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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

gentleman, II these are your animals,
or insects, or whatever they are, you
ought to come down off your perch
and take them to Kelley cure, be-
cause they are intoxicated"
And pa came down and took fence
rail and sharpened it with an ak, and
he run 1t into Bolivar about a foot
and Bolivar trumpeted for surrender,
and that settled the elephant strike,
for pa ordered Bolivar into the road,
and in five minutes the whole herd Of
elephants was following Bolivar back
to Washington, as meek as a drunken
husband being led home by his wife.
Gee, what do you think? The presi-
dent heard how The senator's boy and
stampeaeq the elephants and invited
the senator's pos ~ bring his young
circus friend afoiina 10 the white house
/ supper. Well, we went
forgot what we had to eat, was
RI Interested in the presidents CONVEX
sciion. He talked about the show bust
res Is though he had Leon ring
LASER in circus. He said lie was in
tae siIow The day before when we
eLampedeu the .elaphantS, and he told
US about his hunting trips III the wesi,
until could smell bacon cooking at
the camp fire, and | could smell tho
balsam boughs they slept on, on the
ground.
When he let up little on his talk,
! braced up and asked him If he had
rather shoot wild cats and bears than
be president. He hedged and said both
occupations worked pretty well togeth-
er and he had enjoyed 'em both. Then
! asked him If he was going to run for
president again, and he Winked at his
wife, and then he asked me what made
me ask the question. told him pa
wanted me to find out. told him all
the boys wanted him to run, cause he
was good Teller. and not efraid of
the cars.
The president laughed aud 90:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
Where You're Most Likely to Be Hur+

Whsre You're Most Likely to Be Hurt
Twelve per cent. Of all the acct
dents to people in cities happen on the
streets. Statistics show that the aver.
age citizen, if he should meet with
100 serious mischances on his walks
abroad, would slip on the ice, and fall
down under other circumstances, 6S
times; he would get hurt ten times In
boarding or dismounting from cars; he
would be knocked down, or otherwise
injured, by horses and wagons six
times; he would be bitten by dogs four
times, and he would step disastrously
upon banana-peels twice. The remain.
ing mishaps would be miscellaneous,
and might include one or two col
lisions with motor cars, which have
taken the place Of bicycles as perils
to the pedsstrian.-Pearson's Maya
zine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
OPPORTUNIrIES

on the liue of the Chicago Great West
ern Railway in Iowa, Missouri,
Illinois and Minnesota for business
men, professional men and manu-
facturers Openings for nearly all
lines in live towns on a progressive
railway, affnrding square deal" for
all. Maps, Maple Leaflets, Tow
Talk and full Information given on
r. quest to Industrial Department.
Chicago Great Western Railway,
st. Paul; or E. h. Magill, Manager,
Townsite Department., Omaha,
Nebraska. apr 30.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

He stood on his head and beloved,
and all the circus hands came rushing
up. Finally the alarm clock quit jing-
ling, and they caught the seal and
pulled the clock off his tooth, and just
then pa came up to me, and said:
fsWhat deviltry you boys up to now:
Suppose that seal had swallowed that
clock, and you couldn't wind it up. it
might kill him. Now, go to the car,
cause we are going to get out Of this
town right off, You make me tired"
And pa helped to lift the slippery seal
into the tank, and looked mad at his
little boy, and hurt the feelings Of the
senator's boy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
A Healing Gospel.

The Rev. >. q. Warren, pastor of
Sharon Baptist church, Belair, Ca,
says of Electric Bitters: 'It's God
send to mankind 1T cured me of lame
back, stiff joints, and complete physi-
cal collapse. was so weak 1T took me
half an hour to walk mile. Two bot
ties Of Electric Bitters have made me
so strong | have just walked three
miles in so minutes and feel like walk
Ing three more. It's made new man
of me. "Greatest remedy for weakness
ard all Stomach, Liver and Kidney
complaints Sold under guarantee al
P. A. Clemmer's Drug Store. Price soc
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
Two Die in Crash

Des Notnes. Ia, Feb. 21.-Engineer
willard, Of Mason City, and Brakeman
Sheehan, of oskaloosa, were killed and
a trainman was injured in a head.on
collision Of two Iowa Central freights
near Eldora Tuesday. The crew mis-
understood the orders. Willard was
caught under the cars, which were set
afire Fireman Rogers was slightly
hurt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

The show remained in Washington
two days. cause it took all one day and
night to catch the elephants, after the
senator's bog and | turned the rats and
mice loose in the ring while the ele-
plants were forming a pyramid. Pa
ard all the circus hands had to go
away down towards the Bull Run bat
tlefeld to round them up, and young
Mr.. Senator let me ride one of his
ponies and he and | went along to help
catch the elephants.
We went out through Alexandria to-
wards Bull Run battlefield. There we
overlook pa and the boss canvasman
and the elephant handler, and we met
some farmers coming into Alexandria
with their families, stampeding like
people out west when the Indians go
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
Many Children are Sticky.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gray, a
nurse in Children's Home, New York.
Break up Colds in "a kours, cure Few
erishness, Headache, Stomach Troub-
les, Teething Disorders, and DESTROYS
Worms. At all druggists, Csc. Sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, N. Y. 46w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
Council Approves New Tariff.

Berlin, Feb. 26-The federal coun-
ell has approved the relchstag's action
in passing the bill providing for the
extension OF the new German tariff
to the United States until June 80,
1907, and sent the measure to the em-,
ttt0f Tor his EIgneture4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

Itch cured in 90 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by J. 81. Luers Drug Co., Cresco,
Iowa. 24m6
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

vlgor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not unco1n-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
By HON. GEORGE W. PECK
Author o" Peck S Bad Be.
lcopyrasht bs j. b. Eowies.)

The Bad Boy and the Senator's Son
Go on an Elephant Chase-Ihe Sen
ator's Son Gets His Friend Bid to
Dinner at the White House-The
Trained Seal Swallows an Alarm
Clock.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil for such emergencies 1t
subdues the pain and heals the burts.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man IS an unhap.
py slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
builds up SOUND health-keepsyou we'll
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

une bowels, cause chronic constipa-
tion. Doan's Regulets operate easily,
tone the stomach, cure constipation
25c. Ask your druggist for them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made 1niser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It sold
by druggists, in fifty SIX
cent and one-dollar l!lH R & % ~
size bottles. You may \. !:
have sample bottle zs. 9@
by mail free, also a Home of swampRoos.
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and mention
this paper Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root.
DIR. Kilner's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. V, on every
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
A Certain Cure for Chilblains.

A Certain Cure for Chilblains.
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. 1t cures Chilblains,
Prostitutes, Damp. Sweating, Swollen
feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores,
25c. Sample FREE. Address, AL en-
S. OImsted, LIE Roy, N. Y. 46w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
Bic Loss hx Fire

Big Loss by Fire.
Prentice, Wis, Feb. 21-Fire Tues
day destroyed the Prentice Tanning
eompany's plant. The loss is $50. 900.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27

Suffered day and night the torment
of itching piles. Nothing helped me
until used Doan S Ointment. Itcur-
ed me permanently. Hon. John r..
Garrett, Mayor, Giard, Ala.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
discourages and lessensam ambition; beauty,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
w. j. MEAD
BUSINESS ViOLlNiST

AS l am connected with the LIE Roy
Harp Orchestra, of LIE Roy, Mimi, /
will furnish music for any and all
occasions at d 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. ~
l 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
ntioned instruments made known
upon application.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-02-27
For Sale.

For Sale.
The south l19a acres of the north
east quarter of sec. 4, Howard Center
twp, known as part of the McHugh
farm. j. j. AHERN, Admr.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-13

We have noticed that those edi-
tors who write paragraph after
paragraph about the crime of lynch
Ing. write very little about that ter
rible crime which is the cause of
nearly all mob violence. ~ Rural Re-
treat Times. zee A'ir H2il7inlt
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-13

The man who gives himself a
square deal is usually sure to give
like TO his neighbor.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-13

Hsarstiis 4 man With widespread
antasoism- Born 10 wealth ana POI
sition he has shown In his control
and successful management OF great
newspaper properties no respect for
dignities. He has stood forth al an
opponent OF trusts and plvtocrscy ali
the time. has always taken up for
the under dog the submerged
TENTH" with an utter disregard or
what society might think. His vul-
Rar yellow methods OF conducting
his Journals has shocked the news
paper fraternity the antagonism OF
all OF whom he appea-s to possess.
AS congressman he has grossly neg
lected his business. excepting when
labor measures were up. But his
tremendous votes for congress and
mayor In New Yok city. where pluto
cracy most fiourishes and the great
est mass OF the poor and the wage
earning class exists alongside. show
that he has a strong hold with the
voters.-Rockbridge County News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05

the explorers experiences. Evident
ly the open water was the obstacle
which held him back in his proposed
dash by dog teams over the ice to the
pole. The broken ice destroyed his
caches and the extremities to which
he was driven is indicated by his brief
mention of eating eight of his dogs.
and of rescuing his supporting parties
in a starving condition. There seems
despatch that Peary and his party are
coming back, though it is possible that
they still have sufficient supplies to al
low them to remain another year and
make still one more dash for the pole.
With the people of Maine Peary's
expedition is a matter of intense per-
sonal interest, for this is his old home
he is graduate of one Of our colleges
and here his vessel was built and
equipped. Here, also, his wife and
children have lived during the anxious
days of his long absence. Before his
departure Peary told us that this
would be absolutely his last attempt TO
reach the pole. He is 30 years of age
and first went into the far north 20
years ago. This makes his failure 10
succeed all the more a disappointment.
but emphasizes of course his splendid
achievement in penetrating farther
north than man has ever gone before.
More complete details regarding his
experiences and work in the North will
be awaited with intense interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05
Peary's Success and Failure.

The long awaited word from Com
last and the first news of his latest and
greatest expedition into the polar
regions. which was entered upon in
July, 1905. was given to the world
Saturday. This word has been ex-
pected for several months past and it
is not to be denied that there have
been very great fears that the daunt-
less explorer had succumbed to the
rieors and hardships of the frozen zone.
The first sensation upon the receipt OF
the news is one of great relief that
Peary and his companions are safe.
The next feeling IL one of great disap-
pointment that the prime object OF his
expedition has failed and that the
North pole has not vet been discovered.
Yet Peary has by no means made a
failure of 1t. Tor he has succeeded In
getting farther north than any other
man has ever gone. and this in itself
Is an achievement OF great Importance
and one of which all Americans will
be very proud.
Inc record for penetrating the far
'hest North had been held for several
years oy an Italian explorer. the Duke
OF Abiuzzi. This was SC degrees and
81 minutes. while Peary has succeed.
ed IN reaching 81 degrees and min.
u'es' That is, he succeeded in gett,ne
within 2Oa miles of the pole, or 2, mill,
nearer than the Italian went
The brief message from pe,r,
Drought down by Whaling vasso
leaves many things untold. but never
'''e'ess' 1t presents vivid picture O
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05
Rebuilding San Francisco.

The more conservative citizens Of San
Francisco have set ten years as the time
necessary to rebuild their city. and est
mate the cost at about 400 million dollars
II you are trying to build up your system
tnat has become weakened as a result of
imperfect digestion and constipated bow
els w would urge you to commence TAX
ing Hostetters Stomach Bitters. You'll
find it wonderful help, as it will restore
the digestive organs to their normal con-
dition and aid Nature in extracting all
the health giving and sustaining qualities
from your food. Thus it cures headache,
dvsnepsia. Indigestion. biliOusness. consti-
patton. general debility, heartburn. poor
appetite. tatulency. chills. colds. female
Ills or malaria. fever and ague. Be sure
t. try it at once. but insist on gettin.;
in its place. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05
Personal Notes.

Ewing Herbert, editor of one of the
leading papers in IIiawatha, Has. sup
ports brass band all by himself.
With his heart set on the erection OF
a $4,000 institutional church in Chicago
Charles Reign ScOvllc. the noted evangc-
list. is placing practically everything h,
| earns into Il fund for this purpose.
M EFnSP t@ nseopa c Ws%" Of Of n, th
more. is to be assigned to a jurisdiction
III Africa. Bishop Wilson is A. years old
and was educated at Dickinson College
this state
cavallo's new march. Viva rAmerica.
has been presented to President Ru1~..
v~lt by Rudolph Aronson. with it was
an autograph note to the President from
the composer highly complimentary t.
Mr.. Roosevelt and the United States.
Charles F.. Hughes. the Republican
rdidate for Governor Of New York
is r1ssiOnately fond of music ana spends
| the keys of a pipe organ. Another Iii
versiCn-a splendid thing, SO ne says. fnI
long Winter "venings-is to wrestle with
logarithms and gcomrtrical problems.
Eishor Cnadiutor ". v. Webb smc-
head of the Milwaukee diocese. Like
Bishop Nicholson. the new bishop went
To Milwaukee from Philadelphia. Bishor
come a member of the faculty o; Nasho-
tab House. OF which he was later made
president.
Judge Ben y. Lindsey. who is run
ming as Independent candidate for Gov
ernor Of Colorado. is famous as the
originator and head of the Childrcn's
Court in Denver. He is popularity known
as "Onr Little Ben and his personal
strength in Colorado politics is such that
at the last election he was put IN every
ticket for county Judge. His juvenile
court work has made him a power.
Tho ct Ia1n ,rlx
caped being made famous by n discovery
He accidentally struck Neptune with his
glass on May s. 1,S. but supposed it was
n star. He put it down in his notebook
as star and recorded its exact situation
Two days later he struck it once more
and made record of it But when he
looked over his notes he found he had il
down as being in two different places
and as a star can not move in forty-eight
hours he supposed he had made 4 mis-
take in one of his notes. If he had USED
his mind a little less mechanically III
| easily might have been a Columbus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05
EsrAeLlsHED 1S2S
Monday, November S, 1906.
Death Penalty Waning in Favor.

Missouri is one of the last Of the
states where Il strong movement to
abolish the death penalty would be ex-
pected. but there is nevertheless such
movement on foot there. We have IL
on the authority of the Kansas City
Journal that very strong popular
sentiment is behind the movement, and
that the legislature at its coming ses-
sion will be urged to repeal the capital
punishment law which has prevailed
ever since Missouri became a state. So
years ago. Public speakers in the pull
pit and on lecture platforms are de-
nouncine the death penalty as legalized
muir ,er and the newspapers. especial
" in the rural districts. display SUBJ
stantial unanimity in supporting this
view. Whether the bill will pass the
legislature is a question that rests SO
largely with the politicians that 1t Is
hard to forecast the result, but the
Kansas City Journal believes that the
tlon and that they would crystalline it
into law il they could vote upon it d.
Tectly.
Our Missouri exchange goes on to ex-
plain that much of this sentiment is
due to the reprieves and combinations
which Governor Folk has granted in
certain cases which have attracted ex-
ceptiOnal interest. The case Of one
woman in particular has aroused great
feeling. just as did the Mary Rogers in
New England, and she has been given
one reprieve after another as the day
set for her execution has approached.
The poor victim is still in the shadow
Of the gallows but Missouri people do
not believe she will ever be put to
death, as no white woman was ever
yet hanged in Missouri. Evidently the
backbone of Governor Folk is less rigid
than that OF Governor Bell.
The growing sentiment against capt.
tai punishment. however, in Missouri
az elsewhere, is doubtless due mainly
to the conscientious conviction on the
Iart of thinking people that the death
Ienalty is wrong i'm itself. unjustifiable
by human law or divine teaching. And
aside from the principle, modern
criminOlOgists are fast coming to the
conclusion that hanging a man is the
poorest use to make of him. AS mat
ter of policy it is bad they say. be-
cause il neither helps the criminal nor
detcrs others from committing like
crimes. Statistics vary in various
states as to the efficacy of capital pun
ishment in decreasing crime. The
Kansas City Journal points out that
i'm $. veral states the abolition Of the
death penalty has resulted in an in
seemingly lad the opposite effect. 1t
may be concluded that statistics on the
subject are misl eading and perhaps
worthless. At ali events. those who
oppose the death PENALTY seem tn have
the best of the argument in theory. and
their following is increasing, in accord
ance with the humane trend of civilized
society. 1t may be that persons ROW
living will see the end of capital pun
ishment throughout the United States.
Whether or not The world IS growing
letter. 1t Is certainly getting softer
hearted Maine has never regretted
abolishing the death penalty and las
no desire to restore it, although it mas
stood almost alone in the matter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05

Inc little OLD rambling set OF weather
stained white buildings in Pennington,
SO widely known as Few Acres" the
home of Jacob Abbott, author of the
Rollo books and other works, are being
repaired and romodcled for use as the
dormitory of the Abbott school. which
is situated just across the way from
Few Acres. The room in the little
structure that is the end building in
the row was the favOrite room of Mr..
Abbott. and the one in which he used
to write. 1t has been reserved by the
students of the old Pennington Acad-
envy, and the committee on historic
tablets. elected at the reunion of the
students in 1901. has sent requests to
all surviving teachers and pupils to
give something toward the purchasing
and preservation of all articles Of flrni-
ture or anything that had in any way
been connected with the life of Jacob
Abbott in his home here at Few Acres.
1t is the intention also of this COM
mitteC to erect a suitably inscribed
tablet to the writer's memory. The
inscription will read as follows:
FEW ACRES.
The later home of Jacob Abbott,
1S0S-lS.J
Pre- lCEer of the Gospel Of Christ.
Teacher OF the laws rf nature and
Pioneer in the education of youth,
Friend and guide of children.
Master in the art of gentle measures,
Minister to the higher life of man.
This tablet is erected by
Students of Pennington
Academy
A. ID. 1906.
Behind the house, on the banks of the
picturesque Sandy river, is Il little ar
Dor built by MI. Abbott. with steps
made of rocks. where, without doubt.
some of the many well known works of
the author were planned and written
out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05

The question Of municipal ownership
of the waterwOrks is getting quite
interesting in Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05

The schools of Phillips are open
again after a vacation on account OF
dyphtheria scare.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05

At the Corinna corn canning factory
this year were three huskers aged
respectively 90. 90 and 81 years. They
have worked at the factory since it was
opened in 1888.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-05

In two weeks the football champion
ship will be settled and the post
mOrtemS made.