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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
state. to be known as tn. naval militia.

state, to be known as the naval militia.
This provision was made in order to
enable "a branch of this service to be
organized at the University Of the Sons
of Veterans at Mason City, but with
out cost to the state. 1t is proposed
by this legislation to enable the Sons
of Veterans institution to secure its
proper share of the appropriation
made by the national government for
naval schools. The government has as
sured the management Of the school
that it will equip the organized service
at Mason City, and it is believed that
before the end Of the summer Clear
lake at Mason City will be the scene
of actual naval practice.
Hebitual Criminal Act.
One of the most important criminal
acts passed by this Legislature was the
bill introduced by Representative Col
clio, and which passed the senate and
house during the last days OF the ses-
sion. This is known as this habitual
criminal act. It provides that any per-
son who habitually follows the COM
mission of the crime Of burglary, rob
berry, larceny or forgery, OF either Of
them, as an occupation shall be guilty
OF felony and shall be imprisoned In
the penitentiary not less than 90 years.
Three convictions Of either Of these
crimes will be taken as conclusive Of
the guilt Of the person accused, and
he may be punished as habitual GRIM
inal.
County Taxes.
The following is statement of the
general revenue taxes charged by Au-
ditor of State Merriam to the various
counties of Iowa and which must be
collected during this year. It is the
state tax on the assessment of last
year at a levy of 2.7 mills. The charge
10 he &C. fo1l
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
A Mile a Minute.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 16.-The Con-
tinental limited on the Wabash rail-
road has made new record from Til
ton to Granite City, making 100 miles
in $50 minutes. This was with Ave
stops--three station stops, one to
change engines and one to take on
coal. The actual running time was
two hours and 3s minutes. The run
from Danville to Decatur, II 6-1o miles.
was made in 10 minutes, including
ssops ~ Toiono and Dement,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
Dog Went Back,

l.. Hayden moved to Elk River, Minn.,
and took with him shepherd dog.
He wrote the occupants of his former
home in Waterloo of the loss of the
dog The letter and the animal ar
rived the same day, the dog coming on
foot and the letter through the mails
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18

A remarkable transfer Of farm land
took place in Manchester when Henry
Deudmcyer purchased of the Martha
Plat estate farm of 100 acres at SIS
per acre. There is not an improvement
on the place Of any description, not
even foot of fence. Mr.. Deudmeyer
built a division fence at his own ex.
pense. With the ordinary improve
ments added the place would have sold
at Sl20 per acre
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

The Thirteenth Annual Convention of
Howard County Sunday School Associa.
ton will be held in Chester May SO, 1ooa,
PROGRAM.
Monday Afternoon, May 9Th
400. Opening Prayer and Praise Service
Rev. Jesse Smith.
a:Is. State Normal Work and Normal
Glasses in Sunday School.
Mrs. Mary Barnes, Mitchell. Chas. E. Fields.
a:4s. How to Study the Bible for My
Work as Teacher.
a. Adults, Frank Richards.
b. intermediate. Mrs. Matte Holcomb,
c. Primary. Miss Mamie Sisco and Miss
McCullogh.
Appointment of Committees.
$500. Reasons and Remedies for Non
attendance of Children and Youth at
Church Service.
Rev M. S. McCullogh. j. ]. McGinnis.
EVENING.
1890. Power of the Gospel in China,
Mrs. Anna Howe-McGinnis.
Cause for and Purpose of the County
Sunday Schoo! Association.
State Field Worker.
In Partnership with the King"
Paper by Rev. A. A. Holletf.
Recitation, st, John, the Angel"
Miss Mamie Siseo.
TUESDAY MORNING.
$500. Devotional Exercises
Miss Matte Spencer.
600. The Various Departments of Coun-
ty Work.
Mrs Mitchell
9;3o. The Sunday School Teacher as a
Soul Winner
Rev. H. w. Miller.
$3.50. Bible Reading, conducted by Rev.
M. S. Barrett
1890 Sunday School Management.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell.
4o:4o Why is it That More than Half
the Children in this County and every
county in the State are out of Sunday
Schoola
|. c, Irotter.
1900 Reports of Committees,
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
1890. Devotional. Prayer for the Teachers
of 6 DDS Word
Rev. r. P. Jones.
las. Model opening and Closing Services
for the So
State Field Worker.
400. The S. S. and The Home
a. The Responsibility of the Parents
in the S S.
Rev. S. S, Gammmons.
G. The Responsibility iof the Parents
in the Home. IS
c. ] Harlan
work? Z.
Mrs. Irene G. Adams. State superintend.
eng OF Scientific Temperance Instruc.
ton for w. c. T. U.
1902. Illustration of How to Use the
Blackboard in the s. S. ~
Mrs. Mary Barnes.M Mitchell.
3:3o Reports of Schools.
Reports of County Ofacers
Enrolment of Delegates.
Annual Election Of officers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
CARD OF THANKS.

For the many expressions of sympa-
thy and sorrow, for the kindly words
of comfort and the tender regard Of
the people in our hour of grief and
bereavement, we tender unfeigned
thanks.
MRS. MICHEL and the Chill dren Of
the departed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18
|vaal a 4 Natyig, goods Eide iamily

vsal & Natvig, goods Eide family 80 60
winneahiek county, aid to poor a6 90
Waldron Patrick, looking after poor 200
Minutes of the session were read and
approved and board adjourned, sine die.
GEO. l.. CHAMpLIN,
Auditor Howard County, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18

educate Tour Bowels With Cascarenx.
Candy Catharttc, cure constipation forever.
'sol soc, C.C. w. taiis druggists refund monaI
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18

House and Barn for Sale.
One block from Court House, on
liberal terms as to time and price.
6lt4 j. T. Donahugh.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-04-18

Board met pursuant to adjournment;
all members present.
Petition of G. l. Tibbals Ut al for the
vacation Of highway running north
and south between sections 7 and 8, in
township LOO, range 10, was granted.
A O Campbell and g r Story were ap
pointed to assist the County Auditor in
destroying the ballots of the election Of
1901.
The following resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, There is certain amount
Of the County Road Fund that should be
expended under the direction of the
several councils Of the different incorpo-
rated towns OF the county under section
one thousand five hundred and thirty of
the code of Iowa.
THEREFORE,, Be it resolved, That the
county auditor be and he hereby is
authorized to draw warrants on said
county road fund up to the amount
which the one mill levied for road pur.
poses by the county would raise on the
assessed valuation of each OF said incor
porated towns. Provided, however that
a reasonable amount shall be deducted
from said sum for the uncollectable por.
ton OF said tax.
Petition Of Isabella G,bbons for sold,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
Jim O,prien,. Epitaph.

II suppose u western country has
furnished more funny things In the ep-
itaph line than all the rest of the
world" remarked q Colorado ex-con-
gressman.
II remember one that adorned the
cemetery at Leadville In the palmy
days of that great mining camp. 1t
seems that In the course of q barroom
broil one Jim O'Brien. a well known
character. had. his existence terminal
ed prematurely. He was a good fel-
low in the main and not without
friends. One of the dead mans asso-
ciates. in deep grief over his demise,
erected a wooden slab over his grave
on which he had written in large let
tiers:
Jim o'Brien departed for heaven at
$50 n m.
"a local hrmorist happened along
soon afterward and appended the fol
lowing:
Heaven. 4:2o p. m.-O'Brien not yet ar
rived. Intense excitement. The worst Is
feared"
Washington Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
JOTTlNGS.

Chrysanthcmums served as q salad
are a favorite article Of diet among
the japanese.
At n Japanese banquet 1t is con-
sidered a compliment to exchange cups
Myth a friend.
Japanese cooks are the most cruel IN
the world. They ent every atom OF
flesh Off a living fish piecemeal with
out first causing death.
The lower class of the japanese en-
ploy hardly any other material than
paper for their clothing. Where wages
are exceedingly low, cloth is an i'm
possible extravaganza.
Every hotel In Japan has a fan. spe-
cial to itself. containing a view of the
hotel and a blessing from the writ
ings of Confucius. One of these is al
ways given 10 the departing guest.
Many Japanese women are Under.
going the slight surgical operation nee
cssary t. stralghten the slant OF the
eyelid. which distinguishes them so
Enthusiastically from Caucasian women.
The Japanese eat more fish than M!
other people in the world. With them
meat eating is n foreign innovation.
confined to the rich. CT. rather, to those
rich people who prefer it to the ma
tional diet.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
THE FEMININE MIND.
some Men Think They Fathom ffs
but They Are Mistaken.

W0mG men 4nAnk ~
but They Are Mistaken.
A man an very seldom tell what Is
passing In a woman's mind. He talks
with another man, and he can follow
his processes; he gets his point OF
view: he can read between the lines;
he can make a shrewd guess as to
how he came to say that or why he
refrained from saying the other, says
the Waterman.
But q woman's mental processes are
not those of q man. Her mental ma
chinery is geared differently. You hear
what she tells you. You can make in
f~erences from II. They will be wrong
because you do not know how she
came to say what she did; you do not
have the clew. Try to guess what she
will say next, and you will find that
you are all at sea.
The man who says that he under
stands woman Is himself q woman.
No man car understand a lie
may love her. There may exist be-
tween his soul and hers that ladc-
Enable and celestial sympathy which
Is the sweetest thing on earth, but lie
does not understand her.
q Her mental operation, her ways of
thought. her point of view. will always
be ms inscrutable to him as the mental
processes of an angel. Whether WON
EN- understand each other is not quite
certain. A greater part of the delight
that men find In the companionship OF
women arises from their in~scrutability
You cannot measure or exhaust them
Their charming inconsequence. as
It seems to you, will never cease te
puzzle you. and every fresh converse
ton reveals a novelty Of attitude Oh
opinion.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
A~sGENERous T
Cheated by n Fake story In HIS own
Newspaper.

Cheated by y Fake story In His own
Newspaper.
The following true story OF a New
York reporter is told by a correspond
ent:
las q reporter my friend had not won
the regard of his city editor. He fire.
quently failed to return from an as
signment with "a good story So when
he was told to draw $40 from the Of
fee. go out and give 1t to q man genu-
fnely IN need of It and then write, as a
social study, the needy mans valuation
of current reports of Astounding pros
perity In the country my friend thought
he had a task that was easy, but or
ganized charity would not, because of
principle. encourage such indiscriml-
nate giving and refused to tell of any
one who was in extremity. Going
down to the Bowery, the reporter
questioned a policeman and was d.
rected to a certain tenement. When
he got there, the man had been dispos-
sessed and had taken his family out of
the nelghborhood. After no success
with two other devices for discovering
a man really in want 1t looked as
though the reporter would once o
have to go back to the Office and re-
port failure.
But what SO pt~eposterous as to say
to the city editor that a mai who was
badly off for the lack of $40 and who
had views ON the subject Of prosperity
was not to be found?
Press time was near Some plan OF
action had to be decided on. Meeting
a friend who, though earning n good
deal, always spent more, the reporter
said, For heavens sake. don't you
need $10g' With excellent presence Of
mind the man answered In the proper
way, and the reporter dashed back to
his desk to write his little social study.
He imagined a poor man who had a
pitiful need and told an imaginary tale
about him.
1T was charming, but very sad.
The city editor next afternoon praised
him; 1t was the finest story Of the
day. He added: Already several men
have stopped in to leave checks. and
here is a fifty dollar bill the chief him.
self just dropped on my desk for the
Door man. You cash these checks and
take all the money to him and write
something about the relief it will af-
ford to him. Wait a moment; here's
another $25. Why, It's from the chief
again; you see what an impression
you've nader Taking the money. the
young reporter hesltated, fumbled It
'welly inquired the city editor.
Then the young reporter had to
give the account of the hunt for q
needy man as here set forth. After
looking out the window a long time
the city editor said:
"'Of course you are indefinitely sus-
pended. l ought to devise some tor
ture for you also. You might he con-
cluded, rising. picture to yourself what
feelings the old man will havethat
kindly old chief to whom must return
this $75-when he hears that he was
cheated by a fake In his own news
p~apern"-New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27

1t is not often that science acknowl-
edges herself ut fault in an apparent
ly simple matter. but she frankly does
so IN regard to the color and marking
of q large proportion of birds eggs.
A reason there must be for their in
finite diversity; it cannot be an MS
thetlc one. and all we can say with
any confidence is that the EYER per-
vading instinct of distrust Is probably
exhibited in eggshells as In more i'm
portant things. and the main idea In
their scheme of c%oloration has been
the securing of safety from many enc
mics by ~harmonizlng them with their
surroundings. But 1t is n scheme full
of perplexing exceptions. which any
one ear study for hlmself.-Pall Mall
Gazette.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
A Cheerful, Face.

Next to the sunlight Of heaven Is o
cheerful face. There Is no mistaking
1t. The bright eye. the unclouded brow
the sunny smile-ull tell Of that which
dwells within. Who has not felt Its
electrifying influence, One glnnce at
this face lifts US out of the mists and
shadows into the beautiful realms of
hope. One cheerful face In the house
hold will keep everything warm and
light within. 1t may be a very plain
face, but there Is something In 1t we
feel. yet cannot express. and Its CHEEKY
smile sends the blood dancing through
our veins for very joy. All. there In a
world of magic In the plain. cheerful
face, and we would not exchange II
for all the soulless beauty that ever
graced the fairest form on earth.-Ex-
change.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
A story OF aucenaland,. Mines.

Three men had arranged for a blast
Of dynamite. Two Of them walk away.
while the other lights the fuse. The
fuse being lighted, the navy throws
the lighted match aside. 1t drops Into
a keg of gunpowder, and he Is blown
up.
He falls. lacerated and burned. just
across the hole where the dynamite Is.
His comrades see his danger. run for
ward and drag him away just In time.
And they go Oh With their work as II
nothing had ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 1885,"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
Love of Country.

For the love of country. as such, II
would be difficult to decide between
the highlander of Scotland and the
mountain born inhabitants of b eTyrol
Both will wander in search Of fortune
to the ends OF the world and yet look
back to their native mountains as theii
only real home. The same is true ci
the Swiss. although In a lesser degree
1t is a very singular fact that inhab-
itants of mountainous countries pos
sess this feeling Of attachment in q
much intenser form than those of fiat
countries.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
r e VICTOR HUGO.
The Quiet Way In which He Bullfed
the Theatrical Managers.

The Quiet Way In which He Bullied
the Theatrical Managers.
Here are the methods which Dumas
the elder and Victor Hugo employed
when they had a new play to offer TO
the theater. Dumas would write to the
director of the Porte st. Martin:
NJ Dear Friend-I shall bring you o n
Monday q play in five acts. l shall need
Mile. Georges. Mime. Dorval. Bocage,
Lockroy. Provost and five new scenes.
This extravaganza would alarm the
director, who would put of the produc-
tion of the play till better days.
Then Victor Hugo would appear and
shyly draw a manuscript out Of his
pocket. He would agree to everything.
The stock company would play his
piece admirably. since all he wanted
was a good ensemble: no new decora-
lions would be needed nor any change
ut all.
So the piece would be read, and MS
the roles were distributed Hugo would
Say musingly, "Dieu. how fine Freder-
lex would be in that partv' That is
true," Horel would murmur. and n few
days after he would that
Frederick was engaged. Hugo would
then demonstrate TINT this destroyed
the eQuipose of the cast and R%aucourt.
Laferriere and Mile. Georges would be
engaged. Then Hugo would attack the
stage setting. Old scenes, that the pub
lie had tired of. were almost an insult
to these great artists. Ii Horel showed
reluctance ut this, Hugo would threat
en- to withdraw his piece. And so the
game would go oil, till, little by little,
Hugo had obtained everything he
wanted, even to changing the paper
hangings In the stage boxes.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
Preaching

The author of THE History of Bra
zir' tells of a species of monkey called
preachers" Every morning and
evening these monkeys assemble In
the woods. One takes n higher posi-
ton than the rest and makes n signal
with his fore paw. At this signal the
others sit around him and listen. When
they are all seated. he begins to utter
q series of sounds. When he stops
these cries. he makes another signal
with his paw, and the others cry out
until he makes a third signal. upon
which they become silent again. This
author. Mr.. Maregrove. asserts that he
was a witness to these p~reachings.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
IN MANDALAY.
Thousands of Pneoda Bells Ring nj
the Setting of the SUM-.

Thousands of Pnroda Bells Ring al
the Setting of the sun.
Mandalay has Its own sky, soft and
gray and incurving like a tent. with
white cloud lines that seem meant for
scrolls IL one could read. 1t Is the
Very Sacred City, the city of contem-
plation, the city of all the monks. A
thousand pagoda bells give tongue to
the wind there when the sun goes
down; q crumbling thousand more give
up to time the testimony of outworn
things.
1t lies in n curved arm of blue hills,
and something broods over 1t with So
licitude. This you suspect from the air
of the place and the way the shrill
talk of the parrots and the complaint
Of the goats and the laughter of the
people come to you wherever you are
sitting. Afterward you go out, as |
did that morning with the commission
er. and see under the very zenith, where
the low gray sky Is caught up, the
square of the dark red crenellated
walls of the old royal city, three miles
each way, and outside the walls the
parallel clear moat thinking back at
the sky. and then you are sure that
over and above the government of In
dia some spirit is in possession here.
some spirit that bends in affection over
finished and forgotten things.
Seven rooted kiosks stand at inter-
walls over the gates in the wall-they
are called pyathat. but they strike the
eye like peaceful conclusions-and low
white stone bridges raised in the mid
die span the moat. The buttresses OF
the gates are painted deep gray and
white. and the bank that slants steeply
from the wall to the water has here
and there a low, twisted, spreading
tree on it. purely for decoration. You
may stop at a corner and look two
WAYS along the rejecting water, with
bridge after bridge receding across.
and pyathat after pyathat diminishing
above, and each red and gray and
white vista so picked out and finished
under the quiet light slipping adorably
into the zeal blue of the hills.
Mandalay seemed aware with bunt-
ing that day. flags and arches of well
come everywhere and crowds lockins-
aware and almost a~wake-but you
looked again and saw that she only
turned in her sleep and smiled, as at a
dream.-Exchange.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
The Source of Complexion.

According to DR.. York, offspring al
ways takes the complexion from the
father; hence, II a father OF a negro
baby has any white blood in his veins,
the child at birth will be nearly as
white as a Caucasian. On the other
hand, the child Of a white mother and
q black father will, after a months
time. be nearly al black as the full
blooded negro.-London Standard.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
Lacked Heart.

"Once there was a lawyer out near
G~alesburg." said an Illinois congress
man, "who made a brilliant defense in
q certain case. Men praised his effort
VIII he make his mark for ability as
an advocate?' some II asked. NO.
replied the veteran lawyer. His abil-
ity begins here at the Adams apple
and extends upward. He must have
something under his left breast" The
congressman cited this as M example
why some speeches fail In the house
Of representatives. Washington Post.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
How Like n Man,

Mrs. Nocknoodle-Oh. Norris. II you
would always be as good and gentle
and kind as you are at this moment
how happy we might be!
Mr.. Nocknoodle dosing his temper
instantly and believing at the top Of
his voice)-Do you mean to say, mad
am. that I am not always as good and
kind as l am at this moment26Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
Hone For the Future.

"Come, comet" cried the candidates
friend, don't be disheartened 80
easily"
But I'm sure to be beaten" replied
the candidate dismally.
"Nonsense! Let your motto be, He
who runs and fights away, may live
70 run another day."-Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27

Hoay-Tow did he make his money,
Joax-Quite by accident.
Hoax-IIow was that?
Joax-He lost n leg In a railroad
wreck and recovered damages.-Phila,
delphia Record.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27

"ConteDtment,' said Uncle Eben. 'Is
a mighty fine thing. But de trouble
about it Is dat 1t Is kin O. hahd to
'stinglsh FUN plain laziness." Wash
lngton Star.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
No RnHh Remnrka.

Mrs. McSmith is a very queer Wild
ow."
Queer In what way?"
mo Il has ever heard her say she
wouldn't marry the best man that
ever liyed."-Puck.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
NOTICED

WANTED 5 YOUNG MEN from Ian.
der county at once to prepare for posi-.
tons 10 the Government Strvice-Rail.
way Mail Clerks, Letter Carriers, Gus.
tom House aud Departmental Clerks,
etc. Apply to
Interstate Cores. Inst,
Cedar Rapids, la.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27

The first shipment Of wheat from
Chicago via the lakes was made In
1838. The shipment consisted Of ssv-
Onty-eigbt bushelA
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-27
Never Failing.

Sister-What Is the best way to re-
tain a mans love?
Brother-Don't return hL-Chicago
News.