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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
ELEPHANTS ON THE BOAT.
Novel Plan Adopted to Got the Huge
Beasts Into the Ship.

Novel Plan Adopted to Get the Huge
Beasts Into the Ship.
Five elephants took passage from Chi
cago the other day on the steamer City
Of Fremont, of the Huron line. These
elephants comprised the Lockhart
troupe and We're billed for Milwaukee.
There was trouble about loading this
particular consignment of freight, for
the stevedores were shy, besides which
the elephants seemed to object to tho
pungent odor which pervaded the at
mosphere. The animals were rather too
tall for the gangway. But there they
were, and thei1 fare had been paid, and
they must be got into the boat. The
trainer thought awhile. Then he got
the small clown elephant to the gang
plank and had talk with him.
Lie down and roll in" he said. Don't
be afraid. Even if you should fall in,
you couldn't sink"
The elephant looked wise and obeyed
the order. The vessel careened and then
righted itself. The several thousand
pounds of avoirdupois were stationed
exactly in the center of the boat, for
trimming" purposes, as the sailors
say, and then another elephant was
moved forward. The first attempt at
loading succeeded so well that the other
elephants were made to enter the boat
the same way. When the five finally had
Eeen coaXed, pushed, forced and rolled
onto the boat, they were distributed
about the deck so that the ballast might
be even the lines were loosed and the
voyage to Milwaukee began.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
EXCLUDES OUR GLUCOSE.
Austria Raises the Duty on the,
American Product.
This Action Taken at the Solicitation OF
Trust Formed by All the
Glucose Producers of Aus
tria-Hungary.

AS instancing the antagonistic atti-
tude of Austria to all American articles,
Consul Gen. Max Judd, ut Vienna,
calls the attention of the state depart
ment to an intended tariff measure pre-
venting further importation of glucose
into Austria-Hungary. All producers
of glucose in Austria have formed
trust. The market price of strip has
been made by them 81 forms ($s.44)
per 100 kilograms (22o.46 pounds).
This price has enabled American pro-
ducers to sell their strip, which is even
better in quality, at lower figure. The
trust, seeing themselves undersold,
have now urged the government to as
sist them and have succeeded in their
efforts. The duty on glucose or strip
has been six florins in gold ($2.99) ON
100 Kilograms (22O.46 pounds. A new
tariff to go into effect January i, has
now been published making the duty Is
forms in gold ($7.23).
This rate,' says the consul general,
sis on glucose from all countries, but
it is aimed only against the United
States, for it is only with sirup trust
from our country that the sirup trust
(home producers) cannot compete.
American sirup is sold, landed in Ham
burg per 100 Kilograms, at 1880 marks
(S2.97H). The import duty for Aus
tria being also six horins in gold ($2.99)
and from Hamburg to Austria amount
ing to about one forin, makes the en-
tire cost of 100 kilograms of American
sirup landed in Austria, about $6.40
against the trust price of strip of 81
tlorins (Ss.4D. This new duty will at
once shut us out from further sale of
strip. 1t has been this way with other
articles for which Americans found
foreign market. If it was not tariff
measure, some other obstacles have
crippled their efforts to maintain the
trade.n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
LITTLE FOR HIS WIDOW.
Prof Hermann, the Magician,
Leaves Very Little But Debts.
Cleared From Sixty to Eighty Thousand
Dollars Year. But Lived So Extrav-
agantly That Nine. Hermann Finds
Herself Almost Penniless.

Ever since the death of Prof. Herr
mann, the magician, persons in and out
OF the theatrical profession have been
specializing as to the amount of tho
fortune he left to his widow, Nine. Ade-
lalde Hermann. 1t is known that the
receipts of the tours for several years
have been enormous, reaching in
some instances as high rs $4,000 in a
single season. This fact led many to
believe that, despite his extravaganza
way of living he must have accumu-
lated at least $250,O0O. Others, how
ever, who We're more intimate with his
affairs asserted that he had saved very
little.
1t will be surprise, though, to al
most everybody to learn that when
Nine. Hermann, with her counsel, Mr..
A. II. Hummel, appeared before Sur
rogatc Weller in New York city and APP
piled for letters of administration on
her late husbands estate, she declared
that the property left by the magician
was not worth more than $2,OOO-in
fact, that his debts would far exceed
the amount of the assets of his estate.
"Prof. Hermann lived up to every
penny he earned during his life time,"
said Mr.. Hummel. "He profted to the
extent of 100000 or $40, 900 every season,
but he was eNtravagant and saved moth
ing. The steam yacht Fra Diavolo,
with it's complement of engineers, fire
men, sailing master, cook, etc, alb
sorbed small fortune. He had raft
of carriages, over dozen horses and
town house and country house-rented,
but full of servants.
"Mme. Hermann has been left with
out anything. The life insurance is
hypothecated for moneys advanced to
Hermann. His magical apparatus is
intact, and will be used by his nephew,
who is on his way to America from
Paris to take up Herrmann's route.
prof. Herrmann's greatest losses
were in his purchase of Brooklyn the
alter; his attempt at management of
the Broad street theater, Philadelphia,
one season of which cost him $4,000,
and his venture at what is now the
Savoy, in New York city, where he lost
more than $4,000.
''The Lily Langtry car in which he
died, is under my charge for Mrs. Lang
try. Nine. Hermann has only an inter-
est in it. She does not own it."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
A sCoURaE OF LA GRIPPE
Is Raging Everywhere, Devastating
City, Town and Country Alike.

Nothing equal to it has ever been
known. We have had la grippe be.
fore in this country in several we'll.
defined epidemics, but not as we are
having 1t now. Everybody, every.
where, has it, has had it or is expect.
ing to have it. In every paper we
read of it. Everyone we meet speaks
of it. Perhaps the worst feature
about la grippe is that it is almost
sure to leave consequences behind it
which are far worse than the origi.
nal disease. But it could not have
been otherwise than that some things
have been learned, during these
sieges with la grippe. Untold thous-
ands have learned these things but
still greater multitude perhaps
have these things yet to learn.
First, that Pe-ru.na taken before
each meal and at bedtime will pro-
tect any one from having la grippe.
Second, that Pe-ru.na taken every
hour during the acute stage of la
grippe will shorten it's duration and
prevent the long train of disagree
abe consequences which follow the
acute attack. Third, that in cases
where Pe-ru-na has not been used
during the acute stage and the victim
finds himself dragging out misera-
BILE existence from the damage to his
system accomplished by la grippe, he
has only to take Pe-ru-na according
to directions on the bottle to realize
a speedy and complete cure. The ex-
PLANTATION of this is that la grippe is
epidemic catarrh. Pe-ru-na will cure
catarrh wherever located. 1t will
cure catarrh of every variety and
stage. Therefore it will cure la
grippe, which is simply the epidemic
variety of acute cararrh. Dnring
such q winter as this no one should
be without a copy of DR.. Hartman's
latest book which treaties fully of la
grippe, acute catarrh, chronic ca
tarrh, coughs, colds, bronchitis, con-
sumption and all other climatic dis
eases of winter. Sent free to any ad-
dress by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manu-.
featuring Company, Columbus, Ohio.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
Odds and Ends.

General Weyler's army seems to
be armed with repeating mouths
If Spain does not hurry up with
that Cuban reform she Will not have
q Cuba to reform.
1t is q remarkably frigid day when
some gold standard organ does not
kill the silver craze again.
This little cold snap was doubtless
caused by Governor Bushnell collid-
ing with the Hanna senatorial boom.
1t would seem that Uncle Sam has
come to the conclusion that he real
~ enjoys being engaged in the rail
road business.
Is it not little odd that every time
England feels called upon to civilize a
country; that country happens to
have valuable gold mines?
Now it is stated that Lyman j.
Gage is slated for secretary of the
treasury. He is the man made fam
GUS by "Coin's Financial School,
Mr.. Hanna will live in history as
the man who could make two repub.
ican votes grow where none grew be.
fore and will not grow again.
The Bookman announces that q
new Life of Christ" will soon be
issued. -It-may be a good one, but
it will have to be better than the
public expects if it beats the one writ
ten by Luke.
The Chicago papers complain that
the city school houses are being sys
tematically robbed. Did the news
papers ever try searching the mem.
bers of fhh'} n board of e,luch
ton?
what slbpal, we do with our ex-
senators?n asks an esteemed republi.
can exchange. 1t would be well to
insure their remaining sex" if they
are goldbugs.
1t is rather funny to see newspapers
that advocate a high tariff pointing
to mills that are opening under a
tariff law that the aforesaid news
papers once said closed them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
SENT TO THE SENATE.
spooner Elected to Succeed Villas in W

Spooner Elected to Succeed Villas In Wis.,
coEsin.
Madison, Wis, Jan. ~ In the Joint
legislative assembly John C. Spooner
was nominated and elected for United
States senator to succeed Villas. He re-
ceived every republican vote. The gold
democrats voted for Gen. Bragg, and the
silver democrats for w. c. silvertborn,
their late candidate for governor.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 27.-Both branches
of the legislature, in special session, cast
votes for United States senator. A.
Harris, populist nominee, received q
majority. The vote stood senate:
Harris (pop.), 20; Burton (rep.), TO-;
King (pop.), 1. In the house: Harris,
%; Burton, 40; Caldwell (rcp.),2.
Columbia, s. c., Jan. 27.--Judge JOS
eph II. Earle was voted for unanimous
ly by both houses of the general assem-
bly, for United States senator.
Carson, New, Jan. 27.-John P. Jones
was reelected as United States senator
by the Nevada legislature Tuesday, both
houses voting separately. In the SEN
ate the vote was: Jones, 10; Mcmillan
(rep.), 2; Fitzgerald, 1. The vote in the
assembly stood: Jones, 2s; McNIil-
Ian, 9.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900
The MINIS of India.

Whatever of success may attend
the mission of Senator Wolcott in
London, it must be credited with
arousing new interest in the work of
the India mints, and the relation of
their activity to the average price of
the white metal in England and else
where. The London special OF the
New York Tribune cables the follow
ing under date of Saturday last:
while the press has had nothing
to say about his self-imposed mission
beyond recording lists of the guests
at the private dinners given for him,
financiers in the city are interested
In his visit and are talking freely
about it. They would not do this if
the finances of India were not dis
ordered, and if some pretext were not
eagerly desired for the resumption of
the coinage of silver in that vast
country. asked an experienced
banker yesterday what would be the
result if the Indian mints were re-
opened. He was Strong monome-
tallist, but answered decisively: IAN
advance of seven or eight pence in
the price of silver. 1t would be a
great thing for silver. Besides, if the
mints were once reopened they would
not be closed again"
Whether an international confer
ence be held with or without the par
ticipation of England, the reopening
of the Indian minis would be con-
sidered by London fnanciers a great
concession to all countries producing
the metal. 1t may be the only con-
cession which can be obtained from
England except the coinage of e5,-
100000 of silecr outright and the in
crease of the silver reserves in the
Bank of England, but it will do some
thing to stiffen the price of silver and
to influence Europeane opinion in
favor of international action
The concessions noted are we'll
worth working for. In the present
position of silver, with a decline of
product in the United States, Mexico,
Australia, Peru and Austria Hun
gary, any concession whatever would
speedily advance the price and make
production possible, where it now
means loss.
The total coinage of silver in 1894
reached $113,O95,7ss. In 1895 the
mint bureau returned this total as
1921, 6lO,219, showing a gain of S., 514,-
431. In 1894 the worlds consumption
of sllverin the arts and manufactures
reached $3S, $40, 6s1, while in 1895 the
accepted figure was SAL 1888, O52. Here
is another gain OF $s,047, 371. Adding
the two gains together and taking no
account of the decrease in product,
we find that the bullion supply has
been decreased $16,561, 1902 in the
space of one year. The time is ev-
identity ripe for an increased use of
the white metal and consequent adj
vance in it's commercial value
Rocky Mountain News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
A Visit From President Diaz

1t is announced that President Diaz
of Mexico will visit the United States
next summer. His illustrious services
as the chief executive of our sister
republic, swell as his well known
friendship for the people of this ma
ton, will assure him the warmest and
most cordial welcome. He is one of
the worlds great statesmen, and he
has contributed in a marked degree
to the wealth and development of
Mexico. Under his wise administra-
ton the Mexican people have aroused
themselves from lethargy, society has
become solicited and revolutions are
an impossibility. The spirit OF the
nation has come in touch with mod.
ern thought and progress, and civili-
zation is viewing with admiration the
strides Mexico is taking to the front
rank of enlightened nations. AS the
leader of this movement, Diaz holds
preeminent rank. He has shown his
people that peace is more powerful in
her conquests than war;
While revolutions may come and
go, idealizing and idolizing this and
that chieftain, the hero in the truest
sense is he who leads his people into
peaceful avocations and devotes his
energies to their greatest happiness.
Such man is the illustrous presi-
dent of our sister republic. His visit
to the United States will be an event
of profound Importance. 1t will
draw the two republics into closer
bonds and cement the friendship of
their people.
To the average American Mexico is
land of romance. The boy at
school becomes familiar with the
story of Montezuma and Gautomozin,
and Herando Cortes, their dread con-
queror. He reads of the acts and
achievements of the Aztecs, their
gardens, temples and princely pal
aces, long before the white man set
his foot upon the western continent,
and 1t becomes q part of his boyish
dreams. Prescott and Wallace have
illumined the history and romance OF
that romantic land, and Juarez and
Diaz have brought it up from misery
and suffering to it's high position as
an enlightened commonwealth, ad
vancing steadily to period of re
markable enlightenment and the
happiness of it's people.
The distinguished statesman will
be thrice welcome in every part d
this republic whenever he can be
spared from his. own country.
World-Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
Cycling for Health.

Cycling is lighter form of exercise
than football, running and many other.
sports, and SO is adapted to larger
number of persons. 1t has become so
general that it's effects have been we'll
studied, both in health and in many
forms of functional and chronic dis
ease. 1t cannot be said that wheeling
in itself is appreciably different from
other forms of light exercise, but the
steady, gliding motion has fascination
of its own which doubtless helps to
render the exercise beneficial. Cycling
has afforded striking example of the
value of regular out-of-door exercise
in the higher grade of health which its
devotees as class have acquired. In
certain functional disorders cycling has
been found to constitute a veritable
"cure." Its good effects have been es-
pecially marked in cases of an inactive
liver, condition which forms the start
ing point of a large class of more Sc,
rious diseases. It has been frequently
noticed that the fat become thin and
the thin fat as a result of this exercise.
This, says the Youths Companion, may
be because both a surplus of fat and an
abnormal leanness are unhealthy con-
ditions which are improved by slim
ulation of the liver. Another form Of
disease in which cycling has been found
to be of medical value is nervous break
down consequent upon worry and
overwork, a disease particularly COM
mon among brain workers. The In
somnia which frequently accompanies
it has been found to yield to this ex-
ercise after the failure of many other.
remedies. Persistentnight cramps have
been banished by resort to regular
cycle riding. Sufferers from neuralgia,
hysteria, sick headache and so-called
palpitation of the heart, oil of which
are most commonly of nervous origin,
have obtained relief in prescribed
daily amount of cycling. Harm not in
frequently results to those who ore
perfectly healthy by too fast or too far
riding, the young and growing being es-
pecially liable to such injury. While on
cycle trips" riders often forget their
usual attention to hygienic rules. It
should be kept in mind that with a
solid meal in the morning and another
at night light midday lunch only Ia
necessary. An entire omission of all
sweetened and alcoholic beverages ia
necessary to minimum Of fatigue, and
sufficient time should elapse after
meals before riding is resumed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
CLOSE coNFucIAN TEMPLE.

Wong Chin FOO Temporarily Abandons
Services In Chicago.
Wong Chin Foo has temporarily sus-
pended his missionary operations in
Chicago. The temple at Kimball hall
has been closed, but services will be re-
sumed in few weeks, when it is
hoped that the sacred decorations will
be ready.
IT shall not be able to preach for
the present." said Wong Chin Foo, "as
an at present overburdened with
work. have made numerous engage.
ments in other cities for the preaching
of the moral teachings of Confucius,
and am also engaged in the prepara-
ton of several magazine articles on
Confucianism. Next week shall lee
ture Mt Jackson, Mich, before the
Unitarian societies of that city, at the
special request of the mayor. After
that shall begin q lecture tour in the
chief cities of Illinois.
II hope soon to have co-adjutors in
my work at Chicago, to conduct services
at the temple during my absences. My
work as attorney of the society which
proposes to institute reforms in China
is also diverting considerable of my
attention. am receiving the hearty
cooperation of many Americans. do
not feel that any sacrifice which can
make for either China or the United
States is TOO great"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
Cheap Farms for Sale.

100 acre Improved farm, two miles
from Cresco, $42 per acre, a bargain:
In Vernon. Springs, I SO acres at $45;
New Oregon. so acres at 1886, 200 acres
at $50; Paris, 80 acres at $50; Howard
Center, 800 acres at $3S; Chester. 40
acres at $50, 1870 acres at 1928, and 200
acres at $48; Oak Dale, 100 acres at
$50. 100 acres at $34, and 800 acres at
$35; Saratoga, 100 acres at $25, and
~ acres at $50; Howard, 80 acres at
$35; New Oregon, 40 acres at $35.
Money to loan on good farm
securities. JOHN NJ. CANNON,
Cresco, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
Indica lions of Longevity

The primary conditions of longevity
are that the heart, lungs and digestive
organs, as well as the brain, should be
large. If these organs are large, the
trunk will be long and the limbs COM
paratively short. The person will ap-
pear tall in sitting and short IN stand
ing. The hand will have long and
somewhat'heavy palm and short fingers.
The brain will be deeply seated, as
shown by the orifice of the ear being
low. The blue hazel or brown hazel eye
is favorable indication. The nostrils
being large, open and free indicates
large lungs. A pinched and half-closed
nostril indicates small or weak lungs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
: Public Works in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam has been negotiating for
the acquisition of the gas, water, tele-
phone and tramway companies. The
shareholders of the water company have
been practically forced to sell their
property to the municipality at a sacri-
flee of more than two-thirds of the
share capital. The experiment Of mu.
nicipalizing all such public under
talsings seems likely to be carried out
thoroughly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
Here's cheer for the dead already,
And hurrah for the next that dies.
Chicago Dispatch.
THE DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH
Iowa's Great SILVER Paper.

111to1
Daily............................$4 $500 per year
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The Semi Weekly issued Tuesdays
and Fridays contains 16 pages of read
ing matter.
All the news. Latest local and tele-
graphic markets. Strong editorials.
Good stories illustrations.
THE TELEGRAPH,
Is the Live, Pushing, Earnest, Hon
est. Aggressive and Progressive Paper
of Iowa. We want you to read it.
You will like it. Send for sample
copies anyhow.
Order through your postmaster or
direct to office.
Address DUBUQUE TELEGRAPH,
1914 Dubuque, Iowa
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
WORK FOR SOMEBODY.
Government Wants Competent Shoe and
Harness Makers.

hAEuCbb uAsSAcEos
The United States civil service COM
mission announces that there are va
cant in the position of shoe and harness
makers in Montana, Arizona and South
Dakota, the salaries of which range
from $3.50 to $72o per annum, and that
there are no eligibles on the registers
suitable for filling them. An examina-
ton will be held on January ~, 1907, in
oil cities where there are applicants to
procure cligibles for the vacancies. APP
rlicants for this position will be given a
very light examination and will be re-
quired to furnish evidence of their ex-
pericnce at the trade. Persons desiring
to compete should write to the civil
service commission. Washington, Dc,
for On application blank and file their
applications as early as practicable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02


A tired stomach is very much like
sprained ankle. If you suffer from
any of the symphonies of dyspepsia,
your stomach is tired. 1t needs a
crutch. We must relieve it of all
work for time, or until it is restored
to it's natural strength. To do this
successfully, we must use food which
is already digested outside of the
body, and which will aid the diges.
ton of other foods that may be taken
with it. Such product is the Sha.
ker Digestive Cordial.
The Shakers have utilized the di.
gestive principles present in plants
for the manufacture of this article.
and it's success has been truly phe-
Homenal. You try it for the nom
inal sum of 10 cents, as sample bot.
tie are sold by ali druggist at this
price.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02
Farnhan Castle.

One of the most ancient landmarks of
England is Farnham Castle, the home
Of the bishop of Winchester. 1t first be-
came fortress in the troublesome
times Of Henry de Blois, who was
brother to King Stephen, and bishop of
Winchester. 1t was taken in 1916 by
Louis the Dauphin, but recaptured and
restored to the see in 1918. In Henry
ILLS reign it was partly destroyed,
though soon afterwards rebuilt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-02

1t is stated that Comptroller Eckles
will go into the banking business
when his term of Office expires. He
has been working along lines that
have given him an excellent idea of
how not to conduct banking bust
nosc