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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
Mr.. BRYAN'S OPINIONS

Mr.. Bryan, in discussing the tariff
question, insists that residents of the
United States should be permitted to
buy homemade goods at home at as
low price as the foreigner can buy
American-made goods abroad. He also
insists that our government should be
by and for the people as whole, rath-
er than by and for the trusts, and adj
ministered in the interest of few
beneficiaries of the trust system. He
believes that national legislation for
the purpose of better regulation and
control of interstate commerce and
common carriers should supplement
state legislation, and not be a substi-
tute for state legislation.
Mr.. Bryan's paper, The Commoner,
reflects his opinions each week on ques-
tions of public Importance and in its
columns may also be found his maya
zine articles, public speeches, addresses
and lectures, which are referred to in
the daily press from day to day.
If you are interested in politicalques-
tions, if you desire to keep in touch
with the progress of the campaign and
to read Mr.. Bryan's campaign speeches
send sixty cents to The Commoner,
and the paper will be sent to you each
week until the close of the next presi-
dental campaign.
Postofice money order, currency, or
stamps will be accepted. Only sixty
cents. Address The CoMMoNER, LIN
COLIN, NEB.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

The plan of guaranteed bank depos.
its has probably found favor, among
all classes of people and irrespective
of political utilization, more rapidly
than any other public question.
The new state Of Oklahoma has al
ready enacted law taxing state banks,
the fund thus accumulated to be used
in paying the depositors of any state
bank that from any cause becomes un-
able to meet it's obligations. A special
session of the Kansas legislature has
been called for the purpose of enacting
legislation similar to the Oklahoma
plan. The governor of Nebraska is
considering the advisability of calling
special session of the legislature or
account of the growing belief among
the people that protection to bank de-
positors in the form Of state or federal
guarantees of their deposits will stop
the boarding of money, bring into cir
culation sufficient currency to conduct
the business of the'country, and prevent
a recurrence of such disastrous panics
as the one throug which we are now
passingh.
Mr.. Bryan has been an advocate of a
law guaranteeing deposits in state and
national banks since 1898. The legisla-
ture of Ohio has adopted a joint resolu-
ton inviting Mr.. Bryan to address its
members in joint session February 18,
1908, on the subject of Guaranteed
Bank Deposits.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
ACCIDENT REuNITEs NEIeHaoRs
One Grasps Others Hand and Pay,
Back Costs Of Lawsuit.

Middletown, N. Y.-Ten years ago
Theodore Woolsey and Samuel Sellen,
farmers, had quarrel over line
fence which resulted In lawsuit. Sci.
len was beaten, had to pay costs and
vowed he would never speak to Wool
sey again. The men sold their farms
soon after that and left the neighbor.
hood. Neither had seen the other un,
til the other day, when an accident
sustained by Weelsey brought about a
reconciliation.
Sellen was driving along the high.
way when he overlook a supposed
stranger whose horse had fallen in
the road. He stopped and assisted
him in getting the animal on his feet.
When Woolsey recognized him as the
man with whom he had quarreled he
grasped the hand of his old enemy
and exclaimed:
God bless you, Samuel Sellen
Won't you forgive me for the wrong ]
did you years ago? You shall be re-
imbursed for all the old lawsuit cost
you
Eyes, will forgive you" replied
sellen, wringing Woolsey' hand, "and
you need not pay me either"
Woolsey insisted upon paying the
money, however. The men now live
In different parts of the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

1 noiselessly, filling the glasses. defer.
entially striking lights for the smok-
' ers, clearing away the last dishes of
the repast.
/ I'm reporter by choice and de-
tective by Instinct" began Slade with
startling abruptness. "Furthermore.
I'm pretty well of. I'm what they call
free lance, for l have no regular
desk on any of the journals. l gener-
ally turn my stuff in to the Star be-
cause they treat ME well. In return 1t
| is pretty we'll understood between MS
that I'm to use my Judgment in regard
to stories and that they'll stand back
Of me for expenses. You see, I've
been with them quite awhile"
| He looked around the circle as
though in appeal to the comprehension
| of his audience. Some Of the men
nodded. Others slipped from their
glasses or drew at their cigars.
II loaf around here and there in the
world. having good time travelling.
visiting, fooling around. Every once In
awhile something interests me- The
thing is sort of instinct. run It
down. II it's n good story. send 1t
In. That's all there is to It," He
laughed slightly. you see, I'm sort
OF magazine writer in method, but my
stuff is newspaper stuff; also tho game
suits me. That's why play It.
That's why I'm here. have to tell
you about myself this way no you will
understand how came to be mixet.
| up In this Laughing Lass matter"
II remem'lcr.' commented Barnett.
"that when you ca;ae aboard the
North Dakota you had Il little trouble
making Captain Arnold see It," lie
turned to the others with Il laugh. .IIe
had all kinds of papers of ancient date
but nothing mathematician from the
Star dated FIVE years back. rccommen.
dations to everybody on e;rth except
| Captain Arnold. certificate of bravery
| IN Apache campaign. hank i,lenti.ica.
lions and all the rest Maybe you're.
the Stars correspondent and maybe
you're not said the captain. I don't
see anything here to prove It. Slade
argued an hour. No go. Remember
-" SOu SAuSul uc VI
| Slade.
The reporter gl1uned assent
after the old man had turned him
down good Slade tisiled down in his
war bag and hauled out an old latter.
ed document from an oi!skin case.
Hold on II minute said he, you old
shellback. I've proved to you that l
can write aud I've proved to you that
have fought. aud now here I'll prove
to you that I can sail II writing. fight
Ing and sailing don't fit me adequately
to report any little disturbances your
antiquated washboiler may blunder
into I'll go to raising cabbages.' With
that he presented masters certifi-
cate! Where did you get 1t anyways
never found out2'
Passed rs fresh water on the great
lakes" replied Slade briefly.
Well, the spunk and the certificate
finished the captain. He was an old
square rigger himself In the civil war;
$50 much for myself" Slade con-
iinued. CAS- for the Laughing Lass
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
ITO be continued)
MCDONALD CASE TO JURY.
Famous Chicago Trial Finished
Woman's Fate to Be Decided,

- !
Chicago, Feb. 12.-The final closing
argument for the state in the trial
Of Mrs. Dora Mcdonald took place in
Judge Brentano's court Tuesday by
Assistant States Attorney William A.
Rittenhouse. The Judge proceeded to
read his instructions when the prose.
eutor closed, and then the case was
given to the jury. Attorney Ritten.
house paid tribute to Col. James Ham.
ilton Lewis closing argument as the
most eloquent ever made in this
court" He asserted that imputations
of unfair conduct on the part of the
states attorneys Office had been made
In all big cases, citing by inference
the cases of John A. Cooke, Paul o.
Stensland and Frank Constantine.
Crowds which started a riot in the
halls of the criminal court building
were kept downstairs and held well in
hand.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

BIGGEST ARMY DEPOT TO RISE.
Government Selects Site In Frisco and
viii Spend 100000.

San Francisco.--It is announced that
the federal authorities have taken
definite steps to secure site here for
the biggest United States army depot
IN the country. The institution is to
be located on part of the existing army
reservation at Fort Mason and then
run forth on land at present sub.
merged.
This submerged land is owned by
the Dore family of this city and Mrs.
Herman Oelrichs and her sister, Mrs.
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., OF New
York. The land Is to be condemned
in the United States circuit court. AS.
sistant United States District Attorney
Clark has planned a>suit for that pur.
pose.
Congress has appropriated 81. SOC, 000
to pay for the site and filing In the
submerged section. Outside the price
of the condemned land the depot with
its many buildings and wharves il
to cost $2,000,00o.
The site to be condemned lies be
tween Laguna and Lewis streets and
Van Ness avenue and now is small,
shallow arm Of the bay, on which the
headquarters of Gen. Funston looks.
1t Is also announced that Fort
Barry is to be occupied at once by
United States troops. Mai. George
NICK. Williamson, new constructing
Quartermaster at Fort Mason, has ad,
yised Gen. Funston that the quarters
at Fort Barry are ready for occupancy,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
White Coal In kentuckx.

Louisville. KY. - Mclean county,
Kentucky. is the scene of the latest
discovery of natural freaks, in the
finding of a vein of white coal.
1t was discovered on the farm Of a
man who lives near Wrightsburg and
who proposes to form company and
open a slope mine. A minister OF
Madisonville has returned from con.
Quoting revival services in the noun.
tains with several specimens of the
mineral.
1t is OF a clear white color and very
light, leaving neither SCOT nor cinders
after burning, and makes red ashes re
sembling those of a wood fire.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
THE START
The Funny Thing. One See.
Smiling Round the World
MARSHALL p. WILDER
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowies.

Foreword-There is compensation
In everything-even to the man who
was blessed GU with disorderly wife.
No matter how much everything was
at skies and sevens in the house, and
nothing In Its rightful place, he could
always get up in the middle Of the
night and put his hand on the fly
paper without ever having to strike q
match. Merrily yours, Marshall P.
Wilder.
There is morbid desire latent In
the breast Of nine-tenths of humanity
to have it out with Fate, sooner or
later, and to "best" her, If we can.
II the old lady has been particularly
hard on US, we feel that our grievance
10 Just about the worst ever; and then
We want to do something desperate.
II we are in the neighborhood Of eight
years or whereabouts, we fly to the
candy shop and sink our all in pepper
mints and gumdrops. If we are at the
romantic period, when love has every
thing else at a discount, we get real
reckless and say to our best girl,
Come! to the altar! Let us plunge!
Ho! there, installment man! rag-time
portieres and marble-top cradles for
ours!" Then, when we have done the
deed, we're not sorry-no, indeed; only,
1t entails responsibilities, and things;
and consequences-the inevitable con-
sequences, as Kipling puts 1t. So, let
me give you little suggestion: When
the reckless fit overtakes you, start on
journey. If not round the world
then round the back yard.
Now, that was what we thought
when we started to tour the world;
but, try as we would, we couldn't keep
our place in the procession. We
started for the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado in Arizona; that was to have
been our first stopping place. But we
were like the Irishman who started
out on bet to shoot certain bird;
he missed the bird, but killed frog.
He picked it up, and looked at it in
surprise. BE gobs!" he said, 81
Knocked the feathers off it, amy
''$sJ 0O vi dAut SduyOu was UuE
bird; we didn't hit it, but we knocked
the feathers off it in the way of
divers unexpected adventures, as will
be shown later.
The start was propitious, and every
thing progressed favorably, until Kan
sas City was reached We arrived
early in the morning and were re-
quested by the conductor to get break
fast at the eating station. Yet that
man had seemed to be our friend!
There was youth at the quick.
lunch counter who served coffee, and
there was a maiden beside him who
occasionally changed plate.
The young mans running fire of re-
marks to customers, and side compli-
ments to her, sounded something like
this:
See here! If you've finished, get a
move on and give somebody else
show! Say, Name! there's one O. them
uptown girls that think so much of
themselves. Why, they amt marker
to you! l tell you, you're worth
Fifteen cents. please, and the cup
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
Girl Worried Into disease.

South Orange. N. i'm Ignorance
of the fact that her sister, Miss Helen
Halsey, is also patient in DR.. Run.
vans private hospital, Miss jeanette
Halsey underwent an operation for ap.
pendicitis there. It was soon after the
one sister was taken to the hospital
that the other became i'll with the
same disease.
Both were in good health until the
other day, when Miss jeanette became
SO sick her immediate removal to
the hospital was advised. Miss Helen
brooded over Jeanette's illness until
she showed unmistakable symptoms OF
the malady.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

don't go with the coffee for souve-
neer. Say, Name, was you to Nellies
last night? bet you looked out Of
! sight. couldn't get away from this
beanery. That's the very best butter,
madam! We get it five miles out in
the country. What's that? No; I
don't reckon it walked all the way
here! Amt she fresh?"
A stout woman lowered along the
line seated by the counter, like per-
turbed hen trying to find hole in the
chicken yard fence. She held a small
tin pail and had evidently come from
the car Of excursionists attached to
our train. She inquired anxiously Of
the Ganymede Of the coffee urn:
Say. young teller, what's yer coffee
wuth cup?" But Ganymede was too
closely occupied to heed her. Finally
she poked beetle browed old gentle
man in the back with the dime she
held. repeating:
Say. mister, what's coffee with q
cgp, here?"
AAs-AA.<> isa<aLlA,n AiANl n-A~A>
Turning fiercely. the man glared at
her and snorted:
We'll, they charge ten cents, but 1t
amt wuth d-m!"
"Washouts on the road" was the
word when we returned to the train.
and we must be switched south at
Newton, Kan. We had visions Of the
Grand Canyon receding into the future
and darker ones of spending we knew
not how many days on the train. So
we looked about us to see what man.
ner of people were to be our travelling
companions. They were certainly
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. There ia only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tlonal remedies. Deafness is caused by an
innamed condition OF the mucous Inning of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube il inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
Ing, and when 1t is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed forever;
I'VE cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an nfiamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
/ case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F.J. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

varied.
Back of us was an old Irish woman
the pathetic sort that are peculiar to
County Down. She would confide her
story in plaintive little monotone to
everyone.
TO me daughter" she explained.
God knows 1 want some few days of
sunshine before go intirely. I'm not
strong, and | ate nothin' at all. ye'd
wonder what live on. I've had
nothin' the past three days but eight
bottles of Kumys. four bottles of wine
an box of crackers. Think Of that,
now-just nothin' at ALL"
She went to one Of the eating houses
along the way and, not knowing they
would charge her for a full meal, she
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
indians Have Historic Bible.

Marshfeld. Wis. - Rev. Joseph
Brown, a Sunday school missionary,
has found among the Indians in Ocon.
to county, Wisconsin, a Bible given
to the Oneida tribe in 1854 by the
secretary of the prince of Wales. The
present was made in behalf of the
Church Of England. At that time tribe
was living in Massachusetts. The
historical Bible is in two volumes,
each weighing 20 pounds.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
Suffering and Dollars Saved.

E. S. Lopez, of Marilla, N. Y, says:
II am carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. 1t has saved me suffering and
dollars. 1t is by far the best healing
salve l have ever found" Heals burns,
sores, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and
piles. 25c at P. A. Clemmer, druggist. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
CASTORlA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s sssss the :, llh4ZSSzS1
Here is Relief for Women.

If you have pains in the back, Uri-
nary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want certain, pleasant herb cure for
woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Aus
It is safe and never
failing regulator. At Druggists or by
mail SO cts. Sample package FREE.
Address, The Mother Gray Co., Leroy,
N. Y. 46w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

To Break In New Shoes Always Use
Aliens Foot Ease, powder. 1t pre-
vents Tightness and Blistering, cures
Swollen, Sweating, Aching feet. At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sam
pie mailed FREE. Address, A. S. Olms-
ted, Leroy, n. Y, 46w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
Lemon Chocolate ana Custard Pies.

It does not require an experienced
cook to make good pies from OUR
PIE" Just the proper proportions of
all ingredients are in the package ready
for immediate use. At grocers, 10 cts.
per package. Order few packages
to-day. 46w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18

CDR. Thomas Electric Oil is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success in
in our family for eight years. Mrs.
L. Whiteacre; Buffalo, N. Y.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-02-18
CHAPTER VII.

n 7 the following afternoon Dr..
Xxi Trendon reported his patient
H as quite recovered.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

To the Editor of The Times: The
recent News editorial, THE Temper
ance Wave From an Economic Point"
is a derogatory reflection on the man
hood OF workmen. 1t puts the wage
Garner In q base and false light. IL
makes him out a prohigate. a spend
thrift. fool, boozer, and brute 10
his wife and children. IL misdescribes
him, as an entire class. a weakling,
and would have him treated like an
Incompetent infant. who should have
Temperance forced upon him be-
cause he hasn't sense enough TO keep
out OF the Turing pitfalls" How dare
1t be said that the average wage
Garner is "chronically poor"-that rs.
pauper? We are not rich OF well
off and could stand having much more
money, but, by heavens, the average
workman is no pauper. Ask the
banks. There are Incorporate and
profiigate workmen-just as there are
newspaper men like that; why decry
and insult the whole class for the
shortcomings OF the few? We don't
need these self-appointed. kid-gloye
censors and misguided temperance
critics to Judge US or to attempt TO
tell us how to behave. We are not
incompetent fools as the editorial
tried TO make us out.
FRIDALIN MAIER,
Sec. Joint Local Ex. b. United Brew
cry Workers.
Detroit, Feb IA, 1908.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17
Do You. Agree With Him?

To the Editor of The Times: Don't
worry about the possible or what ap-
pears 10 you as the probable result
OF Mr.. Taft's Kansas City speech. He
may rest assured IL will not cost him
one Socialist vote. He never had a
Socialist follower. Those followers
to whom you refer are not Socialists,
but merely reformers OF the Roosevelt
and Bryan stamp. While IL is evident
that these men have Socialistic ten
denotes, OF q faeFe or less developed
sort, they are not TO be classed as So
cialists. Therefore 1t is Impossible
for Mr.. Taft to have lost that which
he never had.
, The mere fact that a man advocates
the government control or even gov
eminent ownership OF some OF the
means OF life does not make that man
a Socialist.
The fundamental essentials OF So
cialism are:
The collective ownership, Democra'
tic contrcf, and equal opportunity In
the use OF the means for producing
the means OF life; nothing less. onth-
ing more, and 10 speak OF mere re-
formers as conservative Socialists, Is
as inconsistent as 1t would be to say
partial absolutism or universal peace
I'm a time of universal war.
The Socialist party is political or
ganization, organized to win political
victory, and can only hope TO lose by
fighting the battles OF organizations
formed for other purposes.
SO, rest assured. no Socialist could
follow of stuffed prophet, such as
/ Taft. who, when In the course of his
New York speech, was asked. What
is a man to do who is out OF work In
a financial crisis and is starving?'
could only family reply, God knows.
Taftism is too illogical TO appeal TO
any but old party members.
And as to the trust. Socialists con
tend. Ii Is but sign and form OF the
developing specialization OF the worlds
work. or, In other words, they simply
mark a stage in the evolution OF In
dustry. The universal increase OF the
uncertainty OF employment, the uni
versal determination To break down
the unity of labor in the trades unions.
the widespread apprehensions OF I'm
pending change, reveal that the insti-
tutions of capitalist society are pass
ing under the power OF inhering
forces that will soon destroy them.
Into the midst OF this Strain and
crisis comes the Socialist movement
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-02-17

spection a silver locket on which was
inscribed the one word Alice"
Her face was flushed, and In her
very blue eyes was new expression.
che examined the little trinket CLOSELY.
"Mr. Dalton" she said. I've taken
fancy to this locket. I'm sure
should like 1t better than anything
else that may be in the tub. May l
Keen 1t on one condition."
what is the condition."
Eric.s hand was still extended anx-
iously.
side it--without opening II. mean.
Eric looked relieved. She was SIM
plv doing this to amuse the children
.yes. ne said. as he copied her
tone iestingly. "If you can tell me
axactlv what the locket contains. you
may keep It,"
Miss Norvell laughed down upon
her excited audience.
"There now. boys and girls sne
cried. you didn't know l was con-
iurer aid you? I've never been to mr.
nalton's house till today. and did
natl even know he possessed a silver
iocket, and Yet KIM, going 20 tell him
exactly what is inside it,"
she gave It. back as she spoke into
her hosts hands.
ION one side" she announced dra-
matically. Us n picture OF little girl
dressed as Cherry Ripe. she mas
mob-cap OF lace on her hair--dark'
brown curly hair II Is. by the way
and cherries decking her ears, and a
quantity IN her lap. She IL round and
fat and smiling. and on the opposite
side Is a ring OF golden hair"
During her announcement Eric Dali
tons face had been perfect panor-
tSma OF changing expressions
-~Great srptt,,s ne burst oat. almost