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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-23
Coolly Considered.

would you marry man because
be was rich9" asked the romantic girl.
mo-" answered Miss Cayenne, "but
| might refuse to marry one because
he wasn't. "-Washingto Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-23
A Doubtful Complain,

He-You are just as sweet a. you
can be.
Shell don't think that much Of a
compliment. You see, 1t all depends
upon how sweet you suppose am CO,
pable of being.-Town Topics.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-08-23
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s s;ss; ;s: :, AzAzz@
Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, A Powder

Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease, A Powder
To shake into your shoes. It rests the
feet. Makes walking easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Ingrowing Nails,
Swollen and Sweating feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, Csc. Don Il
accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address, Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy,
N. Y. 95w4
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

would SEEM alas! that the settlement
of the traction question is farther
away now than ever. In fact. IL seems
to have been lost sight of aud forgot.
ten in the shuttle. Ii was quite u live
topic year ago. as ii was two years
from the latter. But it apparently has
never been So completely chloroformed
as az present. Whether due to the tire.
mcndous catastrophics which have
been occurring throughout the coun
try, and in which Chicago was the
chief sufferer. the affairs and events
of national Importance which have
been lately occurring. the absorbing in
tercst in the war in the far east. ar any
or all of these causes certain II Is
niat at present ut least the traction
question has been put soundy 10 sleep.
Meantime. as we said ut the outset.
the people are suffering. liardships.
losses. injuries of various kinds are oi
daily occurrence. and during the long.
drcary and unusually severe winter
now drawing to close. death has
rcaped n heavy harvest ~ n result of
the abominablc street ear service Of
| the North and West divisions Of Chi.
cggo, A new bureau of the city gov
ernment for dealing with this question
| has been formed. Is it too much Ia
| hope that it will ut once set TO worl;
TO do something practical in the mat.
| ter? We print elsewhere some signfi.
| cant remarks recently made by one of
Chicago's most distinguished citizens
Mr.. John &. Fcizer. anent this sub
ject. which the members Of the com
mittee would do well to ponder. The
Chicago city Railway. 1t must be said
in justice. has been doing the best 1,
can for the travelling public under the
| circumstances. and has shown com
mendablc desire to do all in its power
to push this most important question
to u settlement.
| Some have suggested that the bcs'
thing to do in the dcplorablc condition,
prevailing would he to turn over til,
| North and West Side franchises To III,
South Side company and Chicago have
one great street ear system. The pco
pie would gladly welcome this or an.
other solution of u problem which ha
for so long been II vexation and al
ailiiction tn them. But one thing tn
people are determined upon. namely
that the street ear service must he In,
proved before another winter come
around. and that the entire question
must be taken up and settled withou
any further paltcring or delay.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20
WHAT mas BECOME Of the 7RAC-
nov QUESTION:?

In asking the above question, The
Eagle is prompted by more than II feel
Ing Of mere curiosity. The people are
positively suffering from the condition
To which the iutrumural transportation
Of the city has been reduced, particu-
larly on the North and West Sides,
where the Union Traction Company
has control The service over the
lines of this company has been re-
duccd to n positively uub"arablc con-
ditiOn, aud j. now not alone working
serious injury 10 the business inter
"sts Of the city, but il a positive men
ace Ia the public health. Anybody
will realize this who will read the aw-
fnl statistics of the Health Depart.
m"nt in regard 10 the spread of pn"u-
mOnia since Nov. !. Pulmonary and
bronchial diseases are undoubtedly fed,
If not sw"ii"d, To the proportions of an
epidemic by the unhcatcd, wind-swept
ramshacklc vehicles which do duty for
street ears on the North and West
Sides. old, dilapidatcd structures.
some of which did duty in the early
SOS, and even earlier yet, with in
structiOns and warnings, etc. 10 the
public, printed over the names OF ofii-
clals long since dead, old horse cars
with yawning cIapbOards and leaky
ventllators, are the best the public can
find on any Of these lines, and the en-
tire service j. such as would be dis
owned by sccond-rate country town
today,
Now what tho public wants Ia
know, i this condition Of affairs ever
going 10 be rcmcdled?
Judging from present conditions, It
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20
THE FIGHT Down THE STATE.

Rarely In the history of politics IN
this state has there been such n hot
AMI spectacular pre.convention cam
paign rs that which has now been for
some considerable time wagcd for the
Republican gnbernntorlal nomination.
BY all odds the most interesting
figure In the fight Is Governor Yates.
the young and brilliant chief execu-
tive of Illinois. who seeks renOmina-
ton at the hands of his party and re-
election ut the hands of the people.
Opposed by six other candidates,
all men of more or less strength before
the people. some possessing consider.
able personal following and other Gle
ments of potency and influence In Il
campaign. attacked bitterly by a hos
tile press Of great power and infu.
cnce. he has fcarlcssly taken the field
and put up II manly. plucky fight,
meeting all comcrs. giving blow for
blow not infrelucntly with INTEREST,",
and In fine more than holding his own
In the general melee.
Owing to the unfalrness of some OF
the attacks made upon him. the Gov
crnor has received considerable SYM
patty and support even from quarters
that might have been otherwise dis
Interested. while the wonderful cam
paign work Of the chief executive
himself. the vigor and ability with
Witch he has replied to his critics
and the fairness with which he has
treated the opposing candidates has
gone far toward disslpa ting the cloud
OF calumny with which his candidacy
for reelection was enshrOudcd ut the
outset.
One after another he has been ear
rying point after point throughout the
state. meeting occasional reverses
here ana there, but generally winning
and always steadily gaining.
Next In interest II Colonel Low
denis campaign, which In some To-
spccts. particularly as to its bucOlic
makeup. has considerable tlnge OF
opera borife about II. The Colonel
i making quite Il fight, and Is sus.
tanned by II certain kind of support
among an influential element of the
party in Cook County, which for more
than one reason IL not readily under
stood Just now, and the true inward
ness of which can ut present be only
GUESSED NJ.
Congressman NcSpasian Warmers
campaign ls3tlIl apparently in II re-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20
HON. JOHN RICHARDSON,
The Popular Justice Of the Peace.

his sweetheart doesn't love him hard
enough, he Ii liable to shoot her.
Compared with the anti-tOxin trust,
every other trust that can be men
toned seems II veritable archangel.
The Sungari River einptying into the
Amur II the waterway for the north
ern part of ManAVlurla ami drains II
district twice the size of the l.iao VIA
tershe,l. but having little. IL any more,
lirst.clnss agricultural country tribu-
tary to II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

to that sort OF thing. and. even sur.
veying the shining prcccdents before
her. seldom manages to do II ns II she
liked II. Yet to smile and spend
money gracefully II one of the chief
duties of modern royalty. and one sus-
poets that her royal highness has IN
easier time. after M. than the women
who organize and conduct the festi-
yulS,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20
/0e|l\

What sort Of women are those who
spend hours ana hours Mt meetings of
the Political Study Club. ana kindred
bodies, discussing race suicide? Don't
you honestly think that an allenist
could get In some fine work ut one of
their meetings? \ Mrs. Judge Ii quo
ted rs saying. III the men had to give
birth to every other child In the fam.
lily there would never be more thnn
one in household. ana only that pro-
viding that they began first" "'rrue."
chorus. and there was great applause.
And that's what ought tN-be," came
Il voice from the front row. Surely
no mother took part in such uttcranccs
or approved of them. What woman
| who has experienced the feel of baby
fingers on her cheek or down her neck
can remember the suffering that
brought the dear little one here; much
less regret IT. You know some women
never become mothers. no matter how
big n brood they may have. Again,
| fortunately for the race. there are
babyless mothers aplenty In this mys-
| FERROUS old universe. No real mother
ever wishes that the men folks had tn
give birth to even one tinicst mite of
II babykin. Mothers. through all time,
have gone down in their agony to very
death ana taken from his hands II
barely breathing new life TO noursh
and cherish. And have the fathers
stood by indifferent? No: they have
looked on in love and reverence. and
loving the mother and loving the babe.
And Is that all? No; these same faith.
ers have gone out into hard world
and fought and fought that this moth
er ana babe might he sheltered and
shielded from all that Is hard and dis
agreeable. This Is what every true
father to-day Is doing. A mere man
who has family and supports 1t In
this day and time does a great stunt
II he never saves Il cent, but Just
scratches along and meets his bills and
helps his wife to make men and wom-
en- of his children, that man Is II sue.
cess. And baby in the family comes
to comfort him and make him forget
his rasped nerves, his broken asplra-
tions, his disappointment In men and
events when he goes back to his home
tired out with making living. Real.
ly, now, it's too bad about these PO.
litlcal Studysts.
40
1t is scarcely necessary to tell the
girls to look before they leap. They
put In most of the time looking before
| leap year dQWned.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

IIerolsm is not confined to grown
men and women; it frequently crops
out in children. Recently Il little girl
in Buffalo was so badly burned that it
was necessary to graft 2iO square
inches Of skin on her body to save her
life. Many of her schoOlmates, boys
and girls, volunteered to supply the
cuticle from their own bodies. The
first volunteer to be taken into the
operating-room was boy years old,
who refused to give his name. He
said he was little Zip" and that Belle
would know" The surgeon removed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

This radlO.activlty Is getting so COM
mon that We may yet lind II Is what
the fried onion does.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

The talk Of signaling from Mars has.
been revived. Better get through with
the north pole and the flying machine.
says the Washington Star. before TAX
ing up this proposition seriously.
Are the days coming when the wife,
less college professor will find himself
also joblcss?
~eA
An ardent lover Is plcasanter In a
book thnn In real life. In real life, IL
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20
llSl1

Along about the time boy begins
TO appreciate his mother his wife won't
let him have her around.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

the cause that Is dear to her heart.
The st. Cecilia Girl has made good
start; her ideal is high one: may she
achieve 1t gloriously and cling to it
bravely even after she succeeds in get.
ting him.
~eA
Does the average family proportion
its expenditures judiciously? The Hull
House Woman's Club of Chicago
thinks not. and has drawn up II sched-
ule to show how an income OF Si2
dollars a week should be apportioned.
1t allows for rent $3.50: food. 81; cloth
ing. $1.5O; fuel. 81; personal expenses.
Sl.2O; charity. 10 cents; and savings
and amusements. S1.5O. Probably for
a city family the proposed allowance
for rent is not large enough; and IL
makes great difference In items such
as food and clothing whether the fam.
lily consists of Il man and his wife, Or
whether there are several children. Re
that as 1t may. the schedule compares
interestingly with the results of an
inquiry recently made by the National
Bureau of Labor. The inquiry took in
about $500 families in all parts of the
country. averaging more than five per-
sons TO the family. and an income Of
SS27 year. These families spent
more proportionately for food and
clothing. and less proporiionately for
rent and fuel. than the Chicago esti
mate allowed. rroporti0nately they
saved more money, too. AS between
city families that have to do with 81?
a week and families that have $40, one
might fix limit below which. the less
money earned. the more proportion
ately would have to be spent. a larger
income gives ability 10 take advantages
of bargains and make occasional pur.
chases at wholesale. The smaller In.
come does not greatly lessen social oh.
legations. and on the other hand II af-
fords fewer financial opportunities. To
he sure. the Chicago economists hope
fully hold that even on 81 "a week II
family can save money. The thing Is
done. but 1t should be noted that 1t Is
more easily done ina small! town than
in Chicago or any other large city.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Brigham Ioung's diary was found
the other day. The fact that he, with
all his wives, was able to keep a diary
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

King Edward and his queen made
themselves very popular. when Prince
and Princess of Wales. by the genial
Willingness with which they opened"
haznars and took the lead In all man.
ncr of public functions. The present
Princess of Wales Is said to be- avcrse
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20


It Is curious how In the last few
years the increase In crime hys Kept
such even pace with the Increase In
suicide. In the five years between
1898 and the end Of 1903 suicide in
creased more than 30 per cent. and the
number of suicides In 1908 was very
nearly as great rs the number Of
deaths resulting from all other crimes
of violence. The increase In suicide
throughout this term appears to have
been very nearly regular from year To
year. Yet the five years have been ones
of almost unprecedented prosperity. u
fact that goes far to rcfutc the once
common belief that suicide Is generally
| due to hard times" In some of the
States legal efforts have been made to
punish attempts ut suicide. hut the sta.
tlstlcs go to show that such laws have
either been without any effect or that
they have resulted In making those
who try more careful to succeed. The
problem of suicide IL one of the most
pcrpleXing that has beset modern civ.
ilizatlOn. There seems to lie no direct
remedy. l;ut little study of figures
convinccs that suicide goes hand In
hand with other crimes of violence.
When they increase suicide increases:
when they decline suicide declines. The
Increase In the number of crimes Of
violence resulting In death In the
United States for the year 1903 was u
little In excess of ~ per cent as com.
pared with 1907, while the number ut
executions for the crime of murder dur.
ing the same year was less than In the
former year by something more than
II peg cent. 1t may he difficult for Us
10 see the connection between suicide
ana crimes Of violence. but there can
be no difficulty In seeing the connection
between the crimes of violence and the
laXity In the administration of law
1t requires no profound discernment Ia
realize that II there were more execu
lions there would be fewer murders
But we have reversed the rule and
had fewer executions and more muir.
ders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

three inches of skin from his arm and
the boy almost tainted from pain,
while the tears rushed to his eyes.
Then lie turned to the surgeon and
said: If it will help Belle you can
take another slice off me-" Little
Zip has II brave and stout heart.
There's the making of hero in that
boy.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

only proves him to have pccn one of
the most remarkable men that ever
lived.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Mothers of Boston may now check
work, for Il day. Papa would freely
give - cents. yea. ~ cents. TO check
the buby's little holler at = u. III.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

1t is an old story that after highly
paid soprano in the choir of II fash
ionable church had sung an operate
selection the pastor arose in his place
and said, We will now resume the
worship Of God by singing hymn num-.
Der so ana So" The Pope evidently
agrees with the mythical pastor, for he
has recently issued note on church
music in which he condemns the trans.
formation of church services into con.
certs, and expresses preference for
pIaIn' song.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

In Kansas the 81. Cecilia Girl Is DO.
ginning to attract attention. Tho Ste
Cecilia Girl Is an advocate of sunshine.
II Is her desire to keep from becoming
wrinkled ana she believes she may do
this by cultivating serenity of mind.
The AtchisOn Globe gives the follow
ing explanation OF her creed: when
she gets mp In the morning she steps to
u window and looks out and says:
"Scrcnlty.sercnity- screnlty." The word
Is supposed to put her mind in peace
ful trim. Before dinner she must re-
peat three times the word tranquil.
ity." This will sOOthe her nerves and
wipe out the memory of vcNntions, ana
mt night, just before she falls asleep.
she must repeat Peace and rest.
Saying these words over will drive dis
quoting thoughts away, smooth out
the wrinkles and insure sweet sleep"
1t may he that success In keeping of
wrinkles shall not always come to the
st. Cecilia Girl, but her plan has the
merit of ineypensiveness. 1t dosn't
cost anything to go to the window,
when one gets up I'm the morning, and
say serenity serenity -serenity-ser
ty.' or course it will have to be adj
mitted that words are easy ana that
the st, Cecilia Girl might help along
in the serenity business by hurryina
down to the kitchen, after she has fin
ished her performance ut the window
ana getting breakfast, instead of leav'
Ing that duty for mamma. If the cool,
has not left unceremoniously the st
Cecilia Girl might help in some Other
| way than by getting breakfast. There
are things to be picked up and perhaps
younger brothers and sisters to be
washed and dressed. oh, there Is Il
| big, big place in the world for the St
Cecilia Girl. by learning to make hel
own clOthes-Or at least some of hel
palmer Ones-she may add greatly to
papa's serenity, and by consenting to
listen to parental advice concerning her
beau she may still further help along
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

1t is snyl that radium will paralyze
mice. At the present price of the met.
al. however. the average man will pre-.
fer that mice continue TO panlyze the
women folks.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Pneumatic boodlers would have n
powerful suetion; but it may possibly
develop that pneumatic boodlng was
mostly wind.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

No wonder emigrants are numerous
from Italy. The wages OF common Ia
bOrcrs there are 10 to 80 cents u day:
bricklayers, ~ cents to II dollar; stone
cutters and carpenters, I'd to 20 cents;
painters and frescOers, ~ to 10 cents;
experts. 10 cents to % cents, This
tells the story.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Professor -. l.. sperry, from Ober.
lin college. says kissing. smoking and
splitting spread disease" Well. for
heavens sake. give us II little dis.
ease then. what's the use of living.
anyway, If you are scared to death
daily.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

George Francis Train had big
brain. Its weight was ~ ounces
against an average weight of iD.5
ounces Evidently the fly wheel was n
little too large for the mind that was
running II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

A member Of the English commits
sion which came to this country Il
study the American educational sys
TEN remarked, I'VE in England thinl
that national character will keep ~
going without more education. Her,
men hold, not that education Is thu
only thing to save Il nation, but tina
to neglect 1t may spell ruin Let u
make our part of the remark true.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

1t is scarcely necessary to tell the
girls to look before they leap. They
put In most of the time looking before
leap year dawned.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Somebody asks how many years II
is going TO take to dig the Panama
Canal. What we want to know Is
how many years it Is going to take IL
begin.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Increase OF wealth Is the peril OF
this generation, according to BOurke
Cochran. This Is one peril we IRE all
individually. anxious to brave. 1t may
also be stated that 1t Is danger nevel
sighted save by those who have go
theirs.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

A man confessed to five murders, but
the Judge. ut the solicitation Of the
murderer's attorney, gave the man II
new trial because the confession was
irregular from legal standpoint.
There was, however, no question Us to
the regularity Of the murders.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

a Berlin laundryman offers to buy
shirts for his customers If they will let
him do their washing. That Bcriner
must be a Yankee.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

a new machine for picking cottol
has been placed on the market. A NOR,
urgent need Is for a machine that wi
swat the boil wecvil I'm the Jaw.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Mr. Joseph GotoDcd resides In Kan.
sns. A man with that name might
almost be pardoncd If he exhibited n
disposition to lie around
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Several "large' car ferry bOats ar,
being built for the English channel
Each boat will be able To carry II
cars. and they will DO operated he
tween Dover and Calais. Such boat,
rs these ARE would he classed with
canoes on Lake Michigan.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Reports from Servia indicate that
King Peter excitcs about as much en-.
thusiasm when lie appears in the
streets Of his capital rs an Orangeman
would ut Il Fcnian picnic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

The best way to make the boy stick
to the farm is TO have the right Cir
located OH the adjoining quarter see
ton.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Emperor William says the German
troops fight best when they are hun.
CRY. Isn't this putting the German
troops down pretty near the brute
level?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

The Minnesota COW whose stomach
was discovered to be full of pins show,
that in this rapid age even the erst
while gentle bovine will sometimes re
sort to sharp practices.