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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
$1.OO PER YEAR

LiSburn IS success is assured as sire.
1t is the good sized high acting driv-
ers that bring the highest prices.
Lisburn inherits and transmits these
traits to certainty, because he is
bred right to do so, being sired by the
great Woodford Wilkes, and his dam
by the large fine high acting stallion
Baymount, that never was beat in the
show ring, and sire of extreme
speed, thus showing that size, action
and speed is inherited by Lisburn
from his immediate ancestors on both
sides. There is no lottery in breed
ing to Lisburn, he never fails to sire
size, action and quality that hits the
markets. His produce have invaria-
bley shows more speed than the dams
ever produced from any other sires.
The Decoration Day observance
passed off very nicely. In the fore
noon the various cemeteries were
decorated by the committees on
decoration, the main exercises being
held at the New Oregon cemetery.
In the afternoon the exercises were
held at the opera house where Rev.
Holmes, after an appropriate prayer
by Rev. Ridlington, delivered the
best Decoration Day grafton to which
we have ever listened, thoughtful,
historical and logical, and radical
departure from the stereotyped form
of those addresses to which we were
accustomed. The New Band aud
quartette composed of Miss Whitney,
Mrs. Scripture, and Messrs. Carpenter
and Welsh furnished appropriate
music.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Mr.. James Brown of Putsmouth, Va.
over 80 years of age suffered for years
with a bad sore on his face. Physicians
could not help him. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cured him permanently.
ShuttlewOrth Drug co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
Ladies' Shirt Waists
Finest,
1arpeSL
Grocery Section

0lOSSIy SNSSiOh
Fine Quality California Raisins 12H sort every
where SC
Finest and Largest Olives, n pint 15c; pint Csc,
Oranges 1sc, zoe and 25c per dozen
Lemons 12 1-2c and 15c per dozen.
Bananas 15c per dozen.
Pine Apples, large, each 16c.
Extra quality fancy cultivated Backberries preserved
loaf sugar syrup per can for this sale &C..
Fine Cucumber Pickles, per quart Sc
Finest Jap Tea nothing better sold for &C., regular
price Soc.
High grade fresh crisp Soda Crackers perb Sc lbs
for 20c.. S =
High grade Oyster Crackers fresh ay and hne &c pound
pounds for 20c
Extra quality Ginger Snaps, the 121ac to l5c sor8c
Best fresh 10c Ginger Snap Sc lb.
Heavy, well-made House Broom, each 2Oc
A fine quality, fine straw Whisk Broom, &c.
large Can Pork and Beans in tomato sauce loc
Soft cotton-covered Wire C1otheslines, each 2Oc
Moth Balls, A-lb. bags, each &c.
Stove Polish, Enameline per box, &C.
New York fancy ringcut Dried Apples the 12Hc Sort 7c
per pound. -
New California Dried Aprcots per b &C. or lbs for Csc
for 25c.
Extra large fine California Prunes lOc grade c pound
3 pounds for zoe.
Large bright thck-meaed California Dried Peaches, 12
quality, SC pound
Large meay California Dried Peach dark because ripe
| when dried a fine peach &c lb or lbs. for 25c.
Falls River N Y, double strength Pure Cider Vinegar
per gallon, 20c.
Distilled White Wine Vinegar 50 grain strength Saturday
| per gallon, 15c.
New England Ketchup per bottle,5c
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

m =. for al Colored Dress Shirts for Men and
I11c W j IUI 0I Boys, worth 75c to LIS each. Just
from manufacturers clearing lot at the end
of the season to make for their fall lines Small guam
titles of several styles bought under halt price, Laundered
shirts with detachable co1ars soft shirts with detached col
lars and cuffs aundered shirts with detached cuffs and col
ars soft shirts with collars attacheda this season
styles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

How Arc Your KidneysY
DR. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills. SAM
so tree. Add, sterling Remedy Co., Chicago - N,N
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
CRRsCO MARKETS
Corrected each issue.)
Pigs for Sale.

Call at the farm three miles north
of Bonair or enquire of j. L. Freeland,
CreSco. Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Gents fine India linen Handkerchief, hesttched I0lc
borders, plain or with initial, worth zoe for III
Gents Turkey Red Handkerche'ts, full l.,3 for lOc
size, fast colors
Extra large Turkey Red Handkerchief s for 25C
1Oc size, at SC each
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
Milo Woodward,

For Shoe Repairing, South Side
presco, s5tf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
.RoubIard.

,-. ,RoubIard.
Those indebted for service tee Of
the Percheron stallion Roublard can
pay same at Cresco Union Savings
Bank or to j. e. Doolittle,
69t8 ltaw. BY order Of Directors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
J.B- Caward e. CO.

The only medical man who has ever
anything of value in regard
to the cause, prevention and cure of
CANCER, is DR.. Melville G. Keith, Of
Ohio. He uses no knife, plaster o.
poison drugs, but we are willing to
satisfy any interested party that
cancer can be cured without any cut
ing and will stay cured. S3tf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
ll0oIrnv Such values offered you before-lt
0UCiIOI will pay you to buy literally.

totsfne SOFT wemade black hose better
than you buy elsewhere under &c. have them nn
tor you WI
Infants fine sk-fnished hose, the kind hard to IEo|
find at 25c pair, offer at............... IJU|
Misses fine ribbed hose extra good for Is cts OIL
at only wi
BOYS ribbed hose the iron clad Sort good ~ al
as 25c will and sell them at. 1Z2Ul
Finer qualities in Misses and Chdrens Hosiery at prices
that will make big percentage of saving to you
We have lust purchased large line of Ladies Hosiery at
what think the lowest price owned them for
We offer to give you benefit of purchase vout
ay try deceive you and invite inspect what
offer.
Ladies' Coored Fancy Hosiery has not for been
much in vogue at the present time We offer you a
large assortment to select from.
Ladies' black Isle thread hose staple so cent quail 0n
ity for, per pair uVU
Ladies' black isle lace stripe hose same in brown 0En
Just right for hot weather, 40c quality ZJU
good black with ribbed top, extra 25c value kn
we offer at this sale for IUU
Ladies quality 5c black hose at this sale for On
only W
Gents Half Hose-25 dozen 15c quality black half
hose as good as 15c usually buys; : Pairs fnr d.
get them here u uuO lUI ZUG
them.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
super.titious Great Men.

Superstition has not only prevented
mankind from attaining a superior en-
inence Of happiness, but what is more
deplorable, it has added in a great de-
gree to an already extensive catalogue
Of earthly miseries. 1t is not by the
ignorant alone that superstitious be-
liefs are entertained, but by many emil
nent men of the past and present. DR..
Samuel Johnson was a firm believer in
ghosts and second sight. Josephus, the
great Jewish historian, relates that he
saw the extraordinary sight Of an evil
spirit being induced to leave the body
of an afflicted mortal upon the applica-
ton of Solomon's seal to the patients
nostril. James vi, who was noted for
his intellectual a~ttainments and theo-
logical learning, vas a firm believer in
witchcraft. So deep a hold did this
absurd notion nave on him that he pub
lished a work unfolding this doctrine
and actually punished all who opposed
the belief.-Exchange.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
WHAT'S IN A NAME
(benson's Plaster ls Pains MastarO

In the days of wild cat money in the
West, the Ames shovels were used as cur.
rsncy. They were'as stable as gold; their
price did not vary q cent in twenty years.
The very name of Oliver Ames & Son, was
q synonym for honesty. It was current all
over the world.
On the same principle Benson's Porous
Plaster is the universal standard external
remedy. To say it is a ''good' plaster does
not describe it it is the best possible plaster.
For every disease in which an external rem
edy is available, Benson's Plaster is used
almost as a matter of course.
Benson's Plaster quickly relieves and
cures where other modes of treatment are
either e1asperatingly slow or have no good
effect whatever. Coughs, colds. lumbago,
kidney trouble, rheumatism, lame back,
etc., are at once benefited and soon cured.
Capsicum, Strengthening and Belladonna
plasters have none of the curative virtues
of Benson's. More than 5000 physicians
and druggists have commended Benson's
Plaster as a remedy in which the public
may have implicit confidence; while, in q
comparative test with other plasters, Ben
sons has received ttty.tpe highest awards.
Beware of substitutes and cheap limitations.
Fol- sale by all druggists or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt Of 25c. each.
Seabury d Johnson. Mfg. Chemists. ny.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
The Lesson He Wanted.

In his autobiography, up From Slav-
cry" Booker T. Washington tells an
amusing anecdote of an old colored
man who during the days Of slavery
wanted to learn how to play on the gut
tar. In his desire to take guitar les
sons he applied to n of his young
masters to teach him But the young
man not having much faith in the
ability of the slave to master the gui-
tar at his age, sought to discourage
him by telling him "Uncle Jake, l will
give you guitar lessons. But, Jake, l
will have to charge you So for the first
lesson. 50 for the second lesson and 81
for the third lesson. But l will charge
you only % cents for the last lesson"
Uncle Jake answered.: "All right,
boss. | hires you on dem terms. But.
boss. l wants yer to be sure an give me
dat las lesson first"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
A Roast.

Those who insist upon eating cheese
should take the %precaution to cook it
thoroughly before eating. 1t is for this
reason that some people who are un-
able to eat raw cheese find themselves
able to eat toasted cheese without diff
iculty. Toasting the cheese does not,
however. increase its digestibility, but
rather the reverse. Its beneficial effect,
If any, Is from the destruction of the
virulent microbes which are present
and which are capable Of giving rise
to symptoms even more distressing
than those Of ordinary indigestion. The
best method of dealing with cheese is
to give it to the pigs, as it is nothing
more or less than decayed milk, fit only
for a scavenger diet. Sanitary and
Municipal Engineering.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
The CIothes Moth.

We may marvel at grubs growing fat
and succulent upon such unpromising
fare as old timber affords, but that
achievement is improved upon by the
insects that prefer to draw their en-
tire nutrition from wooden fabrics, fur,
horsehair, feathers, tanned leather and
the like and apparently without ever a
desire to 'wet their whistles by any
thing of a juicy nature. Any small,
silvery winged moth hat is seen fit
ting about the house is regarded as q
CLOTHES MOTH" but every one killed is
not an enemy, for there are a number
of moths Of similar size and appearance
that come from outdoors and have been
occupied as grubs in destroying green
leaves. 1t is a common error to sup
pose that it is the clothes moth that
does the mischief, though by destroy
ing the moth we prevent the laying of
innumerable eggs from which come the
consuming larvae, whose cutting jaws
would be actively and necessarily en-
ployed in mutilating choice fabrics and
valuable furs. These caterpillars are
rarely seen by the housewife because
their first care on leaving the egg is to
disguise or hide themselves.
The clothes moth proper has yellow.
ish gray wings, with three or four in.
definite brownish spots upon them, and
in consequence of it's marked prefer.
ence for furs it is known to science as
Tinea pellionella.-Good Words.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
A Common Freak.

When p. T. Barnum was in the mu-
scum business in New York, one of
his most jovial friends was Gaylord
Clark, a famous litterateur in the days
OF our fathers. They were a well
matched pair of practical jokers. One
day when Mr.. Clark dropped in at the
museum, as was his custom, Mr.. Bar
num-, apparently much excited, hurried
his friend into the private office and
said: Gaylord, 1 was about to send for
you. l want your advice. l have a
chance to purchase the most wonder
full of all geological freaks. It's at first
a perfect fish, then it changes to a
four legged land animal, then it climbs
trees and"-
Bah! You're Joking" INTERCEPTED
Mr.. Clark.
con my honor I am not" impressive
ly replied the Snowman. But the ex-
pense."
ooh. hang the expense" interrupted
Mr.. Clark. brimful of enthusiasm over
the business project of his friend. III
you can get any such freak as that
your fortunes made. But what's the
thing called?"
"Well," replied Mr.. Barnum, with
just the faintest suggestion of a twin
kle in his left eye, sit belongs to the
batrachian family Of animals and in
the vernacular is called the-the-tad.
pole!'
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
A STARTER.

A gentleman whose hearing Is de-
fective is the owner Of a dog that is the
terror Of the neighborhood in which he
lives.
The other day he was accosted by a
friend, who said:
Good morning. Mr.. II. Your wife
made a very pleasant call on us last
evening"
I'm very sorry" came the startling
reply. I'm see that it don't occur
again. for I'm going to chain her up in
future. London Telegraph.
For brood sows Ravens Stock Food has nc
equal. The pigs will be strong and have plen-
ty of milk. 1t cures scours in pigs and lambs.
It removes worms from hogs, cnres cold and
%fevers; prevents pneumonia and disease, ano
makes them do well. 1t aids digestion, gives
good appetite, saves feed and promotes rapiT
growth. When fed to hogs and pigs 1T VII
surely prevent hog cholera. For sale by vii
A. Hamler, druggist, Extra, Iowa. 2
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
ENGLAND's r SHIP.
Great Harry Was the Co~untry's Pre-
mier Fighting Machine.

m1er Fighting Machine.
Of the first ship, properly speaking,
of the British navy, known as the
Great Harry, the following particu-
lars are given in an old number Of the
Mechanics Magazine, dated Oct. %.
1923:
The Great Harry was built by King
Henry VII at a cost of f14,G00, and
was burned at Woolwich, through acct
dent, in 1868.
Though King Henry, as well as
other princes, hired many ships, ex-
elusive of those which the different
seaports were obliged to furnish, he
seems thus to have been the first king
who thought of avoiding this incon-
venience by raising such a force as
might be at all times sufficient for the
service of the state. Historians tell us
that he caused his navy, which had
been neglected in the preceding reign.
to be put in a condition to protect the
British coasts against all foreign inva-
sions, and that in the midst of pro-
found peace he always kept up a fleet
ready to act.
In August, 1912, the Regent, a ship
of 1000 tons. which was at that time
the largest vessel in the British navy,
was burned. and to replace it the
Great Harry, or, as it was also known,
the Henry Grace de Dieu, was built in
1915.
The vessel, of about 1000 tons bur
den, was manned by $40 soldiers, 301
marines and so gunners. She had foul
masts and portfolios on both decks and
in other parts.
Before the time of her construction
the cannon We're placed above deck
and on the PROV and poop. One De
charges, a French builder at Brest, is
said t. have invented portfolios.
In a list of the British navy, as i
stood on Jan. 5, 1913, the Great Harry
is said to have carried 10 brass and 10:
iron pieces of ordnance.
The name Of the ship is supposed tt
have been changed in the reign of Ed
ward vi to Edward, which, on Aug
26, 1862, was reported to be still "il
good case to serve" and was ordered
ito be grounded and calked once
year to keep it tight."-Cassier's Maya
zine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
1T MADE HIM A HERO.
AN ACT THAT BROUGHT A LAWYER
FAME AND FORTUNE.

1T Looked ike an Exhibition of
Reality 1t Was Simply an Outcome
of His Observation-Disclosures.
"a person who enjoys good eye
sight" said a man who most decidedly
does not, would be greatly astonished
to know how little is seen by those who
are nearsighted even in a moderate de-
gree. The average s~hortsighted man,
of whom there are hundreds in every
large city, sees nothing distinctly more
than a foot away from his nose. Be-
you'd that distance the outline Of OBJ
jects becomes hazy and indistinct,
growing rapidly more and more so I'M
til everything is finally merged into
n general blur. The faces Of people
across the street are mere pink blotch-
es, their figures are destitute of de-
tail, signs are indecipherable 80 feet
away, and the whole movement Of traf-
fc and passing show of the thorough
fare is a misty panorama, in which
nothing much smaller than a cab can
be definitely distinguished.
"Of course a nearsighted person can
see as well as anybody through prop
erly fitted glasses, but Il great many
folks regard them as such a disfigure-
ment that they prefer to do without
their aid. That kind of pride is GER
tainly very foolish because it causes
one to miss at least nine-tenths of
what is going on, to say nothing of be-
ing an open invitation to accident.
Yet, oddly enough, l know of a case in
which it actually saved a mans life
and laid the foundation of a fortune.
."The hero of the episode was a law
yer in a city in Ohio where | spent my
boyhood. He was beyond middle age
at the time, but was straight as an ar
row and a decidedly handsome, soldier,
ly looking parsonage. These good looks
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
BILLIARD CUES.
How They Are Made-America Fur
nishes the Best.


"Most billiard cues" said a New York
manufacturer the other day, ARE made
in two ~pieces-the u proper and the
handle. The cue is made generally Of
maple, and the butt, which is wedge
shaped. is inserted into a handle Of
rosewood, snakewood, ebony. mahog-
any, walnut or some other fancy dark
wood, which is cut to dovetail with the
long part.
1.-The maple wood used in making the
handles Is sawed into suitable lengths
and seasoned. The logs are then split
into pieces from which the handles are
made. These pieces are called bolts.
The bolts are sawed approximately to
the shape of the handle to be finally
made, and in this shape they are han
die blocks. The handle block is turned
to the shape Of the handle in q lathe,
and when the butt has been fitted it is
finished and polished.
1.-THE finest and best cues are fitted
to the. handle or butt by means Of a
double wedge. At the top of the III is
a ferrule Of ivory. of horn or bone, in
which the leather tip is fitted. While
the ivory ferrule is the most expensive,
Of course it is less durable than the
horn or bone ferrules, which are less
liable to crack. The extra workman.
ship on cues Is put in on the butts,
some Of which are deliberately inlaid
and carved in beautiful patterns.
There are a number of billiard play.
ers who will not permit another person
to use their cues, and for the use OF
these particular players cues are turn
ed out from which the tips may be un'
screwed. leaving the cue with unfnish'
ed points and useless.
american billiard cues are the light
est, strongest and neatest made any
where in the world. They are made
in all weights and lengths and rank II
price from 30 cents to $25 and more
each. according to the quality and fin
ish of the Observation-Disclosures Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
LIBEL IN ENGLAND.
Not Hard There to Give Cause Fol
Actions at Law.

Actions al Law.
England's libel law is a terror to the
defendants. A short time ago a young
playwright sold a piece to q London
manager and drew a small royalty
each week, which was paid by check.
One week when the playwright pre-
sented the check to the bank for CASH
ing it was returned to him marked
mo funds" The playwright had the
check framed and hung conspicuously
in his study. He took pleasure in
pointing it out to visitors and making
biting comments until one day the
managers lawyer called and told the
young mar hat he was committing
a serious libel on the manager, where
upon the check was taken down at
once
Over In England the railway COM
panies, or at least one of them, put up
in the station p%lacards bearing the
names Of passengers who had violated
rules Of the read, with addresses, the
nature of the offense and fines impos-
ed. The offenders took the matter into
court, and now the placards show only
the worus opposite the offense, "a
passenger"
1t frequently happens that names
given to villains and ridiculous charac'
tiers in fiction will duplicate in real life
A certain English novel had its scene
laid On the west coast of Africa, anG
the villain OF the book was a major
in the army, supposed to be stationed
there. To the novelist's dismay there
appeared one day out of the unknown
a real major, bearing the name of tht
villain Of the novel, who also had beer
stationed on the west coast of Africa
In vain the unhappy author protested
in the consequent action that he hat
never seen or heard Of the plaintiff
A verdict for the latter was given
with substantial damages.
A Birmingham lawyer held that on
could libel a mar effectually enough
by leaving out his name. He brough
an action against a local paper 70
persistently emitting his name fron
It's reports Of cases in which he pre-
fessionally was engaged. Presumabl.
he imagined that the loss of the ad
vertisement he would nave obtaine
by his name repeatedly appearing wa
damage enough. He was nonsuite(
however.
nFy ~. -. ~
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-05-02
THE coMMuTER.
TOW TIE Spends His Hours of Daily
Railroad Travelling.

TIE much abused suburbanites,
whom the cartoonists picture as COM
ing to the city every morning from
"Lcnesomehurst," "Lost Mans Lane"
Observation-Disclosures" and other
places with equally suggestive names.
are an interesting class of individ-
uals. The transient element Of the
city's population spends several hours
every day whirling over the railroads.
I When the novelty Of these daily bits
of railroading has passed into the
monotony of years of travel through
the same country the commuter has
learned to make the best of the time
he spends On the train.
The "card fiend'' is a prominent fig
IRE in this class. Both morning and
evening four or five games of cards
are going on in every smoking car, and
it is safe to say that thousands of dol
lars change hands in this innocent
amusement while the players are hur-
rying to or from business.
| Next to the card sharp" is the man
who only enjoys his cigar and paper.
Ee is oblivious to all his surround
ings and only shows animation when
he Is at his journeys end.
Many Of the policies and plans Of
some of this city's most successful
business men have been born or de-
veloped on these trains. The short
respite between the hustle OF the city
and the cares of home life is to this
type of man 4 season for meditation.
Notwithstanding commuter is the
Individual who is on good terms with
all his fellows. He travels up and
down through the car exercising his
repertory of latest jokes or sympa-
thizing with some gloomy looking
friend who thinks that all the world
is against him. He GEMS to never
grow weary In his well doing.
The train life of the commuter is now
and then enlivened by wrecks. Though
tossed about and sometimes cut and
bruised, he generally escapes serious
injury. Such experiences as these he
considers the spice and coloring Of his
existence.>-New York Mail and Ex-
press.