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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
Renovafion of Peking
bV AmerIcnn S0IdIer,
they Have Given the Troops of Other Nations
Valuable Object Lesson in Sanitary Science


HHlNESE cable advices sent by a
~ London newspaper correspond
ent tell US that the American
soldier is giving the soldiers OF the
world now on duty in China lessons
in governing and cleansing the pest
laden city of Picking. Just as Gen.
Chatfee taught the German commando
er-in-chief a lesson in international
manners SO he and his men are teach
ing the officers of all nations inter-
ested in China lesson in sanitary
and police methods that they will
probably not soon forget.
That section of Peiing which comes
directly under the authority of the
Americans is described as being prac-
tically the only section where the
normal business and social conditions
have been resumed. The Chinese mer-
chant has here resumed business and
is reaping a harvest never known be-
fore from the patronage of the SOL
diers who came TO conquer his gov
eminent and his army
But the Chinaman has also been
taught lesson. 1t is the same les.
son that Gen. Wood taught The peo-
pie OF Santiago when that city was
surrendered to the American army in
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

The business men of the country
have at last taken alarm at some OF
the statements made in favor of the
subsidy bill. One of these statements
is that the amount paid by the carriage
of foreign mails should be deducted
from the amount of the subsidy when
the expense is being considered In
other words. it has been plainly init.
mated by Senator Frye and others that
these subsidized ships are to carry all
the foreign mails of the United States.
In examining into the records of the
American ships which will draw sub
sidy the business men discover that il
these ships carry the mails the mails
to Europe and from Europe will be de-
layed from two to three days. To have
these ships carry the foreign mails in
stead of having them carried as they
are now by the fast foreign companies,
would result in the loss of many mil
lions of dollars to American importers
and exporters. This feature of the sub
sidy bill has brought forth good MANY
very vigorous protests.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

An ordinary business man calculates
the advantages of a contract according
to the terms of the contract itself. Eng
land, France and Germany require of
ship companies drawing governmental
subsidy contracts setting forth in detail
the services which the ships are to per-
form under the contract. The pending
subsidy bill in congress provides for
contract. The only thing in the con-
tract that the ship companies agree to
do is to build ships equal to the ton
mage drawing subsidy In American
yards. An examination will show that
these ships can be paid for exclusively
out of the subsidy. The contract does
not provide that these ships shall ever
be run unless additional subsidy is de-
sired upon the ships. They can be sold
at once to either Americans or foreign
ers. They do not contract for any
amount of speed or any number of
trips; they do not contract for any re-
duction of freight rates; they do not
contract for any services as auxiliary
cruisers; the only thing that they con-
tract to do is to use part of the sub
Sidy money in building -el.ii,s for Them
selves. Let any business man place
himself in the position of the govern
ment concerning this matter, and what
would he think of the value of his con-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
WILL TEST HUMAN HEARTS.
Professor LingIe Given Opportunity
to Try Salt Theory on
Cadavers.

Prof. d. G. Lingle. of the department
of experimental physiology at the Uni
versity of Chicago. has just received an
appointment to Rush Medical college
as professor in experimental physiol-
ogy. This new appointment was made
by the University of Chicago as spe-
cial recognition of DR.. Lingle's work
and to put the professor where hecould
have more opportunity to work out his
salt theories.
Human hearts have not been subjects
for any experiments by the noted phys
iologists heretofore, but it is said that
one chief reason why the university
appointed DR.. Lingle to this new posi-
tion was so that he might have the op.
portunities to work out his expert.
ments of human anatomy. He will
study and experiment with human
heart tissue in the labora tories at Rush
Medical college until he understands
just how sodium chloride will act on it.
These first experiments will be made OF
the hearts of cadavers. but it is expect.
ed that if the theory that has been true
in regard to the hearts of turtles and
other animals proves true in regard to
human heart tissue some experiments
will be yentured on the hearts of pa.
stisa- 10 <'t tlAs iaospit als- Nothing will be
tried on living human beings nntrl rnr
theory has been tried out absolutely on
the heart tissues of cadaSers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

worse; ii was already as bad as it
could possibly be. In that portion of
the city assigned to the American
troops there was soon noticeable
change. While the troops of other
nations were securing Picking and the
surrounding country for loot the
American soldier was busy putting
his part of the city into habitable
condition Any such a renovation as
Gen. Wood gave Santiago was impos-
sible, but the streets were cleaned
and regulated as far as possible. But
while this was being done every eff
fort was made to again place the COM
mercial interests of the city upon a
normal footing. and the result is that
to-day practically all the business done
in Picking is transacted in that sec
ton under American control.
While soldering in Peking in the
winter season may have its advan-
tages in that the cesspools of the
streets are frozen, and the POSSIBLE
tiles of the spread of disease lessened,
it alo has many disadvantages. Dur
ing the midwinter months it is not
always an easy problem to keep warm.
The mercury often drops to well be-
low the zero mark; the rivers and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
AsToR GOES TO BED ANGRY.
London's Expatrinted American Cius
xea shows Tenper because Guests
Do Not Go Home Early Enough.

William Waldorf Aston. who had
200 guests ut his ball at Cliyeden the
other night but no notable society
people among them, is again the sub.
ject of unfavorable criticism.
Aston ordered all the carriages for
one a. M, and when one o'clock came
the company refused to take the hint
and would not stop dancing, and the
host went to bed.
This social experiment has shown
that the boycott following the Berke-
ley-Milne squabble is still maintained.
Many of Astor's guests this time
came prepared with their invitation
cards to meet any possible question
about their right to be present. The
countess of Arran, who brought her
daughter, was the only prominent
person in the company. which. among
the few Americans. included Miss
Breeze, Mrs. Harry Higgins daughter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
GOOD FOR COMBINES.
the Rich at the Expense
of the Poor.

A correspondent asks whether the
Standard Oil company would be en-
titled to subsidies on account of the
tank ships in which it transports Pc
troleum to Europe if the shipping
subsidy bill were to pass in its pres
ent shape.
The company has number of such
ships, which it runs under foreign
flag. If the bill were to pass the
company could not get the benefit of
the subsidy for any of the ships it
has in commission now until it had
built new American ships. Were it
to do that it would get only so per
cent. of the subsidy on the ships il
is running now, and the full subsidy
on the newly constructed vessels. AS
these tank ships have cargo only
one way and return in ballast, they
would earn subsidy on the outward
trip only. Hence, if the bill were to
pass and the Standard Oil company
did not need in its business any more
ships than it is using now, there
would be little, if anything. to be
gained by building new ships merely
to earn the subsidy.
AS fast as the ships which the STAN
dard Oil company is now operating
went out of commission it would have
new ships built for it in this country,
and these ships would be entitled to
the full subsidy. Ships built during
the next ten years are to be entitled
to subsidies for 20 years thereafter.
Should the bill pass the Standard Oil
company would take advantage Of the
law to a considerable extent during
that period. 1t would draw from the
treasury for 20 years a large bounty
which it does not need.
Other interests which stand in need
Of no government aid are also spe-
cially favored by the shipping sub
sidy measure. 1t would be profitable
for the great meat packing concerns
to run their own ships filled with
their own products. AS their ships
would be heavily subsidized they
would have special advantage over
the small exporters. who would have
to pay higher freight rates. A coal
comolne owning Its Golfers would be
beyond reach of the competition of
smaller concerns which were unable
to own vessels and draw subsidies on
account of them.
Bitter and just complaint has been
made of the favoritism shown by rail-
roads to some large shippers. favor
itism which has often made it possible
for them to crush out their compet-
itors utterly. 1t is proposed now that
the national government shall imi-
tate in foreign commerce the policy
of the railroads in domestic commerce
and give to trusts and combines which
are large exporters of their products
a great advantage in foreign markets
over their American rivals. Why
should the powerful be aided at the
expense of the weak Chicago Trib-
une (Rep.).
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
FAMOUS RELICS TO BE SOLD.
The Lafayette Family Proposes to
Dispose of Souvenirs of
French Hero.

\ letter received from Paris by Prof.
Culin, curator of the archaeological
museum at the University of Penn
sylvania. from close friend of the
Lafayette family reveals the fact that
the descendants of Gen. Lafayette
are in financial straits, and are seek
ing in America purchaser for the
famous collection of relics that were
once the property of the hero of three
revolutions. The price set upon it
is 100000. Among the more interest.
ing relics in the collection are the
following: Gold frame, with en-.
grayed medallions of the children OF
Washington, given by Washington to
Lafayette; saddle with blue velvet
trimmings belonging to Gen. La
fayette; mahogany bed, with horse
hair mattress upon which Lafayette
died in 1894: autograph letters of La
fayette to Washington, and of Presi-
dents Monroe. John Quincy Adams and
Jefferson to Lafayette; diploma of
free masonry awarded to Lafayette by
United States
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
Some Point. on Subsidy.

OF the many protests that have been
called forth by Senator Hanna's greedy
scheme for giving q bounty to the
Griscom line of steamers and it's affil-
lated concerns, that contained in re-
cent editorial Of the New York Evening
Post is perhaps at once the most con-
else and most comprehensive. In it's
usual incisive style The Post points
out how the bill evades its ostensible
object of aiding the expectation Of
American products, which could OBJ
viously be best attained by making
the subsidy earned contingent on the
amount of cargo carried, and how the
so called cargo amendment, intro
duced avowedly to accomplish this OBJ
ject, Is q most transparent sham, be-
cause of the little joker contained, al
lowing charter of space by the year
to be substituted for the actual carry
ing of cargo. Passing to the matter
Of wages, it shows how neatly the pro-
vision on its face designed to insure
the employment Of Americans rs sea-
men Is completely nullified by the con-
dition that if Americans cannot
reasonably be obtained" this pro-
vision Is to be waived. In other
words, if they will not compete at the
lowest current rate of wages, the ship
owners who are being subsidized are
left free to exercise the right under
the revised statutes to engage their
crews In foreign ports for a round
voyage, as the commissioner Of naviga.
ton, one of the advocates Of the bill,
has admitted that 1t Is already their
practice to do now.
On the question of speed there is
special bonus for fast passenger ships
on the theory that such vessels would
be available for use in war -one of
the most Objectionable features of the
bill, by the way, as it makes it's greatest
benefits go to the boats carrying least
cargo. But here The Post calls attention
to the fallacy of this provision, as 1t is
based not on actual performances, but
on trial trip of six hours, comparl-
ly ridiculous Finally the similarity to
bunko scheme is clearly shown of the
provision in regard to admitting for
eign built vessels to subsidy privilege.
that only such vessels shall be eligible
as were owned by or under construc-
ton for Americans prior to Feb. 1,
1899, thus limiting this advantage in
the most shameless way to the little
clique that have concocted this meas.
ure and to that extent forbidding all
other Americans from competition with
them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

1t seems that Mark Hanna did not
receive the consent of the governed to
tamper with the Monroe doctrine
Chicago Record Gnd.).
1t is significant that the first for
NAL speech made by Mark Hanna in the
United States senate should be in de-
Tense of syndicate subsidy grab.
Democracy must be more than
mere opposition. 1t must have a
positive faith and it must have or
ganization on basis that will bring
into complete fellowship not only all
democrats. but all republicans who
agree with democratic convictions on
the vital questions of our bungling
colonial policy and of the extortionate
trust system that is to-day running
riot in the robbery of consumers
Philadelphia Times.
Mark Hannas old lake Yacht.
Comanche, that he sold to the gov
eminent for $125,0oo two years ago,
has been fitted up as a gunboat I'M
der the name of Frolic. and is going
to the Philippines as a member of
the mosquito fleet. Mark got an ele-
phantine price for that mosquito out
of the United States treasury. He
is not running the republican party.
and incidentally the government, for
his health.-Kansas City Times.
Whatever the administration
may think of the action of the SEN
ate with reference to the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty, it is quite certain that its
Americanism appeals to the citizens
OF the United States. The sentiment
OF the country as voiced by the indie
pendent press is absolutely against the
new treaty. If the canal is built and
paid for by the United States, the
people natura.y want it's manage
ment to rest with us.-Denver Post.
The subsidy bill is great meas
ure. 1t means the transference of
S9O,00O,O00 of government money into
the worthy pockets of dozen of our
most honored and influential multi
millionaires. In a large and splendid
way they may be greedy and grasp
ing, but they are generously aware
that you cannot make an omelet
without breaking some eggs" and
that ten per cent. of such a golden
total is not too much to eruct in the
interests of success. = Washington
Times
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
And Yet We Must Pay Big Sums For
Speed.

The commissioner of navigation, in
his report for 1900, says on page Is I'M
der head of Increase of Speed"
'"The increase in the speed of steam
ships is much less general and note
worthy from the commercial point of
view than the increase in the size of
such vessels. The reduction of frac-
ton Of an hour in the transatlantic rec
ord excites interest on both sides Of the
ocean and is proper occasion for fe-
licitations on the attainment of great
mechanical skill, but it does not add to
the general well being of the world, as
does the addition Of dozen or score of
net tons to the average carrying capac-
ity of the worlds steamships"
Under the Hanna-Payne bill, how
ever, despite this testimony of recog-
nized authority, half or more of the
proposed subsidy is to be paid for speed
power solely. :
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

Hanna should make a stump
speech on his ship subsidy bill, if for
no other purpose than to give his
brother senators taste of his quality
as a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City Times.
in the British house of commons
they have gentleman usher of the
black rod" The nearest parallel we
have to that in the American congress
is Mark Hanna with his club.--Albany
Argus.
Mr.. Mckinley regards the sur
plus with eqnanipiity. 1t will further
the intesests of his imperialistic policy
as Hanna's ship subsidy scheme
lot of money; spend it,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
AN INCREASE OF RANK.
Foreign Ministers Are to BE Exalted
to the Dignity of Am
bnSsndOrs,

The announcement that the Japan-
csc minister to the court of ST. James
was on the first of the year raised
to the rank, of ambassador has been
confirmed. 1t is only % years since
the first Japanese minister was re-
ceived by the queen, but the mikado' 5
realm has made such vast strides
since then that there is no reason
why she should not be admitted to
the highest diplomatic rank. 1t is
mainly matter of sentiment. for
the only official distinction between
an ambassador and IL minister is that
the former is entitled both to public
and private audiences of the SOW
ereign. while the latter can claim
private audiences only.
1T this change takes place the Brit
lsh minister at Toxic will also he
raised to the rank of an ambassadors,
and this will make the number of
British ambassadors nine Thirteen
years ago there were only six. ac-
credited to the courts of Vienna,
Paris. st. Petersburg. Constantinople,
Berlin and Rome. Shortly after the
enforcement of the infant king of
Spain in 1888. however, the envoy to
that power was nominated ambassa-
dor. and in 1893 the diplomatic rep
resentatives of Great Britain and the
United States. who had formerly been
only ministers, were by simultan-
eous agreement promoted to ambas-
sadors. 1t may seem strange, consid-
ering the close connection with Amer
lea. that this had not been done be-
fore. but until then it was apparent-
ly Il diplomatic custom that only the
representatives of sovereigns should
be ambassadors, France. of course, be-
inG an execution
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

For the weakness and prostration
Following grippe there is nothing so
prompt and effective as One Minute
Cough Cure. This preparation is
highly endorsed as an unfailing reme-
dy for all throat and lung troubles and
It's early use prevents consumption. 1t
was MADE to cure ouickly.-Shgttle-
worth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

Recent experiments show that all
classes of foods may be completely di-
gested by a preparation called Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, which absolutely di-
gests what you eat. AS it is the only
combination of all the natural diges-
tants ever devised the demand for it
has become enormous. -Shuttleworth
Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

lakes are frozen over, and the filth
of the city covered with a mantle of
snow. With the exception of the
homes of the weather. or aristo-
cratic classes or the foreigners, there
are but few buildings constructed for
the demands of such a climate. and
The heating appliances are of the
crudest sort.
The American soldier has found it
possible to live in tents through the
winter season even in the mountains
in the northwest, but he has done
this only when emergencies demand.
ed 1t, and has never taken it as a
pleasure, The same is true in China.
He can live in tent if that is neces-
sary, but he has not found it neces-
sary. Instead, he has appropriated
number of Chinese rest houses.
They are what we would class in the
large cities of this country lodging
houses, and, as rule, are the most
substantially built private structures
to be found in Picking.
Beds in these so-called rest houses
are built of either brick of tile, en-
clrcling the room, and placed one
ABOVE another in tiers of two or three
high They are heated by means of
huge brick or stone fireplace, from
which pipes convey heated air around
| and between them In these China.
men steep without covering or bed
ding of any kind, save a wooden block
Tor pillow. but our soldiers have
discovered that they are much more
comfortable when the wooden blocl,
gives way to a few blankets spread
over foundation of straw. Such i'm
provised barracks as these are add.
ing greatly to the comfort of not
only the Americans. but to the troops
OF the other nations in China. 1t
was the Americans, however, who dis
covered their utility, and taught an.
other lesson to the soldiers of Eu.
rope. WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
STATE OF ONO, City OF TOLEDO, &C
LUCAS COUNTY, %
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
ne IS the senior partner of the firm of
Il. ). cheney 4 Co., doing business in
tne CITY OF Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of CA
TARRH that cannot be Cured by the
use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De-
cember, A. d. 1886.
e A. w. GLEASON,
SEAL
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, and acts directly on the blood
ana mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
+; J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

"My sto mach was affected by grip
and l could eat nothing but crackers
and milk. l began taking DR.. Miles
Nervine and Pain Pills and the troub-
lie disappeared. Mrs. j. Lindsay.
Montrose, MINI.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

81 was in bed five weeks with the
grip-nerves shattered, stomach and
liver badly deranged. Was cured with
DR.. Miles Nervine and Nerve and
Liver Pills. ID. c. Walker, Hallsvil-
lie, 0.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
CAIARRhEi

Catarrh has become such common
disease that person entirely free from
this disgusting complaint is seldom met
with. 1t is customary to speak of Catarrh
as nothing more serious than bad cold,
a simple inflammation of the nose and
throat. 1t is, in fact, complicated and
very dangerous disease; if not at first, it
very soon becomes so.
The blood is quickly contaminated by
the foul secretions and the poison through
the general circulation is carried to all
parts of the system.
Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis-
factory and disappointing, because they do
not reach the seatof the trouble. S. S. S.
does. 1t cleanses the blood of the poison
and eliminates from the system all catar-
rhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly
and permanently the worst cases.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

Police proteetien Of vice in New
York city, according to figures just
prepared for an official investigation,
requires the secret payment of near
ly $G,00O,OOO q year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08

chant OF Spartanbllrg, S
I had a severe case of
nasal Catarrll, with all
the tiisagreeable effects
which belong to that
disease, and which
make life painful and
uncomfortable. 1 used
medicines prescribed by
leading physicians and
suggested by numbers
of friends, but without
getting any better. I
then began to take S. S.
S. 1t had the desired
effect, an d cured me
after taking eighteen
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-02-08
Crying Need ut chicago.

The converted gunboat Dorothea has
been ordered to Chicago, and if it is of
light draught there is no reason. says
the Chicago Record, why it should not
sail up some of our streets and convert
few hold-up men.