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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
Excludes secret Society Members.

Des Moines, Ia, May 29.-By vote
of 90 to So the general assembly of
the United Presbyterian church at
$3.50 Tuesday afternoon adopted the
report of the judiciary committee
upon the change of creed with re-
gard to article Is. This action is in
terpreted to mean that it forbids the
admission of members of secret So
cieties to the church and, according
to some of the delegates, expels those
belonging to the church who are
now members of secret orders.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
Chief Hazen Re.lgnn

New York, May 2s.-William P. Ha-
zeE, chief agent of the United States
secret service bureau, with headquar-
tiers in this city, has rendered his res
ignation to the government authori.
ties, to take effect on June IL next.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
Many Victims of Lightning.

Berlin, May 29.--During the last
few days numerous thunderstorms
have occurred throughout Germany.
Near Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, three
persons were killed Monday night by
lightning. Near Crossen four were
killed and in Frankfort forest Ave.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
A Wish.

"Life's a dream" the bore declared,
I'VE wake not till we die"
II 30, / wish that you'd wake up"
The other made reply.
philadelphia Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
The Worst EVIL.

The worst evil we have to contend
with in this world is insincerity.-
Chicago Daily News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
IOWA STRIKES.
State Labor Comm issioner Furnishes
Statistics Relative to Labor
Troubles in the state.

Labor Commissioner Wennerstrum's
forthcoming report will include some
extremely. valuable figures with refer
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
London Hospftal Patients

More than million people are
treated in the hospitals of London
each wear.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31

French Submarine boats.
France has IA submarine boats built
OF completing, and eight more pro.
jected.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31

enos to strikes in fowd. yIt will give
the statistics for the state Apr all the
past years. There have been but So
strikes altogether. not including dis
putes of various kinds. The following
are the statistics which will be includ-
ed in his report and elaborated:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-05-31
Point of the Two Opinions.


The point of the two opinions con-
sidered collectively is that Porto Rico
was never after the acquisition of that
island been foreign territory; that I'M
til congress acledupon the question no
ollccted, but that as soon
us congress outlined method Of con-
trolling the islands revenues that ac-
ton became binding; in other words,
that congress has power under the
constitution to prescribe the manner
of collecting the revenues of the coun-
try's insular possessions and has the
right to lay a duty on goods imported
into our insular possession from the
United States or exported from them
into the United States. 1t holds, in
brief, that for taxation purposes they
are not part of the United States to
the extent that goods shipped between
their ports and the United States are
entitled to the same treatment as
though they were shipped between
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22

John Muir, the mountain climber and
naturalist, lives IN one Of the most
beautiful parts OF the Contra Costa
valley in California. A writer in Aims
lees Magazine who had been %sojourn-
ing with him tells this story illustrative
of his fondness for birds and his wide
humanity:
It was a fair picture of peace and
plenty under the soft, blue September
sky. A stream ran close at hand, shad-
ed by alders and sycamores and the
sweet scented wild willow. On the
bank nearest us stood a solitary blue
crane surveying Is fearlessly. A flock
of quail made themselves heard in the
underbrush, and low above the vine
yards a shrike flew, uttering his sharp
cry. Noting him, 1 said to Mr.. Muir:
$50 you don't kill even the butcher
birds?'
"Why, no." he said '"They are not my
birds"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Hair of the Presidents.

A famous collection Of hair gathered,
by the late Peter A. Brown has just
been presented to the Academy Of Nat
ural Science, Philadelphia, by the wild
ow of Mr.. Brown. In the exhibit there
is hair taken from the. heads of all the
presidents of the United States, from
George Washington to James Buch-.
anan, with the autographs of many of
these men. Besides tllf hair of the:
presidents there are in the exhibit sam
pies of the hirsute adornments Of many
Of the early governors of Pennsylvania
and noted men Of the United States
who lived prior to 1856. The latter
includes Major General Winfield Scott,
Henry Clay, John G. calhoun, vice
president of the United States; James
A. Baird and Wilson Peale, founder Of
the Academy Of Natural Science Of
Philadelphia.
One of the curiosities of the collec-
ton is hair from the head Of Rev. An
drew Marshall, who was a former slave
100 years since. Other interesting
parts Of the collection are hair from
Japanese, Chinese, Malay and Ameri-
can Indian tribes and native tribes Of
the Sandwich Islands and New Zea-
land. Besides these there are the most
complete specimens of wool from do
nestle sheep and Wild goats from all
over the world. Until 1856 Mr.. Brown
was a frequent contributor to the Phil
adelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.
His greatest work was in support Of his
theory that mankind should be CLASH
fed by the hair or wool from. their
heads. He argued the covering of q
negroes head was not hair, but wool.
This collection was the data from
which he deducted his opinion.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
Br0wning's Bulldog.

a new story of the poet Browning
relates that at one time he had been
given a pure blooded bulldog Of q
rare strain, Of SO fierce a disposition
and SO devoted to the poets mother
that it was unsafe for a stranger to
shake hands with her in his presence.
Browning himself was the only other
person whom the dog would allow to
touch him, but even when the poet was
more familiar with his mother thar
the dog thought right he showed bis
teeth to him. They one day put him
to a severe test, Browning putting his
arm around his mothers neck as they
sat side by side at the table. The dog
went round behind them and, putting
his feet upon the chair, lifted Brown.
ing's arm off her shoulder with his
nose, giving an intimation that he
would not permit any liberty of that
kind even from him
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
Tbe coronation MARKET.

London authorities predict that there
will be 10000 well to do homeless Wis
itors in London on coronation eve, says
The Graphic. Should the prediction be
fulfilled the prices charged for lodgings
and houses that week will be phenom-
email It must be borne in mind that
many of the great hotels in the west
end will be hired by the government to
accommodate royal personages, their
representatives and their suits. It is
believed that a small bedroom in the
west end will fetch ESQ ($25O for the
SeVen.daHs the festivities r to last
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
The Wild Ass.

The Wild ass may almost be said to
be the antithesis of the domestic spe-
cies. The one is high spirited and I'M
tamable, the other the meekest and
most submissive of Quadrupeds; the
one is as remarkable for its speed as
the other for it's slowness, and, while
the wild specimen ranks among the
most graceful animals Of creation, it's
every movement TYPICAL of the I'M
trammeled freedom of the desert over
which it loves to roam and Of b I'M
fettered breath Of heaven which seems
to lend it wings, it's subjugated con-
gener is awkward and ungainly.
In color the roulan, or wild ass, is a
creamy white, shading to fawn on the
back. with a handsome darker stripe
running from wither to tail and a cor
responding marking on each fore leg.
The head and muzzle are finely nodded,
the ear less hong and pointed than
those in the tame donkey, the eyes
large and prominent and as bright as
those of the gazelle, and the legs re-
semble in length and lightness those
of the deer.-Chambers' Journal.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
Second Glass Mail Matter.

Failing to get suitable corrective leg
islation to establish a fairly remunera-
tive rate for the carrige Of second class
mail matter, the officials Of the postof-
fee department have determined to
rectify some patent abuses by adopting
stricter measures of classification. Fake
publications circulated for merely spec
ulative Or advertising purposes, books
published in serial form to escape full
rates and merely merchandising de-
vices with which the mails are burden
ed will hereafter be either excluded or
properly rated. This is a step which
the department should have taken
years ago.-Philadelphia Record.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
FIubdub of a Past.Age.

The announcement of King Edwards
coronation to occur next June was
made with all Of the ceremony Of the
middle ages. 1t would have been much
nearer in keeping with the spirit Of the
times If the announcement had been
made in the special notice" columns
of the daily newspapers. Heralds and
pursuivants and kings at arms are a
lot of rubbish belonging to an era that
became ancient and obsolete when dali
ly newspapers and ~telegraphs came in
to existence.-Savannah News.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22

At the recent meeting Of a London
nursing association Canon Erskine
Clarke told a story to illustrate his OBJ
servation that one of the joys Of child
hood is to like many things that grown
up people dislike. ST knew" he said,
ga small boy who was found by the
nurse. sitting in the middle Of a crowd
ed street in Battersea and who said
in answer to her inquiries, Please, I'm
waiting to be run over That boy had
heard Of the delights Of being in hos
pitaL."
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
NEW HOR
LOOKING For Ice water.

At his morning service the pastor OF
a prominent church in Baltimore on a
recent hot Sunday selected his text
from a verse Of Scripture relative ITO
wells Of everlasting life. Between the
intense heat and the vivid pictures Of
cooling water drawn the one thought Of
b audience was an opportunity to get
a cooling drink, and when at the end Of
the discourse the speaker announced
hat at the close of the service a supply
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
The influence of Heels.

A well Known surgeon ch1rOpOd1st
says: "NThe SO called common sense
shoe, with it's miserably low, fat heel,
has been the cause of more fat feet and
falling insteps than all other causes
combined" A heel which is lower than
the ball of the foot, he says, brings all
the pressure on the instep without af-
fording the necessary support for the
arch Of the foot, and it is therefore but
natural that the arch Of the foot should
break or fall. thus giving birth to the
Hat foot.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22

of ice water would be found in the
room to his right many Of the hearers
felt their lives had been saved. In view
of the fac that there were three rooms
to the speakers right the exact location
Of the water supply was a tride vague,
but as soon as the benediction was pro-
nounced a procession led by an enter
prising parishioner started in search Of
it. After much trouble and vain hunt
ing it was found that the ~janitor had
removed the water cooler to the main
entrance Of the church SO as to have 1t
handy for everybody.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
Harry Lehr.s Challenge to Mrs. Asto.

Harry chr Challenge to Mrs. Astor
Speaking Of Lehr, who came to New
York poor, but t~actful, and walked
right into the Four Hundred, this
amusing story is told of his first hit.
He was the only outsider at this Four
Hundred function, at which he was in
troduced to Mrs. J. J. Astor, and stood
in the midst of a number Of women
who were enthusiastically admiring q
white goWMthat she wore.
More to be kind than anything else
she turned to the young man from Bal
timore and said laughingly, "Does It
please your?
Now, If he had said "Yes'' he
wouldn't have attracted her attention
in the least.
81 think it has it's defects" he drawi-
ed quietly.
In that moment, If he had done moth
ing else, he had made an impression
upon n of the leaders of society.
"You see," he continued slowly, while
about him there was a gasp of con-
sternation, "its lack Of color does not
do your complexion Justice. Will you
add this to your corsage and see the
effect?" =
He handed her a great red rose from
a vase near by. Mrs. Astor happened
to agree that he was right, and from
no one in a single leap he became some
one.-Boston Record.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
500 Reward.

For any case of Chins and Fever that cannot be cured by
Wheeler's Tonic when used strictly by direction. The only COM
bined Chill and Fever Treatment on the market. The Liver and
Kidneys, Stomach, Blood, Brain and Nervous System treated sep
arately. Wheeler's Tonic will cure intermittent, Bilious and Con-
tinued Fever. The best Tonic; Great Appetizer; a Logical Pre-
scription; Scientifically Compounded; Contains no Poison-For
sale by j. ii. Hill & Son, Goldsboro, n. c. W, june Ii.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
A Day. of

In an English blue book lately, Is
sued an inspector complains hat many
Of the reading books used in elemental
ry schools contain words and phrases
far beyond the child's comprehension.
81 found a boy" he says, 'in a good
school reading, tAnd now another day
of literature began to dawn uponFthe
country I could not resist asking
him the length Of that. day, when L got
the answer, 'Twenty-four hours" ]
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
Forestry In 1fichigan.

Michigan is at last endeavoring to re-
forest the pine barrens- It has turned
over to the forestry commission $1,000
acres of land at the headwaters of var1-
Gus streams and created a department
Of forestry in the state university. This
lis an example which MANY other states
might follow. with profit Toledo
BLADE.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-22
Liked the

An anecdote which is said to be char.
~acteristfc of Yorkshire stories Is that Of
a farmer who halted at a wayside Inn
and called for a quart Of ale. He drank
it. of and called for a secondyquart.
Drinking this. he called: for a44third
quart, having drunk (which he ssaid:
'"Ts aa1's vary fairish.sIn get bowman
ha' some" -
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
The Fate of the Fly.

At one Of the English German schools
in the city a teacher recently announc-
ed to a class of very young girls that
they could have 20 minutes to write a
composition on any subject Of their
own selection. A bright girl, whose
head is adorned with a liberal supply
Of beautiful auburn hair, handed in the
following:
"Flies from Flyland.-Mrs. Fly had a
very great deal of trouble with her
children. They worried the old lady
so much she did not know what to do.
One little fy-Worst, One by name
never did obey his mother. Now, Of
course, there never yet was case Of
disobedience which was not punished
in some manner. If you do wrong and
nobody is around to punish you, you
usually knock against something or fall
down and hurt yourself.
"We will see now what little Worst
One did and how he was punished.
One day he and his brothers had a
chat, and in it they spoke of the jam
that the cook left standing on the kitch-
CA IACy OH uSLO1 ul1ASU " SCG
just the tiniest bit of it, and they went
Now, the mother knew oflthis, and she
went with them, and of course she did
not scold. Oh, no! why, every fly
eats jam, but you must not go inside
the jam jar, as no one knows what will
happen to you if you do. Just rest on
the top the mother said.
Z '"The others were all afraid and did
not go in, but little Worst One, he did
not care; he was going in, and in he
went in spite of what his mother said.
And what do you think happened to
him? Never before in the history of
flies did such a strange thing happen.
You think he died and remained there,
don't you? You are mistaken. They
did get him out, but he had terrible
and he had to carry it
with him ever afterward. His hair hao
turned red with fright l believe after
that he obeyed his mother"
The teacher gave this composition
100" -Baltimore Sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
Queer Nests of Fishes.

During summer vacation the rare
opportunity was given me Of studying
the nest building habits of small fiat
fish that frequents the shallow places
in Lake Sunapee, N. Fl.
My fish had selected a quiet cove
within a few feet of the shore and
quite near row of cottages. Pre-
sumably they were less in fear of man
than of the fnny tribe Their nests
were circular in form and about the
size Of bushel basket They were
followed out in the center like saucer
and were kept in perfect shape and
beautifully clean by swift, fanlike
motion of the tail fin Of the fish, held
in a perpendicular position. The bot
tom Of the lake being of dark color
and these nests made of white sand,
you could easily see what neat house
keeper this little fish was. Each nest
had it's owner, who fought for her
hearth and home" with great valor.
chasing off every intruder and seldom
being vanquished in the fray.
This .pugnacious creature was es-
sentially home body, seldom leaving
nest except to dart off a few in quest
Of food or in hot pursuit of an invader.
This little fish is bold robber as well
as valiant fighter. noticed one of
the largest specimens drive smaller
one from her nest again and again
and then take possession Of it, spend
ing her time between her own nest and
the one she had robbed. counted
three dozen of these nests, not more
than foot apart. Some of these fish
were beautifully colored.
went down to the lake very early
one morning to take look at my pets.
The water was very calm and clear.
Nearly all Of the fish were lying per-
fectly still in the center of their nest,
apparently fast asleep. - Interstate
Journal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
UN-CLASSIFIED.

"Blockhead" in the. LIE Sueur News
has this is in a recent number of that
paper: "Limburgher cheese laid
away in cupboards and refrigerators
will drive away ants, says a we'll
posted newspaper man. No doubt
of it; it will drive dogs out of tan
yard; it will drive spike through a
brick wall; it will drive a mule
through barbed wire fence; it will
drive a herd of cattle off precipice;
it will drive a tramp away from a
meal of victuals; it will drive negro
from a chicken roost or a man into
insanity who stays five minutes with
in ten feet of it's savory presence; yes
sir, it will drive away ''ants" and also
uncles, and if I had any cousins that
it wouldn't drive away I would be
tempted to disown them, and yet
some men would SIT and eat the stuff
and pretend to like it."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02

was up to all our tricks. For seven
long hours he hung to us, and then Of a
sudden he sank out of sight without so
much as Y splash. We argued that he
had gone for good, and it was a weight
off our minds, but Davids shook his
head in mournful way and replied:
''Sam Patch came here after me,
and he won't leave for good till he gets
me. He's only off to feed"
We reached the island without hav-
ing seen more of him, however. AS we
came withinpa mile Of the north shore
the bark was thrown into the wind,
the boat lowered, and Davids was to
be rowed in to sound the depth and
find safe anchorage. Three sailors
took their places at the oars, and the
boat showed off. 1t was sunny sky
and a calm sea, with never thought
Of danger, but the yawl had not pulled
above cables length from us and ev-
cry man in the bark had his eye on
her when she suddenly rose in the air
with crashing, rending noise. Below
her appeared the great head Of Sam
Patch, and 1t was thrust upward I'M
til the stove boat was lifted 30 feet
high and then slid off. When ten feet
more Of the body was exposed to view,
the whale fell over with a mighty
swash, rolled his great body over and
over three or four times and then dis
appeared beneath the surface.
We had second boat down in no
time to pick up the men, but while four
had gone in the boat there were only
three to rescue. The trio were more or
less knocked about and almost fright
ened to death, but they had come off
better than the mate. Whether the
whale seized him in it's mouth or
drowned him as it rolled we could not
say, but our search for the body was
in vain, and Sam Patch disappeared
to trouble us no more.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02
1t Killed the Bear.

A man who had experience in Alas
ka was listening to group Of citi-
zens discussing the weather and
broke in on the talk thus:
"Pshaw, you fellows don't know
what changeable weather is, You
think it's Away cold in Alaska, do
YOU? Well, just let me tell you
little experience of mine. One day I
went hunting with party Of miners,
The weather was quite warm when
we started, and [ perspired freely.
Sudden. y it turned bitterly cold, and
large icicles formed on my whiskers
q had grown a full beard). Cross
ing small canyon, I came face to
face with big ugly looking bear. |
had nothing but powder in my gun,
and the man with the cartridges was
away behind me, so as desperate
resort rammed the icicles from my
beard into the gun and blazed away"
"And what happened?" said one Of
the crowd eagerly.
why I struck him squarely in the
head and killed him."
KILLED him? Impossible~ choru-
sed the crowd.
But it did, I tell you. The tenn
perature suddenly turned warm again
melting the icicles, and the bear died
from water on the BRAIN Detroit
Free Press
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-02

It cannot be denied that there are
great many wide-awake Office seek
ers in this country. Within twenty
four hours of the publication of the
death of Mr.. Housewife Wildman,
who was U. S. Consul at Hong Kong,
and his family, through the sinking
of the steamship Rio de Janerio, out
side the Golden Gate, no less than
seven applications for his place had
been fled at the Department of State.