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CORN BREAD.
It's Old Time Delectable Qualities When
Made Of Meal Water Ground.

It's Old-Time Delectable Qualities When
Made Of Meal Water-Ground.
From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
A dispatch from Chicago states that
Aunt Jemima.'' alias Agnes Moody, the
old colored cook who went to the Paris ex-
position, and at the United States corn
kitchen there demonstrated the use of corn
meal, is dead. For forty years the old
woman lived in Chicago. and was a local
celebrity long before the idea was con-
ceived of taking her to Paris Her ser
vices in the corn kitchen are said to have
increased the annual export of American
corn meal several million dollars" says
the special from which we quote.
The last statement we are not prepared
to believe. The Europeans from time i'm
memorial have been used to eating cold
bread. They do not cook bread more than
once a week (and in many parts of the
country not nearly so often as that, and
we all know that corn bread is not at its
best cold. man has to be as hungry as
the confederate soldier was in his normal
state to be willing to eat cold corn bread
The Europeans, a rule. positively will
not do 1t. But there is growing demand
there for American corn for food for
horses and cattle Even here in America,
even here in Virginia corn bread is not
the popular thing 1t once was; hence we
think that this country affords far more
promising field for the corn bread mission
ary'' than Europe does
Some say the waning popularity of corn
bread is because the western corn now SO
much used in the south is not as good as
the corn raised in these parts. Others say
that it Is because so little of the meal now
put upon the market is water ground'-i e.
that most of it comes from steam mills
And, whether it be true or not the popu-
lar conviction is that corn ground by a.
water mill Is vastly superior to that ground
by steam mills The explanation offered
Is that the water mill grinds slowly and
the regular and measured movements of
the nillstones do not cause that amount
of heat to be generated in the grain that
is always found in mills of other descrip-
ton. Certain 1t is that many of the coun-
try mills were growing into disuse All
over this state abandoned mills are to be
seen. The ruined wheel and the useless
waterfall present a picturesque but not
profitable sight.
The times have changed, and the milling
business has changed with them We do
not hope to see the country mill restored to
Its former prominence and usefulness but
1t Is possible that the corn pone and cake
the "fap-jack." batter" or egg bread.
cracking bread &C., may come into
vogue again. The delectable ash-cake re-
quires an open fire and ashes of oak or
hickory-things not to be gotten in cities
and not often in the country but the 9TH
er forms of corn bread are easily obtain
able and are healthful and invigoratine
and many persons believe they are anti
dotes for dyspepsia.
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Easy Divorce in Old Times.
From the London Chronicle.

The code of King Khammurabi of AS
syria. whose date is approximately 200 B.
c., which has been deciphered from pillar
discovered year or two ago at Susa, deals
exhaustively with the subject Of divorce.
One Of the most interesting clauses is the
following: IF the wife of man who dwells
in the house of that man has set her face
to go forth, and has acted the fool and
wasted his house and impoverished his
house. they shall call her to account. If
the husband shall say, put her away, he
shall put her away. She shall go her way;
for her divorce he shall give her nothing.
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Advertising Did It.
From the Tyre,


He didn't have a dollar: he didn't have &
dime. His clothes and shoes were looking
just as though they'd served their time Ha
didn't try to kill himself to dodge misfoff
fumes whacks. Instesd, he got some ashek
and he filled five dozen sacks. Then, nedS
he begged a dollar. In the paper in thu
morn he advertised tin polish that would
put the sun to scorn. He kept on advertise
ing. and, just now, suffice to say, he's ouf
in California at his cottage on the bay,
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Annie Magruder, colored forty-flve Years
of age employed as a nurse at 91S Indiana
avenue. was conveyed to Freedman's Hos
pital from her place of employment about
noon sunday. having been burned on both
hands and the left shoulder. Her ininrias
are not serious The physicians were told
that she was burned while filling an alco-
hol lamp
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The body Of Adolphe Openhyin. wealthy
merchant Of New York. who is believed to
have jumped into the Harlem river from
High bridge on March 80. was found within
short distance of the bridge by boat
man, who will receive reward Of $1,000
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Fire Control Systems at Artillery Posts

E1re CoHtfoI Systems at Art1IIery Posts
An order has just been Issued at the War
Department giving instructions for the
establishment of fire control systems at ar
tllery posts. The. engineer and quarter
master departments are instructed to build
such piers and erect such quarters as may
be necessary for the stations at each post.
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Eczema. No Cure, No Pay.

vonr druggist will refund your money PAz0
OINTMENT fails to cure Ringworm. letter, ON
Iprers and Sores. Pimples and Blackheade % tS&
face. and al skin diseases. 80 cents. otu -1Ts
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LANsBURGH & BRO. l. ANsBURdH & BRO.
Business Hours From AIM. to PM.
A Dress Goods Event
Extraordinary.

prominent northern obber decided discontinue the dry
goods department of his busineoer lines requiring
ROOM Large retailers throughout the United States invited
to attend the saee stipulation being that clean sweep
to be made in day and wholesale sacrificing be
sorted to- Our buyer presenand secured DRESS GOODS
BARGA1NS-the like of which before
ngton Details follow. Read them carefully:
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Navies Royals - Grays - Cream -
Brown-Red-etc. 100 pieces in all. A
good dust resisting fabric
very scarce even at Soc To-
morrow these Voiles at, per .XSf7
yard WV
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Among the members present were the
following: c. P. Boss, Howard Boyd, r.
w. Farrelly. F. A. Fenning w. ]. Frizzell,
w. w. Jordan, Willis Magruder, Hugh A.
Morrison. jr., Joseph d. STEELE, Dan c.
Vaughan, VIM. ]. Armstrong, P. A. Auer,
Herman E. Blau, H. w. Burns Edward
Foulke, Edward Thurman, VIM G. Hen
derson, w. J. Hughes, Scion c. Kemon,
Charles E. Kern, j. H Lane, e. II. Lotch,
Irwin b. Linton, George Tippert, E. R.
Magic, II. B. Mattox, Samuel Miller, Theo.
T. Moore, FINS d. Morris. John ]. Noonan,
w. W. Porter, ]. B. Robinson, j. E. Rock
we'll, w. E. Shannon, w. s. Tappan, A. o.
Tirgley. Washington Topham, DIR. W. w.
Trail Bernard Waters. DR.. T. A. Whit
tington and Thomas w. Cadick
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
OF INTEREST TO IoWANs
HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Verdict in the Famous Boldly Land
Case Rendered Against the Plain.
tiff-RaiIroad Assessment
May Be Increased.

A verdict in the celebrated Boldly
land case terminated one of the most
noted lawsuits in the legal annals Of
the state. The case has been in the
courts since 1898 and the costs aggre-
gate over $4,000. In 1897, Hazel
Boldly traded his improved farm in
Franklin county for cattle ranch in
Texas, that he supposed contained
1900 acres. The deal was made with
Henry & Conover, who live in Chica-
go and Kansas City. After the deal
was closed Boldly discovered that the
Texas land was short LOO acres, and
he brought suit against the firm for
$4,000. In 1889 the district court
COVE Mr.. Boldly verdict for $4,000,
but the case was appealed by the de-
PENDANTS, reversal of the verdict be-
ing secured and new trial ordered.
This trial has just been finished, a
verdict being returned for defendants.
The point involved was whether at the
time of the trade, the defendants war
ranted that the tracts in Texas con-
tanned $4,000 acres. 1t was proved
that no such guarantee was made.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
AUTOMOBILIST KILLED.
Vehicle collides with Trolley Car AZ
Indtanapoats and Occupants
4 Thrown Out.

J Indianapolis, Ind, April 2o.-As the
result OF a collision of Union trac-
tion interurban. car and an auto
mobile Saturday morning, DIR. Charles
Howard, of St. Paul, Ind, was killed,
and Richard Rice, Of this city, was
badly injured. Howard and Rice were
riding in an automobile in College
avenue. At Twenty-seventh street
they attempted to cross behind a
north bound College avenue car to
che west side of the street. They did
not see the Union Traction car ap-
prosching from the north, and their
automobile was struck with terrible
shook. DR.. Howard was instantly
killed, and Mr.. Rice was thrown out
on the pavement,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
MoNEY-MAK1NG MACHINE.
odd Contriyance Used by Green
Goods Men in Perpetrating q
Fraud ON Victim.

In trial which is now progressing in
the county court in Brooklyn, District
Attorney Clarke has had occasion to
show the workings of machine used
to catch persons susceptible to the in
6uence Of the green goods idea, and by
which it is said at least $4,000 had
been obtained.
The district attorney told the jury
that the defendants offered for $35 to
give 500 in money so closely resem-
bling the genuine that it was guaran-
teed to pass the inspection of bank
cashiers. The victim was then in
yited to see the counterfeit plant in
operation.
Then Mr.. Clark showed the jury the
mechanism and explained its workings.
It consisted of copper box about two
feet square, with false bottom and
cover. It is alleged that the Fausts
would take two genuine bills, wet
them with "secret" preparation, place
a piece of tissue paper between them,
and then put them in an envelope. The
latter would then be placed in the box
and the cover closed. Half dozen
batteries attached to the box would
then be set in operation, the strange
noises impressing the victim and max
ing him believe that some strang
process was going on. In the ex
citement the false bottom would b.
allowed to drop over the first envelope
leaving exposed another envelope il
which three genuine bills would b.
found The center bill would be sup
posed to be the counterfeit that hat
just been made. The prospective vic
tim would be allowed to take it to ;
bank, and, finding that it passed mus
ter, usually returned to get large guam
titles Of green goods, which wer
palpably frauds,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
POSTER WAR ON IN PARIS.
Total Abstainers and Liquor
Sellers.

An amusing war of posters is being
waged in Paris between total abstain
ers and liquor sellers. The hostilities
were started by the issue of poster on
official white paper, declaring alcohol
70 be poison and patent appetizers to
be still wonae. This is signed by M. De
Selves, the prefect of the Seine, and
NJ. Mesuerur, director of the munich
pal hospital of the charity department.
Cafe proprietors and liquor sellers of
NIL kinds were seriously alarmed, and
their trade corporations have been
holding meetings all the week. They
will shortly reply with $4,000 posters,
declaring alcohol not to be poison,
quoting the article in which M.
D'Uclant, the director of the Pasteur
Institute, says: "Use it, but don't
abuse it," and also statistics regard
ing the amount OF alcohol, rum and
Eine used in Paris hospitals.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Railroad Assessment.

it begins to look as if the executive
council could not escape making an
other increase in the railroad assess
ment this year. The assessment will
not be made until July, but already
reports of the roads for 1902 are in the
hands of the secretary of the council.
Most important of these are the re-
ports of the Rock Island and the
Northwestern systems, both of which
show increased earnings as compared
with the reports of 1901, on which the
assessment of last year was based. If
the snowings made thus far are an
index to the reports of the roads as a
whole in the state, and they probably
are, the earnings will reach a figure
much above that of last year, when the
gross earnings totaled $56,079,943.
That was the high water mark of re-
ported gross earnings on Iowa mile
age The council raised the assess
ment over $4,000,000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
A
Queer
Law Case

The daily papers not long ago
reported a trial case where a man
sued medicine concern which had
offered a hundred dollars for a
case their remedy could not cure.
1t seems that the man had not
been cured, though he had taken
the remedy. The defence was
that he had not taken the medicine
long enough. He did not get his
hundred dollars.
We allude to this because Vinol
does not give slippery guarantee.
We sell it on its merits and
leave it to the user. If the user
comes back with his empty bottle
and says: 81 took that bottle of
Vinol, and can't see that it did
me any good" we don't argue
the matter. We say, or our clerk
says, " Sorry that you happen to
be among the few here's your
dollar
The few! They are very few
less than one out of a hundred,
according to the experience.
Vinol is a scientific non-secret
compound of cod liver oil greatest
medicinal food known), organic
iron (iron that can be taken up into
the blood and used), and a mild
table wine. It is pleasant to take.
Our Vinlax, for constipation, is
Vinol's companion remedy, sold on
the same guarantee. s.,zz;s.4sE.as.-.
|LOMAS g. MILF,
DRUGGISTS
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Bitter Feeling Exists.

The bitterest kind of feeling is
stirred up among the ranks of the Mod
ern Woodmen in this state on the sub,
ject of readjustment of rates. The
state convention will be held at Des
Moines May and there will be a sharp
fight for control by the administration
and anti-administration forces. The
administration forces, or those in SYM
pathy with the plan advocated by the
officers of the head camp, favor what
is known as readjustment on step
rate basis. BY this plan. the rate is
to be increased for every five years Of
additional age. There are many op-
ponents Of the step rate plan in Iowa
and the anti-revisionists say they will
have majority of the delegates in the
state convention,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Good Roads Convention.

The Good Roads association OF
Iowa was formed at a state convention
which adjourned after electing the fol.
lowing officers at Des Moines: Presi.
dent, Merritt Green, Marshall county;
secretary, S. B. Lyons, Des' Moines;
treasurer, S. R. Miller, Des Moines.
The convention selected delegates to
the national good roads convention to
be held at st. Louis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Iowa,s Oldest Woman Dead.

Mrs. Catherine Barrett, undoubtedly
the oldest woman in Iowa and prob
ably in the United States, died at her
home in Blackhawk county Sunday at
the advanced age of one hundred and
sixteen. Mrs. Barrett showed re-
markable vitality up to few months
ago and while in her Tooth year worked
as laundress in a hotel at Laporte
Although her form had weakened away
she showed no signs of feebleness
Her maiden name was Catherine Der
byshire and she was born in the Isle
Of Wight, Nov. 1, 1856.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Business OpportunItIes tor AII

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
a 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
soA Nndicott Building, ST, Paul, Minn
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Good Roads Movement.

The good roads movement was given
new impetus by the convention held
in Marshalltown, which was addressed
by John T. Boylan, rural route inspec-
tor. He told the farmers and business
men plainly that the service for the
rural districts would depend largely, if
not entirely, on the manner in which
the roads were kept and that if Mar
shall county wished to retain the COM
plete rural service which is being es-
tablished, more and better work would
have to be done on the country roads,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Mrs. eaIlsuater viii Raise Funds.

Mrs. Sarah Ellen Gallagher, who
has been convicted of perjury in her
trial for the murder of her husband,
OF which she was acquitted. has taken
novel method of raising funds for de-
Tending herself. In her previous trials
she spent all of her property. Now in
order to carry her case through the SUI
preme court she has adopted the chain
letter system of raising defense
fund. The letters have just been
started, but 1T is said the mail for Mrs.
Gallagher is already assuming gigan-
tic proportions.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
NET WITH A SURPRISE.
Instead Of Finding Her Husband Mrs
Keller Found Herself Divorced.

Keller Found Herself Divorced.
Mrs. Lizzie Keller went to Clinton
from Joliet, ILL.,, for the purpose OF
joining her husband, who had been EN-.
ployed in store for the past two years
However, instead of finding her hus-
band, whose name is Fred Keller, she
secured the startling information that
she was no longer his wife, as he had
secured divorce from her in the dis
trict court last December on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment and desertion. Mrs. Keller says
her husband is perjurer, as he had no
grounds for such allegations. 1t is
thought Keller is at Erie, ILL.,, living
with his first wife, from whom he Sc
cured divorce before he married Mrs.
Keller No. 9.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
tests License Eee Law.

B. A. stockdale of Council Bluffs, an
eye and ear specialist, has brought
suit in the Polk county district court
to recover from State Treasurer Gil.
bertson an itinerant license fee. The
action will be test of the constitutions
ality of that part of the code which re.
quires itinerant practitioners to take
out license and pay fee to the state.
The defendant is an allopathic physi.
clan, duly admitted to practice.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Dedicate New TEMPLE.

lie Mars lodge of Elks have dedicat-
ed their new temple. j. U. Sammis
made the principal address, The lodge
has secured fine three-story build
ing beautifully designed and contain
ing a spacious lodge-room, gymnasium.
swimming bath, billiard, smoking,
reading and reception-rooms and a
buffet. The lodge was established in
June, 1899, and has membership of
about 300. A. Y. Weir is exalted ruler.
A dance and smoke followed the dedi-
cation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Schools Have Started.

Schools of Ida Grove have started
and there will be almost enough teach
ers to supply the demand There was
such decided famine in schoolma ans
that canvass was necessary in order
to bring the list up to the required
number Ten Of the twelve townships
have raised the wages to the general
average of STATS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
OPPOSING the "Iowa idea"

Members of the Iowa congressional
delegation, who are bitterly opposed
to the Iowa, idea of moderate tariff re-
vision and reciprocity, are said to be
conducting correspondence with farm
ers in their districts for the purpose
OF getting collection OF letters against
the Iowa idea," to be used at the next
Republican state convention. The OBJ.
ject is said to be to get the platform on
tariff revision and reciprocity modified
and emaculated as far as possible.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Chance of Presidino EIders.

Rev. Robert Smylie, D. D., presiding
elder of the Algona district, has re-
ceived word that he had been appoint
ed to the presiding eldership of the
Sioux City district, filling the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Rev. j.
r. Trimble. The place of presiding
elder of the Algona district will be
taken by Rev. w. T. Mcdonald of the
] eMars Methodist church.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24

Array omcer Accused of smuxglinx.
Warrington, April 2o.-Capt. Harry
B. Chamberlain, Of the quartsrmas.
ter's department, II on trial in Ma.
nila on charge Of smuggling silks
and curioa into Manila.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Commercial Association Formed.

The Commercial Association Of
Iowa was formed at Des Moines, TWEEN.
ty-two Iowa cities and towns being
represented. S. B. Lyons of Des
Moines was elected president and F.
]. Sessions Of Cedar Rapids secretary
President Lyons said the association
would seek to demonstrate that Iowa
is a manufacturing as well as an agri-
cultural state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Attorneys Assaulted.

Attorney T. w. Reilly Of Chicago
and Attorney Julius Pingle Of Clinton.
appearing for Mrs. Julia Myatt in
cases against Clinton liquor dealers.
were viciously assaulted by three men
whose identity is unknown.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
Passed Best Examination

George Abbott Click of Marshalltown
will be recommended by Congressman
Cousins for appointment to the naval
academy at Annapolis. OF twelve ap-
plicants he passed the best physical
and mental examination at the recent
competitive examination at Cedar
Rapids. He was the youngest mem.
Der of the class. being only fifteen
years old.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
She Was in Deadly Earnest.

Sarah Baker, the sixteen-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Baker
of Hawarden, told her sister she
wanted her to have all her money be-
cause she was not long for this world
The sister laughed, thinking it a joke.
A little while after Mrs. Baker left the
house and in her absence the girl took
four ounces Of carbolic acid. She died
after several hours of suffering.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
FER Big Cement Plant.

Chicago, April 2o.-Thirty-three
acres Of land near Indiana Harbor.
Ind, have been bought by the ILL
nois Steel company as q site for 81
10000 cement works. A daily On
pacity Of 1000 barrels is planned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
win Construct ) Part.

The directors Of the Grinnell Water
company have purchased several acres
adjoining the new artificial lake con.
structed to furnish soft water to the
factories in Grinnell, and will make
park Of the grounds. A boathouse,
toboggan slide and building to be used
by skaters in the winter, will be
erected.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24

Son of Former Governor Roies Dead,
Lewis Boies, son of Former Governor
Boies. and member of the law firm
of Boies & Boies, died at Waterloo Of
typhoid fever, aged thirty-nine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-04-24
For Premeditated Murder.

The Avoca grand jury returned al
indictment against A. N. Lucas anG
Mrs. Ellen McDaniels for premeditat
ed murder. They are charged with
the murder of the husband of Mrs
Daniels at Macedonia.