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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

Artificial irrigation in rice-cultivation is an innovation in Louisiana. In rice- growing the ground needs to be sub merged at certain stations of the growth Hitherto natural means have been relied upon for the submersion, and thus the area of cultivation has been limited by the physical conditions of the rice-growing country. Water is abundant in Louisiana-and by the use of it in irrigation ditches the rice area may be indefinitely enlarged. Success has attended the first attempt at culti- walton with artificial submersion, and high hopes are entertained of the growth of the industry. New Orleans papers are already looking forward to the time when the rice growers of the CaroIinas will be attracted to Louisi- ana" the natural home of the rice plant" and when New Orleans will be the largest rice market in the world, with mills and all other facilities for handling the crop.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

TAE NPUBLIsHINGC co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

Secretary of State Kinney of Ohio has completed the tabulation of divorce sta tistics from the different counties of the State, showing that at the close of the fiscal year on July 1, 1897, there were pending in the courts of the State 2,961 divorce cases. During the year 4,47o cases were begun, and 3,379 di- vorces granted. During the same peri cd 1,109 divorces were refused and the suits dismissed. There were pending in the courts on July 1, 1898, 2,943 cases. Under the different causes for divorce suits were filed as follows: Statutory grounds. SIT; absence and neglect, 2,115; cruelty, 1,079; drunkenness. 521; fraud, AZ; all other causes, 126.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

The city of Boston, by decision of the full bench of the Supreme court. is de- clared to be the trustee of the fund cre- ated by Dr. Benjamin Franklin in 179o, now amounting to about $50o0oO. Poor Richard set aside $5,000 for accumula- tion and designated various public ob- jects to which it should be applied, one being to help worthy apprentices. He designated that the fund should be managed by the selectnen of the town and the ministers of the oldest Episco- pal, Congregational and Presbyterian churches" and it was contended before the court that this was tantamount to creating board of trustees. The court rules, in decision written by Judge Allen, that the gift to the town passed to the city on it's incorporation, and that a municipality may be a trustee for public charity.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

"The Blanks must buy everything on the installment plan" What makes you think SOP" q heard Jimmy Blanks ask his father whether their new baby would be taken away if they couldn't keep up the payments. ts."-Chicago Rec orr
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
SHOES FOR CELESTIAL WOMEN
wherein These Articles Differ fron
Those Worn by Ameri-
can Ladies.

The Chinese woman's shoe Is provid-
ed with fat heel which alone serves
as a point Of support for the entire
body. The point of the foot does not
touch the ground, and the women walk
sometimes like club-footed persons,
says the New York Herald. They are
not very steady upon their feet, and
when they become aged have to use
cane. They walk with their arms
slightly extended and performing the
Office of balance pole, and with the
pelvis thrown back and the breast
slightly forward they seem to be en-
deavoring to preserve their center Of
gravity. When their heels are close:to-
gether the slightest push may upset
them.
A foot is so much the more appreci-
ated in proportion as it is smaller
The Chinese woman is very modest
when it is a question of her feet. A
traveller says he has several times at
tended mandarins' wives, who were
afflicted with. foot troubles, and who
consented only with great hesitation
and blushing to allow themselves to
be examined, and even then they so ar
ranged themselves as to expose only
the ailing part.
1t may not be generally known that
all Chinese women do not have de.
formed feet. This mutilation is more
frequent in the south than in the
north and in cities than in the rura
| districts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
THE WOMAN WON.
Minnie Payne-Grimn Comes ON the
Victor In a Divorce Suit In
Salt Lake City, Utah,

Mrs. Minnie Payne-Grifan, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. w. C. Payne, Of Mar
shalltown, has finally won big victory
in the somewhat sensational divorce
suit brought by her husband, JACOB d.
Griffin, well-to-do contractor Of Salt
Lake City, Utah. The supreme court Of
that state handed down decision in
the case, sustaining every point Of Mrs.
Grifan's appeal and going still further
and finding that Griffin has been guilty
of adultery with Cora E. Berkman, the
woman who was the direct cause Of the
trouble between Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin
and who finally caused Griffin to desert
his wife. Mrs. Griffin, in the trial in the
lower court, won partial victory, but
appealed to supreme court on account
of ruling she should not take the child,
Harvey, from the state without the
fathers consent, and because the all
mony was not sufficient, etc. Griffin
also appealed to the supreme court,
only to be defeated on every side.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
THE ROWE CASE.
The Former Treasurer of Poweshiel
County Anxious to Get Ost of
Mexican Prison.

Citizens Of Poweshiek county are
moving through the state department
In Washington for the release Of their
former county treasurer, Rowe, who ran
away to Mexico few years ago with
$4,000 of public funds. He was To-
Gated in Mexico and officers sent to
bring him back to trial. To save him.
self Rowe acquired title to tract Of
land in Mexico, which made him q citi-
zen of that country and protected him
against extradition. Under Mexican
laws a Mexican citizen can be tried and
punished for crimes committed in an
other country, and just to show that
there was no i'll feeling over this partic-
uiar case the Mexican auth critics tried
him and gave him IA years for betraying
trust in Iowa. If he had returned
home he might have been given four or
five years. The prisoner has let certain
people in the county understand that
II a pardon can be secured for him he
will make restitution of part OF the
stolen money. The proposition was
sufficiently attractive to set on foot a
campaign for his release, and 1t is now
being urged through the regular dip
lomatic channels.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
Gable is Laid.

The cable connecting the La Crosse
Telephone company's line with the
Standard company's line has been laid
across the river. The work was start
ed last Saturday and was finally COM
pleted yesterday. La Crosse now has
connections with nearly a hundred
points in Iowa and Minnesota which
are not reached by any other line, and
the importance of the fact to La
Crosse business men was evidenced
by the business transacted over the
line between Southern Minnesota
points and La Crosse yesterday. Ex-
elusive of ordinary conversation over
the line, over 100 orders to La Crosse
business houses were sent in by mer-
chants at different towns on the line.
The principal points in Minnesota
touched by this line are: Brownsville,
Freeburg. Caledonia, Portland, Ho-
kah, Eitzen, Bee, Spring Grove, Black,
Hammer, Mabel, Prosper, Canton Aar-
mony and Preston. The following
points in Iowa are on the line; Vol
ney, Watson. Monona, Quandahl,
Highlandville, Sattree, Locust, Hes
per. Burr Oak, New Albin, Dorches.
ter, Waukon, Elmo, Village Creek
Lansing, Harper's Ferry, Waukon
Junction, Johnson's Port, Rossville
DEBORAH, Basset, Washington Prairie,
PostviIle. Castalia, Ossian, Feo'ina,
Fort Atkinson, Calmar, Spillville,
Conover. Ridgeway, Bluffton, Piym
outh Rock, Kendallville, Cresco.
President Vic H. Stevens of the
Standard line informed Chronicle
reporter la st evening that his compa
ny proposed to make the entire line {
metallic long distance line in tn,
spring La Crosse Chronicle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
IOWA STATE NEWS.
A BAD WRECK.
Trains Collide Near Grundy Center
and Damage Property, But No
Lives Are Lost.

A disastrous wreck, although not at
tended by loss of life, occurred near
Grundy Center. A west-bound freight
on the b.. c. II. g. N. broke in two on an
up grade about mile east of Grundy
Center and the rear end began to run
back. Passenger train No. SO, which
was closely following the freight, ran
into the rear section, totally demolish-
ing the caboose and coal car in front
of it. The debris of the caboose was
piled upon the coal car, and mingled
with it was the smokestack and pilot
of the passenger engine. The engine
was derailed, but not overturned, and
both engineer and fireman kept their
places in the cab. The tender and all
the rest of tho passenger train re-
raained upon the track, which was a
very fortunate circumstance, as the
wreck occurred upon very high en-
bankment, and had the passenger
coaches been overturned there could
scarcely have failed to be very serious
loss of life and limb. The conductor Of
the passenger train, who was upon q
car platform, foresaw the collision and
leaped. He slid so feet down the slope
covered with ice and snow and brought
up in barbed-wire fence. He was con.
siderably lacerated, but no bones were
broken or serious injuries received
The passengers on No. 60 were badly
shaken up, but beyond the nervous
shock sustained no injuries are re.
ported.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
AurocRAr OF ANr1cosT1.
The Frenchman who Purchased the
Canadian Island IL Very
Inconsiderate.


The sale of the island of Anticosti,
In the Gulf of st. Lawrence, to M.
Menier, the French chocolate king,
and the subsequent actions of that
gentleman and his agent in connection
with the island seem likely to cause
trouble soon, says an exchange. Since
M. Menier got possession of the prop
erty he has acted as If he were an
autocrat, and that the island has
passed from under the sovereignty OF
Great Britain. His agent in charge Is
styled governor of Anticostl, anu
the manner in which the law Is being
administered there against alleged
squatters on the island savors more
of medieval tyranny than OF pro-
cedure under British law.
There are number of alleged squat
tiers at Fox bay, who have been there
for over two years. NJ. Menier found
them unsuitable as colonists. and de-
cided to have them removed from the
island and demolish their homes. The
people refused to go. The proper
course for M. Menier to pursue under
British law was by action of ejectment'
but he served notice to quit merely
upon the people, and sent steam yes
sci with squad Of government police
from Quebec to remove them. The
people prayed for little time to
gather up their belongings, and 1t
was granted only on condition that
heads of families deliver up all arms
in their possession and sign away their
rights to remain on the island. 1t ap
pears that the evicted people are
Protestants, and considerable race
feeling has been aroused.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
A NOTED VISITOR.
The Characterization of ola Chief
Keokuk Entertained by the
City of That Name.

Keokuk has been entertaining noted
visitor-the great-grandson of old
Chief Keokuk,, for whom the city was
named. John Earle Keokuk is SON of
Charles Keokuk, now residing at the
Sac and Fox agency in Oklahoma. His
grandfather, Moses Keokuk, is chief Of
the tribe. John left the reservation in
july and has been at Tama since that
time, prior to his arrival in Keokuk. He
was educated in the common schools
and at the institution in Lawrence,
Kan. On the out break Of the war he
went east to Norfolk, Va, and tried to
enter the naval service, but was not ac-
copied on account of bad health. He
then went to League Island navy yard
at Philadelphia, but was again refused.
While In the east and along the coast
he was stopped by secret service men
and United States officials on the belief
that he was Spaniard. He expects to
live in Keokuk permanently.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
A Noted Horse Dead.

ROBERT MrGregor, 2:1733, a race horse
and sire who made for himselfa name
among equine celebrities, the men,
DRY of which will remain green dur
ing coming coming ages, died of old
age at the Ketcham Farm, Toledo, o.
last Friday morning. Robert Nc
Gregor was chestnut horse, toaled
1871 and hence was twenty-seven
years old when he died. His sire was
Major Edsall, a son of Alexander's
Abdallah and a daughter of Harris's
Hambletonian Q. his dam being Nan
cy Whitman, by American Star ID,
grandam Nance, by Young Messenger
Duroc. The life of Robert MeGregor
was an eventful one, full of vicissi-
tudes. and ends amid the triumphs of
grand achievements. He had numer-
GUS owners during his eventiuhcareer
but of late years found luxurious
home at the Ketham Farm where in
his declining years he was idolized
and tenderly cared for. To the racing
career of the dead Monarch of the
Home Stretch" no reference need be
made, for to all trotting turfmen it lie
an open and we'll known book. AS a
speed sire, Robert McGregor, like
George Wilkes and Electioneer, has
founded a family of trotters, and to.
day the McGregor trade smark" is
recognized and admired through.
out the land. No trotting sire has
ever possessed more marked individ.
ual characteristic, and no family out
ranks the McGregor for genuine STAN
ina, stout-heartedness and pure race
horse qualities. Robert McGregol
possessed these qualities in superla
tive degree, and he transmitted then
to his progeny with astonishing uni
formity. He was essentially q trot
ting sire, only three Of his eighty stan
dard performers being PAGERS. A lead
ing characteristic of the McGregor
is there uniform capacity for extreme
speed. True, only one Of his imne di
ate get has beaten 2:10, this being thu
lion :hearted young stallion Cresceus
2:09a, but nearly all beat 2:20, and I
great many of them beat 2:15. OF hi
ten campaigners out in 1897 all tool
records better than 2:20, except two
He has four new 2:20 performers 70
1898, and four others previously in til
$50 list lowered their records. Tn
statistics are not complete as yet 70
1898, but up to the close of 1897 TIL
sons and daughters of Robert McGreg
or were credited with III standar
performers, 107 trotters and 10 PAGERS
showing conclusively that McGrego
blood not only breeds on, but tina
the trot is the dominating gait of til
family. In the second generation til
Robert McGregor courage is just a
marked, and the extreme speed ca
pacity increased, son of Robert
having sired Planet, 2:04a, and tw
daughters having produced E.lore
1901, and Grattan Boy, 2:0S. Of Rot
ert McGregor trotting horse breeder
can appropriately say, well done
thou good and faithful servant.-Th
Western Horaeman,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16

'
Ex-Gov. Peck tells story about his
visit to Green Bay, Wis. He had been
asked to speak at Good Templars'
affair there. when 1 stood up" Mr..
Peck tells, 81 looked about for some
water. A mug had been placed beside
me, and how it could have happened I
do not know, but it was beer mug
filed with water. Well, it was a warm
day, and where there is convention
food spread out on warm day there
are likely to be flies. There were flies,
and one had lighted trustingly on the
surface of the water in that mug. /
saw him as lifted it, and did the most
natural and humane thing that I
could think of-blew him off the water.
Well, they cheered for five minutes.
And to this day I suppose you can't
persuade Green Bay man that any
body from Milwaukee can drink a
glass Of water, even at temperance
convention, without first blowing off
the foam"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
How's This?


We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Ca tarrhthat can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo, ..
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations
madeby their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o.
WALD1Na, K1NNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sole Druggists. Toledo, o.
Halls Cattarrh Cure is taken intern.
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c. pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16

j Germany's discrimination against
our pigs and cattle has inflicted on
her something like meat famine. The
price of all varieties of this commod-
ity has advanced so much as to i'm
pose serious hardship on the poorer
CLASSES and greatly inconvenience
those who are better of. Within the
last three years the importation of
horned cattle has fallen off more than
one-third, while that of swine has al
most entirely ceased. Home breed
ers have been unable TO supply the de-
ldcit, and famine prices now rule. They
have no stock to meet the demand, and
the interdictions intended for their
advantage have done them no good
whatever. -.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900
The Administration Policy.

The interviews with three members
of the Presidents Cabinet-Messrs
Gage, Smith and Wilson-printed in
yesterdays World, define the policy
of the Administration very clearly.
1t includes the permanent acquisi-
ton of all the Philippines" as Post
master-General Smith states it.
Secretary Gage, who at first was
opposed to the acquisition of the
islands, now harbors it. Conner
cial necessity has compelled territori-
al expansion" is his way of putting it.
just how the acquisition of these
remote and savage islands is to bene-
fit our commerce the Secretasy of the
Treasury does not explain. The report
of his Bureau of Statistics shows that
the value of our exports for the year
ending with October was $1,299, $685.
404. OF this magnificent total the
Philippines took 1914, 597-about one
carload of such goods as we send
there. The total imports to the
islands for 1896 from all sources were
valued at only $4,000, O00-less than
we send to Europe in two good sail
ing days.
These are the facts as to the CON-
mercial value of the Philippines. AS
to the possibilities of developing a
trade, Mr.. Henry w. Peabody, of
Boston, the head of the only Ameri-
can firm ever established at Manila,
says that there is no market in the
Philippines for any important Ameri-
can product. The natives have few
wants beyond a strip of colored cloth,
usually cotton of cheap grade
Commercial necessity" is therefor
quite as vague a phrase as the Presi-
dents 'sDuty and Destiny"
Postmaster-General Smith bases his
advocacy of acquisition upon our ''re-
sponsibility to the Filipinos. 1t is
difficult to see how we acquired this
in smashing Montojo's feet-our sole
business at Manila. But if it comes
to a question of responsibility, is not
the Governments first responsibility
to our own people? Has the President
yet thought of answering Bishop
Potter's searching question, "Whal
will the Philippines do to us?"
The other features of the Admins
tration's policy are either wise or in.
evitable. The war taxes must OF
course stay and be Increased if we are
to remain on war footing with q
world.conquering ambition. And as
there is no chance of passing 8
currency-reform measure at the
coming session of Congress, the AID
ministration will act senslbly in post
poning it until the new congress.
comes i'm. Y. World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16

4 Among the volunteer regiments
called out for service in the late war
was one very good one from Ohio, the
men Of which had never seen military
Ileggings before. The regulation do
boy leggings were issued to them, and
they put them on-all with the lac
ings on the inside of the legs! The
result was that as they marched out
Tor parade the Topped lacings on each
leg caught on the hooks of the leg
cling on the other leg, tripping some
OF the men up completely and making
most OF the rest stumble comically at
every few steps. The volunteer colonel
Thought that the whole regiment was
drunk, and was in state of min
Egled rage and CONSERVATION, which
added greatly to the interest Of the
occasion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
Special Excursion to California.

The Chicago Great Western Ry. is
making arrangements to run special
excursion from Minnesota and Iowa
points to California points on Decenl-
Der 18th at very low rates. This ex-
cursion will be in the nature of a spec
ial party excursion as ample accom-
modations will be- provided and every
effort made to make this tripinterest-
ing and comfortable to all. Through
first class Tourists Car will be used
and while the accommodations are
first class in every respect, the berth
rate will be exceedingly low. Atten-
ton is called to the tact that a berth
is sufficiently large to comfortably ac-
commodate two persons. The route
will be via Kansas City and the A. T..
& 8. F. Ry. through Kansas. Colorado,
New Mexico aud Arizona; the true
winter route to California, no cold
snow blockades or high attitudes to
mar the pleasure of the trip. ReInem
Der the date and call upon any Agent
Maple Leaf Route" for further in
formation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16

Iwrite in the interest of others, and espec'
tally of my brother minister's who are unable
to engage in the great work to which the Lord
has called them. My voice was so weak and
my throat in such condition could not sing,
and at times could hardly talk at all; was
almost deaf in my left ear and had continual
cough. used Aerial Medication and within
three months my hearing, voice and health
were restored, and have remained so for over
three years, for which shall ever feel grateful.
J.L. Ford, Minister in the Baptist Church,
sed.lia, Mo.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
Trust Those who have Tried.

l suffered from catarrh of the worst
kind and never hoped for cure, but
Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even
that.-Oscar Ostrom. As Warren Ave,
Chicago, Ill.
I suffered from catarrh; it got SO
l COULD not work; / used Eiy's
Cream Balm and am entirely WE'LL
A. G. Clark, 34l Shawmut Ave,
Boston, Mass.
A 1Oc trial size or the SOC size OF
Ely's Cream Balm will be mailed.
Kept by druggists. Ely Brothers, SO
Warren St., N. Y.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
Farms for Sale.

l have large number of very fine
farms for sale In Howard county.
Some at special bargains. If you
wish to purchase it will pay you to
visit me. Prices are very reasonable
and terms to suit purchaser. also
have farms in Minnesota and Dakota
for sale on installment plan. Why
pay high cash rent when the money
may be applied toward home Of
your OWN Respectfully,
JOHN NJ. CANNON, Cresco, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16

Are our winters growing longerY
asks Anxious Inquirer. We>think not
Anxious Inquirer has evidently been
applying his tape line to MS coal and
wood bills.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16

Consumption Cure--W Warmers
White Wine of Tar Syrup, the
best cough remedy on earth, cures
a cold in one day if taken in time.
25 and so cts. All druggists. SO
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-16
The NJ. e. Conferences,

The annual conference of the M. E.
church of the First Iowa district
closed it's session at Milton. Keokuk
was chosen as the place Of meeting next
year. 1t was decided to raise TWEEN
tieth century offering of $15O,00O for
the educational work of the conference.
The Wesleyan university, at Mount
Pleasant, is the chief institution of the
conference and will receive the benefit
of the money raised.