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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
CALIFORNIA.

1.-THE Chicago Great Western Ry.
offers the choice OF two through
tourist cars via different routes max.
ing fast time and having every com
tort. Ask for booklet about them,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
Furniture For Sale.

Having sold our Lone we wish to
sell our furniture. Call at our house
md make your selections. Price low,
furniture good. RoRERr PHELAN.
47-tf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
King Coal Growing Thinner

King Coal Growing Thinner
Old King Coal
Was a merry old soul
As he sat in the summer sun,
Ia was fat and full
And could hardly pull
The scales to u solid ton.
But now ] a II toll.
That the W ntry cold
las pinched him past all bounds,
When he steps ON the scalc,,
IL Is said That he fails
by several hundred pounds.
Atlanta Constitution.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
hay AND Bowen SIGN. :
Protocol Between United States and
Venezuela Formally Executed
at Washington.
PROVIDES FOR ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS.
of Two to Meet Mt Car.
acns and Seek ASreement-Minis-
ter Bowen Will Probably be This
COuntry's Represcntatiye-Fo
Notice of Raising of Blockade.

Washington, Feb. IS. = Secretary
Hay, for the United States, and Mr..
Bowen, for Venezuela, Tuesday signed
a protocol providing for the adjust
ment of United States claims against
Venezuela by commission to meet at
Caracas.
The Probable Commissioners.
This commission will consist of two
members, a Venezuelan and an Amer
lean, to be appointed respectively by
Presidents Castro and Roosevelt, and,
in the event of disagreement, an UNI
pire, to be appointed by the queen of
the Netherlands. 1t is expected that
the minister of foreign affairs will be
appointed as Venezuela's representa-
tive. and that either Mr.. Bowen or Mr..
Russell, the United States charge, will
be named to represent the United
States.
Queen Assumes Task.
Baron Gevers, the minister for the
Netherlands, called at the state de.
partment Tuesday and gave notice OF
the acceptance by Queen Whitening
of the task imposed upon her, her con.
sent having been previously sought by
both parties to the arbitration.
Formal Notice of End of Blockade
Washington, Feb. 1s.-The navy de-
partment Tuesday received formal no.
tice of the lifting of the Venezuelan
blockade in the following cablegran
from Commander Diehl, of the Mari
eta, dated Willemstad, February II:
RAISED blockade. War vessels with
drawn all blockaded ports"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20

Only one remedy in the world that
will at once stop ilchiness Of the skin
in any part of The body; Doans Oiut
ment. Atany drug store, so cents.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
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Another FruitIess Rnunt.

Dover, Def. Feb. Is. The twenty
fourth ballot for United States senate.
Tuesday was without definite results
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
A. L. LONG
AUCTION e r

When in need Of an Auc-
tioneer remember the best is
none too good. I have had Is
years experience, and have a
new mode of selling. l can
get more money for your
property than any man on
earth. Give me a call when
in need of an Auctioneer.
Write or phone me at my ex-
pence.
A. L. LONG.
Preston. Mimi
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
prof. Momm.en Injured.

Berlin, Feb. 1s.-Prof. Mommsen, the
historian, was knocked down by cab
Tuesday and sustained slight injury
on the bnck of the head. He was able
10 get home without assistance,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
Descendnnt of Lafayette Appointed

Paris, Feb. 1s.-The foreign office
Tuesday announced the appointment
of Vicomte de Chambrun to be an at
tache of the French embassy at Wash
ington. He is great-grandson of La
fayette, was the representative of the
Lafayette family at the Rochambeau
ceremonies and is brother of Mar
quis de Chambrun. member Of the
chamber of deputies, who is the rank
ing representative of the family. The
vicomte will snil for New York
Narc1, =
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20

DySpepsia-bane Of human existence.
Burdock Blood Bitters cures 1t, promp-
lily, permanently. Regulates and tones
the stomach.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
THE ALASKAN COMMISSION.
of United Stntes' Side of
the Case.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-Ex-Secretary
of State John w. Foster has been Sc
lected to take charge of the case of the
United States in the presentation of
the Alaskan boundary question to the
special commission to be appointed in
conformity with the terms of the re-
Gently confirmed Alaskan boundary
treaty Gen. Foster will be assisted
in this work by Mr.. Lansing, his son-in-
law, who also was connected with the
investigation of the Alaskan seal is.
sues.
Secretary Root has concluded to as.
cept his appointment as one of the
commissioners to represent the
United States on the boundary com.
mission. The other two members
are Senators Lodge and Turner. II
has been urged that Secretary Root car
do this work during the coming sum
mer without interfering materially
with his duties as secretary of war, the
only time-consuming phase of the work
being a trip to London. where the com.
mission is to effect a preliminary or.
ganization.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-02-20
For Better Roads.

The Office of public road inquiries
of the national department of agri-
culture is planning on holding pub
lie road Improvement meeting for
the state in Des Moines sometime in
March. The movement has been
called to the attention of the Dcs
Moines Commercial Exchange, by
Charles r. Harrison, special agent OF
the department, and Secretary II. w.
Richardson, of the National Good
Roads association, whose hcadquar-
tiers are in st. Louis, where the ma.
tional convention is about to be held.
The Iowa meeting will be called for
Des Moines because it is centrally
located. All persons in the state in
terested in the improvement of the
roads will be issued an invitation to
attend. The purpose is to secure the
needed legislation from the ASSEM-
blv of 1904.
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Odds and Ends.

Sweep carpets the way OF the nap; other
wise you brush the dirt in rather than out.
Fringes are unquestionably successful at
through the coming season.
Ii is said that a teaspoonful OF powdered
alum mixed with with stove polish will i'm
part lustre to the stove, which IL viii retain
a long time.
Deep collars of panne. ornamented with
embroidery or inset lace, are likely 10 be
much worn in the fall. replacing the cape
collars OF lace. embroidered batiste. etc.
There is in the millinery world a rumOr
that the plateau is doomed. and that the
h gh jam pot crown. in combination with a
dropping brim, is to have its inning. The
small toque and the Victorian poke are also
bidding for favor.
A little salt mixed with powdered chalk
and orris in equal quantities makes an ex-
cellent tooth powder, and salt mixed with
ordinary dentifrice will harden and
strengthen the gums. A pinch of salt held
in the mouth and swallowed slowly 1t
dissolves is used by many singers and pub
lie speakers simple and effective means
of clearing the throat.
Salt is simple home remedy whose prop
critics are not always appreciated. Warm
salt water. held i'm the mouth, will stop the
flow of blood caused by n drawn tooth, and
will cure a toothache many times when 9TH
er remedies fail. Ii is also useful as gargle
for sore throat and hoarseness. end salt
water drawn into the nostrils every morn
ing will arrest the further development OF
catarrh.
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) N6 ILLUSTRATED W
~ F A S II O n S m

look warm If the day is sultry and hardly is
a wise choice for a woman who is to have
but one wrap. Many linen ones are seen.
but look fresh for such a short time that
they must be worn with discretion. Pongee
coats are great favOrites, even though they
need frequent pressing to keep them in con-
dition. Many OF them are frightened with
bit OF stitching cording in color, little
OF which relieves greatly the trying pongee
shade. Unless a woman has a fresh COM
plexion this color is apt to be very trying,
and the addition of bit of color next the
face will help much. Four selections from
the current display of coats and wraps are
pictured herewith In the initial is a bolero
wrap of light tan canvas cloth trimmed
with braid of darker shade, with tabs en-
broidered i'm shades of brown and with
brown silk tasses. In the group are dark
blue taffeta. cut in circular founces and fin
ished with blue passementerie and Russian
lace collar; a natural color pongee banded
and stitched with red, and a light tan voie
self-stitched and finished with Irish lace.
Besides all these stylish sorts, there are
beautiful lace wraps, which expen-
sive grade, because they must have lining of
a silk that has body enough to set the lace
out we'll and give 1t finished appearance.
Most light-colored loose coats are adorned
with lace collars or other lace trimmings.
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tions. Below il is a light blue linen. finished
with insertions of white embroidery. and at
the right hand is another white linen elabo-
rated with Mexican drawn work. The re-
manning gown of this group was white fig
ured Swiss. with insertions of point de Paris
lace. Swiss gowns made up very dress
lily. and as this picture indicates. the sum-
mer dress-up is much elaborated. 1t certain
~ does not convey any hint of simplicity
for autumn.
Many fringes are seen and ii Is safe to say
that as the fall comes these will increase in
numbers Many of them are very long.
Some combining two colors are handsome. A
gown OF black silk had a fancy passemen-
terie trimming, its skirt being trimmed to a
point at the knees in 'front.' and there long
fringes In black and white fell to the bot
tom. Such fringes are seen, too. on the Shout
ders and yokes of waists.
Silk gowns both those designed for the
street and others for more dressys occasions
are being trimmed with large renaissance
rings covered with silk of the same shade as
the gown, and from these, as centers. fancy
embroidery radiates. Sometimes these rings
are simply applied over the silk foundation.
and again they are inset SO that the ring
center shows the lining beneath. They
form very attractive trimmings and on the
lighter weights OF silk lend enough of
weight to keep the gown down i'm an
ordinary breeze. Another form OF trim
ming that is being used deal is shocking.
and il recalls the gowns of a dozen years
ago. 1t is seldom seen now. as il was then.
forming . whole waist put is used as en-
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College Girls Outfits.
New York Sun.

New YORK Sum
After all is said and done, the rooms of all
college girls are much the samoa dearth of
floor and wall space marking them all. Be
fore the graduating year comes all sensible
girls learn that the question what to take.
from home is of far less Importance than
what not to take. Each succeeding year
from freshman to senior notes a falling off
in traps, decorative and utilitarian, not the
least of the lessons being that furnishings
occupy space and wealth multiplies cares A
few things, especially in wearing apparel,
kept in order, are worth untold wardrobes
of frayed skirt hens and shabby sleeves.
The arrangement of all others that will
bring the most peace to life In halls of learn
ing is such a connection between home and
apparel that the latter may be kept in wear
able condition without vexation TO the stu
dent.
1t is a usual mistake of the mother to fit
her daughter for college as If she were going
to long house party. and were about to
need clothes for all sorts of occasions. As
fact, dress-up occasions are few, but every
day occasions are 1ncessant in repetition,
and wear and tear are great. The wearing
OF shabby clothes Is a proverbial falling OF
college students, although the last few years
have seen their reputation for grooming
looking up somewhat. The fact is that the
college life is busy one and there is little
time, even If there is inclination-which is
seldom present in a startling display-to at
tend to mendng and other repairs. The
mother should remember that daily through
the college year her daughter will wear short
skirts and shirtwaists. Evenings she will
need wash dresses Her one good tailor
made will the light about once a week.
AT dramatics and the like she will wear her
summer silk or silk blouse and long. light
wool skirt. For the dance, muslin gown Of
dancing length is in order. This will usually
be done up fresh for the occasion. Only a
few times year. at the prom, ETC., will
she need a truly" evening gown.
But of negligees there cannot be too many
for these are the daily apparel of the girl
who gets right down to work" The only
requisite of this part of the wardrobe, which.
in number. is usually absurdly out of pro-
portion to the conventional supply, is GER
tain simple and picturesque style in the
washable kimonos, dressing sacques and
blanket wrappers. House slippers, too
should not be forgotten. Underwear picked
for its enduring qualities. not decorative eff
fects is best suited to college mangles
which. according TO legend feed on lace and
embroidery.
AS to headgear: This is a simple matter.
As = rule, the college gtrl goes bareheaded
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BLUEBERRY PIE.


Minneapolis Journal.
The Boston Transcript discourses lovingly
on blueberry pie so lovingly that we doubt
not that its readers demanded BURBERRY pie
at the next meal, even If IL were break
fast
The pie should go to the table not longer
than an hour after IL leaves the oven.
says the Transcript Then the crust should
be of the hakiest kind, Drowned TO the
point where golden streaks yet linger in IL.
and the berries themselves want spices
TO proclaim them. In them. as any true
berry lover viii tell you. you find hints
delicate and subtle, of all the fragrant
things that grew i'm pastures near them,
especially sweet fern. oh. they not
are merely suspicious nothing more. And
sugar. Of course. there must be sugar in a
PIE, and over II IL you like cream.
At this season OF the year the blueberty
pie - the great American pie. Pumpkin
and mince will yet have their day. as rhu-
barb has had its. and apple pie Is always
with At this season there are men
who count absorption OF the blueoerry pie
the chief JOY and end of life. There II
something about the taste OF BURBERRY that
harmonizes better with pie crust OF the
iaky kind prescribed by the Transcript
than anything else ever does or can.
The man who has the price OF a sec
ton of BURBERRY pie has no license 10 ran
at fate or declaim against the unequal dis
tribution of wealth. In a section OF this
purple-bodie pie there is as much luxury
for the poor man as Rockefeller can ever
extract from hts millions. II the BURBERRY
pie season could be extended throughout
the year there would be little unrest or
discomfort so long as the populace had In
its trousers pockets the price OF soma
mouthfuls OF this deiectahie pastry.
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bellishment. One model had rows of smock-
ing put around the skirt in the form of in
sertions and another had bits of shocking
in the shape of medallions all over it, The
lightweights in silk. chiffons and even the
lighter weaves of wool goods lend them
selves readily to this form of trimming, so
now is a favorable time to revive the style.
Many of the newer black grenadines are
extremely pretty, and the materials are so
woven as TO make it unnecessary to buy
anything but the goods itself. Some of them
are jetted all over. others, besides the jet
ting, show stripes and figures, and still 9TH
ers have, in addition to the letting, inset
squares of chantilly lace. These last are
especially fine.
New York July 81
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The Worlds Page.

What do you see from the window sill,
old Iizette?
Tossing waves that never still
= sullen sun In gloomy sky,
Whefe the raging clouds go hurting by.
And a sail crossing the selfsame track
Where my man went out, but never came back -
What do you from the open door.
Little Babettc?
BLUE blue waves or golden shore.
Sparkle and glow OF the glad heart sun,
And gay little clouds that cling and run.
And a fair, white sail happy sea,
Where the lad that love sails home TO me-"
How shall I judge who Alright,
Babette. Lizette?
ole who hath tears to dim her sight.
OR with much joy in her eyes
That glory glowS I'm the darkest skies?
Which reads Alright ON the worlds great pseef
Would ye could answer me, Youth and Agei
John WILDWOOD.
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ly because our wives swat us in their
moments of wrath. He asserts with great
distinctness that ii is our privilege and
duty TO protect ourselves. and when our
wives get a little too free with their calls
themes we must slap them on the jaws"
This seems like very excellent advice, but
as Justice Dogberry's minion pertinently
asked, How. II will pot stand?' What If
the lady refuses TO be slapped on the jaw,
and is sufficiently potent make her pro-
test good? suppose the lady Is hardened by
golf and tennis and outdoor recreation,
while we are correspondingly weakened by
office toll and lack OF physical exercise;
such conditions to make a play for the fem
mime jaw? Surely the law is designed to
protect the weak against the injustice of
the strong, and 1t Is no protection TO tell
disposed. when the chances are all against
him If he is disposed. Assuming that this
Is the law. ii should be amended at once.
We must have some protection, even If we
are merely men.
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Coming Changes in Fashions.
New York Evening Post.

New York Evening Post.
1.-THE return of the fitted bodice is her
aided. Women have been trying to get rid of
the pouch effect in bodices and coats for
some time, and the autumn and winter mod
els show that they are succeeding. The
Kitchener coat has very slight fullness,
not more than enough to allow for the bodice
beneath. Skirts are to be worn very much
fuller, that is, when the final style shall be
achieved. This will come about gradually,
but the coming season will show marked
tendency in this direction. We slipping
back TO the ample proportions of the skirts
of the old crinoline days. Like then, too, the
skirts will show trimmings of narrow
ruffies and full pinked-out ruchings. Fringes,
too, will be much used in garniture but not
i'm the old way Of falling from an overskirt
or edging a basque. An imported evening
gown of pale blue chiffon cloth has scrolls
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The heavy laces are especially attractive in
such uses. they stay in place much bet
ter than do lighter ones
In some wash suits and waists of white
linendt is hard to say whether the suit is
lace-6immed with linen. or linen trimmed
with lace. The lace insertions often are so
wide that there is as much lace showing as
linen. and on one waist the entire top and
bottom were of Irish lace a band of white
linen just below the bust and across the ell
bow being the only linen showing Much the
same is true of white suits and of linen
dresses generally. Three of them put in
the second of to-day's pictured groups. The
first was a white handkerchief weave,
trimmed with embroidered nainsook inser-
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town, dressmakers particularly, are on the
lookout for hints of the coming season. Lit
tie that is reliable is forthcoming. The rea-
son is that current fashions are much
ried. and IL Is difficult to foresee which
items Of them will fall by the way and
which will hold over. This. naturally, is the
time when new features are few in the
shops. 50 little evidence of what is coming
can be seen, and when the shopper takes to
advising with supposed authorities she be-
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A Practical Gift.

August Housekeeper.
Now that mercerized cottons are obtain
able i'm delicate shades which will bear laun-
dering, set of wash cloths which are quite
pretty enough for gift, may be made. The
centers of white darning cotton, either
crochetted or knitted in any close stitch.
which. however, should not be drawn tight
enough to make the cloth stiff. The stitch
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unless she makes a concession to college ira
dition and dons cap. For dress up, she will
need a store hat" Among the needfuls are
macintosh, golf cape and vest and a useful
luxury is big evening wrap that will COM
pletely envelop her for college entertain-
ments. Pretty floating scarfs, too, are al
ways welcome. But-to return 10 the first
proposltion-with connection between
mother and wardrobe girl will be better
gowned in an outfit of Spartan simplicity
than the student with no such arrangement
though she may be fitted out with vast
elabOratpnpSS
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.SHIONS for summer
reached their prime
only a few weeks
ago, their best dis
play being long de-
layed by unfavor-
able weather, yet
now the talk Is of
fall styles. Women
at the resorts, not
yet over the fatigues
of the season in
town, a considerable
item OF which lay in
fittings and the 9TH
err worries of getting
up summer dresses,
nevertheless are al
ready anxious 10
know what is COM
ing. and women in
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for the border may also be selected 10 suit
the fancy. il is the colors In the borders
which make the set attractive and dainty.
There are not only the conventional pinks
and blues in the mercerized crochet cottons.
but lavenders, delicate greens. and yellows
In varying shades. A half dozen such cloths
each with a border of a different color
folded square, and tied together with baby
ribbons matching one of the borders. would
be a gift which any woman would welcome.