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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
ROOSTER MIGHTY WEAPON.
Welded by Owner, Speedily Put,
Hold-Up Men to Flight.

Cincinnati. - Avaunt blackjacks,
smoke wagons and loaded canes. That
most useful array of barnyard fowls,
the rooster, has mounted the pedestal
of superiority and to-day all the
members of Cincinnati's chicken popu.
lation save one are holding their heads
little higher. 1t happened while
Warren Edwards, a conductor, was on
his way home. In his right hand he
held by the legs a plump rooster that
was destined to grace the Edwards
dinner table.
Halt! Hands up!" came brusque
command, and out of the darkness
two highwaymen stepped and confront.
ed Edwards.
Instead of obeying the command,
Edwards swung the rooster into the
faces of the robbers and put them to
flight. 1t was fatal to the chanticleer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Cure for Rinaworms.

AS cure for ringworms this curl
GUS recipe was given in the House
keepers Guide for 1886: "Get the
coomb of church bell. that is, the
grease which is applied to make it
work easy. and with which the metal
forms kind Of verdigris; mix it
with unsalted lard and apply a fresh
plaster twice day. It is not super
stition that dictates the use of a
church bell above any other, but the
peculiar combination of metals en-
ployed for the purpose produces a
different kind of verdigris. This
remedy was long kept profound Sc
cret, and many cures effected at an
enormous charge. 1t has been. equal.
~ efficacious as freely and openly
communicated"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
FREPREss FOR CHINESE.
Governmt Takes Another Step te
comsaResoIutionary Factions.

~ . A IL Z
PekingFho government paper es
tabllshed Yuan Shi Kai, the new
Grand cotillor, to supersede the
old PelNnGazette, announced the
other dayhat the government had
planned, 4ccount of the insufficient
cy OF the king Gazette and inaccur
acy of thprovincial papers. to es
tapllsh a Fernment press organ in
each provte.
The natl press of Picking, for the
last montIhas been in fear Of
stringent tulations following Yuan
Shl kafs rival here, and has pc.
tltloned thgovernment to grant il
the same stus as that which is en-.
joyed by ntspapers in western coun.
tries, askii for special press. te1e
graph and stal rates, free access to
governments information, access to
trials. and lie right OF fair trial for
offending Fspapers.
Chang CtTung, the other new
grand colfillor, favors granting
press priieges, immunities and
protection that portion of the
press opera ing from the extra ter
ritorisi dtricts under foreign
ownership. y which the govern
ment loses q control of the papers.
The establishment of the new gov
eminent pres means another step in
combating le revolutionary tenden-
cles and Dpaganda in the Chinese
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
London in Her Glory,

Seen under the glory of really fine
sunset, London must be one of the
most beautiful and impressive spec
tacies in the world. You may look up
the Thames, and see the red sun turn
ing the pail of smoke that hangs over
the shipping into a sultry crimson
cloud, and lighting the dirty water and
dingy wharves with CLEAN of gold;
or see the dome of st. Pa,l's caught
in mist OF rich colors; or the high
buildings of Bond street standing
clearly out against the warmly-tinged
sky; and wonder, not unreasonably,
whether any other city that ever was
built could show such a magnificent
series of pictures as can this dingy
London of ours of an autumn evening.
County Gentleman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
MOUSE NEST IN A WOUND.
everything. Was Found in a Negroes
Scalp But the Mouse.

Kansas City, Mo- have run
across lots of things sewed I'M in
wounds said DR.. j. P. Neal at tbe
Emergency hospital the other after.
noon, but today is the first time 7
ever struck a mouse's nest-or rather,
the proper materials for such a nest !,
DR.. Neal had just finished treating a
wound on the head of William Wright
a negro laborer. 27 years old, who ar.
rived, here from Harrington, Kan
Wright was struck over the head with
a monkey wrench by Henry Clark a
fellow laborer. The wound was attend
ed by a Harrington physician. It
panied Wright so greatly that hid
called at the Emergency hospital to
nave 1T redressed. In the wound the
following foreign substances were
found:
several punches of kinky hair.
One. piece of felt from Wright's hat
One piece of leather sweatband
from same hat.
The pieces of felt and leather sweat.
band We're oblong, and fitted exactly
the places in the hat from which thev
had come. II round they would have
peen abont the size of a dime.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
THE SIMPLE THINGS.

+ ? y ~ r..
Seemed that mother only cared
For the simple things of life;
Seemed that mother never shared
In the turmoil and the strife.
Simple things We're her delight.
Closer to her heart, ! guess;
Tears would fill her eyes at sight
OF little baby's dress.
Mother never cared for show,
She was satisfied to dwell
In her humble way, and know
Those she loved were doing well.
Many keepsakes mother kept,
Always simple things she'd choose:
Many times has mother wept
Ger little pair of shoes.
Little socks that once were worn,
And a little bow OF blue:
There's little nightie, torn,
Where a baby's foot went through.
These are all the simple things
She has treasured through the years:
And each one a mem'ry brings
OF q babys smiles and tears
Only simple. simple things,
Little booties. soiled, tits true;
But to them she fondly clings,
Seems that mothers always do.
Closest to her heart they lie.
Sacred treasures none may share:
Only for a mothers eye
Clothes the baby used to wear.
Men have come and gone, and by
Monuments Of chiseled stone,
Towering upward to the sky,
What they were on earth IL known.
But little baby leaves,
Only little, simple things;
And to them n mother cleayes--
Greater monuments than kings.
Detroit Free Press.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
For the Cosy Corner.

An elderly man from the country,
intent on purchasing some furniture,
proceeded to the city to put his skill
for bargaining to the test. On enter
ing an "old curiosity" shop he found
himself confronted by the proprietor.
After turning over the stock the old
man purchased chair. A few days
later the purchaser returned to the
shop again with the chair in about
half dozen pieces. The proprietor
looked at them very grayely and ex-
amined them all over, then suddenly
exclaimed: "Ah, my friend, / see
what is the, matter; somebody has
been sitting on it!"-Tit-Bits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
A SKELETON MYSTERY
BONES OF INDIAN CHIEF UN.
EARTHEp IN TEXAS.
is Clothed in Uniform OF Brigadicr
General of United States Army
Remains in Almost Perfect
State of Preservation.

Brentwood. Textile skeleton OF |
what was probably once famous In
dian chief has been taken from lone
~ and unmarked grave at the top OF
one of the Twin mountains. ten miles !
east of the spot where once stood the
historic old fort of Camp Colorado.
Jim" Byrd, farmer. who discov-
cred the skeleton, has lived near the
Twin mountains for nearly SO years,
and has no recollection of any human
body ever having been buried there.
His 12-year-old son was on hunting
expedition recently and strolled to the
top of the West Twin mountain when
he suddenly came upon two big brass
rings lying half embedded in the vel
low clay of the hillside. The rings had
a most antiquated appearance and at
once excited the curiosity of the youth
full Nimrod and he took them to his
! father, who decided to make a further
/. investigation.
With pick and shovel the father and
son began digging at the spot where
the rings had been found, and had
!. hardly scratched the surface of the
earth when they uncovered the bones
! Of human being. BY careful work the
+; clay was removed from all sides of
/; the bones and the sight that greeted
j the eyes of the explorers was most
| strange and fascinating. Tattered
+. remnants of what was once United
! States army uniform chung in moulded
+, dampness to the frame of a stalwart
4 Indian chief The bones of the savage
were In state of almost perfect pres
| eryation, and the long black hair still
chung to the scalp in sinuous platte
But the strangest and most peculiar
feature of the find is the fact that the
coat of the uniform bore epaulets
4 which have been pronounced by army
men who have examined them to des-
4 ignate the rank of brigadier general
of the United States army.
In the grave were also found steel
bride bits, saddle buckles and the old,
; fashioned small steel spur which was
Y once in vogue in the United States
! cavalry. A small dirk and a big
J butcher knife We're also among the
i many articles which filled the grave.
Old army men here are highly inter
| ested in the find and declare that thu
y savage had at some time killed a brig
adler general and took his uniform
J. which, in true Indian style, was burie,
q with the aborigine when he started o.
y his journey for the happy huntini
grounds.
The Twin mountains, where tn
l. skeleton was exhumed, stand ten mile
= east to north of the old Camp Color;
- do, which once formed the only protet
>. ton for the pioneers of this section
y and where was once stationed tn
:. afterward famous southern genera
q Robert e. Lee, then young lieuter
u ant. The fort was abandoned NOR
II than 80 years ago, and the Oldest Sc
tlfsb s3aasm9rY of anyone ha,
= grave was nearly at the TOP of tn
mountain and on the east side. facin
the sun
The good state of preservation /;
which the bones and the uniform wer
= found is accounted for by the fact tina
/ the impervious qualities of the CLAY +
which they were buried excluded al
moisture from the grave.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Leeds Illness Not Serious.

New York, Nov. 25.-The condition
of William B. Leeds, former president
Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa.
cific railroad, who suffered light
stroke of apoplexy on Wednesday, is
said not to be serious. One of Mr..
Leeds friends said the paralysis was
confined to the vocal chords and was
only partial. Mr.. Leeds was transact
ing his business at his home in Fifth
avenue Saturday, but expected to be
at his Office again next week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
To Have No Trouble.

One way to avoid trouble Is to
make 1t impossible before it appears.
On the day Of the Sunday school pic
mic the trolley car stopped to take a
brtght-eyed, middle-aged woman with
six hatless boys. Eyes, we're going
to the picnic" she chirped, in response
to the conductors query, .but you
won't have to stop to pick up any lost
headgear I'm perfectly willing to
take care of six boys; but there isn't
money enough to tempt me to look
after six boys and six hats"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Self-supportinq.

Mrs. De Sense Ito benevolent friend,
II presume those idiot asylums do
some good. but ] can't see how they
can hope to make idiots self-support-
ing.
Small Son (gloomily) guess they
set EN- to writin' children's books
N. !. Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
! EiffeI Tower Flashes Tine

Paris.-In addition to being used as
a wireless telegraph station the Eiffel
Tower is now equipped as luminous
clock. The apparatus is fixed to the
second story, and flashes forth every
minute in huge figures visible at a
great distance. This system was
found to be the only practicable one,
for at such a height the ordinary clock
iual would be indistinguishable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
At 81 He Goes to colIene.

Washington. Pa.-Peter Murray ~
Buena Vista, at the age Of 81. has gone
to college.
He is a student at Jefferson acad.
envy, Canorsburg, and the teachers
say he is one of their most diligent pu.
pills. :
In his youth Murray had to work for
living and sacrifice his schooling.
He has accumulated money till his
large business interests, he says, de.
mand that he be better educated.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Holds Salary Is Immune

Washington.-The war department
has taken the position that the sal.
airy of retired army officer is net
subject to income tax, but that his
other property is not exempt. The
question arose in Massachusetts.
Where the state sought tc levy the in.
come tax upon retired officer
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Feared over.Exertio,,o,..,

Cumso--The doctor says must
take plenty of Exercise. / don't know
whether to try indian clubs or dumb.
bells.
Mrs. cumso- wish you would come
out with me, ard wheel the perambu-
lator little WHY.
Cumso--Um! no, Maria. don't want
to oyerdo the thing at first, you know.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Catch of Seals LOW

Victoria, b. C.-The sealing catch Of
this season is. the lowest on record and
is about one-third that of last year.
Last year II schooners took 9,645
skins. This year Is schooners will take
about $500, to which are to be added
IS sea otter skins, as compared with
10 taken the previous year.
The average Behring sea catch is
ESQ, as compared with 504 last season.
The schooner Victoria, which re.
turned from Behring sea with 443
skins, reported the other eight schoon.
ers still absent.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06

There is something about Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup that makes it
different from others, as it causes a
free yet gentle action of the bowels
through which the cold is forced out of
the system. At the same time it heals
irritation and allays inflammation of
the throat and lungs. 1t is pleasant to
take. Children like it. Contains no
opiate nor narcotics. Sold by E. T.
Tomas Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Correct INSTRUMENTATION Es..n+;,,

Corroct Interpretation Essential.
Many OF the most beautiful pieces Of
poetry in literature would seem unin.
teresting and fiat IL read by bad
reciter. In the same way, good re,
otter will make attractive poem
whose beauties are not so apparent,
A fine painter will light up each little
beauty in his pictures until the small,
est detail is attractive and strikes the
eye. It Is only the mediocrity whose
work is characterized by sameness
and lack of interest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Easy@to Trace

The government ought easily to be
able to get hold of fraudulent voters,
why easily?1 ss.sssiJ
Don't they come under the head OF
registered males?.-Baltimore Ameri.
can.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06

To Exchange

for city property or farming land near
Cresco: =.
Fifteen thousand dollars (s15, OOO.0,)
stock Of hardware; stock consists Of
general hardware, buggies and wagons,
gasoline engines, pump and windmills,
sewing machines, cream separators.
harness, trunks and valises, blankets.
whips and robes. paints, oils and
varnishes, gasoline and kerosene, wood
and coal yard in connection, in one of
the best little towns in Southwestern
Wisconsin, doing business of about
$50, 600 a year. What have you?
GEO. VERGERoNT, Montfort, Wis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Accident.

Bacon-It is claimed that only one
out OF 100000 passengers on English
railroad trains meets with an acct.
dent.
Egbert-And yet one does happen
to get a car window open once in
awhile? -Yonkers Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
His piaonosi..

Doctor Ito his patient, who is i'll
with typhoid fever)-This is caused
by drinking too much water. When
did you last take some?
Patient-About three years ago, I
think.
/ Doctor
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
.Cresco Union
Savings Bank /
Capital 100000
ROBERT THOMSON. Cashier
Conditions Approach the Ideal in the
Business World a

: Z 49,.
when everyone with an income
has a bank account and pay s
his bills by check. !.
Ninety per cent. of the business
is done by check. Why? Be-
cause it is safe. Because it is:
more convenient than handling
the money. Because the chances
Of error are less.
You do not have to do an ex-
tensive business in order to have
"a checking account. Small ac-
counts are welcome as we'll as
large ones and all receive the
same careful attention.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06

Are you having trouble with your
kidneys? There are lots of people to-
day who wonder why they have pairs
across their back, why they are tired
and lacking in energy and ambition.
Your kidneys are wrong. They need
relief without delay. Take DeWittss
Kidney and Bladder Pills; they are for
weak back, inflammation Of the bladder.
backache and weak kidneys. Sold BY
E. T. Tomas Drug Co. al.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
Preparing the Way.

Catsone-Didn't see you proposing
10 that Boston girl? 4
Gebhart-Not exactly; was Just
breaking the ice.--Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
That's Where He Was,

Redd-He's the greatest fellow for
going to the bottom of things you ever
Gfeene-Yes, ] saw him under his
automobile, yesterday. = yonkers
Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve- don't forget the name, and ac-
cept no substitute. Get DeWitt's. It's
good for piles. Sold by E. T. Tomas
Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06

CA9ro7IA..
Bears the 7Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss L,Hzzszx
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-06
WHY?

Why do you still keepyour
money hid in sack or DO
in the attic or in a tin can
under the barn7
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-20
I',lgilisi,r

Jimmy Britt. tho famous light
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-20
Dog Did the Wrong Trick.

The Irishman wanted to sell the dog. but the prospective buyer was sus- picious and finally decided not to buy. The man then told him why he was so anxious to sell You see," be said. ''1 bought the dog and trained him my self. I got him so he'd bark all the time if a person stepped inside the gate, and I thought I was safe from burglars. Then my wife wanted me to train him to carry bundles, and did. If put packet in his mouth the dog would keep it there till some one took it away We'll, one night l woke up and heard some one in the next room. I got up and grabbed my gun. They were there - three of the scoundrels and the dog"
 .'Didn't he bark?' interrupted the man
 "Sorry a bark; he was too busy
 "Busy. What doing?"
 Carrying lantern for the bur s",Dublin Freeman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-20
Her Sense of Justice
 Wouldn't Stand For It
sTWo hundred dollars. please"
The New York drawing room

WO hundred dollars, please.
 The New York drawing room
 was crowded with a fashion able throng on the eve of departure. The hostess, standing near the door way. addressed her remark to q quiet, innocent looking l4oy who was about to pass through and who now viewed her with astonishment.
 TWO hundred doIlars"' she exclaim- ed. What for:''
 That is your loss at bridge for the evesiag." said the hostess.
 But" ezela.Ia-,l her guest, T had 10 Idea tbac we were playing for mon ey. Why. I wouldn't do such thing What can yoC mean?
 You don't suppose for one instant, said the hostess haughttly, that we were playing for our health, do you: It ls the usual thing"
 But haveat got the money with me"
 Then you can send ne eheck-at once
 The guest. her sense Of justice fully aroused by the imposition practiced upon her, d.ew herself up proudly.
 T am, as you know. not long resi- dent here" she observed. Tt seems to me nothing short of robbery. Suppose refuse to pay this money"
 The hostess shrugged her shoulders meaningly.
 If you do," she replied, with fine, cutting contempt. there is no hope for you. From this time forward you will cease to be an honored and respected member of our sacred circle. Tom Mason in Judge.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-20
HOusewiyeS, I.iaten!

IBerlin.-Emperor William regards good cooking as being necessary to the con tentment of the people Hasenpfeffer. metzelsoup.
 1.eberglaese und vein, Sauerbratten. lagerbier.
 Ach. my dot Is fein! EinSemachte herring fish,
 Blutwurst und pancakes Hmmel. how all desc shweed dinRs Peoples habby makes. Sauerkraut. limbpurgerkase, Und pig knuckles, too. Kartoffel salad, apfelmus,
 Makes cheerfulness in you Gansebratten. kalbfieisch, shpeck. Fat sausages. oh. yes, Desc dings all make sad times skid.
 doc
 Und bring us habbiness F. P. Pitzer in New York Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-20

Blue Lee, the two time winner from string Of tEo-ysarolds, was bought by Captain Thomas Copo at New Orleans for s2,000.
 Brown Hal GZ:12 l-2) the great est producer Of pacing speed in the country was retired from the stud this week. He is twenty eight years old and was in his young days the property of Major Campbell and Captain Campbell of Tennesse.
 The skeleton of Sysonby, the greatest horse of his day, is being mounted for exhibition and will soon be placed alongside that of George Wilkes and the big Percheron in the horse alcove Of the American Museum of Natural History.
 4 son of the famous Dan Patch has been sold by Edgar Beersing of Indiana, to James F. Tracy of New Orleans for s3,500. He i3 now six years old and very promising.
 The entries have appeared for the English derby, valued at two thousand guineas Doncaster, St. Leger and eight Americans have en- tries. Among them are August Belmont and Herman E. Duryea The total entries numebr 167 King Edward. Richard Croker, Mrs. Langtry, Lord Roseberry. Lord Fal- mouth, the Duke of Portland have several entries each and M. Blanc, and others are to the fore with nominations.
 The real name of the Steplechase Jockey killed at Ascot park on Dec ember 24 is Lewis Sureda, and his parents are living in Budapest, Hungary. He rode under the name of Lewis.
 Yachting.
 Sir Thomas Lipeton's cup for the Jamestown exposition will be worth $lOO0 It will be for large class of sloops, forty foot and above to be raced for in one class on full time allowance.
 Lewis Herzog of the New York Yachting Club, is having fast open launch built for use on the Maine coast at North Haven. She will be over 50 feet and will have a speed of Fl knots.
 A new A foot sloop rigged aux Hilary launch built for Vincent F.. Hubbell of the Larchmount Yacht club and thirty-six foot one built for l.. G. Jones of the N Y Y. C. have arrived at Maimi, Florida, where they will be used during the season | r. w. Hoyt has purchased the schooner yacht Amaita which was l built in 1895 for w w BrockaW and for several seasons has beer l the fastest schooner of her size Among other rich prizes that sht captured was the Astor cup.
 Iugilism.
 Jimmy Britt. the famous ligh1