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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-02
About Howard County Affairs.

The Board of Supervisors hay,
made three supervisor districts of th
county when they should, in the
Judgment Of many of the best men ir
the county, have made five districts
increasing the board to five members
This would have given the various
parts of the county better representa-
tlon and correspondingly better
protection to their local interests.
Representations are made to us by
eople in the northern tier of towns
taat OF the 5 mills tax for high way
purposes, some two mills of the tax
realized has been used by the board
for roadwork outside of the towns
that paid the tax, when every cent of
it was needed there to make the roads
In passable condition. With board
consisting of five members it would
be difficult to form combination of
members whereby such thing could
occur. Where there is but three, an
agreement of two carries a measure.
while with five the combination must
have the concurrence of three mem.
bers, difficult thing to obtain if in
jury is to result to the local interests
OF any township. For these and
many other reasons which might be
urged. the board ehould have been
increased to Eve members with a
specified district for each.
Another important measure which
the board should adopt is to give
each OF the four townships of the
southern tier two election precincts:
for New Oregon, one at Protivin, the
other at New Oregon; for Paris, one
at Lourdes, the other at the Klingle
school house; for Howard, one at Ell
ma, the other at Maple Leaf; for At
ton, one at E!ma, the other at Low
ther. There are men residing in each
of the townships to which the rights
OF suffrage and citizenship are sacred
who are too old, with their means of
conveyance, to go the ten or twelve
miles to the polling place with but
one in each township. This will Of /
course involve an additional expense
to the county of the SUN requisite to
pay the salary of four sets of election
officers in the four townships, a. mere
trifie when compared with the, bene-
fits it will confer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-02
$4,000 GIVEN AWAY!
FRANKLIN MILES, NJ. D., LII d., the Emil
nent Physician and Scientist, will Send
Free to Any Sufferer Two Dollar and
Half Worth of His Wonderful
New Treatment for Heart
and Nervous Diseases.

ana nervous Diseases.
Never before has such q generous
offer been made. 1t will enable 16. 900
people suffering from lingering or
chronic diseases of the brain, nerves,
heart, liver or stomach, to test the
curative qualities of DIR. Miles Spec
ial Home Treatment positively free
of charge.
Hundreds of "INcURABLE CAsEsn
CURED. One case cured after having
been given UP by eleven Grand Rap
six and seven leading Chicago doc
tors; another case after physicians in
Detroit, indianapolis and Toledo fail
ed. One thousand references to Bish-
ops, Clergymed, Mayors, Farmers and
their wives sent free.
DR.. Miles has had twenty.four wears
experience, and is we'll and favorably
known throughout the country. He
has an able and extensive corps of as
sistants and Investigators in his labor
atorles. He has patients in every State,
Territory, Canada and Mexico. He
cordially invites the afflicted to write
to him.
Few regular physicians in the world
have such unlimited confidence in
their skill, and the curative proper
ties of their remedies as to permit ev-
cry patient to thoroughly test them
free of charge. Such liberality speaks
louder than words.
You may never have another such
an opportunity. Do not fail to write
for examination blank and $3.50
worth of free treatment.
Address DR.. FRANKLIN MILES, 18th
Floor, Masonic Temple, Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-02
Woman Burned to Death.

DEBORAH, July 29.-Mrs. Bertha
Nelson living about eight miles west
OF Decorah, was burned to death Tues
day evening. She was out in field
alone, smoking pipe, when spark
fell on her dress. A brisk breeze was
blowing, which famed the spark into
blaze, burning all her clothing and
charring her flesh. Her screams for
help were heard by her daughter, who
hastened to her assistance, but before
she could reach her mother, the old
lady was dead.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-02
CREsCo MARKETS
Corrected each issue. J

Prince Bismarck died at Friedrichs-
ruhe, his home, Saturday, July 80, at
1880 p. m. He was born April l.,
1915, hence passed his S3rd year last
April. Bismarck has been the con-
trolling spirit in Germany for years,
MS policies in measure shaping the
destinies of Europe.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-02

Died..

.ANDERBURG-In Oak Dale, July 25,
1898. Oliver, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. e. Anderburg, aged 8 months
and ~ days.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-02
Updegraffics!

Have you thought of it, not pa
per in Howard county is supporting
UpdegraH this year, unless it may be
the Free-silver-D Democratic Plain
Dealer. and that paper will do SO only
1or poodle. Updegraf cannot get 8
single vote from that office. .-Crescc
Republican.
While the PLAIN DEALER recop.
nizes in Mr.. Updegraff a man of in.
tegrity and ability, no amount OF
Doodle would induce it to support
him or any other person for con-
gressional office who entertains his
views upon the money question. The
lack of post office Doodle accounts for
the opposition of the Republican to
MIR. Updegraff. But the last sentence
of the Republican squib is complete
reply to all that precedes it, that
"Updegraff cannot get single vote
from that office.n
The Lime Springs Sun calls in aues-
tion the statement of the Postville
Review that the Updegraff bill had
saved the country $4,000, 900, and asks
for information. We kindly refer
him to the files of the Times and Re-
publican, of this place, which gave
explanation of the nature and merits
of the Updegraff bill giving U. s.
marshals a salary instead of fees, the
fees OF the office being turned into
the treasury. Both our contempor-
aries went into ecstacies over what
lie had accomplished.
Tom Updegraff has committed two
mortal sins for which he is being mer-
cilessly hauled over the Goals. He
failed to recommend some applicants
whom the people did not want as
postmasters, for which they cry:
Cruelty him! cruelty mimi" Then at
the last republican state convention.
he was a member of the committee
on resolutions in which capacity he
successfully contended for and pro-
cured an endorsement of the Temple
by that body, for which
act the railroads join in the "Cru.
city him! cruelty HIM" The railroads
have their attorneys out over the
state making war upon him for this,
and using their influence in behalf of
James 3. Blythe, their plant tool
and advocate, and it is possible they
nay defeat the nomination of Mr..
Updegraff. But the mass of the
people approve his acts in both these
Eases, but they are not omnipotent
n making nominations when con-
'ronted by the machine.
w. G. Brown of Chicago is general
manager of the c. B. & @. railroad, Ii
I. w. Blythe is it's attorney, located
It Burlington, Jas. E. Blythe of Mason
jity is a brother of the Burlington
Blythe, and in congress, sympathising
With the attorney for the railroad
while professedly repre-
enting the people would be a desira-
lie acquisition for all the railroad
corporations of the country. A knowl-
dge of these facts brought w. C. II
Brown OF the G. B. & Q. Ry. to this
ounty, his former home, a short time
ince, when Brown and Captain Ad- 8
ms, OF the Howard Comfy Times, ;
pent Sabbath together enjoying a
shing and picnic trip, Immediately
fter which the Times comes out with
n endorsement of the railroad attor-
ey, James f. Blythe. for congress. s
Does not this, put with the other 1
acts, account for the milk in the CO. q
oanut. and the Times support of
andidate who, if chosen, would vote +
gainst the peoples interests and in q
be interests OF the corporations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-08-02

Mayor Roome and aldermen Web
ber and Platt went to Decorah last
Thursday to inspect the electric light
plant there and pick up any bits of in
formation that might be OF benefit in
making the final arrangements in re-
gard to the proposed Cresco plant.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14

"And now, Ettle, dear, as you fa-
vored me with description Of the
grandmother you expected to meet, let
Lois hear what sort Of an aunt you
pictured to yourself?'
But Ettie stood, embarrassed and
blnshingly, until Lois suddenly sliced
and kissed her, and said:
Mamma, this child ought to have
her supper and be put to bed
Eyes, certainly; rang once, but you
see no one has appeared. Ring again. -
Lois did so. and this time the sum-
mons was answered and the necessary
orders given. And In a very few min
utes nice little supper for two was
served In Mrs. Greville's dressing
room.
Elite and Miss Pinchett sat down
and did ample Justice to the delicacies
spread before them.
After this the service was removed,
and Celeste directed to show Elite and
her attendant to her chamber.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
Lettuce In the Hon Yard.

To the Farmers Review-In recent
article in the Farmers Review I saw
reference made to the growing Of let
tuce for hens. want to add my tes-
timony. I have been forcibly struck
by the great liking hens have for this
tender plant I have lettuce bed,
and every evening we let out the hens.
The whole flock at once makes a run
for the garden, and in the garden Sc
lects the lettuce bed. It is quite anus
ing to use the entire colony of biddies
standing in the midst of the lettuce and
eating it as fast as they can. There
are many other kinds of vegetables that
they might pick If they wished to, but
they seem to pass all things by for the
sake of the lettuce. I really believe
that if we had some large patches Of
lettuce it would be great protection
to the rest Of the garden, for there
would be Little attention paid to the
rest Of the vegetables as long as the
lettuce remained. regard it as q
good practice to have large bed Of
lettuce in the hen yard.
NJ. L. CASS
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
To he Continued.)
What War Coata.

In the great struggle between France
and Prussia, the former lost as many
as 10000 men, of whom some $4,000
died of wounds received in battle, &c.
600 by sickness, accident, spicide, etc..
and 10000 in German prisons.
A French statistician estimates that
his countrymen who were wounded but
who survived numbered $4,000, those
injured on the march or by accident,
IL .421,s those who recovered from ILL.,
ness $4,000. making total of All, 421
direct sufferers. The German killed
numbered 4O,S77; 1926 died on the
field, and 21.O23 in the ambulances,
making 1885 in all. The wounded
who survived numbered 1858 men,
From first to last the German field
artillery fired 100000 shots, and the
infantry 20,000,000. The booty of war
consisted of 5.526 fortress guns, 1915
field guns and rapid firing cannon, 1O7
eagles and flags, and $4,000 rifles, ex-
elusive of what was captured at leisure
on abandoned fields. The monetary
loss to France was 1855, 487, 522 francs
including the war indemnity paid to
Germany of 5,742. 1886, 814 francs.
A survey Of the powers Of Europe
shows that from the beginning of the
century to the end of 1896 Turkey had
experienced 81 years of war and SO of
peace; Spain comes next with 81 years
Of war and IS of peace; France, with
~ years of war and SO of peace; Rus
STA, "a years of war and u of peace;
Italy, % years of war and 70 of peace;
Great Britain, 81 years Of war and rs
Of peace; Austria-Hungary. IL and 70;
Germany exclusive of Prussia), l3
and SO; Sweden, 10 and SO: Portugal,
IL and "a: and Denmark. 9 and 81.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
CHAPTER LII,

The carriage drew up before one of
the most imposing of these buildings
"a large, double-fronted, four-storied,
brown mansion, with wrought-iron
balconies, plate-glass windows, mar
bic steps, and all the external evil
dences of wealth. taste and ma snifi-
cence. Lights cleaned through the
nearly-closed shutters Of the windows,
showing life, warmth and brilliancy
within
While Elite gazed in stupefaction on
this magnificent dwelling, Mrs. Pinch
EFT said:
Here we are. my dear. at your
grandmother's house; take up your
little dog. and let's get OUT
"That." exclaimed Elite, with eyes
and mouth wide open with astonish-
mcnt. why, that is not my grand
mothers house: My grandmother lives
in ever such pretty white cottage,
with flower garden all around 1t!
not in a grand palace like this!"'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14

Man.
First Sweet Young Thing-Hasn't he
lovely eyes?
Second Sweet Young Thing-Yes; but
he drinks awfully.
First Sweet Young Thing-But isn't
his moustache too sweet for anything?
Second Sweet Young Thing-It is
pretty, certainly; but they say he 10
such a terrible gambler.
First Sweet Young Thing-What q
charming smile he has?
Second Sweet Young Thing-But he
Is so shockingly immoral.
First Sweet Young Thing-O, well,
dear, you can't have everything in
man, can you?-Ally Sloper.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14


The value of turkeys for use as sit
tiers in place OF hens, or artificial in
cubators is little understood or appre-
ciated, says Colman's Rural World.
They may be trained to sit in early fall
or at any other time, and may be used
for several months continually with
out injuring them. They will faith
fully incubate sitting after sitting Of
turkeys, geese's, ducks or hens eggs,
All that must be done is to shut them
on dark nest containing few china
eggs. The cover of the box must be
so low that the turkey cannot stand
upright in it. Once or twice each day
she is taken off, put in & coop, where
she is fed and watered, and then smut
on again. BY the third or fourth day
she usually prefers the nest, and VIII
not leave it even if left uncovered. II
she goes of for food she returns OF
her own accord. She is then ready to
receive good eggs. Those VINO 90 not
take to the nest after eight or nine
DAYS of this treatment should be dis
carded. Some give the turkeys little
bread soaked in wine each time they
are fed, although this facilitates mat
tiers or shortens the required time. it
is not necessary. All are not willing
to be forced to sit, but the majority
give no trouble Young hens that have
never laid an egg may be trained to
sit in this way, but gentle old hens
from three to ten years old are the
best. Four turkeys will incubate 100
or more hens eggs, or 40 to As gLcss
eggs. Don't be skeptical: try it.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
In Agreement.

Roman PARENT shall pay your
debts this time, sir; but understand
that in future, 1 decline to be party
to your extravaganza. 1t is useless to
ask me to increase your allowance,
which is already more than sufficient
for every reasonable requirement. On
two hundred year, sir, you ought to
be able to maintain your position with
credit.
Young Hopeful.-Yes, dad; and If
that's all you're going to do for me, I
need plenty of it.-Moonshine.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
CHAPTER LII.

When Mrs. Greville had kissed and
dismissed Ettie, she beckoned Lois to
her side and said:
my dear, just 60 after that girl;
make an excuse to help Elite unpack
send Celeste back to me; and then
make an excuse to help ETH eunpack
her trunk; and do you notice what she
has got, and what she has need Of;
and then come and tell me-"
Lois flew and overlook the party on
the stairs, and accompanied them to
the door of an upper chamber, imme-
diately above the dressing room OF
Mrs. Greville.
Here she dismissed Celeste, and in
trodCced Elite into a spacious apart
ment, elegantly fitted up, the wall pa
per- carpets, curtains and chair covers
OF which were all of the most delicate
pca-green and white. e
Mamma had this room fitted up ex-
pressly for you, my dear; how do you
like it?' said Lois.
"Oh. it is splendidw cried Elite,
with burst of enthusiasm.
'"rhere is nothing splendid about it.,
dear; it is simply what should call a
neat room for a young girl
ooh, my goodness! Our rooms ut
Rurnstop were as neat as ever they
could be, but they were not like this,
were they, Pinchy? Why, here every
thing is silk, and lace, and velvet; and
all corresponding, even down to the
basin and ewer-everything is green
and white"'
'Well. dear, isn't it as easy, while
one is fitting up a room, to have the
furniture to correspond as not?'
II suppose everything is easy to my
splendid grandmother. But where is
Finchy's trunk? There's mine; but l
don't see Pinchy's.'
"Here, DEAR" said Lois, opening a
door leading into an adjoining bed
room, neatly but plainly furnished;
"here is Miss Pinchett's room, and her
trunk is in it. T. you both please, you
can leave the intervening door open,
so that you may talk all night if you
like
''Then, if you please, ma'am, I'll re-
tire at once" said Miss Pinchett,
thinking, perhaps, that the two young
girls might like to be left alone to-
gether for while. And, after kissing
Elite and taking up the .at and dog.
she marched into the little room and
shut the door behind her.
SIS she angry?' inquired Lois.
ooh, no-Pinchy is never angry; she
is only going to say her prayers. 1
dare say she will open the door before
she goes 70 bed" replied Elite.
".k.nd now, DEAR" said Lois, II will
help you to unpack your trunk"
Elite, with great pride, unlocked her
trunk and displayed her mourning out
fit-everything brand new, and of the
best materials to be procured at Corn
port: and all her underclothing in
dozens, and got up in the best style Of
Aunt Prissy, the laundress at Burns
top.
"See," said Elite, confidently turning
her treasures over, chow nice every
thing is! The black is as black as ink,
ard the white as.white as snow! 1t is
true, l haven't got anything as shiny
and watery like my splendid grand
mothers dress; but then, they don't
have 'em down our way"
'No. suppose not" said Lois. with
a half-shrug; adding, ''my dear,
think you had better not take out any
tfing more than just what you want
tonight"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
Stand High at Court.

The favor Of the Rothschilds at the
English court is very high. Queen Vic
toria has already paid one visit to
Baron Ferdinand Rothschild at his
country seat, Waddesdan Court, and
now it is announced that she is shortly
to pay him another.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c.
Well worth Seeing.

"Mister," said Wandering Mike, as
he made his way up to the recruiting
office, ~ wanter inlist."
"But this isn't life Of absolute
ease.''
II don't care Teller outside was tell
in me about how they're goin' to play
smash with earthworks, an breast
works, an fireworks, an I'm willin' to
run some risk for the sake of SEEM all
them different kinds O. works in trou-
ble.'-Truth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
skin In Crossing.


for the production Of a superior layel
or market fowl as In bringing out thu
beautiful plumage Of the pure breeds
but while the crossing of some of thu
breeds will give excellent results, II
unfortunately happens that the cross
ing of breeds, as 1t occurs on mos,
farms, Is more matter of accident
than method, says Mirror and Farmer
Turn all the different kinds together
and trust to luck" is no proper way
t defect cross. Some breeds mick
with others better than with breeds
widely different, and to learn how tc
make desirable cross it is best to
experiment, but before doing SO one
should know what to cross for. In
other words, there should be some spe'
cial object in view, and it should be
sought until it is attained.
1t gives two methods of crossing that
have been tried and tested, and which
are correct. It recommends the use OF
pure breeds for crossing, however. The
way to improve is to use only the best
Among the several breeds are some
that exceed in those points most de-
sirable for the table. At the same
time they combine superior laying
qualities. Among them may be men
toned the Langshans, Black Wyan-
dottes, Javas and Houdans-all black
fowls, or nearly so-and, as it Is the
hest to breed fowls nearly of the same
color, we select the varieties named
to show how crossing may be done Iii
both table quality and egg production.
The Langshan is bird that is we'll
filled on the breast. is an active for
ager, good layer and hardy, being
an Asiatic breed. The HOudan Is
non-sitter, and one of the most com
pact breeds we have and general Ia
vorite in France. A cross Of the Hou-
dan male and Langshan hen gives a
hardy product, one that lays well at all
seasons, and is excellent for the table.
The pullets of the cross should be re-
served and the next season the Black
Java male may be used with them. 1t
will be a complete change OF blood,
and the crest derived from the Houdan
will be reduced. If the Java half-bred
pullets be retained they may be mated
with a Black Wyandotte male, which
gives very compact body also. With
four different crosses, all that is nee
essary is to now go back to the Lang
shan male for the next cross, and con-
tinue with the Houdan, Jave and Wy
andotte. Always use pure bred male
never a cross-bred male. In this
manner the flock will be improved each
year. Another excellent mode Is to
mate a Brown Leghorn male with
Partridge Cochin hens and retain the
pullets, which should be mated with
large 'black-red pit game male, the pull
let's of the second cross to be mated
with Colored Dorking male, to be
followed next with Partridge Cochin
male and then the Leghorn. This
gives systematic crossing, and makes
the flock uniform in every respect. To
cross by turning all breeds out to-
gether is to destroy uniformity, but to
breed for what you want means close
adherence to the use of pure bred
fowls.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
The Wrong James.

Billy the Slugger-Here, take dis
book back. You cheated me, see?
Observation-Disclosures you? The price
is plainly marked. I'll show you the
catalogue If you think you paid too
much for it.
Billy the Slugger-I don't care to see
no catalogue. It's a story about lot
of Boston guys, by Henry James.
When l bought it fought Jessie had
wrote it.-Chicago News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
His First DUTY.

Mrs. Spurgeon-Well, John, aren't
you ever going to give anybody else a
chance to look at the paper? What's
the latest war news, anyway?
Mr.. Spurgeon-I don't know. 1 am
not through reading the account of the
ball game yet.-Chicago News.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14

ut makes me tired" exclaimed Neb-
uchadnezZer, ito eat grass"
The soothsayer glanced casually into
the future and shivered.
"Be rejoiced, o, king" she protested,
that lawn-mowers are not yet in
vented."-DetrOit Journal
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
Satisfied.

eff your boy doesn't reform, Robin
son, you won't be able to keep him out
of Jail when he grows up"
eff he doesn't reform, old fellow,
won't want to keep him out.''-Truth.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14

A bath with COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial. Sold everywhere.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
Another Lie Nailed,

Antonio Macarone-'Pe-a-nut poll
TICS is it? And-a they say the Italino
mans notta cutta ice in municipal at
fairs!'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or go.
Il G. c. C. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
{" I'm So iired Z

A. tired In the morning % when / 60
to bedl Why 10 It? Simply becauss
your blood II In such poor, thin,
sluggish condition II does not keep up
your strength and you do not get the
benefit Of your sleep. To feel strong
and keep strong just try the tonic and
purifying effects OF Hoods 6arsaparilla,
Our word for It, twill do you good.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is Americas Greatest Medicine.
Hoods pills cure all Liver ms. Is cents.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-07-14
Man,

Hoods pills cure all Liver Ills. Is cents.