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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

Where man-and even woman-can
cease worrying about stocks, fran
chises. new bonnets, real estate, soci-
ETY., insurance, politics, and all the
rest that go to make up the pande-
monium of existence, and settle down
In the shade of palm tree, royal, CO.
Goa. wine, cabbage, screw, fan or ma
tive-he has a choice of seven-un-
button his shirt-collar and smoke the
pipe of forgetfulness.
Oh, happy Hawaii! that hath no
poisonous reptiles, no noxious plants,
no pestiferous insects!
Ills not that can do you justice!
Let my friend Charley Stoddard, with
his prose-poem-para and his
mellifluous periods do the job for me.
When he sits down with his pen dip
ped in honey, and his mouth full Of
guava jelly, to reel off a few reams
OF ecstatic English in praise of his be-
loved islands, he makes the rest of us
feel like 80 cents. And when he de-
clares that he has travelled the wide
world over, but never, never has he
seen spot to equal this-why, what
can we do but say, Same here, old
mAnin
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
TO be conttnuedl
Killed by Fall in Hotel.

Chicago. Apr John Alden Hos
sack met his death at the Auditorium
Annex Sunday by jumping or fall.
Ing from the window of his room to
the bottom of an air shaft, eight floors
below. He was grandson of John
Alden Hossack, the abolitionist, who
was famous for his trial in, the fed.
eral courts of Chicago more than hall
a century ago on the chrge of "un.
foreground railroading" of slaves
bound for Canada from the south
Young Mr.. Hossack, who was 26 years
of age, came to Chicago from his
home, Odell. ILL.,. last Thursday tc
consult physicians on account of 9
threatened nervous breakdown,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
. II"lE MYSTERY
Blu STEWART EDWARD WHITE
And SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
COPYRIGHT 1907 BY MCCLURE. PHILLIPS co

free, and selecting a moment wnen
universal attention was turned toward
the rum barrel I rolled over sand
dune, got to my hands and knees and
crept away.
Through the coarse grass crept
thus to the very entrance of the ar
royo. then rose to my feet. In the
middle distance the fire leaped red.
Its glow fell internationally on the
surges rolling in. The men staggered
or lay prone, either as gigantic sill
houettes or as tatterdemalions paint.
Cd by the light. The keg stood solid
and substantial, the hub about which
reeled the orgy. At the edge of the
wash could make out something
prone, dim, limp, thrown constantly
in new positions of WEAKNESS as the
water ebbed and flowed beneath it,
now an arm thrown out, now cast
back, as though Old Scrubs slept fe-
yerishly. The drunkards were getting
noisy. Handy Solomon still reeled off
the verses of his song. The others
Joined in, frightfully Off the key or
punctuated the performance by wild
btaccato yells.
Their CONN was their ship, and their
grave 1t was the sea,
Blow high. blow low; what care we!
And the quarter that we gave them was
to sink them in the sea.
Down on the coast of the high Bar
bare-e-e,"
beloved Handy Solomon.
l turned and plunged into the cool
darkness of the canyon.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
IN HAW All
The Funny Thing. One See.
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
MARSHALL P. WILDER

The city of Honolulu, looking from
the harhor, does not seem large,
though there is population of $4,000.
The houses are so empowered in lux
uriant foliage it is only occasionally
that roof may be seen peeping out
AS soon as the gang plank was out
friend welcomed us with the beauti-
ful but rather embarrassing Hawaiian
custom Of throwing long wreaths
about our necks. These are made Of
carnations, camelias or jasmine, with
glossy, green leaves. Women, who
make them, sit along the streets in
Honolulu with baskets of flowers and
completed wreaths beside them; their
fingers busily engaged in weaving
others. So universal is this custom
OF wearing these fiowery adornments
that every native one meets has neck
and hat decorated with a fresh,
dewy wreath. Time was, no doubt,
when these were all of their adorn.
Ing, but civilization has decreed few
additions to such an airy, though, no
doubt, picturesque costume.
Our doubts as to the best method
OF seeing the sights were settled for
US by our friend, who had an automo-
bile waiting for US on the dock. The
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

by the motner or co.," ne cried,
@it's the devilr'
Then was jerked of my feet, and
the next knew was lying on my
back, very wet, on the beach. The
day was breaking, and the men, quite
sober, were talking vehemently.
1t was impossible to make out what
they said, but as Handy Solomon and
the niger were the center of discus
slon could imagine the subject. I
felt very stiff and sore and hazy in
my mind. My neck was lame from
Vie dragging and my tongue dry from
the choking. For some time lay in
half torpor watching the lilac of dawn
change to the rose of sunrise, utterly
Indifferent to everything. They had
thrown me down across the first rise
of the little sand dunes back Of the
tide sands, and from it could at once
look out over the sea full of the rest.
less shadows of dawn and the land
narrowing to the mouth of the arroyo.
I remember wondering whether Cap
tain Selover were up yet. Then with
sharp stab at the heart 1 remem-
bered
The thought was like dash of cold
water in clearing my faculties. l rails
ed my head. Seward a white gull
had caught the first rays Of the sun
beyond the cliffs. Landward-I saw
with choke in my throat-a figure
emerging from the arroyo,
At the sight made desperate at
tempt to move, but with the effort dis
covered that I was again bound. My
stirring thus called Pulls attention
Before could look away he had fol-
lowed the direction of my gaze. The
discussion instantly ceased. They wait
ed In grim steence.
l did not know what to do. Percy
barrow, carrying some sort of large
book. was walking rapidly toward US.
Perdosa had disappeared. Thrackles
after an instant came and sat beside
me and clapped his big hand over my
mouth. 1t was horrible.
When within hundred PAGES or so
could see that barrow labored I'M
der some great excitement. His usual
Indifferent saunter had, as have in
dictated, given way to firm and de-
cided step; his ironical eye glistened;
his sallow cheek glowed.
Boys" he shouted cheerfully, 1.-THE
times up. We've succeeded. Wen
sail just as soon as the Lord'll let us
get ready. Rustic the stuff aboard.
The doctor'll be down in a short time.
and we ought to be loaded by night"
Handy Solomon and Pull laid hand
on two of the rifles near by and began
surreptitiously to fill their magazines.
The niger shook his knife free of the
scabbard and sat with it in his left
hand, concealed by his body. l could
feel Thrackles' muscles stifrcn. An-
other fifty PAGES and it would be no
longer necessary to stop my mouth
The thought made me desperate. Il
had failed as a leader of these men
and l had been forced to stand by at
debauching, cruel and murderous af-
fairs, but now it is over / thank heaven
the reproach cannot be made against
me that at any time counted the con-
sequences to myself. Thrackles' hand
lay heavy across my mouth l bit it
to the bone. and as he involuntarily
snatched it away rolled over toward
the sea-
Thus for an instant had my mouth
free.
Run! RUM shouted. "For Gods
sake"-
Thrackles leaped upon me and struck
me heavily upon the mouth. then
sprang for rifle. managed to strug-
gle back to the dune, whence 1 could
see.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

others of a dark color, with spots OF
vivid red, and brides of golden yell
low going about their heads are in
the next cage to transparent fish Of
delicate pink or blue-or a family
OF devil fish. There are fish of
beautiful somber purple, and fish OF
white with black horizontal stripes,
looking like company of convicts
from Sing Sing. There are many
many others, those with trailing
fringes, or floating wings; those with
eyes on little pivots that turn easily
In all directions like small, coming
towers; all odd or unusual seeming
like dream-fishes, or the phantoms of
disordered brain, rather than prod
ucts of nature.
Kalahui is a breezy little port, with
courthouse and a klub-good fellows,
too!-and a mercantile marine, and
railway, and wreck in the harbor,
and all OF EN- belonging to Kalahui.
II you speak of the thriving planta.
tions that back the harbor, they'll be
sure to ask you If you've noticed the
Kalo patches? Kalo may be French
for kabbages or karnations-you don't
give a continental, either way-but
you smile, and say, Great! wouldn't
mind having korner in Kalo some
day."
II you want to go up a mountain, Of
course 1t must be Haleakala; it's only
got one K in it, by the way, but it's
got the biggest krater at the top of it
you ever saw or heard of-20 miles in
circumference, and 1000 feet deep.
It's stone dead-entirely gone out of
business; but in my opinion that's an
advantage of two-to-one on any live
crater. If you want to go up another
mountain, try Kilanea-it's only an.
other K, and the avenue that leads
out to it is magnificent boulevard
set out on either side with bread-fruit
trees, mangoes and alligator pears.
kilanea is the biggest thing in the
live crater business in the world-a
lake OF fire 1900 feet long and 500
wide, with surface measure of "a
acres. You hold your breath and say
your prayers; and, when gust OF
wind carries away the binding steam
and smoke, you look down, down 500
feet Into veritable hell-fire lake.
whose waves Of flame rise and fall in
convulsive throes that shake the very
heart out of your body-in other
words, the thing has fits to beat the
band, and you wish you hadn't come!
But you get all over it by the next
day, and If you want to calm your
mind and restore your nerves, you
take nice, quiet stroll down Kukui
place and kommune with nature.
Finally, if you've done anything you
oughtn't to, and get arrested and ta-
ken to the lookup, you run up against
the biggest bunch Of ks in the whole
business. The name of the jug" il
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
That got me! l was kompletely ker.
flummuxed-down and out. AS far as
studying the Hawaiian language goes.
I'm kwitter!
Oh, lovely island world! Where else
in the universe is there spot made
up wholly Of beauty and peace?
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
He Got What He Needed.

ssNine years ago it looked as if my
time had come, "says Mr.. C. Farthing,
of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. II was SO rur
down that life hung on a very slender
thread. 1t was then my druggist rec
commended Electric Bitters. | bought 9
bottle and got what / needed
strength. had one footin the grave, but
Electric Bitters put it back on the turf
again, and I've been we'll ever since. .
Sold under guarantee at P. A. Glenn
mer's drug store. Soc. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
BID Fire In Wisconsin Town

Eau Claire, Wis. Apr. Fire Sun
day in the yards of the Badger State
Lumber company. IL miles west of
here, threatened the destruction Of the
village of Elk Mound, adjoining the
yards. In response to calls sent here
for help, a special train on the North.
western conveyed apparatus to the
scene and saved the town. The lum.
Der company's entire plant including
office buildings was wiped out.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
Notice In Probate.

To Whom It May Concern:
You and each of you are hereby notified
to appear at the Court House In Cresco,
Howard county, Iowa, on the 18th day OF
May, A. ID. 1908, at 2 O'Clock p. m, to attend
the probate of an instrument purporting to
be the last VIII and Testament of John
Boyle, late of Howard County, Iowa, de-
ceased, at which time and place you will
appear and show cause, II any, why said
VIM should not be admitted to probate.
In Testimony Whereof, / have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the seal of
the District Court this 4th day of April, 1908
EUGENE IRVINE,
[SEAL.] Clerk of District Court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

At the edge of the .Uash could make
cut something prone. din. limp.
thrown on the armful Of wood. An
idea came to me. ! hitched myself to
the spark and laid across 1t the rope
with which my wrists We're tied. This,
behind my back, was not easy to ac-
complish, and twice burned my
wrists before succeeded. Fortunate
~ was at the edge of the illumina-
ton and behind the group. | turned
over on my side SO that my back was
toward the fire. Then rapidly cast
loose my ankle lashings. Thus was
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
Hefiin's Bullet May Be Fatal.

Washington. Apr. s.-Thomas Nc.
Creery, the New York horseman, acct.
dentally shot by Congressman j.
Thomas Heflin of Alabama few days
ago, is in serious condition. He was
operated on for lockjaw at George
Washington university hospital Mon
day afternoon as the only hope OF saw
ing his life.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
Becker plans Balloon Canvass

Chicago, Apr. Mayor Becker Of
Milwaukee has decided to run for the
Republican gubernatorial nomination
in Wisconsin. Or rather, to fly for 1T.
He has been in Chicago several days
laying his plans and admits he has
ordered a large balloon in which he
proposes to tour the northern part of
his state in search of votes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
Ask Cash for unemnloved.

Philadelphia, Apr. City councils
will be asked this week to appropriate
not less than $4,000 to relieve the
distress among the unemployed and
their families, according to action
taken Sunday at meeting of unem-
ployed. A committee was appointed
to go before councils finance com.
mittee and impress that body with the
fact that more than 100000 persons
are out of work.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
Heap Devil! Heap Devil

driver told us Of his first trip in the
machine through the outlying coun-
try. He came upon a Chinese coolie
who had never seen anything of the
kind before, and stood rooted with
horror to the road until the driver
footed the horn. Then the Chinaman
fed frantically to the fence, over
which he plunged, shrieking, Heap
devil! heap DEVIL" When the driver
had finished telling us of his first ex-
perience told him of mine-not in
Honolulu, but in the good old Empire
state. U. 8. A. AS remember it was
fine ride! The fine was a hundred
and fifty. said to my chauffeur
chauffeur is French for plumber)
Let her go!" and he let her go. We
went 30 fast, the milestones looked
like cemetery! We simply few
through the air. When the car stopped
short was still flying l flew so feet
through the air, shot through a
church window, and lit right in the
middle of the congregation, just as
the minister was saying: and the
angel of the Lord descended"
Well, after working four days. with
cight-hour night shifts, we got the car
going; and all went well till 1 tried to
steer. turned out for COW, and
turned into "dago" with fruit
stand. There was free delivery Of
fruit. It was hard to tell which was
the fruit, and which was the "dago."
We stopped long enough to remove a
banana from my eye (you have to
keep your eye peeled) and went on.
Nothing happened until we got in the
midst of crowded thoroughfare,
when the blamed thing had the blind
staggers; tried to climb an electric
light pole, and bit policeman in the
middle Of his beat! That cost the city
. copper, and me pretty penny.
An interesting phase Of life in Hon
olulu is the political speaker, who
takes the stump-sometimes several
stumps, In succession-at the noon
hour. All Hawaiians take a keen in
terest in politics. The speech heard
was in the Hawaiian tongue, the only
words ! understood being "beef
trust" this the speaker said very
plainly in English, there probably be-
Ing no equivalent in Hawaiian. AS
no proceeded from stump to stump,
his audience waned perceptibly-
perhaps from a native Incidence Of
temperament which could not cling
very long to one thing. At any rate,
when he reached the last stump his
audience reminded me of what Peter
Daley said of an audience in New
York theater where business was
poor When asked how large the au-
dience was, Pete" answered, II could
lick all three Of them!"
|
| From politics to Pali-a marvellous
transition. This high cliff, garlanded
With the softest and most luxuriant
verdure, overlooks fertile valley
| where is spread like carpet, eye.y
varying shade of green that finally
melts in the distance to the exquisite
turquoise and beryl tints of the sea
making an enchanting panorama Of
transcendant loneliness.
was next taken to the aquarium
where the collection of native fish Ii
something beyond the widest imagin
alton to picture, and quite battles de
scription. Little fishes striped II
bright pink-and-white. like sticks o
peppermint candy. jostle those tina
are Of silyery and blue brocade
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

If you haven't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will prevent
constipation. They induce mild, easy,
healthful action of the bowels without
gripping. Ask your druggist for them.
Is cents.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
MANY woman Pralse This Remedy

Many Woman Praise This Remedy
If you have pains in the back, Urin-
airy, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want certain, pleasant herb cure for
woman's ills, try Mother Gray's AUS
TRALIAN-LEAF. 1t is safe and never
failing regulator. At Druggists or by
mail SO cts. Sample package FREE.
Address, the Mother Gray Co., Leroy,
N. Y. 62w4
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
Catairh Cannot be Cured

wi h LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat of disease. Catarrh is blood
constitutional disease, and In order to cure it
you must take internal remedies. Halls ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
on the blood AMI mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians in this
country for years and is a regular prescription.
1t is composed of the best tonics known. COM
oined with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surface. The perfect COM
bination of the two ingredients is what produc-
es such wonderful results in curing Catarrh,
Send for testimonials free.
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, O,
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mail Orders.
Mott & Co., want your Mail Orders
Special attention given them. Send for
samples and Ladies Home Fashion
Sheets. Very truly yours,
2tf MOTT & Co.
oAsro III EA.
Bears the 1Ihs E:ad You Has Always Bought
s'ss ! lfzNzzzl
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

A big cut or little cut, small scratch
es or bruises or big ones are healed
quickly by DeWitt's Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve. 1t is especially good for
piles. Get DeWitt's. Sold by E. T..
Tomas Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14

q ASToRIA.
po,,. ~. >,Ths Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature It L,M7ZzN1
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-14
CHAPTER XXI.

IN EN- seconds after entering the
arroyo l was stumbling along
In an absolute blackness. 1t
T. almost seemed to me that I
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-07
DEEP BREATHING TAKES A GOOD
FIGURE.
SOME Advice to the Woman VIVA
Wants Better Symmetries.

One of the best ways to obtain a
graceful carriage and beautiful figure
is by practising deep breathing in
conjunction with various exercises.
says a writer in the August Designer.
The modern woman. whether she be
in the crowded cities or the smaller
towns and country places, does moi
exercise enough and as a consequence
her body suffers. Or perhaps she
does exercise vigorously in one par.
ticular direction, thereby developing
one portion at the expense of another.
This is wrong. She should be YIN
metrically developed throughout.
l know every woman desires a pref
tily-roupded neck and shoulders, so
she a wear the hlmy summer dresses
we all love: and l am going to give
you a simple exercise that will gradu-
ally cause your neck and shoulders to
take on soft, pretty curves Try the
following exercises in the morning
when you first get up:
Begin by bending your head over
to the right side as far as it will 60.
and, while holding it in this position,
turn it 10 the back, to the left,
and to the front. Now reverse the
movement, keeping this up for about
minutes. In a short time You will
to notice a gratifying change as
regards contours. This exercise can
also he used with great benefit when
you are afflicted with a raging head
ache. Try it and see if it does not re-
lieve you.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-07
BATON ROUGE BRANCH.
Work to Be Resumed as Soon
as Water in Atchafalaya
Kecedes.

Times Democrat.
Railroads in process of con-
structiOn on the west side of the
river between the Mississippi
river and the Atchafalaya, name
~ the Colorado Southern and
the Southern Pacific, expect to
begin work as soon as the waters
in the Atchafalaya river recede
sufficiently to allow work on the
bridges across that stream to be
resumed. Both roads have laid
rails from the Mississippi river
to the Atchaflaya or as near
that river as the conditions
would permit, and both expect
with favorable conditions to com
plete crossings of this stream
during the low water season in
the latter part of the current
year, and to open their roads to
traffic in the coming fall, in time
to handle this years crop. The
opening of these two roads which
have their terminals in this city
will be marked with proper OBJ
servances and will place Baton
Rouge in communication with
all the trunk lines of West Louis
lana and make it accessible to any
part of the State.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-07-07
DO YOU NEED IT?

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