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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
That s2oo.ooo,ooo Surplus

According to official figures, there is
a surplus in the United States Treas
ury of over $500, 0o0,OOO. That is to
say, the Government has collected
from the people nearly 81 per capita
more than is needed to meet all its ex-
panditures. Every family of five per-
sons in the country is nearly sl5 poor
er because Of this unnecessary taxa
tion. And taxation that is unncccs-
sary is unjust.
This s2Oo.00O,o00 surplus is one
third OF the years total ordinary eN-
penditures, even at the present enor-
NOUS rate of $500, 100000 year. 1t is
more than two thirds of 'he total or
binary expenditures of the Govern
ment for the last year vi Mr.. Cleve-
lands second tcrml 1895 97).
A surplus OF this unprecedented size
is wasteful in two ways:(U Directly, by
locking up $500, 900, 900 OF money which
at only per cent, IL loft in the peck
cts of the people and kept in circula
tion, would earn SIS, 000, 1000 year; z
indirectly, by inviting and encourag
ing unnecessary and extrayagant ap
preparations.
The old, sound constitutional doc
trine is that taxation should provide
no more revenue than is needed tx
meet the expenses of the Government
economically administered. The new
fiscal doctrine that goes with tn,
other new policies is that taxation
should provide revenue at least one
third as large again as is needed t
meet the expenses of the Government
administered on the,expansive billion
dollar-a-session plan.-N. Y. World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
If we need an abundant harvest of

If we need an abundant harvest of
Fillpinos and others who oppose onr
national growth, we need an abund-
ant harvest of foodstuffs also.
II we need to wipe out treason
among the deadly Moros, we need to
wipe out the more deadly Canadian
thistles at home.
The enormous war and navy appro-
prlations are intended mainly to deal
with situation in our Eastern
islands. Financially, we devote to
this problem more than thirty times
as much attention as to the problem
OF improving agriculture throughout
the whole nation.
Think what could be done for the
farmers and sall other inhabitants of
this country If the nation could spend
on national development what it
spends SO readily and so cheerfully on
war.
That sum OF money would give Us
the isthmian canal and leave a vast
sum over.
1t would reclaim millions of acres Of
arid lands and supply homes for tens
OF millions Of people, besides benefit
ing the climate Of this country wonder
fully.
Government railroads, govern
ment telegraph system-endless ma.
tional posSibilities-ar bound us in
that sum of one hundred and eighty
millions.
But there is no such sum EXCEPT
FOR WAR.
The future historian endeavoring Il
form an estimate of our degree o
civilization will attach great import
ance to those two items in our nation
al budget. He will conclude that un
derneath all our alleged refinemen
the fighting man ruled supreme.
One hundred and eighty million.
aor the department. that kills men.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
THE NEW YORK WORLD
ThrIoe-a-week Edition.
The Most Widely Read News.
paper in America.

Time has demonstrated that the
Thrice-a- Week World stands alone in
its class. Other papers have initiated
its form but not Its success. This is
because it tells all the news all the
time aud tells 1t impair TALLY, whether
that news be political or otherwise.
It is, in fact, almost a daily at the
price Of weekly and you cannotafford
to be without 1t.
Republican and Democrat alike can
read the Thrice-a- Week World with
absolute confidence in Its truth.
In addition to news, 1t publishes
tirst-class serial stories and other
features suited to the home and
tireside.
The Thrice-a- Week Worlds regular
subscription price is only s1.O0 per
year and this pays for 1856 papers. We
offer this uneQualled newspaper and
the PLAIN DEALER together one year
for sl.70.
The regular subscription price OF
the two papers is 81 90.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
TO PUSH TREATY.
United states to Close Aeresmsn'
with Colombia in Order to
Further Canal Plane.

Washington. July 9,-Ihe state de-
partment has decided to press for
ward toward completion the Celons
bian treaty looking to the acquisition
of right of way of the isthmian canal.
This is slight change in the original
programme, which contemplated the
complete adjustment of the question
of title before concluding the treaty.
SO Secretary Hay, who has already
accomplished the best portion OF the
work to be done in treaty making,
and has it before him - the shape of q
protocol submitted to the last session
of congress, has taken steps 10 give
this the form of a treaty, and to have
it signed formally by accredited rep
resentatives of the government OF Co
lumbia and Of the United States, SO
that the convention may be laid be-
fore the senate as soon as 1T conyenes
in Decembap
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Poisoning the system

tits through the bowels that the body
is cleansed OF impurities. Constipation
keeps these poisons in the system,
causing headache, dullness and melan-
|cholia at first, then unsightly erup-
tions and finally serious Illness unless
a remedy is applied. DeWitt's Little
Early Risers prevent this trouble by
stimulating the liver and promote easy
healthy action OF the bowels. These
little pills do uot act violently but by
strengthening the bowels enable them
to perform their own work. Never
grippe or distress. -Shu ttleworth Drug
Company.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Mako Complaints,

Washington, July 0-Complaints
have been received at the war depart
ment that certain teachers in the
Philippines have been trying to In
fuepce Catholic children to BECOME
Professionals. The complaints have
been forwarded to Acting Gov. Wright
with Instructions to have the practice,
II it prevails. stopped,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Morley TO Move cron.

Washington, July 9.The first
money for the movement of crops was
shipped from the treasury Tuesday
100000 10 New Orleans and 100000
~ Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
EXCURSION Dubuque.

Convention Catholic Total Abstain.
ers Union. Round trip to Dubuque
for one fare. Tickets on sale Aug. 3rd
to 18th. Good until Aug. 18th.
85t3 M. ]. WHITE, Agent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
wind and Rain.

Bloomington, Ill, July "a ter
rife wind and rainstorm struck
northern Mclean and Livingston
counties, accompanied later by trs-
mendous rainfall and terrifying
lightning. Reports coming In at a
late hour do not tell of serious dam
age, except to the oats crop, which
had only partially recovered from
the effects. of recent storms.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Not entity,

Minneapolis, July 9.--The jury in
the cases of Superintendent of Police
Fred w. Ames, charged with accepting
. bribe, after being out 1s hours re-
tVrned verdict of not guilty.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
OGcial Paper Of County.
Democratic State Convention.

a delegate convention of the Democrats of
the state OF Iowa will be held at Des Moines,
Iowa, On
WEDNESDAY, September 3, 1902,
10 place In nomination candidates for the
following offices, to-wlt:
Secretary of State, Auditor of State, Treasurer
of State, Attorney General, Judge of Supreme
Court. Clerk Of Supreme Court Reporter of SUI
preme Court, Railroad Commissioner and to
transact such other business as may properly
come before said convention.
The ratio of representation will be one dele
aate-at-large from each county and one delegate
for each 200 votes fraction of 100 OF over cast
for the Democratic candidate for Governor ut
the last general election. The several counties
Of this district will be entitled to the following
delegates:
FOURTH DISTRICT:
Allamakee.. Floyd ...... g
Cerro GordO. ........3 Howard. ...............1
Chickasaw. .....10 Mitchell. ..............3
CLAYTON ............12 Winneshiek. .......... 8
Fayeste.. % Worth.
All voters who endorse the principles of the
Democratic party are invited to participate in
the selection of delegates to this convention.
by order of Committee.
N. @. ROBERTS, s. r. MCCONNELL,
Secretary. Chairman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
strikers sent to jail.

Paterson, N. j., July o.. Nine strik-
ing dyers' helpers were arrested here
and sentenced 20 ten days in jail each
On Tie charge Of throwing stones at
nopunion men.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Rxe.e ne Aad.... 70 Law.on,. .yiao.y

Louisville, Ky, July 9.-Gea. Bnepr
canine, former secretary Of state In
AguinaIdOs cabinet, arrived In the
city Tuesday and presented an address
expressing the sympathy Of the fed
eral party In the Philippines to the
widow of Gen. Lawton, who Yeeides at
Pewee Valley, a suburb Of Louisville.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Mother Always Keeps 1t Handy.

"My mother suffered long time
from distressing pains and general i'll
health due primarily to indigestion, "
says L. w. Spalding, Verona, Mo.
"Two years ago / got her to try Kodol.
She grew better at once and, at the
age seyenty-siX, eats anything she
wants, remarking that she fears nc
bad effect as she has bottle of Kodul
handy" Don't waste time doctoriny
symptoms. Go after the cause. Ifyoul
stomach is sound your health will be
good. Kodol rests the stomach anc
Strengthens the body by digestine
your food. 1t is natures own tonic
Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Great expectations.

$50 you want to marry my daugh-
ter" what are your expectations?"
1--WE expect to elope if you refuse
Your consent to our marriage, and we
expect forgiveness when we get back,
Then we expect you to make us an al
lowance. "-Pearson's Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15

Yellow Clothes are Unsightly.
Keep them white with Russ Bleach
ing Blue. Get the genuine. All goc
ers. 10c.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15

Five millions for the department.
that feeds men.
We have long way to travel on the
road to civilization, kind friends
Hearst's Chicago American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
over Their. Banks.

Sioux City, Ia, July 9.-Mueh dam
age is being done by high water
south and east of Sioux City. All
the small rivers are over their banks
and large tracts of low lands are un-
der water. Traffic on the railroads
through the flooded region is almost
at atandstill, owing TO numerous
washo,lts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15
Fast H.,yi,n-

4 fast bowler ordinarily delivers a
ball at pace Of little over 50 feet
. second. or about 81 miles an hour.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-07-15

Housekeepers Attention.!
Try a package of Russ Bleaching Blue
and you will use no other. l0c. at
grocers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

Cynthia Van Inwegin and others
to Seymour Coykendall, Jr., 20
acres, Westfall, 1895.
J B. Westbrook, treasurer, to
Edwin Hazen, Ga acres, part Of
Patrick Morgan, No lis, Blooming
Grove, tax.
Sarah G. Westbrook, executrix. to
Crissie Ann Emery 1917 acres, Del
aware, being the former J. Wilson
Van. Gorden farm. also Is acres,
part Of Jane Broadhead, $i1oO
John Carlm to Thomas Stout, =
interest in land in Lackawaxen, 81.
George Gregory, sheriff, to Henry
10. spackman. 10 acres, Lehman,
sold as property Of Albert and w.
d. Cotteril. $500.
George Gregory, sheriff, to Len.
ard D. Horsford, s57 acres, Lacka-
waxen, sold as the property Of W
p. Austin, S5o50
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
Yule.tids

Ever at Yule- tide when the great
log famed in chimney place and
laugh and jest went round The
origin Of the feast of mid. winter,
the Yule, is very ancient and the
wood denoting it is of doubtful
origin. II was sacred to Odhinn,
the chief god of Northern Mythology,
as such a season might be to the god
of storms. It is the old English and
still, to some oxtent, the Scotch and
Northern name for Christmas or the
Feast Of the Nativity of Our Lord
Holinshed in his history of Scotland
says sitting at their banket on the
twelft day in Christmas, otherwise
called Yule.
The Yule candle was a large candle
formerly used to light the festivities
of Christmas Eve. 1t was an evil
omen for the candle to burn out
before the evening was at an end.
Any remnants were kept to be used
at the celebrator' S funeral obsequies.
The Yule log was large log or block
of wood formerly burnt at Christ
mas Eve. 1t was brought into the
room with much ceremony.
Dickens makes the nephew in his
dialogue with scrooge say. "There
are many good things from which l
might have derived good by which
1 have not prcfited, dare say,
Christmas among the rest. But 1
am sure | have always Thought of
Christmas time, when it came
round-apart from the veneration
due TO its sacred origin if anything
belonging to 1t can be apart from
that--as n good time a kind, for.
giving, charitable, pleasant time,
the only time l know of on the long
calendar of the year, when men and
women seem to open their shut
hearts freely and to think of people
below them as if they really were
fellow-travelers to the grave and
not another race of creatures bound
on other journeys. And therefore
uncle though it has never put a
scrap of gold or silver in my pocket
believe TINT it has done me good,
and will do the good, and 1 say God
bless il. "
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

And now comes an Egyptian, Helios
Bey, and tells us that the great ir-
rigation dam at Assouan, Egypt,
for which we have ali been giving
our British cousins such unmeasured
credit and praise. was the concep-
tion of Isthmail Pasha, IN 1871,
prior to the English occupation of
Egypt, while the surveys for the
same was conducted by Col Beverly
Kennon, the son of Commodore
Kennon, of the United States navy,
one of the American officers who
was recommended by Gen. VIM. T.
sherman, general of the army, to go
to Egypt in 1870 to aid in the over
turning of the unspeakable Turk.
Colonel KennOn, with several other
American officers, was engaged for
some months on this preliminary
survey, and having completed it,
the plans became a part of the
archives of the general staff of the
Egyptian Army These we're ap-
propriated by the British when they
occupied Egypt in 1882.
But wherever the credit may be
due the fact remains that the work
is one of mans great achieve
ments. Egypt's dam constructed
by the British government in a for-
eign land looms up as an incentive
for the American government to
build similar great works for our
own citizens and in the centre OF
our own domain.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
PERSONALS

The Misses Lila and Bessie Van
Etten are spending the holidays in
town
Edna and Henry Klaer, students
at Blair Hall, are home for a festive
season.
Judge Allen Craig is reported
seriously i'll at his home in Mauch
Chunk.
Miss Pamela Reed of Brooklyn
and Howard of the U. P, are guests
with their parents at The Anchorage.
William Andrus and wife of
Perry, n. Y, spent a few days re-
Gently with the family Of A. d.
Brown.
Frank Keller, Esq, Of Parkers
Glen and George Haas, Jr., of Sho-
hola we're here on business matters
Tuesday.
Governor elect S. W Pennypaclyer
has appointed as his private secre-
tary Henry s. Dotterer of Philadel-
phia.
County Superintendent Luciau B.
Westbrook, DR.. David Chaplin and
Jesse B. Shoemaker Of Dingmans
were visitors in town Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Williamson is now
living at Ridgewood, N. ", and goes
to the city daily where she is taking
IA course of study in convalescent
nursing.
Dr. Walter L. Angle, a student of
the jeff at Philadelphia, is enjoying
a vacation here He was a witness
to the operations of DR.. Lorenz, the
famous surgeon.
Last Thursday evening seventeen
members of the Rebekah Lodge
here, of which Mrs. Edward Blood
of Cuddebaokville formerly of this
place is a member, drove up to give
her little surprise party. In token
of her faithful attendance and as a
reminder of the good wishes and
esteem of her former associates they
presented her with handsome
rocking chair George Dauman as
spokesman in few appropriate re-
marks bestowed the comfortable gift.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
THE RAmBLER'S pICEINes
what dId you lnd in yoar atook-

What did you find in your stock
ing?
The Sussex Register Is making fun
because it takes $50 dollars to do a
Is dollar job here in Pike county.
Mrs Amelia Rosenkrans Of New
ton visited her sister, Mrs. K. r
Van Auken, last week.
Uncle James Mollineaux has left
town for the winter. 5a os
William Metz lost his sorrel horse
last week.
The attendance at the different
Sunday Schools has been very large
of late, but as Santa has made his
visit the rush is over until picnic
time.
Charley Lehde of New York was
a visitor here last week.
There is not much danger of
person getting lost in this town.
The lost usually turn up.
Last Sunday was about as disagree
able day as any one wished to see
md be out of doors.
Lafe Brink, who recently moved
from here to Port Jervis, has taken
up his residence at Mill Rift. He
will now engage in the chicken
raising industry to break the egg
trust.
Not many counties have as good a
showing as little Pike. In former
years there used to be three and four
jury courts held here iE year and
now we seem to get along with a
jury once in a year. That fact alone
should keep the expenses of the
county down considerable but yet
some people seem to lose sight of
that fact. How much is the expense
of panel of grand and petit jurors
to the county for term Mr.. Editor?
The organizing of the Liars Club
has been postponed to some future
time. Several would be members
having business elsewhere for the
present, and the walking after dark
rather bad for some of the rest.
Walter Angle is home from Phila-
delphia to spend his vacation.
Clyde KIpp is also here.
Remember the poor you have
always with you.
1t is better to give-if you are
able-than to receive.
The Lord helps them who help
themselves-but not to other peoples
property,
Fritz Pollion is in town after an
absence of several months.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
To aummar Boardlng Hou.a Koapsrl

To Summer Boarding House Keepers
The passenger department Of the
Erie Railroad intend getting the
"Erie Summer Homes" book for
1908 out at a very early date, and
invite all summer boarding house
keepers to have their notice in the
book free Of charge, and all who wish
to improve this opportunity should
call at or address Erie ticket Office,
Port Jervis, N. Y, and get a blank
application, which must be filed out
and returned TO II. l.. Slauson,
ticket agent, Port Jervis, on or before
Jan. 10Th, 1903. There is no reason
why every boarding house in this
vicinity should not be filed next
summer, and in order TO do this get
your notice in the ssErie Summer
Homes" for 1908. Blanks viii be
mailed all who had a notice in last
years books
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26

II know ! would long ago have
been in my grave, writes Mrs s..
H. Newsom. Of Decatur. Ala, ''iI il
had not been for Electric Bitters
For three years I suffered untold
agony from the worst forms Of in-
digestion, Hat8rDfasb. stomach and
bowel dyspepsia But this excellent
medicine did me q world of good
Since using it / can eat heartily and
have gained 80 pounds For indi.
gestion. loss of appetite, stomach
liver and kidney troubles Electric
Bitters are a positive, guaranteed
cure. SOC at all drug stores.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
Abuse Of Homessead Laws

Colonel Mosby, whose name struck
terror to the Union troops in north
ern Virginia in the sixties, is now
a special agent of the interior de-
partment in Nebraska, and the old
veteran appears to have gotten into
the,enemy's camp as effectively as
he was wont to do forty years ago.
He has discovered that some of the
big livestock outfits have been
fraudulently acquiring title to thous-
ands Of acres of government land by
inducing widows of old soldiers to
take up homesteads and get title to
the land and then for a small bonus
Immediately transfer it to the com.
panies. Which is but one evidence
to show the necessity for the repeal
Of the commutation clause of the
homestead law, which allows such
fraud, also the desert Iand act, an
other law whereby the government
is steadily losing large acreages of
its best remaining lands through
the fraudulent manipulations of the
big companies. The people of the
east should remember that they are
joint owners with the rest of the
country in the vast areas Of public
lands Of the United States.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
Folis A Deadly Attack

eMy wife WAS so IN that good
physicians were unable TO help her, .
writes N. M. Austin Of WINCHESTER,
Ind, 'but was completely cured by
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. They
work wonders IN stomach and liver
troubles. Cure constipation, siek
headache, 25c at ell drug stores,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
Tho Pride Of Heroes

Many soldiers in the last war
wrote to say that for scratches,
bruises, cuts, wounds, corns, sore
feet and stiff joints, Bucklen s Arniea
salve is the best in the world Same
for burns, scalds, boils, ulcers, skin
eruptions and piles Il cures or no
pay. Only 25c at al drug stores.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-12-26
CANNOT be civilized

The Latin American comes pain
fully near being an impossible char
acter. Consul General Bragg, though
he was indiscreet in writing to his
wife, was pretty near the mark when
he said that Uncle Sam might as well
expect to make a whistle out Of a
pigs tail as a ''goOd citizen" out of
the Spanish American.
Here we have Columbia, with an
opportunity to secure the construction
of great work which will result in
untold benefits to her, haggling over
a few immediate dollars. Alongside
Of her is Venezuela trying TO get
behind the skirts of the United States
to escape what appears to be her just
obligations. Then we see Cuba, after
her deIiverance from the worst
tyranny imaginable, acting toward
her benefactor like the veriest child
wilful; unreasonable and ungreteful.
This all grows out Of the idea, in
grained in the SpanIsh-American
character, that politics is simply a
game to obtain public power with the
avowed idea Of using Office for the
purpose Of making as much personal
gain as possible. Anyone who knows
anything of the character of the peo-
pie of our tropics realizes the long
process Of evolution necessary before
our southern neighbors can become
patriots in the sense understood by
citizens Of this country.