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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
o1D-woR1D OCCURRENCES.

The Turkish minister of the navy is
said to be worth $12,OOO,OOO. His salary
is $4,000 a year.
1t is said at Rome that the Pope has
bought little automobile runabout to
use in the Vatican gardens.
Every week 100000 oysters are con-
sumed by the people Of London. Half
Of the shells are broken up and used for
asphalt paving.
The gate keeper at level crossing in
France, who was held responsible for
railroad disaster, was sentenced to a
years imprisonment
No pictorial theater posters are to be
posted in Oldham, England, in future,
without first being submitted to a cen
sorship appointed by the local watch
committee.
The statistical maniac calculates there
is one piano for every seven houses in
the United Kingdom, and as each instru-
ment costs on an average 500 the enor-
nous aggregate is $100,000,000.
The total number of horses at Paris
decreased 1000 last year, because of the
great increase in the use of automobiles.
There are more automobiles in Paris
than in any other city in the world.
Gov. Gessler's castle, near Kussnacht
on the Lake of Lucerne, famous in the
history of William Tells exploits, has
been sold to company, which will con-
vert the ancient stronghold into a mod
ern hotel.
-Four hundred and fifty acres of land
have been obtained at Blairgowrie,
Perthshire, Scotland, to enable Scottish
peasants to try the Irish scheme of small
holdings, but without aid from taxation.
Fruit growing and fowl rearing are to
be insisted on.
The practice of eating arsenic is very
prevalent among the peasantry of the
mountainous districts of Austria-Hun-
gary and France. They say that this
poison enables them to ascend with ease
nights which otherwise they could only
climb with great distress to the chest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
County Ticket.

For the first time In history
America buys wheat for milling
purposes, paying a duty of Is cents
per bushel thereon. This was 10000
bushel lot of Manitoba wheat, and
was purchased by the Consolidated
Elevator Company of Minneapolis.
The tariff, s25, 900 goes into the reve-
nues of the federal government and
was paid by the importer but will be
paid to the millers by the consumers
in the INCREASED price of flour, the
tariff having been added to the price of
the wheaJ by the importers. Another
feature of the matter is that all the
flour made from wheat produced in
the state at price 25 cents less on
the bushel, will be sold at the same
price as flour from this Manitoba
wheat, not to the profit of the pro-
ducers in the sta ties but to the large
mill owners.
The flour used by the people of this
country is largely produced at great
milling centers and farmers are its
consumers equally with others and
with them have this advance In its
price to pay.
Manitoba will require in various
farm implement from the United
States such as wagons, plows, harrows,
drills, discs, harvesters and threshing
machines one million dollars
worth annually for the next three or
four years. To make them will give
profitable employment to thousands
OF our artizans and laborers. beside
the immense transportation it would
furnish the railroads and other means
OF shipment.
To OBJ tain its immense wheat crop
in exchange for these implements Of
agriculture would give employment
to the thousands of idle men about
the Touring mills Of the country, and
keep these hives of industry from the
rust and mildew of idleness.
This impulse to business between
our people and those Of Manitoba,
many of whom are children of the
states, can be procured by suitable
reciprocal trade relations between
Canada and the United States. Shall
this be brought about, or shall the
''stand pat" policy of exclusiveness
prevail, to the permanent injury OF
our people.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
AMBITION OF FRANCE
REPUBLIC SEEKING AN EMPIRE
IN WEST AFRICA.
Signing Of Franco Spanish Treaty
Marks Another Step Towards It's
Realization-Work Of Devel-
opment Proceeding.

The signing of the Franoo-Spanish
agreement marks an important step to-
ward the realization of the French am
bition Of West African empire stretch
ing from the French Sudan to the Med
iterranean and the Atlantic. This will
embrace an enormous tract of territory.
giving France the largest area in Africa,
with the best ports for commerce with
Europe and America.
The late Lord Salisbury derided the
French possessions in Africa as being
largely sand, but under Foreign Minis
ter Delcasse the work of development
and extension has been constantly car
ried on until Algiers and Tunis and the
southern regions are linked by railroads
and telegraph and the interior nayiga-
ton is under French control.
Morocco is an essential feature Of tho
plan, but Spain heretofore had steadily
opposed French authority. Morocco has
the same geographical relation to
France as Cuba has to the United States,
and there is the same state Of anarchy in
Morocco as there was In Cuba. This is
due mainly to the weakness of Spanish
influence over the Moors. Eventually the
fringe Of Spanish settlement along the
Mediterranean will come within French
influence, as the agreement specifies that
Spain shall not cede them to any country
except France.
Having strengthened Frances con-
troll Of Morocco, practical steps immedi-
ately will be taken to carry cut French
authority. An ambassadorial mission,
under M. st. Rene Taillandier, the
French minister at Tangier, will start
soon on visit to the sultan to propose
a method for French direction of affairs
This will include the reorganization OF
the Moroccan army under French Off
GERS. With modern army it is expected
that the lawlessness in the country will
speedily be ended.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Going to School.

Oh, there he goes with his little books. and
his magic reticule,
Through the pasture road by the old farm
brook to the path that leads to school.
A hop, skip, and a jump-and see! he has
cleared the pasture-bound,
And In trice he's the leader there, with
his schoolmates gathered round.
Oh, there he goes with the rest of them,
and brave Godspeed say
For him and them as they climb uphill with
the morning in the sky;
brave Godspeed, and whispered prayer,
though the stubborn teardrop starts,
For those who follow the hill roads fair,
with the morning In their hearts.
Frank Wslostt Xutt In Orange JuaA
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Issues New Po1vronal Coin

New nickel Is centime pieces have
been issued by the French republic.
Those in circulation since the begin
ming Of the year resembled silver coins
too closely. In order to avoid this the
new pieces have been struck off in
polygonal form, with % sides, which
prevents all confusion with other
coins
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
A Useful Science.

An important advance in the science
of domestic economy is the establish
ment Of that school where girls are
taught to trim their own hats.
Her Glove.
A little glove lay on the floor
Beside a chair;
He halted just inside the door,
And saw 1t there.
He picked 1t up and looked around
With anxious eyes,
And kissed the treasure he had found
He knew her size.
With leaping heart he heard stir,
The curtain swayed;
He turned to tell his love to her,
The splendid maid.
Her mother, beaming on him there.
Said anxiously:
I've lost my glove. wonder where
= i, Tbs thing can be7" s.
~ = klSsf. a ChlsaEs RSsstk. atisaaA.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Decrease in Coal Tonnage.

The anthracite coal tonnage for Sep
TENDER was the lowest for that month
in several years, barring the strike
years of 1900 and 1902. The tonnage
for September was 3,967600, decrease
of GS6.S44 tons compared with Septem-
Der last year. The tonnage for the
nine months Of the present year was
42,173.768, a decrease of 4.922,525 tons
compared with the first nine months Of
last year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Mouth Breathing Essential

Sir James Crichton Browne, who is
treasurer Of the Royal institution, of
England, and fellow Of the Academy of
Medicine, in New York, and author Of
various works on mental and nervous
diseases, lecturing in London the other
night, ridiculed the emphasis laid on
nasal breathing in the recently pub
lished report Of the committee on ply.
steal education. Mischievous conse.
quences, he said would follow the at
tempt to exclude the mouth from its
role as an auxiliary passage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
President Roose velt's foretg policy

President Roosevelt's foreign policy
has been foreign indeed to all the In
spring traditions and noble lessons
taught by liberty loving Americans
since the formation Of the govern
ment. Might has been substituted
for right, and our flag has been car
ried to foreign lands and made the
symbol OF power in countries where
our constitution cannot 30.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Might Help Some.

He-I am marrying her for her
money.
she-But money does not always
lead to happiness.
"No. but I thought 1t might facili-
tAss w Ssafsk "-Tuwk Tvrlsu.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
AIR SHIP AS JAG" CURE.
Invention of Sir Hiram Maxim a
Boon to the tment
to Cost Only Twelve Cents.

Flying through the air in captive air
ship is the newest treatment for "jags."
Ushered into it by policeman, the most
unruly and hilarious drunk" energies
from one of Sir Hiram Maxim's cars as
mild and gentle as an early Christian
martyr. Besides the exhilaration Of
being whirled through space at the rate
of from so to 100 miles an hour, the new
invention, which is to be introduced into
Coney Island next spring, expects to
work untold good.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Proficient Charles.

Does your husband take as much in-
terest in horse racing as he used to?"
eyes," answered young Mrs. Torkins.
Charley can always tell the day before
q race which horse ought to win and the
day after why he didn't"-Washingt
Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25

Bryan 8 appeal to his followers is
briefly indicated by the same CORE
spondent, who says:
HE has argued with the people with
his usual cleverness that while he is
still silver man, while he disagrees
radically with Parker's gold telegram.
and while he does not like the influen-
ces which surround Parker in New
York, still Parker stands for some
things in the democratic platform
which Bryan stands for. Bryan is
making the issue that he loves Parker
not more, but Roosevelt less, and this
issue is taking with the old Bryan
free silver democrats. He is keeping
them In the party.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Getting His Followers in Line.

This is notably true OF Bryan's cam
paign in Indiana. AS reported on the
18th by Raymond, the Chicago Tri-
bune's correspondent, whose state
ments are usually trustworthy
"Bryan is saving thousands of votes
in Indiana but he is not making any
He has been in the State since the
middle of the week and has had ex-
traordinary receptions everywhere
His crowds have been the only ones
Of any magnitude during this cam
paign. He is doing the work for which
he was brought to Indiana, and dom g
1T well. That is to say, Bryan has
stopped the landslide against Parker
among the old silver democrats He
will, In all probability, hold the dem
ocratic vote about to the normal fig
ures, and has put an end to the in
tended slump to Watson"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
A Pertinent Querv

Mrs. Henpeck-The doctor says you
need q rest.
Hsnpeck-When are you going away
10 the country, my dsar?-N. Y. World,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
In Keeping.

Priscilla has q golfaug suit
With which she now ea1oles.
Ana In her da6dy's hAAk AspotSRt
n, Ax1S MA q hastA j.,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
Literal,

/ whats the most recent intelligence"
That Of Jones: he has just recovered
from an attack Of insanatyI'-N. o.
Uimaa=Damocr1t .-.....
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-25
w. r. MEAD, EDITOR.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.

~ ! - nj CN VI SS~"
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
For President,
ALTON PARKER
of New York.
For Vice President,
HENRY G. DAVIS
of West Virginia.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
For Secretary of State,
CHARLES A. DICKSON, Woodbury. County.
For Auditor of State,
EDGAR F. MEDARY, Allamakee County.
For Treasurer of State.
HENRY REIGELMAN, Polk County.
For Attorney General,
MAURICE o'CoNNOR, Webster County.
For Railroad Commissioner,
J.P. MANATREY, Jefferson County.
For Judge Supreme Curt,
J.W, SULLIVAN, Kossuth County.
For Electors at Large.
W.O. SCHMIDT, Scott County.
J.B. ROMANS, Crawford County.
For Fourth District Eleetor,
r. SCHUG, Clayton County,
For Congress 4th District,
VIM. o. HOLMAN, of Mason City.
County Ticket.
For Recorder,
AUGUST SCHIMMING, of Saratoga.
For clerk of the Court,
FIJI. OWENS, of Chester.
For Supervisor Of the First District,
&c. WOELLSTEIN, of Cresco.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-14
CONSPIRACY
CHARGE FOR
\. BACON

Herbert ]. Bacon OF lao Howell street
was arrested last night on charge or
conspiracy TO defraud the Rhode Island
company. The warrant for the arrest
was issued by Chief OF Police Adams OF
East Providence and sets forth that
Bacon conspired with two other persons
TO obtain money fraudulently from the
Rhode Island company for injuries alleged
10 have been sustained by Floyd c.
Lewis at Crescent Park on May 10. 1908.
Bacon Is said to have been instrumen-
tai In securing persons who would act
as witnesses and say that Lewis was
injured in the accident. AS the COM
pany officials have evidence that Lewis
was not a passenger on the car figuring
I'm the accident the charges OF conspiracy
have been preferred against him and
against Harry Mckay and Bacon as
partners In the scheme.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-14
MERCHANTS Z Miners
TRANSPORTATION CO.
Old Point Comfort,
Norfolk,
Newport News, Va.
and Baltimore, Md.

Low rates. Accommodation first class.
steamers sail from Providence every
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at
r. NJ.
For freight or passage 60 the South
West or Southwest. apply to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-14
SLOOP KISMET STRUCK.
STEAMER CorssIr Of Bristol Ferry Line In
Collision Last Night.

There was a collision about 10 o'clock
last night near Bristol Ferry. between
the Corsair OF the Ferry line and the
sloop Kismet OF Fall River. There are
two stories OF the accident OF course but
II is certain the JOLT that the sloop got
started her leaking. and all but two OF the
eight persons aboard were taken on the
steamer.
The others by hard work managed 10
keep the craft ahoat and sail her into
Bristol where she anchored near the
yacht club
There was no hole stove in her but
some seams were started so that steady
pumping was necessary 20 keep the craft
afoat
The young men we're awaiting the ar
rival OF the owner OF the boat from Fall
River this morning before they could
say just how badly the craft was dam
aged. They say they carried the usual
sailing light and when the steamer was
sighted, they showed another light as we'll.
They say the steamer captain said they
showed too many lights.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-14
NOMINATIONS REFERRED.
East Providence Democrats Postpone the
Choice Of Candidates for Assembly.

In response to call issued by Chair
man Charles A. Burns OF the town COM
mittee, the Democratic voters OF East
Providence met last evening in the town
hall Some 100 persons were present
when Mr. Burns called the meeting 10
order. Mr.. Burns was elected perma-
nent chairman OF the meeting and the
business Of the evening was taken up.
Herbert Anthony was elected chairman
OF the meeting.
The following were elected members
| OF the town committee: Charles "A.
Burns. Francis q. Mereweather, jeremiah
A. Sullivan. Charles Mowry. Peter A
Tobin. John j. Clancy. William Palmer.
James F. Coyne. Herbert f. Anthony
| and Henry A. Meesan.
The election OF delegates 10 the state
| convention resulted In the choice OF the
following men: Herbert f.. Anthony,
Francis @. Mereweather. Charles A.
Burns, Peter A. Tobin, Charles Mowry
and william Palmer. These delegates
are 10 attend the congressional conven-
| tion also.
The nomination OF candidates for SEN
ator and representatives In the general
assembly was postponed on the motion
| OF Peter Tobin and the meeting then
adjourned.
The date OF the special caucus for the
| nominations OF the assemblymen Will be
| decided by the town committee at a
| meeting tomorrow night.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-14
CAPTAIN
CLOCK
INQUEST

Coroner Lincoln began an inquest yes
,.rdav relative 10 the death OF Capt.
Clock. which occurred in Johnston Aug
9Th and for which Patrick Pendergast
Is held. the charge being manslaushter'
John Springer. proprietor OF the saloon
nm Douglas avenue where Pendergast
and Capt. Clock met. said that the day
after the assault Clock visited his shop,
and AT no time was the captains heao
Al bandages. -
Louis F. Godfrey. detective at the
Second station. said he first saw capt
Clock Aug at that station. When ne
made a complaint 10 Capt Horton tha'
ne had been assaulted and robbed.
He had alb ruise on the right side or
his head There was another pruse
above the temple. Godfrey told OF ac-
companying the sailor 10 Springers par .
room. where the proprietor was asked
who took Capt. Clock 70 ride.
Springer said he did not know but un :
derstood his name was Pendergast. IL
was then learned that Pendergast ana
= friend drove 10 the saloon, and the
sailor and Pendergast were shaking dice.
The sailor displayed role OF bills ana
was invited TO ride by Pendergast.
In company with Detective Mcguire OF
the Sixth station Godfrey called at Pen
dergast's residence on Armington avenue
and learned that Pendergast had not
been at home all night.
Godfrey then went to the st. Cloud
hotel in Johnston. whore the bartender
recognized the sailor as one who had
called the night previous with younger
man. A woman said the name or the
Younger man was Patrick Pendergast
Pendergast wanted dope" TO fix man
They left the hotel about midnight.
After obtaining that information De-
tective Godfrey said that Capt Cloci
picked up hat on the road towaro
Manton which he said was his
stop was made at the saloon o.
George Norton. where Il was learned tina
the sailor had been. A trip was als'
made 10 the Union station. where Pen
dergast worked. but he was not located
The next day the witness met Pender
CAST at the depot, and asked IL he ha'
been riding two nights previous. III
admitted that he had. Pendergast wa
taken TO the police station, and ther'
was asked why he had struck the ol'
man.
Pendergast left the wagon in tn
street and that Clock started TO drive
away He ran and got into the wagoI
and there was a scuffie. Pendergast sai'
he struck the sailor and knocked hin
into the street Chief OF Police Kimbal
Of Johnston was notified and arrested
Pendergast.
a few days later. and after the ar
raisnment OF Pendergast. Detective God
frey said he met Capt. Clock on Charles
street. The sailor was clean shaven an6
looked well. He wore no bandages. Whei
asked how he was feeling. Clock sai'
he thought a piece OF his skull wa
knocked in. as he was unable TO sleep
and the night previous he left his room
and later found himself In lodgini
house. He said he had berth and wa
going away.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-14
"STUM PIE D"
Coffee Put Her In 5ae Shape.

One OF the worst coffee experiences Is
the case OF Danville. VA, lady who
says:
II have been married 1--WE years and
always had good health until the spring
after my second child was born In 1901
my health began giving way. was n
coffee drinker and commenced having
many pains about my heart after eating,
was very nervous and kept getting worse
until Juno.
MY physician could not help me and
took everything Il could think OF but
kept getting worse; so in August l saw
another doctor who said I had nervous
dyspepsia but who did not help me any.
and by that time / was no nervous II
seemed would go crazy. l did not have
energy for anything and could hardly eat
anything and became so weak l could
hardly walk. had to stop nursing my baby
and IN September l changed my physician
again. The next one said l had female
trouble, that would have TO be operated
on. but I would not have that so l kept
changing physicians and some would say
one thing and some another and still l
got worse until December when l COM
menced with nervous commissions and
was taken down In bed.
MY husband got the very best doctors
that could be found In our reach. used
stomach pump for ~ months and was In
bed three months straight and 1 would
get so nervous could not speak. but l
never suspected the coffee. i would go
for DAYS and not touch solid food. BY
March. 1902. / was so nervous ! could
not eat anything ] wanted. had fainting
spells. my eyes were SO weak could not
do any sewing and 1 took bottle after
bottle OF medicine until last Christmas.
having heard 40 much about Postum, /
decided TO try ~.
Il commenced using Postum-made II
strong and drank IL three times a day
and has made the most wonderful
change you ever heard Of. II was not
long untn ] stopped using my stomach
pump. was not constipated any more
and have not bought Pill or any
medicine since. IL completely cured me
and not only this but We all think IL
delicious drink-fneet we have ever
tasted" Name giveh by Postum Co.
Battle Creek. Mich.
Look I'm each pkg. for the famous little
book, THE Road TO Welville."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-14
CASKET
FACTORY
BURNED

A lively blaze replete with spectacular
features broke out In the burial case fac
tory of the Clark Manufacturing company
at Sc Ashburton street at $40 last even
ing. Two alarms summoned large force
OF the city's firefighters and the flames
were extinguished after a sharp battle.
The fire was discovered by boy who
rushed TO tho Gladstone avenue police
station with the information. Patrolman
Murphy hurried into the street, saw the
iurid flames shooting straight UP into
the air from the building. pulled box l67
at the corner of Ashburton street and
Inez court and the then FASTENED with
the other policemen available 10 the burn
ing building.
The first detachment OF apparatus 10
arrive was inadequate 10 cope with the
blaze and a second alarm was sent IN
The firemen found that the fire started
I'm the north east corner or the main floor
OF the factory building proper. The build
ing is old and as II was stored with dry
and well seasoned woods the flames had
every advantage and spread with alarm
ing rapidity.
The fremcn did great work In confin-
ing the fire in the main building TO two
stories. Large piles OF lumber out side
the factory were well drenched and pro-
tected from the flames. The large vol
ume OF water which was used In putting
tho fire out did a lot OF damage 10 the
stock which escaped the flames and the
whole establishment was done up. The
loss Ia estmat ted as about 5000. which Is
we'll covered by Insurance. or this loss.
5000 is for stock and fixtures and the
balance for machinery Injured
The fire was n very spectacular sight
and attracted great crowds from the
thickly settled north end OF the city and
the police had their hands fun In keeping
the people outside the ropes.
Lieut.. George Goulding OF Hook and
Ladder 3 sustained a severe cut on his
right hand from broken glass and was
taken 10 his home.