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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
Brisand. Cut Amount of Ransom.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 1s.-The brig
ands who captured Miss Ellen M.
Stone and Nine. Tsilka have reduced
the amount of ransom they demand
to 10000 pounds Turkish. Coinci-
dent with this intelligence is the
information that the leaders of the
band, il convinced that this is more
than Mr.. Dickinson will give, would
accept e15,O0O. Even this sum is
greatly beyond the cash at Mr.. Dick
inson's disposal. Therefore, unless
the captors of the missionary further
abate their demands, there in no hope
of an immediate settlement.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22

10 extract the nutrition from food and
the body grown weak. The weak body
needs strengthening, not stimulating.
DR.. herce's Golden Medical Discovery
CURES diseases Of the stomach and other
organs Of digestion and nutrition, so that
the nutrition Of food is perfectly ex-
tracted and assimalated and the body
neurished Into health aud strength.
There 10 no alcohol IN & Golden Medical
Discovery and II is entirely free from
opium, cocaine and all other narcotics.
Accept no substitute for Golden Med
ical Discovery There is no other medi-
cine aiust IS good" for diseases Of the
stomach and allied Ggans.
sYour 'oolden Medical uisccvesy' and DR..
sage's cAtsrrh Remedy have b<en Of great
benefit to ps," writes !Profl Pleasant a. Oliver.
above rasntioned remedies NJ alesp was not
misery. now feel like a nsw man,
DR.. Ferce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
the bowels and liver.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
Fatal RAILROAD Disaster.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. ls.-By COLI
sion at four o'clock in the morning
on the Oregon Short Line near Og-
chard between an east-bound freight
train and west-bound helper engine
two trainmen lost their lives and
three were injured. Ten cars were
wrecked.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
Festiyitie. Too Much for Him.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 1s.-R. C. Stew
ems, general western passenger agent
Of the Great Northern railroad, is
dead as the result of severe GOLD
contracted while attending the duke
and duchess OF York festivities at
Victoria.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22

tired man who sits
on q pin leaps up
with new energy,
but no one would
cay tn at this
energy was evil
DE nee of til e
strength giving
power Of a pin.
50 with the en-.
9gy induced by
liquors.. TIL ey
only spur the body
on, but do not
strengthen it.
Strength is MADE
florn food prop
erly digested and
a 8 s l m IL at e d.
When the ston1-
ach Is diseased
there Is a failure
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
No Prize Fight. IN ST. Louis.

St. Louis, Nov. 1s.-Chief Kelly, on
order of the board of police commits
sioners. has issued orders prohibit
ing prize fights or boxing contests In
1M Louis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
The Excuse

Made by many man for taking drink
at the bas Is that he needs bracer. He
feels weak, his stomach is oout Of sorts"
and liquor makes him Wfeel good" The
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22

j. \. LYUHS,
Dealer in Farm Implements
Headquarters for ALI that is Best in Farm
Machinery, Buggies, Wagons, &c. We
carry the Most Complete Line to
be found in any retail estab-
ishment In the northwest
All goods Warranted. It will be pleasure
to show you our stock and we guar
antee to treat you right.
Here Is Partial List of a few of the Lead
ing Makes handled by us.
Thrsshersand Engines
Gaar Scott & Co. Advanbe Threshing Co
Binders, Mowers and Hay Rakes:
Deering Harvesting Machine Go.
Carriages, Buggies and Spring Wagons:
Kngman GalbaahCo Racine Wagon and Carriage Company.
Kbnger & Co.
Hay Leaders:
Rock Island. OB.&Q. Deere Co
Corn Planters
Deere &aCc. Hayes. Moline Champion
sulky Plows and Corn Cultivators
Deere & Co. j. I Case Plow Co. Potter Plow 0
Janesyie Machinery Company
Farm Wagons:
SDisc Cultivators
GAINESVILLE Machinery Companp.
Harnesses:
The complete line of Hand Machine
Single Harnesses in the county.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
Col. Powell Dead.

Ogdensburg, N. Y, Nov. 1s.-Col.
William H. Powell, United States army
(retired), died at Sackett's Harbor
Saturday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder. uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.Root Is not rec
ommendedfor everything but If you have kid
ney. liver or bladder trouble 1t will be found
Just the remedyyou need. lthas been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful In
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it. may have q
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and Eyfr
send your address to A13i5k zSM49h
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton. N. Y. The isz4slalel9s| 81
regular fifty cent and Home Of s1amp-Root
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable,

Almost everybody who reads the news.
papers is sure to know of the u,onderfnl
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-22

cures made BY Or.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
II is the great medi-
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. kilmer. tho emil
nent kidney and blad-
der snAcia1is4 and a..
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

sayings that he has won especial dis
tinction. Not long before he sailed
for Europe he was a guest at public
dinner. On his left sat a young man
who had contracted the habit of pro-
family, and the habit was so stroag
that It had got beyond his contr H.
The young man had particular weak
ness for the expression, "Oh, the dew
i'll" He used it thoughtlessly and
without intention to give offense, but
ft seemed to serve as a sort of pune
tuation for every sentence he uttered
Finally a friend of the young man
thought it necessary to gives-him a
hint, and said to him: You'd better
be little careful of your expressions.
You're sitting next to the Rev. DR..
Leighton Parks" 1.-The devili" said
the young man in surprise. And then,
recovering his presence of mind, he
turned 10 the clergyman and made a
very polite apology. "Oh. you needn't
apologize to me-" said the doctor. 1.-The
devil is no friend of mine"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
Quite. of Boy Apprentices.


Most of the navy apprentice enlist
ments at Chicago come from boys liv-
ing elsewhere than in Chicago. Chi
cago boys do not rank high in passing
averages Many suffer from the to-
bacco heart. The average from the
country districts who succeed in pass
ing the examination is three and four
in five. There is now no trouble to
secure apprentices. The naval recruit
ing station in the Masonic Temple is
crowded from morning until the clos
ing hour at 4 O'Clock. On arrival at
the training station the apprentice is
placed in the newcomers squad. He is
first trained in the care of his person.
in the handling of bedding and cssth-
ing. Then he is furnished with COM
plete outfit and instructed in the uses
of the articles. Next he is instructed
in the manual of arms, and exercises
at gymnastics every day from to las
D. m. If it be summer time, the gym
nastics are abandoned for swimming
lessons, which occur during the fore
noon watch. Instructions are given in
the slowing and folding of clothes, the
singing of hammock, flashing it and
preparing it for inspection The use
of profane and abusive language is
strictly forbidden.-Chicago News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

Now
There's but one word upon the face OF
That word is Now"
Heed it before you hear Life's even
ing chime,
Your head to bow.
His life, his all;
The trial of his fortitude- chance
To rise or fall.
on high
But soon the sun
Will count a day lost, and in sadness
sigh,
NO battle won"
The potter's clay is in thy hands to
mold
An angels face
Why leave it, idly, to turn crude and
cold,
And lose its grace?
Great Now, while yet we sing, you
glide away
In mystic air,
Out from the sunshine of the glad to-
day
On, on to where
Tomorrow youths bright harbiner.
still thriveS-
Twill never be;
II man should have a hundred thou
sand lives,
He'd find in thee
The power that made the lily first dis
close
Her wealth of white
The corner stone from which Times
temples rose
The source of Might.
Robert Mackenzie. in Success.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

The secretary of the navy has sig
nified his approval of the recommends
lions of the naval board of awards
concerning medals of honor and letters
of commentator to a number of OIL
GERS and men of the navy and marine
corps who distinguished themselves
during the campaign in China. The list
includes Capt. N. H. Hall, against
whom charges of cowardice during the
Pekin siege, had been made. He Is
awarded a brevet as major. The hon
ors approved by the secretary are as
follows: Ensign c. T. Pettingill, let
ter of commentator for skill, courage
and efficiency at the battle of Tientsin-
Ensign A. N. Mccarthy, very highly
commendatory letter for his skill,
courage and good judgment in hand
ling his vessel, the gunboat Calamf-
anes, in the Augusan river, Mindanao
and the successful carrying out OF the
object of the expedition. The board
regrets that under the law no greater
reward can be given this promising
young officer. His exhibition of pro-
fessional skill and nerve upon this oc-
casion appeals most forcibly to its ia
vorable consideration The list in
cludes thirty-seven non-comm1ssioned
officers and privates, who are awarded
medals and letters for distinguished
conduct during various stages of the
siege of Pekin, chiefly in erecting bar
ricades under heavy fire.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

German papers speak of an annual
plant growing in tropical Africa, be-
longing to the leguminous class, which
is largely cultivated by the negroes as
n food article, writes Consul General
Richard Guenther of Frankfort. 1t has
also been introduced to some extent in
Southern Asia and in Brazil. 1t is
called woandsu by the African ne
groes; the botanical name is Glycine
subterranca. The French expert chem
ist of ailments has recently analysed
the fruit of the woandsu with reference
to it's chemical composition and its
value as food. The fruit, like the pea
nut, natures under the ground. The
eatable kernel has the shape of an egg,
and is dark red, with black stripes and
a white hilGm, like most beans 1t
furnishes a very white flour, whose
flavor after cooking much resembles
that of chestnuts. The chemical compo-
sition is So per cent of starchy sub
stance, 10 per cent heterogeneous 10 per
cent ce1lulose substance and per
cent ashes 1t will be seen that two
pounds of these beans would supply
the daily requirements of the human
system
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

United States than there are soldiers
in Uncle Sans army. In New York
city, for fire purposes, the two bor-
oughs of Manhattan and the Bronx
with 1,400 firemen are joined. The
two boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
with 1000 paid and 1000 volunteer fire.
men. are joined. and Richmond, with
1,T0O firemen, is separately organized.
There are, therefore, in New York city
6, leo firemen, paid and unpaid
There are 1900 firemen in Chicago.
800 in Philadelphia, 700 in Boston. 400
in Baltimore, 500 in Buffalo, $50 in De-
troit, 500 in ST. Louis, 400 in Pitts
burg, 430 in San Francisco, 800 in New
Orleans and $50 in Washington. In
the whole country there are $1,000
paid firemen, and the number of vol
unteer firemen varies from 100. 900 to
10000.
There is saying among f1remen
that three volunteers is equivalent
only to one regular, SO great is the
value of training and discipline. Thus
city like Wilmington, Del, with
population of 10000, has more volun-
teer firemen than Philadelphia, with a
population of 1900, 900, has paid fire.
men.-New York Sun
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

dirge. I have seen corteges where the
strains were "A Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight Many of the natives
of Manila think that is the national
air of America, and their musicians
play it as compliment to this coun-
try From four to six stately plumed
horses haul the hearse to Pace ceme-
terry, where the remains of the citizen
are placed in the chapel, to lie in
state for several days, in order to give
the many friends a last look. A wall
seven feet in width surrounds the
cemetery, which is pierced with holes
like honeycomb. Each hole is fitted
to receive a coffin. The casket is slip
ped in and sealed up, where 1t is al
lowed to remain in peace-until there
is failure to pay the rental. The re-
ceptacles are not sold. and when the
relatives of the deceased, through
lack of interest or money, cease pay
ing the storage fees, the casket is I'M
tremendously removed to make room
for a more remunerative tenant"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
Making Love in Philippine Capital

'-One of the most curious customs
among the social upper tendon of the
Spanish at Manila" says Harry K.
Montgomery, late secretary of the GUS
tom service in the Luzon capital, sis
their method of courtship. If a Kan
sas city judge had jurisdiction there
he would have Jail full of high-ton d
youths before he was on the island
half day. I understand he Is fining
men $500 apiece for ogling and making
remarks about young ladies. When
the young Spanish grandee wants to
do the thing about right he dons
faultless suit of clothes, gets out
light bamboo cane. and wakes his
mustache. Without this his case
would be hopeless. He goes to the
home of his lady love and takes his
station on the walk where she can see
him from her window. He struts up
and down for her inspection twisting
his idoliZed mustache, twirling his
cane, and going through gestures cal
culated to set off the offering to the
best advantage. The lady may not
even deign to look at him. In fact, he
hardly expects her to until he has gone
through his monkeyshines a number
of times to prove his sincerity. 1t
may be months before he receives the
encouragement of smile, but when
it does come his raptured heart repays
him for his labor.
After awhile, say six months. the
sonora may drop a rose, fan. or her
perfumed lace handkerchief. He seiz-
es the prize with the avidity that a
half-starved miner reaches for a gold
en- nugget where he expected none.
But the bird is not yet within the suit
or's grasp. Not by a long ways. At
this point the dutiful parents of the
young lady appreciate the fact that
matters may become serious some time
in the future, and they begin look
ing up the young mans pedigree
and bank account. They never think
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
American Boy and HI. sister.

The American girl is rapidly prov
ing that she is superior to the Amer
lean boy in a great many respects when
it comes to getting an. education II
may not be true that girls are brighter
than their male fellow students, but it
is undoubtedly true that they are more
conscientious, to begin with, and that
counts for much. Then they take pride
in their work, and that is a wonderful
spur to effort Every high school COM
mencement furnishes proof of the fact
that girls work harder and to better
purpose than do the boys. Almost al
ways four-fifths of the graduates are
girls. and the great majority of them
go through the twelve years Of school
work without missing single promo
tion- Some boys are compelled to drop
out of the high schools to go to work,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

In his subaltern days a certain ar
my oIficer was averse to early rising
Consequently he often was late for
carly morning parade, which usually
is held under the adjutant, and came
in for many wiggings. At last he OBJ
tanned leave and wet on board the
steamer which was to bear him far
away from parades. orderly rooms.
fed days and similar vexatious things.
Once fairly out to sea he sought out
his bedroom steward and gave him
certain instructions. Next morning the
steward tapped at the cabin door.
poked his head in and shouted, "Ad-
jutantB compliments, sir, and he's
waiting for you on parade" The Off
GER turned, woke up, and triumphant
ly replied, My compliments to the ad-
jutant, and tell him TO go and put his
head IN a bag" Then he went COM
fortaSly on to sleep again. This little
comedy was repeated every morning.
the replies to the imaginary adjutant
being as insulting as possible, and the
officer declares that he has never en-
joyed anything so much since as this
vicarious method of getting even with
his Observation-Disclosures
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
GpF%s
zE&aSsgg.1SR


THE FL. HERMAN AND THE LIE.
From the King: There was once
fisherman And of course he went
a-fishing, for no one expects a fish,
erman to go out shooting rabbits And.
he caught two little fish, and they
were so small that he threw them back
again And he went home without
any, and did not stop at the fish
monger's to buy large ones And his
wife said to him: Where are the
large fish," and he said: There are
none" And she said: "And where
is the lie about the twelve-pound
trout?' And he said: Il have not
one" Then his wife said: 81 do not
believe you have been fishing at all,
but have been to the races and lost
a lot of money and are afraid to tell
me. l think it is cruel, and 1 shall
go home to mother" And she wept
for a long time. and was only per-
suaded by a diamond ring that he
was telling the truth.
Moral-A fishy lie is cheaper than
the necessary truth
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03

Times have changed indeed from the
time when Sydney Smith complacently
observed that the United States has SO
much wilderness clearing to do that
it might well take its literature, learn
ing and luxury in the bulk from Eng
lish factories. why" he had asked.
should the Americans write books,
when a six weeks passage brings them
in their own tongue our sense, science
and genius in bales and hogsheads!
Prairies steamboats,, gristmills arc
their natural objects for centuries to
come" We might also reverse this and
ask. why. should the English feel Ill
at ease when a six-days' passage
briags them our sense. science and ge-
nius?" For the time, at least. Rev. sgd
ney Smiths chief notoriety seems to be
that he was the author of certain OBJ
seryatfons whose truthfulness has
proved as brief as it was bitter.-Har-
per's Weekly
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03
HE PAID THE PENALTY.

Boston husband-This is going to
far. You said you would countermand
your order for that dress
Wife, did. 1 wrote to the firm the
very next day.
Husband-But here is the dress and
the bill for it. How is that?
Wife, gave you the letter to post,
and l suppose it is reposing peacefully
with 10 other letters of mine in your
coat pocket.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-08-03


unless these facts are ascertained
with e fidelity that would do credit
to a mercantile agency.
Year of serenadea.
His standing having been ascer-
tanned the bulldogs are tied up and
the warders sheath their swords. The
coast is clear now and the lover may
fetch out his mandolin or guitar and
send sweet melody along with the
moonlight into the bed chamber of his
sweetheart. At the end of the year or
twelve months if he still remains
faithful and refrains from prosecuting
his suit with undue haste he may APP
proach the girls parents and plead for
a personal audience with her. This
vorable answer means that the girl
has made the same plea to her parents.
The young people are permitted to
meet in the parlor, but not alone. The
parent or guardian Is always on hand
to see that the prophecies are thor
oughly respected, and this sort of
vigilance is never re'axed until they
have plighted. their troth. The lover
cannot take his mistress to church,
theater, or even to the refined, elevat-
ing Spanish sport known as a bull
fight, until his matrimonial intentions
are spiked down and welded.
"A person would think the rigorous
custom would deter aspirants, but It
doesn't. They accept the conditions
eagerly and face them like martyrs.
1T is considered quite the proper
thing and, indeed, as an evidence of
good taste. for well dressed young men
to stand in the parks and a'ong the
resident districts for the purpose of
looking at the women as they pass by.
If they audibly express their opinions
about the gayly-dressed butterflies so
much the better; the butterflies expect
it and would feel that there was some
thing lacking in their makeup IL they
failed to excite remarks No one
dreams of resenting it as an imperti-
nence. The Irritation. however. ex-
tends no further, and If the youth be-
comes enamored ON any of the speci-
mems a pretty day brings forth the
only way he can call one of them his
own is by pursuing the tedious course
have just described
-Hot Time at Funerai<.
"The funeral customs-to make a
sudden change-of the subject-of the
wealthy of Manila. differ almost as
greatly from ours as do their court
shipss II enough money is furnish ed
the padra will see that the obsequies
go on about right He is the great
man of the occasion. The ceremonies
are long. but not altogether fmprss-
sive- In fact the band. which heads
the sorrowful pi ssion IL more likely
to play lively. exnltant air than =