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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
ON THE EVE OF WATERLOO
Unpublished Letter Written BY Mar
shall Butcher to His Wife
Is Discovered,

There has just been discovered in
the family archives Of landed pro-
prietor in Mecklinburg hitherto I'M
published letter written by the cele-
brated Marshal Butcher to his wife on
the eve of the battle of Waterloo. The
letter is couched In the unique style
and spelling peculiar to the old soldier,
which however, are partly lost in the
following translation from the Ger
man: "Comprenne, June II, 1916
Here sit In the room in which Mary
Louisa spent her bridal night. 1t is
hard to imagine anything more beau
titul than Comprenne. What pity
hat I must part from here tomorrow,
because within three days must be
q Paris. 1t is possible, and most prob
hhle. that Bonaparte will be handed
Dvsr to me and Wellington. Do not
khauk can do anything better than to
havs him shot. This would be SER
rice to mankind. In Paris he is Who'll.
- deserted: everybody hates and de-
apisss him. believe this will be all
over IN q short while and then shall
hasten homo. There are many pretty
tAings here. but must not take any
thing away.
sls ,,pr y,1ryu~
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Court MiIks the Cow.

"'rhe court will proceed to milk this
cow and judicial notice of those facts
which to him as an expert mixer will
tend to determine whether she has
been fresh for a long or short period"
SO announced Judge John F. Oliver
from the bench at Sioux City after
hearing witnesses dispute for an hour
concerning the identity of Jersey
cow Both sides claimed her, but one
side contended that she had been fresh
only three months, while the other al
legged she had not been fresh for near
ly year. The court adjourned to a
stable nearby, where his honor pro-
ceeded to milk the COW in true farmer
fashion. 1.-THE verdict of the court is
that the COW has not been fresh over
three months; therefore she goes to
the plaintiff" was the announcement
from the bench after the court had
solemnly led the procession back to
the courtroom.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Nab Alleged Burglars.

William Kearns and Frank Powers
are under arrest at Sioux City on a
charge of having burglarized the store
OF A. ID. George at Sergeant Bluffs of
5000 worth of cutlery. The men, it is
claimed. after looting the store walked
to Sioux City. a distance of seven
miles, with the temperature at Is de-
grees below zero. They excited sus-
picion by giving new pocket knives
to employees of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul roundhouse for the privi-
lege Of warming themselves on their
arrival in the city. The railroad men
notified the police, who arrested the
men and found they had bags that
contained forty-six pocket knives.
many scissors, razors and other arti-
cles.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
HAPPENINGS IN IOWA
EVENTS OF A WEEK THROUGH
OUT THE STATE.
Conductor Marsh Killed and Twenty.
five Other Persons Injured in
Bad Train Wreck Not Far
From Melbourne.

Conductor II. M. Marsh was killed
and twenty-five persons were injured,
eight passenger cars and an engine
piled in the ditch and 200-foot bridge
wrecked as the result Of broken rail
on the Milwaukee railroad, near Mel
bourne last week. Tie wrecked train
was the overland limited No. 1, which
left Chicago at sos Wednesday night.
There were nine coaches pulled by
two engines. The bpollen rail was 800
feet east of a 200-foot bridge and the
first engine passed over safely. The
other and eight coaches follwing it
left the track and piled into the ditch
beneath the bridge, which was de-
stroyed by the impact of the derailed
cars. The injured were taken to
Rhodes and Melbourne, the two
points nearest the wreck on either
side. The injured include:
F. II. Reid, Perry, hips and legs; G..
w. Jensen, mail clerk, Cedar Rapids,
breast; David M. Way, Marion juno
ton, S. D., knee crushed, nose broken,
teeth knocked out; C. S. Lawson, mail
clerk, Marion, generally bruised, left
side of face injured; D. A. Halligan,
Moorland. Ia, back and Kidneys; Anna
Disinger, Perry, left eye cut, right
hand cut; Gus Bachrake, Holland,
MINI, right ankle sprained: Alden
Jones. Sanor, S. D., left ankle sprain-
ed Charles Masterson, Boone, Ia,
chest; Charles T.. Clark. Bayard, Ia.
left leg broken, face cut; Mrs. F. A.
Smith, Marion, S. D., back and stom-
ach; Ralph Morrow, baggageman,
Council Bluffs, left knee and right
ankle; w. j. Wait, mail clerk, Marion
| chest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
YELLOW JOURNALISM OLD.
English Newspaper Discovers Fine
Example of It in Writings Of
Thirteenth Century.

London.-The English newspapers,
which number quite few modern yell
low journals, although they don't ap-
pear to know it, are continually hav-
ing fun at the expense of American
newspapers. Here is one of the latest
jests of the London Chronicle:
Americans no doubt would not
think much Of the rec Mt attempt Of
the Than to beat the record IN high
tides; but it is worth while pointing
out that our Elizabethan journalist,
Stow. has as good story to tell as
any yellow paper can print on the
other side Of the Atlantic. In the
year 1885, we read, the river of
Thames, overflowing its banks, caused
the marshes about Woolrich to be all
on sea, wherein boats and other ves-
sells were carried with the stream; 80
that, besides cattle, the greatest num-
mer of men, women and children were
drowned
1.-THE delightful vagueness of the
greatest number adds the right touch
of intensity. Nor was this all. In
Iu0 6Ao0k PdAoSO Va 1uSA
did row with wherries in the midst
of the hall, being forced to ride to
their chambers It is something to
know that the extra social was born
in the thirteenth century"
Desperate.
DO yau realize how serious thing
marriage is?" her father, who Wa
the president of the company, asked
after the young man had laid the case
before him.
Eyes, sir. I've thought it all over.
I'm fully aware that it will be mighty
serious, but it'll be worse il donN
get her. The general managers taken
. dislike to me, and If I'm to keep my
Job here there's got to be something
doing right away."-Chicago Record.
Herald.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
PIGEON CAUSES HER DEATH
Pet Nsstng Several Months Il Found
9locking Up the stovepips
( IN Owners Boom.

b the Wiltshire village OF zsaIs,
HnSland. q death has been caused by
. pet pigeon. Two young women liy-
ing ct the rectory were found uncon-
ecioua in their bedroom on Monday
morning. One of the girls. Miss Maud
n Southampton, was dead before the
Doctor arrived but the other revived
Altar some time. It appears that a
are had been lighted overnight In a
small stove which was connected with
HE main chimney by flue. The girls
Sstarsd to rest noticing nothing except
Inst the fire smoked considerably.
When the stove was removed for IN.
nsvagation the body of a pct pigeon
Mbich has been missing Tor some
nonths, was found blocking the pipe.
Ehs poisonous fumes had thus bean
Arivsn back into the bedroom. Tha
Doroner's jury returned a verdict Of
hoeth from mtsadventure.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Senator L. Toilette.

Governor Robert NJ. La Toilette, the
pompadour statesman from Wisconsin,
has had himself elected to the United
States senate to succeed Senator
Quarles. The question is asked, "What
will Senator John G. Spooner do about
it," Nobody seems to know, and every
body is guessing. At one time it was
rumored that Senator Spooner had de-
clared somewhere on some occasion to
somebody, when La Follette's election
was first suggested, that he would re-
sign II such an unpleasant thing
should occur. II he said that he prob
ably did 80 in his wrath and may
probably will-recant when cooled off.
That the two are by no means as init
mate as the late lamented Siamese
twins, Eng and Chang, is known Of
all men, but even II they refuse to be
reconciled to each other they would
have presidents for remaining together
in the senate while holding no COM
munion with each other, though Of
course the situation would OF necessity
be decidedly unpleasant to both of them
and not at all delightful to anybody
else. During the latter years of his
eminent senatorial career Colonel
Thomas Hart Benton was at logger
heads with his senatorial partner from
Missouri. In fact he was at logger.
heads with his FIRST senatorial partner
for six years Of the ten which David
Barton served. More recently Senators
Chandler and G9llinger OF New Hamp.
shire, though Of the same political faith,
were at daggers' points. Other cases OF
like nature might be cited, but these
will suffice.
One thing cocksure-for the next fou,
years at least no state In the Unior
viii have stronger senatorial team
than Wisconsin.
The chances are that they will treat
each other with much courtesy and
ceremony. though holding each other at
arms length.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Weiohman Aeaulttsd.

The trial Of Conrad Weighman of
Graettinger for the shooting Of Henry
Deeter April l, 1904, ended last week,
when the jury returned verdict of
not guilty. The case was the outcome
of blackmailing letter sent to ]. A.
Spies. banker of Graettinger, de-
manding that he place a package con-
tanning $4,000 in stacker in field
near town. Deeter came for the pack
age. dummy, and was shot by Weigh
man. Deeter died from his wounds
and Weighman was charged with muir
der. The case was tried in Clay coun-
ty on change of venue from Palo
Alto county. Deeter was proven to be
the writer of the letter threatening
Spies. Weighman's defense was that
he was in danger of attack by Deeter.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
"oeld oolns out.s

A good many papers are commenting
in various stages Of trspidation on the
fact that our gold " leaving US in large
quantities. Week before last eleven
millions went to Europe from this
country, and the Philadelphia Inquirer
says that that fact has given the fnan-
cial centers OF the country 4 slight
chill Of apprehension" 1t 10 feared By
the flnanciers that there IL In the mon
ey centers Of Europe state of nerv-
BUSINESS caused by the bad plight Of the
Russian treasury, therefore the drain
upon the American gold supply. We
are also given as reason Tor the ex-
portation Of our gold that large guam
titles Of American securities held
abroad have been sold. Still another
reason is found in the fact that we are
not using as much money in our bust
ness as we did year OF two ago. No
doubt that 10 one reason, but, II that
be true, how does It happen that we
are constantly RECALLED with the story
that our prosperity is constantly In
creasing? II we are not using as much
money In our business az formerly it
does not require captain Of industry
to figure it out that the volume of our
business is shrinking instead Of grow
ing, and 1t must follow as the night the
day that a shrinkage In volume Of
business means a falling OF in pros
perity. The plain, unvarnished truth Is
that conditions for several years have
been very favorable to our accumula-
ton Of gold. In fact. our trade condi-
tons with foreign countries were alb
normally favorable to us and enabled
US to pile up more than our proportion
ate share Of the worlds gold supply.
Now conditions are becoming normal
and we must give up our excess Of
gold 1t is TO be sincerely hoped that
this readjustment of gold holdings will
not precipitate panic. Perhaps II
will not, but nous verrons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Richards Must Serve Time.

The Iowa supreme court last week
affirmed the decision of the lower
court which sent Ex-Deputy United
States Marshal w. A. Richards to the
penitentiary for eighteen years for
completely in the hold-up of Peter Sui
Ivan and wife. at Hamilton, Ia, two
years ago. Richards will be taken to
Fort Madison at once. Masked men
broke into the Sullivan house one night
in January, 1903, and after torturing
the woman by holding lighted candles
under her feet, compelled her to pro-
duce sum of money which she had
that day drawn from the bank. In
making their escape, Frank Baird, a
noted crook was shot through the
body. He was arrested and convicted,
and after short time in the peniten-
tiary named Richards as one who
planned the robbery. Richards fed to
Mexico, but afterwards gave himself
up. He was convicted and given
eighteen years.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
An illustration In Steel.

The Kansas City Star, a brilliant in
dependent paper, under the above cap
ton says editortally:
Pittsburg bridge steel costs an average
O. about 10 per cent moro in the United
States than In Mexico, in spite of the
tion
This shows that steel can be manu-
featured at Pittsburg, shipped to Mexico
and sold there with profit at about $40
Per ton and is sold at about that figure
because In Mexico 1t comes in competition
with the native article.
1et ths same steel, manufactured at the
same place, with an average OF shorter
hauls. Is sold In this country at about $50
per ton. This is possible because the
arin Keeps out foreign competition and
the steel trust, through an agreement with
an the companies in the steel business,
has eliminated domestic competition.
The consequent excess cost In the max.
3pg OF bridges. buildings and all articles
made OF iron comes out OF the people in
the long run.
The people have elected men to repre-.
f1ns them IN congress. and coMrrsss hss
0SoEta san tan On tho Sssnig. HkAs I'd
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
"The Color Tine"

The race question in America has
hitherto been treated from many stand.
points, political, sectional. economical
in fact, from every standpoint except
the scientific. 1t remained for my old
friend and schoolmate, Dr.. William
Benjamin Smith Of Tulane university,
man Of phenomenal learning, to write
an chronological treatise on the vexed
and yexing subject These sentences
from his Forward" constitute the key
to his remarkable book and clearly indi.
cate the vast Importance which he at
taches to the issue: Compared with
the vital matter Of pure blood all other
matters, as of tariff, OF currency, Of sub.
sides, of civil service, of labor and cap.
ital, of education, Of forestry, Of SCI
ence and art, and even Of religion, sink
into insignifcance. for, to Judge by the
past, there Is scarcely any conceivable
educational or governmental or social
or religious polity under which the
pure strain of Caucasian blood might
not live and thrive and achieve great
things for history and humanity. On
the other hand, there Is no reason to be-
lieye that any kind or degree Of institu.
tional excellence could permanently
stay the race decadence that would fol-
low surely in the wake Of any consid-
cradle contamination OF that blood by
the blood of Africa"
There is no emotional extravaganza,
no appealing for applause, no exploita.
ton of race prejudice, in the book. 1t Is
a cold, clear, bold, comprehensive analy.
sis Of a situation fraught with vital
consequences not only to all who dwell
on this continent, but to all wearing
1.-THE human form divine" DR.. smith'a
work is certain to arouse intense inter.
est and widespread discussion. 1t can
not be ignored, for it is from masters
hand and brain.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Declare Jail is Haunted.

So firmly convinced are the evil
doors of Fremont county that the Jail
at Sydney is haunted that their plead
ings for some other place of incarcera-
ton are pitiful. Prisoners who are
not inebriates and whose minds are
not affected by the use of intoxicants,
make startling screams in the middle
of the night, rousing the family of the
sheriff, and continue until that official
makes his appearance. They declare
the cell doors fly open and that bright
burning lights fill the space. Sheriff
Kent. who is not at all given to prac-
teal Joking, declares himself much
worked up over the strange phenome-
non.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
eaFFoRp's CASE SEEMS STRONG.
Insanity Plea Of Alleged Murderer ls
We'll Supported.

W0b SuHPSt
The defense rested Saturday morn
ing in the trial at DEBORAH of Professor
T. l. Clifford for the murder OF II. A.
BigeloW and the state has just opened
Its rebu.tal, not yet having revealed
its plan of attack on the insanity
theory of the defense. DR.. +. Daub-
ney, mayor of DEBORAH; DR.. G. H. Hill
OF Des Moines, formerly of the 1nde-
pendence hospital, and DR.. a.. j.
Sweeny of DEBORAH, testified that Gift
ford in their opinion is suffering from
masked epilepsy, was insane at the
time OF the crime and is now perma-
nently insane. 1t is the general opin-
ion that the defense has made strong
case on the insanity theory, and that
the state will have hard work to dis
prove it, although DR.. w. P. Crum-
hacker of the Independence hospital
and Dr.. NJ. N. Volding of the Cherokee
hospital, with five other experts are to
go on the stand in rebuttal. Tie case
will probably go to the jury Wednes-
day or Thursday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
3 80 90 80 80 90 80
Especial Washington Lstt.r.l

Especial Warrington LettSr.l
YHEN the bill to increase the
vA/ powers of the interstate COM
wv mission, popularity called
1.-The bill to regulate freight
rates." came up In the house, Hon. John
Sharp Williams, the Democratic house
leader, put the sincerity of the Repub-
leans to simple but severe test and
found them utterly lacking in that
virtue on that occasion and on that
subject. In behalf Of the Democrats,
he proposed to waive all debate, pro-
vided they would permit us to offer
three amendments and have them vot-
ed on. This was refused. Wherefore?
Because things are not what they seem
and because they are trying 20 pose as
friends of strict regulation, whereas
they are not in favor Of it at ALL Will
liams tore or their masks. Sometimes
the right to debate is valuable, but on
question such as this, which has been
elaborately discussed in the public
press, the right to amend and perfect the
bill was far more valuable than the
right to talk, but the right to amend
and perfect was precisely the thing
which the Republican leaders were de-
termined we should not have because
it would spoil their great game of make
believe, for they knew that enough Re-
publicans would vote with the Demo
Gratis to perfect the bill by amendment.
Consequently they rammsd a rule
through granting about ten hours for
debate, but not permitting amendment.
The rule permitted vote on substi-
tute for the whole bill, the point be-
ing that divers Republicans would have
voted with us on various amendments
which would improve the bill who
would not vote for our substitute as a
whole. Wonder II the Republican lead
ers believe they can deceive the people
perpetually with such buuko games az
that. They will wake up some fne
morning and find that the masses have
more sense and intelligence than they
are giving them credit for.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Farmers, Convention Ends.

The Palo Alto County Farmers in
stitute and mid-winter fair has closed
after a session Of three days at EN-
metsburg, during which much interest
was manifested by both farmers and
business men. Disappointment of
Public Instruction R. G. Barrett, and
Joe Trigg, editor Of the Iowa State
Register. were present and made able
addresses.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Had Himself Arrested.

Asking to be saved from himself,
to be condemned to an inebriate asy-
lum, Frank Wilson of Iowa City appeal
ed to Judge Blyington, in the Johnson
county court, made the complaint
against himself, presented the evil
dence and as reward for his unique
plea, received a sentence of three
years at Independence. The case at
tracted considerable attention from the
fact that it is considered to be the first
OF its kind In the history of the in
ebriate law.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
chapped Lips Cause Death.

Elmer Pilkington, farmer near
Sigourney, died last week of blood poi
soning caused by chapped lips. He
had been aiding in clearing a snow
blockade, and the cold wind chapped
his lips badly. His face soon became
badly swollen, and 1t was discovered
that blood poisoning had set in. He
died few hours later.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Bad Fire at Manning.

Fire which did $4,000 damage,
started in the Moershell department
store at Manning, and ragged for four
hours. The chief losses are Moer-
shall department store. $4,000; Gill
bert Fee Furniture company, $1,000;
voss 4 Frahna building, $4,000. The
dre departments Of Carroll and Ma
Mia rendered assistance.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
"The My.t.rieu. Stranger

Mr.. McCutcheon may live to rue hav.
Ing evolved THE Mysterious Stranger"
cartoon from his inner consciousness.
The picture had great run, but 1.-THE
Mysterious Stranger" In Missouri is not
behaving in manner to commend him
self to thinking people, and his stay
does not promise to be very long. Quite
the contrary. Touching him the st.
5.os!!s Republic. which n aeitlsf rad.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Agonizing Burns

are instantly relieved, and perfectly
nealed, by Bucklen' Arnica Salve. G.
K!'Ilvenbark, Jr., of Norfolk, Va, writes:
~ burnt my knee dreadfully; that 1t
Slistered all over. Bucklens Arnica
Salye stopped the pain, and healed it
without a scar" Also heals all
wounds and sores. Csc. at P. A. Glenn.
mer, druggist. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Caused by a Broken Rail.

Passenger train No. 8, drawn by two
engines on the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy railroad, was wrecked
Sunday near Creston. E. p. Allen, en-
gineer, Lincoln, Neb., was killed and
three other trainmen were badly
burned. The wreck was caused by a
broken rail.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-17
Two Phenomena.

At the present time two phenomena
must attract the attention of philoso-
piers, psychologists and sociologists,
and one Of them must attract the at
tention of crimnologists also. They
are, first, the great religious revivals
now in progress all over the land; sec
ond, the exposures Of corruption in va
rious state capitals Whether the two
have any connection, necessary or 9th
erwise, with each other is not now
known and may never be known. Mis-
souri, has exposed her corruptionists,
and religious revivals throughout the
state are numerous and remarkable
for the crop of sinners who make the
good confession. At Denver an ex-
posture Of corruption in both parties
appalling in its proportions is being
made, while at Colorado Springs re-
ligious revival il working wonders. In
Illinois q lawyer in public speech
charges the legislature with wholesale
corruption, and in various parts Of the
state the preachers are making more
converts than ever before. Is some gen.
eral cause operating to produce more
crime and corruption than usual, or can
the exposures be credited to more Wig
orous attempts on the part Of law off,
GERS to discover and punish crime? Are
the REVEALS generated by an extraor-
binary desire on the part of the people
to escape the wrath to come or to the
extraordinary talent and energy Of the
ministers Of the gospel1 Are we verg-
ply having a sort Of general moral
house cleaningf