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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

1t you have been sick you will find
Hoods Sarsaparllla the best medicine
you can take to give you appetite and
strength.
If price is an object and you want a
watch for your son or daughter, we
are prepared to make the price.-Dr.
VIM. Connolly.
Young Ladies League of the Baptist
church hold their Bazaar December 16.
Supper from until all are served.
Goods on sale at 10 a. M.
sThe Anchor Mutual Insurance Co.,
issue six years policy, with annual
payments, at the same cost as five an
nual policies. JOHN M. CANNON.
Do not fail to attend the great Day
ton show at the Cresco Opera House
Friday and Saturday evenings, Dec.
9th and 10th. Prices 5, 10 and 5 cts.
w. w. Dayton, in modern Theosoph-
ic wonders and live high class Vaude-
vile anex will be at Cresco Opera house
Friday and Saturday evening of this
week.
Messdames Wickham and Drum
.mond were over from Florenceville
Wednesday and assisted US in break
ing bread j. 7. sneaked off to some
restaurant.
c. G. Wightman has returned and
reopened the Russell Studio. All those
wishing good photos call and see him.
Satisfaction given in all cases. Cab
inets $500 per dozen.
A man that wants his wife to trem-
BILE with pleasure and delight at his
homecoming should be strong. Rocky
Mountain Tea brings new life to weak
men. DR.. VIM. Connolly.
1t fills the arteries with rich red
blood, makes new flesh, healthy men
and women. That's what Rocky Noun
tain Tea will do. 35 cents.
DIR. VIM. Connolly.
Handsome and useful presents given
away as premiums for cash coupons.
Come in and see the clocks, scales and
gold aluminium at Kellows Star
Grocery. They beat all other presents.
Persons who may want daily from
Minneapolis will find low clubbing
rates at the PLAIN DEALER office for
the Daily Times. 1t is the only dem
ocratic paper published in the Twin
Cities.
Santasm, prince OF modern JuggIers,
Newell 4 Chinquilla. musical artists.
Edith Stanmore, balladist and Primo
ess Chinquilla skirt dancer and vocal
ist compose the Vaudeville portion of
the Dayton show, at Opera House the
9th and 10th.
We commence the Presidents serial
in this issue of the PLAIN DEALER. As
1t progresses it's interest increases as
in other stories. Because of the plot
of the story, and the eminence OF it's
author, it should be drawing card
with all classes. 1t tells all about the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES war.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

A. g. and Mrs. Serfiing ..spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
John Martin did business in Preston
Monday last.
1t is astonishing to see the amount
of work being done by the Bonnell
Feather Renovator and Madams
Michels, Dempwolf, Bronner, Kruger
and other patrons speak in the high
est terms of these pleasant people
and their work.
Mrs. Hugh Williams, Mrs. Robert
II. Jones, Mrs. Edward Owens, Mr..
Sam Pryddarch all of Bristol and Mr..
Richard Jones of Mankato start for
Wales Saturday of this week, they
take with them our best wishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lang of Foreston
were recent guests of Mrs. LIS.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Williams of
Granger.
DIR. Gowdy is somewhat indisposed
and is confined to his bed at this
writing.
Miss Anna Weinkauf will remain at
Preston until about the holidays.
The German Lutherans have en-
larged the excavation for the furnace
under their school room thereby
making the firing much easier.
We saw beautiful rural scene last
Sunday morning that pleased our
artistic eye, it was the Ashley church
and sheds laden with snow with the
Ashley grove for background.
Aside from the lovely picture we were
Impressed with the humane spirit
that community displays in providing
for the comforts of their dumb
servants. We know of Ladies' Aid
with good bank account that is
waiting for the male members to put
in a furnace go they can furbish the
interior while they let their poor
dumb animals stand exposed to the
inclement weather while they
worship at the throne of their
Heavenly Father who is perfectly
competent to judge them as to their
religious pretentions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

FARM EoR Rents. S. Culver at
Savings Bank.
We regret to hear that A. G.. Cen
show is not as well to-day.
Ben Combs was down from Chester
and took IN the Tennesseeans,
For fresh groceries or good meal
go to M. Barrett's Restaurant.
Have you seen those lovely
Christmas presents at Kellow'sp
Miss Mary Clemmer entertained her
many friends last Monday evening.
Judge Hobson will preside at the
term of court commencing next Mon
day.
,!@uroc Jersey swine, of both sexes,
OF breeding age, for sale. Inquire of
Albert Wallace.
w. B. OusllS, d d. S., in Cresco
1st to 10Th. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction. 15tf
Mrs Roy Noblett and little babe ar
rived In Cresco Tuesday noon from
AlnS AcAu ~ w
Miss Allie BeadIe has been vesiting
herssister, Mrs. w. b Ousley at Lime
Springs the past week. ,,5
A. G. McCullock was down from
Lime Springs several days this week
attending to business affairs.
Mrs. Ed Thomas returned Tuesday
y from Ridgeway. where she has been
visiting her little granddaughter.
The NJ. w. A. will give a ball in
O'Malley's hall. January 9th, with
music by Prof. Tonolli's orchestra.
Your dwelling should be Insured
before winter. The cost is slight.
JOHN M. CANNON.
Now is the time for bargains. All
chamber sets sold AT COST until Dec.
20th, at Kellow's, the Star Grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Woodward went
to Lime Springs Wednesday to help
Mrs. Siddall celebrate her S8th BIRTH
day.
We are in position just now to save
our patrons In need OF a watch almost
the whole retailers profit.-Dr. VIM.
Connolly.
a good winter suit can now be
bought at reduced price. Call early
and make selections.
d. AMUNpsoN.
The CONNECTICUT" and American
Central" are good old line insurance.
companies. Don't forget to insure
with their agent, John M. Cannon.
HoUsEKEEPER WANTED A good
trustworthy woman can find good
position on the j. M. Fields farm with
Fred Everts, Cresco, Ia. 24w4
Don't be persuaded into taking some
thing said to be just like Rocky Noun
tain Tea. There's nothing made or
sold like it. 1t alone is nature's won
der. DIR. VIM. Connolly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09
Grand Army Onicers.

The following officers we're chosen for
the coming year last Saturday evening
by Memorial Post g. A. R.:
E. B. Champlin, Commander.
q. r. Humphrey, S. V.
j. @. Adams, j. V.
d. P. Andrus, Surgeon.
N. S. Durgin, Chaplain.
P. @. Howe, @. M.
@. H. Miller, 0. of d.
Matthew Taft, O. of G..
P. j. McCullow was chosen as dele.
gate to the state encampment.
The Post decided to join the W. r. O.,
in installation of officers, of which due
notice will be given later on.
In the W. r. @. officers were elected as
follows:
Miss Emma Whitney, President.
Mrs. Alex. Mcintosh, s. V.
Mrs. Strawn, J. V.
Mrs. Mary Watts, Chaplain.
Miss Mae Mcintosh, Treasurer.
Ella Mason, Conductor.
Lunetta Mcmillan, Organist.
Lucy B. Durgin, Guard.
Miss Sadie Watts, Secretary.
Mrs. Mary Smith, Asst. Con.
Mrs. E. A. Carter, Asst. Guard.
Clara Warner, Stella Wygant, Kate
Livingston, Color Bearers.
Miss Emma Whitney, delegate to the
department convention at Waterloo.
Mrs. Alex. Mcintosh, Alternate.
Irene G. Adams, Installing Officer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

VIM. Woodward and sons E. W. and
James have bought land near Dell
Rapids, S. D., where they will move
in the spring. Mr.. Woodward goes
there again next week to complete the
bargain.
A lot of especially good bargains in
ladies' and gentlemens' watches
bought for spot cash OF house who
needed money. Come in and set prices
and satisfy yourself.-Dr. VIM.
Connolly.
For handmade harnesses and shop
work call on Fifield & Cummins, un-
der Miller 4 Webber's hardware store.
There is no use in buying factory
made goods when you can get hand
made work at the same or less prices.
Prof. Dayton will give two perform
ances at Opera House, on Friday and
Saturday evenings, Dec. 9th and 10th.
Each evening he will give one of his
interesting entertainments in spiritual
astic mystifications. He is said to be
one of the best in his line in this coun-
try.
The president in his message states
that the revenue for the year ending
July 1, 1899 .'upon the basis of the
present revenue laws" will fall short
OF the expenditure by $4,000, 900.
This means that the war taxes will be
needed to help Mr.. Dingley and his
tariff meet current expenses.
The Tennesseeans gave concert to
full house in the Opera, Tuesday
evening. giving universal satisfaction,
and enabling the ladies aid society of
the Congregational church to lay by a
handsome wad for the benefit of the
society. The Tennesseeans, always
good, are now better than ever.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

ring for her sister Mrs. Essington dur
ing her sickness.
George Conklin is now attending
school here.
Mr.. Howard Armstrong was visit
ing his san here Tuesday.
Mrs. Estella Rogers now occupies
her house in town.
Mrs. Matte Essington has moved
her dressmakiDg shop to Mrs. Cheen-
ey's home near the bridge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09
The Dreyfus Case.

Professor Adolphe Cohn, of Colum
bia University, has made specia-
study of the history of the Dreyfusl
case from it's very beginning. In the
tory from beginning to date very thor
tally obtained for the purpose from
Paris. ($3 year. The Outlook Com
pany, New York)
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

In ITS ADVANCED and chronic form
a cold in the head is known as Nasal
Catarrh and is the recognized source
of other diseases. Having stood the
test of continued successful use, Ely's
Cream Balm is recognized as a specific
for membranal diseases in the nasal
passages, and you make a great
mistake in not resorting to this treat
ment in your own case. To test it a
trial size for 10 cents or the large for
SO cents is mailed by Ely Brothers, 56
Warren Street, New York. Druggists
keep it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup will rid
you of cold more quickly than any
other known remedy. Don't let Ia
cold go as it comes; for you may en-
danger your life. Price 25c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. 25c: The genuine
has l.. B. Q. on each tablet.
For sale by Luers & Lowry Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-09

Switches Wanted.
For switches and hair chains write
W. j. Wells, Usage, Iowa, whose
work is known here to be first class
and prices low. All orders will be
sent on approval.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11
Poor Old London Tls, ~.

The London Times, representing the
greatest money-lending constituency
on earth, says
1T cannot be that the forces that
defeated Bryan in 1896 are totally
shattered and annulled by a series of
tactical efforts, but an immense ad-
vantage has undoubtedly been given
to the ansCchial and predatory ten
denotes which have recently become so
formidable in American society by the
Reorganization of the Republican
party, and the incapacity Of sound
money men to retain any controlling
authority among the Democrats. Clear
ly there will be desperate fight few
months hence, to be renewed at the
presidential contest of 1900. over the
same issues which were supposed to be
settled by the election Of Mr.. Nc
Mckinley"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11
CURRENCY SUPPLY.
MISREPRESENTEO BY THE
TREASURY STATEMENTS.
The Manner In Which Secretary Cages
Department SwelIs the Per Capita
Circulation on Paper-An Analysis of
the Misleading Statements.

The usual statement Showing" the
amount of gold and silver coins and
other currency Gin circulation" on the
first of January, 1898, is interesting for
what 1t cOnceals. While it might be
improper to accuse it's authors Of &C
tive and abstract mendacity, very
little analysis of the figures will serve
to demonstrate that they are calcu-
lated. and doubtless intended, to mis-
lead the public as to the real condition
and distribution of the nations cir
culating medium.
There is nothing particularly new
about this. For some years the statis-
teal end of the treasury has juggled
with monetary facts and figures, in a
vain effort to make black appear
white. We are used to that, and the
only pity is that so much public time
and money should be spent in the
preparation of statements which no
longer command credence. Following
is comparative table, showing the
amount of money of each kind ''in cir
culation' January 1, 1898, and Janp-
airy /, 1897:
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11
AGITAT0R. GARRETT. KANSAS.

oddities would be less harmful. The
object lesson illustrating these princi-
pies which the characterization Of sils
yer furnishes must always be kept in
view. The destruction of one-half of
the metallic money Of the world has
reduced general prices more than one
half and is destroying modern civiliz-
alton. The restoration of silver to the
place It occupied as money metal
previous to the conspiracy which de-
monetized it would strengthen and
perhaps restore prices and render
prosperity certain. There is no hope
for suffering humanity unless the vol
ume of money can be increased and
the fall OF prices which leads to the
conditions of the darkest ages stopped.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11

Those who understood the cause of
the recent rise in wheat know that the
price will fall when the foreign crops
again become normal. In fact. wheat
has already receded twice owing to the
fear that the first reports of the foreign
crop failure were exaggerated. The
export price of wheat for the year end
ing June 80, 1892, was $1.03: for the
year following it was so cents: by the
first of November, 1898, the price had
fallen below 10 cents.
What will be the political effect of
this temporary advance?
That it must be adverse to the re-
publican party is certain. II any are
foolish enough to credit the rise to
the new tariff law, the gold standard
or to restored confidence" the spell
will be broken when wheat returns to
the Level of the last few years.-Bryan
on Free Silver and Wheat"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11

Few things bearing upon public
conditions are more interesting than
the rapid development of the demand
for the public ownership of natural
nopolies-particular for the mu-
nicipal ownership and management Of
such municipal monopolies as street
railways, telephones, gas and electric
lighting systems. Men who half dec
ade ago would have dismissed a de-
mand for such public ownership with
the contemptuous and all-sufficing
epithet Socialism, now approve it,
though some few try to discover some
means to defeat it without denying its
justice.
The masses of the people. discern
ing how selfish, corrupting and SIMS
ter is the influence of the corporations
which today control these monopolies.
will agree that there would be little
more politics" in a public ownership
of the gas trust, for example. than
there is today under its corporate
ownership 1t Is only fair to say that
a sensible and efficient measure of
civil service reform should precede
any considerable extension of the func
tions of this or any other municipality.
Coming Nation.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11
CARDINAL PRINCIPLES.
silver Was DemOnetized to Increase the
Purchasing Power OF Money.

Purchasing Power OF Money.
The law of supply and demand not
only regulates all things bought, sold,
and exchanged, but also determines
the value or purchasing power of
money. Practically all the money in
circulation and all the property for
sale are reciprocally the supply and
demand for each other, therefore the
amount of money which can be bought
with property depends upon the guam
tity of money in existence, and vice
versa. All the money in circulation Is
seeking exchange for property, and
the value or purchasing power of
money will depend upon the aggregate
supply of property Other factors
must be taken into consideration when
particular commodities are consider
ed as distinguished from the mass Of
all commodities, because each commod-
ply and demand of the articles in ques-
ton, while the value or price of the
whole mass of property depends upon
the volume of money.
Silver was demonetized for the sole
purpose of reducing the volume of
money, thereby increasing the value or
purchasing power of money. If the
money of country were divided in
two, one-half would buy just as much
property as the whole would have
bought before such division, while the
average price of all property would be
only one-half as much as it was before
such division. Nothing can happen
to change the principles above stated,
but conditions may change them so as
to modify their application. More
money Invariably creates more ac-
tivity and enlarges the demand for
money. This prevents as great rise
in general prices as would occur il
things remained the same. The reduc-
tlon of the volume of money. how
ever, creates a fall of prices equal to.
H. not more than, the percentage of re-
duction, because it discourages enter
prise and lessons the demand.
If these general principles could be
borne In mind in the discussion of the
silver question, the sophistries of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11
Is This What We Voted Fory

With Mckinley and the gold cohorts
crying prosperity" cotton mills, shoe
factories, iron works, business houses,
are going into bankruptcy, while wages
are being reduced nearly everywhere.
Even the Mckinley administration Is
cutting wages in navy yards and other
places. IS this what the people voted
Cor in 1Sstv
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11

Our exchanges note the fact that
the government officials are proceed
ing to ascertain the cost of an armor
plant to be owned and operated by
the government, but they neglected to
state that Populist Senator Butler
forced the armor appropriation a cool
million lower than Republican and
Democratic cronies had arranged to
allow, and then forced another pro-
vision in that II the armor thieves
refused the fair price appropriated,
then the government should ascertain
the cost of erecting a plan: of its own
and that it is in pursuance of that
order that the officials are now NOV
ing. The armor manufactories-Car
negie & Co.-have sold armor to Rus
STA at prices close to $500 a ton, but
want S425 FROM our own government
The Butler amendment gives them
everything they are entitled to, and
more. 1t allows $500 a ton. One can
see now where Carnegie got the money
to bestow upon Pittsburg and other
libraries. He simply robbed the gov
eminent Of so much he could not use
it and gave some of the Delf to build
a library to perpetuate name that
otherwise was in danger of being for
gotten in forty-eight hours after the
yawning grave closes over him.--NOn-
conformist.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11

We fear the publishers in California,
like ourselves, have neglected to in
form themselves thoroughly ca this
measure (the Loud bill to virtually
suppress liberal papers). 1t seems to us
that the bill is fraught with danger
to the interior publisher, and sore sort
of concerted action should be takes in
reference to the matter. What say the
publishers of the San Joaquin vale. T?
Fresno Expositor.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11
A PEOPLES BANKING SYSTEM.
The Plan Outlined by John II. Cherry Of
Arkansas.


Let us have Uncle Sans fire-proof
bank building in every county seat and
in every city and town of 1000 In
habitants; let the bank officers be
elected by the people of the county,
city or town. las postmasters ought
now to be elected); let these govern
ment banks furnish drafts and ex-
changes needed in commercial busi-
ness; mo one would then lose any
sleep about the bank being liable to
break before his draft was cashed, for
Uncle Sam would be at both ends OF
the line); let these banks be required
to pay interest at the rate OF two per
cent per annum on all deposits for
longer time than 80 days, and loan out,
say, Is per cent, of the deposits at
per cent interest, on property to the
amount of not exceeding one-half the
value of the property, as the same Is
assessed for state and county taxes.
Then an act of congress making 1t
individual or corporation to loan
money at interest, will settle the usury
question. The offer of two per cent
interest by the government will keep
the money from being boarded in pri-
vate hands: all will seek to deposit
their surplus money in these most Sc
cure repositories, and all who need
money can get it. Thus will the
money of the country be constantly
circulating like water in fountain.
If borrower makes default and the
government should thereby become the
owner of property that has been mort
gagged as security for the loan, let the
bank sell it for the amount Of the loan,
interest and costs.
With the bank building erected and
this system set in operation it will be
found that one per cent interest on
loans above the amount paid on long
time deposits, together with the charge
that banks now make for drafts for
exchange will more than pay the an
nual expenses of the system The
profit on this will go into the treas
ury where the whole people will get
the benefit of it.
Where is the money to come from
to erect these bank buildings? Pay
for them with a new issue of Uncle
Sans absolutely perpetual full legal
tender paper money But they won't
take this money in Europe. I hope
they won't. l want every dollar of
it to stay in this country. We need 1t
here every year. Now to this gov
eminent banking system add the ex-
emption of a homestead of, say, 160
acres in the country, or house and
lot in city or town, and $500 Of per-
sonal property to each head Of family.
from taxes, debt, damages and all
other legal demands, and put a grad
ually increasing taX-increasing in
mathematical ratio-on all holdings
above the amount Of land and person.
atty. and we would soon have re-
public again.
This increase of money would fur
nsh employment to labor, and at high
wages. The gradual land tax would
induce the Lord Scully's to sell cheap
or give away their millions of acres,
and very soon every industrious toiler
would have a home of his own. What
happy, powerful people we would be,
and we'd call no man master but the
benifcent Creator of lis all
JOHN II. CHERRY.
Little Rock. Ark.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-03-11

The general reduction of wages in
che eastern states seems to be accepted,
and means that the factory hands are
laying low" and waiting for good
time to strike;" or else they have
given up all hope, and recognize that
they arc simply slaves. For years
they have voted one way. Is 1t possible
that they have really concluded to
strike at the ballot box?-Morgan
Cold Herald