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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
SHE REMAINED A BIRD.
kentucky Woman. Becomes Martin
Grow, q Robin and Finally
a Buzxard.

Mrs. Elizabeth Martin started early
IN life to feather her nest we'll, and has
always had her eye on the main chance
She began life as Elizabeth Bird, of Har-
rison county, near Paris, KY. Her first
venture outside of the home nest was
when she married Bud Martin When
Mr.. Martin died abe married Edward
Crow, farmer. When the time came
to change nests she allied herself WITH
William Robin, and lived happy until
the matrimonial season for Mrs, Rob-
bin again rolled around. Then David
Buzzard, a widower. more attractive
personally and socially than his name
would indicate, appeared, and Mrs. Rob-
bin became Mrs. Buzzard. Into the Buz-
zard roost Mrs. Buzzard carried one lit
tie Martin and two little Crows and one
llttle Robin, One little Buzzard was
already there to welcome the other
birds
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

The Japanese have 1t under another
name. 1t was first taught in the THEY
ing dens of Paris and was to some ex-
tent popularized by clever rogue who
earned freedom from the Bastille by
teaching 1t to young officers of title. 1t
was an art of leg fence, and by precise
ly the same twist and wiring which a
practiced swordsman uses to disarm an
adversary, the blade in this case being
bone and flesh, Armand had sent the
mates knee leaping from its socket.
To the majority of those who saw it
this was perfectly incomprehensible. A
gasp Of wonder ran among the redemp.
TONERS, and they laughed loudly at the
mates groan. The secretary had lost
none of his alertness, though he was
breathing hard. He sprang at the
stanchion, clearly intending to return
to the upper deck by the way he had
come.
But he was too late. The mates sail.
IN 6tias ilb1A, hitn. .e,~.-s-4 = -.-.s- -.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

Cary, shaking with excitement. sent
out Cry.
by Harry he shouted to the pas
sengers about him. shall we see him
that fought so beat like dog? Are we
poltroons. all?'
He leaped the rail, but before he
could reach the lower level aid came
to Armand, 50 hard beset. The skipper
Owed into the circle on run, IN evil
light In his eyes and MARINE spike in
his hand. He knocked the foremost
senseless, and the rest scattered.
Course vel" hS beloved. "Set ON a
passenger, We dogdsh! By the devil,
III mizzen ye naked! Get to work and
take this awayw he commanded, Jerk.
Ing a. thumb at the mate who sat I'D.
nursing his knee.
The woman, still holding the bundle.
had pressed to the secretary's side and
was pouring out torrent of grateful
1ncoherencies. Master Elves began
cursing her with vigor, but Armand
touched his arm.
THE babe is dead" he said. "Your
mate would have cast 1t overheard. I
ask for the mother twelve hours
time. If we do not sight land by then
will ask no more"
But land was not to be seen that day.
Next morning came-the secretary's
light had been in vain. Then there was
another gathering to the forward rail
Of the upper deck
This was to watch the young French
man sitting among the redemptioners,
sewing a round shot carefully into the
foot of white silk bundle the size of
babe. The mother, now with empty
arms trailed her long hair and sat, red
eyed, sodden with weeping, beside him.
This done, he stitched over the silk
neckerchief clean canvas and last of
all sewed to its top tiny gold cross
which he took from his pocket. The
bundle, held now by willing hands. was
laid OH little board whose end pro-
1ected over the rail, and then Armand,
with barred head, took his stand beside
1t, and they heard his voice repeating
part of the Huguenot service for the
dead
Few understood the words, for they
were French, but all grasped their
meaning. The fresh cheeks of the girls
were wet with tears. The toilers' seam
ed faces We're pitiful. Even the crime
smirched ones were softer. And the
mother was satisfied. Had not her
child been blessed? To her none but q
priest could po.form such rite, and
Armand, though wearing no cassock,
was yet in some mysterious way
priest.
So are we all His ministers!
ITO BE- continued.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Did Not Need a Guide.

At an evangelistic service at elias.
cow recently the preacher at the end
Of his address cried: Now, all you
good people who mean to go to Heaven
with me stand up!" With surge Of
enthusiasm the audience sprang to its
feet-all but an old Scotchman in the
front row. who sat still The Mortified
evangelist wruns his hands and ad.
dressing him said: "My good man,
my good man, don't you want to 20 to
Heaven?" Clear and deliberate came
the answer: AYE, AVN gangin', but
no WI pairaonally conducted
pairty!"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

gentlemen" rose Jarrat's voice, "the
nogpen is just below Will YOU come
aft where the lookout is more agree
able and join me in Il game of loo?"
On morning when land had long
been promised and was eagerly looked
for the young Frenchman. NJ. Armand,
mounted. to the deck. His face was
weather burned, and the salt breath of
the spume fell damp on his hair. The
Virginian came and stood beside him,
and both looked down upon the wretch
ed legion Of redemptioners crowding
the lower deck, gazing dumbly up like
cattle.
50 brave sight" submitted Cary, ito
show the riches of the colonies"
His tone was not without bitterness,
as the Frenchman perceived. "You
would not have it sop
II? No. We have no need of some of
the offscouring you see there. 1t will
breed us the curse of crime But what
care the factors? Ills profit to them.
And what cares the king? 1t means
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
'olutons of the brain are also differ

volut1ons of the brain are also differ
ent"
In support of his contention DR.. BOYD
cited the testimony of many anthropoi-
oglsts, none of whom, he said, was an
american and consequently had no pre-
JUDGE on the subject.
The full-blooded negro" continued
the speaker, has no place in the intel
lectual life of the world. The negroes
pointed out as exceptions to this rule
Booker T. Washington, Du Bots. Bruce.
Douglass-all are or were of mixed
blood.
A study of the history of the race
reveals that the negro has in all ages
peen the victim of oppression and ra-
paclty He has thrived under slavery
ana been happy under it. The negro
IN Africa presents the spectacle of alb
solute social immobility. The negro
nature has never been other than It
now is. In America the race has degen-
Grated morally under freedom and ey
eryWhere he is under industrial defeat.
our mode of aiding the negro must
be adjusted to scientific facts be.
!leve in the future of the negro, that
ne VIII advance, but only as he has
an opportunity to develop his own ca
pacltles. He is too far behind the white
race to overtake it in competition. His
future is that Of segregated people.
me movement of segregation is now
under way. The negro is going south
ward and settling in the black belt.
Inc movement We now see in northern
cities. the tendency of negroes Of sep-
aration from the whites, is a national
movement"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Common Mongrel Leads His Owners
to Rich Claim in Nye
County.

Thinking that their dog was chasing
mountain lion or some other wild beast,
H. Roth and A. E. Montmorency, two
miners from Nye county, New, seized
their guns and followed until they saw
the dog come to q stop on the top Of
great bowlder. The animal was making
no attempt to discover the lost trail, but
was standing rigid on the rock, his nose
pointing In the air. AS soon as his mas
tiers arrived he wagged his tall, barked
once or twice, and disappeared in the
underbrush.
Surprised by the behavior Of the ami
NAL, the two men began an Investigation,
and soon discovered that the rock was
the outcropping Of rich ledge Of ore.
containing gold and silver.
Measurements of the body were taken,
and it was found that the mine was AZ
feet wide and extended in visible line
for over $3.50 feet. An assay Of the ore
was made. and it was found to run from
So to $126 per ton.
The ledge is situated in Nye county.
rs miles from Tonopah and Is miles east
of Downieville, the famous old mining
camp which employed hundreds of men
In the days OF the pioneers. 1t is we'll
travelled part OF the country. and many
old miners have prospected in that
region. but it remained for dog to dis
cover the hidden gold
The animal Is common mongrel, with
out pedigree, and is cross between a
collie and half-breed bird dog, He was
given to the men by sheep herder.
whom they knew, but Mr.. Roth says that
he is not for sale.
Roth and his partner have been pros
pecting together for some time, and have
small claim near Tonopah. Roth was
formerly a jeweler, and it was he who
paid the expenses Of the two, as Mont
morency was without funds. Their out
at consists of few blankets, q tent,
cooking utensils, provisions, burro and
dog. The men say that the dog is an
absolute necessity, as without him one
cannot hope to discover q golden ledge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

more tobacco, and tobacco stuffs his
Golfers
"Yet some of these may be lifted by
opportunity
aye" answered Cary. "Bad as they
are. Wooden hogs, fair sick for the
lash, Jumps from Cork or lack Latin
sots shipped for sclioolmasters. Their
sons may be good citizens. New lands,
new conditions. If this land be not
saddled with another's ills, here these
shall at least have hope. By their faces
they leave not much to love behind
them"
Before either spoke again cry came
up from where a knot of sloven re-
demptioners were gathered-a cry and
hoarse word in one. Down below, at
one side, woman leaned, hugging a
shawl wrapped bundle to her breast.
She was drab, but with certain
sullen beauty that is bred of Latin
blood. Armand had seen her face more
than once TRANSPORTED by that Won
drous glory of mother love. He had
that very day heard her grooming softly
as she walked, noted the strange fur
ttveness with which she avoided the
too curious gaze of her fellows, Won
dered what subtle grace nature had
lent for mother eyes to those infant
features.
Now one of the crew stood over her,
plucking at the shawl. She was weep
Ing passionately, loudly, without pre-
tense of concealment.
"What DEVILS that?" bawled the
mates voice from rope ladder.
"The brat's dead,' said the sailor.
"Blow me tight, I've been watching
her for two days. The lallop's been
singing to it to pull the wool over our
eyes,"
"Dead, is it? Pitch it overheard,
then" He kicked down a greasy rag
OF canvas.
AS the man he commanded approach
ed the woman she fell on her knees,
shrinking in close against the bulwarks
and speaking rapidly in some foreign
tongue.
whats that loblollyY" asked the
mate.
"She says" translated one of the pitt
full group around her, that the land is
SO near and the water is cold. She
wants to bury it in the ground"
"Split me" oathed the mate, sis that
all? Over with it, Jerryn'
Again she spoke, volubly and with
many groveling sobs.
"She says" said the redemptioner,
shat if it could only be blessed. There
Is no priest aboard"
The mate, with his hands on the rail,
laughed at this. do what say, you
down therew he cried. "Will We stand
making mouths all day? Tie it in that
canvas"
The man he had hidden approached
the woman to take the cold little body
from her, but she turned suddenly a
fury and, holding it to her breast with
one arm, fought him off, screaming.
He jumped back, with his hand clap.
ped to his armpit. "The Jezebers bit
mel" he yelled.
There was a great laugh from the
sailors, and the mate cursed luridly
from above. care We mollycoddles
then?" he shouted. AS they hesitated
he scrambled down hand over hand
damning them for landlubbers and
clearly minded to do it himself.
The Frenchman's fingers, as he stood
beside the Virginian, gripped the rail
"Swine!' he said under his breath
Then he leaned over and called clearly
keep your hand from that woman"
The mate looked up, astonished, al
the group, for the other passengers had
gathered to witness what was going
on.
whats that?" he asked.
Armand repeated his words.
The mates face turned spongy pur
IN siA y lsaEaSa II ! MY I'M Mai
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Thoughtful Man.

VI NJ Austin of Winchester, Ind
kn"w what Z" do In the hour # need
His wifi. had such an unusual case ii
,nach aud liver trouble, physician
uid NOT help hrr He 1hnughtufa .
led Or Ki"g'S NV l. f.. Pills al,
IA. G t relief lb4nc-' ard WAS tirala
'ur'd Oniy 25c at z A Ilrmmer'
lruY tore L
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

There was a big sensation in Lees
vile, Ind when W H. Brown of tina,
lace, VIII" is expected to die, had
'l> life saved by Dr Kings New Dis
sfry for onsllmption. He writes:
Il endured i,Sltf-rable ag0nips from
asthma, but your New Discovery CAV.
M Immediate relief and soon there
after effected complete cure" SINH.
'r cures M consumptiOn, Pneumonia.
iir"nchitls aud Grip are numerous
us the peer. s. remedy fur ali thrna,
nd lung troubles. Price SOC and s. OF,
Guaranteed ny P A Clemmer, Drug
iAt Trial BOTTLES free,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Settlers Ra,es

f noin,s in Mime sofa. Nortk Dak,.
"A. M ,n,tnha, Ontario. Saskatchewan
nd ASST, ib"ia Tickets nm sale by Il I
hicrg" Great Western Railway every
ru, sday In April. Fer further infor.
alton apply tn any Great Western
Agent. or j. P. Elmer, g. p. A, Chi
asso, Ah sWSe
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
II, meseekers Rates

North and South Dakota ever,
tn sday until Oct. 25th, the hicagt
'ir, at Western Railway will sell rnnnr
rip tickets to POINTS in the ahov.
am. d sraftS at a great reduction
m he usual fare Fer further in.
ruaiiun apply tn any Great Western
Agent. ar j +. Elmer, G. P. A.,
{ hicago, Ill. Oct. Goth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Home Seekers Excursions.

One fare plus 50 90 round trip rat.
Ia hicav" Great Western Railwa
- poiut> m lhe following states: Ida
.. Montana, Oregon, Washington
;ritish "iumbia, Assinibnia, Mani
bt NJ d Sackalch-wan. Tickets O,
,la Ap,il S ard 10Th. For furthe,
f"rmatinn apply I" any Great Yves
'~rn Agent, or j. P Elmer. G P. A
inchgD. apr 10
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Greatly Reduced Rates to the
West and N ,thwest.

Evr'y day in March ard April tn,
i'lirag' CIR at Western Raj way viii,
I'll tickets at Try low rates 10 points
u Montana, Washington, Utah, Ida
nand Saiiforni. Write tn p
Elm. r, q P A hicag", H., fer full
PARTICULARS. apr 25
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
new PRIVILEGES
OF CANAL BONDS
NAY BE USED By NATIONAL,
BANKS AS BASIS FOR
CIRCULATION.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENT
OF SENATE COMMITTEE
Senator Morgan Criticises Course Of
Government in Panama Waterway
situation-Representative Prince
Makes a Political Speech.

Washington. April 5.-The senate
committee on finance Tuesday author
lied Senator Aldrich to report an
amendment to the bill for the govern
ment OF the Panama canal zone, giving
to the canal construction bonds all the
rights and privileges of the outstand-
Ing two per cent. government bonds.
The eject is to allow national banks to
use the bonds as basis for circulation.
Criticism Of Senator Morgan.
Senator Morgan Tuesday called up his
resolution directing the attorney gem
eral to inform the senate whether he
has made or is making, on behalf of the
United States. purchase of rights
granted by Colombia to N. B. Wise for
the construction of an isthmian camel,
or any interest in the Panama railroad.
He used the resolution as the founda-
ton for speech on the Panama canal
situation, declaring that the new Pan
anna Canal company is only a lessee Of
the property rights on the isthmus, and
said that whom We pay to the govern
ment of Panama the $10.000,000 this
government will be entitled to deal with
the canal company as a tenant. He
criticised In sharp language what he
denounced as the surrender of the Unit
ed States to the new Panama Canal
company, saying that there is some
undisclosed influence at work which
has given that company control OF all
our recent actions in connection with
the canal enterprise" He predicted
that II there should be delay the new
canal company. backed by France,
would be responsible for it, and he
limited at the possibility Of the COM
pany's refusing outright to make sat
isfactory sale. He pointed to what he
called the delay in making payment to
Panama and said that it was in strong
contrast with the haste manifested in
securing ratification Of the Hay-Varilla
treaty, and argued that this delay was
due to the demands of the canal COM
pany.
In the House.
The house Tuesday resumed con.
sideration of the military academy
appropriation bill. In the course Of
his advocacy Of the provisions Of the
bill Mr.. Prince (Ill.) diverged to
make brief political speech. in
which he predicted the election Of
President Roosevelt in November.
Mr.. Wade (1a.) spoke about the
trusts and criticised the attorney gen.
eral for beginning only nine suits
against them During his speech Mr..
Gaines (Tenn) declared that the
beef trust was starving the people.
Beer Under Sidewalk.
A junk dealer In Fairfield recently
noticed the neck Of . bottle protrud.
ing from under the sidewalk at the
corner of Hemsteed and B streets,
and, pulling 1t out, he saw another.
He kept pulling out bottles until he
had IA. and IL were filled with beer
from the Anheuser-Busch plants and
the seals were unhroken.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Willing to Take a Chance.

One cannot collect damages from
railroad for injuries received while rid
ing on a pass; however, says the Chi
cago Daily News, most men are 80
brave that they are willing to take
chances,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
Nightcap aud Eye-opener.

London women have revived the
fashion of wearing nightcaps. 1t APP
pears. remarks the Chicago Record
Herald. that good many Of them ere
ssipg sye-easuseh too
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
A Brilliant sugeestiou

Pat-oi'd wrote to Callahan fer Q
job II OF knew his addriss.
Mike-Phy don't yez WROTE to him
an git his addriss?-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

DIR. John Garden, the former president
of Tabor college. has been inaugurated
president of Howard university, Wash
ington. D. 9.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

~, Ws ~ 81 TAOI r.. N.s
Time Table.
Frains leaves Crescn AZ follows:
PASSENGER GOING EAST.
p. m i'ailN except sunday,
McGrtgo and Dubuque.
$3.50 p. m. Daily for Chicago.
$3.50 p. m. Daily except Sunday 70,
Milwaukee.
FREIGHT
$50 m carries passengers to Calma'
II M, accommodation.
PASSENGER GOING WEST.
1870 a. M, for ST. Paul & Minneapolis
co Meeting at Austin for South
ern Minnesota points.
12:48 p. m, for ST Paul & Minneapolis
TKEIGHT.
10 M, accommodation.
l::l0 p. m carries passengers.
NJ "ppon tickets on sale for all points
In U S and Canada; also Steamship
lick, is. NJ WHITE, Agt ,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12

How Rude He Was.
Maie-Can't you read the answer :,
my face. Willie dear?
Boord-Is it that plain?-Penusyl.
vania Punch Bowl.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
c., M. 4 St PAUL r. r..

ITO BE- continued. y
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-12
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
A G.eat Sensation.

W. E. DUNKLEE. Agent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-27
WALL STREET. REVIEW
IS LIsrLEss AND APA-
 THETIC.
The Free Declining Tendency of Day Before is Arrested, and the Few
 Traders are Left Dis consulate.

New York. April as.--Today's stock market was even more listless and apa- tnetic than that of yesterday, The free reeadnE rssasd s tendency ,Sss os yesterday was ar
 fostered activity What the traders re- quire is a movement of prices whether up or down. The arrest of the decline therefore completed the retirement of the the short side. The movement had no news to account for 1t and there was no symptom of any large demand in any quarter United States Steel preferred was the most active stock and its recov- cry was In face of the practical confrma- ton of the report prevalent yesterday of the early dissolution of the preferred stock stock conversion @ syndicate on which this gage bonds were sold down in the early market to the extent of a point The selling was attributed to members of the synsa synaieate to to provide cash to meet the Tor that portion. of bonds for which the syndicate agreed to pay cash or against the expected delivery of bonds which the was made that the light buying of steel Tor account of the railroads is due to their inability to place bond issues as de- sired But this view conflicts with the rowings by the railroads are to continue improvements to which they were al- ready committed before the blockade in The bond market. Another note issued pany of the Metropolitan Street Raiiwav was explained to be for the reirnburse. ment Of the parent company for ir,- provements already made, and for which the bonds provided could not be mar keted. An initial engagement of Sold for dmursoays steamer was made today and pills sold In the exchange market were supposed to be against other shiprnents m contempiation. The Attorney General was quoted as saying that the formal csnsi p.0nsn or the paym,ss1s ,,,s Tor the Panama ,ia tinree days, which strengthened the he. net that the gold outgo Is d provision against the coming remittance to Paris The money market was entirely unafYect. more than nominal. Weekly sross esrns ings of railroads reporting were lower man last year and the net increase foe March reported for the Atchiseil was without erect on that stock. The week crops was not helpful factor. in srits y,s or the improved condition Reported, in tne western part of the winter whaat peIt. the large producing section. Th~ continued delay in the spring wheat tanns tnnns tles,, ana tne prospect of It's pro- over the dangers thus implied for the coming crop. The appearance Of hets n,, nominations and election of presidential candidates on the curb Is a reminder ;of a oppressive influence on the market to gain in influence. The recovery of S large fraction in United States Steel pre. L.rreo, was the only movement of pnv Significance in the days market. The closing was heavy and stagnant.
 value. s2,oSoo 900. U. s. 2s declined i.s per per cent on, call. pef
 NEW YORK STOCK LIST.