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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Six Dollars to California.

This is the Tourist Stseping Chr
rate OF the Chicago Great Western
Through Tourist Cefieavipg Ricevilie
every Tuesday at 1905 p. IN. running
through to Los Angeles without
change via Kansas City and A. I &
8. E Ry. the true winter rout. to the
Pacific coasr. No cold weather, high
mountain attitudes or snow bla ckadee.
These ears are the finest of their kind
and fully equipped for a comfortable
journey. They r in charge of a
porter TO attend to your warts and
the berths r equal TO the herths ou
a Pullman Sleeper with plenty OF
room for the accommodation of two
persons, while the price is less than
half. First and second class tickets
are honored in these cars. Try this
route and avoid Sunday travelling.
Apply to any Agent Maple Leaf
Route" for ticket rate and full infor.
nation. or address 3. II. Lord, Gen.
Pass. & Ticket Agent, 113 Adams st.
Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
L BLIND ARTISTS.
Instances of Successful
Painters Who Could Not Tell
Red from Green.

To speak of Q color blind artist
sounds like joking, said a London oc-
culist, but, strange as it may seem,
there are several persons so affected
who can nevertheless paint extremely
we'll. Numbers of color-blind people
there are, of course, who draw perfect
ly in pencil, ink and crayons, but / my
self know a scene painter attached 10
a provincial theater who, though
color blind" paints all its scenery, and
has quite a local name, not only for his
interiors" and oak chambers, but even
for landscapes. l can tell you also of
two London ladies who have consulted
me for color blindness, who paint real
ly beautiful pictures. One is the aaugh-
ter of a late famous artist, and was
taught painting by her father. She is
quite unable to distinguish red from
green, but her colors are labeled with
the names, and she has been taught
which to use for certain effects. Pos
sibly her painting may seem to her
eyes, as it were, drawing with a brush
and shading" with the colors. The
other is a lady artist of some celebrity
who has for years exhibited annually
in London. The public are not aware
that she is color blind. She painted
"The Wedding Group" for a certain
noble bridegroom a year or two ago,
and also several public mems portraits,
and one of an eminent physician
fetched 500 guineas. There is a gentle
mar residing at K~ensington who, hay-
ing years ago left the navy through
finding his advancement hopelessly
barred by his color blindness, is at pres
ent making several hundred a year by
his brush as an artist, designing most
artistic and brightly colored picture
posters" for advertisement boards.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Homeseekers Excursions.

On February 7 and 2lst, and March
7 and 21st the Chicago Great Western
Ry will sell round trip Homeseekers
Excursion Tickets to points in the
following states at one fare plus So. 90
for the round trip; Alabama. Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado, Indian Territory,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky. Louisiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, New Mexico, North
& South Carolina, North & South Da-
kota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee.
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, and
Wyoming. These tickets are limited
for return twenty one days (21) from
date of sale with stop-over privileges
on going trip at any point within
homeseekers territory. Any Agent
Chicago Great Western Ry will give
you full information as to routes,
rates and time of trains, as will also,
p. H. LORD. General Pass. & Ticket
Agent, 113 Adams st. Chicago. I'll.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
one Soldier. Dean.

A simple story, yet a most touching
one, is in the Chicago Times-Herald's
description of the last hours of Private
Ben Jones, of the First Illinois: lie
had lain in a stupor all day. Fever had
depleted his reserve force. Toward
evening he opened his eyes and said to
Nurse Mary: You say something"
"What?" she asked. He drew his
breath an~danswered: You say: The
Lord is" He was too far gone to
speak it all; but she understood. She
bent over him and repeated: Though
l walk through the valley of the shadow
of death | will" YES" Private Jones
interrupted, "the valley of the shadow
He turned his face from her and fell
asleep forever.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31

ton of Satan. It's the fust step to-
wards Dustin up q church and hevin'
the pastor hung for murder and the
deacons sent to state prison fur high
way robbery. If thar's anything of the
sort get a-goin' in Squan Creek l shall
sell out and move away inside of a
week, fur We may look fur the fate of
Seldom and Gommorrah right here"
One Of our best singers was Moses
Perkins. He had a mouth on him like
a hole in a highway bridge, and a voice
which would carry five miles agin' a
gale. When he stood up to sing he
drew a long breath, spit on his hands
and let 'er go, and if he happened to be
feelin' purity good he kept on singin'
till somebody give him a kick as a hint
to shut off steam. He kinder felt that
jealousy would keep him out of that
quire, and he went around sayin':
81 amt braggin' to anybody that my
singin' has bin the means of keepin' up
our church and sayin' ten or fifteen
souls a year, but I kin lay my hand on
my heart and say that when you don't
hear my voice any more you'll find lob
STEERS and crabs gittin' powerful
skeerce."
When the wilder took hold to organ
ize the quire she called fur all the sing
r to meet and sing, and then the rue
ton grew into a row. She asked Abb
jah Andrews to sing a verse of ''The
Sweet By and By" and he rose up and
tied four different tunes in a hard
knot. He was after more tunes to mix
in when she sweetly says to him,
"Mr. Andrews, l will sing with you
and you may Try the bass, if you will.'
In singing four lines Abijah hit the
bass, tenor, alto, and all other sorts,
and finished with a rumble that almost
cracked the plaster. He was told to
stand aside, and he went down to Dan
Parker's grocery and said to the as
sembled multitude:
"a free-born son of liberty and an
American patriot has bin turned down
and jumped IN, and if sunthin' amt
done about it you'll never see another
wreck come ashore on this beach. |
call upon ye to rise and throw off the
yoke of despotism."
1t was the same with Joe Saunders,
Friday Bebee, Good Intent Jones and
three or four other men. They had bin
singin' away fur IL years, and thought
every note of it went straight up to
Heaven as a sort of advertisement fur
Squan Creek, but it didn't take the wild
der FIVE minits to turn EN- down. She
said it had all bin whoopin' and heller.
in, instead of singin', and that they
didn't know a note from a dog-shark.
Each of 'em went forth to talk about
tyranny, despotism, 1776, and the en-.
term wedges of Satan; and red-hot
times had come upon us. The women
was wuss than the men. Joab Hender-
sons wife had bin sort o. leadin' the fe-
male side in church singin', and durin'
the Is years she'd gradually loosened
almost every tooth in her head. She
sung fur the Wilder Scott, and she put
her hull soul into itand calkerlated that
a the angels in Heaven was clappin'
their hands in applause, but when she
got through the wilder said:
Mrs. Henderson, II this was grand
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
copy.@MIsss

Our church had been runnin' along
fur Is years without any trouble, ex-
cept that some folks didn't pay their
pew-rent until the last dog was hung.
We didn't sing nuthin' but old-fash-
toned hymns, but Deacon Spooner allus
give us the key with his tunin'-fork
and everybody sung fur all he was
worth. With the doors and winders
open Of a summer day, our singin' of
Crock of Ages" could be heard clear
across to Porpoise Island. Nobody
wasn't findin' the least bit O. fault
when a wilder woman named Scott ar
rived at Squan Creek to pass the sum-
mer with her cousin. She was sort o.
tony and stuck up, and after she had
attended church once she got at the
preacher to have a quire. At fust his
hair stood up at the thought of it, and
he says to her:
at would never, never do. The peo-
pie wouldn't stand it, and the Lord
would be agin' it."
But the wilder was a persistent
woman, and she hung right to him, and
talked and argued till he seen things
differently. He finally give his consent
fur her to organize a quire, and then
the ruction begun. Everybody had bin
singin' as loud as he could, and either
long-metre or short-metre, and nobody
was goin' to give up without a kick.
When Deacon Spooner heard of the
idea, he banged his tunin' fork agin'
the gate-post till the sing of it was
heard all over town, and said:
"I've bin leadin' the singin' in this
town fur Is long years, and never
pitched a tune too high nor too low.
If the Lord hadn't bin pleased with my
singin' l should hev heard of it long
ago. Them church quires is an inven-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
3 SQUAN CREEK FOLKS
JEp JONES TELLS HOW A CHURCH CHOIR
UPSET THE TOWN
By 81. QUAD

opera you'd be in it up to the ears, out
yer voice is too powerful fur a quire.
You'd hev to git it down where it
further good"
She told about ten of 'em the same
thing, and the hull crowd was tickled
to death at fust, but it presently got
out that the wilder was guyin' and
then there was no goin' to bed before
midnight. A quire of six was finally
got together, and one Sunday it was
announced that they would do the
singin'. Then the row grew into a re-
bellion. Word was passed around and
so many folks turned out fur church
that the pews wouldn't hold 'em. When
it got along to the singin' we all had
our eyes on Deacon Spooner. He was
there and he had his tunin'-fork all
ready. Once in awhile he would roll
his eyes up to the ceilin' as if askin'
the Lord to forgive him fur what he
was about to do, but at the same time
he was calm and determined. Atlength
the preacher gave out the hymn: I'VE
Shall Meet Beyond the River" At the
same time everybody outside the quire
turned to: I'm Going Home To-Mor-
row." AS the quire started in the Dea-
con banged that tunin'-fork agin' his
pew and opened his mouth, and two
different tunes was bein' sung at once,
Mebbe you kin imagine what sort OF a
high-jinks performance that was.
Every singer in the quire screamed as
loud as he could and everyone outside
of it used all the breath he had. Chill
dren left at home that day flew under
the bed and went into fits when they
heard the noise, and over at South
Shore, four miles away, the preacher
stopped. in his sermon as, he got the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
RABIES ON THE RANGES.
Ranchmnn Says Dogs Give 1t to Coy
otes, and They Give 1t to
Horscs and Cattle.

Hydrophobia is reported among the
herds of cattle and horses on the ranges
of Routt and Rio Blanco counties, Col.
The dogs have had the dread disease
for some time, and have communicated
it to the coyotes, which, in turn, have
bitten ponies and steers until they, too,
suffer with it, says the Denver Times.
This news was brought to Denver by
Jim Brady from his ranch on the White
river, not far from Rangeley, and he
says the malady has already attacked
much of the stock. Several cows have
died, and others will not live over a few
days.
According to Brady, all the symp-
toms of rabies are present-frothing at
h mouth, CLASSY eyes and aversion to
food and drink, especially the latter.
Several cows have become so crazed as
to leopard the lives of the cowboys,
and a revolver or rifle crusade has been
~inaugurated against all animals whose
actions betray the presence of the
germs.
Brady, who is q frontiersman of wide
experience, says that in all his life on
the ranges he never encountered such
a state of affairs. and thinks that I'M
less a sharp fight against the coyotes,
dogs and infected cattle and horses is
waged, it may spread to human beings.
He expressed himself as being anx-
ious to see some action taken to stamp
out the disease in its present compare
lively incipient condition, before it gets
into the big herds. So faritis confined
to a few small punches which have
roamed without herders.
DR.. G%resswell, state veterinarian,
when asked about the matter, said that
there are a number of cases of hydro
phobia among range cattle, and that its
presence is directly traceable to the
dogs and coyotes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Flattering HIS Vanity.

by George" said A~mesbury, 81 Unjust
be young looking and handsome still"
What makes you think SOP" asked
Bolton.
i've noticed that my wife doesn't
want to join any evening card clubs ex-
cept those in which the lady members
are all elderly."-Cleveland Leader.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
OUR CANDIDATE IN 1900
HELPS ONLY THE BANKS.
A Prominent Englishman Says BIZ
Aetallism Is the Most vital Cues
ton Up for Discussion.

Whatever I may be able to say in favor
of the great cause of ~bimetallism, either
in my own country OF your progressive
republic, will be said with pleasure. In
its relation to the welfare of the peo-
pie of all nations I consider this the
greatest and most vital subject that is
now up for discussion.
The advocates of the gold standard
claim that among its other virtues it
supplies us with a stable and uniform
currency, a matter of the utmost i'm
portance in international transactions.
I admit the Importance, but I deny the
claim Of stability. On the contrary, the
facts prove that Of all the currencies
that men have tried gold is the most un-
stable, for the simple reason that we
look to Its supposed intrinsic" value,
which constantly fuctuates under the
influence Of the natural law of supply
and demand, and this is the secret Of
unsettled markets and constantly re-
ourring panics.
Ever since the general characterization
of silver in 1873 we find that its pur-
chasing power with reference to prod
ucts has been much more stable than
that Of gold. For instance, the silver
rupee and the silver dollar have re-
NAMED in close companionship in their
'intrinsic" or bullion value with the
measure or weight Of produce that they
would buy, as anyone can see by COM
pairing the market reports for the Sc
ries of years that have elapsed since
the demonstration.
We will go back to 1898, the year of
final demonstration in your country
and India, and observe the steady de-
cline of prices in almost exact proper
ton to that of the bullion value of sill
yer. We use the Sauerbeck tables, be-
cause they are admittedly standard all
the world over.
The movement in the prices of COM
modities during last month, indicated
in Mr.. Sauerbeck's index number for
October, was very slight. The num-
Der worked out from the prices of the AZ
representative articles embraced In his
system was 63.6, against e3.9 for Sep
TENDER. The triAing decline here shown
was due entirely Observation-Disclosures
-~a--s-t-Ha-nvy In the prices Of pork,
bacon, butter, textile raw materials
and hides, but the changes were quite
pnimportant. The following table gives
the average index number for each com
jpleted year since 1892, and thatfor each
M tina last. ely mop4br.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
For Her CompIe1ion,. sake,

A well-known society beauty of Bir-
mingham. England, has earned the CON
CALCULATIONS of her friends by her sue
cess in undergoing the prolonged and
painful operation of the removal of the
outer skin of her face. This operation
is rare, but not quite unique. It's done
so gradually that it may be described
as by a p;nprick at a time. The object
is to restore the complexion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31

october ............63.6
The increase for '97 and the first part
tof '98, everyone will understand, was
due to famine conditions in certain
countries of the old world, compelling
the people in those countries to call
upon their boarded savings for the
means Of sustaining life, thus pro-
ductng a temporary expansion of the
currency and an upward tendency of
prices. But, those conditions having
passed, you will observe fhe renewal
ct the decline in June Of the present
year and its steady continuance down
nearly to the lowest level previously
reached. That we shall return to that
level and go still lower (unless the
cause shall be removed) no one doubts
who has ever given a moments un-
prejudiced thought to the subject.
h rupee is not merely a token coin,
like our shilling, with legal limitations
on it's legal tender power, but 1t is the
standard money and Common currency
OF India and Ceylon. Under conditions
of full liberty between gold and silver
TOT the monetary purpose there would
indeed be fxity of value between the
rupee and the sovereign, a fxity, how
ever, not like that proposed by the In.
dian government, but a fixity resulting
from the absence of restrictions on the
coinage and circulation. A system. ar.
ttficial from first to last, such as thai
put forward in the proposals of the In.
dian government, is opposed in the
strongest way to the naturalness of
the working Of a true gold and silver
monetary system.
This question is of practical impor-
lance, having regard to the fact thai
gold has already appreciated to such an
extent that in the wholesale markets
Ee4 has now the same general purchas-
Eng power as 6 100 had in the years 1867
~, and also to the fact that, although
just now there is a lull in the apprecia-
Ton OF gold, there is every reason TO
expect that, in the absence of open
mints and unrestricted legal tender for
beth gold and silver alike, this upward
tendency will continue. 1t goes with
out saying that if India is placed per-
manently on the gold standard. bear
ing In mind her vast population and
boarding propensities, an enormous
quantity of gold will be absorbed. Its
Relue will thus be increased to a greater
extent than would otherwise be the
case, and its appreciation would also
Pc intensified. Seeing that India is
.go largely indebted to this country, and
that this Indebtedness, together with
the annual payments for interest and
other home charges. must be paid in
geld, OF in commodities measured by
gold, 1t would appear to be a mistaken
policy on the part of India to do any
thing that would lead to the apprecia-
pon of gold. The best way to prevent
PTS appreciation is not to use it.
J In conclusion, it appears to me that
tbe animus of the gold standard prop
agation in your country can be found in
your financial reports. Arecent state
Hient Of the United States comptroller
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Where the GoId Goes.

Until American millionaires learn
better than to give their daughters and
their millions to ~impecunious British
dudes of eccentric manners. who pre-
tend to be of noble birth and heirs to
titles, 1T will require a large balance
of trade in favor of the United States
ench year TO offset their folly and pre-
vent the country from being drained of
Ills cash,-Silver Knight~Watchman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Legal Motives.

First lawyer thought you were
retained to defend Cory Dick, the wife
murderer?
Second lawyer was asked to, but
my conscience wouldn't let me. 1t was
such a brutal crime. And, beside that,
he has nc money.-Harlem Life,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
LAND FOR SALE.

800 acres of land one mile from
Button. Has a good honse. q fine
well of water, about 30 acres under
cultivation, balance grnb land. Terms
half cash. balance on long time at s
per Cen interest. w. H. BENTLY,
34U2 Button, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
How'll YOUR wife?

Has she lost her beauty II so, Constipation,
Indigestion. Sick Headache are the principal
causes. Karls Glover Root Tea has cured these
lis for hatf o century. Price 25 cts. and 80 cts.
Money refunded II results are not satisfactory.
LURES / Lp.aY, Druggists.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31

The smallest things may exert the
greatest influence. De Wits Little
Early Risers are unequalled for over
coming constipation and liver troub-
les. Small pill, best pill. safe pill.
Luers & Lowry Drug Co,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Not So Romnntie.

That loves what makes the world go round
Is quite poetic, some folks think;
Yet on reflection twill be found
The same is also true of drink.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Diplomacy.

Boston Bill-Please, mum, kin you
gimme somethin' to eat-iist the meat
the dog left will do.
Mrs. Miggles-We haven't any dog.
"Oh, you amt? Den you git to work
an cook me a plate o. ham an eggs an
a cup O. coffee, fore I kick We in the
jor!"-Indianapolis Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31

Horrible agony is caused nv Piles,
Burns, and Skin Diseases. These are
Immediately relieved and quickly
cured by DeWitt's Witch HazelSalve.
Beware of worthless limitations.
Luers g. Lowry Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag.
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, Jake No-To.
BAG, the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed- Booklet and sample free. Address
| Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever,
AUG, 26c. II Q. Q. G. fail, druggists refund money.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
statues to Queen Victoria.

One of the statues of Queen Victoria
was executed by Edgar Boehm, a sculp-
tor of Hungarian origin. The monu-
ment stands at Windsor. There are
also monuments of the queen at Liver
pool, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edin-
burg, and at Bombay and some Of the
Australian towns.
WI GIVE NO REWARDS, an offer of
this kind is the meaDest of receptions.
Our plan is to give every one a chance
70 try the merit of Eiy's Cream Balm
the original Balm for the cure of Ca.
tarrh, Hay Fever and Cold in the
Head, by mailing for 10 cents a trial
size to test its curative powers, We
mail the so cent size also and the
druggist keeps it. Test it and you are
sure TO continue the treatment. Re-
lief is immediate and q cure follows.
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street, New
York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. 60c, 81. All druggists.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31

II Grip threatens use d, Miles Nesvin..
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-31
GoEsgaaa So 81 Curtis

SaSRHeS GsSszS CAS- ESH ESekR I'D
of Lewiston. ILL.,, had soma thrilling ex.
p~erienccs, but none seemed more dangerous
than those of slate heart trouble. He says:
II had severe paipitahoa CT the heart
for years. Ny physicians said
was liable 20 dgop dead any n,on,.st.
Pulsation at times would be $50 a min
ute and ] could scarcely breathe.
grew worse under doctors care and
began taking Dr.. Miles Heart Cure.
1t gave me prompt relief, and today I
am In good health.