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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22
Corner stone Laid.

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 2O.-The corner
stone of Pekin's elegant new library
building, the gift of Andrew Car
negie and Mr.. Hergel, of that city,
who gave the site for the building,
was laid Tuesday afternoon with i'm
pressive services. Grand Worshipful
Master George r. Moulton, of Chi
cago, performed the ceremonies ac-
cording to the masonic ritual, the
masons having charge of the work.
After Mr.. Moulton had concluded,
Hon. N. r. Worthington, of this city,
made the address of the day. The
building is a handsome structure of
pressed brick, with a stone founda-
ton, and will cost, when completed,
in the nei@hborhood of $4,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22
The Mother Of Trusts.

II testimony in addition to that
supplied by the Iowa republican plat
form were needed to prove that the
tariff shelters monopoly, that it is, in
brief, "the mother of trusts" it was
supplied by Henry G. Havemeyer,
head of the cane sugar trust before
the industrial commission more than
year ago. Himself identified with
one of the greatest of monopolistic
combines, Mr.. Havemcyer traces the
trusts to the tariff. He said: "The
mother of all trusts is the customs
tariff bill. The existing bill and the
preceding ones have been the occasion
OF the formation of all the large trusts
with very few EXCEPTIONS inasmuch
as they provide for an inordinate pro-
lection to all interests of the country,
sugar refining excepted. Economic
advantages incident to the consolida-
ton of large interests in the same line
of business are a great incentive to
their formation, but these bear very
insignificant proportion to the advan-
tages granted in the day of protection
under the customs tariff.
"There probably is not an industry
that requires a protection of more
than 10 percent. ad valorem, and it is
to obtain what is provided over such
percentage in the tariff that leads to
the formation of what are commonly
spoken of az trusts
With protection to an industry
not exceeding 10 per cent. all menace
to the community from trusts would
cease. This 10 per cent. would repre-
sent the cost of production and like
wise act as protection against sur
plus products of foreign countries
being dumped into our local markets,
thereby interfering with the regular
and economic working of our indus
tries. Any advantage that might
then accrue tosuch com binations they
would be fully entitled to, and the
public would not be damaged thereby,
as any expansion of price would be
met by foreign competition and relief"
Z, 1t is quite natural that Mr.. Have-
meyer should declare that the sugar
trust is not creation of the protec=
tive tariff. He is a republican, as are
all trust magnates, and his testimony
before the Commission remains unim.
peached. Friends of high protection
and defenders Of the trust system
have failed to establish a selfish
motive in his definition of the
tariff as the mother of trusts.
Mr.. Havemeyer knows as we'll as
/, Governor Cummins, and perhaps bet
ter, what protective duties enable the
trusts to accomplish. He was testify
ing not as republican, not as believer
In tariff for revenue only, but as an
expert and his testimony carries with
it thu weight of a man who has amassed
millions in successful business. His
words deserve the respect which
should be accorded the utteranees of
any man of established honesty testl-
flying under oath. His conclusions
merit the considerations which should
be given those of any successful man
who is intimately conversant with
the causes and effects of tariffs
Omaha World-Harald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22

Gen. Botha and his colleagues and
former President Kruger, the latter
will formally abdicate his position
as Afrikander chief and hand over
the Yeins of the residue of the funds
30 Gen. Botha and Gen. Dewet and
Messrs. Fischer and Wolmarans, who
were formerly Boer Delegates.
There are also rumors here, add
the correspondent of the Daily Nail,
of an impending struggle for So
preniacy between Gen. Botha and
Gen, Dewet,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22
Trolley Car Jumps Track.

New York, Aug. 2o.-A trolley car of
the Union Railway company going to
Yonkers Tuesday night jumped the
track at Mosholu parkway and jerome
avenue, struck trolley pole and
turned completely over. There were
about 40 people in the car at the time
and many were rendered unconscious.
Fifteen already have been taken to
Fordham hospital, and It is said that
several may die.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22

St. Louis, Aug. 2o.-About 25 prom
inent apple growers of Kansas, Ne.
braska. Indiana, Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Illinois are meeting here for
the purpose, it is said, of uniting the
commercial apple growers of the
United States and Canada into an
organization to regulate the price
of that fruit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22
Farm for Rent.

One of the best farms in the coun-
ty, contains 44O acres of we'll improved
land, located 1! miles west and mile
north of Lourdes, Iowa. For terms
apply at premises. Q. FOLEY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22
Death of n Journalist,

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 2o.-Capt.
Joseph Barnum, a veteran of the
civil war and editor of the Hartford
Sunday Journal, died Tuesday. He
had been an invalid for the last ten
years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22
Iowa College Burned,

Ottumwa, Ia. Aug. 2o.-Firs of IN
known origin Tuesday destroyed Par
sons college at Fairfield, a Presbyteri-
an institution founded in 1878. The
loss is $4,000, insurance half,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22

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Candy Cathartic. cure constipation toresea
M $50 ZIG = G 'eii .t"r."a ID rrruntt ty.,f, nv
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-22

fu Uuro constipation Forev.aS
Iseo Cascarete Candy Cathsrtio 1Gc or Hs,
y q q q tsi' 70 ".,se. t.aassss reeti,;. ;:ss,o0
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-11-22
The Sense of Touch.

The sense of touch is the simplest
but at the same time one of the most
important special senses of the human
organism. 1t is possessed by nearly
all portions of the general surface of
the body, but finds its highest develop
ment in the hands.
The true skin contains multitudes of
nerve filaments arranged in rows of
papill@ about one-hundredth of an
inch in length. 1t is estimated that
there are 10000 of these papille in a
square inch of the palmar surface of
the hand. The cuticle is absolutely es.
sential to the sensation of touch, for
when the true skin is laid bare by a
burn or blister the only feeling that II
experiences from contact is one of
pain. not that of touch. The cuticle
shields the nerve filament from direct
contact with external objects. Touch
Is most delicate at the tips of the fin.
gers, and the hand is one of the most
important organs.
Button declares that with fingers
twice as numerous and twice as long
we would become proportionately
wiser. Galen, however, taught that
man Is the wisest of animals, not be-
cause he possesses the hand, but be-
cause he is the wisest and understands
its use the hand has been given to him.
for his mind, not his hand, has taught
him the arts.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-11-22

down to poker at q dollar ante and S.
limit it seemed all right to me. In 9th.
er words, years and years of strict
probity rolled off like blanket, and |
felt myself going to ruin. l fully real
lied 1t, but did not care In my utter
abandon | continued to laugh and
make merry.
l had never played twenty games of
poker in my life. but l went right at 1t
as IL | had never patted a Sunday
school scholar on the head or sent
tracts to sailors. am a very econom-
ical man and scrutinize my bills very
carefully, but on this occasion found
myself saying that did not care IL ]
lost even whole pound. The old say
ing of a fool for luck held good in this
case. | knew afterward that the din
ner was put up job to skin ME at
cards. but the two sharpers failed In
their purpose. | have no doubt they
resorted to all sorts of tricks with the
cards; but, do what they might, the
hands ran my favor, and l raked In
the pots.
1t was a no less parsonage than my
self who by and by suggested that
the limit be removed. The others
promptly assented. and the result was
that after two hours play had them
dead broke. AS their plan to skin me
had failed. they resorted to other tao
tics. One OF them must have poured
Knockout drops In a glass Of wine of.
fered me. for ! no sooner drank II than
l felt my senses leaving me- As near
as l could ever figure II, twenty-four
hours elapsed before ! woke up and
found myself in hospital. That was
not the worst OF il, however. / could
remember nothing. could not recall
my name. nativity, hotel or anything
connected with myself. I had not the
remotest idea where ! lived or what
had occurred.
was told that had been picked up
In the street. Graham and his friend
had robbed me, dressed me in an old
suit of clothes and carried me out upon
the street. They had shaved of my
whiskers, trimmed of my heavy eye
brows and otherwise disguised me.
and one OF them had gone to my hotel
with a note signed with my name and
settled my bill and brought away my
things. When the hospital doctors
FOUND that my memory was gone they
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-11-22
why She Lost In..r.., Tn Hin

1 They were watching the balloon go
up and he was telling her about the va
rious crank aeronauts. including those
couples who for the sake of notoriety
are married in balloons and sail away.
i don't think I'd like to get married
In balloon" she said softly.
No. he assented thoughtfully:
there's too much risk in it plain with
out going out of ones way to fnd
frills." And after that she seemed to
be less interested in him.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-11-22
|. Joseph KIDDY,
|, BACHELOR
BY PHIL M. CONoER
Copyright, 1901, by A. S. Richardson

| had gone over to Paris from Lon
| don for few weeks. At home, in
| London, | was as staid, conservative
aud retiring as -anX-nld bachelor of
forty-five you could find. knew very
| few people, belonged to only one club,
and seldom went TO the theater or had
company at my rooms. When | was
in Paris, l usually gave myself a
little more license. On this occasion
I had so far departed from my home
programme as to pick up an acquaint-
ance before I had been I'm the French
capital a week. In a cafe where | had
dined several times | encountered a
middle aged gentleman of my own ma
tionality and soon became quite friend
ly with him. Had he been of any
other nationality | should have been
less ready to make his acquaintance.
He had come over from Liverpool. he
said. on business for a well known
firm. and his cards showed that he was
a solicitor.
We attended the theater twice in
company. and then Mr.. Graham, as
uc Nuiltu HluStll, dshtu lie 10 dc-
company him to the rooms OF a friend
to little dinner. I was astonlshed
at myself pRomising, as little dinners
with people who would probably drink
bottle or two apiece and bring out
cards afterward were quite out of my
line. I was ready at the hour ap-
pointed, and when we reached his
friends house I found him a young
man and a capital entertainer. am
a man who laughs perhaps but once
year, and then only with conserva-
tism, but this fellow soon broke down
my natural reserve and got me to
laughing very heartily. He was full
of pleasant and witty anecdotes. and
the dinner was all that could be asked.
When the table had been cleared and
the cards brought out. I did not utter
a protest. To my CONSERVATION, had
thawed out and become both compan-
and genial. AS | roared with
laughter ! wondered what my land
lady would say II she could hear, and
as l slapped my leg and roared again
realized that I was guilty of a mis-
demeanor that would expel me from
my London club instantly. There were
forty members of that club. and had
been with 1t ten years and had never
heard laugh. In our club we played
for tuppence a game and never went
beyond, but when the three Of us sat
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-11-22

There is on foot a musical organi.
cation which If carried out will be
great treat to the amiture must.
clans. II will be composed of ladies,
whose object will be to master the
art of string instruments, and will
be called the Ladies' orchestra. The
line of instruments to be introduced
IN this organization are mandoline.
violin, cornet, clarionet, bass violin
and violin cello and slide trombone.
Inc leading violin will be operated
by Mrs. Bullet: second violin by
MISS Birdie Simington; leading cor.
onet Mrs. j. NJ. Tate: trombone
Mrs. II. Jackson; pianoist. Mrs III
Z: Parson; clarionet, Mr.. Parsons
We will be pleased TO chronicle the
fact when this new enterprise laun.
ches INTO existence. for We see the
great merits that they are sure to
attain.
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Butte Office. .2s East Broadway
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Worse.

so Smith acted as judge
Al church raffie? Foolish manr'
NO no-not at a church raffie: NJ
4 baby show"
IdiotT-Baltimore Herald.
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The Washington times., 1902-05-18
A vigpette of the Last Century.

THE Wcstcotes." by A. T. Quiller-
Couch. is little story of the early years
Of the nineteenth century, which the au-
ther dedicates to Henry James. frankly
confessing to having borrowed, something
of the latter's style. The scene is a quiet
English country llace, near camp in
which some French prisoners of Napo-
Icons army are confined. The romance
lies between a gentle spinster Of the
westeote family and one OF the prisoners.
and very skillfully and daintily construct
ed 1t is. In fact. the whole charm of the
book lies in the perfection of the style.
for the spirit of the tale is rather sad and
there is no dazzling beauty in the heroine
and nothing very exciting in the plot. But
when a man can tell story as perfectly
as Mr. CUTLER Couch has told this one 1t
does not much matter what sort OF story
II is. Every detail is exquisitely perfect.
and the character drawing has all the
Of Jane Austen, with a certain
virile touch which is also chivalrous. The
pathetic, ironical humor OF the denoue-
ment is unexcellcd in the seasons fiction
philadelphia: Henry T. Coates & Coz
The Washington times., 1902-05-18

{ pose two Congressman have a quarrel
another item which Mr.. Warner thinks un-
important-is that of no interest to their
constituents? II is reasonably safe to
assert that there Is not one item of news
in the columns OF a fairly successful news
paper which is not read with interest by
certain part OF the people who take the
paper. and 1t Is the aim of the editor to
apportion to each item space suited to
the percentage of readers who are inter-
ested in 1t. 1t Is absolutely certain that
items which ARE of no earthly use to any
human being never get printed in any
newspaper.
Again, the author objects to the care
lessness with which lectures on archaeol-
oey and sessions Of pathological eonven-
tiOn are reported. and thinks that trained
reporters should be employed ON such
work. Considering the fact that probably
not one in a hundred of the readers of a
daily paper knows what philology is. or
ever read an archaeological article. II
would seem as if items of news such us
these came as near being unimportant 10
the public as anything could. Yet Mr.
Warner implies that every daily paper
ought to have on its staff reporters
trained in such subjects. II man OF
the intellectual training OF Charles Dud-
ley Warner did not know any better than
to make such blunder as this in csti-
mating the value of news, when any ex-
perienced editor could have Strengthened
out his ideas on the subject. 1t seems as
II he might as we'll refrain from criti-
cising the subeditors of a daily paper.
through whose hands hundreds of news
items pass each day, and whose whole
training has been in the direction OF de-
veloping n sixth sense which shall tell
them what is the news that the public |
wants. New York: Dodd, Mead & Coz
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
A Clever Nature Book.

There is no subject more inspiring to
controversy than nature lore. At least.
sucE Is the opinion of Mrs. Martha Nc
CuliocL- Williams. whose book. Next to
the Ground" has been published by Nc
Clure. Phillips G. Co. Some of her
sketches brought down upon the author
lvalanches of letters frcm people who
wished to correct her upon many points.
The difficulty was that each critic wrote
from the point OF view OF his particular
section. and that in different localities
not only nomenclature differs. but also
the habits OF bird. beast. and insect. For
instance. Mrs. Williams mentioned as
good bait the hellbendcr. which she said
was the larYa of the dragon-hy. There
were howls Of derisioa. by mail. from
people in New England and the Middle
States. who told Mrs. Williams that no
hellbendcr that ever bent turned into
dragon-ily. This was true In their States,
but in the middle South. OF which Mrs.
Williams writes the grub called hell
bender turns into n creature there known
as q iragon-Ay. One critic assured the
author that dragon-hy larvae. used for
bait. would sting the fish and make the
flesh poisonous. Then there was much
controversy as 20 the fighting qualities of
various bees and wasps. Some secuted
Mrs, Williams statement that fruit
wasp will beat red wasp in fair fight;
others champioIed the mud-daubers for
pugiiistic prowess. while still others
would back the heavyweight bumblcbee
against all comers. The ways of ants.
too. furnished fruitful basis for disputa-
tion. But the most heartfelt criticism of
ali wGs In the form OF IN accusing letter
The Washington times., 1902-05-18

of two or three introductory explo-
sions. was succeeded by frightful
convulsion WHICH tore away large
part of the Island of Krakatoa and
scattered it to the winds of heaven.
In that final effort all records of pre-
vious explosions on this earth were
completely broken.
This supreme effort it was which
produced the mightiest noise that, so
far as we can ascertain, has ever been
heard on this globe. 1t must have
been, indeed, loud noise which could
travel from Krakatoa to Batavia aud
preserve its vehemence over so great
a distance; but we should form
very inadequate conception of the en-
ergy of the eruption of Krakatoa il
we thought its sounds were heard by
those merely a hundred miles off,
This would be little. indeed. compared
with what is recorded, on testimony
which it is impossible to doubt
I'VE should better realize the extra
ordinary vehemence of this tremen-
dous noise if we imagine a similar
event to take place in localities more
known to most of us than are the far
Eastern seas.
''If Vesuvius were vigorous enough
to emit a roar like Krakatoa how
great would be the CONSERVATION of
the world, Such report might be
heard by King Edward at Windsor.
and by the Gar of all the Russias at
Moscow. 1t would astonish the Ger.
man Emperor and all his subjects.
1t would penetrate to the seclusion
Of the Sultan at Constantinople. Nam
sen would still have been within it's
reach when he was farthest north,
near the Pole. 1t would have extend
I'd to the sources of the Nile, near the
equator. 1t would have been heard
by Mohammedan pilgrims at Mecca.
Il would have reached the ears of ex-
les in Siberia No inhabitant of Per-
tia would have been beyond its range,
while passengers on half the liners
the Atlantic would also catch
he mighty reverberation-"
New York: ID. Appleton & Coz
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
A kindergarten Book.

A new kindergarten book Is The First
Reader of THE Standard Readers Sc
ries. edited by Isaac X. Funk. editori
chief of The Standard Dictionary" and
Montrose J. Moses. b. S. 1t Is elaborately
illustrated: and. in fact. the average pri-
mary teacher will be inclined TO think
that the illustrations will need more ex
planning than the original lesson. When
it comes to printing reading lesson in
phonetic spelling to teach children to
pronounce the words. and making II read
like this. the teacher and children alike
are likely to be bothered:
Men wuns thot thi erth WOE fiat and
scwar."
After a few lessons of this kind, the
gain in pronunciation will probably be
Offset by inability to spell anything what
ever. The Reader is accompanied by
small manual Tor the use of teachers.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls.l
The Washington times., 1902-05-18
REVIEWS OF THE WEEK.
An Amusing E1travaganza.

T. Racksole and Daughter is a story
oy Arnold Bennett, dealing with the re-
markable performances of an American
millionaire in London with his very pretty
and ultra-enterprising daughter. The
character and conversation of these two
comes SO near being really American
that one might rot think the book a
product of an English brain were It not
Tor certain chili-like confidence in the
Aiaddin-like powers and eccentricIty of
rich Americana. which is peculiarly Brit
ish. and freely betrayed by the author.
Moreover. here and there he does make
slip; his American says two or three
things which no American would. He
says luggage" instead of baggage" or
trunks" for ONT thing. but the reader is
slightly in doubt as to the nationality
of this clever Briton until he comes upon
this speech about half way through the
Rucker:
Il was bhrn at West Orange, New Jer-
sey. New York State"
When Nj. Bennett made that slip he
gave himself away so completely that
there is no earthly use in his trying to
make believe American any more.
All the 3hme. the book Is entertaining
for the versatility and originality OF it.
and the Incidents are many and exciting.
There is Il great deal of plotting and
of an exciting nature.
The millionaire Is a breezy sort OF indi-
vidual, and while considerably exagger-
ated in Tyre. possesses the national char
acteristics in that pleasing form in which
we all like to see them portrayed by for
eign authors; he is resourceful. gener-
Gus, brave. and humorous. New York:
New Amsterdam Book Company