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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-28
TO INVESTIGATES TRUSTS.

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 22.-In the state
senate Tuesday, F. Dumont Smith in-
PRODUCED resolution providing for the
appointment of committee to>consist
of two representatives and one senator
for the purpose Of investigating the
trusts of various kinds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-28
Heavy LOSS hv Fire.

New York, Feb. 22.-Frozen MIGRANTS
SO interfered with the work of firemen
Tuesday when a fire started in big
factory building in Greenwich street
that what at first seemed rather an in
significant blaze called for four alarms
and resulted in loss of fully 100000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-28
Good Reason.

Why did you call me liar?"
I For various reasons, sir /" replied the
IMAM who had been knocked down.
Well, name them!'
y The principal reason for my doing
- was that had heard you would not
I6Ght' Post.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-28
Dies on Birthday Anniversary

Grand Rapids, Mich. Feb. 22.-Martin
l.. Sweet, former banker, prominent
business man and mayor of the city,
died suddenly Tuesday at his home here
on the eighty-sixth anniversary Of his
birth.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-28
Wisconsin Pioneer Passes Away.

Trimbelle Wis, Feb. 22.-Anthony
Huddleson, aged 101, the first white set
tier in Pierce county, is dead at the
home of his grandson near here. Mr..
Huddleson was born in Virginia and
was direct descendant of the family
of which Daniel Boone was a member
His youngest child is So years Of age
and his Oldest 80.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-28
Nothing More Dangerous

Than Quitting Corns. The Foot Ease
Sanitary Corn Fad cure by absorption.
Something entirely new. The SANTA
~ oils and vapors do the work. Sold
~ eli Druggists 26c. OF by mail Sam.
elHstsd, ke Roy X. Y. Ww1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-28
Would Give Up.

Papa-What!!
Daughter wish to marry the duke.
Papa-Well, I'll give up!
Daughter-Iknewy you would, you dear
old pepper you, but the duke wants to
know how much 2--Houston Post.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

and there is a third class, far better than
the other two, that do their duty and a
littL> more.
There are many great pianists, but
Paderewski is at the head because he
does a little more than the others.
There are hundreds of ace horses,
but it is those who go a few seconds
faster than the others that acquire re
Eown. SOltis in the sailing Of yachts.
1T is the little more that wins. SO it
is with rheyourg and old men who do
q little more than their duty.
"No n can cheat a young man out
of success in life. You young lads
have begun well. Keep Oh. Don't
bother about the future. Do your duty
and a little more, and the future will
take care Of itself"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

The modern skate has, by a process
of evolution, divided itself well into
two different styles. One is intended
for comfortable, straightaway and dis
lance skating. while the other is adapted
strictly to figure skating, involving
curves and intricate movements. The
straightaway of speed skate is known as
the hockey pattern, and consists Of a
fiat blade which bears its entire
length Of eight or ten inches upon
the surface.
The figure skate, on the other hand,
bears upon the ice at one place, and
that covering not more than an inch
at a time.
No course of reading Will make a
skater. The only method of learning is
practice. 1t will probably be accom-
panied by many falls, hard knocks and
not a few black and blue spots, but per-
severance and a little witch hazel will
overcome these early troubles.
After a reasonable degree Of prog
ress has been made in obtaining ones
balance and skating straight ahead,
skating backward may be taken up.
The next step would be what is known
as grinding the bar" where, striking
out forward on the left foot, the bal
ance is swung sharply to the left, the
right foot brought over the left, the
stroke begun on the right foot.
This. as will be seen, will bring the
skater around a circle. The same fig
IRE should be practiced going toward
the right and left. both forward and
backward. This represents the main
strokes which may be learned On a fiat
or hockey skate. If the novice now
finds that his interest in figure skating
has developed he will do we'll to change
permanently from the hockey skate to
the figure skate. with its curved blaze
After the beginner has become a lit
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

tune noticed the other day in a shop
window was Of apple green and peach
blossom pink, the green cloth smoothly
outlining the figure with the higher bust
line now preferred; and the pink color
came in the hat, the entire brim of the
chapeau consisting of small pink blush
roses. It looked charming against the
foreground of snow without, and ap-
pealed to every passer-by, spoke to the
winter-weary ones of arm breezes trav-
cling their way.
American dressmakers are learning
what French ones have realized for
some time, that short skirts would be
less ungainly if held out at the back
the French dressmakers run ruff1es up
the back of the pedestrienne %petticoat.
This might be a good idea also for
the longer skirts, as they are becoming
more and more voluminOus about the
feet.
Capes are making Roadway, and espe-
cially for evening; although a wrap,
which looks like a Hungarian army coat,
has perhaps more reason for popularity,
it being warmer than a cape and allow
ing the wearer to hold up her trained
skirt. 1t also has this advantage, it can
be worn either in the carriage or on the
street car. 1t is loose, sleeveless, and
has a deep cape that protects the arms.
That the orient is influencing us is
shown by the fact that some ladies are
wearing regular Chinese coats, great,
loose, heavily embroidered, gay colored
things. But their vogue will not be
great-they cost too much.
Short capes as yet are not seen, either
the long ones are worn, or else those fit
ting close at the waist, very much after
the style of wraps" affected ten years
ago by elderly ladies, but it is quite pos
sible that by next winter the short cape
will have arrived. The good old "circu-
lar is coming back again, and a grace
fui. sensible garment it is, too. Soft
cloth is liked for this in preference to
other materials.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

tie familiar with his balance on he
curved blades he may begin the simple
outside edge, being careful throughout
his progress to have each foot do its
share of the work. The simplest, one
Of the most graceful and one of the
fundamental figures consists in strlk-
ing out from a given point on the
outer edge of one skate, making q COM
plete circle Of about three feet in d.
ameter, which will bring the skater
back to the starting point. He then
changes to the opposite foot and makes
a circle on the outer edge of that skate.
This completes an eight, which grows
in beauty as the skater becomes more
expert.
throughout all the progress Of the
figure skater, says the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune, he will do we'll to
constantly remind himself that what
he must learn is not the forcing of any
figure, but it's easy execution by a
change of balance.
If only he can p0ise his body Alright
he will be surprised into the making OF
figures he has admired and hopelessly
striven for. The change Of edge, COM
bined with the three, may be said TO be
the fundamental combination Of most
of the intricate movements, and they
should be practiced in all their varied
changes until thoroughly mastered.
Geometrical figures in great variety
and of exquisite design are possible to
the expert; indeed, many of the most
noted skaters carry little books in
which their figures are not described,
but pictured. the illustration bringing
to mind the entire movement. Stars,
serpentines, crosses, Maltese crsseS,
shamrocks, grapeVines, roSebuds and
innumerable variations OF the Inquire
eight are all possible to the expert tg-
ure skater.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

addresses an audience OF excited
foreigners over on the West side,
now talks to guests invited to a pri-
vate home down near the Lake Shore
drive. She is heard in the Auditorium,
speaking in company with Jane Adams,
Rabbi Hirsch and Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
At one of the meetings there was organ
lied a branch of the American Society of
Friends of Russian Freedom, with Jane
Adams as first vice president, Judge
Brown, of the Cook county appellate
court, as president.
A most interesting personality that of
Madame B~reshkovsky. At 81, still heart
and soul aire with zeal for the reyolu-
tionary cause in Russia. AT the Chicago
meeting on the West side she was greet
ed with the widest enthusiasm, hum
dreds pressed forward to touch the hand
of this Russian Joan of Are" Hun
dreds without, who clamored to gain adj
mission to the hall to hear her speak, she
addressed at an improvised outdoor
meeting. And at the Auditorium assem-
blv. an audience of 5000 people rose in
their seats to give her greeting.
A few days ago there was held at Hull
House a memorial meeting in honor Of
the late Mrs. Lloyd, wife of the late Hen
nv Demorest Lloyd, lifelong student OF
sociological questions. Mrs. Lloyd, SYM
pathizer and aid to her husband in his
work. led a life altruistic to a degree;
and the gathering at Hull House was an
opnraciafiOn of this unusual woman
The dance hall evil is still claiming at
tention, and, brought forward by this
subject, the Greek fruit stores are COM
ing In for their share of condemnation;
are said, with their pianola music and
opportunities for treats" to serve as a
temptation and pitfall. The city fathers
seem to have tasks sufficient to keep
them employed.
RATHER We POPE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

| gestive.s Soft, pliable material should
be used for the afternoon gown with the
full skirt and half-ftting bodice. The
collar should be Of velvet and open
over a white chemisette. Velvet but
tons ornament the front of the bodice,
and the skirt is trimmed with rOws of
velvet baby ribbon. The other model is
of cashmere, the vest the new checked
| style hat promises to be the rage this
spring; the one herein depicted is of red
| and golden brown, and the same checked
material is noticed forming the deep
cuffs; the tabs on the coat, and the front
lave Il row of silk buttons.
The skating costume seen now, for
late winter is usually the skating sea-
sou. is built on sensible lines, comfort
AMI convenience ruling; it is sometimes
as much as four inches from the ground,
the jacket is always short to allow of
unimpeded movement, and the arm
holes, as we'll as the waist fastening, is
plenty large.
Small. fiat. oval tuYbans shown in the
windows, summery-looking affairs that
seem shivery now; but occasionally INC
sees them reproduced in winter stuffs,
and they look very new and fashionable.
Without doubt, they will obtain the
coming season. They are simply
trimmed. a fold and a chou all the addi-
ton put on at the m%illiner's. The tri-
corne hat continues in favor, is worn
by maid and matron. Generally at this
time Of year purple begins to blossom
forth-maybe because spring produces
artificial violets as prodigally as real
ones-and already the violet lady is
stepping forward. We see violet hats.
and once in awhile a whole violet suit.
A very pretty spring-suggesting CO.'S
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

on at the waist line. Wespoke last week
of the prospect of coat-tails were to be
seen on everything, and the last few
days have made us feel more and more
that this style is to rule.
In selecting the bat to be worn with
the redingote, be sure to wear the latter
when trying ON at the milliners; so much
depending for the success of the cos
tune On the lines of the hat carrying out
those of the coat. Be careful not to pur-
chase one too high and narrow. or the
good lines will be carried to exagger-
alton; give an unpleasantly %drawn-out
effect. ELLEN oSMQNDE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
proposed

time of its construction little or
nothing was known of Illinois stone,
and the material for the new
building was brought in from Lockport.
N. Y. From time to time additions were
made to the second court house; a story
put on, then wings Of large size, the
wlOle finally a cOnglOmerate structure
of no great attractiVeness of appearance.
When the fire came, a portion of it, the
eastern wing, escaped destruction, and
for awhile was used for public purposes.
Along with the main body Of the build
ing there fell in the fire the large fire
bell, whose place had been on top Of the
center building; and from the molten
mass of the bell were made souvenirs in
the shape of small fire bells, which SOU
venirs one occasionally sees to-day on
the watch chains of OLD residents.
The first courthouse, built in 1885, was
used for all kinds Of public gatherings,
meetings, lectures and entertainments.
The second courthouse, the stone editice,
was completed in 1853. There are still
living men and women that can tell
stories of the brilliant speeches made in
that first cottage building. That build
ing was as much a part of ChicagO's his
tory as the KinZie House, Mark Beau
bien's tavern, Fort Dearborn, the first
schOolhouse and the first church.
Speaking of historic relics. anti-fire
days, the settler period, reminds us that
Chicago fosters an interest in things old
as well as eagerly strives after attain
ment of the new. The Chicago Historic
cal society, the pioneer association
keep alive pride in the city's early strug-
giles and successes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

youngsters at the front, and this pic
ture will show you some Of the cadets
in the cars army that are almost chill
dren.
1t is told that they stand fatigue with
out complaint and are ready at all times
TO undertake the hardest tasks. Should
they come safely through the present
great struggle they wills have the dis
tinction of being veterans of n Of the
worlds greatest wars while probably 81
an age still removed from maturity.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

But it is a question how much IOngert u
ambitious piece Of architecture is to re-
main standing, how much longer 1t is to
come upon one as one rounds the corner
at La Sale or Clark street. The gigantic
edifice, for all it's massiveness, lacks a
stability, and an agitation to do away
with it is abroad. The county board at
a meeting held lately adopted resolu-
tons providing for the appointment OF
a commission of ten to prepare plans for
razing this dilapidated landmark and re-
placing it with a modern building, con-
structed on artistic lines. That it was
lacking in comfort and conyeniences,
was ~unsanitary and inadequate, has long
been known; and now it threatens to
fall to pieces.
A recent fire in the paint room on the
fourth story did considerable damage to
the building, and called attention to the
signs of de%crepitude noticeable here and
there about it. In the courtrooms great
cracks have appeared, the plaster looks
as though it might fall any moment on
the august heads below. In the lofty,
gloomy corridors, pillars lean danger
ously, walls are bulged and warped.
Signs of decay are not wanting on the ex-
terror; the soft limestone of which the
county part is built is 6isintegrating and,
in cracking and crumbling away, por-
tons fall to the street below, a grave
danger to passers-by. The county board
say to repair it now would be sinking
money in a sailed gold mine.
The south entrance has had to be
sealed up, streets and sidewalks roped
off, marking a zone Of particular danger.
The structure is as ugly as it is unsafe.
AS shelter for the millions Of dollars
worth of records under its roof the re-
cent fire indicated its unfitness. For
many weighty reasons it is best the
building be condemned.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

train, cried at thetop of his lungs: "EX-
ira! Extra! All about the scandal in
the city hall. Fifty lives lost"
Perhaps, after all, the waif was not so
far off, for numbers of lives have been
sacrificed to the rocco structure that
spreads over the space bounded by
Washington, Clark, Randolph and La
Sale streets. 1t is positively affirmed
that workers in the building have had
their lives shortened because of the con
ditiOns obtaining there, conditions I'M
equalled in any tenement house in the
city. Light and air struggle Intellectual
~ to enter the rooms, the deep window
lodges are traps for germ-laden dust,
which is widely scattered through the
vault-like rooms. The offices are so
congested, there is so much overcrowd-
ing, sanitary rules cannot be needed.
Scandal there was connected with the
county building when it was under con-
struction, a political scandal that not in
frequently attends a big job of this sort.
1t was erected in the years between 1878
and 1885, and cost 81, 400, 900. The pile
consists Of a county nall fronting on
Clark street, a city hall on La Sale. The
two are connected by a many-storied
rotunda. AS originally planned, a great
dome was to rise in the center, and give
dignity to the whole, but the plan was
not carried out, thereby greatly detract-
ing from the effect. Local limestone was
used for the county side, the soft stone
lacking durability, and its whiteness
very rapidly changed to dinginess by
Chicago smoke and SCOT. For the city
hall a harder and darker limestone was
employed, but con the whole mass wore
the same CRIME coat. One must acknow-
ledge there is an impressiveness in the
great mass, but it is not a noble impress
s~iveness; rather the topping sort, due
partly to the fact that the building is too
near the street.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

fore we purchased the 'Only thing" ana
behold by the time cold weather had set
in in earnest long coats were quite out OF
favor. short. waist-length jackets the
only really stylish ones to wear. But
now the long coat is having its innings,
for the moment it is by far the most ele-
giant of outside garments.
The redingote with long, straight lines
is now the wrap most approved, bears off
the palm for the winter; and with the
furs left off it will do eXcellently well
for snring. 1t has the full bust, generous
skirt large sleeves, and the trimming
at he waist line usually needed for the
long. princess-like coat. Only the per-
fectly prorortioned can wear the red
ingote built on regulation lines, simple
princess model. But a girdle effect, a bit
of trimming at waist or hips, makes the
long. tight wrap possible for almost
every one.
One of the several advantages of the
redingote is that it can be worn with
various skirts; it looks very well with
the short skirt. and with the long gown
II is elegant. But the skirt over Wnlch
it is to be worn should not be trimmed
very deliberately. as this might interfere
with the set of the redingote.
The stores are now selling leftover
suits of redingote style at very reason
able prices, and as many of these are or
lightweight material it would be a piece
of onom to purchase one for spring
wear. Furs. too, are selling now at
wonderfully low prices, even the fash
;onable and expensive ermine going for
hut a fraction of what it brought earlier.
And ermine seems to be in, and it is a fur
Incoming to. women of all ages, bestows
a Youthful look on her so fortunate as to
snort it. The other Sunday | saw two
elderly women on the avenue whose
faces looked fairly babyish rising above
the exquisite ermine capes they wore.
One was gowned in delicate gray and
white. and the white, yellow-spotted er-
mine was just the right finishing touch
for her costume. The other wore blue
wolfe, a long gray cloak, a ~cape-collar IF
: ermine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
BOYS IN RUSSIAN ARMY.
MANY Of the Soldiers in ManchurIa
Are Mere Youths, But Are
Good Fighters.

In the great armies that face each
other in the east are many boys. Count
ing the dead after one Of the fierce en-
gagements, a correspondent noted the
fact that the majority of Japanese in
the regiments seemed to be little mora
than youths, some of them just we'll into
their teens. Russia also has many
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
Courthouse Square.

.SI Wnere Stanu
the buildings under
present criticism
has stood, for
many years, the
Cook county court
house. The first
n was a wooden
colt a g n e X t
came a stone build
ing, and this was
occupied jointly by
city and county Of
fcialS. At t b .
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

. LA JOy
ously over the
story of the Chica-
go newsboy, this
urchin, like his
class in general,
w~oefully n i n =
formed in regard to
the wares he so
loudly called; the
lad boarded an ele-
waited train and,
going through the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
What Has Been Going on Recently.

HERE is now with
us in the city Ma
dame BreshkOvsy,
the agent of the
Russian reVolu-
tiOnary prOpagan-
da. h woman OF
many years and
many sorrows is
gathering a b o u t
her folk of widely
different walks in
life, widely differ
ing degrees of
culture. Now she
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

ing of 1t as kindly as he dare, aays:
"The grandeur is the ostentation of an
era now forgotten in architecture Com
fort and exclusiveness have supplanted
stately ceilings, Corinthian columns 2
long, elaborate, but firing staircases.
These magnificent 35-foot columns keep
out light, give a solemn look to justice,
and send men cropping about the hall
ways Another describes with his
gloves off: twenty-five years ago,
when the twin buildings, the county
building and the city hall, were complet-
ed, little was known of architecture.
compared with the modern knowledge.
The structure never was a work Of art"
1t is a very difficult matter to heat the
rooms, it costs enormously to try to keep
the place clean, and the waste of hall
space makes much ground to travel over.
takes up space that should AVE been
utilized for Office room. There seems no
dissenting voice in regard to urgency Of
need for q new building.
1t has been proposed that there be two
distinct buildings, and that each be
given sufficient space to allow of a set
ting of green lawn, the structure to set
well back from the street. Mayor Har-
rison thinks it should not be on the Of
fice-building order, but should have an
individuality of its own, stand as one Of
the artistic features of the city. The
mayor, judges, President Brundage OF
the county board, county and city Cffi-
Gals generally, are enthusiastic over a
new building; plans Of various sorts are
xrD~DCoI
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHICAGO NOT PROUD OF HER
COURTHOUSE.
ASKING NEW STRUCTURE.
The Present Edifice Neither Architec-
turally Pleasing Nor Convenient
VIGOROUSLY Unhealthful Some
Events of Recent Happening.

IIICAGO. - In the
heart of the city
stands that ornate
structure S o m e =
times styled the
city hall, some
times alluded to as
the court house;
and either term is
right, for the build
ing is used for both
town and county
affairs, one front is
city hall, the other
county building.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-02-18

gave some excel
lent advice to the
young men on how
to attain success
in life. Among
other good things
he said:
There are sew
eral classes of
young e There
are those who do
not do all their
duty; there are
those who profess
to do their duty;
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The Number of animals.

-Four hundred thousand species of
animals are now known to exist, ac-
cording to the latest report of the French
Natural History museum. OF spiders
alone there are 10000 different kinds.