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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
POLLY STOPS a TRAIN.
Then the Talkative Bird Wanted to
Know What All the Fuss
Was About.

/! New York. Engineer Rafferty,, while
taking his train down Red Ant hill.
near Suffern, N. Y, the other day.
spied on the track before him small,
brightly colored object. Although the
train was going at high rate of speed,
the engineer put on the brakes and
stopped it within short distance Of
what proved to be a voluble parrot.
Polly never moved a feather, but
seemed highly delighted at the commo-
ton she caused. Cooking her head to
one side she shrilly called out:
What's all this d-n fuss about?"
and before she could be caught few OF
to neighboring tree. BY this time
many Of the passengers had come up to
inquire the cause of the stoppage.
One man attempted to climb the tree,
but desisted when Conductor Howe said
there was mo- time for parrot hunting
on the Erie railroad. AS 1t was the
train lost little time. Subsequently
the parrot few to the house Of Chris
topher Peterson and was captured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
SIXTY MILES BY AIRsHIP.
Flisht Of Lebaudy's Aerial Navigator
In France Is Called a Great
Success.

Observation-Disclosures appreciates
that he will have to look sharply after
laurels after the sensational trip Of
the Lebaudy airship, more or less
against the wind, followed by second
trip Of fifteen miles dead against a
strong head wind, from Meaux to La.
6erte.
The airship travelled at q rate of
fourteen miles an hour and appeared
completely to dominate atmospheric
conditions. All authorities at the Aero
club. including Santos-D umont him,
self, agree that this is the greatest
achievement toward proving the prac.
ticability Of aerial navigation yet
reached.
The journey was undertaken to
prove the availability of the airship
for military purposes, Minister of War
Berteaux giving the order Of depart
ure, also sending special officer
aboard to prepare detailed report of
the incidents OF the trip to Meaux. A
squadron Of hussars was specially de-
tailed to the parade ground where the
airship descended, In order to keep
the crowd from wrecking the airship
through too great enthusiasm.
The driver and constructor Of the
machine were publicly congratulated
by representatives of the ministry,
which considers the usefulness of air
craft in time of war unequivocally
demonstrated. Experiments with the
same airship are continuing.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
coon PIcKPocKET IN TRAP.
Menagerie Curiosity in Central Park,
N. T., PLIERS Peanuts to His
Great Sorrow.

New York.-Bert, a thievtng rae
coon in the menagerie in Central park.
was punished for his crimes when one
of his paws, which he thrust between
the bars Of his cage in an effort to
steal peanuts from small boy, was
caught in mouse trap in pocket Of
his prospective victum.
4 Known as the "Raffles Of the Zoo"
Bert has stolen many bushels Of pea.
nuts from the pockets Of visitors. The
majority Of his victims are children,
whose pockets were looted Of peanuts
and trinkets which they stood close
TO the cage Of the innocent-appeari
animal.
/, With covetous eyes Bert watched
the bullying pocket Of boy who fire.
anently passed his cage in the aft
ernoon. The visitor was attracted SO
Ruch by the raccoon that he climbed
Ne fence erected to keep victims out
e reach Of Bert's paws. When the
hoy Was close to the bars Bert moved
one Of his paws forward and as the
boy turned his head to look at another
animal that was growing and snarling
the pickpocket deity snatched sew
era peanuts from his pocket.
Encouraged his his success, Bert
thrust his paw into another pocket and
then uttered cries Of surprise and
rage. When he tried to withdraw his
paw he found that 1t was caught in
q mouse trap which the boy was carry,
ing in his pocket.
When his cries Of rage turned to
plaintive plea for freedom he was re-
LEASED from the trap by the boy.
His admirers hope that this expert
ence will aid in teaching him not to
steal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
MINERS NARROW ESCAPE.
Hoisted to Top Of Michigan Shaft
and Dumped Into the
Ore Chute.

Iron Mountain, Mich. Hoisted to
the surface at the rate OF nearly .
mile per minute, three men employed
at the Florence mine came with q
small margin Of losing their lives
through disobedience Of the stringent
rule prohibiting the use OF the skip
in ascending the shaft. The trio put
their drill machines and tools in to the
skip and climbing IN gave the signal
to hoist. They rang the wrong num-
Der Of bells and the engineer suppos-
ing the skip contained ore pulled it at
top speed to the top of the shafthouse,
whence the contents Of the skip were
dumped into a twenty -four-foot chute.
Two of the men managed to grasp
a timber and save themselves. while
their companion, together with the
tools, was hurled into an ore car many
feet below. He was picked up uncon.
scious and presumably dead, but be-
yond few bruises was found to have
escaped injury.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
AFTER AMERICAN MACHINES.
Great Success Of Home Make Causes
Domestic Dealers to Drop
Foreign.

New York.-As In the days OF the
bicycle, those dealers in this country
who have been importing and selling
foreign automobiles, are now Fastening
to take up with the perfected Ameri-
can product, and there is hardly a
prosperous agent in this city, Philadel-
phia, Chicago and other big cities, who
is not endeavoring to secure, or who
has not already secured the selling
rights for some American machine
which has proven itself the equal Of
anything made abroad
In fact, some Of those who q couple
Of years ago handled only foreign cars
are to-day manufacturing automobiles
in this country and, are meeting with
such success that the time seems not
far distant when the sale of other than
American machines will be- on q par
with the sale Of any foreign article
that tries to compete against the un-
matched skill and ingenuity Of. the
American mechanic.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
A HAZARDOUS FEAT.
Englishman Runs Motor Car Down
Waterchute and Back
Again in London.

Observation-Disclosures there are few mo-
tor car feats which have not been at
tempted by Americans, it is just posi-
BILE that so far no transatlantic auto
mobilist has driven car up and down
q water chute. Such feat, however,
was performed at the Crystal palace re-
Gently by the managing director Of a
motor company, in the presence of q
huge crowd which was breathless with
excitement.
Really, it was a ticklish proceeding,
which demonstrated strikingly how
complete is the control of the expert mo-
torist over his car. The car which was
used was 14-horsepower, weighing a
little over ton. The palace shoot the
chutes" slide on which his feat was per-
formed, is 2l0 feet long and has gradi-
emit Of one in four.
The run up the chute was accom-
plished with comparative ease in 20 rs
seconds, but the return journey was
more exciting. As the car moved slow
ly on to the gradient to start down the
Incline, it pitched forward at such an
angle that the driver had to lean back
like rider on a buchng horse. Half
way down the pace increased and the
spectators gasped. The motorist smiled,
moved one of his brakes and stopped the
car dead. From the farther end Of the
gardens 1T looked like beetle crawling
down a wall. Then the motorist, after
taking OFF his hat and bowling to the
crowd, resumed his journey. The de-
scent took 81 seconds, during which the
driver of the car was apparently the
coolest and least concerned person pres
emit.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
An Atlas for Sl.oO.

The Great Northern Railway has
issued an Atlas OF Sc pages containing
up-to-date maps OF Iowa, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington, British
Columbia, Oregon, Kansas, Missouri,
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, Philippine
Islands, China, the United States and
of the World.
In addition to this, the Atlas con-
tains valuable statistical information
relative to the states named above, is
printed on the very best quality Of
paper, shows the lines of the Great
Northern Railway, and is in every
way q commemorate work.
This Atlas will be distributed at
the actual cost Of production and will
be sent to any address upon receipt of
81. 90. Address f. 1. WHITNEY,
Passenger Traffic Manager. Great
Northern Railway. ST. Paul, MINI.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
QUEER LITTLE BAND.
COLONY IN EUROPE WHERE TIE
! SIMPLE LIFE is FOLLOWED.
People Wear No Clothing Beyond San
!; dals and a Flowing Robe-spend
Most of Their Time in the
Open Air.

Geneva, Switzerland.-The curious
and romantic looking followers of the
simple life, who have attracted SO
much interest on the Rivera, and par
ticularly at Mentone and Nice, during
the winter, have, with the warmer
weather, begun to move their camp
into northern Italy, and near Como
there is an increasing colony of these
strange people, who seem we'll sup
piled with money, and who are now in
search of secluded and favorable es-
tate on which to form a new garden Of
Eden.
AS the simple ivers wear no cloth.
ing beyond sandals and one long, flow
Ing toga-like white gown OF. light
wooden fabric, and as they spend al
most all of their lives in the open
air, they will probably settle down in
one of the warm, sheltered valleys
near Lake Como, where the rigors of
winter are not too severe.
The queer little commonwealth has
been Joined by all kinds Of people, in
Guiding Englishmen, Germans, French
and Russians.
The men wear long hair and pic
turesque boards. while the women,
robust and the picture of vigor and
health, have an almost Amazonian ap.
pearance. They pass their lives in
the open air, and when compelled, as
during some of the recent severe
weather. to sleep in houses, they re-
move doors, windows, carpets and
curtains, and sleep with scarcely any
covering, on hard, simple mattress.
They battle at least twice a day,
are strict believers in vegetarianism
and an uncooked food diet. Their
drink is water.
OF their family histories and past
positions in the world, they do not
speak, though among them are per
] sons of undoubted distinction. They
claim to be the healthiest liyers on
the earth.
One members Of the band, vel
educated German named Paul, says
that four years ago he was given vi
by one OF the best physicians of Eu
rope with not another year to live
He adopted the simple life as his las
chance, rambled in the sunshine, il
the fields and forests, over the noun
tains and Alpine pastures, sleeping
at night under trees or sheltered b.
rocks, throughout the entire summer
and when winter came, instead o
dying, he felt full of yigor and new
life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
BY MEAD PUBLISHING co.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
FREAK" PASTOR QUITS.
Peoria, ILL.,, Church Is Satisfied Once,
But Will Have to Begin New Quest
for Crank to Fill Pulpit.

Peoria, Ill.-After issuing call some
months ago for freak" pastor, the
Central Christian church of Peoria has
rejected all applications for the pastor
bite of the church, which is the largest
of the denomination in the city. In re-
ply to the call sent broadcast through
put the land, hundreds of letters and
kilograms were received, each applicant
offering himself to the scrutiny of the
committee as fulfilling the seven
f'freak" conditions outlined by the Off
Eials of the church.
/ Following were the qualifications de-
manded:
He must be crank.
He must be a mixer.
He must be a lodge man.
He must be married man.
He must be young man.
He must be willing to work hard.
He must be athletic.
From the number of applications re-
feived Rev. S. s. Lappin of Atlanta, ILL.,,
WAS selected as the probable choice for
the pastorate of the church. The Rev.
pAA. AdPpiA 10 d youhS maii, anu Win
an excellent record for church work. He
came to Peoria and occupied the pulpit
pome weeks ago. He made an excellent
Impression, and after due consideration
the official board extended a call to
him, and prospects were bright for the
transfer of his affections to the Peoria
church. Upon the advice of his physi-
clan, however, that the work would be
too strenuous, he has communicated his
regrets to the official board.
A meeting of the trustees has been
held and new type of candidate is
considered, inasmuch as Rev. Mr.. Lap
pin, the only freak" candidate that
left a lasting impression upon the
hoard has turned down the cali.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
His Observation.

Doctor" said the, fair medical stu-
dent. what do you think Of women
for physicians?"
II think they are all right replied
the wise old M. d. Why, we derive
fully two-thirds of our income from
women" Cincinnati Enquirer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
A Great Thing.

"This,' said the peddler, lis Q little
device especially designed for use in
our summer weather"
"What is it?"
ut may be used one minute as
fan and the rsxt to shovel On the
BROW" -Philadelphia Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01

Low Rates to Portland. Oregon, via Chica-
60 Great Western Railway.
Tickets on sale frequently beginning
N ay 23rd till Sept. 29th. Also very
low rates to Seattle, Tacoma, Belling-
ham and Everett, Wash, Victoria
and Vancouver, B. O., and San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and San Diego,
Cal For low rates, dates of sale and
other information apply to any Great
Western, Agent or j. p. Elmer, q. p.
A., St. Paul, MINI. sept. 20
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
Farmers and Horsernel1.

Farmers and Horsenaen.
! Are your horses afflicted with Heavesp
II so you should at once procure bot
tile of LUERs HEAyE DROPS, a sure
cure for Heaves Shortwinded ness,
Coughs and Indigestion. For sale by
J. 81. Luers Drug Co., p. A. Olemmer,
VIM. Connolly, Tomas & Milz, Cresco,
Ia; and Horton s. Burns, Lime
Spring, Iowa. 10OY1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
Real Glass,

With an English duke dangling In
her train, Gladys Van Million for some
days queened 1t over Newport society.
But her triumph was not for long.
She sank into utter insignifcance
when Muriel De Billion arrived with
her coachman fiance.- Chicago Sun.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
rhe Higher Education,

Two great universities having their
students holding a cooking main and
taking the issue thereof as an omen: for
the coming boat races between the two
is an indication, remarks the Baltimore
American, that something is lacking
with the higher intelligence as dsvsIs
oped by collegiate training.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
PRAYER FOR suburbanite,

/ Luther Burbank can make great hit
with the suburbanite by inventing a
lawn grass that will not grow more than
two inches high, and, therefore, not
ineed cutting.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
ONE OF THE "INTERcoLLEGIATE SOCIALISTS"

All over the country there is a warm discussion
of the new methods of propaganda employed by the
socialists-by of '57 varieties of socialists
This method is the issuance of circular letter to
college students proposing the organization of an
London
1t would look though the colleges strongly
chary Of encouraging the spread Of the views held
by this new committee of ten; but Jack London haa
been given opportunity to present his views to the
students Of the University Of California and these
are the words used by this Strong" writer: "You
drones that cluster around the captastic honey
watts. Your fatuous selfsufciency blinds you to the
revolution that is surely surely coming and will
surely wipe you and your silklined pued-up leisure
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
BEWILDERED cHAUNCEY DEpEW

Alasl how tickle is public favor. What plunge
successful, the complacent, smiling Chauncey now
falls upon evil days.
Almost we had thought even Time could not
touch with his whitening finger this fortunate NOR
tal but we see him, an old man, bearing the
heavy weight of public censure. He that has been
the synonym for prosperity now finds that prosper
ty questioned, prestige waning is made to realize
there Is nothing 80 unsuccessful as unsuccess.
Perhaps 1t was over-success that was his undo
ing, there are heights 80 dizzy one cannot remain
long on the tiptop. It is not given to many wisdom
such that casual word OF advice now and then is
valued at $4,000 year; it is not common to have
such rock-established credit one can obtain loan
that amount. One should not climb to too attenu-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
Her Reason

Father-H you paid more attention
to cooking and less to dress, my dear.
you would make much better wife.
Danghter-Yes, father. But wAo
Huuit tistry me Tataeits,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
The Time in Doubt.

A Boston author claims that Ia 30
years he has received $4,000 for the lit
erature he has produced before break
fast. But he doesn't claim to have been
in the habit Of taking his breakfast
carly
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
A Glorious Chance.

4 II Mr.. Carnegie will kindly loan Rus
STA the cash to pay her indemnity obli-
cations, says the Philadelphia inquirer,
he Will have most glorious chhnos 70
Ne poor. ~S
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
yery.Low Rates

to st. Paul and Minneapolis and re-
turn via Chicago Great Western Rail-
way.
Tickets on sale daily to Sept. 90th.
Final return limit Oct. 3lst. Also
equally low rates to Minnesota, North
Dakota, Colorado, ptab, and Wy
oming points. For further tnfOrma-
tion apply to any Great Western
Agent or ]. p. Elmer, g. P. A., st.
Paul, MINI. septS0.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
Sizing Hin On.

Have you collars In quarter sises p
asked the customer.
YES" replied the new clerk. "and
in 1e-cent sizes, too."-Yonkers States
man. !,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
But soneti1

But Sometime It Will.
1t is manifest, says the Cincinnati En-
auirer that the Panama canal will not
be ready for summer excursions for sew
eral years vet
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01


DepewYae
as in 1858 and took active part politics Those
him to lawyer politician railroad and In rail-
York Harlem and held similar position after this road consolidated
1882 and was its president for Is which latter position he resigned
posts declined him he declined
elected
a too
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
Unwilling to Arbitrate.

Husband-The cook appears to be IN
an Ill humor. What's the matter.
Wife-Oh, we had a few words this
morning. She threatened to leave be.
cause we have 80 much company, and
threatened to discharge her TOR the
same cause.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
MR.. WEAVER OF PHILADELPHIA

Since that story which, for some reason or other
made such popular hit, Mr.. Somebody, OF New
York, we have grown accustomed to associate name
and place-as Illustrated say, by Mr.. Lawson, of
Boston. Just now the public is much interested in
the spectacle of Mr.. Weaver Of Philadelphia.
In the City of Brotherly Love we have most I'M
usual opportunities to observe the conversion of a
ring mayor. Things have progressed SO far he is
now known as a reform mayor.
John Weaver whilst, believe, denominated
technically honest" for years has been tool in
the hands OF the ring that has inflicted the Penn
sylvania town most notoriously corrupt rule. And
both district attorney and chief Of the municipal
ity Weaver has played into the hands Of the boldest
grating tolerated by American city. He and
the ring have been denounced from housetop to
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01

the country ringing with strongest duncians that
unt to the Pacific and It this unt the
maybe the amnng its by his visiting weakened
he fareg and realized getting great
political
reform
honest faith sincerity executive But
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
THE TINsEL BACK OF THE FooTL1GHTs

Mrs. James Brown Potter has found that all is
gold that glitters that the aurements of stage
dom, which were the cause Of her forsaking home
and family may yet end in hard facts, cold practi
cality. To cease tortuous speech Mrs. James Brown
Potter is bankrupt.
- Recently she tried playing manager Of the Lon
don Savoy. She more recently fled petition of
IN the London courts. If she had stuck
her last remained playactor instead of play-man-
ager, perhaps she need not have come to confessed
She used to make money, and lot
of it. She used to consort with titled folk aye even
royalty Perhaps she still does nevertheless she has
has not been backed financially to the extent Of
Gaping financial bankruptcy
Mrs. James Brown Potter as a girl was Cora
Urqhuart, Of New Orleans. She married Bishop Pot
ter's nephew and soon became leader Of exclusive
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01


husband and child
reading "ost
dteur professional life
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01


AS e world relief
the OF that mysterious land
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
off the face of the map"


willingly wonderful the 1.-THE
held himself to profession Of author
on
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
4 DARING WOMAN EXPLORER

An Englishwoman, Isabella Bird Bishop made
for herself an honorable name. in the field of ex-
ploration Mrs. Peary of this country is noted for
the courage shown In accompanying her husband ON
hazardous long journeyings not a few women have
crossed lonely wastes penetrated mountain fast
nesses braved storm and stress add to the worlds
knowledge. But 1t is doubtful if any Of them ever
essayed q more difficult undertaking than the one
recently begun by Mrs Leonidas Hubbard the widow
the Labrador wilds.
Passionately devoted to her husband in life Mrs
Hubbard lis passionately devoted to his memory is
making brayest efforts to carry the work whose
pursuit he lost his life That work the study Of
the Nascaupee Indians, tribe that has never seen
white man, and the exploration of the unknown in
terror of Lahrador, Mca Hubbard has secured
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
Miss LauTaine Mead.
Pupil Of WI. Sherwood, Chicago
TEACHER OF PIANO PLAYING.
RATES OF TUITION:
Term 20 hour lessons, ........ .$12.00
(" 90 hour ............ 10 90
$ 20 ! hour 8. ...,.....- 6 90
REFERENCES,

Miss Mead is a conscientious and in
telligent music teacher. VIM. H.
Sherwood.
Miss Mead studied In Boston one
year, part OF the time was under my
immediate instruction in the branch
of piano. Miss Mead is very studious
and her progress was entirely salts
factory. She has had experience in
teaching and it affords me greatpleas-
ure to recommend herr. M. Davis,
Professor OF Piano and Violin, Boston
Training School of Music.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
CAS- ORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' s;.ss sss 8 1nzzz;ls
For Sale.

The west half OF the southeast
quarter of Section 10, township 90,
range 70, Howard county, Iowa. En-
quire OF John Rathart and Stephen
Dotzler, Bonair, Iowa, or j. A. Dreier
Billings, Mo. 16tf.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-08-01
Take Notice

Take Notice
90 to b. Wentworth, opposite Tow
mill to get wagon boxes, second hand
buggies and stoves, wagon and buggy
repairing and all kinds Of blacksmith
ing done, oct /