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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

1t was interesting to read about the
gentleman who, at Sunday school
meeting, told the children that in the
SO years during which he had abstained
from tobacco he had saved by that
means $s,ss2.61. The Boston Transcript
says it would also be interesting to-
know whether any bright boy in the
room asked him If he had all that money
in the bank. It is one OF the curious
things about economies of this sort,
that they never seem to make any Diff
ference with ones budget at the end of
the year. Theoretically, arithmetical-
ny, they must, of course, but practically
they don't. What lots of thrifty, say.
Ing, get-a,head fellows there are who
smoke, and what lots of total abstain
ers from tobacco who can'tlay up cent
to save their lives!
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

The suicide mania seems to have
reached ridiculous extent. Here is one
case in point: Because his horse died
Nicholas Hartner, a former dairyman,
living in Morgan street, Pittsburgh,
hanged himself. He used the dead
horses halter rope to do it and swung
himself from one Of the cross pieces OF
the horses stall,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

Some Wilcox "a. T.) tramps who
thought it would be safe in that terri
tory to catch chickens on baited fish
hooks have been in Jail since Thanks-
giving. They will hereafter get their
poultry in the regular way, no doubt.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

The Arkansas state burning board had
a big bonfire the other day in the rear
of the state treasurer's Office. For
years the vaults of the treasurer's Office
have contained Cancelled bonds that
have been handed down from treasurer
to treasurer. Nearly $5,ooo,ooo of can
celed bonds, with coupons attached,
amounting to nearly as much more, all
of which had been redeemed by the
state, were scheduled and burned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

It pays to be speedy bicycle rider.
Less than four years ago two Welsh
lads, the Linton brothers, worked in a
eolliery in Northern Wales. earning
less than so cents a day each One Of
them was taken up by q shrewd cycle
trainer and broke all records for peri
cd of two years, at the end Of whicl,
time he died, leaving fortune Of $780,
900. His younger brother, Tom Linton,
Is now the greatest long-distance bicy-
Gle rider in the world. He has ridden
81 1-3 miles in q single hour =
that is to say in each Of the
a60 seconds he Travelled over 90 feet
of space. This must have been done, OF
course, with wheel of abnormally
high gear. probably 100. He has been
riding only about two years, but his
earnings are estimated at $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

A citizen of Baltimore took out an
accident policy for $4,000. Afterward
he commenced wearing pair of new
shoes, which produced sore toe. Tho
sore grew worse, and blood poisoning
set in resulting in death. The COM
pany refused to pay the claim, but an
Ohio court, in which the case was tried,
decided that it was am accident, and the
widow gets the insurance. This is one
of the most interesting accident cases
yet reported.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

A coal mine at New Straitsville, o.,
was set afire by strikers 10 years ago
and was afterward abandoned. 1t is
still burning. 1t has been discovered
that unless the fire is extinguished it
will reach other mines and will also let
many houses drop into the fiery hole,
the roof of which has been nearly
burned away.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
For Sale.

My abstract, real estate, and In
surance business. also my residence
on corner of Peck and Cherry streets.
For price and terms apply to E. r.
Thompson, Cresco, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

In drove of IS hogs in Daviess coun-
ty, Mo-, the average weight of which is
between 800 and 900 pounds, there is
one which measures almost eight feet
both in length and girth, and weighs
nearly 1900 pounds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Marde Gras Carnival.

New Orleans and Mobile; round trip
tickets only 1920, good for 80 days.
On sale at this Office February 22nd to
28th. M. j. WHITE,
u Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

In the heart of San Francisco is the
city's principal cemetery, where are
buried the bodies of her famous dead,
and where loom up in the sky the
grand mausoleums of her millionaire
mining and railroad kings. A move
ment to bisect this cemetery with new
street has aroused much opposition, yet
it is by no means certain that sooner OF
later the whole cemetery will not be
moved to quarter where the dead
would cost less in real estate and taxes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

Flapjack is the euphonious name Of .
hamlet down in Lincoln county, Ne
This takes the cake.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

had a constant flutter.
ing of the heart and
severe palpitation and
pain in the left side.
She took three bottles
OF DR.. Niles New Heart
Cure and was completes
ly restored to health,
and has not taken n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
The Philosophy of Life.

Ihere are thousands of questions
weighing upon every sincere and con-
scientious mind which cannotbe settled
by anyamountof thinking, but which in
a way settle themselves as one slowly
but faithfully does the duty which lies
next. This, says a writer in Out
look, comes very near being the whole
philosophy of life, which is in no sense
a settlement of ultimate questions, but
which is always primarily the doing of
the thing that presses to be done. He
who is able to do faithfully and hearth
ly that which lies in his hand is on the
road to the settlement Of all the final
questions. He is working his way
through the experience which is to be,
from the spiritual side, one of the great
sources of personal illumination. To
learn to leave things with God, and to
do ones work as il God could be trusted,
is to gain the repose and full-hearted-
ness which permit one to pour out his
whole strength without anxiety, worry,
or distraction.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

/; A young son of Capt. William Creigh-
ton, in the lower part of Dorcester
county, Md, has au unusual amount Of
stubbornness and also considerable
nerve. He peremptorily declined to go
to school, whereupon his father told
him that he would compel him to go.
He replied if force was used he would
cut off one of his toes, so that he would
be unable to walk. No attention was
paid to this threat, and his mother ac-
companied him to school. When he re-
turned in the evening he deliberately
got sharp Ratchet, went to a chopping
block and coolly chopped off three Of
his toes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

Over year ago the Allegheny Coun-
ty (Pa.) Medical society appointed q
committee to make an exhaustive in
vestigation of the present methods of
executing condemned criminals and
recommend a substitute for hanging
or electrocution. The committee is
about ready to report at the next meet
ing OF the society. The committee will
recommend that gas be substituted for
the rope and electric chair. The socie-
ty will draft a bill for presentation to
the legislature this winter providing
for the change.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
A. F. sHUMAKER, Agent
For Sale.

For Sale.
A small house, story and a half and
two lots two blocks from the first
ward school house. Time given tor
part of the price, if desired.
H. Croxton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

An Ohio magistrate has refused to
unite in marriage young woman with
convict just beginning ten-years'
term of imprisonment, on the ground
that the man would not be able to sup
port and protect wife. This ground
Of refusal is so reasonable, and so evt1
dent, that the wonder Is that 1t is not
q long-established precedent instead Of
p novelty OF judicial View.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
Iowa Merchants rlutual
Insurance Company, Of Bur
lington, Iowa.

ANNUAL STATEMENT, JAN, 1, 1897:
Gross amount of risks in force -. 81, 1854 542 90
9 - assets. ............. III ,17Oe9
Total liabililfes and all other claims 3460.O5
amount Of losses paid in 1885, 1892. 65
Losses paid to date....... 39.9OO.A9
Total expense, less agtS. com, in '96 11,276.O5
Increase in assets in 1895. 13,s2o.36
No Law Suits
No Borrowed Money.
No insurance written outside of Iowa.
A. E. sHUMAKER, Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

The Mojave desert yields new gold
field which, according to accounts that
seem trustworthy, is paying enormous
~ now, but the permanence of which is
uncertain. The gold is found in lodges
of pink gray quartz, which is easily
broken, SO that three men with almost
no tools have taken $4,000 from a claim
in ten days. The real question is that
Of the extent of the deposits of gold. It
is feared that the Lodges run out in q
short distance, as has been the case in
other desert Lodges. Several thousand
men are already at work.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

uVEART DISEASE is durable. It 10 not
surprising that all cases are not
cured, since no physician has made
the heart special study for quarter Of
century as DR.. Miles has done. The follow
ing tribute from physician will be read
with interest. For six years prior to taking
DIR. Miles New Heart Cure my wife was
terrible sufferer from heart disease. She
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
It is said that a division chief from tn

1t is said that q division chief from the
department of agriculture was recently
questioned with great severity by the
members Of farmers institute before
whom he was making a speech, the SUBJ
ject Of their inquiries being, of course,
the Discrimination of the departments
present head to supply congressman
with seeds for gratuitous distribution
among their constituents. The official
was decidedly embarrassed at first, but
finally he remembered that he could
say about what he chose at this stage OF
his official career, and then freed his
mind about as follows: "If 1 were be-
fore business men I should be abashed,
but there the joke is on you. So long.
as congressman think they can buy a
farmers vote with five-cent package
OF seeds, so long farmers will be al
lowed to believe they are getting some
thing for nothing, and the governments
money will be wasted"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

It is said that in York county, Me-,
there is q tree which grew through tho
hole Of grindstons and row wears the
stone as o cotlarette well up the trunk.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16
SENATOR BUTLER ON THE OUT
LOOK FOR THE PEOPLES
PARTY.

He Also Pays His Respects to Con-
gresham Skinner and Thomas E.
Watson and Exposes Their Conduct
IN Helping to Elect Prltchard to
the Senate.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

The words resident and citizen are
often used INTERCHANGEABLE in popular;
speech, but where exactncss Of state
ment is. required the terms cannot be
made synonymous. A verdict was OBJ
tanned in the United States circuit court
for injuries received in I'm accident.
The case was appealed by the corpora
ton. In reviewing the bill to formu-
late the appeal the lawyers of the COM
pany found that the plaintiff was al
legged to be resident" of certain
state, and they claimed that 'sresi-
dent" was not necessarily Citizen"
as required by law. The presiding
judge sustained this view and set aside
the verdict, and likewise permitted the
bill to be amended. The suit was there
upon compromised, and as result the
plaintiff received a few hundred dol
lars, instead of the thousands secured
by the original verdict.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

If your property burns, you want
a policy in a good company,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-02-16

pecteQ TO pay on full valuation. III
this decision is allowed to stand it
will effect every county in the state
and will practically wipe out the road
fund. If the present law will not
hold the roads for such tax then
the new code ought to contain law
that will.
1t is evidently the intention Of the
general assembly to not consider the
manufacturing bill at all at this SEES
sion. They seem to be afraid of it.
The church people and prohibition
lists are flooding the state house with
protests against the measure and
while nearly all the members are no
doubt in favor of allowing liquor to
be made in the state as long as it Is
lawfully sold here, yet they are not
satisfied that it is good party politics
for them to vote for it at this time.
Much influence, in the way of petit
ions, personal persuasion and logical
argument, is being brought in favor
OF the passage of such law and If
something be not done about it, as
much as it is to be deplored, it will
enter into the next campaign and be-
come more or less a dividing issue.
The excuse for trying to ignore it is
that it's new legislation and no new
legislation is to be considered. The
fact OF the matter is it is as much en-
entitled to come under the head of
code revision as are any of the other
amendments on which they are work.
ing, but as they are afraid to tackle
it some excuse must be given.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24

radiated from this stock ultimately per-
meated the whole market. carrying even
the industrial stocks, some of which had
sagged during the morning. to higher
plane. Northwest extreme rise was
B IA points. Lake Shore made a new
record price, jumping IA points to 1l5.
This was doubtless on exact information
of the benefits to accrue from the stock
from the refunding bonds, the time of
new 3 IL per cent expiring tomorrow
The New York. Chicago and st. Louis
stocks also showed marked advances.
The first preferred was bid at 70, against
60 bid yesterday. The common stock
gained IL and the second preferred /.
A striking feature of the markets course
was the comparatively small transactions
on which prices rose. The volume of
transactions as a whole was small, and
the dealings were lacking in animation.
Sugar and Chicago Gas, which usually
some other specialties were rather heavy
and neglected ali day, though they
showed a recovering tendency before the
close. Continued good crop reports sus-
tanned the markets, particularly the
grangers. The announcement was made
of a 100000 shipment of gold for Thurs
days steamer and the probability that
more will go. The exports of general
merchandise from New York, amounting
to $7,099,6S0 decrease of $2,17S, 124
from last week. indicate one source of
the strength in exchange. Gains of over
point were shown by Tobacco, Burling-
ton, st. Paul and Western Union pre-
ferred, Manhattan. Missouri Pacific and
Kansas and Texas prferred and Northern
Pacific preferred. In the closing deal
ings Lake Erie and Western fell point
and the preferred jumped points. Ten
nessee Coal >also fell point and rallied
feebly.
Trading in railway mortgages was in
considerable volume, and some striking
gains were made in few issues. Sales,
S1,S05,000
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
New York.

New York. June 22-Cotton opened
steady with near months 1 point lower
and far months point higher. Following
the first call there was further advance
of 103 points, led by an upward move
ment in September, December and Janu-
airy contracts ON buying by commission
houses, sellers being scarce in the absence
of English advices, with the Liverpool Cot
ton Exchange closed. For the rest of the
session the course of the market was ir-
regular, but in the main downward. gov
erned by conflicting crop accounts, which
however, were generally favorable. From
the best to the owest prices the swing of
the market was IL points, whie the volume
of business was small, only 1880 bales.
The market closed quiet, at a net decline
of M5 points.
Futures closed quiet; sales, 1880 bales;
January, cole; February, 6.9oc; March,
6.99c; June, 7.33c; July, 1910; August,
November, 6.S5c; December. 6.SSc.
to Great Britain. IA bales; France, 435
bales; continent, 1890 bales; forwarded,
2450 bales sales, 1927 bales; spinners,
2013 bales; stock, 110.337 bales.
Total today Net receipts, 2797 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 301 bales;
France. 435 bales; continent. 1890 bales;
stock, 216.645 bales.
IS Consolidated: Net receipts, 4256 bales;
exports to Great Britain, 71S1 bales; TO
France, 435 bales; continent, S5O7 bales.
Total since September L: Net receipts,
6,56S,532 bales; exports to Great Britain,
2,97S,535 bales; France, 692,597 bales;
continent, 2,097 1874 bales; channel, 54Sl
bales.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago.

Chicago, June 2.2-Wheat sold up a
cent very suddenly today, and then as
suddenly lost most of it. A transfer of
about 100000 bushels set traders on
edge for p while. At the close July
was selling Mt LIE to 5-Sc advance.
Other markets were firm and dull, corn
and provisions unchanged to lie
higher.
Wheat opened dull and weak. The
foreign cables had nothing in them to
stir the blood of the traders. There was
some short selling to traders who have
been apprehensive of the result of yes
terday's ballOting on the proposed amend
ment to the rules, and, light as it was it
served to depress prices for a time. The
weather in the southwest was rather wet
for harvesting. and the possible effect on
July wheat of delay in cutting of the
new crop began to depress spectators,
who We're soon bidding boldly for next
months delivery. July, which closed
yesterday at 81 7-Std6Sc, opened today at
81 3-4d6S 7-Sc, and in less than an hour
had advanced to 60 1-Sc. During the
advance it became known that one house
which has been long for considerable
time had transferred line of about
100000 bushels of July to a firm which
was given out that the transaction was
merely in fhe way of evening up, and
the consequent excitement died down as
quickly as it had arisen, prices sinking
to Csc on the realizing which set in.
Chicago receipts were six cars, and 1885,
600 bushels were withdrawn from store.
Exports from the Atlantic, wheat and
-four together, amounted to only 100000
bushels. Bradstreet's did not revive any
fh, oh in, I'm nj
passage stocks, so the worlds visible was
not forthcoming, but the domestic stocks
east of the Rockies were given at de-
crease of 2,S11 900 bushels. After the
decline to Csc. shorts covered and a rally
to 6S 1-2c came, where it sold at the
close.
Corn was easy at the opening, with
wheat, and the showers were good for
corn. Shorts were disposed to cover,
and this and sympathy with the upturn
in wheat caused the market to rule firm
for greater part of the session. Re
ceipts were 7S7 cars.
Oats were steady within Lac range.
Trading was light. No features of inter
est developed, the steadiness being
through sympathy with corn. Receipts
amounted to 4O6 cars. The visible sup
ply decreased 795. 900 bushels.
Provisions were strong, helped at the
opening Dy nlgner n0g prices ana latterly
by an all round demand with small offer
ings. A good advance was shown for
time, but before the close realizing sales
had caused the market to react.
Estimated receipts for Wednesday
Wheat, 3 cars; corn, 400 cars; oats, go
cars; hogs, $1,000 head.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour-Steady.
No. 2 spring wheat. 69A67O1Sc; No. 3
spring wheat, 6S19c; No. 2 red, 731A9
No. 2 corn, 24a@24Nc.
No. oats, 1Sc; No. white. f. o. b..
No. 3 white, f. o. b., 20A@
221ac
No. 2 rye, 34c.
No. 2 barley, nominal; No. 3, f. o. b.,
BIC; No. 4, f. o. b., 27@2Sc.
No, l flax. seed, 751a6761ac.
Prime timothy seed, 1915
Mess pork, per barrel, S7.40G7.45.
Lard, per 100 pounds. SO. 721afd3.75.
Short ribs sides Qoose), 81 2Ol14.5O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
AQ|ke| Reports.
LOCAL MARKET.

Trade was very quiet yesterday, and
there is no change to note in quotations
Corn and oats are in good supply, with
the market weak and prices tending down.
ward.
Country produce is in large supply, with
the market dull at figures quoted.
All quotations re wnnesale:
Axle Greane-Golden, 6O07Oc per COZ
en-; Apex, 15c, Alleton. Toe; caltor oil,
62 1-2065c.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, per keg, $500;
blasting powder, S1.6o per key, agents
R prize d SrG gP. shGt per sack, s1.25@1ao;
Bacon-Short clear, 8 1905 3-4c;
breakfast, Z 3,4@Sc; dry salt, 5@6e;
salt bellies 6 1-Sc; smoked bellies, 6 200
Iard-Ke ae re aI4s o4c' s-4c; leaf,
&c; 50-pound cans, 1-4c higher than
tierces; 10-pound cans. 3-4c higher; B.
pound cans, Use higher; 3-pound cans,
lie higher.
Baking Powder Bon. 20 ounc<s,
Prices, S4.75 per dozen: Royal, $50
per dozen
Canned Fruit-~Per dozen: Strawber-
$780, I'd eUeIasa p55eape eHrs,ss STANDARD
Gi.75; seconds. soaooc; pears. S Standard dSI
90cQ$1.O0; Clipper Bartlett pears, 2
pound, $1.0O@1 %; 3-pound. S1.6O@1 .65;
peaches. standard. 2-pound, $4,000; sec
onds, 2-pound, Toc; 3-pound, standard,
S1.25@1.60; 3-pOund pie peaches. 75c;
blackberries, 65@7Oc: c-pound, standard
apples, 756S0c.
Flour-High patent, per barrel, $5.25
@S.S5; half patent $5.1oQ5.25; straight,
family. $4!90@5.00.
California Canned Fruits-Standard
goods, 2 1-2-pound cans: Peaches, $1.50
GIGS per dozen; apricots, $1.35@1. As;
pears $a5oSSi e a PlsSnms SLIGO
$1.35@1 so; grapes, $1.35@1 40; white
s s5e sEdss Ok 2'5o@2'ao; black cherries
Candy-Plan stick, 6@6 lie; wrap
ped, TOT -; fancy mixed in pals, 6
1-2@Sc.
Canned Vegetables-Marrow fat peas,
00c@$1.00i Lima beans, S0c@$1. 90;
string beans, 65@75e; corn, 60c@$1. %;
tomatoes, 2-pound, 7O@75c; 3-pound, 90
195c: red kidney beans. 2-pound, 9Oc
C6ffee-Rio and Cordova, fair, Ito
IL lie; prime, 1O@12 1-2c; choice, Is -
@16c; Peaberry, 1S@20c; roast
ed coffee, xxx basis, 100-pound
cases, $3.50; Arbuckle's, 10C-pound
cases, $3.50; in 30-pound cases,
$1,000; Mocha and Java blend, &c.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
Dry Goods.

New York, June 22.-T'he market for
dry goods is steady today, still showing
an improvement over last weeks average
in augmented sales. The more season.
able market conditions have given basis
on which several more lines of prints
have made prices for fall styles. Staple
cottons are still quiet, though there is
still more inquiry for brown goods than
heretofore. The sales of print cloths
have been considerable. Up to noon to-
day the sales Of extras. and odds were
estimated at 175,000 pieces, about TO-
600 pieces of which were square and for
spot and July delivery at 2 1-2c Sellers
are, however, becoming more firm in their
attitude and higher price is expected in
the near future. Prints are fairly active,
sales of fall extras being fairly steady
and of ample proportions Wooden and
worsted goods for mems wear are I'M
changed. Ginghams are dull in all but
manufactured goods.