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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
MAY FIND CAPT. K1DD's GOLD.
Big Excavation to De Dug in New
York ON Site of the Home of
the Daring Pirate.

Public curiosity bids fair to be
aroused to- an unusual degree by an
excavation soon to be made on the
property at the junction of Peary and
Beaver streets, New York, because on
that spot, according to report. once
stood the house where lived Capt. Kidd
when he was not busy with his ''long,
low, rakish craft" Not only will an
excavation be made, but, as 15-story
building is to be built on the site, Gals.
sons will probably be put down, SO
that if the late Capt. Kidd stored his
treasure there nothing can prevent its
discovery.
In Kidd's time the shore of East
river was between what are now Pearl
and Water streets-all beyond that
on the present map being "made
ground''-and the present owners of
the plot in question say that the re-
port of Kidd's possession of it at one
time is well authenticated. The plot
is fat-iron shape.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
RAPID TRANSIT IN THE EAST.
Prediction Made That Soon journey
over Trans-siberian Road Can
Be Made dn Fortnight.

Henry Clark Rouse, Of New York
city, president of the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railroad, has returned from a
tour of the world. While abroad he
investigated the construction and
equipment of the Trans-Siberian rail-
road, making the trip from Picking to
Moscow in the record time of II days,
10 hours, over the East Chinese and
Trans-Siberian railroad. Mr.. Rouse
believed that the road will be of great
commercian value. He finds it we'll
constructed and well conducted, and
believes it will soon be possible to
make the trip by rail from Berlin to
the Pacific coast in less than fort
night.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
The Price of the New Policies.

The difference between the S2,0OO,-
100000 at which congressman Living
ston,' democrat, states the total ap-
preparation Of the tifty-seventh con-
gress, and the Si,554, 1OS,514 at which
senator Allison, republican, states it,
illustrates once more the faculty with
which figures can be made to prove
almost anything.
The items of Mr.. Livingston's two
billion-dollar total are not yet avail
able for analysis. This striking fact
appears, however, on the face of even
Senator Allison'S figures, made up as
they are for republican campaign use;
that for the army and navy 100000,
900 was appropriated at the last ses-
sion alone.
For the session of congress that i'm
mediately preceded the Spanish war
(1S97-9S) the total appropriations for
the army and navy were less than 1884,
100000. In normal peace times, there
fore, we have Just about trebled our an
nual expenditures for military and
naval purposes, as result of the
after the-war policies of the republic
an party.
The increase over 1897 in our outlay
for war preparations for three years
would pay the whole cost of building
that magnificent work Of peace, the
isthmial canal, on the highest esti-
mate-and leave $50,O0O,00O to spare
for other useful purposes.-New York
World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
A Billion and a Half CONGRESS-.

The congress which has justadjourn-
ed appropriated over sl,500,O00,0 900
from the national treasury for the
support Of the government for two
years. This is twice the amount ex-
pended by the government ten years
ago.
1t lisa vast increase over govern
mentexpenses during the Spanish war.
tits more than four times as much as
was expended during the civil war
when the cost of the armies in the
field was million dollars a day.
When Speaker Reed was reproached
With the fact that the congress in
which he was "czar'' was a "billion
dollar congress-. he replied that this
is q "billion dollar country. ut might
now be described as a country Of bill
ion dollar trusts.
This rate of public expenditure can
not go on forever. Under the appar.
emily illimitable prosperity of the
country there turks always the danger
of panic, disaster and bankruptcy, If
this condition shall be precipitated
1T will be caused mainly by the fact
that the money of the people is being
withdrawn from the uses of legiti-
mate business by the enormous accu-
mutation of hundreds of millions of
dollars as surplus" in the national
treasury.
II the powers that be are wise they
Will take in sail before the storm
comes, but there do not seem to be
any signs at present that this prudent
pol1cy Will be adopted. - Chicago
Chronicle,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Mr.. Parker and the leadership.

The Telegraph is in receipt of mat
ter from Judge Parker'S press bureau,
situated in the city of New York. A
three column sheet is devoted to an
exposition of the many virtues of the
suggested nominee, but two readings
have failed to supply any light on the
jurist's views on national issues. The
intelligence is conveyed that he is able
and affable and that he would make
an ideal president. Mr.. Lewis Nixon,
late Tammany chieftan, and staunch
advocate of ship subsidies, adds his
endorsement to the Parker candidacy.
Others prominent in financial and
political circles, regard with much
favor the boom in his behalf. The
head of the bureau takes occasion to
refer to MI. Parker as leader of
democracy, and the virtue of his can
didacy is said to lie in his ability to
return the party to its former sta
bility," the implication being that the
jurist is not altogether satisfied with
the drift during the last few years.
1t is particularly significant that
the newspapers which are urging Mr..
ParkerS nomination are VIGOROUSLY
the organs of j. Pierpoint Morgan.
1t is fact suggestive of many
things that friend of the propose
ship subsidy steal endorses Mr.. Park
er's candidacy in vigorous language.
The people would like to know,
since Mr.. Parker is said to be a leader,
what movement he has ever led. Has
he ever been identified prominently
with a single reform having the bes,
interests of the common people as its
goal?
Is he not hand in glove with the big
special privilege interests Of the east
There is work for the press bureau
| 1t won't do to stop at the exposition
of his private virtues. Let's have tn,
light of publicity on his views
Telegraph-Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
KILLED BY SHAKING.
New York Doctor Discovers New
Way Of Destroying Germs.
Experiments Conducted by DR.. 9. J.
Meltzer Increase Our Know
ledge of the Peculiaritles
of Bacteria.

A London dispatch telling of expert
ments in which bacteria were killed bya
mechanical shock alone was read with
peculiar interest at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons in Fifty-ninth
street, New York. DIR. S. j. Meltzer, q
prominent physician of New York
city, who carried on good deal of his
original research work in the college
laboratories, but is not officially con-
nected with the college, has been con-
Quoting experiments along this. line
for several years, and has obtained re-
suits almost identical with those an
nounced in England.
DR.. Meltzer is graduate of the Uni
versity of Berlin and is known to the
profession as diligent student. DR..
Meltzer,-it was said at the college, has
not only demonstrated that incessant
| vibrations from strokes of an engine
and violent shocks are destructive to
| germ life, but he has also furnished
valuable data on the problem as to
whether or not vibration is factor in
the maintenance OF. life. He found
that certain amount of shocks is
good for bacteria.
He performed his first experiments
with the help of an agitator, an APP
paratus similar to the shakers used in
bottling establishments, and took as
the subject of his test the bacillus
megatherium, or the elephant" germ
He put cultures in TASKS, about one
third full of solution, and subjected
some of them to shake of $50 severe
movements minute.
The result was that he found tina,
the number of germs in the agitatet
fluid in no instance amounted to as
much as one-tenth of those in the un
shaken samples. The number was in
variably smaller than at beginning o:
the experiment.
DR.. Meltzer's experiments with tn,
effects of slow but incessant vibration!
upon germ life were carried on in tn,
engine room of Harlem brewery
where the machinery is kept running
day and night. He found that aftel
four days bacteria were dead in flask
which he had left there, while stead,
growth had taken place in specimen
of the same culture which had bee1
left in ordinary conditions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Senator German has been chosen {

Senator German has been chosen as
leader by the democratic leader OF the
United States senate. 1t is quite prob
able that no democrat better quail
tiled for the position has been a mem
Der of the upper house of congress dur
ing the present generation. While
Mr.. German is chairman of the DEM
ocratic steering committee" it is
quite safe to say that the republican
leaders will not be sleeping on bed
of roses. Mr.. German is able, homes,
and patriotic. He will not obstrucl
Legislation, but will direct the demo
cratic leaders in more mastery man.
ner than has been the rule in recent
years. Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17

1t is amusing to hear people talk
about Mountaineering persons. We
have no such persons; whoever eats.
wears clothing or sits by coal fire is
a tax payer.-Farm Stock and Home.
And the billion and a half of dollars
paid annually in taxes for the support
Of the government is but the smaller
Of the taxes the people pay. The taxes
which the trusts levy and collect &c
to their use exclusively. The tariff
which the republicans said should be
revised by its friends they failed to
revise, because it suits its friends as it
IL now. The g. o. p. is long on pro-
miass but amazingly short on perform.
anes4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Deafne.. CANNOT b. Curea

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There =
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness II
caused by an infamed condition of the mu.
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets inflamed you have a rumblina
entirely, closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases of Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which il nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness .(caused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
FL. Cheney Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Bryan Still the Democratic Leader.

The talk in some of the Eastern
newspapers about recognizing the
democratic party SO as to exclude Mr..
Bryan from its counsels is the silliest
kind of prattle. The next democratic
nominee for the presidency might as
well try to run to get to the moon as
to run for the office of president with
out Mr.. Bryan's support. The friends
ofevery candidate must recognize that
fact, and that fact alone makes Mr..
Bryan the most conspicuous figure in
the national politics of the country.
There will be no attempt to exclude
Mr.. Bryan or his friends from the next
democratic national convention. On
the contrary the friends of every can
didate will strive to secure his APPROX
al-Manchester Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Refuse to Curb the Trusts.

J, The depth and sincerity Of the re-
publican oligalchy's desire to "curh
the trusts" was exhibited when the
senate by an almost straight party
vote refused to take up the Littlefield
antitrust bill. This was the one
measure of the session which most
certainly promised to make clear the
doings of the chad trusts" Its pas
sage would have shown that the ma
jority "mean business" its shelving
shows that they do not.-New York
World.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
A Remarkable Case.

One of the most remarkable cases Of
a cold, deep-seated on the lungs, caus-
ing pneumonia, is that Of Mrs. Ger
trude E. Fenner, Marion, Ind, ..who
was entirely cured by the use Of One
Minute Cough Cure. She says: 'The
coughing and straining so weakened
me that run down in weight from
LAB to 90 pounds. I tried number of
remedies to no avail until used, One
Minute Cough Cure. -Four bottles OF
this wonderful remedy cured me en-.
tlrely of the cough, strengthened my
lungs aud restored me to my normal
weight, health and Strength
Shuttleworth Drug Co,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Very Low Rates.

To points in Montana, Idaho, Wash
ington, Oregon, British Columbia,
Utah and Colorado, in effect daily from
Feb. 18th to April 3oth, via Chicago
Great Western Railway. Write to j.
2. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago for full
particulars. apr 30
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
PROMINENT Minister Dies,

Springfield, ILL.,, March IA Shell
byville special to the State Register
announces the death in that city OF
Bright's disease of Rev. DR.. A. NJ
Collins, aged SO, prominent'cler
man of that city, who was also well
known as an orator, mathematician
and the writer of many valuable
books and pamphlets. He had held
ministerial charges, which included
the cities of South Bend, Ind; Au
burn, N. Y; Cory, Pa; Buchanan
Mich; Laorte, Ind; Covington, Ky;
Grand Rapids, Mich; Marion, Ia
Cameron. Mo-, and Shelbyville.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17

And now comes DR.. Moorhead of
keokuk and says, that pneumonia is a
nlghly contagious disease, a fact that
is not generally known. OF late wears
IN the northern part of the United
States, the deaths from this disease
have, he says, been greater than from
consumption, due mainly to careless
ness OF physicians patie nts and their
friends who ignore its contagiousness
and he recommends isolation and dis.
injection in every case.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Miss HiekIe I'm Trouble.

New York, March 11.-Miss Kate
Tedford Hickie, whose father was at
one time the secretary and closest
friend of Daniel O'Connell, the Irish
patriot, has been convicted in the
court of general sessions of perjury
and is now in the Tombs awaiting
sentence. Miss Hickie, who is mu-
sician and an artist, has been per-
sistent litigant in the civil courts
and persons whom. she has sued have
repeatedly denounced her stories as
periuries.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Business Opportunities tor All

Locations in Iowa, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Missouri on the Chicago
Greast Western Railway, the very best
agricultural section of the United
States where farmers are prosperous
and business men successful. We have
demand for competent men with the
necessary capital for all branches of
business. Some spesial opportunities
foreamery men and millery. Good
location for general merchandise,
hardware, harnesses, hotels, banks and
stock buyers. Correspondence solioi-
ted. Write for maps and Maple leaf
lets. w. j. REED, Industrial Agent,
604 Endicott Building, st, Paul, MINI
april 30
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
What's in a Name2

Everything is in the name when it
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. e. Q.
Dewitt g. Co. of Chicago, discovered,
some years ago, how to make salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific
for Piles. For blind, bleeding, itch
ing and protruding piles, eczema, cuts,
burns. bruises and all skin diseases,
DeWitt's salve has no equal. This
has given rise to numerous worthless
counterfeitS. Ask for DeWitt's-the
genuine. ShuttlewoIth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
someth1nx Wronp

Physician-Madam, I find your hus-
band has pneumonia in its worst
form.
Mrs. Newrich-I can't understand
that. We are certainly rich enough to
afford the very best there is.-Chicago
Daily News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17

urine scalds the flesh or if. when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage. it is yet afflicted with
ped-wetting. depend Upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp.Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
By eynt druggists sss On. in d t,1'yr
sizes. You may have :Es;
sample bottle by mail asE1s @ BE-
free. also pamphlet tell Home of swampRoos.
ing all about it. including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re.
member the name, Swamp Root. DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Homeseeker,s Excursions.

Homeseekers rates to nearly all
points on sale at low rates by Chicago
Great Western Ry., on the first and
third Tuesday of each month, Novem-
Der to April incluiive. Available In
the through tourist sleeping cars. For
particulars apply to any Great Wes-
tern Agent, or j. P. Elmer, G.. P. A.,
Chicago, Ill. dec. 81 or apr 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17

Eather-Now, then, one of you boys
has been stealing grapes again! ]
have found the seeds on the floor.
Which one of you was it?
Tommy-It wasn't me, pa! I swal.
lowed the seeds in mine.-Philadel.
phia Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Guard Partly withdrawn.

Colorado Springs, Col, March H.
By order of Col. James II. Brown the
Gordon of soldiers surrounding the
strikers headquarters in Colorado
City was withdrawn early Tuesday
morning and everything is quiet
throughout the city and at the three
mills. The military continues in
force, however, over the hills and at
the several plants.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
This WIN Interest mothers,

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
children, cure feverishness, bad stom-
ach. teething disorders, break up
colds, move and regulate the bowels
and destroy worms. They never fail.
over 10000 testimonials. Atall drug
giSts, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Ad-
dress, ALLEN S. OLMsTED, Leroy, N.
v
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Deadly Gas Leakages.

The number of fatalities from the
leakage of illuminating gas is not only
large but increasing. An Investigating
committee in Boston found that q mod
crate increase in pressure caused leak
age in SO per cent. of all houses exam
ined
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
The Platform for 1904.

The Brooklyn Eagle, the organ OF
the reorganizers, gives the democrats
a'hiht of what they may expect as t.
the platform in 1904 in the event that
the reorganizers succeed in driving
Bryan out of the party and in obtain
ing the party control. On this point
the Eagle says:
With the disappearance of Bryan
the question Of reaff1rming the ma
tional platform OF 1896 snd 1900 will
also disappear, and the democracy
wilIbe free to proceed with recon-
Struction on lines acceptable to the
eastern leaders and to the CONNER
cial and financial interests of the
country. 1t goes without saying
that the platform of 1904, adopted
will uphold sound money, deal re-
spectfully with the courts and ex-
clude socialism. Whatever declara-
tiOnS 1T may contain with respect to
the tariff, the Philippines and the
internal policy of the country will
:, undoubtedly be sufficiently states
manlike for candidates like Chief
Judge Parker, Mr.. Cleveland, Mr..
Olney and Mr.. German to run upon
without qualification.
Observe If you please, that accord
ing to the Eagle, the platform of 1904
is to be constructed ION lines accept
able to the eastern leaders and to the
commercial and financial interests of
the country" That is the way repub-
hcan platforms are framed.
Observe also that according to the
Eagle the platform of 1904 twill I'm
doubtedly be sufficiently statesman
like for candidates like Chief Justice
Parker, Mr.. Cleveland, Mr.. Olney o.
Mr.. German to run upon without stul
1fcation." But what about framing {
platform that will be acceptable tt
the rank and file of the democratic
party?
Have the democrats of the country
such boundless confidence in Grover
Cleveland that they can take kindly tt
ascheme to ignore democrats gener
ally In the construction of platform
and to SO shape that platform that i,
will be acceptable to the latest bolt
ers of them all?
What has come over the spirit Of
the democratic party that it is to be
required to alter its principles and tt
change its platforms so that they viii
suit a'man who was never known tt
exert himself in behalf of a democratic
ticket except when he was the candi
date?
What marvellous change has been
wrought with respect to truth that
the man who brought disaster upon
the party that on three occasions honor
ed him with its highest gift, mar
who turned his back upon the peopl,
and delivered his second administrs
ton into the mercileSs keeping of tn
money changers = what marvellous
change has been wrought that this
man who refused to support the dem
ocratic ticket in two presidential cam.
paigns, has grown SO important that
the party should frame its platform
SO that it will please him?
The issue seems to be clearly drawn
between Cleveland and the Kansas
City platform. 1t will not be difficult
for democrats who love their party tx
choose between genuine democratic
principles and the insufferable policies
represented by the only man who eve
entered the White House poor ant
emerged from the White House mil
liOnaire.-Omaha ld.Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Prohiblt. Slot M.chines.

Topeka, Kan, March 1.-THE house
passed the senate bill prohibiting the
use of slot machines in Kansas. Gov.
Bailey says he will sign the bill. I'm
der the provisions of the new law
the operation of slot machines will be
felony.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is notuncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
-neys. 1.-THE child URN
ates foo offan ;f fho
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Death oil n cente nnrlan.

Hartville, Mo-, March IL. = James
Sparks, veteran of the Black Hawk,
the Mexican and the civil wars, died
here Tuesday, aged 100 years. He was
one of the first settlers inWright coun-
ty, coming here from Tennessee, and
was justice of the peace for AZ
wears.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
One Execution.

The Husband during the quarrel)
You're always making bargains.
Was there ever o time when you
didn't?
The Wife-Yes, sir; on my wedding
day.-Tit-Bits
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17
Entom olosical Re.earcb.

Teacher-Now, children, this queer
insect is called 1.-THE devils darning ne j.
die"
Jimmy ION the back row)-Please,
m why don't TIL devil make his wife
darn his secks2-Dstfsit Thes Prsaa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-03-17

He who would be reconciled to being
robbed if the robher would furnish
detailed statement of how he did the
job will doubtless be satisfied with
publicity as trust cure.