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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
Ex-senator Killed,

f. Fayetteville, Ark, Oct. lex
United States Senator ]. D. Walker,
one Of the most prominent lawyers in
this state, fell down stairway lead
ing to his Office and was killed, his
skull being fractured. He was rs
years of age.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
Marines to Come Home.

Washington. Oct. 1s.-Orders will
be issued within a few days for the
withdrawal of all but 500 of the ma
zines now in Cuba. They will be
replaced by additional levies of troops
drawn from this country, until the
total force in Cuba numbers about
1000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
French Ambassador Arrlyes,

New York, Oct. 22.-J. Jusserand,
French ambassador to America, ar
rived here Saturday on the steamer
La Savoie. Among other passengers
on the steamer was Y. Dandurand,
president of the Canadian senate.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
Improved Farm for Sale.

100 acres OF choice land with good
and other Improvements,
l mile from Protivin, Howard county,
Iowa. Ia for sale IL sold soon.
yAti n. JUHzu, Protivin, Ia.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
A Young Mother at 70.

my mother has suddenly been made
Young at 10. Twenty years Of intense
suffering from dyspepsia had entirely
disabled her, until six months ago,
when she began taking Electric Bit
tiers, which have completely cured her
and restored the strength and activity
she had in the prime of life," writes
Mrs. w. L. Fitzpatrick, of Dsnforth,
Me. Greatest restorative medicine Oh
the globe. Sets Stomach, Liver and
Kidneys right, pnrities the blood, and
cures Malaria, BilinuSness and Weak
ne sses. Wonderful Nerve Tonic. Price
SOC. Guaranteed by P. A. Clemmer' IS
drug store, F
Car you win? You realize that to
win in spything these days, requires
strength, with mind and body in tune.
A man or woman with disordered d.
gestive organs Is not in shape for a
days work or DAVIS play Rows can
they expect to wiz? Kodol For Dys-
pepsia contains the digestive juices OF
a healthy stomach and will put your
stomach in shape to perform its i'm.
portant function OF supplying the
bndv and brain with strength build
ing blood. tDigests what you eat, re-
lieves Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Sour
Stomach, Palpitation OF the Heart
a. d Constipation. Sold by ]. 81. Luers
Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
Spanish Envoy to Vatican.

Rome. Oct. 22.-The pope Saturday
received with the usual ceremonies
the Marquis Ojeda, the new Spanish
ambassador to the Vatican, who pre-.
sented his credentials and also an
autograph letter from King Alphonso.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
Old Circus Rider Assaulted

Cincinnati, Oct. 20-William Dut.
ton, old.time circus rider, and known
all over the civilized world, was the
victim of an assault at ninth and
Sycamore streets Thursday night,
and may die of the wounds he re-
ceived.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
Rain Prevents speed TriaI.

New York, Oct. 22.-The heavy rain
Saturday morning washed the track
at Belmont Park so badly as to pre-
vent Roseben's trial against time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-10-26
The Better
w ay

The tissues of the throat are
inAamed and irrita ted; you
cough, and there is more irrita.
tion-more coughing. You take
a cough mixture and it eases the
irritation-for while. You take
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06

The most gigantic harp ever con-
structed, as far as the record goes. was
that made by Yeritan, the provost OF
Burkli, near Basel, Switzerland. in
1881. That was q long while ago. but
the fame of NJ Veritan's gigantic harp
was such that it is still occasionally
mentioned by writers on the rare and
the wonderful. just as the sea serpent,
bloody rain, live mastodons. etc. are.
Nj. NeritanS colossal musical instru-
ment was 800 feet in length. and. on
mat account was constructed in an
open lot instead of in harp factory. 1t
was most simple in construction. con-
slstlng OF fifteen wires strung tightly
between two poles. These wires were
OF different sizes, the largest being one
sixth of an inch i'll diameter and the
smallest one-twelfth of an inch. They
were stretched north and south and in
-clined in such a manner as to form an
angle of from twenty to thirty degrees
with the horizon. This queer Instrument
was not intended as an exaggerated
toy, but was constructed for the ex-
press purpose of foretelliDg changes in
the weather. which were calculated bv
Professor Feritan according TO the diff
ferent tones the instrument made when
the wind was blowing through it.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
Pressed to Death.

An English court has sentenced a
woman to Imprisonment because she
refused to speak during a trial The
old penalty for remaining mute under
similar conditions was being pressed
to death. The form of sentence set
forth "the prisoner shall be laid in
some low, dark house, where he shall
lie naked OH the earth and one arm
shall be drawn to one quarter of the
house with cord and the other arm
to another quarter, and in the same
manner let it be done with his legs, and
let there be laid upon his body iron
and stone, as much as he can bear-or
more" There the man had to lie. On
the following day he was given three
mOrsels of bread without water. on the
following water. but no bread And
this was his diet until he died
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
AS You Please.

In the ancient times there lived q
wonderfully wise man, of whom it was
said that he could answer correctly
any question put to him. There was
one, however, who thought himself
clever enough to outwit the sage. This
man took a poor, captive bird and
clasped it so closely in his hand that
only the head and tail were visible.
Tell me- said he TO the renowned
guesser of riddles, lis the bird which
hold in my hand alive OF dead?"
II. the answer were Dead" thought
this artful plotter, he would just open
his hand and let the bird fly. If the
answer were alive" he would with
one little squeeze crush the poor bird
to death.
But the wise man proved himself
equal to the occasion and replied, ''It is
as you please"
Each one holds within his or her
grasp the fair bird of life. Which is it
to be? A blessing or bane? 1t is las
you please"
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
JACKSON NOT POOR.
The Great Statesman Had Very Many
Early Advantages.

Verify we must abandon the belief
that Andrew Jackson belonged to the
class of American youths who rode to
fame and fortune by their own efforts,
unaided by the help of family and
friends.
Never did he taste the bitter cup Of
physical want, of hunger and cold. Of
helpless, spirit breaking poverty
Never was lie without home and loyal
friends and sufficiency of the COM
forts of life. Never was it his lot to
suffer that humiliation, that NORTH
cation, that inward bleeding wound
which the proud nature writhes under
when there is no money in the pocket,
no change of clothing for the body, no
welcome light in any window in all
the world as the harassed day draws
to its end and the wretched night
comes ON.
Poverty! Why, Andrew Jackson
never in his whole life had a genuine
taste of what the cruel word really
means.
Few men have been more greatly in
debted to the intelligent affection of
self sacrificing mother Few sons of
poor parents have had such advan-
tages as were his lot, and few lads of
poor parents did such a scanty amount
of manual labor Compared to the
rugged. self taught youth of Benjamin
Franklin. Roger Sherman, Abraham
Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Sam Hous-
ton, Francis Marion and Nathaniel
Greene, TIE boyhood of Andrew jack
son almost assumes the appearance of
having been cast upon .'fiowery beds
of ease. e."--Watson's Magazine.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06

The editor Of Kansas paper states
that he once borrowed a Winchester
rifle and started up the street a few
days after to deliver the weapon to it's
owner. The delinquent subscribers got
it into their heads that he was on the
warpath, and every one he met insisted
on paying what he owed him. One
man wiped out debt of ten years
standing. On his return to his s.office he
found load of hay, fifteen bushels Of
corn. ten bushels of potatoes, load of
wood and a barrel of turnips that had
been brought in. We would like to
borrow a Winchester for day or two
st Louis Dispatch.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
Rapid Growing Fungus.

In "Recoilections of Happy Life
Miss North describes many of her
young enthusiasms and among others
that of collecting and painting English
fungi. On one outing, she says, l came
upon fungus about the size of a large
turkeys egg. Eager to see it develop.
took it up carefully and carried it
home. l put it under a tumbler on
the window sill of my bedroom at
night. At daylight l was awakened
by a horrible crash of splintering
glass. Behold the tumbler had fallen
to the floor and broken to bits. The
fungus was standing five inches tall,
having hatched itself free from its re-
straining egglike shell and in grow
ing had raised the tumbler and tilted
it sidewise until it fell over and to the
floor. The fungus had a horrible smell.
and soon a swarm Of flies were hover
ing over it.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06

A few things picked up frcm q child ;
schoOlbook: Never say. Il don't ttin&
it will rain" What you mean is, II do
think it will not rain" ''All over fha
world" is bad; say ''Over all the world
1.-THE reason Why is not only inc0rrecss
but doesn't sound as well as ''The ges-
son that" In the King James veES18G
Of the Bible. quoted by some auSksrl-
ties as L standard of pure English, en-
may find the following, which 0sscETs
in Isaiah xxxvii, SO: Then the angeE eG
the Lord went forth and smete IN the
camp Of the Assyrians a hundred and
fOurscOre and five thousand, and when
they arose early in the morning, lre-
hold they were all dead corpseS" IN
other words, the cOrpses arose early IN
the morning and found themselves
dead. Don't say "A man fell of The
dock" A man might fall into a de5S,
but to say that he fell off a dock is az
better than to say he fell off hole
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
EoUIvocATioN..
The Amenities of Life and the Gem
tie Art of Lying.

The Amenities of Life and the Gem
tie Art of Lying.
Very few of us, indeed, are exempt
frem the charge of direct lying. Not
to mention the strategic lies told to
enemies in time of war, to criminals, to
sick persons and lunatics, as to which
pages upon pages of casuistry appear
in the older works ON moral science,
there are what may be termed the lies
lubricant, wrung from US by etiquette
and good breeding. If the amenities
Of life We're not preserved through the
gentle art of lying society could scarce
ly continue as happy family; we
should all have to live in separate
cages. The best of us will tell direct
lies on trivialities where politeness is
imperative. Wherever practicable, how
ever, the spirit of advocacy prevails.
We say whatever we can truthfully,
and tactfully pause while the hearers
self love and imagination fill out
generally agreeable impression. Fam
lily relationships, even more markedly
than business or social relations, eX-
emplify the universal attitude of advo-
cacy. Mr.. Roundabout says: go to
Browns house and tell Mrs. Brown
and the young ladies what you think
of him and see what a. welcome you
will get. In like manner, let him come
to your house and tell your good lady
his candid opinion of you and see how
she will receive him" No one save
an unspeakable cad would speak slight
ingly of a husband to his wife; no one
save an unspeakable cad would toll
crate sighting language in his pres
ence concerning his wife. Such is the
conventional law as to spouses, par
ents, children. blood relations in gen.
eral, even intimate friends.-Wilbur
Larremore in Atlantic.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
Too Much Exercise.

Unfortunately good many men hars
tie conviction that they must keep
cxerting themselves all the time They
call every moment wasted which Is
rot spent in activity of some kIus1
either physical or mental. Such men
are taking the quickest means to brr1
themselves out. You cannot live vel
and keep happy under a constant and
tyrannical sense of effort. There maS1
be times of play. times to let up the
tension and to do easy and natural
things which don't require conscienCe
and exact attention. Horace Bushnell
the great Connecticut minister, recNE
nized this when he said, Lets 90 sin
awhile" Shining has the advantages
of being easy, and there are tIrzss
when the easy thing is the right thing
A man who takes no time off for uSse
kind of play or another, but who keeps
the anxious, conscientious look on his
face day in and day out, may be on she
road to heaven, but he will find thai
the sanitarium is a way statiOn--Dg.
Luther III. Gulick in Good HOuSekeegs
ing.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
The Bed and the caudidates.

Judge Harlan and James B. McCrea-
" once canvassed Kentucky together
as the Republican and Democratic can
1idates for governor. They travelled
about the state on a joint debating trip
and in many small mountain places
mad to sleep in the same bed They
were warm personal friends and SO
lid not object to this intimacy. One
aight Mr.. Harlan got into bed first.
Senator McCreary was not far behind.
and just as he entered the bed Judge
Harlan raised his bulky form and said
IL his stentorian voice, "McCreary,
there is one thing certain-the next
governor of Kentucky is in this bed"
As he spoke the bed Stats broke, and
Judge Harlan rolled to the floor. Sena-
tor McCreary caught and held himself
IN bed, and. as Judge Harlan reached
the floor, said: John. you are right
The next governor of Kentucky is still
in this bed"
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
wastebasket Treasures.

Il have in my employ" said q dealer
in autographs. 'a number of celebri-
ties hOusemaids. Thanks to these
young women, l secure at nominal cost
many an autographic gem. All ask
Of the maids is that they ship me week
ly the contents Of their masters waste
baskets. They bale the stuff up in
burlap. and every Monday or Tuesday
1t comes to me by freight. l go over
it carefully. making many finds. Here
will be a begging letter from 4 famous
author in hard luck. Here in a brief
note Il great actor will boast of his
last success. Here will be a dinner
invitation from a celebrated million
aire. Some celebrities, OF course. save
their valuable letters, and some sell
Them. but the majority throw into the
wastebasket most of the mail they re-
ceive, and L, searching the baskets
contents every Monday morning, find
my reward in many letter worth $40
Or $40"
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
A BATHROOM IN JAPAN.

FiDy In Space, With a Round Tub
and Simple Fittings.
This bathroom in Japan was a tiny
space 4 by 6 feet, says a writer in the
Craftsman. In it were four objects, a
stool to sit upon when washing oneself
before getting into the bath, shining
brass wash basin, wooden pail and
dipper in which to fetch the bath wa
Ter and the tub The tub. like most
private baths, was round, casket shap
I'd and made of white wood. 1t was
perhaps thirty inches in diameter and
swenty-seven inches high. A copper
tunnel or tube passing through the bot
tom went up inside close to the edge.
This, filed with lighted charcoal, sup
piled heat for the water. The pipe was
higher than the tub, so the water
c0uld not leak inside. A few trans
verse bars of wood fitted into grooves
and formed a protection so the bather
could kneel in the tub without coming
N contact with the hot pipe. The walls
Of the room were of white wood, with
pretty grain: the floor of pine, laid
with slight slope and grooved so the
water might flow into a gutter and
through bamboo pipe to the yard. A
moon shaped lattice window high up
let in air and light. AS provision for
more ventilation the two outside walls
for a foot below the ceiling were lat
lice of bamboo Stats.
As my eye Travelled from object to
object 1 quickly sized up the cost
for the tub, 8 yen, and it would last
indefinitely; yen for the brass basin,
50 sen for the pail and dipper and .
sen for the stool. Eleven yen would
ht up my bathroom, and asked for
nothing nicer.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
The Sea Horse.

This fish is found in the Atlantic
ocean around the coast of, Spain, the
south Of France. in the Mediterranean
and in the Indian ocean. Sea horses
are very small and have been found
often curled up in oyster shells. The
head is much like that of a horse. and
The rings around the body and tail re-
semble those of some caterpillars. The
habits Of these fishes are singular and
interesting. They swim with a waving
motion, and frequently wind their tails
around the weeds and rushes. They
have fins to sustain them in the water,
and even in the air. They live on
worms, fishes, eggs and substances
found in the bottom of the sea.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
The skin and Liquids.

The skin has remarkable power OF
absorbing liquids brought into contact
with 1t. Fluids SO taken up are in
part detained locally and in part enter
the tiny vessels (blood and LYMPH that
lead to the large blood vessels In the
lays of long ago blood baths were
used, but their. employment was found
ed on ignorance The most important
constituents of blood cannot pass
through the skin upless they have been
previously treated chemically. Lo-
tions Of blood 50 prepared are in the
present day used by some beauty loy-
ers. Mix baths are more in agree
ment with science and common sense.
They are not reconcilabIe with ones
notions Of economy. Fancy bathing in
about ten gallons Of milk to secure the
I,i,svs ;s:.s.s & j. few teaspoonfn]si
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
A Curious Tomb

The most curious tomb in England is
that of Lady Anne Grimston, daughter
of the Earl of Thanet, who died nearly
two centuries ago and was buried IN
Tewin churchyard. Upon her deaflabed
she disregarded the efforts OF thnse
who sought to administer spir7tuaT
comfort. An atheist she had lived. an
atheist she would die 'It is as Likely
that should rise again from inc dead, =
she said, ''as that tree should grou
out of the middle of my coffinr Il
tree has grown out of the middle OF her
coffin-an oakland by it's side a srca
more. The vault is square, OF swsck
and granite. The two trees first HIled
the interior before they could mai a
way out. When they did burst through
the masonry they so spread as valn-
pletely to envelop the grave.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06

The crested rat of East Africa Is re-
nlarkable. first because of the srxsf
length of the black and white tSfrs
down the ridge of the back, which are
rendered the more conspicuous heczuse
the hairs along the sides Of sae body.
are SO short and SO differently ceaUues1
being brownish gray and locking esr
all the world rs if some one had tzsssR
pair Of scissors and maliciOusly Shurst
off the decorative hair, leaving only 4
dull underfur. Secondly, it is remzrk
able because the skull has rocIinz oil
bones exactly resembling that OF same
turtles, While, furthermore, this renf
has granulated appearance recalllng
that presented by the skulls Of certain
fishes. In it's habits it appears 30 he
arboreal while from the structure uE It's.
teeth it would appear to be at least
partly insectivorous.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06

SIT walter SCOTS First Brief.
Sir Walter Scott had his share Of the
usual curious experiences shortly after
being called to the bar. His first ap-
pearance as counsel in a criminal court
was at Jedburgh assizes in 1893. when
he successfully defended a veteran
pOacher You're a lucky scoundrel," !"
Scott whispered to his client when the
verdict was given. Pm just O your
mind" returned the latter, land I'll
send you maukin ii. e., harel the
morn, man." LOckhart, who narrates
he incident. Omits to add whether the
maukin duly reached Scott, but no
doubt it did. On another occasion Scott
was less successful in his defense of a
lOusebreaker. but the culprit, grateful
for his cOunsers exertions, gave him. in
lieu Of the orthodox fee, which he was
unable to pay, this. piece of advice. to
the value of which he (the housebreak
ar) could professionally attest: First.
never to have large watchdog out Of
loors, but to keep 4 little yelping ter
rier within. and. secondly. to put no
trust in nice, clever, gimcrack locks,
but to pin his faith to huge old heavy
one with a rusty key. Scott long re-
membered this incident. and thirty
years later. at judges dinner at Jed
burgh. he recalled it in this impromptu
rhyme:
Yelping terrier, rusty key,
r.
Westminster Gazette
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
a nisndrantaxe Of HeaIth.

A visitor among the poor of the east
end of London found unexpected testi-
mony to the disadvantages of health
in one of his calls Mrs. B. had a fam
lily of dozen children, and, like most
OF her class, she had her tale of woe to
tell. 'How are the children, Mrs. B. p
inquired the caller. 'All very well, in
deed. sir; very well. indeed" was the
answer. ''YOu ought to be thankful,
Pm sure, with SO much sickness
about" Yes, sir; suppose 1 ought
to be thankful; but, | tell you. when
they're well they eat an awful lot
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
odd Proposal of Marriage.

That celebrated painter of flower
and figure subjects, William Hunt, was
on one occasion commissioned by a
gentleman to paint his portrait in the
attitude of kneeling and holding in his
hand an open scroll whereon were writ
ten declaration of love and an offer Of
marriage. The lady to whom this un-
usual proposal of marriage was sent
replied with a chalk drawing of her
self with a sheet of paper in her hand,
On which was inscribed a laconic
Yes"
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
Java'S Population.

Java is very thickly populated, and
cultivation is pushed to an extraordin-
airy distance up the steep slopes of the
hills. The plain of Leles in the month
OF July 'is one sea of ripe golden rice,
with here and there a village Of brown
thatch roofs nesting in group Of
green cocOanut trees" In the middle
of the island white chimneys of sugar
mills peep above miles and miles of
sugarcane fields.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
Fire and Water.

Why does wafer put out fire? Water
below the point Of ignition; therefore it
cannot burn. Water does not smOth-
er the flames even when the burning
brand is completely immersed in Il
tank of water, because the first con-
tact puts out the fire-that is, reduces
the temperature of the flame below
the point of ignition.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06

Struggling Artist-No use trying to
compete with the picture factories,
which are turning out cheap daubs by
the million. The trouble is, the people
nre not educated. Lots of buyers can't
tell the difference between those pic
lures and mine Frank Friend-I pre-
sumo that's true. can't myself.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06

Old Quiverful-And so you want to
take our daughter from us-you want
TO take her from US suddenly. without
a word of warning? Young Gosl0w-
Not at all, sir. If there is anything
about her you want to warn me against
I'm willing to listen.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
Rubbish Heaps.

In thousand miles of Europe I saw
but one rubbish heap-some old metal
cans at Carlsruhe Everywhere else
was a complete absence Of all waste
or carelessness and, above all, of de-
Placement and roadside uncleanliness.
The foul vacant lots and dirty dumps
that abound in and about American
towns are not to be found anywhere.
Exchange
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
Considerafe

{ Mrs. Dove-Henry. l think you are
positively cruel. Here I've tried SO
hard to cook you nice dinner and you
haven't had word to say to me about
it. Mr.. Darling, l love you too
much for that. If said what thought,
you'd never speak to me again.
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
For sale by Oberdorfer.
A lucky POstmistress.

Is Mrs. Alexander, of Carey, Me-,
who has found DR.. Kings New Life
Pills to be the best remedy she ever
tried for keeping the stomach, liver
and bowels in perfect order. You'll
agree with her if you try these pain
less purifiers that infuse new life.
Guaranteed by Oberdorfer, the drug
giSt. Price 25c. oct
The Bourbon news., 1906-11-06
BLOCK LIGHTS.

l have a large stock of the famous
Block Gas Lamps. Lamp and mantel
complete, only so cents.
If J. J. CONNELLY.