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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
CURED OF GOLD FEVER.
klondilSe and Tells Stories of
Terrible Hardships.

Another Sioux City party came to
grief in the Klondike country, and al
ready one has returned to Sioux City.
This man is G. NJ. Carleton, who for
several years was travelling represent
ative of the Sioux City Stock Yards COM
pany. He tells terrible story of the
horrors experienced by his party in the
new country, and it is his advice to all
gold hunters to keep away from Alas
ka. One of the members of this party
was Francis McNulty, who was mem
Der of the Iowa state legislature in 1897.
He was lawyer, but got the Klondike
fever and joined with Carleton and Os-
car Goodrich, of Sioux City, and num-
Der of other men. They built boat
and went up within few miles of the
Arctic seas. There they spent the last
winter, one member of the party dying
of Arctic scurvy. Carleton was very i'll
with the same disease, but he will be
all right now he is back home. The 9TH
er members of the party remained be-
hind to sell their boats and wares, and
then they propose to come back to
Sioux City. They did not find an ounce
of gold all the time they We're gone, and
they say Dawson, Circle City and Mi
nauk are the only real gold districts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
THE STATE FAIR.
A Dozen Razor Back Hogs Will BE
Exhibited and Will Show Their
Peculiar Traits.

The state fair management has made
arrangements to allow fence manu-
featuring company to make unique
exhibit at the state fair, which begins
on the 25th in Des Moines. A dozen
razor back hogs will be exhibited in
pen fenced with the exhibitors fence.
They are warranted to try to get out,
and authorities agree that if they can't
the fence is a good one. 1t has been
said that the razor back hog is built
on the Swiss plan of architecture. His
tail has no curl and there isn't a curve
concealed about him. His backbone is
corrugated, and the middle of it is ten
inches above his ears and tail. 1t Is an
icoceles triangle. The woods are his
habitat and he feeds on acorns and moss
that grows at the tops of trees, which
he can climb with the agility of cat.
His specially is escaping from his pen
and assisting at harvest. The Cotton
wood Falls QKan.) Leader, in descrip-
ton of the animal, says that crossing him
with blue-blooded stock does no good.
The only effective crossis that made with
a locomotive. Then the dead animal be-
comes a thoroughbred worth so cents
a pound for purposes of settlement
with the railroad company. His meat
is said to resemble sassafras bark.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
RECENT INVENTIONS.

A resident of Oklahoma has patented
head canopy for protecting the head
from the rays of the sun while at work,
q light frame being attached to the body
by straps to support an adjustable cover
ing of rain and sun proof material.
To assist artists and writers in draw
ing fine lines with their instruments
new pencil and pen attachment consists
of an elastic finger arranged to rest on
the paper under the drawing instrument
and receive portion of the weight of
the arm.
A westener has patented 4 combined
minnow bucket and trap for fishermen's
use, consisting of wire cylinder, with
bale at the top which is placed inside
tin receptacle, two conical entrances
being formed in the cylinder. through
which the fish are attracted by bait.
Railway cars are easily changed from
broad to narrow gauge by an Australian
patent, the wheels being attached to the
axle by screw threads. several turns in
either direction drawing the wheels to-
gether or spreading them, with levers
and ratchets to lock them in either posi-
ton.
Motormen are given automatic signals
by new clock to enable them to start
their cars at fixed intervals at either end
of the road, a pointer being arranged on
the dial to move through portion OF
the circle, ringing a bell and moving
back to zero us each interval Is COM
pleted.
An Iowa woman has invented lamp
attachment for sewing machines, slot
ted plate being secured to the rear OF
the table, i'll which screw slides to
hold plate on the upper side of the
slot. the plate sliding into convenient
position and having spring arms, which
hold the lamp.
In an improved Photographic printing
frame the spring arms which hold the
back of the frame in place are attached
to the sides of the frame by automatic
catches, formed of an L-shaped piece Of
metal pivoted in the frame SO that pres
sure on the short end swings the long
end over the end of the spring arm.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
SYNOPSIS.


CHAPTER I;-Gen. Heath is ordered to
report to headquarters at Chattanooga.
An aide is present at the interview. The
general Is shown an order for his arrest
and court-martial, and Is then assigned to
special duty to watch a contemplated
movement OF Longstreet's corps. He ac-
cepts.
CHAPTER II.-Gen. Heath leaves Chat
tanooga with 500 men. his brigade. and
moves out to Morganton's crossroads. On
the way he meets with a girl he knows
who lives at the place he Is to make his
headquarters He insists on her returning
with his troops. At her home It is thought
a face was seen at the window, but search
through the house revealed no suspicious
charge of the young lady with orders to
watch her and question her carefully. She
CHAPTER III.-When questioned she
said her mother is for the confederacy and
caught in the kitchen attempting to burn
sides defenses at Knoxville. She is con-
dned under guard as spy. aH
CHAPTER IV.-Gen. Heath's command
eatsa e p ns se thte Y ns hsy
again sees mysterious face at the WIN
CHAPTER v.-aen. Heath accepts pa
role from Miss Beach at the suggestion OF
her. During the night she slips out Of the The
CHAPTER YI-The federal troops are
surprised surf at night and in the fight Lieut.
fore a confederate, Mai Berante' Who had
been a classmate OF Gen. Heath at West
Point and served with him in the west.
Mr s bs H 70 En- in
command In the army to the mayor Of a
southern town In which he was stationed
Hall HAL sees the the letter ter Margaret Beach
CAPE.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
CONCERNING WOMEN.

About 10000 women are employed by
the postoftice of England, and out of this
number there are 100 head-postmis-
tresses and over 5000 sub-postmistresses.
The "day-in-bed'' cure is coming into
vogue among women of fashion and
nerves. Its chief recommendation is it's
simplicity, for it means nothing more nor
less than passing u whole day in bed at
regular intervals.
Mrs. Bradley-Martin is the owner Of
jewels worth a kings ransom, and when
she takes them about with her detec-
tive is generally in attendance till they
are once more in the safe keeping of a
London bank. Another American lady
whose jewels have made quite sensa-
tion in London is the beautiful Mrs.
Arthur Paget.
Until recently Japanese women were
not allowed to spend their lives in single
blessedness, and if after u certain age
they We're still unmarried the law
stepped in and provided them with hus-
bands. Now a decree has been made by
the mikado, and women may remain
spinsters to the end Of their days, if that
be their pleasure.
The young duchess of Marlborough
(nee Vanderbilt) has been giving sittings
to MIR. Alma-Tadema for glass portrait,
similar in construction to that Of her
mother in the huge window of Mrs Bel
mont's New York house. This glass
portrait is destined for Blenheim palace
and will be magnificent affair. The
young duchess is represented in her pre-
sentation court costume, with splendid
jewels.
Carmen Sylvia, queen of Roumania,
holds professors diploma from the
king and the minister of instruction and
is probably the only royal lady thus au-
thorized to lecture. Her majesty has
been giving private lectures in the palace
to ladies belonging to the chief Rouma-
MAN families. She obtained the profess
sional diploma in order to be able to
lecture in the high school.
As soon as the daughter of German
farmer can run alone she is provided
with stout linen bag, marked in her
own name, and which is intended for the
receptacle of all the feathers she can
pick up. Not downy bit escapes her
notice, and the sooner the bag is full the
more praise does she receive from her
parents. When the bag is quite full it
is emptied into large one, which hangs
up in the garnet, and the feathers which
accumulate there are made into pillows,
mattresses, or customs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15

all sorts of plans by which she might
escape the consequences of her act.
They were all worthless. At last in
despair l exclaimed: go back; reioin
the confederates, and never see the
general again."
She laid her hand on my sleeve to stay
my heated judgment, but did not speak
made no defense. Then she started
on. hung back.
"Are you coming?"
She turned and looked at me. In
my fathers house at home hung pic
ture OF lphigenia going to the sacrifice,
turning to look at the musicians behind
her. The melancholy of the girls eyes
had haunted me from boyhood. saw
it now in Margaret's.
"You shall not" cried, with almost
sob.
She came back and took me by the
arm. l suffered her to lead me on.
The light was broadening, the stars
were finding, the hills were growing
into being, their green sides tinted
with the red, yellow, brown and ma
room Of autumn. On neighboring hill
was vedette. He was sitting on his
horse, the butt of his carbine resting
on his thigh, looking for all the world
like statue of bronze, an ancient fire.
worshiper watching for the coming
sun. On an eminence beyond sat an
other, while still farther on we could
distinguish the dim outline of third.
Then came the Growing of cock,
whose tiny figure we could discern
strutting about in the yard below at
the base of the staff that bore the flag.
While the sun was thrusting his broad
face above the horizon we were lam
guidly moving down the road that
wound around to the house. AS we en-
tered the grounds we heard faint
boom. 1t was the morning gun fired
at sunrise from some distant camp.
To be continued
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15

uge could see, and had no time to
waste. Dragging Margaret after me,
we staggered across the field, keeping
the haycock between us and the men
in advance; once there we plunged I'M
der the hay. 1t was the worst possible
place to hide, for it would be the first
place one would be likely to search.
The absurdity of staying there soon
struck both of us. crawled out eau
tiously, but scrambled back on mistake
ing stump for man; waited,
crawled out again, listened, stood up,
and looked about me. A hundred yards
away, in the direction l wanted to go,
was more timber. Could reach it with
out being seen? The men in advance
had passed on, making to the left, but
there was great risk in passing over the
open ground between the haycock and
the woods, as other searchers might
still be coming. cursed my stupidity
In getting into the center of an open
field, for now saw that could have
gone around it, skirting the edge of
the woods. But it would never do to
stay where we were, and was about to
call Margaret to come out, when man
emerged from the woods in the direc-
ton Of the rebel camp. was standing
out where he could see me plainly.
AT last it was all up with us.
"Eev y sarched the hay?" he called.
Heaven be praised! He was mistak.
ing me for one of his comrades.
Reckon" replied.
"Nothin' thar?"
'Nothin' but fodder"
Without word he started off down
the creek.
Come" whispered to Margaret, as
soon as he was out of sight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
A BIG GAIN.
Statistics Makes a Good Show
ing Over Previous Year.

The annual report of the Iowa bu-
reau of labor statistics is nearly ready
to be placed in the hands of the gov
ernor. 1t will show that in 1898 Won
derful industrial gain was made over
the previous year. About 25 per cent.
more labor is reported employed. and
in considerable proportion of cases
wages are increased from ten to fifteen
per cent. per hand. Not only this, but
the number of employing institutions
in the state has increased more than
ever before reported in one year. The
figures on this increase are not ready,
but the commissioner says they will be
astoniShin0
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15

She craWled out; i helped her to her
feet, and we started for the wood. And
now suppose we should encounter some
of the searchers in the timber? 1t was
more than likely that we would. l fan
cied it full of armed men and every man
pointing carbine at me, ready to call
on me to surrender the moment
reached the edge. And no sooner would
they discover the man had left in the
creek than they would dash my brains
out with the butt of gun or shoot me
down.
We hurried on and at last reached
cover. Once there, we stopped and lis
tened. All was still. We leaned against
a tree, not so much for rest as to give
our hearts time to stop humping. But
we dared to remain only moment. l
took Margaret by the hand and led
her trembling onward. looked up for
the north star, got my bearings, and,
turning to the southwest, there was the
crested hill.
"Do you see that hill?" l asked of
Margaret.
EYES,"
isn't it near your homer"
"Yes."
Good! We'll go for it,"
We started on, walking briskly, for
hope had come to give us strength.
There was timber on either hand; we
kept sharp lookout ahead, intending
to dodge into the woods in case we
should stumble on any of our pursuers,
Passing plantation, / trembled as
heard the low growl of a dog, but we
shot in among trees OH the opposite
side and got by without further at
tracing his attention.
Sometimes we left the road to take to
the woods, sometimes crossed fields,
followed by-paths, always keeping our
eyes on the crested hill. When eX-
hausted we rested in secluded spot,
then arose and trudged on till we were
again exhausted, then rested anew
The distance we traversed was, as the
crow flies, not more than six OF seven
miles, but there were hills and ravines
and creeks, and obstacles of every
kind, and when we followed the roads
they all led the wrong way. However
the nearer we got to our goal the bet
ter Margaret knew the way, and at last
she was enabled to point it out through
by-paths and patches of wood till we
came to the base of the hill. Slowly
we climbed the ascent, and at last
standing on the summit, by the light
of early dawn saw beneath US the plan.
tation.
Thank heaven! There are the stars
and stripes flying in the yard, the white
tents, the sentinels pacing, the lines Of
horses tethered to the horizontal poles
Oh, the exhilaration of the sight!
Margaret" I cried, 1--WE are safe
See, there is the plantation"
Pm glad for your sake"
"Why not for your own?"
She shook her head mournfully. In
moment the position she occupied 90
Cured to me.
"oh, Margaret, how could you break
your parole?"
She was silent.
you agreed not to aid the rebe
cause, and you went straight from oul
camp to theirs"
Still she gave no reply.
] Then l fell to thinking, coniuring III
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
Incrensed Attendnnce.

The state agricultural college at
Anes opened most auspiciously. The
morning till evening. nearly all being
new students. All dormintories are
filled, aud about IS students will have
TO be accommodated outside the college
grounds. The attendance this year will
certainly exceed 100 more than previous
years, and at the present rate of in
crease accommodations will be needed
for probably 200 outside in year or
two more. All departments are il, a
most fourishing condition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
Neuralgia Banished.

There is no more severe or stubborn
pain than neuralgia. A remedy that
will cure it will cure any pain, Dr. G.
S. Stivers, dentist, Louisville, KY,
says: "My wife suffered over two years
from very severe neuralgia, whic h sew
eral physicians failed to relic We. |
then got Morely's Wonderful lEight,
which relieved her in five minut es and
soon effected permanent cure. Free
trial BOTTLES at ]. III. Luers Drug Co.,
CrescD Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-08-15
HeIr to n Fnrtunc.

August Lambreeht, an elderly minis
ter in Eldora, has received word from
Germany that his father died at the age
of 100 years, and bequeathed him a very
arge sum of money. The elder Lam
brecht held a government appointment
in Germany for 60 wears,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06

Wheelingites,. who have been here for
several days on fishing trip, left for
home Wednesday The boys caught
some nice fish and made a numbesOf
friends, and expressed themselves az
delighted with their stay, and their in
tention of returning again next year.
Tuesday night befGye their departure
the Petersburg Corfet Band serenaded
them at Taylor Hotel.-Grant County
Press.
Mr.. l.. H. Clement, for the past few
years manager of the F. w. Banner
Co., will leave in a few days to take a
similar position with the Whitney &
Currier Co., of Toledo. O., the largest
and Oldest music house in Northern
Ohio. AS this firm are general agents
for the Steinway, Knabe, Kimball and
Ludwig pianos for Northern Ohio and
Southern Michigan, Mr.. Clement will
not only feel at home among these well
known pianos, but will be near his old
home at Ann Arbor While in this
city Mr.. Clement took large and in
telligent interest in musical matters,
and is a musician of great ability. He
was president of the Oratorio Society,
and in various ways contributed to the
success of local affairs. He will be
greatly missed by musical Wheeling,
but many good wishes will go with
him to his new home.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06
MARTINS FERRY.

Oil and gasoline stoves at cost at
David CosS's, Walnut street.
The funeral OF the late David Lady,
Sr., took place yesterday morning from
his late home on Jefferson street, and
was largely attended. Rev. S. J. Boyle,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church, con-
Quoted the services. The pall-bearers
were: S. G. Hanes, Isaac Lewis. VIM.
Sloan. Joseph McHenry, Jerry Gilbert.
and John Hukiil. The remains were
inferred at MI Wood cemetery.
y Mrs Joseph Ferenbach and Mrs.
Anna CahiIl, OF Indianapolis, Ind, will
arrive here Monday to visit relatives.
Miss Mary Huskins. Of East Liver
pool, returned home yesterday after a
several days visit with relatives here.
Mrs. r. T. Ong is visiting relatives
al Smithfield.
Mrs Vim. Jones. OF Third street, is
confined to her home, sick.
Mr. and Mrs. George Tweedy re-
turned home yesterday from SmithfeId,
where they have been visiting relatives
for several days.
a number of young people from here
attended a reception given at the home
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06
NEWS NOTES OF YESTERDAY.


A Collection of the Small Events of Each
Passing Oar.
Officer Marshall arrested drunk
last evening.
There were two .drunks in Police
Court last night. Both went to the
hill
Prof r. L. Becker will give dance
at Mozart Park on Tuesday night, Au-
gust 8.
Officer Gardner arrested Martin
Welsh about 11:30 last night. for drum
kenness.
The Scio Water Supply Company
has given power of attorney to Mr..
Erskine.
The hoard of Equalization and APP
peals will take up the Sixth ward
cases Monday.
Business is accommodating very rap
idly at the office of the Circuit Clerk,
and the next docket will be large one.
There were seven cases in Police
Court yesterday morning. Two were
dismissed, one suspended and the rest
went to the hill.
The Central Athletic club will
dance at the Central Garden club rooms
on Tuesday evening August Sth. Mu-
sic by Prof. Long.
1t is probable that charge of re-
sisting an officer will be brought
against Frank Johnson. colored. sent
to Jail Friday night.
The Committees on Ordinances,
Petitions and RESPONSIVENESS, Real Es-
tate, Cemeteries and Fire are all call
ed for Monday evening.
The Mckay Shoe Machinery Com
pany employees will go up the river
this morning on the yacht Oregon.
They expect TO have fine trip.
The Rev. N. S. Thomas, rector of
ST. Matthew's, will occupy his own pull
pit In the morning, and in the evening
will preach at st. Luke's p E. church
-Messrs. NJ. J. Mooney and Henry
J. Stoller, late of the Geo. l.. burst
confectionery, will continue the ice
cream business at the corner of Elev-
enth and Chapline streets.
There has been a rumor in circu-
laticn for several days that there would
be a grand jury called for Monday.
There will be no jury until the first
Monday in September.
i. V. Barton, State Labor Commits
sioner, is compiling an Industrial Di-
rectory OF the State. in which he will
list about three thousand manufactur-
ing concerns, with important details
las to each.
THE only death in the city since
last Monday was the result OF the rail-
way sgccident yesterday morning. No
deaths, from disease in five days in q
city Of 10000 is good enough: to call
attention to.
At the City Hall it is claimed that
when the figures are finally adjusted
the North Side assessment will show
an increaFe Of about 100000. 1t is also
claimed tt at over $250,O00 OF the short
age has already been made up through
the bringing in OF belated blanks.
-Messrs. Dryden & Shuck. counsel
for Nathan Howell the huckster fined
i'll Police Count a short time ago for
falling to take out city license. will
fight the case en-, appeal III the Circuit
Court and feel con fident Of beating the
city. The matter Ii an important one
and if the city lm1es will cut off a
considerable sum in license money.