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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
HERo1sM OF FISHERMEN.
From Portland to New Orleans Our
Harbors Are Full of Viking
Spirited Men.

Mr.. Herbert d. Ward contributes to
the Century a paper devoted to "He-
roes of the Deep" in which he says:
ut is always with a vague regret
that we read the sagas and are thrilled
by the vikings exploits. 1t seems as If
the deeds of daring had gone by for
ever, and as if the heroes of the deep
were a myth of the past. Absorbed
in the Morse romance, we forget that
the vikings were only pirates, and that
they dared for slaughter and for
booty. If the Gloucester of to-day had
only existed then, what heroic saga
would it not have inspired! For to
risk life for glory, or riches, or rescue.
or love is in the heart of every man
to do; but to risk life for bare ex-
istence, for other peoples profit and
for an anonymous end partakes of that
commonplace sublimity which does
not form the favorite plot of poets, al
though once in awhile it is the subject
of daily paragraph.
For the vikings are not dead. From
Portland to New Orleans our harbors
are full of them. They lounge upon
our wharves and we do not recognize
them. They loiter on our streets and
we know them not. But if there is a
more modest, unconscious or drawer
fellow than Jack the Fisherman our
eyes have yet to rest upon his face.
He is the hardest and most daring,
the best sailor in the world to-day.
Any continental kingdom would give
Its wealth to possess him for its de-
Tense. He is the envy of every mari
time nation. Has he no value for us,
beyond the halibut and the cod, the
paddock and the cusk?"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
IT IS GOTHAM" OUT OF TOWN.
But to People Who Live There 1t Is
the "Riggest City in tho
United States"

Here are few remarks by mer-
chant who came to New York from the
southwest ten years ago: when I
was boy, and long after had quit
acting like one, I nearly always heard
New York called Gotham A New
York man was 'Gothamite.' We read
in our home paper of Happenings in
Gotham When man went from our
country to this city he said he had
gone to Gotham remember an in
cident in my school. The teacher had
a habit of asking questions that were
not in the book, and one day he sprung
this: Which is the largest city in the
United States?' The boy at whom this
was fired replied Gotham The old
teacher looked over his spectacles and
said:
Yes, you are another one. 1 wish
the fathers of some of you boys would
tell you when they read Washington
Irving that he was no friend of the
school teacher. 1t takes half my time
to undo what Irving did in the histor-
ical line. The largest city in the United
States is New York, and if any of you
boys ever go there you will find it out. >
"The dear old pedagogue was ma
tive of the Empire state. l meet many
people in the course of year and
rarely hear the word Gotham am
inclined to think New Workers never
thanked Irving for applying it to their
city,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
MILITARY EXPEDITIONS.
Difficulties Which Were Involved in
Sending the Troops to
Manila.

1t was on the first day of May that
Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish
ships and defenses in Manila bay.
Twenty-four days later the first de-
tachment of troops sent to REINFORCE
him sailed from San Francisco.
There We're some expressions of i'm
patience because of this delay, and
also because more troops were not
sent. But those who criticise the gov
eminent on this account, says the
Youths Companion, can have little idea
of the difficulties involved in sending
large military expedition such a
distance.
From San Francisco to Manila la
about 1000 miles. The voyage, under
favorable conditions, takes about four
weeks. Ships had to be chartered and
made ready in haste, to convey not
the troops only, but their weapons,
field artillery as we'll as rifles, horses
and their subsistence, tents, bedding,
hospital stores and miscellaneous
equipments, together with rations for
the whole force sufficient for the voy-
age and for some time after.
1t was necessary also to carry out
large quantities of ammunition and
supplies for Admiral Dewey's squad
ron, for ships carrying on operations
1000 miles from their base of supplies
need many things.
Tosecure theships and prepare them
for such a voyage, and to accumulate
and get on board of them all the need
ed supplies in little more than three
weeks, was really remarkable
achievement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
CONVICTED HIMSELF.
An Argument That Convinced the
Judge That the Professor
Was Guilty.

"What's this?" exclaimed the JUS
tice of the peace in Arenac county;
do understan', professor, that you
was Kissed an bombarded with eggs
an vegetables while you was a-playin'
the 'star-Spangled Banner?'"
That's what say, jedge. Spain ards
couldn't have abused me no worse. I
was about the worst-loolSin' objeck
you ever see when reached the brush
and crawled inter holler log"
what have you fellers to say bout
this high treason?' shouted the court,
as he fingered Dewey button and
looked daggers, says the Detroit Free
Press.
81 represent these gentlemen" said
a bright young lawyer. "All we ask
is that this professor play one of his
selections for your honor. We offer
it in evidence"
Not a dozen. squeaking, screaming,
teeth-filling notes had been tortured
from the violin before the court yelled:
Halt! Do you call that internal rack
ct fiddlin'? Is that the way you massa-
cree the glor'us anthem in this here
glor'us nation? I fine you three dol
lars an costs fur contemp' of court,
disturbin' the peace, maintainin' n
nuisance and insultin' the flag. Now
you kiver groun' lively till you git
outen this jurrydiction." Then some
good-hearted citizen pointed the near
est way to the railroad.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
bicycles on a Gravestone.

There is no record that the bicycle
has hitherto figured in sculptured
work on memorial stones in grave
yards, and, according to q London
newspaper, young widow of Rio de
Janeiro may be accounted u pioneer in
using its presentment for that pur-
pose. She was introduced to her late
husband while out wheeling, and or
dered n sculptor to depict the meet
ing, bicycles and all, on the marble
gravestone in alto relieve. The effect
is described as more novel than ar
tistic. especially us the lady is CHS
eled as attired in rational costume. In
the inscription, which is in Spanish, is
u sentence which may be translated:
My dear soul had the tire of his life
prematurely punctured."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
sALUT1NG IN THE ARM Y.
A Thing Which Volunteers Neve,
Learn How to Do as the
Regulars Do 1t.

One thing which the volunteers find
1t hard to do-a thing which perhaps
they will never do in anything like the
form in which the regulars do it's to
salute officers. Take volunteer who
is bronzed and big like regular, and
put him in regulars clothes and send
him out on the street, and he would
certainly betray himself as a volunteer
at his first meeting with an officer.
The regular, walking on the street,
salutes every officer he meets by rails
ing the Strengthened fingers of his
right hand to the brim of his hat, Just
over the right eye, and keeping them
there until the officer has passed. The
volunteer cannot be made to hold his
hand there in any such way, says the
Boston Transcript.
If he salutes strange officer of low
rank at all, he salutes him with the
quick dash which is the regular Off
GERS salute to the private. If the reg.
ular soldier is seated when an officer
approaches in camp, on the street or
anywhere else, he rises, faces the off
Ger, stands very erect, and makes this
salute. No one ever sees a volunteer
private do this. Aregular cavalryman
trying to get his horse across the
bridge while an electric car was cross
ing it from the other direction. The
horse was plunging and leaping wildly,
and the soldier had to work hard to
control him. AT this moment young
second lieutenant of Ohio volunteers
came along the footway. In the midst
of his horses gyrations the mounted
regular managed to salute the pedes-
trian officer in proper form. The smile
of admiration and satisfaction on that
young officers face was worth going a
long way to see.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
MUsKRAT IN SUPPLY PIPE.
For One Hour the Amphibious Rodent
Kept City of Buffalo in
Darkness.

little muskrat succeeded in cutting
off the electric light supply Of nearly
the entire city of Buffalo few nights
ago, says the News of that city, and it
was an hour before the cause of the
trouble was located and removed. With
the exception of an isolated district,
here and there, the entire big town was
wrapped in total darkness. Main street
was one long avenue of gloom, broken
only by lights in windows by private
plants.
Everythinghad been running smooth
ly at the power station of the Buffalo
General Electric company, when the
startling discovery was made that the
water in the boilers and condensers
was rapidly going down. An examina-
ton of the valve that let's the water in
through the big feed pipe that runs out
into Buffalo river was made, but the
valve was open, as it should be. The
valves on the boilers and condensers
were examined, and they were found to
be all right, too.
The water in the boilers dropped
lower and lower, until finally, in order
to avoid an explosion, it was found nee
essary to bank the fires and shut off
the drafts. This done, the powerful
dynamos no longer supplied current
for the lamps, and the lights went out.
The trouble man" was called to the
station. He quickly located the trouble
in the feed pipe. 1t was cut, and after
fishing around he dragged muslsrat
out of the pipe and dropped it on the
floor, mangled, but a victim in it's invol-
untary undertaking to place the people
of Buffalo in darkness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
Attention Farmers!

Are you aware that we have
full line of Farm Machinery, Bug
gies and Wagons. Also line Of
Hardware, Tinware, Paints, Lin
seed Oil, Machine Oils, Axle
Grease. &c. Mems Overalls,
Working Shirts, Jackets, Mems,
Women's, Misses and Children's
Shoes, Rubbers and Hosiery
these are side lines of goods and
they come in at time Of year
when our grain and stock business
is dull; therefore l claim l can af-
ford to give you lower prices than
regular dealers in these lines who
depend entirely upon them for
living. l will make prices to Cash
Buyers that Defy Competition.
Shall be pleased to figure on build
ing hardware with anyone intend
ing to build dwellings or barns.
Will take sound horses or colts
in exchange for machinery, bug
gies, wagons, etc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
THE MEXICAN HOUSEHOLD.
1t Is Arranged and Conducted on an
Economical and Orderly
Plan,

The arrangement of furniture is
much more formal than in the United
States. 1t is very common sight ia
see splendidly-furnished parlor with
row of straightforward chairs all
alike with their backs against the wall
and as close together as they can be
placed clear around the room, says
the Modern Mexican.
Heavy single doors, such as are used
in the United States, are practically
unknown in Mexican houses either at
entrances or between interior rooms,
All doors open in The middle and are
fastened with bolts at top and bot.
tom. Exterior doors are always fitted
with glass panels, for they also serve
as windows. All such doors opening on
the street or open courts are fitted
with solid shutters that are folded at
the sides out of sight when not in
use.
A good Mexican cook relieves the
mistress of the house of worry and re.
sponsibility in manner that is al.
most unknown in the United States
The cook is given so much a day, and
with this amount she will purchase
each morning all the provisions for
the day, including even the staples
that are usually bought in large guam.
titles in other countries. On dollar
q day a cook will provide very good
table for family of three or four,
and get enough beans and tortillas and
chile to set the servants table besides.
They can really do better than their
mistresses, because they can usually
drive sharper bargains with the mar.
ketmen of their own class, and they
have more patience to haggle over the
last penny.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
Farms for Sale.

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. l 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 Resp ectfully,
JOHN NJ. CANNON, Cresco, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09

Mrs. Brown-This paper is fraud
Mr.. Brown-In what respect?
Mrs. Brown-Why, here is column
headed Proposals" and it's all about
building contracts and such tiresome
1hinos,-N, Y. Truth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09

The report OF the attorney general Of
North Carolina for the year ended June
80, 1897, says that there were no lynch.
ings in the state during that time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09

Spanish names arc among those
which, the average American thinks,
Quaht to 90 without saying,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09

Demands of Greets Laborips Men.
Laboring men in Greece, whose hours
of work are IA in summer and 10 in
winter, are demanding a reduction in
time and also payment of wages on
Saturday evenings, instead of on Sun
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
Has Many schools.

The Swiss city of Lausanne, with
only 41,c0o Inhabitants, has 72 girls
schools and is boys schools, largely
frequented by the English.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
Food Proper for Elderly People.

roOu PROPER ZOE GAuerAy HeoPie'
A dietetic teacher advises elderly
people to abstain from the use of slim
ulating foods. The need is indicated
by natural inclination on the part Of
persons after they have passed the age
of IS to return to the simple foods OF
their childhood. Bread and milk, for
example, is usually an esteemed diet
by old people, and it is an excellent
one. Another authority talking on
longevity advises the free use of milk
but protests vigorously against too
much bread, which to person after
90 should be called the "staff of DEATH
instead Of that "of life."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
He Wasn,t worriea.

She (sternly)-Mr. Dasher. where is
your arm?
He (calmly)-oh, never mind my arm.
As long as am not anxious about its
location YOU needn't ben. Y. World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
Terrible Pest In Switzerland.

June bugs are terrible pest in
Switzerland this year. The govern
ments of several cantons offer boun-
ties, and one family earned $40 in one
week. In one small community $500
litres were gathered, comprising over
$780, 900 bugs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
CUTS OFF cuBANs' RAT1oNs.
War Department. Omcials Not Sur
prised at Action OF One of Amer
lean Generals in Cuba.

The war department officials express
no surprise at the action of one of the
American generals with Skaters
army in refusing to extend rations to
some of the Cubans because of their
refusal to do mental work, as required
of them. While the desire and pur-
pose of the government is to feed the
Cubans who may need it, yet this mat
ter rests with the commanding gen
eral, who unquestionably has the right
to withhold rations If for any reason
he deems such action necessary. A
account of all food furnished
to the Cubans is to be kept by the
army officials, so that at the end of the
war an intelligent statement of the
subject may be given to the public.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
Mutual Recriminations.

Doctor (angrily)-You put in some
thing that wasn't ordered in the pre-.
scription, and now the patient is quits
well.
Drug Clerk-Well, then. write your
prescriptions SO they can be read.--N.
=. journal, -.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
Chimney sweep in italy.

Three italian school-teachers re-
Gently applied for work as public
chimney sweeps ina Swiss village just
over the line. The places they sought
paid only $l6o a year, but that was
more than they got in Italy as teachers
Of the rising generation. And people
wonder that there are disconnected
murmurings and talk of revolution In
the land of the Caesarsl
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09

Texas Timber Fast Disappearing.
Texas will have no timber in 15years
If the present rate of cutting 1000, 0o0,-
600 feet a wear continues.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-09
SHED SKIN
20 ] IME

Mylittle boy brokeo out with an itching rash.
TRIED three doctors and medical college but
he kept getting worse. There ,cas not one
squGreinch cfskin on his svhole body unaffected.
He was one mass of sores, and the stenchwas
frightful. In removing the bandages they
would take the skin with them, and the poor
child's screams were heart-breaking. After
the second application of CUTIcURA (oint-
ment) sav signs Of improvement, and the
sores to dry up: His skin peeled Off twenty
times, but now he is entirely cared.
ROB'T WATTAI, 472s Cook ST., Chicago, III.
SrEEpY CURE TREATMENT FOR EVERY BABY HuMoR
WITH Loss OF HAIR.-Wa baths with CuTicuRI
SOAR, followed by gentle anointings with CUTIcURA,
purest of emollent akin cures.
Co2Pa Props Boston. How to Cure Baby HuMorS freo,
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Rabbit q La Creole.

Wash and joint nice young rabbit,
put in the saucepan with two slices Of
white onion. stalk of celery, half a
dozen peppercorns, and blade of mace.
cover with stock. set over the fire and,
lei come to a boil, skim. and let simmer
gently until the meat is tender. Take
uL the joints on a heated dish. and coat
with supreme sauce. Arrange a bor-
der of celery PURGE around the dish, Law
small, thinly sliced rounds of cold
boiled tongue and ham over the PURGE.
and sprinkle with chopped parsley and
sieved yolk of egg-Housewife.
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were together. She used to get en- all
mixed up at school. Same colored hair,
with the same kinks in it, and their eyes
just alike, and even their little dimpies
matching! The little McKie girl was
fat and well then, like your Becky"
The lemons blinked their yellow eyes
reproachfully. Mr.. Tappan strobe be-
hind the counter and swept them. with
succession of clatters. into the money
drawer. out of sight. He was mentally
reviewing the items of Page 46. He
knew them by heart. How many. many
of them were little unpretending lux
uries that a little. peevish. sick child
might crave! How few of them-her-
rings now and then, and salt Goldfish
or oatmeal-were necessaries! 1t had
nettled him over and over again tc
think of it, but now, somehow, II
touched him against his will.
Yes, o, yes. he knew they used to say
the little McKie girl-Love. Dove. what
was her name?-looked like Becky.
His Becky! His little round. roly poly,
happy Becky!
After Mrs. Wyncoop's departure AbAl
Tappan took the big brown ledger back
to the corner desk still open. Doggedly
he turned the pages and went to work.
With quick steps the little New Year
was hurrying to meet the Old Year.
His light footsteps made no crealing
over the snow. Eleven-quarter past
-half-past-how close they were, al
most touching hands!
A little voice reused Abel Tappan oy
and by-Becky's-but he had never
heard Becky's voice from such a dis
lance before. He seized the lamp and
hurried upstairs, where he and his little
beloved, motherless Becky and old
Nance lived.
The child was tossing on her bed. fret
ting plaintively. Her little face, in the
lamps feeble glimmer, looked unduly
flushed and thin.
"My back aches SOL" she whimpercd
Becky's back ached so! Becky's lit
tie straight-no, o! Lord have mercy,
it was crooked! 1t bowed out pitifully
against the little white sheets. Becky's
face was sharp with pain.
Abel Tappan shuddered from head to
foot. The lamp shook in his hand un-
safely. Through the blur on his glasses
the little tossing head on the pillow
seemed strangely far away from him
Was it his little, plump, rollicking. dan
cling Becky-his straight Becky he had
been so proud of always?
I'm so thirsty in my throat"
moaned the little crooked Becky on the
bed.
He bent down unsteadily and kissed
her. His heart broke in the kiss.
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my life insured! Good evening, Abel.
I thought maybe you wouldn't mind if
l dropped in to settle up my account.
To-morrow's New Year, and 1 COULDN'T
sleep wink tonight. up to my ears in
debt"
Abel Tappan beamed at her over the
counter. He hunted up a chair for her
and put ii near the stove.
II guess 'twouldn't be more than up
TO your elbows. Mis- Wyncoop," he
laughed. jovially. Not deep enough
TO keep you awake. But knew you'd
be in tonight, just as wells knew
should eat my supper. l told Becky.
I says: Mis- Wyncoopll be in to pay
her bill tonight, you see if she amt.
Becky says I-set down here by the
fire, do-and here you are! Well. all
is. wish there were more like you in
the world! Those shiftless McKies,
now-that little scamp of Jot's been
in trying to get trusted again, but I've
struck! guess it's about time. too"
He got down his big book from the
high corner desk and spread it open on
the counter, turning the pages labori-
| ously. Abel Tappan was his own book
keeper and had his own peculiar fash
ion of keeping" the great, leather
covered book-a fashion that would
have first puzzled. then floored the dap
Fer. precise graduate of commercial
college. But it sufficed for Abel Tap
Pan very we'll.
"Forty-two. forty-three. forty-four,
forty-five - Wyncoop; that's your
page" he said. 'And I declare if Page
46 amt the McKie page, right across
from yours. I'd forgot that. Twenty
nine-twenty-nine dollars and eighty
three cents. There you are. Mis- Wynn
coop! You better reckon it up yourself
and make sure it's all right. We're all
as liable to mistakes as the sparks that
fly upward"
He tilted up and down on his toes,
mildly inLredulous of any possible err
Wyncoop went over the columns from
the top downward. Her lips chippered
audibly over the task.
Eyes; that's just right, Abel, and I'm
only thankful it isn't any more. Lord
of liberty! who'd believe nutmegs an
pepper n salt would cost most $3O!"
Her eyes rested on Page 46. still lying
open on the counter. Her own page. OPP
posite, looked almost empty in compari-
son.
From top to bottom and from side to
side. Page As was full of minute, I'M
steady words, traced with cramped
painstaking and flanked by a relentless
column of figures.
what pageful!" she exclaimed