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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
RADluM CLOCK IS DEVISED.
Englishman Constructs Curious Time
piece Which It Il Expected
Will Run sc, 900 Years.

Harrison Martindale. an English.
man, has constructed q. radium clock.
which will keep time indefinitely.
The clock comprises small tube. in
which is placed minute quantity OF
radium supported In an exhausted
glass vessel by a quartz rod. To tho
lower end Of the tube. which 10 colored
violet by the action Of the radium. An
electroscope formed of two long leaves
or stripes of silver is attached.
A charge of electricity in which there
are no beta rays is transmitted through
the activity of the radium into the
leaves, and the latter thereby expand
until they touch the sides of the vessel.
connected to earth by wires, which In.
stantly conduct the electric charge, and
the leaves fall together.
This simple operation is repeated In
cessantly every two minutes until the
radium is exhausted, which In this
instance 1t is computed will occupy 30,-
900 years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
SPEAK ONLY FRENCH THERE
Natives Of Part Of Louisiana Are
Very Ignorant Of the Eng
lish Language.

Congressman Broussard of Louisiana
Is, as his name indicates, Of French
descent He never spoke English until
he went to Georgetown university. ut
is curious" said Mr.. Broussard. "how
the French language has remained the
dominant tongue In my part of the
country.
Brought there by Arcadians of Nova
Scotia in the eighteenth century. II
prevails to-day. and believe always
will. Curiously enough. you will md
plenty of men in my district with such
unmistakably English names as Jones
and Hayes who can't read. speak or
write a word of English.
"Still funnier Is the talk Of the black
people, Their negro French would be
unintelligible in Paris, and yet It 10
the softest. sweetest, most musical
speech I ever heard from human lips.
It knows no grammar. but 1t IL the
very essence Of euphony and melody
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
DRESS NAMING LATEST FAD
London Craze Taken Up by women's
Tailors Is Becoming Ram
pant Among Patrons.

, "A late London fad" said the girl
who knows, to Philadelphia Record
man. "is the naming Of particular
dresses in ones wardrobe. The dressl
makers began 1t, but now the wearera
Of the creations are taking it up.
1.-the First Kiss as originally put
out by maker. was of white so far
as the color scheme went, with edgings
and ends of the stuff tipped with rose
leaf shaped bits of crimson. but
whether these dashes of red were In.
tended to suggest lips or not I do not
know. "A Dream Of Paradise was
trimmed with filmy lace, through
which ran tiny threads Of silver, with
an occasional silver bead. Now many
gowns are being named by the women
who order them. sometimes after q
male friend and sometimes to suggest
sentiment appropriate to the occasion
on which they are to be worn.
"Second Thoughts for instance,
was the name given to a severely plain
gray costume ordered by a lively
widow upon returning to London just
after attending house party where
the doings were so gay as to cause
almost q scandal. The idea Is that the
mood Of the wearer is suggested in
the name Of the costume, and the name
is more or less suggestive in its style
and appearance. haven't yet heard
of anybody ordering Divorce Suit
yet, but that may come"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
MooNsHINERs IN MISSOURI.
Out Of One Dollars Worth Of Natssial
Distillers Turn Out Forty
Gallons Of Whiaky.

Il 10 not generally known. according
to the Kansas City Journal. that con!
siderable moonshine whisky 10 made
in Southwest Missouri. Detective
James Roschs Of Carthage has arrest,
cd several proprietors Of Illicit stills
recently Mr.. Rosche says that Mis-
souri, moonshiners make big profits 40
long as Uncle Sam lets them alone. Ho
says they take one gallon Of cheap.
black molasses, which costs about 30
cents two bushels Of meal, at an Az
eraeg cost Of IS cents per bushel, and
some water. This Is made into mash,
allowed to ferment and the stun then
goes through the process of evapora-,
ton.
This amount Of molasses and meal
with . sunicient amount Of water add-
ed, makes 40 gallons OF moonshine.
which Is sold for two dollars per gal>
lon. The men who engage in tho IL
licit distilling Of whisky are usually.
Of the more ignorant class. That Is.
they are uneducated, but what they
lack in book learning they make up In
shrewdness that cannot be learned in
school. Most of the men engaged In
their business are desperate fellows
and do not hesitate to defend their lib
erty with the use of guns.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
LADYLlkE PERSON WANTED.
Consequently Society Leader in Search
Of Position for Maid Is Re-
bufeed by Milliner.

One of the richest and most promi-
nent society women, who Is very quiet
and unostentatious in her dress, ana
by only the appointment of her equip
age betrays the fact that she 10
wealthy, says the New York Press.
stopped her carriage outside the estab-
lishment of a fashionable milliner. en-
tered and addressed the proprtetress.
II see you have in your window .
sign. Apprentice Wanted" she be-
gan. The milliner eyed her contemptu-
ously from the crown of her modest
bonnet to the tip of her common-senss
shoe.
"You would not do at ALL" she said.
II want ladylike person who can
wait on customers"
II wish to place one Of my maids
with some one from whom she could
learn millinery while am abroad.
continued the visitor, quietly, hut !
am afraid you would not do"
AS the footman opened the carriage
door for his mistress the horror
stricken milliner recognized too late
the livery of one of the first families'
Of New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
TOLD OF THEIR NOMINATION
PROHIBITION CANDIDATES ARE
FORMALLY NOTIFIED.
Both Swallow and Carroll Make
Speeches in Response-synopsis
Of Formers Address.

Indianapolis, Ind, July 23.-Dr. Silas
G. Swallow, of Harrisburg, Pa, and
George w. Carroll, of Texas, prohibi-
ton candidates for president and vice
president of the United States, were
formally notified of their nominations
Friday. A. G. Wolfenbarger, of Lincoln,
Neb., chairman of the recent national
convention, which met here in the same
hall that witnessed the notification ex-
ercises, delivered the notification adj
dress to DR.. Swallow, and Homer L.
Castle, of Pittsburg, notified Mr.. Carroll.
Responses were made by both candi-
dates, and National Chairman Stewart
delivered the closing speech. The oc-
casion brought many prominent prohi-
bitionists of the country here.
DR.. Swallow said it was with pro-
found pleasure and with correspond
ing sense of responsibility that he ac-
knowledged the great honor conferred
upon him in making him the candidate
for the presidency of the United States
of America; the highest Office in the
gift of any people, because the head of
the greatest nation Of the world now,
! as in 1776. He regarded the nomination,
even If assured of defeat, which he was
not, greater honor than nomination
and election from any of the parties sub
sidized and controlled by the liquor
traffic. Continuing, he said:
1T is principle Of common law that
the individual may not 80 use his per-
son, property or liberty as to infringe
upon the rights and privileges of 9TH
ers. Or $50 using, he must without
fail indemnify the injured by making
good the loss. 1t is fact, uncontro-
verted by all, save the parties in inter-
est, that the 100000 liquor dealers in
America, through their business, con-
stantly and seriously infringe upon the
rights of all our 80, DOC, 900 of people, and
that they do not indemnify US for the
damage inflicted"
He declared the voter responsible for
all the crime and misery due to the
liquor traffic. In conclusion he said:
"Our party stands for country SO finan-
cially. politically and morally clean as
to make 1t an object lesson to be imi-
tated through natural selection by the
effete civilizations Of the old world;
rather than for country whose ideal
government must be canIonaded into
those whom we would benevolently as
| simulate"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
BAT AND BALL.
Runs, Hits and Errors Made by Pro-
fessional Teams in Fri
days Games.

National league games on Friday:
At Chicago-Chicago, 6, 10, 2; New York,
4. 10, 0. At Cincinnati 1.-TWO games)-
Cincinnati, 4. 8, 1; Boston, 8, 6, o; Gin
cinnati, IL. Is, 4; Boston, z, IA, 2. At st.
Louis-st. Louis. II, IA, o; Philadelphia,
5. 8. 8. At Pittsburg Pittsburg, z, "A,
o; Brooklyn, 2, 81.
American league: At Washington
Washington, 0, 8, 2; Detroit, 0, 3, 2 t13
innings, rain). At New York-C Chicago,
6, IL, i; New York, s, 8, g. At Boston
st. Louis, s, 8. 2; Boston, 1854. At Phil
adelphia-Cleveland, 4, II, o; Philadel-
phia. o, 9, i.
American association: At Milwaukee
Milwaukee, /, 8, 8; Kansas City, 0, 2,
2. At ST. Paul-Minneapolis, s, II, o;
st. Paul. 0, 8, 4.
Western league: AtColorado Springs
1.-TWO gameS-Colorado Springs, z, 13, 3:
Sioux City, 4, 6, 4; Colorado Springs, 4,
10, i; Sioux City, 0, s, 0. At Denver
Denver, 8, IA, 2; st. Joseph, 4. II, /. At
Des Moines-Omaha, IL, Is, 1; Del
Moines. 8. Is. 8.
Three I league: At Davenport
Davenport, 8, 8, 1; Rock Island, 2, 8,
90 innings). At Rockford-Rockford, z
IL, 8; Bloomington, s, 1913. AtDubuque
Dubuque, 8, IL, o; Decatur, 8, II, 4. Al
Cedar Rapids-Ce Rapids, Q 8, o;
Springfield, 1852.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Moyement Unprecedented.

Chicago, July 23.-The movement
westward on account of the opening of
the Rosebud Indian reservation in
South Dakota exceeded all expecta-
tons. The Chicago & Northwestern
alone took 10000 people to Bonesteel,
Fairfax and Yankton. Generally speak
Ing the people seeking quarter sections
in the reservation are of the best type
of American farmers and young busl-
ness men.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
New Automatic Compass.

M. Heit, French inventor, has de-
vised new type of compass. which Ia
of an automatic nature. The direction
of the compass by this arrangement ia
automatically registered minute by
immune, SO that by consulting the chart
the ships officers can ascertain the
route traversed at any time during the
passage. The compass card, instead Of
having at Its center an agate resting on
fixed steel point, Is fixed on steel pivot
which rests on fixed agate. The lat.
ter is immersed in drop Of mercury
which serves TO conduct the current Of
electricity that makes the registering
movements of the apparatus possible
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Relations to Be Resumed.

Washington, July 23.-Colombia IL
again to come into full diplomatic re-
lations with the United States and the
Panama matter will be closed incl
dent between the two republics. The
state department has received cor
dial letter from the Colombian minister
for foreign affairs announcing that DR..
Thomas Herran has been given full
letters Of credit as Colombia's envoy
at Washington. DR.. Herran for many
years was secretary Of legation here
and after the hurried exit Of Minister
Concha was charge d'affaires until the
legation was closed last winter as q re-
suit Of the Panama affair.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Three Killed.

Greensboro. N. c., July 23.-Train
No. 9 on the Southern railway near
Franklin, Va, while running about 80
miles per hour, struck car door,
which was lying on the track across
both rails, derailing the engine and
tender. G. E. Hall, engineer; w. A.
Milloway. fireman, and Ed McClanna-
ham, fagman, riding on the engine,
we're killed. Baggagemaster George
Burke was slightly injured. No pas
sengers were hurt. The car door had
been dropped from the preceding local
freight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Crime of a Miner.

Grangeyille, Idaho, July 23.-iRudolph
Wetter, Salmon river miner, shot and
instantly killed L. D. Long and Chris
Vain, and wounded the formers IA
year-old boy at camp in the Warren
mining country. Wetter had some trou-
BILE regarding mining ground and APP
preached cabin where his victims were
temporarily stopping He opened fire
with rifle, killing both men. Longs
boy escaped in the brush and carried a
bullet in the leg.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
TRADE PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
LEADING AGENCIES GIVE Fla.
voRABLE REPORTS.
Encouraging Factors Said to FREEDOM
inate-Crop Prospects Re-
ported Brighter.

New York, July 23-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review Of Trade says:
Encouraging factors predominant.
Little definite increase is seen in the
distribution Of merchandise, but devel-
opments of the past week promise bet
ter things in the near future. The
most important influence for good is
brighter crop prospect. For the pres
ent the best news comes from the
large cities, where warm weather has
stimulated retail trade in light weight
fabrics, and jobbers report that orders
from agricultural communities are bet
ter than from manufacturing centers.
There are still many complaints of slow
collections. In the principal manufac-
turing branches there is still much idle
machinery, especially at cotton mills
and iron plants, while most window
glass producers will not resume until
September. Reports Of railway earn
ings for July so far show only small
loss of LIS per cent. as compared with
the same period last year. 1t is graf
flying to note in dispatches from iron
and steel making centers that the de-
cline in quotations has ceased, and con-
sumers are making inquiries which
promise to result in considerable bust
ness.
! Failures of the week numbered 213
/ in the United States, against 1911 last
year, and 20 in Canada, compared with
10 a year ago."
Bradstreets says: Good progress
by NEST crops strengthens belief in
favorable fall trade following the pres
ent season of comparative quiet and
inactivity. Among the industries quiet
ness and even dullness is still the fea-
ture, but rather more is doing In the
leather trade. foreshadowing later de-
velopments in the shoe business, and
the production of iron and steel is be.
ing steadily curtailed. with resulting
firmer tone to pig iron prices. Several
basic industries still show little ten
dency to revive. Notable among these
is soft coal mining which Is very much
depressed, and 1t is to be noted that
demand for anthracite coal is not sc
active as heretofore. The cotton goods
industry, unsettled for more than 8
year past by erratic price movements
and short time, now faces another dis
turbance in the threatened strike o.
Fall River print cloth hands. Railwa,
earnings finished the fiscal year mucf
!. better than earlier expected, and 1t 1.
probable they will show the heavies
volume of gross and net ever recorded
Warm weather helped retail trade as .
whole and has facilitated bargain sale.
: which have been feature at a numbel
! Of cities"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Indicted for Briharx.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 23-Col. Edward
Butler. a prominent local politician, was
indicted Friday by the June grand jury
on the charge OF bribing witness. The
indictment grows out Of the confession
Of Charles F. Kelly, former member of
the house Of delegates, who says that
Butler gave him $4,000 for leaving the
country and staying away. until the
bride givers, against whom he had dam
aging evidence, were protected by the
statute of limitations.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Iap Soldier a Model.

According to M. Pichon, the Japanese
soldier has muscles like whipcord, is a
sure shot, and an eye for landmarks and
q memory for locality. He can do with
three hours sleep out of the "a, is clean
ly, attends to sanitary instructions and is
ardenuy patriotic. He costs the state
about nine cents . day and thinks HIM
self we'll of.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Victim Of Bright's Disease.

Washington, July 23.-David Wolfe
Brown, for more than 40 years one of
tho official reporters of the house of
representatives. died here Friday night,
aged SO years, Of Bright's disease A
widow and two daughters survive him.
The remains probably will be taken to
Lewes, Del, for interment. Mr. Brown
was Pennsylvania by birth. He was
one Of the foremost stenographers Of
his day and was the author of a num-
Der Of works on shorthand.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
killing Fumes.

Mrs. Myles--Do you allow your hus-
band to smoke in the conservatory?
Mrs. Styles-Oh, my, yes; the fumes
from his cigar kills the bugs.
II should think the fumes from the
kind of cigars that he smokes would
kill the plants."'-Yonkers Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
A Parallel Case.

Miss Beachblow Cat the church fair)--
Oh, Mr.. Dusnap! buy this sofa-pillow. It
has just been reduced from four dollars
to rs cents.
Mr.. Dusnap (ruefully)-Can'td do it. /
had $40 FIVE minutes ago, but now am
reduced to Is cents.-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Need More Of Her Kind.

The sermon of a woman street preach.
err in Chicago one Sunday recently
caused Charles Floethe, a habitual crim-
inal, to surrender himself to the police
and request that he be punished. There
cannot be too much of that sort Of street,
preaching in Chicago.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Fatal Explosion.

East St: Louis. ILL.,, July 23.-An ex-
plosion in detached building Of the
Phoenix powder mill on the Southern
railway, midway between here and
Belleville, resulted in the death of one
man. The building was demolished.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Waitress Spoke Six Languages.

Waitress Spoke Six Languages.
Few head waters know as many Ian.
guages as woman named Scheidreiter,
who died at Salzburg the other day. age
70. As girl of IL she had taken q posi-
ton as maid with a wealthy family, and
had In the course Of years visited all
parts of the world, gradually acquiring
the faculty of speaking, besides her ma
tive German, six languages-English.
French, Italian, Arabic. modern Greek
and Turkish.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Onto Him.

Bragg-I expect to spend my yaca
ton on steam yacht this summer.
Knox-Oh, why don't you take a rest
instead Of looking for extra work? De
sides, stocking Is such q hot job.-Phil
sdslphia Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Far from Useless

Young Lawyer-It will be quite use
less to try and break Old Jones' will.
don't you think SO?
Old Lawyer-U Useless? Not at all
The relatives will get lots OF experiences
ana ne Will ut some at fees. --Puck
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Her Little Surprise.

Don't stop me now, dear. Archie'a
going to propose in few minutes"
"Has he shown any symptoms?"
Certainly not! He doesn't know II
yet. I've arranged it as a surprise for
him."-Brooklyn Life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Pushed Down.

! Mr.. Chellus-I thought you said I
held the first place in your heart?
Miss Gidday-So you do. bat the
first place, Of course. is down at the
bottom. The latest tenant is always
ut the top.--Philadelphia Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
speed the Partinx Guest

Lady Guest Ito host, who hates get
ting up early)-Tm SO awfully sorry to
have dragged you up at this unearthly
hour, but / had TO catch the $3.50 train.
Host-Not ct all. I'm only too glad
70 " able to see you Oh. Punch.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
rhe last Word,

$50 her husband made will forbid
ding her to marry again.
EYES," answered Miss Cayenne.
II didn't know he had so much sem
ument."
ut wasn't sentiment It was merely
another form Of expression In their
old-time struggle for the last word. -
Warrington star. !.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
No Decisions.

4 ..Do you think she loves YOU for
yourself alone?" asked the romantic
person. !,
Certainly not" answered the titled
foreigner. She loves me for my ances-
tors."- WashingtCn Star.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
will Be Notified IN AUGUST.

Bedford Springs. Pa. July 23.-The
notification Of Henry G. Davis, the vice
presidential nominee of the democratic
party, will take place in West Virginia
in August, probably about one week
after the notification Of Judge Parker.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
The Dictator.

He-Is it the fashion for woman
to walk all bumped up on pair Of
stilt-heeled shoes?
She-Well, for what other earthly
reason would one wish to make one.
self so horribly uncomfortable? -De-
troit Free Press
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
A Change.

She was a phantom Of delight
When first she dawned upon my sight,
But since then am sorry that
The phantom has become too fail
IN. o, Tlmes-Democrat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Train DELAYED.

4 "What do you think now, Bobbie?"
remarked the mother as she boxed his
ears.
II don't think" replied the boy.
sMy train Of through has been delay.
ed by q hotbox. Town Topics.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Emigrants Like America Best.

Emigrants Like America Best.
OF the 100000 emigrants of German
nationality who left the fatherland dur
ing the 80 years since the formation Of
the empire, 90.7 per cent. came directly
to the United. States. With all the
efforts that have been made to stimu-
late emigration to Brazil and to the
German colonies in Africa and Asia, II
has dwindled to meager fragment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Wants to Be Senator,

Hartford, Conn.,. July 23-Former
Gov. Morgan G. Bulkley will announce
his candidacy for the United States
senate in an interview which will ap-
paar in the Courant
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Megaphoning Above.

"How loud Brother Brown talks in
meetin'!"
Eyes; Providence has been turnin'
deaf ear to him lately an he's givin'
It q piece Of his mind. Atlanta Con.
stftuten. -as.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Heavy Damage bv Fire

Portland Me-, July 23.-Fire in the
candy department of the Twitchell-
Champlin's immense plant here did dam
age to the amount of s150.000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-07-26
Little Elsie's Confession.

Little Elsie's Confession.
miss Biggs is interested in you, pa"
How so?"
Why, to-day, after she had told me
seven times to sit down and behave
myself, she said she wondered what
sort Of father had."-Tit-Bits.