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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

means of leading the Democratic party
against its will. He has no Offices to
distribute; he has no great corporate
influence back of him; he has no way
OF influencing men except by per-
suasion; he has never had political
commission and he never had any
Iund to draw on to keep up an organi-
cation. When he was nominated for
congress in 1890, no one else desired
the nomination, and it was not sup
posed that he could be elected, for the
district was strongly Republican, but
he was elected, largely owing to the
landslide of that year. He was re-
nominated without opposition in 1892.
In 1884 he was nominated for the
united States senate by the Demo
cratlc state convention, receiving
every vote on the rol-call In 1896 he
was nominated in Chicago because the
delegates wanted to nominate him;
In 1900 he was re-nominated, nearly
every state and territory instructing
Tor him. He announced Immediately
after the election in 1900 that he
would not be d candidate in 1904, but
the disastrous results of the campaign
OF 1904 showed the folly OF any at
tempt to conciliate predatory wealth,
ana as soon as the election was over
ne was discussed in connection with
the nomination of 1908. In the fall Of
lso5 Mr.. Bryan left home for a trip
around the world and was gone about
year; he was not in correspondence
with any one in regard to politics, and
yet while he was out of the country,
something like half of the states
passed resolutions favorable to his
nomination. Notwithstanding this
very unusual indorseme nt, he refused
to announce himself as candidate,
and for more than year waited to see
If the political conditions would make
some one else more available. In No
vember of last year he announced
that he would accept the nomination
If it was the desire of the Democratic
voters that he should do so, and this
announcement was made to put an
end to the constant Misrepresentation
that were being made by unfriendly
papers. That is as far as he has
gone. Whatever work others have
done in his behalf has been done vol
UNFAIRLY and without solicitation from
him. How, then, can he be accused Of
leading the Democratic party against
its will?
But the strangest part Of this
charge is that it comes from Secretary
Taft whose candidacy is backed by the
president and who has the aid of near
ly all the government officials in Sc
curing delegates. Everyone who is
connected with politics knows what an
advantage it is to have any army of
workers who get pay from the people
while they devote themselves to poll
tics. The activity of the government
officials in behalf of Mr.. Taft has been
such that contesting delegations have
been sent from number of districts.
Not only has the secretary the back
ing of the president and the support OF
the officials, but he has the powerful
aid of a rich brother who is prepared
to spend more money in securing the
secretary's nomination than the Demo-
Gratis can hope to collect for a cam
pafgn fund. Surely Secretary Taft
must have forgotten himself when he
complained that Mr.. Bryan was lead
ing the Democratic party against its
will.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
TWO SIDES 70 THE QUESTION.
Patronage of Home Stores Depends
Much Upon the Merchants.

How often do merchants complain
about the farmers and others sending
to distant places for goods, while at
the same time the farmers are forced
by the merchants to send their pro-
duce to some other place while the
merchants ship in the same class Of
products that the farmers are send
ing out?
In the home patronage matter there
is nothing SO wholesome as reel
procity. Do the merchants always
give preference to homegrown pota-
toes. to the products supplied by the
local hens, to the output OF the local
creameries? Do the merchants al
ways show good example by patron
tzing their brother tradesmen? Or
do they at times send to the city for
the clothes they wear; the piano for
their daughter, the wagon they use
In delivering goods, ETC.?
There are lot of narrow.minded,
short-sighted men in the mercantile
business as well as on the farms.
There is lot of selfishness in the
average Of humanity, and this mani
tests itself now and then in censur-
Ing others for doing that which we
feel justified in doing ourselves
Many merchants seem to think that
there is only one side to the home
patronage proposition; that it is the
duty of the farmer to buy everything
at home regardless of whether the
merchant buys his flour from the
home mill, or whether he sends away
for the potatoes which he sells, in
stead OF buying them from the local
farmers.
Then, again, merchants are as blind
now and then to their own interests
as are the farmers. The merchant
seeks to squeeze the last cent Of
profit from the farmer and thereby
loses trade, as well as the farmer
trying to save few niggardly PEN
MES and getting bit by the distant
mail-order concern. There is such a
thing as equity, be 1t understood, and
there is such thing as compensation.
The merchant who gives the farmers
of his community square deal and
shows the proper kind of enterprise is
hardly ever heard complaining about
the mail-order house or the depart
ment stores injuring his trade. But
the merchant who is intent upon play
Ing a dead cinch" game is forever
bowling. The home patronage matter
IS mainly up to the merchants OF
the small towns. People resid-
Ing in the couatry are pretty fair
minded. They want decent treat
ment. They like consistency. They
will even pay the live, reliable, honest
merchant higher price for goods
than they will the distant mail-order
concern or the surething department
store, or the scalliwag merchant who
Is always out to beat somebody out Of
few cents.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

After mess 1pe epent on deck again.
locked, and the men had as yet been
unable to break into it. Pulz profess
ed some skill in locksmithing and
promised to experiment later. After
mess we went on deck again. The is
land had dropped down to the horizon
and showed rs brilliant glow under
a dark canopy. l leaned over the rail,
looking at it. Below me the extra
dory bumped along. The idea came
to me that if could escape that night
could row back to Percy barrow.
The two of us could make shift to live
on fish and shellfish and mutton. The
plan rapidly defined itself in my brain.
From the remains Of the Golden Horn
we could construct some kind OF u
craft in which to run free to the sum-
mer trades. Thus we might In time
reach some one or another Of the
Sandwich Islands, whence passing
trader could take us back to ciyiliza-
tion. There We're many elements Of
uncertainty in the scheme, brt 1t seem.
ed to me less desperate than trusting to
the caprices of these men, especially
since they now had free access to the
liquor stores.
While l leaned over the rail engross-
ed In these thoughts one Of the black
thunderclouds that had been gather
ing and dissipating over the island dur
ing the entire afternoon suddenly glow
ed overhead with strange white In
candescence startingly akin to OAR
rows SO called devil fires" Strange
~ enough, this illumination, unlike the
volcanic glows, appeared to be cast on
the clouds from without rather than
shot through them from within, as
were the other volcanic emanations,
At the same instant experienced o
sharp interior revulsion Of some sort
most briefly monentary, but of char
acter that shook me from head to toe.
had no time to analyze these yari
GUS impressions. however. for my at
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
OR IT MAY BE-

A magazine writer who seems to be
Cropping blindly in the darkness"
says:
The thing which has made Bryan
ism again possible may be a mere
spinning ecstasy in the nerves of an
overweight people; it may be a slow
moral revolution. swinging tidelike
from party to party; it may be recog-
milton of the enduring power of an un-
sullied manhood, coupled with an in
comparable tongue; it may be a mere
habit, or it may be mood of despair
in which all candidates retire in favor
of the one man who has learned how
to make defeat pay"
Or 1T may be that the American peo-
pie have grown weary of the imposi.
tons put upon them by trust magnates
posing as defenders of the national
honor"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
WHERE?

The Springfield (Mass.) Republican
prints this significant editorial: "On
which side is the heart of the presi.
dent in the party struggle in the house
OF representatives? Does he sympa-
thize with the opposition filibustering
to force action on his favorite meas.
ures, or with the Republican majority
fighting to dump them under a trap
door until the next session? Which is
the presidents party, anyhow"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
HOW LoNe7

Public Service Commissioner VIII.
liams of New York recently said:
The day of perpetual franchises is
past The public insists, and will in.
sist, that franchises. whether in the
streets or under the streets, shall
either remain in the city or within the
city's control under such conditions
that they may be retaken after a
given period"
Mr.. Williams is hardly in line with
Secretary Taft, who admitted that he
favored the perpetual franchise in the
Philippines.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
Get chIoroform from osler.

Albion, Mich.-Dr. William Osler,
the noted scientist now connected
with Oxford university, who was
credited with the statement that men
over SO years old were useless cum
berers of the ground and ought to be
removed, has sent to each of two old
friends here bottle of chloroform to
help them celebrate their sixtieth
birthday. The recipients of the sug-
gestiRe presents are Delos Fall, pro-
lessor in Albion college and delegate
to the constitutional convention, and
his twin brother, D. Witt Fall Of
Jackson.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
Kodol For DYSPEPSIA has helned

Kodol For Dyspepsia has helped
thousands of people who have had
stomach trouble. This is what one man
says Of it: "E. C. Dewitt & Co..
Chicago, Ill.-Gentlemen-In 1897 /
had a disease of the stomach and
bowels. | could not digest anything /
ate and in the spring Of 1902 I bought
a bottle Of Kodol and the benefit re-
ceived from that bottle all the gold in
Georgia could not buy. 1 still use
little occasionally as / find it fine
blood purifier and a good tonic. May
you live long and prosper. Yours very
truly, G. N. Cornell, Roding, Ca, Aug.
~, 1906" Sold by e. T. Tomas Drug
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
Col. RIakeIY Is Dead.

New Orleans, Apr. IL. - Col. An.
drew R. Blakely. proprietor of the
st. Charles hotel. one of the most
prominent hotel men in the country,
died here Friday. Col. Blakely was
well known to almost every hotel man
In the United States and MANY abroad
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

AoO4IONAOAN r<tppIOuSACu
|IA me with a confidence that pro-
|uv claimed the new leader A
81 brace of revolvers swung from
his belt; the tatters of his blood stain
ed garments hung about him.
"Well, here we are" he remarked.
nodded, waiting for what he had to
disclose.
and lucky for you that you're here,
at all, say IT, he continued. "And now
that you're here wat are you going to
do? That's the question are you
going to do?" He cooked his head side
wise and looked mt me speculatively as
a cat might look; at a rather large
mouse. I'VE been little rough he
went on after moment, "and some
folks is straitlaced., There might be
trouble. And you know heap too
much"
what do you want of me?" l de-
manded.
Its just this" he returned briskly:
IF you'll lay US our course to San
Salvador, We'll let you go as one of us
and no questions asked"
III nOt!" inquired.
He shrugged his shoulders. II leave
1t to you.'
"There's always the sea-" ! sug-
gested
"And it's Deep" he agreed
We looked out to the horizon in a
diplomatic silence. I did not know
whether to be angry, amused or alarm
ed that the man estimated my clever
ness SO slightly. Why, the hook was
barely concealed and the bait of the
coarsest. That I would go safe to a
sight of San Salvador did not doubt.
That would never enter the harbor l
was absolutely certain. The choice Of
fered me was practically whether
preferred being thrown overheard now
or several hundred miles to southeast
| ward
thought rapidly. 1t might be posi-
BILE to announce daily false reckon
ing to the crew, to sail the ship within
rowing distance of some coast and then
to escape while the men believed them
selves many hundred miles at sea. 1t
would take nice calculation to prevent
suspicion, but as it was the only
chance l resolved upon 1t Immediately.
That's all very WE'LL" l said firmly,
"but you can't get anywhere without
me, and I'm not going to put in two
years and then keep my mouth shut
for nothing. want share in the
lswag-an even share with the rest of
you"
ooh, that'll be all right" he cried
you can have it."
If anything was needed to convince
me of the mans sinister intentions,
this too ready acquiescence would have
been enough. knew him too WELL II
he had had the slightest intention of
permitting me to go free, he would
have bargained.
The niger called us to mess. We
ate in the after cabin. The chest was
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
A Twenty Year Sentence.

81 have just completed twenty year
health sentence, imposed by Buckien's
Arnica Salve, which cured me of bleed-
ing piles just twenty years ago, writes
y. 3. Woolever, of LeRaysville, N. Y.
Busklen's Arnica Salve heals the worst
sores, boils, burns, wounds and cuts in
the shortest time. Csc. at'P. A. Glenn
mer,s drug store. F
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
Tit for Tat.

The Congressman (sternly) You
seem to forget. madam, that there is
such a word as "obey" in marriage
contract.
The Congressman's Wife-Is there!
Why, isn't 1t funny how Jokes" d.
creep into things! Puck.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
Cat Causes a Death,

Boston, Apr. 11.-Mrs. Catherine c.
Tucker, matroD of a feline hospital in
South Boston. lost her life in an &C.
cident caused by her favorite cat.
The cat upset lamp and in vain
effort to save her pet Mrs. Tucker re.
ceived burns from which she died.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
Guilty Of Conspiracy.

Minneapolis, MINI, Apr. IA Jury
found verdict of guilty in the case
Of the United States against Herbert
F. Robinson, ]. L. Layne and F. E.
Holiday, tried before Judge Morris, in
the federal district court on an In
dictment charging conspiracy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

which was now dimly conscious, but
craving for the liquid itself as some
thing apart from and unconnccted with
anything else. Without hesitation and
as though it were the most natural
thing in the world vaultcd the rail
to cast myself into the ocean. dlmly
remember last flying impression of n
furnace of light, then great shock
thuddcd through me, and l lost con.
seriousness.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

The kidneys are delicate and sensi-
tive organs and are very likely at any
time to get out of order. DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills are prompt
and thorough and will in very short
time strengthen the weakened kidneys
nation of the bladder. Sold by E. 7.
Lomas Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
the cough syrup that tastes nearly as
good as maple sugar and which chill
dren like so we'll to take. Unlike nearly
all other cough remedies, it does not
constipate, but on the other hand It
acts promptly yet gently on the bowels
through which the the cold is forced
out of the system, and at the same
time it allays inflammation. Always use
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. Sold
by e. T. Tomas Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
Were there only large cities, how
poorly would fare the farmers and
the others who toll for livelihood.
Commercial Travellers interested

There are more than 100000 COM
mercial travellers in the United
States. These men are trade mis-
sionaries. They are very necessary
cog in the commercial wheel. While
there are some who take the view
that they are not producers, they are
nevertheless important in the system
of distribution of that which is pro-
duced. The successful travelling man
is close student of human nature.
His vocation Is such as calls for a
high class of intelligence, particularly
as to trade conditions and the lines
which he represents. His keen OBJ
servation of the trend of affairs has
made him a pronounced home-trader.
He realizes that his interest lies in
protecting the business of the small
city and town. Were trade in mer-
camille lines concentrated in the
large cities, the field for the traveller
would be narrowed. Thus we find
him strong combatant of systems
that mean concentration Circum-
stances have made him as equally in
terested in protection Of local trade
OF merchants as the merchants them
selves, and he is also interested on
this account In the welfare OF the PEG.
pie who are the customers of the
merchants. The force and power of
the great army of travellers in the
United States is not to be considered
lightly. Their influence is wide
spread. They will be found quite
willing to work most tremendously
win the townspeople and the resi-
dents of rural districts in the matter
of home protection.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

Proud of His Ancestors.
s Bill-What In the world do you sup
pose makes whales blow SO much?
Jill-Why, didn't you ever hear that
Jonah story ?-Yonkers Statesman.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24

q a. STo RT a.
ssal. tho 7Ihs Kind You Rays Always Boush
''sss;'-' l@rz1E 7aszz1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-24
I he MYSTERY
By STEWART EDWARD WHITE
And SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
COPYRIGHT 1907. BY MCCLURE. PHILLIPS CO.
CHAPTER XIV

I'M ANDY SOLOMON approached
|IA me with confidence that pro-
|Hv claimed the new leader A
~ brace of revolyprs swung frnm
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-08

will be required to meet the legitimate
expenses of the campaign and it is for
use in these state that every loyal
Democrat should contribute. To these
states Democracy must look for a, vic
tory. Whether the national govern
ment is to pass from the shadows of
Republicanism to the sunlight of De-
mocracy; whether the affairs of this
country are to be administered in the
interest of the favored few or for the
benefit of all the people depends upon
Democratic success in those pivotal
states. The Republican party will OBJ
tain vast sums of money from the
great trusts and corporations, which it
has created, fostered and protected,
but the Democratic party must look TO
the people for the necessary funds to
tight these gigantic predatory inter-
ests.
Il most earnestly urge the Demo
Gratis of this district to respond to the
call for contributions to the campaign
fund. Let every Democrat contribute
one dollar or more if he can, and send
your contribution to one of the many
papers which are receiving the money
or to Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma,
treasurer of the national committee. 1t
is an investment for the cause of the
plain people; an investment to restore
this government to the principles of
Thomas Jefferson"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-08
REVIVAL At Petal
STILL GOING ON
Daily News Special.

Ddlly 4NSWS OpeCldl.
Petal, Miss, September S.-The re-
viyal meeting at the tent here still
continues and interest in the services
seems to be increasing. Larger
crowds were in attendance yesterday
and last night than at any time before.
Rev. E. d. Phillips and Rev. Mr.. Nable
did the preaching. Quite a number of
people from Hattiesburg were in at
tendance. An attractive feature of the
meeting is the fine music rendered by
the choir and congregation conducted
by Mr.. Felix Phillips. Rev. Mr.. Lips
comb, who has been assisting some in
the meeting already, is expected to do
most of the preaching this week. Ser
vices have been announced TO con-
tinue till next Wednesday night.
There is to be a meeting of the pat
rons OF Leaf River high school at the
school house Tuesday for the purpose
of making some repairs on the school
property. The people seem to be
very much interested in the school
and prospects are fine for one of the
most prosperous sessions of the school.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-08
Policemen Hiding Out.

The mayor of Hattiesburg got his
dander up because a deputy sheriff
captured more blind tigers than Hat
tiesburg's whole bunch of fourteen po-
licemen, and secured the permission
of the council to do little trimming.
He fired three of the force and one
got so badly scared that he resigned.
The other ten are hiding out behind
a tiger joint with their heads stick
ing out. If running in the striped
beast is the supreme test of efficiency.
why in the name of "Schlitz and Bud
weiser' didn't he fire the whole gang
and hore the deputy sheriff-Poplar-
vile Free Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-09-08
Water PoDer.

A dispatch from Montgomery, Ala,
states that the Montgomery Light and
Power Company will at once double
the capacity of its plant, located thirty
miles from that city on the Tallapoosa
River.
In discussing the feasibility of utiliz-
ing Bouie River to light the city and to
furnish economical power for manu-
featuring plants, the News recently
had occasion to mention the splendid
success Of the Montgomery company
The fact that the capitalists who
put their money into the Montgomery
project several years ago are willing
to invest more for further development
attests the success of the enterprise.
Bouie is better river than the Tai
lapOosa. The point at which it is pro
posed to erect a power plant is only a
little more than a mile from the bust
ness center of Hattiesburg, while the
Montgomery plant is some thirty miles
distant. Bouie River will supply an
abundance of water all the year
around, while it is necessary on the
Tallapoosa to collect a reserve supply
during the rainy season for use during
the summer, when that stream gets
very low.
Some of our citizens have suggested
that it would be wise for the city to
extend its corporate limits, so as TO in
clude Bouie River for some distance
above and below the site of the pro-
posed industry. 1t is argued that the
city could institute eminent domain
proceedings and condemn the property
for public use, thus seconding the nee
essary site at nominal cost. and that
bonds could be issued to erect the
plant as a municipal enterprise.
1t is probable, however, that the
investment would be at least $500, 900
and the city could not float a bond is
sue of that magnitude without a spe-
cial act of the legislature.
At any rate, the project is worth con-
sidering and the News cheerfulIy opens
its columns to full and free discus
sion of the matter