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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
AFRICAN. HORSES GAINING.
Nine-Tenths Of the Animals Sold
Are Provided by the
Kafirs.

South Africa is foreseen as achiev-
ing its destiny by becoming one OF
the great horse producing countries OF
the world. At the present time the
man who would dabble in horse flesh
needs both experience and courage.
The Kafirs provide nine-tenths of the
horses sold. When a dealer arrives
in native territory he sends round
word that he has come to purchase
horses and the natives roll up with
all sorts and descriptions of the equine
tribe, which for the most part are of
no earthly use. The man picks out
an animal and the owner names an
exorbitant price, which he never hopes
to receive, the dealer Offering sum
which no sane man could accept. But
eventually price is agreed on and
the owner receives written order for
the amount, which he redeems in the
evening by coming to the dealers
hotel and receiving cash. By easy
stages descent is made on the next
purchasing site and by degrees q de-
cent sized troupe is got together.
When these arrive at their final des-
tination their original owners. would
not recognize them. They have been
clipped on the way down, had few
condition powders, and had a general
cleaning.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
SOUTH AGAINST SLAVERY.
People of Southern States Unite to
Suppress the Evil Of
Peonism.

In the educated and enlightened
south of to-day, 40 years from APP
pomattox Court House, any sort Of
human slavery is as obnoxious as it is
anywhere else on the globe, says Tom
Watson's Magazine. The southern peo-
pie are intensely Jeffersonian in all
things, and no matter with how much
skepticism the statement may be read
elsewhere, 1t is nevertheless true that
this section is to-day practically unit
in opposition to any sort of human
slavery.
Let those that have been disposed to
hold the entire south responsible for
the brutal cruelties shown to have
been practiced in; certl ! localities
take sane view of the situation. if
possible, and analyze it. The peonage
laws, while they are being enforced in
the United States courts, are being en-
forced by the people of the south.
Without a grand jury in sympathy
with the court, no indictments can be
returned; without traverse jury will
ing TO enforce the law no convictions
can be secured. The juries are made
up OF southern people, largely white
people. The membership is principal
ly of those who hold to the prevailing
political faith of the south. The judges
who have dealt with the peonage ques-
ton in the trial courts are with one
exception southern men, and while
they do not all belong to the same po-
litical party, they all hold the same
views on the negro question" Three
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
SAVE DIMES AND CENTS.
Young Mans Example Faithfully
Followed Will Fill Your
HI Purse.

II can afford an occasional rainy
day once in awhile now" said young
man who, according to the New York
Sun, doesn't worry over living beyond
his means, "and the reason is that /
save my dimes and cents. Whenever
get dime or a cent in change, l keen
1t and every night dump the days
accumulatfons into tin box.
About once month gather up the
harvest and have it changed into bills.
You may not believe it, but the
months receipts frequently run over
e25, and have gone as high as $35.
The saving comes easily and the
result seems all out of proportion. One
must keep steadily at it, however, to
achieve results, for their is continual
temptation to spend your small change
and also to borrow from the bank in
cases OF apparent emergency.
Sometimes it seems hard to follow
out the rule. One day, with one lonely
dollar in my pocket and pay day "a
hours away, got on a trolley car and
handed the conductor the dollar with
the feryent hope, which in fairness
couldn't express, that he'd make the
change without any dimes. When he
handed me nine dimes and nickel il
was a shock. But it's good scheme
nevertheless.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06

ties of life that men acquire the get
rich-quick fever" in desperation. 9th
ers despair Of earning and saving
money fast enough to get out of the
place. Others, who have gained much
money elsewhere, come to spend it and
make it harder for the rest of us to get
along on little. London and Paris are
not more expensive. Such people as
Schwab, with his Monte Carlo expert
ences; Corey, with his late-won interest
in lyric art; as Yerkes, Clark of Mon
tana, the Thaws, the McKees, the Oh
ivers, the Phippses, strew the glitter
ing pave with dollars until the men
with $50 week finds it hard to live
decently. The man with $12 week
has less trouble He knows his limi-
tations.
Too much money is curse from the
mdxalists' point of view. 1t kills peo-
pie with red automobiles and cham.
payne suppers. High life gives fits, to
dogs. Men are much the same. The
broker is the type of the city man.
What is the use of economizing in
luncheons when seat on change
costs about 100000 Fat puffy, over
fed, ford, scant- of-breath, the high
liver of Broadway is a legitimate butt
Of ridicule to the well-developed coun-
try men. But after all there are only
1,10O brokers in New York.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
DOING THINGS TOMORROW
An Easy Way, Mr.. Bifaeby Finds,
But It Doesn't Yield Much
Revenue

Il suppose" said Mr.. Bif1eby, ac-
cording to the New York Sun, that the
easiest way to DO thing is not to do
them-to put them off till tomorrow.
And l have found a lot Of comfort in
that way.
Lots of troublesome things come up,
but don't let 'em worry me-not to-
day. say I'll have peace and comfort
and take things easy to-day and tackle
that difficult proposition tomorrow.
And when tomorrow comes | say to
myself: We'll, guess this thing will
keep another day. It's kept all right
one day, and guess it won't do any
harm to let it go another I'll do that
thing Tomorrow And so I've carried
some things along for years; always
going to do 'em tomorrow
And it's easy, this way, doing things
tomorrow, sure enough; but there GER
tainly is one drawback to tit doesn't
FOIL up much surplus. AS matter of
fact, ! suppose the only work we ever
get paid for Is the work we do to-day.
"The things we are going to do to.
morrow produce no revenue. Doing
things In this way is easy, but it yields
no great returns, as know from long
experience. Other men that l know,
who have collared things as they came
along, who have not put off things till
tomorrow, but have acquired the habit
of doing things to-day, have grown
rich or have come to be at least men
OF comfortable means, while have
nothing; ] am just where l was at the
beginning--going to have samethina
/ tomorrow.
"And. really, think must stop put
ting things off, and start doing things;
and I'm going to begin, sure, withou,
fab, Tomorrow"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06

Brain, the painter of bootblacks, hale
and sturdy man of 76, who has for
more thaa 40 years used the same
studio on West Tenth street. Take Ed
die Foy. the comedian, on his little
place In New Rochelle, playing with
his seven children. Take the great
Staten Island contingent of newspaper
men, all married, sedate and method
ical. Are not these as fairly typical Of
New York as the preposterous high
"rollers?"
The number of elderly men who
have lately been unmasked living in
New York the so-called double life"
is shock to Puritanic community,
But they are after all conspicuous
rather than really numerous. New
York is moral beside Paris, immeas-
urably decent compared with London,
sedate by comparison with such small
er cities as Nice and Cairo. AS Je-
rome Hart wonderingly records in his
book on Levantine travel, in the latter
city domestic scandals, even those end
ing In tragedy, are too numerous to be
considered good newspaper copy. New
York has good deal to learn yet be-
fore it becomes really Latin or even
metropolitan in morals. 1t takes the
atmosphere Of courts to develop in
EQUITY as even money can scarcely do.
OWEN LANGDON.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06


shift is the more dramatic. He has
followed out absolutely his new policy.
He has broken with Murphy-which
means the downfall of the smallest
boss Tammany has had for many a
year. Mcclellan followed resolutely
for two years certain track. He has
headed right about face for four years.
How did this young man, able rich,
we'll born, ambitious come to need
such change? The fact is that two
years ago, in spite of his experience in
politics, he had no conception of the
rottenness of things in his party. He
had long been in Washington, where
he made a splendid impression, as few
New York congressman do, but where
he was out of sight of the local lead
ers. He believed the boss system nee
essary to New York, with it's mixed
population. He was elected by a good
majority to carry out the Tammany
programme, and he did it.
On election night, when the Tam
many chieftains set out to take addi-
tional steps to steal the election from
Hearst, the sardonic Jimmy Martin.
waving his hand at a group of heelers
in the hall said: IF he's elected, it is
no thanks to any of these fellers- it
is because the people of New York
have confidence in that clean, honor
able young man.
1t was true. Such votes as he had
Mcclellan won himself. Such as he
lost, the Tammany district leaders lost
for him. He owes them nothing. This
starts out as Mcclellan administra-
ton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06


power to make electric light for their
own use. Merritt sees in the beautiful
Adirondack wilderness nothing but
water power going to waste and lum-
Der uncut. Like many other statesmen
he sees nothing in New York but a
magnificent city to exploit. With a
bad legislative record and with Odell
behind him, what could he expect? If
he had had McClellan's brain, could he
have executed quick fiip-hop? Mer-
rift is Yale heavyweight; Mcclellan
a Princeton lightweight, and he is
making an end run.
Who will be the new republican
boss? And must there really be alxy?
AT present it would be nearly correct
to say that Gov. Higgins is the Albany
boss and Elihu Root the Washington
boss of New York state, with the pres
ident of the United States keenly in
terested in the cleansing process.
Odell has a strong jaw, but
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06

not SO we'll in New York. Gen. Greene
did splendid work-pity he was so
mixed up with the asphalt trust. Ear.
lier, the liveliest police board New
York ever had counted three soldiers.
One was Col. Avery d. Andrews, one
was Fred Grant. one was a resolute
young man who ruined his political
career-so the wise ones said-by en-
forcing the liquor law. He wore
glasses. this young man, went about a
good deal and saw things. His name
was Roosevelt. A presidents son and
o future president served on that re-
markable board and they did fast
work.
Gen. Bingham will do Things. He is
afraid of nothing. He once checked
Senator Depew in telling funny story
at the White House. He knsW and
liked Mcclellan in Washington. These
two men will work well together. Nc
Adoo. honest but time-serving and in
efficient, showed a bit of yellow at the
end and went out snarling and snap
| ping. But he went.
Politically, the police commissioner
ship is more important than all the
| rest put together. But think of the
others. Think, In New York, of a
| Washington retired general for police
commissioner; of an Oxford graduate
| who is also civil engineer, for dock
commissioner; of wealthy clubman
of excellent reputation and philan-
thropic tendencies, as a gas commits
sioner-and it was Murphy's gas COM
| missioner who made the most trouble
for Mcclellan; of two clean, bright
| newspaper men for minor commission
erships. And not one of these a Tam
many man sr at all likely to be cap
tured by Tammanyi It is almost too
good to be true.
| One month ago George B. Mcclellan
seemed to face political blank wall.
He has chosen to begin his mayoralty
term as if it were farewell to poll
tics. Perhaps the people will refuse
to say farewell SO easily.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
AUTOMOBILE FOR soUDAN.
Car Made for the sirdar Of Egypt
/, on the Vast Sandy
Stretches.

AS the result of extensive experiment
in the use Of an automobile on the des-
ert novel car has just been completed
for the use of the sirdar of Egypt, re-
ports the Motor World, who will use
it on the vast sandy stretches of the
Soudan.
The wheels are entirely enclosed by
2ight metal side plates leaving nothing
but the broad, solid rubber tires ex-
posed, and it is thought that the latter
will remove the difficulty of getting
over the surface of loose, shifting sand
without becoming imbedded so deeply
as to impede progress. To prevent the
fine grit working into any part Of the
mechanism the entire underbody is
protected by an ingeniously devised
apron.
Either kerosene OF gasoline suits the
engine equally well, and owing to the
character of the country to be trav-
ersed provision has specially been
made for three days supply of cool
ing and drinking water, as well asYuel.
The change speed gear gives range
from, three to 20 miles an hour. The
car will in addition uaul two-wheel
trailer very similar to gun carriage,
uton which will be mounted dynamo
and search1ight, to be run from the car
engine. This will be used for night
observations in the desert. Without
the searchlight carriage the weight of
the car is close to 5000 pounds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
Funeral Of Highland Chief.

Nearly every great Highland family
was represented at the funeral OF
Cameron of Lochiel, twenty-fourth
chief of the Clan Cameron, which took
place at Fort William recently. Many
were the tartans worn, Cluny, Mackin-
tosh, Ballindalloch, Glenaladale, Low
at, Ardgour. Gairloch, Glenmuick all
were there, as well as the earls Of
Leven and Dalkeith. 4 long process
sion was formed. and wound it's way
round the base of mighty Ben Nevis
past the towers of ancient Inverlochy
and the battlefield where Montrose
broke the power of Argyll, to the lit
tie Highland church among the hills
The body was laid to rest in the little
cemetery. amid the mournful wall Of
the bagpipes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
BY MEAD PUBLISHING co.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
SUCCESS OF "A CRUSADER.
American Consul at Munich Runs
Down Dealer in Worth
less Degrees.

Six years ago in January man
walked into the consulate at Munich
and mad the assurance to tell me,
writes James H. Woman, United
States consulate, Three Rivers, that he
was going to America to buy himself
professional degree, saying that in
America anything could be done with
money. / watched that fellows return
and secured evidence that his fraudu
lent license and academic degree ema-
mated from Chicago. To my sorrow
soon learned that traffic far spread
was carried on from our country with
many lands, but especially Germany.
Four years ago brought home pho
tographic reproductions of bushel of
such worthless documents, but to my
sorrow learned that only the original
documents could be used in the courts,
and my whole endeavor was berated
as tempest in teapot.
Persistency of endeavor, however,
rewarded me with evidence right here
at home against a prominent state Off
cial of Illinois. l caused his removal
and insisted on making of him an ex-
ample, both on account Of the wrong
he had committed here and the suffer-
ing he had entailed upon American
practitioners in Germany. The govern
ment and courts there have long ago
lost faith in our ability to stay the
perpetration of this wrong because OF
the delay in our courts.
Four years have elapsed and to-day
am greeted by the report that the
courts OF Illinois have melted out pun.
ishment to the offender referred to
above.
There still remain others whose pun
ishment should follow, and there is
reason to hope that the full measure OF
success may yet crown my efforts to rie
our country of this shameful traffic and
Germany of its consequent imposition
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06

the street railways, g tcngh place is
Albany. Republican reform mist he
gin there, as democratic reform begins
in New York, And it is beginning.
1t is confusing. though. Young e. A.
Merritt is Yale graduate, a man OF
some wealth He started out "A poll
tics as a reformer, but was disciplined
by the old guard until he fell into line.
He concluded that "a man can do
more within the party" Now he is
dubbed and kicked out of the way as
a stumbling block because he is faith.
full to the bosses. Perhaps he played
the game too we'll The weekly paper
In his own village opposed him be-
cause he tried to prevent his own
-nstkAssss <rcm usina tlfsir own Matsy
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
WIN. F. RATHERT
w. j. MEAD
BUSINESS VlOLlNiST

As am connected with the LIE Roy
Harp Orchestra, of LIE Roy, Mimi, |
will furnish music for any and all
occasions at reasonable rate. We
have the latest and most carefully Sc
lected repertoire of new music and
can furnish as many musicians as may
be desired.
/ can also give instructions to
beginners either on The violin or on
horns with valves. Terms of tuition
for instruction on either of the above
mentioned instruments made known
upon application.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
Why He Didn't Drink

The Nardin (Kan.) Star tells that a
maa from that town made trip up in
Kansas recently. While in a certain
small town he felt dry and hunted up
q joint. Just as he went in man
stepped up to the bar and called for a
drink. The bartender set him out a
glass; OF water, an empty glass, the
bottle OF pizen and whisk broom.
The Nardin man did not put his in
order, but waited to see what the
broom had to do with 1t. The man
drank his whisky and the water, then,
taking the broom, he went to a corner
OF the room, swept clean place on
the floor, lay down and had fit. The
Nardin man didn't take drink.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
To Land Agents and Homes . ekers.

The Chicago Great Western Railway will on
the first and third Tuesdays OF each month to
Aprial 18th inclusive, Sell round trip tickets at
oney one fare plus $500 to points in the follow
ing states; Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Florida, Georgia, Indian Territory, Kan
sas, Kentucky, louisiana, Mexico, Mis- sissippi
Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
North Carolina. Tennessee, Texas, Utah, wy
oming, and Virginia. Tickets at same rate on
sale to points in Alberta, Canadian Northwest
4ssiniboia, Manitoba, Montana and Western
Ontario on the first and third Tuesday of March
and April. For further information apply to
any Great Western Agent or j. P. Elmer, g. p.
A., st. Paul, MINI apr IL.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
The Yellow Fever Germ

has recently been discovered. 1t bears
q close resem belence to the malaria
germ. To free the system from disease
germs, the most effective remedy Is
DR.. Ki,g's New Life Pills. Guaran.
teed to cure all diseases due to mala-
ria poison and constipation. 25c. at
P. A. Olemmer's Drug Store. It
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
Where They Met.

Mrs Biggun-I notice that you have
at last got acquainted with your next
door neighbor, who has lived along
side of you for the past ten years.
Mrs. D'Avno-Yes; we were intro
duced to each other at the Pyramids
of Egypt, and l found her delight
full companion. We became very init
mate.-Tit-Bits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
The Limping Police Commissioners.

GW OAS4A AAhSo q
military polio e
commissioner. and
has no objection
to one who lacks
a leg or an arm.
One-armed Capt.
Piper was a splen-
did deputy. Gen.
Jpurdan was a
good commission
er in Brooklyn; so
was Col. Par
fridge, t h o u 6 h
afterward he did
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
Albany and New York.

len a train on the
New York Central
approaches AL :
t2ny a trainman
goes through and
locks up t Il e
drinking cups and
ether plum d e r +.
The local "frisk-
ers' are the worst
81 the 70 a d
From tls.t right
up 10 the lobby.
the gas trust END
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06

One Way Colonist Rates via Chicago Great
Western Railway
To points in Arkansas. Colorado, Indian Ter
ritory, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississip.
pi, Missouri. Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Tennessee, South Kakota, Texas and Wyoming
Tickets on sale Jan. 10th, Feb. 9th and 25th at
ope.half the regular one way rate plus $500.
For full information apply TO any. Great Wes-
tern Agent or j. P. Elmer, G. P. A. ST. Paul
MINI feb 20
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06

THE RIGHT ABOUT FACE OF
MAYOR MCCLELLAN.
LITTLE MACS" FAREWELL
Personnel of the mm:ssioners-Mer-
ritt's Point Of view-Merritt and
Mcclellan Compared - New
York Very Difficult.

T IS a shame to
write so m II c h
g b 1T politics;
but when after a
year of constant
scandalous expos
ures in both po-
little al parties,
both start out at
once upon a thor
ough process Of
publication, what
is a fellow to do?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
What Is the Matter with New York 1,

HERE are reasons
why it is harder
for men to keep
straight" in New
York than else
W h e re = though
m a n y d o, T h g
glare of the Ten
derloin seems to
breed Il bacillus Of
moral midnight.
1t costs so fright
fully much to get
even the necessi.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
Different Next Dav

"You should have heard Bangs roast.
ing Cooley last night. He used some
pretty hard words"
Eyes, but they didn't seem SO hard
to Bangs last night as they did this
morning"
How do you mean?"
He had to eat them this morning"
Philadelphia Press
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
Eor Sale.

The south 1891 acres Of the north
east quarter OF sec. A, Howard Center
twp, known as part Of the McHugh
farm. j. ., AHnRS, Admr,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-06
ODD OCEAN WATERFALLS.
Salt cataracts formed by Rising
Tides in Briish Co
lumbia.

There are good many salt cataracts
in existence. They may be found in
Norway, southern Chilli and British
Columbia, where narrow fjords, or
arms of the sea- are DISTRACTED by bar
riers of rock.
The rising tide flows over and filters
through such reefs into the great natu-T
raj reservoirs beyond; but the water is
held back at the ebb until it breaks
over the obstruction in an irresistible
torrent.
Most curious of all is the waterfall
at Canoe passage, where the island Of
Vancouver approaches the British Co
lumbia mainland. Here the flood tide
from the gulf of Georgia to the south
ward is damned back at narrow cleft
between two islands until it pours over
in boiling cascade IS feet high, with
perhaps double the volume of the
Rhine.
At the turn of the tide, however the
waters from the north rush back into
the gulf, producing a cascade of equal
height and volume. This salt waterfall
actually flows both ways.
Low RATES WEST AND SOUTHWEST
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
On Tuesdays, February and 90,
greatly reduced rates will be made to
many points West and Southwest &C.
count special Homeseekers' Excur-
sions. Tickets are limited to twenty
one days from ,te of sale. Liberal
Stop-oyers allowed. Ask nearest
ticker agent of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee s. st. Paul Railway for further
information or write to-day to 3. A.
Miller, General Passenger Agent,
Oafesgo. lsta.