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p III.
THE WAGER.

what | mean to assert" said Ralph
Sturgis, with quiet conviction, lis that
every crime is it's own historians; that
all its minutest details are written in
circumstantial evidence as completely
as an eyewitness could see them-aye,
more fully and more truly than they
could be described by the criminal him
self"
The reporter was a man of about 80,
whose regular features bore the un-
mistakable stamp of intelligence and
refinement. In repose, they Wore an
habitual expression of interpretive
concentration, which might have led
n careless observer to class Ralph Stur-
gis in the category of aim!ess dream
ers. But a single flash of the piercing
gray eyes generally sufliced to dispel
any such impression; and told of keen
perception and underlying power. The
mouth was firm and kind; The bearing
that of a gentleman and a man of edu-
cation.
"Bnt,' objected the host, you surely
do not mean to express a belief in the
infallibility of circumstantial evil
dencc?"
"Why not?"
Because you must know as well as
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anyone how misleading uncorroborated
circumstantial evidence is. | do not for
get what remarkable results you have
often accomplished for the Daily Tenn
pest in detecting and following up
clews to which the official detectives
were blind. But, frankly. were not
your conclusions usually the result of
lucky Suesses, which would have re-
manned comparatively useless as evil
dence had they not been subsequently
proved correct by direct testimony"
Let me reply to your question by an
other. Sprague," answered Sturgis.
when you draw a check. does the pay
ing teller at the bank require the tes-
timony of witnesses to your signature
before admitting its genuineness?"
No; of course not"
Precisely. He probably knows the
signature of Harvey M. Sprague, the
depositor, better than he does the
face of Sprague, the artist. And yet
the evidence here is purely circum-
stantial. / know of at least one re-
cent instance in which the officials of
a New York bank placed their i'm
plicit reliance upon circumstantial
evidence of this sort, in spite of the
direct testimony of the depositor,
who was willing to acknowledge the
genuineness of a check to which his
name had been forged"
II suppose you refer to the Forsyth
case said Sprague; but you must
remember that Col. Forsyth was
actuated by the desire to shield the
forger, who was his WI scapegrace
son."
ITO Be Cnntinred
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"All right, Young feller," he said.
you don't have to confess to me. But
l guess you'll have a chance to tell that
story to a judge and jury
Then he proceeded to examine the
dead mans pockets. They were empty.
"Looks like robbery" he murmured.
what is it, Jim? Haven't you got the
other man?"
jim had not found the other man:
for the pale young fellow in the seal
skin cap had disappeared.
The reporter was STOPPING over the
body, while DR.. Thurston cut through
the clothing and laid bare a small,
round wound.
Here is another bullet wound" said
Stnrgis, turning over the body slightly.
and pointing out a second round hole
in the back of the dead man.
He seemed to take great interest in
this discovery. He whipped out a
steel tape and rapidly but carefully
took a number of measurements, as if
to locate the positions of the two
wounds. Then he stepped into the cab;
and, striking match after match, he
spent several minutes apparently in
eager search for something which he
could not find.
"Thct is strange" he muttered to
himself, as he came out at last.
What is it?" inquired Thurston,
who alone caught the words.
But the reporter either did not hear
or did not care to nswer He at once
renewed his search on the brilliantly
lighted pavement in the immediate Vi
cinity of the cab; examining every
stone, Investigating every joint and
every rut, prodding with his cane every
lump of frozen mud, turning every
stray scrap of paper.
well, DOCTOR he said, when at
length he rejoined his companion, "if
you have done all that you can we NAV
as well go. 1t is one of the prettiest
problems ! have met: but there is
nothing more for me to learn here for
the present. By the way, as 1 was say
ing when I interrupted myself a little
while ago, are you sure the cabman is
drunk? Iwish you would take another
good look at him. The question may be
more important than it seemed at
A few minutes later the physician
and the reporter We're ~hurrying along
to make up for the time they had lost;
the cab and the cabman had disap-
peared in the custody of the police,
and the claimants grewsome fare was
through Twenty-sixth street,
in the direction of a small building
which stands near the East river, and
which the stranded waits of the new
world metropolis can find rest at last,
upon a stone slab, in the beginning of
their eternal sleep.
Broadway had resumed it's holiday
aspect; the wizened bag at the corner
still patiently ground out her plaintive
.discords; the fearful newsboy, with
his slowly diminishing armtul of news
papers, continued to SILVER in the cold
wind, as he offered his stock to the
hurrying pedestrians; the big police
again piloted his fair charges
through the mass of moving vehicles,
and the changing cable cars started
more on their courSa
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as if the swapping of a thread in the
fabric of a city's life We're a thing of
constant occurrence and Of no mo-
ment.
A few tiny dark red stains upon the
pavement We're all that remained to tell
the story of the scene which had SO
recently been enacted in the busy
th~oroughfare. Presently even these
were obliterated by the random stroke
OF a horses hoof.
The ripple had disappeared from the
surface. The stream of life was flow
ing steadily once nor through the
arteries of the metropolis.
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Ready to Back 1t Tn.

fright ahead of u.s. resumed the
traveller who was n%arrating his expert
ences, "yawned the mountain pass
DO you know artlessly interrupt
ed one OF the younger women of the
company, that seems very queer to
me? How can a mountain yawn?"
did you ever see Cumberland Gap,
miss?' he asked.
And there were no more interrupt
tions.-Chicago Tribune.
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Twas Painted Badly.

Wife-We should have that back
shed attended to right away.
Husband-I spoke to Dobbs, the
painter, about it, and he says he's so
busy he won't be able to touch it for
a month yet.
20. we can't wait that long. It
needs to be painted very badly"
"All right, then, III do it myself
Philadelphia Press.
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Spoke from Experience,

Mrs. Enpeck-I learned to-day that
Bob Smith and Mary Jones were Sc
cretly married ten months ago. Just
think of it! Married nearly a year and
nobody the wiser!"
Mr.. E~npeck-Oh, I don't know. I'll
bet Smith was : whole lot wiser before
he had been married a mcnth.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Kind of Advice Nobody Wants,
If advice is too cheap, nobody wants
it, Washington Ia.) Democrat.
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CONVINCING.

First Lawyer-But what is, the evil
dence of undue influence?
Second Lawyer--Why, thf money
wasn't left to our client!7 luck.
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For Ornament Only.

Nistior-Your smoking-room is beau
tifully furnished.
Mr.. Henpeck--Yes; if only l were al,
lowed to smoke in it!--Tit-Bits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Michael F. Mccabe.

Forty-seven years ago M. T. McCabe,
mere lad seven years of age, came
with his parents to Iowa locating on
the Iowa River near Plymouth Rock.
What business integrity, industry,
enterprise and economy may enable
one to accomplish the brief tifty-four
years of his life proclaims. Grown to
years of manhood he was married to
Miss Elizabeth Murtha who survives
him. To them fourteen children were
born all of whom are living. Born in
Illinois and locating in Wlnneshiek
county and growing there to man. IS
estate, there he developed into one of
Its mostSuccessful farmers. His farm
OF about 1900 acres was one of the best
titled and most productive in the
county, and was largely devoted to
the production of live stock and hogs,
which were shipped to Chicago and
there marketed. Ten days ago he
went to Chicago to market two car
loads OF hogs returning on the Sunday
night train from Chicago; he was left
at South McGregor where the train
makes but moments stop. He was
about the hotel at North McGregor
and toward evening walked up the
track toward Giard, and was return
Ing, walking on the track toward Nc
Gregor when the engineer of the east
bound train saw him and gave the
usual signal to warn him of his danger
For several years Mr.. McCabe has
been quite deaf which accounts for
his not hearing the train S signal, and
In consequence OF which he was struck
BY the locomotive, his injury resulting
in death. The train was stopped and
his body put on board and taken to
North McGregor where he breathed
his last. 1t was his custom to send
his money by draft to his bank here,
retaining only enough for his expenses
home. This had been done, ana on
bis person was found about $500, his
watch, and personal effects demonstra-
ting that no foul play had been
practiced. Deceased was one of the
most scrupulously honest men of the
county. The family and friends OF
the deceased have the sincere sympa-
thy of the publicin this hour of sorrow
and bereavment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
CUTS DOWN THE DEAD.
That Only Fl Perished in Wreck
at Seneca.

st. Louis, Dec. 2.-President Jo-
seph Ramsey, Jr., of the Wabash, still
insists that the reports giving the
number of dead and injured in the
wreck near Seneca, Mich, are exag-
gerated. His latest report from SUI
perintendent Burns places the num-
Der of dead at 21 and the severely in
jured at 12. He also stated that
many Of those reported wounded are
only bruised and scratched, and the
most of these were Friday ON the !.
way home.
A message from superinten lent
Burns stated that eight bodies had
been taken out Of the wreck md idenr
titled, and that there were charred
fragments of bodies representing by
1ndertaker'e estimate IT, or 13 adults
spd one infant. This report also
stated that Fireman Doud wae still
missing.
President Ramsey gave Out this
list of the identified dead:
James Brown, Buffalo.
Dominica Crebara, no dsettpatpn
+ n. Deveu Detroit.
Ida Dunha14. Tuppervills. ORA
GiroOnO TRIM. no Destination
,CaAaO 113no. no deexinattQn.
Dob W1tehell, no Destination
&aoRBs D. Yo6meQ Kansas E1e1.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Married..

CANNON STRoBLE-In st. Aloysius
church, Wednesday morning at 8
O'Clock Mr.. James L. Cannon, of
Cresco, and Miss Rose C. Strobe, of
this city; Rev. John Norris otficiat-
ing.
The groom is one of Cresco's best
young men, and is engaged as travel
ing salesman for creamery supply
house.
The bride is one of Calmar's pretti-
est young ladies, the oldest daughter
of j. e. Strobe and wife.
The wedding was very quiet affair,
only immediate relatives being In
vited. The bridal pair took the noon
train on that day for the Twin Cities
on wedding trip. After December
goth they will be at home in Cresco.-
Calmar Courier.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Eastern Star installation.

The following officers were installed
In the order of the Eastern Star,
Friday night by Mrs. Hendricks
w. M, of Riceville:
w. M.-Miss Kate Reed.
w. P.-Robert Thomson.
A. M.-Mrs. j. O. Webster.
Secretary-C. w. Reed.
Treasurer-Mrs. Durgin.
Conductor-Mrs. Carl Terry.
A. C.-Miss Lillian Miles.
Warden-Mrs. Taubman.
Sentinel-Mr. Durgin.
After the installation ceremonies,
the order adjourned to the Strother
House where sumptuous banquet
was served.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Placed Her babe I'm oven.

Sioux, City, La, Dec. 3. - Mrs. J..
Fred Meyers living FIVE miles from
Correctionville. wrapped her hve-
nonths-od baby in blanket, put
her in the oven of the kitchen stove
to keep warm and went out In the
yard to gather fuel. When half an
hour Later she came back the fire in
the stove had blazed up and the room
was filled with smoke. Rushing to
the oven she found the flames lap
ing from the blanket and clothes and
the body of her infant. Life was al
ready extinct and the baby's arms
and legs burned to a crisp.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
cresco Brick Works.

The past summer has been one of
active effort in supplying the demand
which has called for over 100000
shipped to various places and used In
Cresco and elsewhere. At Lime
Springs where a large quabtity were
required they came from various
plants, and recently, when In that
place the writer was Informed by the
contractor and brick layers, that the
brick made at the Cresco brick plant.
we're the best common or impressed
brick that came there, no matter
where the others were made,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
couGas AND COLDS IN CHILDREN.

Recommendation Of a well Known Chicago
Physician.
I use and prescribe Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for almost all obsti
nate, CONSTRUCTED coughs, with direct
results. l prescribe it to children OF
all ages. Am glad to recommend it tc
all in need and seeking relief from
colds and coughs and bronchial af1lic.
tions. 1t is non-narcotic and safe in
the hands of the most unproteSsional
A universal panaeea for all mankind
-MRs. MARY r. MELENDY, M. d.,
Phi. d., Chicago, Ill. This remedy is
for sale by Shu ttleWorth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
QUARREL OF ROYAL pAR.
St0SAes u the SERIOUS Charuaetnu Of
YDeabLe Between Prince Heavy
and Queen W9lhelmfna.

tsnstesdams Dec. e.-61uss sep,s<s
continue to be ci1culat ted regarding TIE
differences between Queen Wilhelmdna
and her husband. Prince Henry. Tle
story, however, that duel resulting
thsxefrm, has besn fought and THAT
a queens aide-de-camp, Maj Van Tot,
rvas wounded, Is absolutely denied BY
Raj. Van Tots brother, who ays the
aide-de.oamp is suffering fzpn refi.
tonSt3s.
At the theater the biograph pictures
Of the queen are tnmuAuously chesrsd
nightly, while those OF Pkinc Henry
are loudly Kissed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Kalled on 1hank.giuaur NseafY.

St. Paul, MINI. Dec. IA Bed
Lodge MONTY special to the Dspatch
saysa Waylaid and murdered IN the
streets Of Bridger, on Thanksgiving
night, the body of Dave Davidson, a
cook, was discovered shortly after
one o'clock Friday night with his
skull crushed inand the instrument OF
death, big coal hammer, lying close
by. Deputy Sheriff Kaufman and
Deputy Baxter Zachary made hur-
ried investigation and Saturday ar
rested Andrew Balano, an Austrian
coal miner employed at Bridgey, an
ar1anininn
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
HIGH SCHOOL
To Get Rid of troublesome Corn.

FlrSt Soak 1T IN warm water to soft
en- it, then pare it down as closely as
possible without drawing the blood
and apply Chamberlain Pain Balm
twice daily; rubbing vigorously for five
minutes at each application. A corn
plaster Should be worn for q few days,
to protect the it from the shoe. AS a
general linement for sprains, bruises,
lameness and rheumatism, Pain Balm
Is unequaled. For sale by Shu tile
worth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
London Threatened with scouree.

London, Dec. 2.-At meeting of the
metropolitan asylums board, the
chairman said 1t was useless to blink
at the fact that London was probably
in for heavy epidemic of smallpox
and for great expense in contending
with it. Since August 10 there had
been 1854 eases notified and 141 dea this
from the disease. During the past
fortnight s6s fresh cases had been re-
ported.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
witch killer to Hang.
THE MARKETS,
rain, Provisions, Etc.

Chicago. Noy. 80.
WHEAT-Quiet. December. 72%@7shci
May, 76ss076Ac-
CORN-Easier. December, 61E@627scy
May, 64h0a5c.
oATs-Easier December. 4a0421sc; May.
<2MG43ssc.
POTATOES = Market easy. White
rails, s2Gssc; red stock, 71@77c; Burbanks,
f5@s0c.
EGGS-Feeling firmer. City recandlsd,
fresh eggs. new cases included, &c; at
mark, cases returned, good to choice, 200
32c; loss Off. cases returned, 24c.
B1ITTER-Holding firm. Creameries, "A
@245sc per pound; diaries, A@Se.
LIVE PoULTRY-Market quiet. TUT.
keys. 5000; chickens, 6@7c; ducks, EG8oj
geese, s30096.00.
New York, Noy. 30
FIOUH-6tste and Western sustained ct
old prices, but the wheat decline caused
dullness.
WHEAT-Had a strong opening advance
on higher cables and vigorous local coysre
Ing. but turned easier with Weakness in
Western markets. December. sGx@sle!
March, IS 3-l8o; May, 80 6-l80e2he.
RYE-Steady. State, 63@Sc c.i (. New
York car lotsj No Western, ssAc I. o. b.
ahoat.
CORN-Opened firm with wheat and then
yielded to disappointing cables, realizing
and st. Louis depression. December, 6sss
@6sc; May, 6s9s@691sc
OATS-Followed the declines In other
markets.. Track white State, Ae964c; track
white Western, 49@54c.
BUTTER-Firm. State dairy, 1GGzhc;
creamery, G92S4c; June creamery. ls@05c,
factory, 121k@1bc. Z
CHEEsE-steady. Fancy large Sep
TENDER, 10c; fancy small September. 10Xc;
late made best large, sAc; late made best
small l0Ac.
EGGs-Qaiet. State and Pennsylvania,
e8Q2sc; Western at mark, a@2Sc; Southern
al mark 2S6go
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
A Bad Failure.

Akron, o., Dec. "A. T. Paige, ex-
city commits sioner and one of Akron's
most prominent citizens. filed petit
lion in bankruptcy Saturday with
seol,15s Liabilities and practically no
kssvrss 1 J
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
COAL.

Soft coal is steadily advancing in
price. | have good stock on hand
that will be sold while 1t lasts at
price that defes competition. Call and
see me at the Brick and Tile Works.
@, A, MARSHALL, JR.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Found Dead.

ST. Paul, MINI, Dec. "A Dead.
wood Is. d. special to the Dispatch
says: Col. W. R. Steele was found dead
in his room Saturday as result of
. complication of troubles. He was
one Of the bpT known lsNysrs n the
Aeth y ,.-.-...sss IN .ss,ss4s.l --..
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Not in wabash wreck.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. Q. ~ ''Ducky''
Holmes, left fielder for the Detroit
baseball team, who, it was feared
had been killed in the Wabash wreck,
has been located He left his home
in this city Monday evening for De-
troit. He intended to take the train
out of Chicago that WIS Subsequent
ly wrecked at Seneca. kilograms
failed to reach him until Saturday
morning, when an answer was re.
ceived from Detroit, stating that no
had accidentally missed the train.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Oppose Copyright Law.

Christiania, Dec. 2. - The Norwe.
gian press associations oppose the
United States proposed international
copyright treaty, on the ground that
there are irreooucilable differences
in the copyright laws of the two
countries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
MR.. AYRES ON STAND.
Father of Murdered Man Says He
thought Mrs. Boz sc Was Neyv-
lest Woman B. i Ever Saw.

Washington. &c. e.-Phe room os-
cupied by tn ininal court in which
Mrs. Lola Bonnie is on trial
Saturday scented somewhat the ap-
pearanc' t junk shop from the fact
that lumber of the belongings OF
Ayre room in the Kenmore hotel
wera exhibited. These. included the
t'sod-stained carpet, which covered
ne floor, Ayres' two trunks and sso-
ion from the inner part of the wall Of
the room belonging under the window,
showing blood upon plaster and wash
board. The wrapper worn by Mrs.
Bonnie on the night of the tragedy
also was shown Lieut.. James A.
Moore, Of the police force, was the
first witness. He identified this mis-
eelaneous assortment OF ehatteis.
James S. Ayres, father of the victim,
was called to the stand. He told Of
coming to Washington the day after
the tragedy and interview with Mrs.
Bonine.
In response TO a question from Mr..
Gould, Mr.. Ayres said that at this in
bEfv8SW MIS-. -bOU1nee HAHlbcI VINO
calm, self-eontained and nnneommat-
ID Il thought" he said, "that she
IVES The uerviest w1nan ever saw.
She manifested no emotion and a.
pressed no sympathy"
Mr.. Gould then announced that tbs
prosecution had closed its case and the
court took the usual noon recess.
Negotiations Broken ON.
London Dec. 2. The foreign Of
flee here confirms the report that the
Russo-Chinese Manchurian negotia-
tions are broken off. The officials,
however, attribute this more to the
opposition Of the Chinese viceroyA
and the death of Ii Hung Chang than
to the objections of Japan.
Witch Killer to Hang.
Paris. Tex, Dec. "A motion fod
a new trial was overruled in the case
Of Solomon Hotema, the witch killer
and sentence was passed on him t1
be hanged February IA. An appeal
viii be taken.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Live Stock.

Chicago, Nov. 30
HoGs-choice to fancy strong-weight
shipping, S605@6.S0; common to good heavy
packing, s5.5O@S.os; plain to choice heavy
mixed, s. 60; selected butcher weights,
$5a6G8l71s; assorted light. s.. 45gl6.0 t; com.
mon to fancy light mixed, $5.S0a6. IS.
South Omaha, Neb Nov. 30.
CATTLE-Market quotably steady. Ma
tive beef Steers, $S.75@S.75; Western Steers,
$s&95.3: Texas Steers, $3.60@44O; Cows
and Heifsrs, S2S0dA.25; Gamers, Sl.26g2Sd:
Stockers and Feeders, $26Ng4. 40: Calves.
ss0a95.5o; Bulls and Stays. s2d0@4,o4
HOGS-Marleet 10@15c higher Heavy.
s5,so4610; mixed, s5s21h@5.s5; light, s5.T63
6s5; Pigs, s4.6e9575; bulk Of sales, IS. s6Ga.6
SHEEP-Market STEADY. Fed Muttons,
s35oG3.75: grass Wethers, s30oas,4o; fed
Lambs. s4.2594.75: grass Lambs, &a75@4.&
Ewes, $ssegs.0Vi COMMON ind stock shssH
Re ID
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
THE SCHOOL REPORT.
REPORT FOR MONTH ENDING Nov. 90, 1901.

Grand Total, s5s 900 5leI57 EOS