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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
GUARDS TO PROTECT POPE.
Vatican Authorities Fear That Owing
to Democratic Habits of His Hol-
iness He VIII BE Attacked,

The recent arrest of a crank SEEK
ing audience with the pope has caused
the greatest precautions to be adopted
to insure the safety of Piux x. What
renders the matter more difficult is the
pope's habit Of promenading unaccom-
panied In halls to which every one can
gain access by paying the price Of adj
mission.
Cardinal del Val has tried vainly to
have bodyguard accompany the pope
wherever he goes. Sentinels have been
placed In all the passages with orders
to prevent any person from approach
ing his holiness during his premanades
and instructions to keep concealed as
much - possible while the pope is
passing.
Armed guards have been posted all
over the large gardens, and have been
ordered to arrest any stranger found
In the papal domain without written
authorization. The Italian government
which considers itself responsible be-
fore the world for the popes safety,
keeps gendarmes and policemen patrol
ling the streets around the walls Of
the vatican gardens day and night.
Whenever ceremony takes place Id
ST. Peters at which the pope is to be
present. admission is only by ticket.
and large number of detectives
dressed as monks, priests and nuns
keep watch among the assembled
thousands.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
DIES IN QUEST OF A CURE.
British Scientist Falls Victim Of Con.
sumption for Which He Had
Sought a Remedy.

After passing life of considerable
commercial activity and devoting re-
cent years to scientific and medical re-
search Robert Scott. of Tyre house,
Graingerville, Newcastle, is dead, a vie.
tim to his own interest in the welfare
OF mankind. Mr.. Scott was notable dur
ing recent years as an Investigator into
the causes and possible cure of tubercu-
lar diseases.
His methods were exhaustive and Pc
culiar. A arm believer in the practical
benefits Of vivisection, he conducted
minute experiments on monkeys with
the idea Of testing certain curative the
pries which he held. s.
At one time or another quite q troop
Of monkeys inhabited the cages set apart
for their reception. and these animals
were tnoculated with the tuberculosis
germs obtained from human cpnspmp=
tives,
The patients were carefully dieted and
were treated with the utmost care. When
the cure was considered complete the
monkeys were killed, and their lungs
subjected to careful examination. In
many cases Mr.. Scott was convinced
and managed to convince a jury of med
ical experts that all traces Of consump-
ton had vanished.
Then he himself contracted eapsump.
ton. A firm believer In the treatment
hitherto confined to monkeys. he had o
special CONDENSED pure air" chamber
prepared for himself. He died, as many
another man has done before him, a
martyr to scientific research.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
SHAWL IN FOUR GOWNS.
Fabric from Japan Woven Into Wed.
ding Dresses of Quartette Of
Indiana Brides.

Japan once furnished q single silk
wrap that figured in no less than four
wedding gowns, all of which have been
preserved. The garment was a costly
crepe shawl that was sent to the family
Of 8. p. Hynes, of Chicago, and became
the property Of Mrs, Hynes. It was sent,
inclosed in beautiful case, by a friend
Of the family, the duty being s65.
In the Hynes family were four daugh-
ters who were becoming of manageable
age, and each wanted the Japanese
shawl. Finally Mrs. Hynes, to settle the
matter, cut the garment into four parts,
giving one to each Of her daughters.
Each piece was deftly worked into the
wedding gown of the bride to be, as the
marriages took place several years apart.
The delicate fabric was draped over the
front part of the gowns. the crepe being
solidly embroidered, alike on each side,
with heavy fringe. The youngest Of
the four daughters was married last fall,
at Laporte, Ind, and the other sisters
having preserved their wedding dresses,
the four we're photographed, each cos
tune showing the style Of the day in
which 1t was made. Fhe daughters are
now the wives of Frank Pitner. Laporte,
Ind, H. E. Riggs, Toledo, o.; Franklin
Warner, New York, and p. s. Elwell,
CHICAGO
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
cATERP1LLARs CAME HIGH.
sachusetts with Gypsy Moths
Latest Plan to Fight Them.

A few years ago scientific person in
Massachusetts, imported some caterpil-
lars that interested him, and kept them
In bottle. But one day the bottle tipped
over and some of the caterpillars escaped
into the scientists garden, and pres.
emily stocked it with gypsy moths. To
catch them and their descendants the
Bay state has since spent about 81, 0O0,-
900 of public money. They have cost 1t
many millions dollars besides in dam
ages. The old method Of fighting them
was to find and destroy the cocoons. The
state finally gave that up, much to the
regret of many Of its citizens. The bugs
have since increased very much, and
carried destruction into the woods. 1t
Is now proposed to fight these pests i1
the latest fashion. by breeding parasites
which will attack them. That method
ID recommended by Mr.. Koebele, Of Ala
media, Cal, who tried 1t successfully in
that state for white scale. The Massa-
chusetts Forestry association favors the
experiment, which will not cost much,
and Me-. Koebele will doubtless be in
vited to bring his parasites to Massa-
chusetts and sick them on. The whole
country is concerned in this experiment,
because 2 Massachusetts, congressman
has invited congress to declare the gypsy
moth national enemy and to appro-
pirate $3.50. 900 to fight him: The parasite
cure Is . modern wonder and has been
effective in cases of great moment. MP,
Koebele says 1t will not wipe out ths
gypsy moths. but will keep them down.
The boil weevil may presently be res
strained by the same methods.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
LOST THEIR CHARTERS.
Failure to File Reports in Time Causes
Trouble for 1000 ILL.,
nois Corporations.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 2.-Charters OF
1000 corporations doing business in I'LL
nois have been Cancelled by the secre-
tary OF state. for failure to comply with
the law which requires annual state
ments. Monday was the last day on
which reports could be filed, and large
number have defaulted. About 200 re-
ports were received ct the ONCE Of the
secretary Tuesday. but whether or not
they with be recorded is yet to be dc.
termined. The law demanding annual
reports from all corporations doing
business in the state has been in ques-
ton for some time. The Illinois su.
preme court, in a recent opinion. upheld
its validity. and there has since been q
rush on the part of various corpora
lions to get their reports to Springfield
IN time. The majority Of charters cam
esled are those q Chicago corporations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
BIOGRAPHIES AS ToBoGGANs.
pilapld.ted Appe.Fspee Of Book. Re.
veals That the Pupils sild
Down Hill on Them.

The good coasting Of the past several
weeks at gonshehp ckep, o., has made
lnroads into the resources Of the West
Gonshohpcken high school. as the pu-
pills used the books supplied by the dis
tricte as bobsleds.
The scheol II situated at the peak Of
steep hill, and the snow covered paths
to the seat Of learning are an irresisti-
BILE invitation to the pupils to coast. AS
1t is impossible to take sleds to school
the pupils supply the deficiency by
squatttng on their Biographies, gram
mars, spoilers. or readers, the smooth
covers of which serve to aid speed.
The use OF books as toboggans put
dozens Of them out Of service in the
schoolroom. Biographies were par
ticularly desirable substitute for sled,
the large SURFACE enording greater COM
fort to tho toboggaper fortunate enough
to be in the geography grade;
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
MAKES PROGRESS IN TESTS.
Cunard Steamship Company of Lon
don Reports Advance in Turbine
Experiments for Vessels.

The Cunard Steamship company, Of
London, continues to make progress
with its arrangements to drive two
new mail steamers by means Of steam
turbines All the company is waiting
for Is a report by the commission ap-
pointed to inquire into the matter.
The committee has completed its tests
Of turbines as far as has been possible
under the circumstances. 1t seems
pretty certain that four shafts and
four sets OF turbines will be adopted
instead of three, as at first proposed.
Indeed, tests are in progress at the
government tanks at Haslar with later
models prepared to determine the re-
sistance and power for given speeds,
but with the addition Of the stern
brackets for carrying the four shafts
and propellers. Naturally four brack-
cts have greatly increased the resist
ance, reducing the speed, and the prob
lem is to devise an arrangement to
give the highest propulsive efficiency.
The large dimensions of the early
models are still maintained, which
would suggest that not much saving in
weight is anticipated with the adoption
of turbine machinery. but there are
other qualities of no uncomfortable
value.
The question on which the commit
tee has been most exercised has had
reference to the economy tests which
have been carried out. not only with
the two channel steamers, but also on
land stations. where the advantage OF
superheaters has been compared
against results with ordinary saturated
steam. 1t is supposed that generally
economy from the use OF superheated
steam is regarded as equal to nearly
one per cent per ten degrees Fahren-
heit Of superheat, and as 200 degrees
is not at all excessive, the gain might
be from II to 20 per cent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
AID. DRAWS TOWN TO CHURCH
r,.~atuck (Conn.) PASTORS Scheme to
FIJI Empty Pews Attracts Great
Swarm OF Worshipers.

Posters and half-page advertisements
in the local newspapers Of Naugatuck,
Conn, on recent Saturday announced
the services to be held the following day
in St. Bartholomew's Episcopal church,
Naugatuck. 1t was plan bit upon by
the rector. Rev. DR.. W. II. Garth. to fill
his psws.
The result was more startling than
Mfr. Garth could have imagined, for
practically the whole town turned out,
and half an hour before the service be-
gan people were being turned away from
the doors. Most Of the congregation
brought their newspapers for pro-
grammes, and the rustling nearly
drowned out portions of the services
Conservative members are shocked at
what they term the pastors sacrilegious
conduct. The. half-page lads" were in
serted at Mr. Garth's personal expense.
The sermon topic appeared In bold faced
letters ~ inches high.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
MANY TOPICS DISCUSSED
HOUSE LISTENS TO SPEECHES ON
4 VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.
senate Passes 1ill Requiring Ameri.
can Vessels In Transporting Gov
eminent Supplies.

Washington, March 2.-The house
on Tuesday concluded general debate on
the District Of Columbia appropriation
BILL A variety Of subjects other than
the bill were discussed. Mr.. Sheppard
(Tex.) spoke against the tariff; Mr..
Adams (Pa) in favor of the restriction
Of immigration; MT. Powers (Mass.)
urged identifying the national capitol,
and expressed the opinion that there
would be disarmament by the nations
Of the world during the century. Mr..
williamson (Ore.) made his first speech
in the house. He urged an appropriation
for the Lewis and Clark centennial ex-
position. Mr.. McDermott IN. - made
An antitrust speech and asserted that
the price of raw sugar had decreased
since the passage of the Cuban reci-
procity bill, without decrease in the
price paid by the consumer. Mr.. Miers
(Ind.) discussed ship subsidy. Relief
tor the southern tobacco raisers was adj
vocated by Messrs Hopkins (Ky.) and
Flood (Va.), through the repeal of the
six cents per pound tax on stemmed and
twisted tobacco.
The senate passed the bill requiring
the use OF American vessels in trans
porting government supplies, and took
up the bill prohibiting the use Of other
than American vessels in shipping mer-
chandise to the Philippines and reliev-
Ing the inter-island trade of the Phil
ippines from the exactions of the coast
wise laws of the United States. The
flrst-named requirement of the latter
bill is already in force, in effect, but
this measure enacts it in different form.
The bill now pending, as introduced,
provides that it shall go into effect July
/, next, but the democrats sought to
have the time deferred. Their sugges-
tons were not accepted, but Senator
Lodge, in charge of the measure, indi-
Gated willingness to postpone the time
for year. The senate adjourned, how
ever without acting on either the bill
or the amendment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
charm WorIeed Too wen.

A story Of witchcraft in East Africa
was told at a meeting Of the Folklore
society in London recently by Robert
Webb. A man applied to a witch doc,
tor for powerful charm to kill an
enemy. He was given parcel to bury
In the path down which the victim
was to walk. To test It's efficacy the
man buried 1t just outside the door
Of the witch Doctors hut. A female
slave Of the magician was the first to
leave the hut, and on passing the spot
fell dead. The witch doctor sued his
client for the value OF the dead slave,
and the case was tried before the
nstive courts.
Hnrd on the Russians.
Russian prisoners in Japanese
hands will be treated kindly. doubt.
less. but. says the Chicago Tribune.
It win seem hardship to them to
have to subs!at on waters and rice.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
HARD WINTER FoR INDIANS,
Red Men, Especially Of the Cherokee
Nation, Poverty-stricken-A
PQsssihls Cause,

Mr.. schoenfslt, an Indian agent,
stated the other day that there never
had been winter since he had been 10
Office that the Indians were SO poverty
stricken as at the present time. This
is especially true Of the Cherokee ma
ton. Mr.. schoenfelt says that the
only reason he can assign is that the
Indians believed they would have plen-
ty of money by realizing on their lands
and the payment of the loyal Creek
claim. and failed to put in as large
crops as usual. This, coupled with the
short crop this year. has reduced the
supplies to the poverty line, even this
early In the winter. None of the In
dams have realized on their lands, and
the loyal Creek claim will not be paid
until the hardest part Of the winter IL
passea. " : = ;s
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
NOT SUITED TO WORK
Officials Tell Why Railways Have
Barred Women Clerks.
Further Hiring of Them to Be Discon-
tinued-Cannot De advanced Above
Certain Position and Then
Block Young Men.

Recent orders of railway officials
that no more women will be hired as
stenographers or clerks are causing
much discussion among the fair sex.
Some railroads will continue to hire
women, others will not discharge any
now in service, but will not hire more,
while others will not employ women
at all. Here are some of the opinions
expressed by railway officials on
women as employees:
woman is all right in her place,
but that isn't in railroad Office
says President Underwood. Of the
Erie lines. 1--WE won't discharge any
women now employed as stenogrs
piers, but as fast as they marry OF
quit for other reasons we will fill their
places with men,"
Women undoubtedly exercise a
good influence in an Office" said Cen
eral Auditor Sturgis, Of the Burling
ton system. they do not swear, use
tobacco, go to saloons, or tell office
secrets"
Get rid of all the women on the
pay roll and put men in their places"
was one of the first orders issued by
Horace G.. Burt when he became presi-
dent of the Union Pacific system. "A
woman in railroad Office cannot be
promoted above certain position, and
from that time on she only blocks the
way of young men. do not know
Of any Office work that cannot be done
better by men than women, and I'm
not in favor Of hiring women just be-
cause they will work for less money"
There are times in every well-reg-
ulated railway Office when sufficient
number of 'cuss words must be used,
and it might be hard to get pretty
young lady stenographer out Of the
way before the explosion occurred, !"
laughingly remarked general mana
ger of western railroad.
my experience has been that
women are better as stenographers
than men," declared an eastern gen
eral passenger agent. "They are
heater in their appearance and their
work, are more attentive to their du.
ties, and don't waste as much time. "
Women are all right in auditing
and passenger departments, where a
lot of clerks are necessary for routine
work and promotions and changes are
few, but they have no place In the
operating department Of railway"
raid another western general man.
ager. "We have number Of women
employed as station agents, but
usually because they are wives,
widows, or daughters Of men injured
or killed in the service of the COM
pany. l think it was mistake ever
to adopt such policy, for many OF the
duties of station agent are not Easy
or pleasant for women. believe the
principal reason why women are hired
In railway Offices is that they will
work for less wages than men"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
COMMENT AND OPINION.

The Hanna boom lacks cabinet
facilities. Mr.. Roosevelt has coaxed in,
dragged in, roped in and fenced in as a
cabinet appointee, pretty nearly every
statesman mentioned" as q possible
rival.-Albany Argus.
The president is said to be con-
cerned about the condition Of things In
Ohio, where the Hannaites and the For
akerites are trying to see how much OF q
strain. their relations will stand.-Bing-
hamton IN. W Leader.
The report is In circulation In
Washington that Postmaster General
Payne contemplates retiring from oflce
at the end Of the current presidential
term. And no doubt there is more than
"hot air" in the report. A democratic
president Will have little use for Gen.
Payne's services. Savannah News. Ii,
FROM a republican source 1t comes
that President Roosevelt has deserted
his loyal friend Foraker. He will pin
his hope on Hanna and trust to luck.
OF course 1t Is known to the president
that Hanna will control the Ohio dele
cation anyway, and he wants that nom
ination 80 badly that he can taste IT.
Indianapolis Sentinel.
IL President Roosevelt's political
future depends upon Matt S. Quay. as is
said to be the case, he is likely to make
the discovery pretty soon that Mr.. Quay
10 dealer in futures also. Pennsyl.
vania politicians from Simon Cameron's
day to this have never helped out 4 pres
adent without helping Themselves to
everything In ight.-chicago ehsentale,
SO far as can be discerned, there
Is nothing whatever in the issue of sil-
verism but Mr.. Bryan's own personality,
yet his trumpetings alone concerning
"reaMrmation" are enough to create al
most a panic. 1t must be an unusual
personality that can thus bestride q
political situation that Is bounded by
continent. It has been Mr.. Bryan's
week-but there are weeks and weeks
to come. II Mr.. Bryan actually expects
to force another Endorsement Of fses
silver, he is expecting the impossible.
The majority will rule.-Springaeld
(Mass.) Republican.
AL democrats" regardless OF
how they voted iApast presidential cleo
tons, are invited to join in sending dele
gates to the next national convention
II "all democrats" could be induced to
vote together they might swing things
in this country. Springfield Rspub-
Hcan Qnd.l.
Panama policy Of Mr.. Roosevelt. As
= citizen and as a senator he has right
to his opinions. But there are those
who think that Mr.. Fairbanks Is merely
making bid for the vice presidential
nomination. II be is content to play
second fiddle to the present occupant OF
the white house, that u h!s Alsssr.-In-
siauASolh Ssnttnsl.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
SOMEWHAT SIGNIFICANT.
Corporation Maxn .tes and Trust MIL
!! 1ionafres Enjoy White House
HOSPITALITY.

The evidence has at last come out
that all the talk Of President Roose-
velt's opposition to the trusts and
Wall street was sheer political bum
combe. The list Of guests present 1t
the white house at the dinenr on jan
uary 2Sth in honor of the supreme
court included A. ]. Cassatt. president
of the Pennsylvania railroad; James
Stillman, president of the First Ma.
tional Bank Of New York and head Of
the Rockefeller banking syndicate;
William F. Draper, head Of the cotton
machinery trust; Representative Lit
tauer, charged with illegal profits
from army glove contracts; Norman
B. Ream, director of the steel trust:
besides other great financial magnates
and corporation attorneys. As these
great banquets are in the public eye
and are exploited in the society col.
umns Of the newspapers, the invita-
lions to the trusts and financial nail
Honairesshows plainly that all the talk
about their being opposed to the nom.
ination and election OF Roosevelt is but
an endeavor to captivate the plain
people" with the idea that the republi.
can president Of the United States,
like other people. does not invite
guests with whom he does not wish to
associate, or with whom hs is not on
the most friendly terms. The state
banquet to the supreme court IL one
OF the great events of the Washington
social season and to be invited to meet
the chief Justice and his associates Is
considered a great honor and much
sought after. The guests are carefully
selected ana with generalization. It ID
therefore strangely significant that
the president should select the head
OF the great Rockefeller sydicate and
sone Of the leading members OF the
Morgan steel trust to meet the Judges
who have an important trust case now
under consideration and would, II the
administration was really opposed to
the trusts, have these very men on
tria. for conspiracy In restraint OF
trade. Whatever object President
Roosevelt may have had In thus bring.
ing the judiciary in touch with the
trusts he has most certainly served
notice on the voters that he is on the
most friendly terms with the great
corporation interests and the most i'm.
portant members Of the Wall street
crowd and the money power.
Those republican newspapers which
have been attempting to fool the PEG.
pie into believing that they had trust
buster in the white house will soon
have to be singing new song, the
burden Of which will be that the great
financial interests Of the country are
united In support Of the party and Its
nominee, who alone will conserve the
great, business interests. The exegen.
oies Of the campaign may require this
open alliance between President
Roosevelt and the trusts that the cam.
paign Golfers may be hllsd, without
which the wheels of the republican
chariot would drag heavily and the
voice Of their spell binders be hushed.
The trusts are still in the saddle and
looking forward to another long lease
OF prosperity If Mr.. Roosevelt IL
elected president Of the United States
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-08
Fook Poison.

Waterloo. Ia. March An. T. Blake,
cashier OF the First national bank OF
Dunkerton, committed suicide Tuesday
by taking carbolic acid. His act was not
discovered until he was dead. He had
been cashier about year. The bank
officials suspect embezzlement and are
examining the accounts Of the bank.