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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

The point made by Judge Bell that
cattlemen are as much entitled to q
duty on hides as sheep men are on
wool, is a good one. His presentation
of this to the house punctured COM
pletely the pretense of the advocates
of the Dingley bill that the measure
had been expressly prepared for the
benefit. of the agricultural classes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13
coNvERTsTo koREsHAN FAITH.
Disclosures by Mrs. Parsons In New
Euuland.

H
Disclosures by Mrs. Parsons I'm New
England.
The disclosures made by Mrs. DIR. Par
sons against DIR. C. r. iced, leader of the
Koreshan religious denomination, have
developed the startling fact that the
faith had enrolled among it's believers
a great number of people in eastern
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.
Upon the publication of the sensa-
tional statements made by Dr. Parsons
converts to the Koreshan theory began
to crop up in every town and city in the
section around Amesbury, Mass, and,
from their statements, they, too. have
generally contributed to the common
fund of the faith. Subsequent revela-
tons show that the Koreshan leader
and his aids have a well developed plan
for secsring converts to the faith. Some
of the most enthusiastic believers inthe
faith were sent out as agents to secure
converts in this section. These agents
were magnetic and persuasive takers,
and succeeded in making many converts
to the faith. Their work was particu-
larly successful in the smaller towns.
When convert was secured he would
be induced to give some offering to be
put in the common fund of the creed.
| It is alleged by many of the converts
that the Koreshan agents appeared to
be possessed with hypnotic or some
other power, as it was almost an impos-
sibility to refuse what they asked
Many of these converts are now be-
ginning to realize that they have been
swindled, and, instead of their money
| going into the common fund, it went
into some ones pocket.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

If asked the question "Have you
got stomach?' it would be safe on
general principles, 10 answer Yes. I"
But, if you are SURE of it, that is, if
you ever feel any distress after eating
or any pains of whatever description
in the region of the stomach, you
have got something more than an or
binary stomach; in other words, you
have got a diseased stomach. The
stomach is a powerful muscle, and
the proper remedy for tired muscle
is rest. Try the Shaker Digestive
Cordial, for this product not only
contains digested food, which will
nourish the system without any work
on the part of the diseased organs
but it aids the digestion of other
foods us we'll. You can test its value
in your case for the trifiing sum of
10 cents. Sample bottles at this price
are carried by all druggists.
LAXOL is the best medicine for chill
dren. Doctors recommend it in plac,
of Castor Oil.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

legitimate commercial compensation
'5sr'fhc composition on 80 pages of the
Supreme court docket2
A. Is to answer after looking it
up.)
%. What would you charge page
Tor printing 1000 copies of br eff, the
state to furnish the paper2
A. Dollar and q quarter page for
composition and press word.
@. What would you consider a fair
compensation for composition alone
on blank No. 1?
A. Two dollars. (The state paid
$5O.5s.
@. What would you cansider a fair
commercial compensation for setting
the type on No. 2.
A. Three dollars.
@. What would you consider a fair
price for composition on blank No. 8?
A. One dollar and seventy-five
cents. (The state paid $23.97.)
@. What would you consider a fair
price for the composition on blank
No. 4?
A. Five dollars. (The state paid
$50. 400
Q. Whst would you consider fair
price for composition on blank No. s.?
A. Que dollar and seventy-fve
cents. (The state paid $1l.9l.)
Q. What would you consider fair
commercial compensation for press
work alone in printing 1000 bill heads
with filing on back and quarter size?
A. One dollar and seventy-tive
cents. CThe state paid $l1.)
Q. What is meant by the term
skiver, in speaking of binding ma
terial?
A. That is low grade of s.leep
skin, usually a split sheep skin.
O. Is there different grades of
skiver?
A. There are Nos. /, 2, and 8.
Q. Do you think the use of skiver
complies with the law?
A. No, sir; I do not.
Q. If you were taking contract
for work agreeing to bind in half
sheep would you use any grade of
skiver on the work?
A. No, sir; l would not.
Q. Is volume of the Iowa docu-
ment of 1896 bound in sheep or skiver?
A. should say that was skiver-a
No. skiver, l should say.
Q. What material do you think is
used in binding volume of docu-
ments of 1896?
A. That is sheep skin. It is better
leather than the other. The census
of 1895 is bound in skiver, and poor
quality.
@. At what price would you bind
90 900 copies of the census report OF
Iowa the same style and material as
that used in the sample we sumit?
A. (Will have to take time to look
that up.)
Q. What would you consider fail
compensation for binding the COVER
nor's message IN cloth.
A. l should say 20 cents copy.
Q. What would be fair compen
sation for binding the treasurer Of
states report, report of code com
missioners. Iowa convictions of Grim
inals, report of Agricultural college2
A. Allaverage about 20 cents {
copy.
Q. What would be the price of hor'
ticultural and agricultural reports?
A. Forty-five cents volume.
Q. What would be q fair legitimat,
price for binding the book in muslin
with gilt letters of 400 pages or less?
| A. twenty-five cents.
The binder was thus convicted b,
his own witness, and in convictinl
the binder Mr., Kenyon also incrimi
mated the printer. It is said in behal
of the accused officials that they hav,
done nothing that was not done b,
their predecessors. This is neither
justification nor defense, and grant
ing it it simply establishes that tn
Republican majority In Iowa has des
poiled the taxpayers to reward part
san republican newspaper publisher
for partisan service. Dubuque Tele
graph.
|,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

No one knows just how much the late
Matthias Splittog, an Indian chief, was
worth, but he is supposed to have been
very nearly a millionaire. He was one
of the last of the Wyandotte Indians,
and his wealth was largely in the "un-
earned increment" of lands along the
Kaw river, near Kansas City. For one
piece of property the Missouri Pacific
railroad paid him 100000. He had con-
siderable ingenuity and great apti-
tude for mechanics, and he is said to
have built a small steamboat which
used to ply the Missouri river between
Atchison and Wyandotte. One of Split
tog's peculiarities was that he would
never sell piece of land except for
gold.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

The Fort Dodge Post announces
that the train of Confidence and Pros
perity has at last arrived, but that it
proves to be a train of empties.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13
a Partisan Robbery.

The majority report of the legisla-
tive Investigating committee reveals
that the state has been paying exor-
bitant prices for the work done by
the official binder and printer. The
latter alone, on $S1 1000 worth of work,
made clear profit of 1850, a fact
which suggests that to be the state
printer Of Iowa is as profitable as to
be the owner of a gold mine Cripple
Creek. The printer made enormous
profits by padding tables which the
law, in printers phraseology, REQUIRES
to be "set solid" and by charging for
composition prices largely in excess
of its cost. And the binder rapidly
swelled his bank account by binding
in .'skiver' documents which the law
requires to be bound in half sheep
skin, and by charging rates which in
time would bankrupt Gould, Wander
bilt and Rockefeller combined. Affair
idea of tie rapacity of the binder and
the printer is conveyed by the testi-
mony of p. G. Kenyon, an expert Des
Moines binder who was called before
the committee at the instance of the
state binder. Representative Smith
Of Green county. the republican mem
Der Of the committee who united with
the democratic minority in the re-
port showing why q reform in the
binders and the printers Offices is
absolutely necessary, incorporated
Mr.. Kenyon's testimony in apeech
which he last week delivered in sup
port of the majority report; and the
evidence becomes the more convinc
ing when it is borne in mind that Mr..
Kenyon was subpoenaed on the sug-
gestion of one of the subjects of the
investigation. Here are the very in.
teresting questions and answers:
State your name.
A. P. G. Kenyon.
@. What business or occupation
are you in?
A. / am in the general printing
and binding business.
Q. How long have you been i'll the
printing and binding business?
A. Thirty-fo four years.
@. In your present capacity yor
make estimates on the cost of work
and take contract work?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Under q reasonable construct
+ ion Of the law would you understand
the term blanks to mean such worl
I rs that? Qowa library.)
A. / can hardly say what ! woult
e do IL WINS a state printer, but, as {
1 matter of fact, there are three classes
You have label printing, card print
ing and some would term blanks.
@. Would you consider any of tn
samples in that package to be blank
in the common acceptance of tn
wordf Glue tag.)
A. No, sir, would not
Q. Would you consider the .labe
such as used in Iowa state library a
shown in this sample, a blank9 Glow
I stare iibrary.)
a. No, sir.
Q. What would you consider fai
rare ofcompensation for press worl
alone in printing 1000 postal card
on one side2
a. One dollar and a quarter.
@. What would be your price O.
] 600 postal cards on both sides2
A. One dollar and seventy.fiv
cents for 1000 postal cards on boil
aides and ordinary form,
Q. What would be your charge fol
900 impressions on any of the card
shown in these samples, press worl
: alonef (Blue tag.)
A. Some work could be done al
low as 70 cents, some Of the othe1
tl.2t.
q What would you consider Z
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

Some curious discoveries have been
made by benevolent lady who has
spent a good deal of her time in hos
pitfalls reading aloud to patients in refer
ence to the literary tastes of her audi
tors. 1t seems that most of them pre-
fer newspapers to books, and that a
majority of them take more interest in
politics than in any other department.
One German patient always requested
local news" and when asked what he
meant by this term he replied: "Why,
murders and suicide and them kind O.
things" One morning poor fellow
whose legs had been amputated above
the knee, said: "If you please, ma'am,
I'm tired of politics. Won't ye give us
some bicycle news?"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

little sufferer and tried every remedy we
saw advertised for such cases but got no re-
lief. We began giving DIR. Miles Nervine,
and after taking four bottles she was rum
ming about Us we'll and happy as ever"
DR.. Miles Remedies are sold by ell drug
gists under q positive guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart
and Nerves sent free to all applicants.
DIR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart Ind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13

IIO UIU Ul1 no COUIU
but failed. We called
several physicians but
the spasms continued,
her tongue became
partially paralyzed
and the doctors said
she would never talk
again. Night and day
we watched the poor
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13
Sadie Steward
OF KINGSTON, N. Y.
Cured Of spasms by Or. Miles Nervins.

TAHE many cases Of spasms. st. vitus
dance and epilepsy that DIR. Miles
Restorative Nervine has cured, would
alone give this great remedy wide reputa-
ton. Mrs. Walter A. Steward. 773 Broadway.
Kingston. N. Y, says March 8, 1896: "ln 1898,
while on visit to friends our little girl was
taken with spasms. We fastened home to
our family physician. He did all he could
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-04-13
Had to Travel.

Had to Travel.
Brown : Has Youngblood travelled
much?
Jones-EStensively. He has seen all
the big prize tights.-N. Y. Truth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Easier for Prisoners to Escape

The building OF the Trans-Siberian
railway is causing complete reorgani-
zation of the Russian convict system.
The present rules are that ex!le,i Of
tenders shall be sent to nearer or far
Their parts of Siberia, according to the
article Of the code under which they
were convicted. The appointed place
Of exiles for lighter offenses is nearer
European Russia than for serious
crimes. 1t is not difficult oven now for
offenders who arc courageous enough
and who are provided with means Of
support to make their way secretly
back to Europe or to 60 abroad. The
needful passports and DISCUSSES are
usually procurable. The real utility
Of the Siberian convict system has &C.
pended upon the physical difficulties
If travelling the vast distances back to
civilization. The new reports elimi.
nate these obstacles. 1t is reported
from Moscow that the island Of Sag.
halien will be tho future destination OF
Russian exiles. This island is already
used for the imprisonment Of crimi-
nails of the lowest type.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
piuyxa with triumphant stridr. Il told

piuyxa will, a triumphant stride. y told
Won was going to whip you, sir. For flv'
lon. wears have promised you Il whipping
and now YOU have got it, yo1 son TT E"]ial. >
And Dick putro.l and b)owc' like he had
fought u great battle and whipped tho fight.
Ho Dragged about the performances for Il
week, but it didn't do the boy uuy lasting
good. The whipping r'tnlc just five years
TOO late | never did take much stock N
bad little boys. They are nuisance. not
only ut ho',,c, but abroad. Boys rhyme with
noise md the little rasra's want II gun or
some fir, crackers or 81 drum ar Il tin horn.
It always seemed strnnSo l." me that moth
ers love their boys better than their girls, but
reckon il is right have known boys weo
had no other friend. 'a:h.r loves; his
boys according to their conduct. but It MOTH
cr loves them anyhow.
A swrrt Iii'lr girl Is y treasure in he Tam
ily. She is gerry close kin 10 the angels
Her Waite ranuOt be eA.ilnatt'i III doI(a:s
and cents. If size is seriously sick tho alarm
rarulyZt.s ,.u..H thing about the house. "!
whisper our HnXi'tifs in SUD Nolt"S. We
walk lightly and close thu door gently and
| breathe our prayers silently. II ShA dies
ther. is Al aclln; Void tho world cnn neyt!
FIJI.
What is TIC value :, Il child? When t't
railroad train Kills y man 1hc lawyers s,:t
for his valsir. 1t may BE- Il thousand or ter
thousand or Atty thousand according to hi
cOnsruuance. but that Is nothing when com
! pared with the value Of Il little child. How
rich these mothers ar. rich IN their 2hil
'lren How utterl Y poor when they lose
them. ElhL AEp in Atlanta Constitution.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
expedition and the men were released
upon their recognizances,
A Bad Passenger Wreck.

Fallbrook railway passenger tram
No. /, ran into huge tree, which had
rolled down from the mountain and ont
on the track, Saturday afternoon. at
Woodhouse, Pa. The train WAS round
ing curve and the engineer did not
see the obstruction until he Was upon
it. This engine WAS thrown across the
track and the train rolled down q
twelve feet enbankmeut into the
creek. William A. Hustled, fireman,
was crushed to death. Tho engineer
escaped by jumping. Conductor WIZ
liam Doolittls, Expressman Day, Mail
Agent Donaldson were more or loss
injured. Capt. Hall, of the Christian
Crusaders, had his shoulder broken;
John Halford, OF State Run, received
serious internal injuries; John Mnr-
ray, injured about the legs; Jerry
Shain, track supervisor OF the road,
badly bruised about the body. Harry
! Bloom. of Corning, N. Y. who WAS on
a cot in the baggage car suffering with
rheumatism, wns badly injured.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Three Friends Libelled for Piracy.

The steamer Three Friends was
seized and libelled upon its return
Saturday to Jacksonville, Fla, from
towing trip down tho coast. The
libel charges piracy, in that Hotch-
kiss gun was mounted on the bow Of
the steamer and WAS fred at Spanish
gunboat at the mouth Of the San Juan
river, while endeavoring to land an
expedition. The name Of the ganboat
is not given. The persons named in
the libel are John O'Br;en, W. I.
Lewis, John Dunn, August Aurin,
Michael Walsh and Ralph D. Payne.
Judge Locke fixed bond at $4,000, which
was Immediately furnished and tho
boat was released upon the special
provision that deputy marshal should
be placed on board and have authority
to take charge of the boat in case an
attempt should be made at any time to
violate tho law.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
An Extraordinary Charge.

Wayland Trask and Alfred H. Ran
kin, composing the firm Of Wayland,
Trask & Co., bankers and brokers,
in New York City, were arrested Fri.
day On charge of grand larceny. The
complainants are Andrew J. Willets u
member of the New York Produce Ex-
change, and S. W. Bowen. Willets
and Bowen are in the produce bust
ness in Brooklyn. The complainants
charge that through series Of promis.
sorry notes the firm of Wayland, Trask
& Co. have swindled them out OF
$4,000. The defendants ailege that
Willets sent through them, in invest.
ments, money that had 'een entrusted
to him. On losing, they soy, he at
tempts to redeem his losses by trying
to force them to pay him money. The
prisoners we're held for examination
on Feb. l5, in 1000 bail each.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Canadian Commissioners Visiting Us,

The two members Of the Canadian
parliament, Messrs. Cartwright aud
Davies, who are in Wash nston III the
interest Ct closer trade relations With
the United States, interviewed num-
Der OF public men Saturday. They
were escorted by Representative HIT,
of Illinois, who introduced them to
the leaders oil both houses. They had
haIf hours talk with Speaker Reed,
which ended with the remark by
Richard Cartwright that 1t seemed to
be the idea OF the people OF each
country that if they could hnild high
tariff wall around their own domains
they would enrich themselves at the
expense OF their neighbors. Speaking
for the new Canadian admin sti Atlca,
be said it vas their hope that the
United States would see that rec'oro.
cal commercial agreement would De'''
eft both peoples.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Shielded With Oh oroform.

A special from atarke, Fla, says:
Mrs. DR.. n. S. Burnham, of Chicago,
committed suicide in the Commercial
hotel some time Monday night. A.
she did not come down to breakfast
Tuesday morning servant was sent TO
call her. No answer was obtained and
the door being locked the girl entered
by the window and found Mrs. Burn
ham dead. An empty chloroform bot
tie stood near. Five letters addressed
to different persons we're on the table.
Two of them were for her husband,
DR.. N. s. Burnham, at Palatka. Mrs:
BurnLam was for some time connected
with the editorial department OF the
Chicago Inter- Ocean, having been N
art critic during the Worlds Fair.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
An Idiot GOaded Info u Crime.

AtBlockton, Ala. Monday afternoon,
Isaac Crecl, half-witted boy, aged Is,
murdered Elijah Pierce, prominent
citizen. The boys aud men of the
pace, it seems, had been n the habit
of teasing Croel by throwing rocks at
him and otherwise making light of
him. Pierce, whils partially lnto1i-
Gated, was ing himself by annoy
ing the hoy, who became enrased
Fearing violence, Pierce drew his
knife, when Creal raised an ak and adj
yanced. Before Pierce could act Creel
struck him in the head with tho ax and
crushed the entire top OF his skull,
causing instant death. The boy was
jailed. Five weeks ago Creel assaulted
and almost killed small boy with al
ak under almost similar circumstances,
but was not punished, because OF hi
mental condition. Pierce leaves q
family.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
No important Changes IN Business Re-
ported.
ORDERS FOR WOODEN GooOS INCREASE.
Wheat Makes an Advance of 3-4c-
Cotton Goes Down to 14c-Spin-
mers' Takings are Small-Increase in
Failures.
Failures.

r. G. Dun 4 C's. weekly review OF
trade says: No important changes in
business appears, but the number OF
manufacturing establishments starting
much exceeds the number of those
stopping dnring the week, and so much
30 that the enrichment Of working
time in many cotton mills, probably,
does not lessen the aggregate produc'
tive force or amount of wages pa'L.
There is distinct increase in ORDERS
for WOODEN goods. some gain III silk
manufacture, waiting condition with
jgain III one branch Of boots an!
shoes, and Indications of better things
coming in the iron aud steel manufac-
ture. All symptoms are favorable in
the money market and large sale OF
securities in connection with the North
ern Pacific and Oregon navigation in
terests to open purchasers will put off
still farther the possibility of gold OK
ports. It is also cheering evidence OF
confidence among European investors.
TO many it is the most pcrplexing OF
current events that wheat does not rise
much, though it has advanced lie for
the week. Atlantic exports have been
only 169G,0lG with -four included,
against /, 965, 456 for the same week last
year, while western receipts have been
only 1,468, 40 bushels, against $780,
4O7 last year. The condition Of the
market is not explained by any special
information, but current prices show
that no great confidence is felt in the
estimates of supplies available for the
rest Of the yea. Cotton fell to TIC,
after the agreement to close Fall River
| and other print cloth works became
known, but recovered the quotations
of week ago, 7.3l, without further
news. Spinners' takinss have been SO
small this year, those OF northern mills,
about 400, 900 less than in 1894 50,
that tho narrowness of dry goods has
considerable weight. Sales OF wool
have been smaller than in five recent
weeks, but in far excess OF the con-
sumption Of all mills for a week, il all
were fully employed. There has been
only slight stiifening in prices, bnt
more foreign wool will be taken and
markets will be stronger, it is believed,
if western holders continue to demand
high prices. More important than
these indications is q little better de-
mand for heavy weight goods, which
has led some Of the smaller mills to
buy wool more freely and thus enabled
a number to start operations.
Failures for the week have been 81
in the United States, against 223 last
year, and 63 in c anada, against 81 last
year.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-02-13
Emperor Toasts the Car,

A dispatch from Berlin, Germany,
says: The Emperor Alexander Regi-
ment, so named for the late car of
Russia, paraded in the Lutgarton,
Thursday, and received ribbons which
Car Nicholas had sent to decorate the
standards. The parade was attended
by Emperor William and d number Of
high officials. Later luncheon was
given by the officers Of the regiment.
The emperor was present and pro-
posed q toast in honor of the car. He
begged the messenger who mad brought
the Czar's gift to Berlin to convey his
thanks to his majesty. He recalled
the brotherhood of arms of the Rus
sian and German armies, and referred
to the czar heading at Breslau recently
the regiment whose name would ever
be symbol of tho relations between
their respective ancestors.