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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
BOARDING HOUSE ERA GONE
Mary Senators and Representatives
Own Homes-Others Have 70
Pay Big Rent.

1t was in Arthur's administration
that western senator was defeated
for reelection because some of his
opponents had photograph taken Of
the house in which he lived. mod.
est residence in a block; but the pho
tograph was so manipulated as to
make it appear that the corner Of the
block was the senator's palace, which
was sufficient to convince tho dear
"peepul" that he was an aristocrat
and had waxed fat on his ill-gotten
gains and no longer felt the heart.
beat Of common humanity. So the
people would have no more of him
and sent him back to the farm to find
such consolation as he could in re-
hecting on the ingratitude Of repub-
lies and the shrewdness Of unscrupu.
lous political opponents. 1t taught
Its lesson, however. To live in .
boarding house where slouchy serv.
ants served sloppy food In numerous
small dishes that could be used either
on table or as the canary's bath.tub.
and conversation, like the Sunday
evening supper" was . rechau6e Of
the midday meal, was as much part
Of the congressman's milieu as the
SLOUGH hat, Prince Albert" and white
tie which proclaimed the southern and
western Statesman" Cabinet minis.
tiers, being in class by themselves.
were grouchingly permitted to rent
houses, but 1t laid them open to sus.
picion. 1t was more democratic to
live in hotel whose prices made the
constituents of rural congressman
gasp.
The boarding house era has gone
with the muddy boots and the unin-
vited guest at White House recep
ton, although there are still writer's
of Washington fiction who describe
the high life Of the boarding houses.
Senators and representatives can own
their own houses, unless they are CIV
Ing ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS oppo-
nents a weapon for their undoing, and
they live In large or small houses &C.
cordtngly as their means Justify. It
10 an economy for member Of con-
gress, a senator especially, to buy .
house rather than to rent, for he win
have to spend q greater portion of the
next six years in Washington, and
he must either rent . furnished house
and pay several times the value Of
the furniture during his term or buy
or bring his own furniture. while tho
house he buys will usually return
modest interest on the Investment
Harper's Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
The Ready Retort.

The Ready Retort.
Mrs. Winfall, society woman, al.
ways allowed the housekeeper to hire
her servants.
One morning, however, the mistress
wished to interview the cook. who had
been engaged only the day before.
what 10 your Rame?" inquired the
lady.
"Mrs. McCarty." replied the cook.
DO you expect to be called Mrs.
McCarty?"
"Oh, no, ma'am, not II you have an
alarm clock" -Harper's Magazine.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Official Paper Of City ana County
WEDDING ENDS AN EscAPAoE
Con Of Retired Officer Of Marine Corps
Asks That Marriage With Actress
Be AnnuIed,

New York.-John D. Smyser, Jr,
student at the Baltimore Medi
cal college and son of Capt
John D. Smyser, a retired oficel
Of the United States Marine corps
played the leading role in trial fol
annulment of marriage in the chancery
chambers before ViceChancellor How
ell.
Smyser testified that he wound up Z
nights escapade on August 10, 1906,
by marrying Edna Anna Leader, Z
young actress then playing in the
Cherry Blossoms" He said that h<
had not seen her since and saw hel
only twice before the marriage.
Smyser testified that he made the
acquaintance Of the actress while
walking along Sixth avenue, Manhat.
tan, one night. He was eighteen years
old at that time. He said he repre-.
scented himself to be the son Of . rich
man.
The second time they met they
made an engagement for August 10.
Smyser said that the two visited sew.
eral Newark cafes, and the last that
he remembers they were in Electric
park, . pleasure resort on the out.
skirts Of Newark.
According to one Of the Witnesses
the young woman asked Smyser while
seated at q table:
Jack, will you marry met"
"Sure. Ill marry everybody" was
the reply young smyser was alleged
to have made.
Smyser said that he had q hazy rec
objection Of sitting in a rocking chair
in somebody's house, and that man
whom he did not know was standing
before him. He said that at .. m.
the next morning the girl told him
that they had been married.
Asked what he then did. Smyser
answered:
II took the lirst train I could get
out Of Newark and beat It for New
York"
The young woman was not in court.
She learned that Captain Smyser was
not wealthy and she decided not to op-
pose her husbands application.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Tells Of Proaperltx.

Rockford, Ill.,, Oct. 30.-Secretary
James Wilson Of the department Of
agriculture, in IN address here, as.
serted that during the last is years
under Republican administration, the
farmers Of the United States had re.
ceived BENEFITS amounting to hundreds
of millions of dollars through gener.
GUS appropriations for agricultural
work. The annual appropriation now,
he said, is about $17,000,0OO, whereas
the last Democratic annual appropria.
ton, according to Mr.. Wilson. vas
s3.000.0O0.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Wealth In oyster Industry.

"In forty years the oyster industry
Of Louisiana can be made to pay the
whole state debt" declared Amos L.
Ponder of New Orleans in recent I'd.
dress. Louisiana can mature an oy.
ster in two years, while north Of the
south line of Virginia it requires four
years. Louisiana owns half Of the nat
ural oyster reefs Of the United States, "
continued Mr.. Ponder, which com.
prise 4Ss,50O acres Of oyster land. She
also has oyster bottoms not now in
use and susceptible Of cultivation by
placing Clutch in the water OF 500 900
acres more"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Improved Conditions.

The father, anxious to impress hil
offsprings with a spirit of thankful
ness, repeated at the supper table, a
he had often done before:
Remember, children, when l was q
boy often went to bed hungry and
seldom had a square meal"
"Well, that shows how much better
of you are since you have known US, y
replied little Willie. who was tired Of
hearing about it.-Judge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Flaeeed Train With Shirt.

Tearing his shirt from his back an
Ohio man tagged train and saved it
from wreck, but H. T. Aston, Rale-
Ugh, N. c., once prevented a wreck
with Electric Bitters. II was in a
terrible plight when began to use
them, he writes. my stomach, head,
back and kidneys were all badly affect
ed and my liver YVES in bad condition,
but four bottles of Electric bitters
made me feel like q new man." A
trial will convince you Of their match.
less merit for any stomach, liver OF
kidney trouble. Price so cents at p.
A. Clemmer's. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Tn. Same old story.

The cynic shakes his head
And talks Of sordid days.
OF spreading money greed.
OF crooked men and ways.
How honor's bought and SOLD
For dollars and for dimss.
And sadly hearkens back
Unto the good old times.
The good old times Of yors! /.
For men were honest thea !,
And did not plan to steal u
The goods Of fellow men L
When public good was goal
And honesty was king.
When law was strong and tuDe
And virtue everything.
These modern times. they cs1s :
Deteriorated are.
More venal and corrupt a
Than former days by far.
IT'S true they do forget =
In ages past our span
Diogenss In vain
Searched for an honest man.
Baltimore American
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
A Quaker Oath.

Two small boys in q family Of
Friends, writes a contributor, had q
disagreement, during which the older
boy became very much incensed.
Finally, no longer able to control
himself, he took his brother by the
shoulder and shook him, with the ex-
clamation, "Oh. thee little you, thee!"
Then as the enormity Of his offense
came over him, he said. in a changed
voice, Don't tell mother I swore."-
Youths Companion.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
WERE MARRIED BY BLuNDER
Greenwich Pair Encountered Justles,
Looking for Priest-Marriaes
Still Holds.

Greenwich, Conn.-Anna Marano
and Antonio Calanzo were married by
Justice Of the Peace Stephen l. Rad.
ford by an error. SO they declare, and
the justice cannot until tho knot, al.
though he was urged to do 90 when
the error was discovered.
The bride Is twenty and the bride
groom is twenty-one years old. They
applied to Town Clerk Wellstood for
a license. The clerk said he gave
them one, explaining that they
should give 1t to the priest. He
says the bridegroom then asked II
he couldn't be married right away.
Justice Radford was present. and he
obliged them by performing the le-
gal services. Then the couple visited
Rev. Father Ryan at st. Mary's rec.
tory.
They asked to be married and when
Father Ryan inquired for tho license
they showed him a marriage certifi.
cate. The priest accompanied them
back to Town Clerk Wellstood, who
showed the marriage return OF the
Justice. The clerk was asked to issue
another license. so they could be re-.
married by the priest.
1t was knotty problem, and he
evaded it. saying the bride was under
age and her parents were not present
to give their consent. Justice Rad.
ford was willing to return the two dol.
lar marriage fee, but he could not un.
tie the marriage knot. The question
was next referred to Town Attorney
Wright, but he said he could do moth
ing. The pair were finally told that
they were married for keeps. and that,
after doing penance as provided by
the church. they would be recognized
as married by state and church.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
A Vision,

A violet in her lovely hair.
A rose upon her bosom fair:
But o, her eyes
A lovelisr violet disclose.
And her ripe lips the sweetest toss
That's meath the skies.
A lutte beneath her graceful hand
1reathss music forth at her commaa13
But still her tongue
Far Richer music calls to birth
Than all the minstrel power on earn
Can give to song.
And thus she moves in tender light.
The purest ray. where all 10 of1gnS
Serene, and sweet;
And sheds q graceful influence rou1A
That hallows cen the very groun4
Beneath her feotI
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
The Lono Day Closes

No star IL DER the lake
Its pale watch keeping:
The moon 10 half awake
Through gray mist creeping.
The last red leaves fall round
The porch Of roses;
The clock hath ceased to SOUND
The long day closes.
Sit by the silent hearth !.
In calm endeavor
To count the sounds OF mira
Now dumb forever. -
Heed not how hope believes
And fate disposes: x
Shadow Is round the caves,
Tho long day closes. :.
The lighted windows dim
Are fading slowly; Y
The IRE that was 80 trim
Now quivers lowly. I.
Go to the dreamless bed
Where grief repeses;
Thy book Of toll Is read.
The long day closes.
Henry r. chssssv.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
A Great Building Falls

when its foundation is undermined, and
if the foundation of health-good diges-
tion-is attacted, quick collapse fol-
lows On the first signs of Indigestion.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills should be
taken to tone the stomach and regulate
liver, kidneys and bowels. Pleasant,
easy, safe and only Is cents at P. A..
Clemmer's. T
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Notice In Probate.
To Whom 1t May Concerns:

You and each Of you are hereby notified
to appear at the Court House In Cresco
Dec. A. d. 1872 at O'Clock p. m. to attend
the probate of an instrument purporting to
be the last VIII and Testament Of Salome
deceased, 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 hereuutc
subscribed my name and affixed the seal Of
the District Court this 23rd day of Octo
Der 1912.
F, BLANDIN,
[sEAL.] Clerk Of District Court.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Life.

Lie.
A little rue. a little holly.
A little birth and melancholy.
A little fun. a little folly.
And that Is life.
A little gall, . little honey.
A little home. little money.
Days too cloudy. days too sunny.
And that Is life.
A little rest, little labor.
A friend or two, a kindly neighbof.
The organs tirge. the lit OF tabof.
And that Is life.
A little hope. . little prayer
That we shall find the next world ran
That when we die some one Will cara
And that Is life.
Rochester Post-Expfs0.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Why Mott

I'm feeling we'll today, my mind 10
at ease, and my business Is good"
"Why are you going around telling
people that?"
why, we always put up q boiler
when things go wrong. Why shouldn't
we occasionally admit that things are
going right"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Dyspepsia is Americans curse. Bur.
dock Blood Bitters conquers dyspepsia
every time. 1t drives out impurities,
tones the stomach, restores perfect d.
gestion, normal weight, and good health
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Michigan Summer Hotel Burns.
Calumet, Mich, Oct. 30.-The Eagle
River hotel, at Eagle River, Calumet'a
watering place, was burned at loss
Of 100000.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Not for Him.

"And." concluded the Sunday school
teacher. "if you are good boy, Tom
my, you will go to Heaven and have
. gold crown ON your head"
mot much" said Tommy; II had
one Of them things put on tooth
oncet." Home Journal.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Socialist Ritual Used at marrIaa.

Socialist Ritual Used at Marriage.
Cambridge, Mass.-The Socialist rit.
ual has been used for the first time
on record as part Of marriage cers-
mony to unite Miss Jessie Holiday.
daughter Of Henry Holiday, and ed.
mund T. Dana, . grandson Of Henry
w. Longfellow. Each expressed de-
sire to live with the other and Justice
Edmund M. Parker declared them man
Rnd wife.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Slumber Song.

A somber cloud is shading
The splendor Of the sky.
On flower petals fading
The dews Of evening lie.
The drowsy trees are swayin9.
And willow boughs droop low
Der fields where hrefiies stray1n0
Among the daisies glow.
The wavelets. softly signing,
BY ocean cradle rest.
Wee birds are snugly lying
EMBODIED by the nest.
And I, whilst thou art sleeping.
o baby on my breast.
A vigil sweet am keeping.
MY own, my dear one. rest.
Harriet Appleton sprague. In Lvtnl
Church
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Sure! Why Nof2

Kind Lady-You look tired.
Railroad Conductor-Yes, madam.
I'm troubled with insomnia.
Kind Lady-Poor fellow. Why don't
they put you on sleeping carr
Stanford Chaparral.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
beautiful Hair. a Tow Forever.

If you haye beautiful head of hair,
try to keep it. If you have not, try
to get it. Meritol Hair Tonic keeps
the scalp clean, promotes a healthy
growth of beautiful hair, and keeps it
soft and lustrous. Try it. Sold by
Fred Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
JeaIeu, Wife Hard on Patients.

Denver, Colo.-Dr. Samuel G. Phil
lipa prominent physician, has ap-
piled for divorce. alleging that the
jealousy of his wife has driven hun
dreds Of women patients from his door,
with the consequent loss Of many big
fees.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Circus Elephant Kills Third Man.
Toronto, Ont.-Frank johnson, cir.
Gus performer, was killed by an eIe-
plant. The elephant stepped on his
head while in the ring. This is his
third victim claimed this season.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Roosevelt to Appear Twice.
New York, Oct. 3o.-Theo. Roose
welt will appear at two Progressive
party meetings in Madison Square
Garden this week.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Itching. bleeding. protruding or blind
piles yield to Doan's Ointment, Chron-
ic cases soon relieved, finally cured.
Druggists all sell it.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

He-You may dislike her, but Miss
Antique Is certainly up-to-date.
She-No, she isn't! She says she's
only twenty-eight. If she was really
up-to-date she'd own up to being thir.
ty-eight.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Would Be q PITY.

Proud Pal want Willie to be Q
politician.
Friend Jones-Why?
Proud Pa-He's 30 big and strong
I'd hate to have him ruin his phys.
iQue working.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Not That Kind.

Not That Kind.
II have . fine setter at home.s
Irish, English or Gordon3"
None of the three"
what is 1t, them"
plymouth Rock"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Thrifty.

II presume old Gurmley is . man
who has no trouble in making both
ends meet"
"Pshaw! There's never . month
rolls round that he doesn't make
them lap over"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Exact Time BY Wireless.

Paris, Oct. so.-The exact time az
given moment in America and Eu.
rope will be established shortly by
wireless telegraphy.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Editor, Ars 40 Mean,

A bard who sang in summer time
Composed q pleasing bit of rhyme.
Though autumn's come, to his regret
He hasn't sold that Jingle yet.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
Joy.Ridlna Mary.

Mary had an aato car,
A dandy, SO she did;
But every corner Mary turned,
Her auto car would skid.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Meritol Rheumatism Powders sur
prise eyerybod who try them. Sold by
Fred Lowry.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05
A Mere sputter

ehe-Was he furious. dear. when
you told him that we had been %
cretly married?
He-Not really furious; only ssL
furious.-Judgo
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Meritol Hair Tonic will do wonders
for your hair. Sold BY Fred Lowry,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-11-05

Cholly-The idea of Grace leaving
me and saying she had other fish to
try! Do you think that was proper?
Marion-I should say not! She
should have said she had other lob
sters to broil.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-20
PRESIDENT DEPARTS
 ON TRIP TO PANAMA.
Left for Key West Last Night, Will
 Sail Saturday.

Washington. Dec. 19. = President Taft left at 10.3o o'clock tonight over the Atlantic Coast Line railway for Key West, Fla, to sail Saturday on the dreadnought Arkansas for Colon. Af- ter a three days inspection of the Panama canal, the president will re- turn to Key West. He is due in Wash ington again Dec. 31.
 The president left suffering from a slight persistent cold. The trip south, 1t was believed, would cure 1t, although 1t already has shown signs of yielding to treatment Before going aboard his private car the president attended the cabinet dinner given by Secretary of State Knox
 Mrs. Taft, Charles Taft, their young CT son, the secretary to the president and Mrs. Hilles. the assistant secre- tary of the navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, Major Thomas L. Rhoads, U. s. A.. and Lieutenant Commander J. N. Timmons, U. s. N., aides to the president. three secret service men and a White House stenographer comprised the official party which will board the Arkansas. Two railroad officials and half a dozen newspapermen who ac- companied the president will be quar- tered on the battleship Delaware, designated to act as convoy on the voyage to and from the isthmus.
 En route to Key West the presidents train will stop at Jacksonville and Miami, Fla. In Jacksonville the presi- dent will attend a reception and make a speech and at Miami he will talk to citizens from the rear platform of his car. He will deliver another address in Key West before he boards the Arkansas
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-20
WILL APPEAL AT ONCE
 TO THE SUPREME COURT.
Hartman Officials and Attorney Gen.
 eral at Variance.

New York. Dec. 1S.-Robert s. Low ett, chairman of the executive com mittees of the Union and Southern Pa cifc railroads, announced this after noon that he had arranged with Attor- ney General Wickersham to erpeal at once to the United States supreme court for instructions in working out the dissolution plan of the railroads. MT. Wickersham, the announcement continued, has refused to approve any plan involving the distribution of Southern Pacific stock owned by the Union Pacific.
 In support of his contention that Southern Pacific stock be distributed among Union Pacific shareholders, Judge Lovett cites the Northern Se- curities case and those of Standard Oil and American Tobacco companies These, he asserts, are fundamentally comparative with the Union Pacific Southern Pacific dissolution.
 The course adopted by the Hartman officials is taken in the interest of all parties. Judge Lovett says. and in the hope that the decree of the supreme court may be facilitated.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-20
DEMOCRATS PREVENT
 EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Maneeuvre to Avoid Confirmation of
 Taft's Appointments.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The long threatened fight in the senate over the confirmation of President Taft's nom- nations for office broke on the floor of the senate today. and in the first skir- mish the democrats were successful in preventing an executive session de- manded by Senator Cullom (republi- can). The result of the encounter was uncertain tonight, but the republicans threaten to continue efforts tomorrow to secure an executive session for ac- ton on the scores of appointments now pending A democratic caucus early In the day, in which the democrats agreed to permit the confirmation only of army and navy appointments, paved the way for the fight on the floor h the midst of speech by Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, Senator Colluu, rep- resenting the republican forces who re- fused to accept the ultimatum of the
 democrats, made demand for an ex- ecutive session.
 The democrats filibustered against | the motion. rushing out into the cloak rooms on the rollcall to break 8 quo-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-20
A Pure Food Tribunal of Appeal.

An act of congress which would legalize a court authorized to review decisions on the pure food law such as are now made by the Remsen board. In this connection the president ap- proved the creation of the Remsen board by former President Roosevelt, but said that the time had come for congress to recognize the necessity for "a tribunal of appear' in pure food cases While we are struggling 10 suppress an evil of great proportions like that of impure food" said the president, we must provide the ma chinery in the law itself to prevent it's becoming an instrument of oppression, and we ought to enable those whose business is threatened with annihila- tion to have some tribunal and some form of appeal in which they have a complete day in court"
 Government Building at Panama Ex-
 position.
 The president closed his message with a recommendation that congress appropriate for government buildir at the Panama Pacific international exposition at San Francisco and for the Identification of Washington.
 In his discussion of the capital he said that a public utilities commission was needed. The president expressed opposition to the granting of the cleo tive franchise to citizens of Washing ton and indorsed the plans of the com mission of fine arts for city improve ment.