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The Portland daily press., 1898-04-21

The United States will not resort to
privateering. The enlightened nations of
the earth have outgrown that method of
warfare, which is really only sort of
legalized piracy. Spain may resort to it,
though this is by no means certain. If
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-21

Spanish sailors are vowing they will
never return unless they return vic
torious II they mean to keep that vow
their chances Of ever seeing Spain again
are very poor indeed.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-21

undertaken a quarrel trembling with
fear. while the Spaniards from their
usual valor, defend their rigts regardless
of consequences -
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-21

The last word has been spoken by tht
United States. Spain must retreat OF
fight.
The Portland daily press., 1898-04-21
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.


Having consolidated with the Portland
Safe Deposit Company. the Portland
Trust Company now offers its patrons
and the public unequaled facilities for
storage of bonds, stocks, valuable papers
and silver ware.
The security offered is the best in
Maine, and the location is the most cen
trail and convenient in Portland.
The utmost privacy is afforded by sep
arate entrances from the street, while
the arrangement of offices of the consoli-
dated company is such that all financial
business can be transacted under the
same roof.
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The Portland daily press., 1898-04-21
GOOD TIMES have COME.

family in the luxury of good weekly news.
paper and quarterly magazine of fiction.
You can get both of these publications with
almost library of good novels for SIS per year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Ab.tem,ousn e.. Mt NIGHT.

A writer in Italia Termale declares
1t as his opinion that many persons
who remain thin and weakly, in spite
of all precautions in regard to diet,
etc., owe the fact largely to habitual
abstemiousness at night. The digest
I've organs, he asserts, have no need for
repose, provided, always, that the
quantity of nourishment taken within
the "a hours does not go beyond the
normal limit-the fact that the inter-
vals between meals are short working
no inconvenience, but, on the con-
trary, tending to the avoidance Of
feebleness, which is the natural result
of an interval extended to too great
length. Further, according to this
writer, feeble persons, those who are
always lean and emaciated, and, above
all, such as sufferers from insomnia,
owe it to themselves not to retire with
out taking some nourishment into the
stomach, such as simple bread and but
ter, glass of milk, few biscuits OF
crackers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
REDUCES THEIR WEIGHT.
Naval omcers Lose Some Of Their
Bulk as They Near the Time
of Promotion.

A naval officer who is within two
or three numbers of his next grade
made the assertion a year ago that
he was not going to get new full
dress uniform until he got his step,
and because of this determine tion he
suffered greatly whenever it was nee
essary for him to get into his dress
clothes, says the New York Sun. Since
his dress uniform had been made he
had grown very much stouter, and 1t
was with difficulty that he could get
into it. On the occasions when he was
forced to wear it he moved slowly and
cautiously, fearing all the time he
might sneeze and burst his coat. This
officer returned after two months
service in the tropics, and to friend
who asked him about his forthcoming
promotion he said: SIT will please me
when it comes, but I'm not worrying
for it as did six months ago. 1 was
then too stout for my dress uniform,
and, as I had vowed not to get another
until bad been promoted, I was in
agony every time was forced to wear
it. I'm all right now. My uniform fits
me perfectly, and I'm only worrying
now for fear that when I go back
south again may get too small for it.
That climate down there is the very
best know of for people who want to
reduce weight, and when you add to
the climate necessity for constant
watchfulness it makes combination
hard to beat"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
LAYERS OF ATMOSPHERE.
There Are Three Distinct Currents of
Air Above the Earth's
Surface.

Prof. F. II. Bigelow, of the United
States weather service, presented
paper before section of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
of Science recently, outlining his in
designations of atmospheric condi-
tons. The first of these, entitled
"The Structure of Cyclones and Anti
cyclones" is in truth the continuation
of one given last year at the Detroit
meeting of the association. The paper
of last year outlined the mathematical
conditions; the present one gave some
of the results of observation, says the
Boston Transcript.
1t appears that in the atmosphere
there are practically three distinct
currents of air, the first lying at an ell
ovation of from 900 to 1900 metres, the
second at from 1850 to 4, 900 metres and
the upper one at from 5000 to 5000
metres above the surface of the earth.
These are, to an extent, separate
currents, flowing each with its own We
locity. At the bottom Of each of the
layers the stratus clouds are formed,
and at the top of each of the layers oc-
cur the cumulus clouds. This sug-
gests that the stratus originate at
the bottom of moving current and
the cumulus at the top. It is prob
able, then, that the stratus owe their
origin to the difference in velocity
and temperature of the two layers,
while the cumulus are formed by
ascending currents within the layer
Of air.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
CHINA IS CERTAINLY SLOW.
when Two Cart Drivers Stop a.d
Argue Over the Right of
Way for Hours.

+, A very interesting letter in the New
York Evening Post tells US that the
roads Of North China are in wretch
eddy neglected condition. The tray-
Eeler's cart often disappears from
view, the roadway being worn far be-
low the level of the adjoining fields. If
two carts chance to meet in such de-
preston, hours may be consumed in
the angry alteration of the drivers,
each insisting that the other should
back out. Hating by the roadside
one day." says the correspondent, "to
eat our midday luncheon, we were
met by an old man on foot, carrying
E1estoons of paper money, which is
manufactured in immense quantities
TO burn at graves. Our missionary
friend, of keen and Socratic mind.
engaged the rustic in conversation,
and soon had him admitting that there
was no wisdom in thus providing the
departed with spending money.
But he remarked, seriously, we all
do IT. Our friend resumed his argu-
ment, more to furnish us study than
In hope of practical result, and soon
had his interlocutor laughing in
shrewd appreciation of the thrusts at
his impractical procedure. But said
the old man, conclusively, we have
always done it, and he trudged on to
accomplish his task. These two SEN
tences express with absolute fidelity
the contradiction between the prac-
tical temper of the Chinese and their
anveterate prejudice for the prescrip-
hons Of antiquity"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
UNDER AN ENORMOUS DEBT.
Report of the Auditor of boston
Shows That the City Owes
ssO,OOO,OOO.

Boston's debt is increasing at an
alarming rate, and has now reached
the enormous sum of more than $780,
900 1000, says the Transcript. Follow
Ing will be found some interesting
figures from the monthly report of the
city author:
The total city and county debt on
May 81 was sso,1e6,e1o.7e and the bor-
rowing capacity of the city, with no
loan bill of any magnitude passed
since the year began, is $652,s974e.
The funded debt incurred since the
beginning of 1898 is $685. 300, and the
funded debt paid this year has
amounted to s107o55.e5. The total
debt at the present time Is divided
thus: City, s56,e24, e3e.7s; county, 3d.
691,000; Cochituate water debt, ST.
911,273.9s.
One year ago the debt was $73, 19s,-
1oo.57; the borrowing capacity was
$1,e36, 3s1.14; and the loan authorized,
but not issued, amounted to $11, $685.
600. The amount of debt January 81,
1896, one month after Mayor Quincy
began his first term, was SOS, 6G6, 774.64,
and the increase of the city debt in
two years and four months has been
$14,500,136.12. The total amount of
loans authorized, but not yet issued,
is $1O,0s6,2oO, of which ST, 100000 is in
side the debt limit and $s,6S6,200 is
outside the debt limit.
The paving division of the street de-
partment received in the appropria-
ton bill $725, 900, and has transfer of
$1o1.75. With only one-third of the
fiscal year gone, the division has ex-
pended $41S,433.17. Last year the
street improvement appropriation was
$625,oOo, or $4,000 for each ward. This
year Mayor Quincy announces that
the money must be limited to $500, 900,
and that it must be spent by wards,
but at the discretion of the street de-
partment. The contingent fund of the
board of aldermen is practically ex-
hausted. The balance from an appro-
priation of $500 is only $259.6e. Last
year at this time, with the same APP
preparation, the balance was So, 727.s5
The mayors expenditures for office
expenses are ahead of last year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
WEIGHING MACHINE TALKS.
observations Upon the People WhO
Want to Know How Much
They Weigh.

IT meet good many people here.
first and last, standing in q public
place like this" said the weighing ma
chine, according to the New York Sun,
land I find most of them pretty pleas
ant sort of folks, though don't meet
as many women folks as I'd Hike. They
seem to be rather shy about weighing
themselves In public, and sometimes
man irritates me by standing on the
platform holding box or bundle in
his hand, or maybe wet umbrella,
and taking the weight that he sees
recorded on the dial for the weight
of himself alone. can't help this, but
1t disturbs me nevertheless to see any
of my patrons so forgetful.
marked for more than 300 pounds.
Stopping there miss the acquaint-
ance of good many stout men, and
they were always jolly, but suppose
my builders thought that the number
of men of over 300 pounds who would
want to get weighed was not suff-
cient to warrant them in building me
for greater weights. That may be
true, but it is also true that more peo-
pie of substantial weight than of light
weight come to be weighed. People
don't want SO much to know how light
they are as how heavy they are, and
in this, as in other things, people like
to count not their losses but their
gains. l don't know how many people
I have seen stepping down from the
platform smiling because they had
gained this and that number of
pounds in weight"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900
PARAs0L ON A BAYoNET.
An Absurd Invention Which Was an
Outcome of the War
with Spain.

"A grotesque invention, which, how
ever, seems to me good deal less alb
surd than it appears on it's fact, was
called in the application of a 'bayonet
parasol.' As its name would indicate,
It is nothing more nor less than para
sol attached to sword bayonet. When
not in use it folds under the gun bar
rel and does not interfere in any way
with the sights. To be sure, such a
contrivance would be. promptly
spurned as unsoldierly, yet dare say
our boys would have been glad enough
for a few sunshades in South Cuba.
can application which came in
shortly before was transferred from
the patent Office to the war depart
ment was for a revolver with case
in the handle containing toothbrush
and manicure set. Another inventor
who had an eye to the soldiers comfort
sent in tent which could be convert
ed into an easy chair between times.
II am inclined to think" said Mr..
Foster, in response to question, shat
the most valuable inventions along the
hne of engines of war will come, after
hostilities are over, from men in our
regular army and navy. Both branches
OF the service contain many men Of
great mechanical genius, which has
been manifested on more than one oc-
casion in the past. To illustrate, I
might cite the Zalinsld dynamite gun,
invented by Capt. Zalinski; the Fiske
range-fnder, invented by Lieut.. Fiske,
and the invaluable Buzzacot oven, in
vented by private of the line. These
men are eminently practical, and they
have the great advantage of knowing,
from actual experience, exactly what
Us needed. I certainly look for some
remarkable inventions from this
source, growing out of observation
during the war;
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Bicycle Accidents,

1t appears from an interview with an
insurance agent, says St. Paul's, that
cycling accidents, so far from d.
diminishing as riders grow more expert,
are steadily on the increase, and that
the list of mishaps this year is con-
siderably larger than it was last year.
One direct consequence of these statis-
tics is said to be a determination on
the part of the insurance companies to
raise the Premium on the cyclists
policies. 1t is further declared that
IN the majority of cases riders fall
20 the left, as injuries are almost al
ways located on that side; more ac-
cidents happen in the country than
IN town, and the brakeless machine
ranks second as a prolific cause of ac-
cddents, and greasy roads, occasion
ing side slips, come first.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Food In the Philippines.


The milk available in the Philip
pines rarely comes from the JERSEY
Cow, but is product of the 'carabao"
or water buffalo, and tastes some
what oily. Oatmeal and cream are
things unknown, and the former Is
now said to be too heating for hot
climate diet. Chocolate seems to come
under the same category, and even
mangoes-the fruit with the smooth,
furpentine taste-have to be eschewed
by him who suffers from prickly heat.
Bread, too, is not eaten so much as
toast, and the foreigner almost al
ways insists on getting his "pan pos
Eada" IN order that any lurking mi
Rrobes which the bread may have alb
horbed during the process of manufac-
bory in the little Chinese bakery, may
81 DESTROYED
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
A Satisfactory TER

$50 you want to marry my daughter,
eh?" queried the old man. do you
think you have the patience and for
bearance to make her kind and indul-
gent husband?"
II don't know, sir" replied the would
be son-in-law. II can button stand
Ing collar on shirt that is half-size
larger, without getting angry, and l."
Say no more" interrupted the old
man. Say no more, but take her, my
son, and my blessing goes with her.
Chicago Daily News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
STEEL TRADE GROWS.
The Exports This Year Are Fully Five
Times Greater Than
in 1850.

4ut pueuOulendl growth OF our man.
ufacturing industries, both, in supply
Ing our own markets and those Of
other parts of the world, is Illustrated
by some figures just compiled by the
treasury bureau of statistics regard
Ing the imports and exports of manu-
features of iron and steel. These tables
show that the exports of manufac-
lures of iron and steel in the fiscal year
1898 were five times as great as in 1880,
more than double those in any year
prior to 1896, aud 20 per cent. greater
than in 1897.
On the other hand the imports Of
manufactured iron and steel in 1898
were in value but one-sixth those
of 1880, one-fourth those of 1888 and
one-half those of 1896. To quote the
official figures, the exports from the
United States of all the articles class
flied as manufactures of iron and
steel" amounted in 1880 to $14,716,52
in 1890, to $25, 542,2o3; in 1896, to SAL
160,S77; in 1897, to $57,494,s72 and in
1898, to $7O,s67,627.
Meantime the imports of manufac-
lures Of iron and steel, which in
1880 were s71,266,6ee, fell by 1890
to $41,e7e.b01; by 1886 to $25, 1885,
1o3, and in 1898, to $12,e15,913. Thus,
while the exports of manufactures of
iron and steel are in 1898 five times
those of 1880, the imports of the same
class of articles were in 1898 less than
one-ffth those of 1880. American man
ufacturers have since 1880 taken pos
session of five-sixths of that portion
OF the home market which was held by
foreign manufacturers of iron and
steel, and have at the same time in
creased their sales in foreign markets
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
The Sunshine Route To California.

Pullman's best tourist cars to Los
Angeles and San Francisco leave
Chicago every Saturday at 2 O'Clock
T. N. via the Chicago, Milwaukee g.
st. Paul Ry. to Kansas City, thence
Via the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Ry. to California; real Sunshine
route.
For further information apply to
the Station Ticket Agent OF the Ohio
are, Milwaukee 4 Of. Paul Railway.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
A DREAMING MATCH.
In Which the Superior shrewdness Of
the Paleface Over the Red
skin Is Shown.

Among the famous Indian traders of
the past was George Galphin, whose
trading station at Silver Bluff, s. c.,
was frequented by Indians from far
and near. In Bench and Bar of South
Carolina" characteristic anecdote is
related Of Mr.. Galphin and an Indian
chief.
Chief Mogoloch, from beyond the sa-
vannah river, spent the night at Mr..
Galphin's. In the morning the Indian
said: me dream last night"
"Ahl" said Galphin, what did my red
brother dream?"
me dream you give me fine big rifle"
in Galphin's possession at the time.
The trader instantly passed the rifle
to the chief, saying: "If you dreamed
1t, you must have It,"
Next morning Galphin said to the
chief: II dreamed last night"
what did you drcam2" asked Mogo-
loch.
81 dreamed you gave me the Chicka-
saw STANDARDIZATION the chief was
then riding
If you dream um you must have
um," said the chief, and the horse was
straightway transferred to the trader.
The next morning the Indian re-
marked: II dream last night"
what did my red brother dreamq"
was the inquiry.
II dream" answered Mogoloch, "you
gave me red coat you wear, and much
calico"
If you dreamed it you must bave
It," said Galphip, and the Indian re-
ce1ved the red coat and calico.
Next morning 1t was Galphip's turn.
He said to the chief: 81 dreamed last
night"
what you dream2" was Mogoloch's
inquiry.
II dreamed" replied Galphin, "you
gave me ten miles of land around the
Ogeechee old town.
"Wugh!" said the Indian; "if you
dream you must have UNI, but I dream
with you no more. "-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06

A cough is not like a fever. It does
not have to run certain course.
Cure it quickly and effectually with
One Minute Cough Cure, the best
remedy for all ages and for the most
severe cases. We reccomend it be.
cause it's good.-Luers & Lowry
Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Women the Less criminal Sc.

A statistical inquirer has discovered
that women are less criminal than
men. In England and Wales only 1s
per cent. of convictions are of wom-
en-; in Russia, nine per cent; in the
United States, nine per cent. Other
countries show equally low percent
ages of female crime.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Obstinate Heroinea.

His own heroines were the despair
of the late Robert Louis Stevenson.
Once a young lady asked him why he
did not create some really nice wom-
en-, to which question he replied: II
have tried my best, but somehow they
all turn out to be barmaids on my
hands"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Farms for Sale.

I have large number of very fine
farms for sale in Howard county.
Some at special bargains. II 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 a home OF
your own Respectfully,
JOHN M. CANNON, Cresco, la.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Glad Tidings.

The specific for dyspepsia, Liver
complaint. rheumatism, costiveness,
general debility etc., is Bacon's Gel.
cry King for the nerves. This great
herbal tonic stimulates the digestive
organs regulates the liver and re.
stores the system to vigorous health
and energies. Samples free. Large
packages SOC and Csc. Sold only by
J. j, Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06

Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with One
Minute Cure. 1t is so good children
cry for it. 1t cures Group, bronchitis,
pneumonia, grippe and all throat and
lung diseases.-Luers & Lowry Drug
COMPANY,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Eml,arrassinc.

"I felt really sorry for Mr.. Meekton
the other night" said the man who is
given to gossip. "You know, he used
to be quite singer in his YOUTH
"Did his voice fail him?"
mo. He didn't give it a chance.
Some thoughtless person asked him to
sing that old bass solo: Let All Obey,'
in the presence of his wife. Washing
ton Stor
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Life.

Life. y
A little work, little play. -
And that is life, some people say;
But no, alasl for the married man.
He works all day. and when It's DER
He sings the while he walks the floor,
And sleeps bit whene'er he can.
Chicago Daily News,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Retribution.

Billiken-What's the matter with Will
liken?
Williken-Matter enough. You know,
some time ago I assigned all my prop
erty to my wife, TOTO keep it out Of
the hands of-of people I owe, you
know.
EYES,"
"Well, she's taken the money and
gone off-says she won't live with me
because swindled my creditors" -Tit-
Bits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
How is YOUR wife?

Has she lost her beauty II so, Constipation,
Indigestion. Sick Headache are the principal
causes. Karl's Glover Root Tea has cured these
lis for half century. Price IS cts. and so cts.
Money refunded If results are not satisfactory.
LURES & LOWRY Druggists,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
Different RuIe

i like to pay as l CO." said Collar.
hox, boastfully.
Don't doubt it" said the landlord,
Pc he checked off the name on the
register. But in this hotel, without
baggage, you pay in advance. Town
Heplos,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
On Every Bottle

tee: IAN we ask OF you is to use two-thirds of
the contents of this bottle faithfully, then If
you can say you are not benefited return the
bottle to your Druggist and he may refund the
price paid Price % cts, 80 cts and BLOC.
LuERs & LOWRY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06

Late to bed and early to rise, pre-
pares man for his home in the skies.
But early to bed and Little Early
Riser, the pill that makes life longer
and better and wiser.-Lures g.
Lowry Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
ono WAY to be Hannx

One Way to be Happy
Is to attend to the comfort OF your
family. Should one of them catch
a Gold or Cough call on J J Lowry,
STE agen nre aa the g Great eEa eott Rs9
edy, free. We give It away to prove
that we have sure cure for Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Consumption and all
diseases of the Throat xnd Lungs.
Large sizes SOC and 25c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06
A Good Annetite

A tramp. in Vermont. was SO hungry, they
say,
That ne ate everything they could put in
He swallowed the table and clamored for
more, -
the door. AN o'AsoA
IA A. W. Rplastan,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-12-06

When you ask for De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve don't accept counter
felt or imitation. There are more
cases of Piles being cured by this.
than all others combined.-Luers &
Lowry Drug Co.