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RAGTVME
ROMANCE
By CECILY ALLEN
Copyright, 1901, bv 4. S. Richardson
Hello, nah baby! Hello, nah honey!
Hello NAH ragtime girl!

Hello, nah baby Hello, nah honey!
Hello, nah ragtime girl!
In the twinkling of an eye pande-
monium reigned in the sewing room
of st. Agatha's mission. Twenty-Five
small girls dropped fells, French
seams and buttonholes in a wild rush
for the open windows and their hrst
love-the street piano man.
Their pretty teacher was far TOO ten
der hearted to stem the hegira. so
little music could come into the llVes
of these slum children. why deny
them this pleasure? So she quletly
gathered up the scattered pieces OF un-
bleached muslin, smiling as she sottly
hummed the air which came changing
and clanking from the street below.
"O-ee-Miss Grace-cOme an see.
He amt got no monkey. He's got
mana real, live swell too!
The Italian displayed his small
cleaning teeth, as he gazed up at the
children, crowding upon the ire es-
cane. The teachers in these missions
he had heard of them. They lived
on the avenue. They wore furs and
violets, and always they gave their
pupils for the street musicians a nick
ell, perhaps even dime.
Grace Byrne slipped ten pennies into
the hands of as many eager glrles'
then leaned over their wriggling, ex-
cited little figures to catch a glimpse
of the extra attraction. In the center
fellow from her own walk of lite-a
carefully groomed chap, too, he Was'
clad in the conventional frOck coat,
gray trousers, silk hat and mOdlsh
gloves. And he was dancing, actually
dancing to that frightful ragtime mu'
sic. A loud guffaw rose from the cir
Gle of slum denizens, and Grace leaned
farther out the window, to the dis
comfort of herself and several smaller
forms whose owners would not give
way even for teacher"
"Hellol Hellop' screamed the piano
in final triumph. The young ma1
stopped dancing, whipped his polished
hat from his shapely head and delib
erately held it toward the gaping
laughing crowd.
'Oh, teacher, give us some more pen
nies-quick! See, he's gOin' away, an
he's so funny! Jes a couple, please"
But Grace had stumbled back to he
table and was sitting there now, wit
her white face half hidden in her sleI
der hands.
The children, awed by her silenc
and pallor, settled quietly to thei
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PRecoClous AUTHORS.
Successful Plays That Were Written
by Boys In Their Teens.

Successful Plays That Were Written
by Boys In Their Teens.
Was a successful play ever written
by boy of fourteen? asks a cOrre-
spondent. Yes. This seeming miracle
has happened at least three times. The
best known example of the precoclous
playwright is the celebrated Lope de
la Vega, the most prolific dramatlst
known to history. He produced his
first play, a comedy, entitled La Pas
toral de Jacinto," before he had COM
pleted his fourteenth year, and this
was considered such a marvellous per-
formance that he is known to this day
in Spanish literature as "the Prodigy
of Nature" Another Spaniard and CON
temporary of La Vega. Pedro Calde-
ron, wrote his first play when he was
thirteen. MetastasiO wrote his tragedy
"Giustino" and had it produced when
he was fourteen on the stage at BO-
lOgna.
OF English playwrights Douglas Jer-
rold, the famous author of BLACK
Eyed Susan" also furnishes an answer
to the question. In 1918, before he had
completed his fifteenth year, he wrote
a very we'll known farce entitled
"More Frightened Than Hurt" 1t was
very successful on the English stage,
and the French considered it good
enough to steal. Curiously enough
this French translation was retrans
lated into English and again produced
on the English boards under the title
of Fighting by Proxy" Another very
remarkable instance of different sor1
of precocity was that of William Hen
~ Ireland, who when he was abou
fifteen actually produced some play
which he attributed to Shakespear
and which, although afterward prOve'
TO be forgeries, were accepted by tn
experts of the time as genuine.-Pea1
sons Weekly.
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very small and contained a jewelers.
box. The other held eleven photo
graphs, 1a6 of one young man at vari-
Gus ages and in diverse garments, a
bundle of notes and letters and some
faded flowers. She directed them with
care, then resolutely descended to the
dining room.
But her appetite had taken flight
She toyed with her soup and sent the
fish away untasted. Beef a la mode
she declared to be too heavy for this
season of the year.
Her father looked at her keenly.
'You ought to give up that mission
work, Grace. Can't you find some 9th
er fad? Tenement air does not agTee
with you"
Talking about tenements," broke in
the irrepressible Tom, 1--WE had a good
one today on Fred Yerkes. Another
bit of beef, father"
Grace, turning dizzy and faint,
clutched frantically at her napkin.
Was she to hear the story of Freds
disgrace here, before the entire fam
lily? Wildly she thought of fight; then
| taking a fresh grip on her napkin,
which by this time resembled a snow
| ball, she determined to face the or
deal.
"You see," continued Tom, Fired
made some foolish bet the other day
with Cummings. / didn't hear what
it was all about, but anyway the
loser was to go down in the slums
somewhere with one of those organ
grinders, do a cake walk and pass the
hat"
Grace gasped.
81 should say so! Any fellow ought
to know better than to mix up with
Cummings. He's always putting up q
game. But. having lost, Fred paid his
bet like a man-went down this after
noon, with a lot of us in tow to SEE
that he played fair. And he did, b!
Jove! He put up jolly good cak'
walk, and l guess that organ grinde
thought he'd struck KlOndike. We fel
lows all Clipped in. But best of al
was when Fred got through, and a lii
tie chap marched right up to him
yelling, Say, mister, yer togs is on
NV sight, but yer steps is bum, werr
bum-see?"
Everybody at the table laughed
Grace wondered if that Mysteries
treble was really her own voice. Sh
felt such a ridiculous desire to cry il
stead Finally she unrolled her nal
kin and decided to try a bit of bee
after all.
Half an hour later, when Tol
dashed upstairs to his room, he wa
met in the dim entry by his siste
She laid her hand affectionately on b
, shoulder
tom, dear, you know that stickp
the pearl one-yOu asked me for Il
other day? Well, here it is. You ms
keep it. II think it will look vel
we'll with that tie"
Then, kissing him gently, she slipp'
: back into her room, while Tom hr
ried on, muttering:
Girls are queer things-a fellow
sisters the Queerest of all. She turn
me down good and hard when l ask
for that pin befOreT
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STRENGTH IN SOME FORM.
The Quality Above All Else That
Woman Admires In Man.

The Quality Above All Else That
Woman Admires In Man.
Women aLhor towards and still more
sneaks, though l regret to say they
often endure cads in way that bellies
their intelligence and good taste. They
have quite pathetic desire TO look u2
to men, to feel men their superiOrs in
strength of body and of mind, in calm
ness Of judgment and clearness of in
tellect. And it is indeed Il pity that
men so often seem to go out of their
way to destroy their most cherished
illusions.
Above everything a woman admires
strength in man. 1t may be strength
of body-she will worship a Hercules
with the brain of guinea pig. 1t may
be strength Of intellect-she will adore
savant with the body of a gibbon
monkey. 1t may be strength of char
acter-she will break her heart for a
politician or q fnancier who is un-
swervingly wrapped up in dreams OF
personal advancement. and who pos
sesses no more heart than an oyster.
| But strength in some form she Graves
| INCREASINGLY. 1t is a hereditary in
stinct that has been bequeathed to her
through Ewes first disappointment
when Adam was tried in the balance
and found wanting. Woman, secretly
conscious of her own physical weak
ness and lack of intellectual strength,
demands strength from man to make
up for her own deficiencies. Even the
strongest women, strong in body and
mind, well balanced as Athene herself
though they may shield and protect
the weakness of the men they love
and stoop to help them, will never az
so without a secret feeling of contemp
which is destruction of all ideals. Man
in spite of that deplorable start mad
by Adam, was intended to be woman
protector and refuge from all harm
upon whom she could lean and rely i
every event of life's pilgrimage, an
when the roles are reversed, as the
often so unfortunately are, it Is ba
thing both for man and woman
Strength, however, is what wome
love in men.-Lady Colin Campbell.
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FRIGHTFUL RAGTIAIE MUSIC.
tasks. In mechanical fashion Grace
directed the remainder of the after
Moons work, and finally each pupil,
armed with a slice of warm ginger
bread and murmuring. "GOOdby, teach
err" marched from the room.
Their teacher walked back to the
window and looked down drearily up
on the narrow street. Again she
seemed to hear the ragtime air which
10 her would hencefOrth sound like
miserere. Again she saw the out
stretched hand of the man who passed
the hat. the flushed face of-the man
TO whom her heart and hand were
pledged.
What had happened? She had known
Fred Yerkes for years. Their love af-
fair had started during their first term
in the dancing class, but she had not
known this-that he ever-no. she did
not want him to be goody goOdy fell
low. She had always said that no man
should need to sign the pledge. His
win mower should be his only guard
ian Rut tbisi She recalled his flushed
features. his excited eyes. Instine-
lively she shrank back from the win
dow. Had he seen her as she leaned
over her little charges? She forgot
that the musician and his incongruous
COMPANION had long since rounded the
corner and disappeared in the babbi'
of east side tenement life.
The tanitor entered the room. III
noisiIy arranged the chairs and tables
for the meeting Of the boys ciuD Il
the evening. Grace drew herself VI
proudly. donned her wraps and with
few courteous words to the attehuan
swept out Of the mission rooms ieel
ing that she never wished to see then
again.
THAT evening. as the dinner gon
sounded I'm a certain residence oyei
looking the park, q young woman VII VII
a determined encess'o on on pm nef Z, "a, =,
and a contradlqent premiums ~ -
-ir9pas tied up n the q kases' De
Vnff4.I
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she knows how
sound her slum-
Der will be and
how refreshed
the morning will
find her. That's
the tiredness of
a b e 1t hy
woma an. ut
it 5 another
thing for the
sick woman to
feel tired out.
Rest only seems
to increase her
suffering. Just
as in profound
silence a discord
Jars the e ar
more forcibly, so
now that sh e
has stopped
moving about.
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For Women.

The Summer Styles in the we'll
know Queen Quality" Auto
hav" and Regina" are here in
great profusion of Styles, Lace,
Button, Oxfords, Colonial Ties,
and Slippers. We are headquar-
ters for the Ladies Home Comforts
at $1.15, $1.5O and $500 per pair.
They're the greatest blessing ever
discovered for the woman who is
on her feet all day. They care for
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strictly nuslness.

sHave you observed that man who
has been abusing your
eyes," answered Senator Sorghum
placidly. 1--WE been watching him
with a great deal of interest. II l
wanted anybody abused. don't know
but I should hire him in preference to
anybody know off, Washington
Star.
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Rrenthinr of insects.

Insects generally breathe through
special pores in various parts Of then
bodies, and IL these pores are closed by
oil they are suffocated. Any one may
test this by dropping sweet Oil on The
thorax or back of a wasp. 1t very
soon dies. For this reason oil has been
found one of the best things to use for
the destruction of insects.
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TIRED OUT.

There's many farmers wife sits on the
porch in the growing shadows of sum-
mer evening, knowing to the full what it
is to feel tired out; as if there was not
another ounce of effort left in her. But
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Shirt Waists.

They came in Saturday, about
twenty different styles. never so
pretty-with prices just right.
'Tis worth a trip to our store just
to look through these beautiful
Waists. just few of your size in
that pretty Waist. Twill take
over two weeks for a recorder.
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For Men.

The celebrated "DOUGLASS'
and WALK OVER SHOES" are
the best and best-known Shoes for
men in America. They are here
in all the different styles-all
widths and sizes. Patent leather,
Calf Skin, Vici and Velour Calf.
Congress lace and OxfOrds.
Our new OxfOrds for Men are
very catchy.
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SHOES

every tender spot, support firmly,
squeeze nowhere.
Uppers Soft, velvety. Kid.
Soles-Ample, easy, smooth.
Toes ROumy, comfortable.
Heels-LOw, broad, fat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-04
Ho Every One That Thirsts

come and be made happy where Won
can lor The next 80 days for caso aet
your horse shoes set for III GEMS eoe,, 81
new ne SHOES for 80 cents, by the best best
horse snoer in the Northwest.
hoW is this for high, a Bob sled for
$500; a better set for $500; Windmtu
lor 5000, better one for SIC. 90: and a
SUN netter one for S25. 90.
A wagon for $4,000; buggy for $1,000
Democrat wagon for sla.OO, and manD
onlngs TO numerous to mention CONS
ana look 1T up. I know 1 can save vo,1
lou OF money at the No. /. Cresco
Novelty and Plow Works, Cresco Ia
G. t. WArRos, prop.
ss Remember the name and n;ooo
ana 40 not be imposed upon by i'm
posters for there are men that would
IKE 10 make you believe that thair
name is spelled just like mipe. Don't
let them run you in but 60 direct TO
as above.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-04
Miss Edith Webster is visiting Miss
Millie Clark at Lime Springs.


Millie Clark at Lime Springs.
Mrs. Eugene Irvine went to Lime
Spring Monday for visit with rela
tiveS.
| License to wed was issued Feb.
1902 to Joseph Ludwig and Celia e.
Lukesh.
| John Jackson is approaching his 90
birthday, which will be the IL of
March 1902.
Miss Maud Kline entertained the
children of Grace Sunday School Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Courtney returned to Chester
Monday after a short visit with
friends here.
Justice Moon has been indisposed
for day or two but is improving at
this writing.
Hon. w. K. Barker returned to his
duty in the legislative halls of the
state Monday.
Dry, hard and soft wood for sale
and delivered in any part of the city.
r. S. Caward.
Mrs. A. e. Marsh, of Lime Springs,
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Anthony Marshall.
Miss Hattie McCulloch of Lime
Springs visited with Cresco relatives
the first of the week.
Mrs. Ed Williams and little son
went to Lime Springs, Monday, for a
visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Young, of
st. Paul, came down Saturday for a
visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Frank Creamer came down
from Crookston Mimi, Monday for
visit with relatives here.
DR.. w. I. DAILY, physician and sur
geon. Office over F1eds Furniture
store, opposite postoffice.
Miss Tile Cote went to Cresco
Tuesday to visit her chum Mrs. Jas.
L, Cannon, ,-Calf.ar Courier.
The Grace Church Guild will meet
with Mrs. Charles E. Miller, Wednes-
day, Feb. 5th, at 2:3O p. m.
Miss Bents went to Spring Valley,
Minn., Monday, for visit with her
sister, Mrs. G. A. B. Howell.
o. A. Schall, the expert piano tuner
will return in couple af weeks to
complete his work in the city.
Mrs. Chas. Brown and little daugh-
ters went to Lime Spring Monday for
a visit at the McCulloch home.
Amund Amundson who has been
visiting relatives here left for his
home at Cotton, S. D., yesterday.
Miss Alba ST. ohm of Florenceyilie
who has been attending school in the
twin cities returned home Saturday.
The Usage Press says that Rev. and
Mrs. Heald are the parents of little
girl, Alice Elenor, born to them last
week.
Frank Burns, the board of trade
man, came down from Minneapolis
Sunday night. He is closing up all
5he branch offices in tnis section of
,he state,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-04

The S. Morgan farm of 1921 acres
joining city of Cresco for sale. Fo
price and terms see John M. Cannon
agent.
Mrs. John Henry went to ST. Cloud
Saturday, in response to a telegram
announcing the serious illness of
nephew.
13l acres improved land 81 miles
from Cresco. A choice farm with good
Improvements. See John M. cannon,
Cresco, Iowa.
Excellent farm of 100 acres in New
Oregon township. Will accept small
payment this year If desired.
John NJ. Cannon.
The Daughters of the King have
sent out 100 invitations for a silver
tea at MIS-. DR.. McVey's Thursday
afternoon Feb. from three to 6p.m
Andrew Mcmillan, wife and children
came from Dakota Saturday for visit
with Cresco friends. Both were well
known to Cresco people in their
younger days.
Mrs. Minnie Harris and son Lyle re-
turned from their visit at Arlington
Monday. She was accompanied by
her brother, John Rogers who came
up for short visit.
Geo. BLY, and family desire to ten
der sincere and greatful thanks to the
people of Cresco for their kindly
tokens of sympathy in their hour of
atfiiction and sorrow.
There is bill before the state legis-
lature to restore the old government
buildings at For Atkinson and estab-
lish state park Of the Old Fort site.
The measure ought to pass.
Sunday was ground hog day, and as
it was bright and sunny and its
shadow distinctly visible, according
to ancient superstition he has returned
to his cave to remain six weeks.
Miss Amy Murray, the Scotch vocal
ist, of New York city, will give an
entertainment in the Cong. church
February l7th, for the benefit of the
New Oregon Cemetery Association.
100 horses wanted at oEce for the
Eastern markets, weighing from 1000
pounds up, and ages years up. Will
be in Cresco, at Ruddys barn for next
six weeks. 33tl2 E. ANDERSON.
Ladies who intend to have a SUIT
made, now is the time to have it done
as we intend to leave Cresco for Little
Falls, Mimi, the lst of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. r. Holmstrom.
We want a good man with team to
sell our goods through Howard county.
10 the right man steady job and
good pay. Crescent Chemical Co.
Winona, MINI.
The Daughters of Ruth will hold
sale and supper on the 2and OF Feb.
The next regular meeting will be with
Mrs. Gammons at the M. E. parsonage
tuesday evening, Feb. 1lth, at 7p. m.
James Henry Mahan, only surylv-
ng child and heir of John and Mar
'aret Mahan, deceased, has been heard
rom by VIM. Fitzgerald, administra-
'or. He was at the time at Spokane,
Washington, and is now supposed to
70 in British Columbia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-04

we think we are judge of sauer
krout. For more than two thirds ofa
century we have INDUCED the habit
OF sampling the quality OF the article
and pronounce that put up by Miles
Graf and at sale on Mullen & Grobel's
as fine in quality as man ever tasted.
The credit which portion of the
press bestows upon Gov. Shaw for
paying off the state debt and leaving
surplus in the treasury of the state
should be given to the people who
paid the taxes. Having the peoples
money, what else was he to use it foro
PERSONALITIES, Friend Robt., Old
Mr.. Fortune is all right, it is Miss
Fortune makes the trouble, but the
old girl go way back and sit down if
you buy your feed of PEGGY, Whole.
sale and Retail dealer in Feed, Corn
and Oats. Mill and Factory at Nos
q, "a, and 26, Market ST., Cresco.
| With the first Of February, three
new II. +. ID. vehicles started out
from oresco, the routes respectively
nave been given heretofore in the
PLAIN DEALER. A special list for
each route will be made up and the
names of persons taking the PLAIN
DEALER will be transferred to the
list on request.
Say. A retired farmer is generally
700 sol darned retired to be the benefit
70 his home town OF city he might be.
PecoT employs home labor, buys grain
OF home producers, buys his tonic and
glassware Of home dealers, in fact Is a |
homelY man. Also wholesale and
retail dealer In teed and grain: high
est price paid for grain. Nos. %, "a
and 26 Market ST., Cresco.
on Friday evening, Jan. 3lst, thirty
SIX OF the friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elton M. EldIidge gathered at their
nome ana completely surprised Elton, |
The occasion being his And birthday,
Ihey brought a bountiful supply of
good things to eat and spent the eve
ming in playing games and pleasant
conversation until very late hour
When all departed for their homes
Ieeling that all had enjoyed them.
selves very much, J.
nu. Rev. Bishop Morrison held serv-
Ice In Grace church, Thursday even
ing, assisted by Rev. Eubanks of De
corah. A full house greeted them
and the Bishop gave an excellent dis
course touching matters pertaining to
the church and its creed and the eS-
sential features thereof. The dis
course was we'll received. The choir
gave some very good music, being as
sisted by Emma Long, Geo. L. Hat
ter, VIM. j. Patterson, and W. J.
Mead, on the violin.
The Good Time" Club comprising
4 large number of ladies and gentle
men met at the spacious home of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Kellow Jr., on Thurs
lay evening of last week. The early
part of the evening was passed in
games and in solving conundrums to
the infinite amusement of the parti.
'ipants. These were followed by a )
inc oyster supper and was partaken
With zest and relish that beautifully q
'ounded out an evening of unusual
'nioymsnt and pleasure. lg
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-02-04
Obituary.
Susan Jane Lucas was ho,

susan Jane Lucas was born in Tip-
paoonoe county, Indiana, July 9Th
1898. In the autum of 1865, she m owed
With her parents to Muscatine, Iowa
In 1872 the family moved to Cresco
here she was united in marriage to
George M. BLY,, on the 10th of Noyem-
Der, 1851. She died suddenly at II
O'CLOCK on the morning of January 30.
lsos. Five children, parents and the
oroken-hearted husband survive her
She was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal church. She was faithfn1
wl1e: devoted mother and kind
neighbor. The funeral was conducted
oy her pastor, Saturday at 2 D. m
ana was attended by large concourse
of people.