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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
O THE FRIARS OF
81 THE PHILIPPINE S u
n. | Something Of Problem |. Causng the "
~ Government Some Anxiety. J"

The Augustiians were granted by
the Spanish government large estate
in the sparsely settled province Of
Cagayan, in northern Luzon, in 1880,
with the hope that they might invest
capital there and improve the coun-
try. The RecoNetos acquired in the
same manner and for the same pur-
pose even a larger estate in the wild
and unsettled island of Mindoro in
1894. With these exceptions the lands
held by the friars have been theirs for
more than generation, and they have
owned most of the valuable estates for
one or two centuries. In few in
stances, 1t is believed, oan their owner
ship be successfully attacked in law,
COR prescription has supplied any de-
feet which might have been in their
original tatles.
In the older provinces of Cavite, La
aas of the friars were very well culti-
waited before the war and were quite
valuable. On some of the estates large
| amounts of money were invested by
the orders in furnishing proper irriga-
| tion and other improvements. OF the
total number of acres of all the land
held the Dominicans have 161,s5S, the
Augustinians 151,74s and the Reeol.
letos 03,0B5. The annual income of the
Dominicans from their lands before
the war WAS $s11 1856, Mexican, and
that of the Augustinians was $780, ee
Mexican. The income of the Recol
lesos must have been considerably less
SO that it is unlikely that the annua
income from all their agricultural lani
ever exceeded S4bo,ooO, Mexican. The
land was rented on shares in small
holdings. Leases were given for tire,
years. and no assignment was permit
Ted without the consent of the order
Tenancy usually continued in the SAM
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
E ALL the problems which
have confronted both the mil.
itary and civil authorities in

A the Philippines none have
been given more attention than that of
the Spanish friars. Every Filipino rev.
olution against Spain has been started
as protest against the friars, not be-
cause OF his religious connections, for
the Filipino loves the Catholic church
and its ceremonies, but because Of his
political connections which made ths
priest the virtual ruler of his parish,
and to whom the Filipincs attributed
every cause they had for sebslhon
against Spain.
From a religions standpoint the
Fhpinos are naturally Catholics.
They love the ceremonies of the
church; it Is these which appeal to
their religious sentiments, but they
have objected for years to the com
bination of church and state as 1t
was known in the Philippines under
Spanish sovereignty. To them the
friar has been not only pastor, but
the law maker, the tax collector, the
censor of their every act, either civil
or religious, the Judge and jury OF
their courts, and, as rule, the ma
tives were forbidden entrance to the
priesthood.
| TIE truth is that the whole govern
ment of Spain in these islands rested
on the friars. To use the expression
Of the provincial Augustiniana, the
friars were "the pedestal or founda
ton of the sovereignty of Spain II
these islands," which being removed
''the whole structure would topplt
4, over" The number of Spanish troops
in these islands did not exceed 5,o0t
until the revolution. The tenure o!
office of the friar curate was perma
nent. There was but little rotation
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
"American Supremacy"

In the new issue Of the London
Fortnightly Review there appears an
anonymous article on American Su-
premacy," says the New York Trib-
une, that is likely to attract much
attention. The author considers the
notion of Europe being overwhelmed
by the boundless production of the
United States most fantastic fig
msnt of the imagination. Upon the
new presidents recognition of the
limits of American supremacy, he
argued, the commercial and political
fortunes Of the whole world may in
no little degree depend. He goes on
to show that England will make a
bad mistake il she opposes the
wishes of America in regard to the
iethmian canal. The United States
should hold the iron keys of the
gate Of the two oceans, and should
have the power to close 1T against
enemias
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
An EvangeIist's Story.

81 suffered for years with bronchial
trouble and tried various remedies but
did not obtain permanent relief until
commenced using One Minute Cough
Cure" writes Rev. James Kirkman,
evangelist of Belle River, Ill. One
Minute Cough Cure affords immedi-
ate relief for coughs, colds and all
throat and lung troubles. For Group
it is unequalled. Absolutely safe. New
er fails and favorite with the chill
dren.-Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03

Of priests among the parishes. Once
settled in a parish, priest usually
continued there until approximation.
He was, therefore, constant political
factor for generation. The san1e
was true of the archbishop and tbs
bishops. The civil and military cff'sers
of Spain in the islands were heTe Tor
not longer than four years, and more
often for less period. The friars,
priests and bishops, therefore, eonsti-
tuted solid, powerful, permanent,
well-organized political force in the
islands which dominated policies. The
stay OF those officers who attempted
to pursue a course at variance with
that deemed wise by the orders was in
variably shortened by monastH infiu-
enee.
Excepting the Moros, who a1e Moa-
lens. and the wild tribes, who are pa
gans, the Philippine people belong to
the Roman Catholic church. Total
number of Catholic souls shown by the
church registry in 1898 was 6,5s9, sas.
To care for these in that year there
were in the archipelago 74e regular
parishes, 105 mission parishes and 116
missions, or s67 in all. OF the regular
| parishes all but $50 were administered
by Spanish monks Of the Dominican,
Angus tinian or franciscan order. Ma
tives were not admitted to these or
ders. There were two kinds Of Angus
tinians in these islands, the shod and
the unshod. The latter are called
Recolletos, and are merely an offshoot
from the original order Of St. Angus
tine. By the revolutions Of 1895 and
1898 against Spain all the Dominicans,
Angus tinians, Recolletos and Fran
ciscans acting as parish priests were
driven from their parishes to take
refuge in Manila. Forty were killed
and 4o3 were imprisoned, and were not
sill released until, by the advance Of
the American troops, 1t became tmpos-
sible for the insurgents to rstain them
| OF the 1874 who were In the islands in
1896 but AFR remain. The remainder
| were either killed or died, returned
| to Spain, or went to China or South
America.
| There were nlao In the Islands en-.
| gagged in missions and missionary par.
ishes AZ Jesuits, 16 Capuchins and siz
Benedictines, and while many of these
left their missions because of dis.
turhed conditions, they do not seem to
have been assaulted or impris oned for
any length of time. In addition to the
mem bers of the monastic orders, there
were $50 native secular clergymen in
charge of small parishes who were not
disturbed. There We're also many ma
tive priests in the larger parishes who
| assisted the friar curates, and they
have remained, and have been and are
acting a parish priests.
| OF the four great orders, one, tht
| Franalscaus, Is not permitted to OWL
| properly %ef. eaNerts and schools,
| This is G; true of the other three
They own some valuable business
| property in Manila and have large
amounts Of money to lend. But the
chief property Of these orders is in
| agricultural land. The total amount
owned by the three orders in the Phil
ippines is approximately 1890 acres.
OF this 121 geo acres is in the province
of Cavite alone. The whole is distrib.
| uted as follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
A Necessary Accomplis,,ment.
Saved His Lite.

III feel I owe my life to Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure" WRITES III. G. Chresten-
son, Hay yield, Mimi. "For three years
l had dyspepsia so bad that | could
hold nothing on my stomach. Finally
l was confined to my bed. Doctors
said could not live. I read your adj
vertisement on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
and thought it fit my case and COM
menced it use. I began to improve
from 4he first bottle. Now am cured
and recommend it to all. Shuttle
worth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Errors of the Eve.

The average woman cannot judge
how much foot is within several
inches. but she can estimate a yard
very closely, while with the average
man the case is reversed. If some one
asked you which was the longer, a
horses head from the tip of his ears to
the end of his nose, or an ordinary
-four barrel. you would naturally say
the barrel, though the horses head is
the longer, says st. Nicholas. The eye
is very easily deceived if it is called on
to pass Judgment on something that
has not been brought home to it by
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Cheap Rates Again to the West.

On Oct. 18th Nov. 9Th and 10th and
Dec. Bird and 18th 1901, the Northern
Pacific will sell Home-seekers excurs-
ion tickets to western points reached
via its line, at one fare plus o. for the
round trip. For further information
regarding rates, write G.. d. ROGERS,
ID. P. A., N. P. R., No. SOB Locust ST.,
Des Moines, Ia, or address CHAs. s..
Fee, G. P. g. T. A., N. p. R., ST. Paul
Mimi. dec. LIS
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
D1sAGREE1NG TARIFF DOCTORS
manufacturers and others Who Do
Not Feel So Kindly Toward
Reciprocity.

The Manufacturers association OF
Philadelphia has been so worked up
N its feelings about reciprocity and
tariff reform that 1t declares that,
while favoring reciprocity, 1t aban-
aons none Of its protection views.
This, it it means anything, fayors
both sides of the question, for OF
course there can be no reciprocal ar
rangement made with any foreign
country relating to the tariff with
put both parties make some conces-
sion by reducming their respective
tariffs on commodities that they ere
willing to admit for a lower rate, and
to that extent protection views have
to be abandoned It is hardly to be
wondered that the manufactursrsha have
lost their bearings and hardly know
where they are at on this subject.
The Protective league and the Home
Market club on the one side are ding
Ing into their ears that to ease up
by ever SO little on the present tarih
would be to abandon the whole the
DRY on which the wonderful and SCI
entif1o tariff has been constructed and
would soon bring ruin on it's bene-
6ciaries. The manufacturers and the
trusts evidently believe this, for they
donate literally to the league to car
ry on the fight for no change. On the
other hand, they are told by the
champions of reciprocity that their
markets must be enlarged or they
will not be able to dispose of their
surplus products, which, under the
stimulus of protection and the enor-
nous profits they are thus enabled to
make in the home market, have rap
idly grown beyond what our own peo-
pie can purchase. II no market is
opened for their surplus in foreign
the home market level AS both Of
these schools of political economists
promise just the ideal conditions that
the trusts and manufacturers want,
they naturally favor both factions,
not seeing, possibly, what ridicu-
lous position they occupy. There are,
however, some manufacturers and
others interested who do not feel sc
kindly towards reciprocity. For In
6taAce, IAb hosaSlJ anu hAao 5ooSs
people OF New England find that theil
industry has been sacrificed by a re-
duction of 20 per cent. in the reci'
procity treaty with France. The seed
growers, with like reduction, the
nut growers the same and the prune
growers with ten per cent, all Of
whom declare will reduce their profts
by that proportion without any cor.
responding advantage OF reeiproca
arrangement. These are the mali
hokers at reciprocity, outside o.
those who claim that the constitu
Eional limitations restricting The OF
lgtn of all revenue lays to the house
of representatives is nullifed because
these reciprocity treaties are orig
mated by the executive. These tariff
doctors are certainly considerabl.
mixed, and withal they do not toucl
The burning question of the tariff O
whether trusts productions that ar
sold to foreigners cheaper than the.
are to our own people shall be place.
on the free list. That Is the democrat
tc contention, and some few anti
trust republicans believe SO, too.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Get What lou Ask Forl

When you ask for Cascarets Candy
Cathartic be sure you get them.
Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C.
Never sold in bulk. A substitutor is
always cheat and a fraud. Bewarel
All druggists, 1oc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
one Fare Plus SO for the Round Trip.

Is the rate the Norther Pacific will
make to western points reached via
it's line on account of Home-seekers
excursions. Selling dates will be Oct.
18th, Nov. 5th and 10th and Dec. 3rd
and 18th. For further information
write G.. D. ROGERS, D. P, N. P. r..
No. SOB Locust ST., Des Moines, Ia,
or address CHAs. S. FEE, G. P. g. T..
a., N. P. r., st. Paul, MINI. dec 15
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
International Live Stock Exposition, Chi
cago. Decemher 3-6. IDOL

For this event, which includes also
the annual convention of the National
Live Stock Association, the Chicago
Great Western Railway will, on Dec.
"a, sell excursion tickets to Chicago,
good to return Dec 8th, at one fare
plus $500 for the round trip. For
further information apply to any
Great Western Agent, or j. P. Elm er
G. P. A., Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03

family and the tenant right seems,
some ttmes, 70 have been con saSered
paluabs. 1t is understood thai Tor The
bast two years tbs friars have not att
senpssd TO eofeTt reuts from persons
occupying their RsRss, On The other
hand, agents Of The hisur gents, claim
ing title to the land by virttR of con-
Rscation acts Of the so-ea1led Maiolos
government, have, from time to time,
made collections from the tenants.
DANIEL cLEVERTON.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
inevitable result Of the i'm

The inevitable result Of the i'm
periaNstio tendencies Of the govern
ment Ia found in the annual report
of the heads Of bureaus Of tbs army
and navy. They all demand mors Of
Acers and more men and tell Of the
great danger to the country II theis
demands are not compiled with. AS
the army has hssn raised 10 maxi
mum of 100000 men and the naval
force largely Increased by tho last
oongress the fsrmer At ill events far
beyond what is necessary, these de-
mands for atill greater increase ars
pretty good proof that the democratic
charge Of miNta1ism Is rapidly bsius
accomplished.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Of Benefit to You.

d. S. Mitchell, Fulford, Md: "Dur.
ing long illness l was troubled with
bed sores, tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve and was cured" Cures piles,
sores, and burns. Beware of counter
feits. -Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03

Poor complexion is usually the re-
suit of torpid liver or irregularity of
the bowels. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers stimulate the liver. Promote
regular action ofothe bowels. Never
distress. -Shuttlewort Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Minneapolis
Cold Storage Co.
Eight Cents Pound Saved Right on
the Farm.

Eight Gents Pound Saved Right on
the Farm.
Hauling milk to a creameTs is wort h not less
than 10 cents per 100 pounds.
Warm skim milk from the Iowa Dairy Sepa-
rator is worth not less than % cents per 100 lbs
even If fed to 3hc hogs. 100 lbs. milk skinned to
a 40 per cent cream will give you so lbs.
skim milk at 25c Observation-Disclosures. q. &c
eB~With per cent milk this is over 6 cents
a pound saved ON every pound of butter fat in
your milk: With any other system 1t is abso-
lutely lost.
Creamery skim milk is too acid to feed and all
other hand and power seperators take most of
the valuable food products out of the milk.
Here is a profit for you right at home over and
Write your agricultural paper for truth of these
statements.
WE WILL BUY YOUR CREAM,
One can or 1000 cans for one day or one year,
and pay you on the basis Of the New York mar
butter fat In cream we will pay on the basis Of
New York quotations for extra creamery but
ter as follows:
Within $50 miles of Minneapolis. 9 cents less
than said quotation on day cream is shipped.
If your shipping station is within $50 miles Min
neapoliS and New York is quoted % cents, we
will pay for butter fat in cream, 90 cents, track,
You are notified every day of Just the exact
amount of each shipment.
/ Compare our price with what you are getting
now. Buy an Iowa Dairy Separator, skim your
milk at home, ship lis tile cream, and you will
get paid for milking COWS.
| Cans received at Crcsco and Bonair.
Il. w. DAVIS, Gen'l. Agt Cresco.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03

Educate Your Bowels with cascaretG.
.Csndy Cathsruc, cure constipation forever.
elllG &c. g. 6. fAsli dfuSRtsN rsfo1d meneN
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Cause for Alarm.

Mrs. Crabshaw--I suppose you'd be
awfuHy frightened if should send you
g telegram while I'm away in the coun-
try?
Crabshaw-IndeedI would, my dear!
| don't know where TO raise any more
money to send you.-Puck.
A Necessary Accomplishments.
Mrs. Doreas-Did she lose all that
rooney at bridge whist because she
,lidn't know how to play?
Doreas-No; because she didn't know
how to cheat.-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
Expensfye AustraIian Pests

New South Wales paid e743,000 in
Is years for the destruction of over
"a 1000 900 noxious animals-kangaroos,
Msll&biss, dinToss and others,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-12-03
The Signal of Distres,

Oft when 1 see pretty widow
Who faunts her weeds about
I wonder If tits not to show
Mankind that she Is plunged In woe
And might be taken out.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
township schoo, districts.

The school districts are being con-
solidated in many counties in Iowa.
Whereas thirty years ago there was n
mania for dividing up the districts and
the state is covered with white school
houses exactly two miles distant from
each other, the tendency today is to-
ward the elimination of these sub-dis-
tricts and the establishment of town.
ship graded schools. This involves the
transportation of pupils from their
homes to the central school and back
to their homes, and in many townships
in Iowa this practice is now in vogue
Superintendent Barrett, ex-Superin-
tendent Henry Sabin and the principal
educators of the state favor the town.
ship plan.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
Humorous Census Returns,

Many humorous features were de-
veloped in the taking of the census OF
1900. One question was indicated by
the remark length of residence"
which was expected to show how long
the people living in various localities
at the time of the census had been
there. When the reports came in 1t
was found that many Of these queries
were answeredsin figures In this way:
2Ox40, 15 80. etc. The enumerators
had gone around with a foot rule and
had measured the length of the resi-
dences of the people they counted.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
King Khams.

khama Is h.ns o. tAe Bamangwato
tribe. His 10000 subjects are called
Bechanas. because they live in Bechu-
analand; but they resent this name
themselves. and do not acknowledge
1t as a tribal term. Khama is an old
man now-lean, hungry and as ugly
as can be; but he is very good old
man. and in his way has probably
done more real good to the cause OF
the natives in his part Of the country
than any other two dozen native
chiefs. He will not allow any intoxi-
eating liquor whatever to be sold any
where within his dominions. He and
all his people are strict teetotallers,
and there is a heavy fine for making
tschuala, or Kaffir beer, a compare
lively harmless decoction of fermented
mealie meal.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
Indiana soldiers, Monument.

Indiana has honored it's dead and sur
viving soldiers as no other state has
done by erecting at the seat of govern
ment n most remarkable and costly
monument. 1t has cost to date upward
of SGOO,OO0. 1t is universally admitted
to be the grandest work of art de-
signed to glorlfy the heroes epoch of
the republic and valor of the states
soldiers In the war of the rebellion.
The height of the monument from
foundation to top is 314 feet. "A stone
plaza 342 feet in diameter surrounds
the monument.-J. w. Work in Flor
ence Oil Refiner.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
THE WORLDS BEST KNOWN
TRAIN.
rhe Empire State Express-What It
Does Daily and How 1t Does 1t.

rhe Empire State Express-what It
Does Daily and How 1t Does 1t.
There is only one train in the coun-
try that exceeds fifty miles an hour in
speed for 100 miles run. and that is
the Empire State Express. Public
Ledger. Philadelphia.
The Ledger might have added that
this great train averages hfIy-three
and one-third miles per hour for the
entire distance from New York to Buff
falo. 440 miles, including four stops
and twenty-eight slowdowns; that it
does this each business day of the
year. The attention which the Empire
State Express has attracted in every
country OF the world has proved one
of the greatest advertisements for
American machinery and American
methods that has ever been put forth,
and that the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company is en-
titled to the thanks of not only the en-
tire state of New York, but OF every
person in the United States from one
end of the land to the other for plac-
ing before the world an object lesson
without an equal.-From the Syracuse
Post st-Standard.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
Cara of the baby.

To keep the skin clean is to keep
1t healthy, every mother should there
fore see that her baby is given daily
bath in warm water with Ivory Soap.
The nursery should also be well aired
and cleaned, and all clothing washed
with Ivory Soap, we'll rinsed and dried
in the sun. EI1zA u PARKER
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20

We arc now at work on our Spring-of-
1901 Catalogue. Send us your name and
address and well mail you a copy free
styles and prices of footwear for men,
women and children. mems and boys
clothing with sample of the goods),
hats. caps and furnishings.
THE MAY SHOE & CLOTHING co.
Denver, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
Artificial NutmsEs Ana'yzed,

A German chemist has analyzed the
artificial nutmegs that are made in
Belgium in large quantities. They In
clude various vegetables and 20 Per
cent OF mineral substances.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20

Sufferers from sick headaches are
not users of Garfield Tea, for TINS
HERB TEA is a positive cure for SICK
headaches, constipation and liver ols-
orders.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR RHEU-
Remedy for Rheu-
matism. Gout and Neuralgia. All drug
Gists refund money II It fails.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20

King Edward may set the style in
England, but it will be some time be-
fore we shall begin to wear crowns
in this country.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20
Highest Chimney In World.

Antwerp, has the highest chimney
in the world. 1t belongs to the Silver
Works company and is 41O feet high.
The interior diameter is % feet at the
base and II feet at the top.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20

1t is surmised that every male child
born in tile dominions of his Britannia
during the present year will be
named Edward.
The Lamar register., 1901-02-20

There are said to be two kinds OF grip
the kind a person gets who can afford to
stay In bed and the kind a person gets
who can't afford to stay in bed.