and 10th, 1897, two dollars
more than the one way rate. Ask at
ticket office for particulars.
3t M. j. WHITE, Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Notice.

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Alliance Mercantile
Association will be held in the Court
House Tuesday, January 19, 1897, at
10 o'clock, a. m. A. j. Cook,
30w2 Secretary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
What They Were.

"Pillbody hasa good many revolu;
airy ideas in his head"
"Those are not ideas revolving in
body's head. They are wheels."-
di2napolis journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Farm for Sale.

65 acres located 24 miles south of
Cresco. Fair building, good we'll and
cistern, and running water, As acres
pillow land, balance small timber. A
fine location will be sold at q bargain.
For terms and particulars apply to
Martin Moen on the premises or John
Moen, Cresco, Iowa. 2m.t. a. w.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05

I've heard them say the theatd
Is very bad. And that
Is why front seat engage
And wear my largest hat.
-Washington 81,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
No Danger.

Mrs. Featherweight Ito cabma
You are sure you won't run away ,
me?
Cabby-No, mem; I've been mar
these twinty years.-N, Y, Tribun
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
well-Bred Thieves,

A princess, countess. duchess and
the daughter of reigning prince were
among the 1000 thieves. professional
and unprofessional, arrested in Paris
during the first six months Of this year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Light Fingered.

Mrs. Blobbs-A man was here to
who gets living by reading the ha
Mr.. B.-Some swindler, wasn't b
Mrs. B.-Yes; he read the hand
the gas meter.-Up-to-Date.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
For Sale or Rent.

My house and property in New Ore
gon. Title perfect; price right; terms
satisfactory. Enquire of Geo. Bly,, or
of A. j. Mintey, near the premises.
n25w3 G.. S. BLY,.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05

NJANTED-FAITHFU MEN OR WOMEN
w to trayelfor responsible established house
in Iowa. Salary $3.50 and expenses, Position
permanent. Reference. Enclose self-addres-
sed stamped envelope, The National, Star In
Snrauce Bldg, Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05

NX/ANTED-FAlTHFUL MEN OR WOMEN
w to travel for responsible established
house in Iowa. Salary $3.50 and expenses. Po-
sition permanent. Reference. Enclose self
addressedstamped envelope. The National,
Star Insurance Bldg, Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
For Sale.

A small house, story and half and
two lots two blocks from the first
ward school house. limo given Tor
part Of the price, if desired.
II. CroXton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Free Lecture Course.

The second lecture Of this course
will be given in Lyric hall, by DR..
Geo. Kessel at 1880 p. m. on Friday
evening, Jan. Sth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. CSC. 6w26
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
That Lame EncH. can be cured with
ar. Niles NERVE PLASTER. Only Csc.

That Lame Back can be cured with
Dr. Miles NERVE PLASTER. Only 25c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-01-05
Her Philanthropv.

":Who said you did?"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-27
Her Awful Revenge.

The young woman in brown smiled
sweetly at the girl in blue and said:
"Now, of course, you know that Charles
Reginald and l were engaged once. Well,
he was stubborn, and was proud. We
quarreled, and it was just simply impossi-
BILE to make up, so we sent back each 9th
er's letters and quit. 1t had been such Il
romantic affair too. He proposed near a
big rock up on the banks of the Hudson,
no matter where. l was doing something
in water colors then, and he was continu-
ally asking me to make "A picture of that
rock. l promised him that | would and
didn't, and then we quarroled. l got an
invitation to his wedding the other day.
81 suppose you will think that it was
mean, but | couldn't help it. / made an
exquisite water color of that certain rock
up on the Hudson and sent it to the young
couple as wedding present. l saw him
on the street just now, and he looked dag
gers and poniards at me- New York
Herald.