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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
NO "sPooNING" IN PARKS.
GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, Alderman Plans
Lighting Dark and Secluded
Places to Prevent Practice.

Last winter the city of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, was electrified by the ordinance
introduced by an ambitious alderman,
which, if passed, would have prohibited
loving couples from 'spooning" on the
schoolhouse and church steps. The or
dinance was defeated by the efforts of
Alderman Cornell, the only bachelor
member of the council. At the last
meeting of the council another bomb
she'll was sprung by Alderman Mathe-
son, law partner of Senator Whitehead,
which. if passed, will cause electric
lights to be strung in the vicinity of all
secluded places in the city parks to
prevent lovers from "spooning."
Alderman Cornell has again object
ed strongly to this measure, and by his
persuasive power the ordinance was
held up until later meeting of the coun-
ell. Cornell has been flooded with let
tiers of thanks from GAINESVILLE young
women.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
TEARS OUT THE SOLID ROCK
Dredge at Buffalo Said to Be the Most
Powerful Tool of Its Kind
in the World.

The Susquehanna Iron company's
big plant at Buffalo will soon be in o2-
Grafton. 1t has been finished and the
great furnaces are ready for the ore.
The stupendous task of digging q
canal or inland harbor nearly mile
in length from the new outer harbor
to the company's plant is now in prog
ress. This canal is to be 200 feet wide
and % feet deep. That is to say, it is
to be 23 feet below the mean level of
the lake, so that in some places the
excavation is to be 40 feet in depth.
That's quite hole to dig in the
ground mile long, but the Buffalo
Dredging company expects to dig it
and build solid cement wharves on
both sides of its entire length by the
LIST of next April.
1t requires great engineering skill
and an enormous amount of physical
power to accomplish such task.
There are 1,400 feet of submarine work
to be done, nearly half Of it through
the solid rock. Steam power and COM
pressed air are accomplishing it.
Wnen EXAMINATIONS were maze II
was found that a strip of rock nearly
mile long, 200 feet wide and ten feet
in thickness had to be cut out. 1t is
not shale rock or slate, but solid liv-
ing rock The Buffalo Dredging conf
pany is ripping through that solid
ledge of rock with steam shovel. The
dredge used for that purpose is the
greatest tool of its kind in the world
It looks like giant mud dredge and
Is built on the same principles as an
ordinary dredge. Down in its hold il
has, 500 horsepower steam engine
Its anchors or spuds are made of giant
Oregon fir, So feet long and A inches
through. 1t has dipper or dredg'
with a capacity of seven cubic yards
One man with dozen levers before
him operates the whole machine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06

large areas of ground which are often
mistaken for single plantations. This
is hardly ever the case, as the large
tracts are very often owned by hun
dreds of different men, whose indiYid-
ual plots Of ground bearing the tea
plants are carefully mapped out, so
that each individual owner may cult
vate and pick his own crop of tea.
Each owner likewise markets his own
tea and puts his own special mark, or
''chop," on the packages. Hence the
term "chop" signifies an individual
growth or picking Of tea by one owner.
In an area of tea land of, say, thou
sands acres, all apparently under one
ownership, there may be some forty.
fifty or more owners of the plantation
and consequently like number OF
"chops" Of tea.
1t must not be imagined that all these
different owners Of the tea get the
same price for their commodity
from it, as each of these individual tea
growers has his own secrets for i'm
proving the quality and favor of tea.
Take, for instance, the Annoy and Flu
chau districts, whence most of the tea
for the United States comes. The own-
ers of "chops" of tea varying from 10
to 200 chests of 56 pounds each bring
samples of their goods to the various
foreign merchants for sale. These lat
ter turn the Chinese tea growers over
to the good offices of the foreign or
American professional tea faster, who
passes on the goods as to price. The
tea faster has the samples infused, not
boiled, in his presence and passes upon
the quality, favor, twang and manner
of curing, fixing a price accordingly,
from which there is never any varia-
ton and which the tea grower must ac-
cept or go elsewhere to dispose of his
wares. In single tract Of tea land
like the one cited above the price has
ranged from IA cents, the lowest, to
481a cents, the highest, per pound
among sixty-one different tea produ-
GERS. A matter Of great moment that
also figures in the price of tea is
that very often tea from the same dis
trict will have the various "chops"
blended together in order to produce
special favors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
SIX WE'D AT ONE CEREMONY
Three Sisters Married at Same Time
in New Hampshire-only Two
Witnesses Present.

Three sisters, two brothers, and an in
innate friend were married at Manches-
ter, N. H., recently. only one ceremony
being performed before two witnesses
The brides are ali daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Honore Roy, while two of the
bridegrooms are sons CT Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Charland. The witnesses were
the fathers of the two brothers and three
brides.
The contracting couples were Joseph
A. Charland ard Miss Celanire Roy.
Theophile Charland and Miss Hermine
Roy. and John Gould and Miss Meralise
Roy.
The brothers and sisters are all natives
of Canada wai:e Mr. Gould was born in
Prince Edward island
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
TEAS THAT ARE
WORTH FORTUNES
Twelve Hundred Kinds Are In China
Show at the Worlds Fair...The Most
POpulOus Nation of the World For
the First Time Makes an Exhibit
Worthy of Her Greatness.

Many expositions of stupendous char
acter make up the Worlds Fair Of
1904. Each part is a vast and distinct
show. Each building shelters many
acres Of wonderful things-wonderfu
because they are the choicest of their
kind. Every nation on the globe is
represented. Every state and territory
is here with Its best and making the
most Of it's greatest opportunity.
The fact that China has not been
large exhibitor at worlds fairs gives
to her great exhibit here prominence
quite exceptional 1t is wonderland
of ingenious productions. We know
China best by reason of her extensive
exports Of teas, which have found
vast market in the United States for
generations. Her commercial interests
therefore prompted her to make dis
play Of teas that we should not for
get.
In sealed glass jars China displays in
the Liberal Arts Palace some 1900
kinds of tea. Young Hyson and Old
Hyson have string of tea relations
longer than the genealogical chain Of
Plymouth Rock. They are neatly Sc
lected "chops," in the language of the
tea farmer, and these classes do not
embrace medicinal teas, which are
quite another lot in the rather modest
number of 400.
The teas exhibited vary in price from
a few cents pound to some rare and
exclusive kinds that are worth their
weight in gold, the tea in the latter
cases being placed on one side of the
scales and pure gold on the other
that is to say, the tea Of this expensive
kind is worth about $50 gold an ounce.
Only very small quantity of this ex-
elusive leaf is exhibited, and it is
grown in carefully guarded tea planta-
tons or gardens right under the shad-
ows of the great wall Of China. Its cul-
tivation is prohibited for any use save
for the imperial family Of China and a
few of the favored high officials.
Mention has been made of the word
| "chop" in connection with tea, and 1t
may be interesting to the everyday
reader to know what the word actually
signifies. The tea leaf is grown in va,
rious districts of the Chinese empire on
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06

The Springfield. Mass Republican.
one OF Americas famous newspapers,
has discovered that there is such a
thing as a "money trust" The Re-
publican cites instances, which 1t says:
"Go to show that the real power in
this country rests not so much on the
industrial trusts as in 'the money
trust" The Republican explains:
mo chattel mortgage shark ever
drove much harder bargain than did
Morgan syndicate in the case of the
Virginia Carolina Chemical company,
otherwise known as the fertilizer trust,
about year ago. To obtain the use
OF "a, 100000 actually, and 100000
possibly, for the period six months,
with the option of extending the loan
for a year, the company paid 6 per
cent, and commission of 81, 900, 600
although equal to about % per cent
on years loan. This is what the
syndicate managers called assistance
In putting the company on its feet
and preserving its credit. The re-
markable thing about it is that the
company lives to tell the story as it
did at last weeks annual meeting"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
Fearful Odds Against Him.

Bedridden, alone and destit tn tie.
Such, in brief was the condition of an
old soldier by name Of j. j. Ravens,
Versailles, o. For years he was troub-
led with Kidney disease and neither
doctors nor medicine gave him relief,
At length he tried Electric Bitters.
1t put him on his feet In short order
and now he testifies, IT I'M on the road
to complete recovery" Best on earth
for liver and Kidney troubles and all
fo-ms of Stomach and Bowel Com
plants. Only SOC. Guaranteed by
p. A, Clemmeri Druggist. 2
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
squirming Out.

ooh, George!" she exclaimed, bitterly,
81 heard you tell your friend that you
didn't love me any more. Boo hoo!"
Don't cry, DEAR" he whispered ten
Derby, 81 mean-it as a compliment OF
course couldn't love you any more than
1 do now"-Chicago Daily News.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06

There are already seven presidential
tickets in the field. These tickets are
as follows: Roosevelt and Fairbanks,
republican; Parker and Davis. demo-
cratic; Swallow and Carroll, prohibit
tion; Watson and Tibbles, spopulist;
Cnrrigan and Cox, socialist-labor;
Debbs ndHHanford nc socialist; Scott
rdipAyne,iusRro libertI.I ..................
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
The Difficulty.

why don't you tell your candidate
to say something's"
my dear sir" answered the politi-
cal manager. ut is. as rule, quite
easy to start public man to talking.
The difficult thing is to stop him.
Washington Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
Qfdnnrsa

Il wonder why Mrs Poudery is always
saying that her daughter is large for her
age"
That's because Mrs. Poudery wants
people to think she herself IL young for
her aEs.-Ohisage TIisuxs.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
China a SLEEPING Giant.

The present war between Russia
and Japan confirms the wisdom of
Napoleon when he said. "Let China
alone, we NAV conquer a part of her
territory, but we shall teach her the
art of war and then she may conquer
us " While the Mongolian race pos
sesses no ability to develop ANYTHING
new, its power to vigorously initiate
can not be questioned. The Chinese
and Japanese belong to the same race,
They are Mongnlians and they are not
towards, but when left to themselves
they are a good deal like the birds
that build their nests today just the
same as they built them in Noah's
Ark China probably has fifty mill
ions of men capable of performing
military duty. Let that vast host &C
quire knowledge of the arts Of mod
ern warfare, the same as that now pos
sessed by the Japanese, and there are
not Christian nations enough in the
old world to Withstand its attacks
It may be all right for the Christian
nations of Europe tn let Japan ham
mel some of the bigotry, avarice and
brutality out Of Russia, but in SO d.
Ing great care should be taken not to
wake the sleeping giant, or leave jap
an in a position to doSo after the war
is ver.-Manchester Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
Knew What He Called En-.

Knew What He Called EN-.
Yeast-I see some people call them
automobiles, some motor cars, some
smoke wagons; what do you call
them?
Crimsonbeak-I call them
Mrs. Crimsonbeak (brealdng in)-
Remember, John, there are ladies
present-Yonkers Statesman
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
Still Pulling Hair.

Yeast-You say Easimark is grow
ing beard?
Crimscnbeak-Yes you see, his wife
got all his hair out, and now she's
making him grow a beard 80 she can
handle him properly when she's dis
pleased at omething.-Yonkers States
man.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
Deserving Of Praise.

Perdicaris has sGGe TO Paris, where he
is praising Barrett Raisu,i as the great
est man ir Morocco. Raisrli is the man
who made PerGicurs famous.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
Happy Event.

She-You say your brother is en-
gagged to be married?
He--Yes. it is just announced.
When is the happy event to come
OFF,"
"Oh, it's too early to tell when the
engagement will be broken. "--Yon-
ksts Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
WORLDS FAIR ECHOES.

Every type of plow, from the old i'm.
plement with one handle and a wooden
mold-board, to the modern invention
by which from 80 to 35 acres of ground
can be broken daily, is shown in the
Palace Of Agriculture.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
the Marathon, ana 1ou.meter races

the Marathon. ana 1ou.meter races,
which will be contested in the Olympic
games to be held in the Stadium at
the Worlds Fair, from August 20 to
September 8.
The only exhibit that Russia has at
the Worlds Fair so far is made by
the Russian Westinghouse Air-brake
company. A typical Russian hut, or
kiosk, 20 by rs feet in area and Is
feet high, has been built in the Palace
of Transportation, and furnished in
Russian style. Photographs of Rus.
sian scenes and illustrations showing
Russian transportation facilities line
the walls.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06

Tapestry work $50 years old, 90 by
IL feet valued at $4,000, is one of the
attractions in the Belgian section of
the Art Palace at the Worlds Fair.
1t represents a famous painting by
Teniers. 1t pictures an ancient Flem-
ish fair and is said to be one of the
finest in the world.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06

The American section Of the Art
Palace at the Worlds Fair is open
four nights of the week. The section
includes the loan collection.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06

President Francis and Director Of
Exhibits F. j.. V. Skiff have offered
two beautiful cups to the winners of
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-09-06
Miss auraine Mead!
Pupil Of w. II. Sherwood, Chicago
TEACHER OF PIANO PLAYING.
RATES OF TUITION:
Term 20 hour lessons, ........ $1,000
/" 204 hour ........... 1000
F" 20 hour .. ........ 500,

hEtERENCESs
Miss Mead is conscientious and in
telligent music teacher.-Wm. a..
Sherwood.
Miss Mead studied in Boston one
year, part of the time was under my
Immediate instruction in the branch
of piano. Miss Mead is very studious
and her progress was entirely salts
factory. She has had experience In
teaching and it affords me great pleas
IRE to recommend herr. NJ. Davis,
Professor Of Piano and Violin, Boston
Training School Of Music.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-10-13
OBITUARY..

Milton Thomas Baird was born
Sept. %, 1887 in Fairfield Co., O.
and departed this life Oct. Z.
1904, aged 66 yrs. ~ days. He
was the eldest son of David and
Maria Baird. On Jan. 8, 1862, he
was united in marriage to Lydia
Smith. To this union were born
three sons and two daughters.
One son died in infancy and three
months ago the home was sadden-
ed by the death Of the youngest
daughter and since that time Mr..
Baird has gradually grown worse
until death relieved him of his
suffering. He is surveyed by the
wife, two sons, one daughter and
three grandchildren. He also
leaves five brothers and three sis
ters.
He enlisted in the army in Feb.
1864 and served until the close of
the war. He was a member of
the G.. A. r. and Odd Fellows.
His entire life was spent in Hook
ing and Perry counties. He unit
ed with the M. E. Church at
Smiths Chapel under the pastor
ate of Rev. Hall and made sin
-cere effort to live consistent
Christian life.
The funeral was on Sunday af.
ternoon at one o'clock at the M .
f. Church, under the auspices of
the Odd Fellows. The church
was filed with his sorrowing rela-
tives and friends, who sincerely
mourned the loss Of so true a
friend, 30 accommodating neigh
Dor and so just and upright citi-
zen.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-10-13
Coal King.

Our good friend Davy
Williams is justly called
the "Coal King" of Logan.
During the past four
weeks he has sold thous-
ands of bushels of coal,
and it is good coal, at 8
cts. Last week the coal
companies advanced the
price to 10e. Some people
censured Davy and claim.
ed the raise came because
of the gas being turned
off. Such is not the case,
as the raise in price came
from headquarters in New
York, and they knew
nothing of Logan Gas
Companies.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-10-13
Ell Vests Illness.

Eli NJ. West, former steward OF
the Ohio penltentary, and now
prominently associated with a
number of local business enterpris-
es, one of which is the formation
of company for the purpose OF
purchasing the Sells-Forepaugh
circus, who is seriously i'll at his
home, 35 South Champion avenue,
with acute Bright's disease, was
slightly improved Friday. He
was said to be still IN very criti-
cal condition and his physicians
have given no assurances of fav-
orable termination.
Mr.. West has been in poor
health for several weeks but did
not take to his bed until DR.. Whi-
taker ordered him to do 30 Wed.
nesday.
Thursday the patient suffered 9
great deal, but toward evening he
became somewhat relieved and he
passed very fair night.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-10-13
RUSSIAN WARsHIP
On Raidlnq Expedition Puts Into
San Francisco Harbor.

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-The Rus
sian transport Lena, Captain Berlin
sky, put into this port for repairs.
The Lena is 81 days from Vladivostok.
She has a crew of 497 men and 81
officers, and carries 23 guns. The ar
rival of the Lena has been reported to
Washington. Instructions are expect
ed from the Washington authorities
today as to the length Of time the ship
may remain in port.
Immediately after the Lena dropped
anchor in the bay Captain Berlinsky
left the warship, but the object Of his.
visit ashore was not announced. An
officer Of the cruiser, however, stated
that the Lena left Vladivostok on o
cruising expedition, hoping to capture
some Of the transpacific vessels carry
ing contraband of war. 1t was admit
ted that the vessel most eagerly
sought for was the steamship Amer
lea of the Togo Kisen Kaisha, which
company sent her from this port sew
eral weeks ago for the orient. The
America arrived safely at Hongkong
on Sept. 2.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-10-13
RelnscheId- Shaw.

At the home of the BRIDES faith
er, Mr.. Charles Shaw south of
town near the Infirmary, Thurs
day morning Oct. g., Mr.. Andrew
Reinscheld and Miss Louie Shaw
were joined in marriage by Rev.
j. F. Williams in the presence of
a large circle of relatives and
friends.
The bride was beautifully and
tastefully attired in white, and
the groom was elegantly dressed
in the conventional black.
Precisely at 1O:30 o'clock a. m i.
to the strains of Mendelssohn' 8
the party preceded by the minis
ter, moved to the parlor which
was beautifully decorated with
flowers, where the ceremony was
performed. After partaking of a
sumptuous wedding dinner and
having a pleasant social time, the
company dispersed.
The guests from a distance
were: Mr.. and Mrs. p. S. Shaw
OF Ridgeway, Mo-, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Parker of Nelsonville, Mr..
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-10-13
TEAS THAT ARE
WORTH FORTUNES
Twelve Hundred Kinds Are In China's
Show at the Worlds Faira--The Most
Populcus Nation OF the World For
the First Time Makes an Exhibit
Worthy of Her Greatness.

Many expositions Of stupendous char
Ecter make up the Worlds Fair of
1904 Each part Is a vast and distinct
show. Each building shelters many
acres of wonderful thlngs-wonderful
because they are the choicest of their
kind. Every nation on the globe Is
represented. Every state and territory
Is here with its best and making the
most Of Its greatest opportunity.
The fact that China has not been
large exhibitor at worlds fairs gives
to her great exhibit here prominence
quite exceptional. 1t Is Il wonderland
of ingenious productions. We know
China best by reason of her extensive
exports of teas, which have found a
vast market in the United States for
generations. Her commercial interests
therefore prompted her TO make a dis
play of teas that we should not for
get
In sealed glass Jars China displays In
the Liberal Arts Palace some 1000
kinds of tea. Young Tyson and Old
Hyson have a string of tea relations
longer than the genealogical chain of Il
Plymouth Rock. They are neatly Sc
lected CHOPS" in the language Of the
tea farmer, and these classes do not
embrace medicinal teas, which are
quite another lot in the rather modest
number of 400.
The teas exhibited vary in price from
few cents a pound to some rare and
exclusive kinds that are worth their
weight in gold. the ten in the latter
cases being placed on one side of the
scales and pure gold on the other
that Is to say, the tea Of this expensive
kind is worth about $50 gold an ounce.
Only very small quantity of this ex-
elusive leaf is exhibited, and 1t is
grown in carefully guarded tea planta-
tions or gardens right under the shad-
ows Of the great wall of China. Its cul-
tivation is prohibited for any use save
for the imperial family of China and a
few of the favored high officials.
Mention has been made Of the word
"chop" in connection with tea, and 1t
may be interesting to the everyday
reader to know what the word actually
signifies. The tea leaf is grown in va
rious districts of the Chinese empire on