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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
Yellowstone National Park.

Competitors Of the NORTHERN
PACIFIC RAILWAY say the name
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK is
one to conjure with, thus unwittingly
bearing witness to the wonders of
that wonderful Wonderland. Next
July the railways will make exceeding
ly low rates to San Francisco, as for
example, 5000 from Chicago, includ-
ing return via PORTLAND and N. p. r.
Go and see for yourself, California,
Oregon, Washington, Montana, the
cities of Portland, Tacoma, Seattle,
Spokane, Helena, Butte, St Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth and the Superiors
and last but not least, YELLOWSTONE
NATIONAL PARK. If you will send &c
to Chas. S. Fee, st. Paul, Mimi, for
Wonderland 1901, and an EPwoRTH
heEt Aag11IB n5a "a hffAhfFF y8tr tfl5
'geturn via the n. p. r. as no OTHER
L1NE'cansaffer you all of these attrac-
lions or more Athan ~ fraction thereof.
We have the only rail line to the
Park.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
PURELY PERSONAL.

WI Ting Fang's 14-year-old son Is a
pupil at the Washington high school
and member of the cadet corps of
that institution.
Fourteen prelates of the Church of
England are total abstainers. The
archbishop of Canterbury is one of
Them, the new bishop of London is an
other. A majority of the bishops still
take their wine-temperately of
course.
DR.. Josiah Oldfield, author of a new
book on THE Death Penalty" says
that he wrote to all the bishops of the
Church of England for their opinions
on the subject, and not one of them
favored the abolition of capital pun
ishment.
Col Charles DENLY, former minis
ter to China, is said to have knowl-
edge of the Chinese language and lit
erature equaled by but few persons
in this country. He speaks me high
er sort of Chinese dialects almost as
native and reads the language quite
as well as he does English.
Prosper D'Epinay, the Partisan
sculptor, who for years past has done
most of his work at Rome, has just
completed plaster model of John
Paul Jones, who is represented stand
Ing beside an anchor, with drawn
sword, as if about to leap upon the
deck of an enemy's ship at the head of
boarding party.
When asked the other day as to the
question he raised concerning the syn
tactical number of the United States,
ex-Secretary John w. Foster said: 81
think, after all, the best answer is that
of the cartoonist: Between ourselves
the United States are plural, but be-
tween ourselves and any other nation
the United States is singular"
Fairfax Court House, Va, has re-
Gently been presented with the por.
traits of distinguished men associated
with the place in its early history, in
GLIDING one of Washington, presented
by Prof. R. F. Andrews, of the Cor.
coran art gallery, and one of George
Mason, author of the "Bill of Rights,
presented by Carl Guntheurz, of Wash.
ington.
The Appropriate Thing.
Iack-Do you remember that Mis-,
Hubb, of Boston?
Jill-Oh, yes!
She had birthday party last
week."
"Indeed!"
"ies' and she had birthday cake
"Of course"
ut was made in the shape of .
Novel idea,, wasn't it?'
Yes; and the cake was frosted and
mad icic!es sticking in it instead OF
candles. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
ELECTRICITY AT WORK.

San Francisco's largest suburb, Oak
land, obtains its electric force from
a stream $50 miles away. Experience
proves that long-distance transmits
sion of electric power is success in
every way.
Forty thousand volts were success
fully transmitted over 14o miles with
loss of not over five per cent. from
the power plant on the Yuba river
and used in propelling the electric
railway cars in the city of Oakland,
Cal.
A self-generating electric light buoy
off Bunsum, on the North sea, is so
slightest motion of the waves oper-
ates 1t. This automatic light has been
sufficiently tested to predict its gen.
eral use.
A German inventor has devised cleo
trio eyeglasses or spectacles. The
frames are made of alternate layers
of zinc and copper, which being mois-
tened with dilute acid gives an cleo
trio current which is claimed to re-
store dimmed vision.
A progressive if not overhonest
New Jersey farmer tapped the feeder
of trolley line. conveying the cleo
trio current under his truck garden
by means of network of wire, and
had his radishes in half the time it
took his slower neighbors to raise
them.
Edison's dream, and we hope his
prediction, bids fair to be realized by
the discovery of immense bodies of
the rare mineral, cadmium, in a Col
orado mine. Cadmium is used by Edi-
son in his recently invented storage
battery, and he declared that with
such discovery electricity would
become cheaper than water"
1t has been proved that electrified
seed terminates more rapidly than
others, and also by burying in the
soil one zinc plate and one copper
plate. placed vertically and connected
by q wire, that potatoes and other
roots grown in the electrified space
thus secured produce about three
times. the crop that others do in sim
liar soil close by, but without the
electricity. It is also applied to the
ripening process and found to be sue.
cessfnl.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
NEEDS AMENDING
Oil Inspection Law Said to Be De-
fective In Making Provision
for the Payment of Fees.
Capt. H. NJ. Pickell, of Des Moines,
unohlcially head oil inspector in Iowa,

II, rne Oh tho linsaea 5 5affeas amending
law ". prssent e.EoNs no cQEppensatlo1SS2r
inspecting linseed ofi..e Thsfs ID 40 prOViS'
sion for having 1t inspected unless some
complaint is made. If there Is, sample
Of the oil is procured and test made. al
though not chemical test. If this reveals
indication of adulteration another sample
is submitted to the state chemist, but no
chemical examination is made unless the
party against whom the complaint Is
lodged is arrested charged with the sale
of adulterated oil. 1t seems strange, but
1t is a fact that the law provides that evil
dence shall not be secured until the ac-
cused is arrested. There is no provision
for the expenses of these investigations
and II all counts against the state inspector.
He may be obliged to travel a long dis
lance at considerable expense TO secure
samples and make examinations, all at
the expense of the state, without any way
of getting any of the money back unless
the party is convicted and fined. There
should be some provision for the payment
OF fees for the inspection of linseed oil
II 1t is desired to prevent authorizations"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
Use Aliens Foot-Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen, nerv.
GUS and hot, and get tired easily. II
you have smarting feet or tight shoes,
try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the
feet, and makes walking easy. Cures
swollen, sweating feet, ingrowine
nails, blisters and ca.lous spots. Re
lieves cornS and bunions Of all pair
and gives rest and comfort. Try il
TO-DAY. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores for 25c. Trial package FREE
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy
New York. S6w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

II wish to truthfully state to you
and the readers of these few lines that
your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is without
question, the best and only cure for
dyspepsia that / have ever come in
contact with and I have used many
other preparations John Beam,
West Middlesex, Pa. No preparation
equals Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as it con-
tains all the natural digestants. 1t
will digest all kinds of food and can It
help but do you good. -Shuttleworth
Drug 90.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
Bonds Are Legal.

Federal Judge Shiras decided in Du-
buque the famous case of Everett VS..
the Rock Rapids school district to en-
force the payment OF bonds issued in
1879. He holds that of $4,000 issued
S6,s75 and interest for ten years,
amounting to $15,0S7, can be enforced
under the provisions of the. state con-
stitution limiting the indebtedness of
municipal corporations; also that the
issue of 1882 can be enforced. The de-
cision ia one Of the most important in
years and is Of widespread interest:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

abolition of tile compulsory test. Its
fallibility has been demonstrated, it's
ineffectiveness has been proved, its
danger is undoubted. What is wanted
just now is little common sense
projection from the ravages OF tuber-
culin rather than from the alleged
danger of tuberculosis.
Tuberculin doubtless has a place In
the private practice of veterinarians.
1t has none at present in government
al quarantines.-The Breeders Ga.
Zette.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
Corner stone Laying.

The inttiatory exercises of the lay
ing of the corner stone of the National
Memorial university took place in Ma
son City. Thousands of people assem-
bled in the public park and listened to
the addresses by Congressman Haul
gen, DIR. Hutchins, of Des Moines; DR..
Troy, of Hampton; Maj. Metzger, de-
partment commander Of the grand
army Of Iowa, and others.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
New Electric halfway

At a meeting of the citizens of Ne
vada vote was taken on the propo-
sition to tax the city for the Des
Moines, Nevada & Eldorado electric
railway. The majority favored the
leyying of such a tax, and petition
viii be circulated for signatures at
once for special election to decide
the matter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
Fatal sunstroke.

Joseph Larocca, son of Antonio Ia
rocca, of Alexandrine del Carreto,
Italy, who was working with gang of
about 80 Italians on the Great Western
section at Melbourne, was sunstruck
and died The boy was born in Italy in
1882. His father and mother are both
living, and are reported to be worth
about $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

Those famous little pills, DeWitt's
Little EARLY Risers compel your liver
and bowels to do their duty, thus Civ
ing you pure, rich blood to recupurate
your body. Are easy to take. Never
grippe. -Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
0mcial Psper of County.
Democratic State Convention.

The democrats of Iowa will meet in delegate
convention at Des Moines, Iowa,
Wednesday, August 81, 1901,
at 10 o'clock, a. m. for the purpose of nominal
Ing candidates for the following offices:
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Judge Supreme Court.
Superintendent Public Instruction.
railroad Commissioner.
And for the transaction of such other business
as may be brought before the convention.
Each county will be entitled to two delegates
and one additional delegate for every 200 votes
and fraction of 100 or over cast for w. j. Bryan
for president In 1900.
Counties will be entitled to delegates as
follows:
AllAmakee: ........ u Fayette 49,. ........ 10
GGro 9Ordo $500. Floyd. ............... s
Chickasaw ..."... 12 Howard. ............ 8
SUJUon: .'s'....'. ~ uitCucll.. 4
All Voters who believe in the principles adyo-
Gated by the democratic party and who are in
favor of an economical and constitutional
government are cordially invited to participate
In the selection of delegates to the state con
ventiOh.
BY order of the democratic state central
committee. G. A. HUFFMAN,
Chairman.
A. r.. JACKSON, Secretary.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
Only $4,000 to California and RETURN
Rpworth League Convention, San
Francisco. Cal. July 1a-2l IDOL

For this popular gathering the
Chicago Great Western Railway will
on July 9th to 18th, sell through ex-
cursion tickets to San Francisco, good
to return August 31st, at the low rate
of $1,000 for the round trip. Rates
via Portland 5000 higher. Stop-overs
allowed. For further information
inquire Of any Great Western agent
OF J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, Ill.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

A camera tiend in British Columbia.
while endeaSefing to take photo
graph at the extreme edge of cliff,
made misstep and fell hundred feet
into the water below. On his way
down he pressed the button, The re-
sultant picture, he declares, is the best
In bis collection.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

The Minneapolis (KaB,l Messenger
observes: I'VE once heard Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait eulogize Mrs. Stanton,
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Susan B.
Anthony as follows; These are the
women who laid themselves down ia
the dust, as it were, to form bridge
over which you and / might go dry
shod.' Once we heard the president of
Brown university describe the old
charter oak, first as safety vault,
then as q hearthstone, and at last he
made lightning change and brought
out the old tree as the rudder of the
ship of state. That beat anything W.
ever heard, and was the greater sur
prise, too, coming as IL did from such q
profound scholar"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

DeWitts Witch Hazel Salye should
be promptly applied to cuts, burns and
scalds. 1t soothes and quickly heals
the injured part. There are worthless
counterfeits, be sure to get DeWitt's.
-Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
We are on the eve of great develop

We are on the eve of great develop
ment of centrifugal possibilities. And
. since it has been
shown that city
future cities. of pedestrians is
inexorably limited by radius of about
four miles, and that horse-using city
may grow out to seven or eight, it fol-
lows that the available area of city
which can offer n cheap suburban jour-
ney OF 80 miles an hour is circle witt.
radius of 30 miles, writes VI. G. Wells,
in the Fortnightly Review. And is it
too much to expect that the available
area for even the common daily toll
ers of the great city of the year 1000,
or earlier, will have radius very much
larger even than that? Now, circle
with radius of 30 miles gives an area
OF $500 square miles, which is almost
quarter that of Belgium. But 30
miles is only very moderate estimate
OF speed, and the reader of the former
paper will agree, think, that the
"'"AAAOAO oASd lOE tlt SOCldl tIulFds
lent of the favored season ticket hold
ers of to-day will have radius of over
100 miles, and be almost equal to the
area of Ireland. The radius that will
sweep the area available for such as
now live in the outer suburbs will in
! elude q still vaster area. Indeed, it is
not too much to say that the London
citizen of the year 1000 A. D. may have
choice of nearly all EnglSnd and
Wales south of Nottingham and east
OF Exeter as his suburb. and that the
! vast stretch of country from Wash.
ington to Albany will be all of it "ayail-
able" to the active citizen of New
York and Philadelphia before that
date.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

In 1879 only four British boroughs
paid over shilling in the pound in
education rates. To-day more than
40 do so.
Prof. John Bascom, professor OF
political economy at Williams col
lege, has been retired for age. He
was graduated from Williams with
the class of 40. He was president
Of the University of Wisconsin be-
fore he joined the faculty of Williams
in 1881, and is the author of several
religious, philosophical and economic
works.
Henry Stephen Redfield, professor
of practice and procedure in the law
school of Cornell university. has ten
dered his resignation as member Of
that faculty. He has accepted a
place in the College of Law of Co
lumbia university. He is graduate
Of Amherst, and before his connec-
ton with Cornell WAS an attorney in
Elmira, N. Y.
DR.. Emo Littmanp, of 0ldenburg,
Germany, has been called to Prince.
ton university to offer courses In
Semitic languages and also to take
charge OF the Garrett collection OF
Semitic manuscripts. He will be
ranked as an instructor in the uni.
versity and as member of the libra
ry staff. DR.. Littmann is one of the
very few scholars in Europe who un.
derstand Abyssinian.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
I'M THE LIMELIGHT.

81 have actually been able,' says
Beerbohm Tree in London, tout of nag
profits on Shakespeare to pay my
losses on popular plays"
Sir Henry Irving has just received
"A honorary NJ. A. degree from Dublin
university. He nov holds degrees
from four institutions OF learning.
Jean Coqulin, son of the great ae
tor, is giving promise of high work as
a dramatist and his version of "Quo
Vadis" has just been most successful!
in Paris.
Sarah Bernhardt is the silent part.
ner Of her niece and another young
woman in a projected millinery shop
for London, and she looks upon the
project as q sort Of relaxation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

1t is easier to keep we'll than get
cured. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
taken now and then, will always keep
your bowels in perfect order. They
never grippe but promote an easy gem
Tile action, -Shuttleworth Drug CO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

The board OF civil service exam.
iners for the New York subtFeasury
includes Ulysses S. Grant, republican,
and Edgar F. Lee, democrat. The for
mer is q nephew of the great gen
eral, and the LATTER bears the sems
relation to the leader Of the lost
canse,'' Gen, Robert E, Lee,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12

The idea of muzzlng cats to pre-.
vent the slaughter of song birds is
being agitated by the Natural His
tory society. The plan was tried on
a small scale last year, and the num-
Der Of birds killed by cats in certain
sections was n!o:tiegeaab!y less than
previous seasons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-12
uhRM.NOTl|.

r. q. LORD. q. p. T. a.. chicago
The daily sentinel., 1901-05-02
Our Work is Our Existence

Therefore it stands ue in hand
to be extremely careful in what
manner we do our work. A thor
ough knowledge of the manner in
which Laundry Work ought to be
done is first of all absolutely nee
cessary. This we have acquired
by practical study and years of
experience in the laundry business
That we do the work right is evil
dent by the fact that our business
is steadily increasing. Having
lately again largely increased our
capacity we wish to say to all
those who have not yet tried our
laundry to do SO at their earliest
convenience. We treat everybody
right and positively guarantee all
our work. No shrinking of fan
nels. no fading of colors. Our
wagon will call on request.
Gloss or dull finish, as desired.
The daily sentinel., 1901-05-02
A California Press Comment.

The critics everywhere are unanimous
in speaking in high praise OF Harry Cor
son Clarke's new comedy Of character,
"What Did Tomkins Dol 2" which will
be presented this evening. The play,
they say, is far funnier and better in
every way than what Happened to
Jones 2" in which the young comedian
has gained much fame and money in the
past three seasons. The company is
made up of competent and experienced
people. A California newspaper has
this to say about Clarke's enactment OF
his new role: Harry Corson Ciarke's
enactment OF his role ls distinct crea-
ton. 1t is a superb character portrayal
clearly conceived, conscientiously set
forth. replete with we'll handled lights
and shades, artistic. consistent and salts
flying. Mr.. Clerke's makeup is perfect.
His own personality is entirely eubordin-
ated to that of the character, and the
portrayal in its entirety is as complete a
piece of dramstic representation as the
most exacting critic could in reason de-
mand"
The daily sentinel., 1901-05-02
Death of Aged Parent.

A later dispatch was received today by
A. R. Sampliner. from his old home in
Cleveland, O., announcing the death OF
his father.
Mr.. Sampliner had not heard previous
ly of the severe illness OF his father and
the telegram announcing his Sickness
followed shortly by one announcing bis
death, came as quite severe shock to
him.
He at once wired home that he would
leave for Cleveland this evening, to be
present at the funeral.
The deceased was about 76 years OF
age, and until recently was in active
business pursuits. The funeral will take
place from the family residence at Cleve-
land, Sunday afternoon.
The friends OF Mr.. Sampliner in this
city extend the greatest sympathy on his
sudden bereavement.
The daily sentinel., 1901-05-02
TELLURIDE MINERS STRIKE.
SmuaaIer.Union Mine Men Out
Object to Contract
system.

Telluride, May lat meeting OF the
local miners last night, strike was Or
dered in the Smuggler Union mine, and
today $50 men are idle and the mine is
shut down.
This action is the result Of dissatisfac-
t1on OF the miners with the 500 called con-
tract system employed in mining ore in
the slopes, whereby the men are paid by
the fathom running feet, and the inaoll-
ity of the union and the mine manage
ment to amicably adjust matters brought
about the cessation OF work. The strike
has been pending for two weeks, during
which time the miners endeavored to
prevail upon the manager OF the com
pauy to abolish tne contract system or
guarantee contractors $3 per day, but ne
would make no concession.
Other mines OF the district will not be
affected. While the strike is on some
needed improvements will be made in the
mine.
The daily sentinel., 1901-05-02
Notice..
To the Members of the woman's Library

To the Members Of the Woman's Library
Association,
In accordance with the provisions OF a
resolution adopted at the regular Annual
Meeting of the Woman's Library Associa,
ton, held Tuesday. April Sd; 1901. Esp q speclasi
meeting of the members OF the woman
At ehetg the Library S Rooms Of said association io
Grand Junction, Colo. on the 9Th day OF
May. 1901, at three O'Clock IN 'h" afternoon
of SAID day for the purpose of vnu'n9 on me
proposition of transferring, as free gift,
the books. records and all other property OF
the Woman's Library Association. to the
Public Library Of the City of Grand Juuc.
ton. Colo, and for the transaction OF sucn
other business as may properly come oefore
said meeting.
W1IpA d. WALLACE. Secretary.
The daily sentinel., 1901-05-02
A Good Opening.

For the right party is my building re-
Gently located near Dowery's grocery.
It is splendid location, suitable for any
kind Of . store, restaurant or lodging
house. Now ready. Don't apply for rent
less than twelve months and must be re-
liable. Apply to owner. Building To-
Gated on End street.
M. Strouse.