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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
Died..


MCMILLAN.-At her home in Cresco,
on Thursday, March 4. 1897, Martha
A, wife of James Mcmillan, aged
36 years, months and 90 days.
Martha A. Briefly was born in Phila-
delphia, Penn, Aug. 6, 1860, and
came to Iowa with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Briefly, in 1870. On
February IA, 1884, she was married
to James Mcmillan, and to them five
children have been born, four girls
and baby boy, born Feb. 8, 1897.
She was converted and united with
the Baptist church in 1879. Though a
great sufferer from such complica-
tion of diseases as baffled all efforts of
relief, she was patient and resigned,
giving evidence in her lucid moments
that her mind was stayed on God,
singing snatches of hymns about the
glory beyond and saying near the end
"God knows best, God knows best"
The funeral was held Sunday after.
noon from the Baptist church, Rev. S.
H. Mitchell officiating and preaching
in the theme: ..The sympathy of Christ
with bereaved humanity and His power
over death, founded upon the story of
his weeping over Lazarus. The in
terment was in Oak Lawn cemetery.
The sorrowing relatives have the
sympathy of all in their heavily-felt
bereavement, it being the first death
in the Briefly family for thirty years,
and especially does the sympathy of
our public go out to the bereaved hus-
band and the motherless little ones SO
early bereft of mothers tender care
and watchfulness. s.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
Resolutions of Respect
Pure

ANS0VANVAVAS VI AkVoHCCU
Adopted by Memorial Post, No. 2i6,
Dept. of Iowa, 6. A. R., at a regular
meeting held March 9th, 1897, on the
death OF Comradc James Beveridge,
who died at his home near Cresco,
Iowa, February %, 1897.
WHEREAS, it has pleased the AL
mighty Ruler of the universe to re-
move from our midst Comrade James
Beveridge; and,
WHEREAS, we recognize IN his loss,
the demise of q good citizen, and one
who did his duty always as he found
it; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that his death was un-
timely and his comrades mourn, that
his long and accomplishing suffering,
his patience amid all his trials, only,
served to fit him, where he had scaled
the heights, for that rest and peace,
on the eternal camping ground in the
elysian fields beyond the shining
stars.
RESOLVED, that the Post deeply
sympathlze with the deceased COM
rade's family and tender them the
coincidence of comrades, who touched
elbows with the husband aud father
in life, and know his worth.
RESOLVED, that these resolutions
be spread on the records of this Post,
and that copy be given to the fami-
ly of our deceased comrade, and q
copy to each of the city papers.
j. g. ADAMS,
GEO. WATTS, Com.
NJ. A. TAFT,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
"They Say"

"rlley say''-ah, well, suppose they do;
But can they prove the story true?
Suspicion may arise for nausht
But malice, envy, want Of thought,
Why count yourself among the ''they"
Who whisper. what they dare not say?
"rhcy say" But why tho tale rehearse
And help to make the matter worse:
No good can possibly accrue
From telling what may be untrue;
And is it not noble plan
To speak Of all tho bsstiyou canl
"They say" Well, If 1t should be so,
Why need you tell the tale of woe?
viii it the bitter wrong redress,
Or make one pang Of sorrow less?
VIII it the errlng one restore,
Henceforth to ''go and sin no more?"
'rhey say"-Oh, pause and look within,
See how your heart inclines to sin,
Watch! lest in dark Temptations hour
You, too, sh0ull sink beneath Its power,
Pity the frail, weep DER their fall,
But speak Of good. Tor not ut ah,"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
Now is The Time

to purify your blood with Hoods Sar-
saparilla. March, April, May are try-
ing months of the year. At this sea-
son your blood is loaded with impure
tiles which have accumulated during
the winter, and these impurities
must be Immediately expelled. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the One True Blood
Purifier. 1t is the medicine which
has accomplished many thousands of
remarkable cures of all blood diseas-
es. 1t is what the millions take in
the spring to build up health and
ward off sickness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
Attentlo n, Sons Of Veterans!

All sons of veterans, Of Cresco, and
the surrounding country, are request
ed to meet with members of Memorial
Post, No. ZIG, g. A. r., at their hall,
March Goth, 1897, at s o'clock p. IN.
By order of the Post.
P. j. McCULLow,
Adjutant.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
Home Made Milk Cans

For the next thirty days you can
buy your milk cans for 25 cents from
Miller & Webber. No cheap factory
stock but our own make from good
stock.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-09
Program


Of the concert to be given by the Ex-
celsior Glee Club, assisted by others,
at Ridgeway, Thursday, March 1lth.
under the auspices Of the Ridgeway
Cornet Band, and on Friday, March
10th, at the Morgan Church.
PART l.
t2uartette -. Meuley
COrnet Solo. Observation-Disclosures.
Homer Deane
Messrs. Garrett and Burgess.
Wm. j. Mead.
Solo ana Chorus. us...............C Climb Up Chillen
Miss Mamie Ssco.
Mrs. Price, Messrs. Garret and Burgess.
PART ii.
COrnet SOlO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Homer Deane.
euarteste. Glcs ciSS, jsSest Night Re Calm
'e'' ''''N Wm. j. Mead, -
Cat Duet ........ .........
| Mrs. Price and Miss Webster.
| Solo .......... The Song That Reached My Heart
Mr.. A. Garrett.
Miss lis; Mamie Sisco. .''s - s'A''l
Mrs. Price, Miss Webster, Mr. iys burgess. ss'
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
A Human Bloodhound.

In Abyssinia they have a very pictur-
esque fashion of identifying thieves,
There is an official nominated for the
purpose in each district. Upon receiy-
ing information Of robbery he gives
his confidential servant a dose of certain
herbs, afterward a pipe of tobacco.
The man drinks and then smokes, In
due course he begins to rave and to
crawl about on hands and knees. Then
the thief catcher puts rope about his
loins, and ON all tours he perambulates
the neighborhood, shifting like hound,
enters a house at last and goes to sleep
upon the floor. That is legal evidence
of the owners guilt.
He has to pay the value Of the stolen
goods or to square" the thief catcher,
which, as rule, comes to much the
same thing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
Old Time Servants.

Servants were servants away back in
1865, just as varied, in fact, as the
woman who bossed them, and both
were much as they are in this end Of
the century year. Servants were fined
in those days for each trivial offense.
A penny was thought enough to fine a
servant who left open a door that should
have been closed, and the same fine did
service for missing family prayers or
leaving the beds of the house unmade
later than s o'clock in the morning.
The cook might have a beau, but she
had to pay fine every time he came Of
penny. If such rules were enforced
now, madam would find herself with
out "lady help" in short order. -Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29

Stoves and ranges used at sea have
two peculiarities. One is that the doors
are made to turn down and not to swing
and have fastenings to hold them Sc
curely when they are shut, so that they
can't possibly fly open. The other pc
culiarity is in the rack on top. 1t is ele-
waited four or five inches and runs around
the edge of the stove to keep the pots
and kettles from sliding off.
Some stoves and ranges used afloat
are also provided with crossroads which
run from the fixed rod at the back Of
the stove to the rod in front across the
top Of the pots and kettles and hold
them down and keep them from shift
ing. They are used in very heavy
weather or when the ship is rolling.
For some reason these crossrods are
more used on British than they are on
American ships
When a vessel is in port the front rail
of the rack is usually taken out, and
then the cook has an easy access to the
top of the stove as he would have with
a stove ashore.-New York Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
LACK ORIGINALITY.
why Many Criminals Are Easily Brought
to Justice.

Why Many Criminals Are Easily Brought
to Justice.
Zone reason why detectives appear
to do something miraculous occasional
ly is that there is after all very little
originality in criminals" said one of
Chief Hazen's sleuthhounds recently.
when man sets out to get money
by crooked means, he seldom sits down
and evolves a new plan On the con-
trary, he evidently thinks of the smart
cases he has heard of at different times,
makes up his mind which suits him
best and copies the plan adopted very
closely indeed.
Hence, when the detective sets out,
he has, i'll many instances, quite a
string of presidents to take as guides to
the course the criminal will probably
pursue.
Zone case, years ago, that helped me
immensely in the business, was a forg-
cry. The man had disappeared and left
no clew whatever behind.
81 obtained access to his room and
found that he had developed partial
ity for cutting scraps from newspapers.
There was whole drawerful of these,
and went through them carefully.
"Several had relation to forgery
cases, and one cutting that appeared to
be pretty badly fingered described how
forger had got away in woman's at
tire.
II worked ON the theory that my
bird had flown in this manner and fol-
lowed it up until finally got on the
track and captured the criminal.
"Tho capture was regarded as very
remarkable one, but, as matter Of
fact, the runaway had left for me an
exceedingly valuable clew. If he had
taken the precaution to burn that cut
ting, he might have escaped capture al
together. '-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
"HoM" Used For .sThat."

DIR. Holmes wrote half century ago,
"Don't, let me beg of you-don't say
how for what, and "Please don't
say how for that - is the wall of the
sensitive reader of today. If an Ameri-
can, he is likely to aseribe the reigning
fancy for the sin to Mr.. Howells, who
has taken to it with his usual ferocity,
possibly because long practice on his
own signature makes the adverb easier
for him to write than the conjunction.
Lately the word has begun to infest
the writings Of English politicians, pos
sibly as a result of association with the
Irish members of parliament, for che
said how he was going" is a literal
translation of the Gaelic equivalent Of
she said that he was going" But the
worst instance of its use appears in a
letter written by the Hon. Auberon
Herbert to the editor of the London
News, and, misusing the word 10 times
in 40 lines, Connemara' s self could do
no more. New York Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
French Cooker nIahes.

M. Geron, a Partisan grocer, captured
burglar who had entered his house.
The man confessed that he was O wait
er in cafe. NJ Geron was frequent
or of cafes and had often pondered ON
the mysteries of restaurant cookery.
The opportunity was now offered to
satisfy his curiosity. He made COM
pact with the waiter that if the latter
would truthfully reveal the composition
of certain dishes he would release him.
In reply to the question as to the ingre-
dents Of chicken croquettes, the man
mentioned every aliment except fowl,
which was never employed. As regards
zambayon the revelations were of
such q character that NJ Gerou "for
the honor Of France" declined to dis
close them to the reporter The waiter
was instigated by the same patriotic
sentiment when he was requested TO
give the formula for a goulache
This he positively declined To do, even
to secure his liberty. M. Geron oonsid-
cred the refusal as q breach Of the COM
pact. whereupon he summoned the po-
lice. Zambayon is term probably COR
rupted from salpicon, q ragout COM
posed Of meat and vegetables. and az
such susceptible Of any sort Of clandes-
tine treatment at the hands of an expert
enced restaurant cook. A real goulache,
"a 6 s:.sscc!h, Is 3 Hungarian composition
made OF rump steak stewed in puree Of
tomatoes and onions, meat glace, butter
and paprika The obstinacy of the wait
er in refusing to disclose the ingredi-
ents of this dish as served in Paris was
probably inspired by professional pru-
dence, which M. Geron, like all bour-
geois, was not endowed with sufficient
sense of humor to appreciate
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
ONE GREAT DISCOVERY
Follows Another. Read and
Keep Posted.


Te" "!V ne III Medical "se''uce Is
greater than in any other branch,
the t'~r"VrrV of tie y "A"' @Hd tnd-
ing Of malaria IN the blood by anaiv-
Sis are the most recent discoveries,
but not the greatest by any means,
Thr discovery Of a remedy or medl-
cine that VIII Instantly brng relief to
almost any form OK @l'eAs4 we think
is b OEi conc. piion. A remedy
tnat does nJt require honr5 and hours
Of patience ami r@n before re!'t
co~e- h@- been d1-cov1red. P'ou
yun ~. " u.lyo have believed d
fc" wears ago that the telephone Is
su"n 81 "re@t Invention a. ill.,? just
50 i l. with ne great discovery Of
Lightning Hot D.o2,, ra'".aY chat
stand, lv-4&y witnou' an oqud, with
"nj Il parallel tor the cure III d,lo.om-
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY.
Few Of Them Seem TO Have Learned
Anything Noble From Nature.

Few Of Them Seem to Have Learned
Anything Noble From Nature.
"For the stability and righteousness
of our government we are accustomed
to think we must pin our faith ON the
country people who live near to ma
lures heart. writes Mrs. Lyman Alb
bolt in The Ladies' Home journal, the
first Of series of Peaceful Valley
papers. which picture life in an ideal
rural community. "But how many Of
them, she says, ''seem TO have learned
anything noble from herr Her beauty
does not refine them, her honesty does
not incite them to thoroughness, her
free handedness does not inspire them TO
generosity-they become narrow and
sordid in the midst OF grandeur and lib
erality. They imagine there can be
nothing In life but work or play, toll
or rest, and they feel contempt for
those who play and rest They have
never learned TO mingle work and play,
toll and rest In due proportion, and they
cease to find any pleasure In life unless
they abandon work altogether. Like the
tired woman who wrote her own cpl
taph, they fancy heaven q place where
they can do nothing forever and ever.
"This view of life makes loafers in
the village as it makes them In the
cities When different spirit has found
room to grow, a new order of living
prevails Life becomes something more
than slow grinding of the mill, more
than burden, to be endured only be-
cause 1t cannot be at will laid down. It
becomes luxury as well as necessi-
ty. Individuals combine, not for their
own advantage, but to multiply bene-
factions and as strength increases by
its right use, the attainment of one
worthy and ambitious advantage is only
the suggestion and achievement of an
other"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
Keep the Mouth Shut.

AS guard to health old age needs,
and, by the way, people of all ages as
we'll need, to know that it is necessary
to keed the mouth shut, for it was not
intended for breathing purposes, the
nose being essential to this purpose and
having the advantage that it warns the
air and strains from it irritating mat
tiers injurious to the lungs. Remember
the mouth is exclusively needed as a
port of entry for food and a port, of exit
for crystallized thought, the chief me-
dunn of communication between man
and man. 1t is well for all to remem-
Der, though unfortunately the sick and
suffering and the aged have especially
to remember, that save in rare exceptions
unkissed kisses are the best. The kiss is
only good for family use, and since we
know that more than 100 varieties Of
microbes have their home in the aver
age disinfected mouth the aseptic kiss is
the only permissible one anywhere
Medical Mirror
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
G. E. Convention.

The annual convention Of the fourth
Christian Epdeav2r district will con-
veuo at I be First Presby terian church
in Frankfort on Saturday morning
Nov. 6 at ten O'clock and will con
clude on Sunday evening. The dis
trict comprises the counties MontgOm-
cry, Madison, Fayette, Bourbon, Har-
rison, franklin, Woodtord, Nicholas,
Jessamine, Scott, Clark. Powell and
Menefee. l5-2t
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
A Self Sacrificing Friend.

"Yes," said the politician, II said I
was the workingman s friend"
But you don't do any work, " sug-
gested the man with calloused hands.
mo, not at present. 4"
"And you never did any work. "
"That's true. You see, what the
workingman most needs is work, and
l am too much the workingman S friend
to run any risk of taking work away
from him. "-Washington Star
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
CHANGED.

There, lift up your eyes, Pauline,
And let me see il still,
The power of your mystic glances,
Can bring the same sweet THRILL
As in days of long mid summer,
Which were filled with you alone;
When life was one fair dream,
Where SORROWS were unknown.
In those days loved you fondly;
They were gold without the drOss;
To me you were more than Heaven,
And vet feel no loss;
For you are changed, | fancy;
Still your eyes have the same deep blue;
Your throat has the same white beauty
IOur hair the golden hue.
But your chances do not Cnthrall me;
Nor the curved lips seem divine.
Your smiles do not enthrall me,
Is when called you mine.
Ahl'NANIA pave changed: feel it.
Ny hcafTN strangely cold:
Time has 1NGn to me new faces,
For them ! exchanged the old
Forgive me! you see it is better.
The passionate love is dead.
L stood not the test of absence:
Though fond lareWS Is were said;
But tins iarUWC h. linaG
! -Hv il with without regret:
| have rrL-ei 20 love you. Iis over;
Amt you! Why you must forget.
JOSIE 3. LAUTH,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29

Ia Mrs. Beauchamp'4 annual ad-
dress at the state w. O.. I. U. conven-
ton, recently held at Glasgow, she
thus alludes to our u aion; God has
raised up from our midst, valiant
helpers. First on our list, wish to
enroll the Mt. Sterling w. @. L. U
because it has done what have long
asked and hoped our Union would do.
Viz, rganizcd another union" Mrs.
WEBB Gaitskill was delegate TO this
convention. We are glad 10 announce
the growth of the Loyal Temperance
Legion. One year ago they had en-
rolled 80, now they number 81.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
The Small Unwashed.

The Lapp baby belongs to the class Of
the small unwashed. When its mother
is in particularly neat frame of mind,
she daubs fat ON it, and that is all the
bathing that the youngster is likely to
get, as it outgrows fondling and fat
clubbing in time. slH s3f
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
True Friendship.

Bessie--Flora, I've often thought of
friendship, but I've never been able to
make out really what it is. "
Flora--I'll give you an instance--it's
letting another girl tell you her troubles
when you're dying to tell her yours.
London Fun. G
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
End of the Argument.

eff were in, your Shoes" said Mrs
Doncaster, Il would
Hold on right there, " interrupted
Mrs. Burbeck. "Let us not go beyond
the realm of possibilities "
Three seconds later the front door
went shut with loud bang Cleveland
eadar
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
Drumming with Charity.

Cipollini, a gem of husband, never
allows an opportunity to slip without
extolling to the skies the excellent quail
titles Of his better half. my wife" he
was heard to,remark the other day, lis
SO kind. 80 indulgent toward everybody,
that. aveu when speaking i'll Of other
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
EGYPTIAN Doctor

Ancient Egyptian doctors knew the
groin and the perineum and had a name
for each. which M. v. Lore OF Lyons
has discovered in medical papyri' The
terms occur In the celebrated Ebers pa
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29

A Massachusetts soldier was the first
to lose leg in the civil war. sllHe en-
listed April 50, 1861, and 20 days later
his leg was crushed by the fall Of .
sta1,k OF his own oonipany's muskets In
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1897-10-29
Nerves

x,, the Messengers of Senss,-the Telegraph
System of the human body.
Marves extend from the brain to every part
of the body and reach every organ.
Nervea are like re-good servants but hard
masters.
Nerves are fed by the blood and are therefore
like 1t in character.
Nerves win be weak and exhausted the
blood is thin, pale and impure.
Nerves will surely be strong and steady II
the blood is rich, red and vigorous.
Nerves ind true friend in Hoods Sarsapar
riIla because It makes rich, red blood.
Neryes do their work naturally and WELL
the brain is unclouded there are no
neuralgia pains, appetite and diges
ton are good, when you take
The times., 1897-10-28
\ QUARREL LEADS TO BLOWS.
Two wel-Xnown Citizens TO APP
pear in Police Court.

Two warrants were sworn out yesterday
by Mr. ] S. Cieggett for the arrest Of
Arthur S. Thompson on the charges of
assault ara profanity. MI Cleggett is A
CLERK in the office Of tie Southern Rail-
way and resides at No lO1 Twelfth
street. Mr., Thompson is a wood and
coal dealer at Second and streets south
west.
1t is alleged that the trouble grew out
of an old quarrel between the two men
Mr.. Cleggett brought salt, some titue ago,
against Mr.. Thompson for the recovery of
a sum of money alleged To have been
due him, and obtained verdict yesterday.
He called at Mr.. Thompson's office in ref
erence TO the matter, and the old quarrel
was renewed. Hard names and harsh
things We're said, and finally, IT is alleged.
Cleggett was ordered from the place, but
refused TO 20 until his mission had been
fulfilled. Thereupon it is stated that
Thompson struck Cleggeut q blow in the
face and brought blood, at the same time
giving vent to his feelings ia unparliamen-
tary language.
When Mr.. Cleggett applied for the war
rants he was covered with blood, which
was streaming in profUsion from his nose.
They were placedin the hands of the police
at No. station and viii be served this
morning.
The times., 1897-10-28
pREsAGING THE STORM.

Weather Bureaus Excellent Work
in Ordering Danger Signals.
The first indications of the recent severe
Atlantic hurricane We're detected on the
south Atlantic coast by the delicate instru-
ments OF the Weather Burea ali, on SATURDAY.
afternoon, and danger signals were ordered
on tie Carolina coast at that time. Sun
day morning the storm began in the region
OF Hatteras and danger signals were or
dered displayed At an ports as far north
as Nantucket BY Monday morning the
hurricane was raging with terrific energy
from Nantucket 10 Wilmington. The storm
has continued, although greatly diminished
In force. since Tuesday morning audis now
apparently dying uut or moving farther
out 10 sea
Danger warnings and special telegraphic
bulletins were displayed at an ports twelve
70 twenty-four hours in advance OF the
hurricane, and as result disaster TO ship
ping has been Insignificant Reports inst
received from stations from Norfolk north
ward TO New York show that over $50
vessels remained In port as a result OF
advanced Information given them as TO
the Coming storm.
The German steamer PoIaria. loaded and
with passengers, stranded Immediately in
front OF the weather bureau station at
Cape Henry, about 700 yards from shore
this morning. The surf was running too
heavy for the life-sayers TO reach the vessel.
The Cape Henry observer called assistance
by means OF the weather bureau telegraph
lines, and tugs soon arrived from Norfolk
for the purpose Of taking off the passen-
gers.