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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

The republican county convention
Of Cerro Gordo, which met last week,
adopted . resolution favoring J. +.
Wilson for United States senator. It
10 charitable TO presume that the
convention would not have adopted
this resolution II those composing It
had been familiar with Mr.. Wilson's
record. When he was q member Of
congress Wilson betrayed his consti-
tutents. He voted for an amend
ment to the Pacific railroad bill
which made the government lien up
on the Union and Central Pacific
roads second instead OF first NOR.
tgage. as It had been, and which also
gave to those roads an additional
and superfluous land grant embrac.
ing as large territory as England
and Scotland. It Is scarcely credible
that II the republicans OF Cerr0 Cor
do knew this they would approve OF
his election to the United States sen.
ate.-Tslegraph.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28
An Iowa RlntfOrn.

The New York Sun comments on
our Republican State Platform %
follows:
The Iowa Republican platform is
y curiosity t0beholA Made and pro.
mulgated In great corn and wheat
growing State, It very prudently ig-
nores the 90 called protective tariff
issue, upon which the Republicans
carried the country last fall. But It
is out.spoken and uneQuivoeal on
the subject Of polygamy In . far-ofl
territory, where the people have no
votes, and would amount to very lit
tie IN . national point Of view II they
had. SO far this 10 very safe de-
claration. Az nobody out there has
more than one acknowledged wife,
the inhabitants may be aroused TO q
high pitch Of indignation against the
Xormons, and they may very readily
be induced 70 elect q Governor ii
Iowa to extirpate the evil practice OF
polygamy In Utah.
It may be inferred from the man.
ner In which the majority OF the del.
egates IN this convention rushed over
to the successful candidate for Gov
ernor, that they are rather fond Of
being on the side OF power and pat
ronage. Still, II IL astonishing that
In all that immense crowd Of Repub.
lican politicians-the Convention
numbering somewhere near thou
sand-there was not . single Stalwart
manly enough to stand up for his
convictions.
But the most remarkable part Of
their deliverance was the recognition
aoi the justice OF the popular demand
that the people be protected by legis.
lative power from any abuses and ex.
torti0ns by railroad companiesl r
These, It should be remembered are
the Western views Of that faction oil
the Republican party which Glands
up for corporate abuses and extor.
lions IN the Eastern States.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

them down. The great mass 81 the
voters OF both these parties are in
full sympathy with the anti. monop-
oily movement. as set forth in the
platform OF the National party adopt
ed at Chicago, while tie leaders Of
both are welded 70 monopoliss Of
every kind, always betray the inter-
csts Of the rank and Gle OF their fol.
lowers to the cause ofmonopoly. The
annual tax unjustly levied upon labor
and Its productions Tor the sole ben
CIT Of monopolies exceeds each three
years Of republican rule the entire
public debt. Can such unjust legis-
lation Re wiped out except BY wip-
Ing out the party which has enacted
itf
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

The republicans are trying to get
the 'Masheen" 90 It will run smooth
u. The effort IL to get Kims,all out
Of the way to put John NcHugh on
the course for the Senate. W. r.
Jones or Jerry Barker for Represent
ative. 8. L. Thompson for Treasurer,
Emmons or Hubbard for Supervisor,
Axtell for Sheriff, &c. &c. Whoever
aspires to represent the people In the
Legislature this year may depend
upon being Intercepted closely as
to their position on the question Of
Legislative control Of railroad mo-
nopolies.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

Tne lOllOWln8 QeScr1ptl0n OF THIS
new pest with the means pointed out
for their destruction, may be Of ser.
vice to those who are threatened
with or having . visit from them:
1.-THE larva or worm when full grown.
is about one and one.half inch In
length. The entomologist, ]. Henry
Comstock, In his report OF June Both
1880, to the commissioner Of Agri.
culture, gives considerable informa.
tion respecting this much dreaded
pest. In his description he says the
larva or worm stage lasts from a.
teen to thirty days. Its body color
10 pale green, clearly seen only on
the ventral suface, varied elsewhere
with longitudinal stripes OF yellow
gray, and black, the gray often 60
closely dotted with black - 70 be-
come dusky. The general arrange
ment Of the stripes II ~ follows:
The entire back 10 occupied by q
broad black or dusKy band, deepest
ut the middle and along each marg-
ii. On each flank Is q series 81
stripes, consisting Of medium black
or dusky band on each side Of which
IL . grecnish or yellow stripe 81
equal width, margined on either
hand with dingy white, that IL set Oh
by q mere line OF dark. Down the
middle Of the back is an intercepted
narrow white line, often clearly seen
only near the head.
The habits OF the worm are some.
what like those Of their relative, the
cut-worm. In that they feed chiefly
at night. In migrating from on
eaten field to . new one, they have
the habit or going together, and
nearly always In the same direction
How to destroy the pest II thu
question. Mr.. Comstock says: II
any army worms are discovered de-
stroy them by burning over the land
II possible, or by poisoning with pari,
green, arsenic or London purple, Of
by any other means Of which the To-
cal conditions will admit. Whel
these remedies appear impractica'
BILE. the second line Of defense re-
mains, and II well carried out the re-
| suit will not be merely the combining
| OF the worm to the field in whicl
they appear, but the destruction D
them also when they attempt to leav,
the field. This Is done by means o.
bitches and pits dug around the Ia.
tested field, or that to be protected
The bitches can be made quite rap
idly. First pillow . furrow with TIL
"land side" next to the field 70. b
protected. and then with . spadl
make the sides vertical, or, II pOsei
BILE, overhanging. When the ditch i
completed, holes should be dug In 1
from foot to 10 inches deep, ant
from twenty to thirty feet apart: thu
sides Of the holes should be over
hanging. The worm unable to craw
up the sides Of the ditch. will craw
along the bottom OF It and fall intt
the holes where they will soon per
ish. The degree Of success and tn,
amount Of labor attending the use o
this method OF defense depend upol
the promptness with which - i6Ad
opted"
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

It is amusing, yet provoking. to
hear Z caucus Of ringsters, led by
Kass0n the pimp Of Washington
brothels and Jim r. Wilson the king
lobbyist, claiming to represent the
people, crying out reform and
that they must save the country.
These are they who legislate to make
the rich richer. and the poor poorer,
and who read all men out Of office
and out OF party, who do not believe
that adultery is . virtue and that
obedience TO party bosses is the
noblest exhibition Of manhood.-Mt.-
Pleasant Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

One Of the greatest troubles Of ouI
people il weakness Of the stomach
As this soon causes Indigestion,
Nervousness and Rheumatism, they
prevail In almost every American
household. There IL positively no
need for anybody to suffer from these
painful troubles who can buy q 80 ct
bottle Of Parker's Ginger Tonic: fol
this superior medicine always tones
up the stomach and nervous system,
and keeps the kidneys active II car
rying on the foul matters. thus leav.
ing Q good foundation for perfect
healthy. o. Picdy1ne. iuly.2p
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

Father Clarkson's oppoaitlon TO
ring rule and mOnopolies always get
a play spell between meals. but when
an election Of importance 10 pending
they are called In, spanked and put
to bed. Why don't he work with q
party that will give his thoughts full
expression ut the polls. -Isadepend.
ept Mirror.
The Mirror ought to know Why,
HE services are invaluable to the
Republican party. During "vaca.
tion" be writes some good articles
against monopolics, even aiding t.
organise "Farmers' Protective Asso-
ciationsn TO resist their encroach.
ments upon popular rights. Wher
vacation Il over and the campaign
opens the dog that Farmer Clarkson
has sent out to worry the monopoly
bull Il called Oh. and farmer Clark.
son, a. he intended all the while
aids the monopolists to another lease
OF power over the people, with the
assurance however, that this Is "pos
iively the last" The only Farm.
ers' Protective Association" that can
bring relief IL one that goes to the
ballot box armed with a ballot In be-
half Il the people and their interests
and against the monopolists whose
names are presented IN Republican
states and districts by Republicans
10 Democratic states or districts BY
democrats, and In doubtful
states or districts by such
doubtful antimonopolists as Farm.
er Clarkson, and Jay Gould. No.
nopclists rivet the shackles up
on the limbs Of labor at the ballot.
box; those opposed to being the
serfs Of monopolists must strike Of
the shackles that bind them at the
ballot-box. II Farmer Clarksor
fsvors the overthrow OF monopoliea
let him Join the Shovel brigade
which has been digging away about
the foundation Of Monopoly, in stea<
Of filling up the trench made by thos,
seeking to make . breach IL It's Tor
tification, and advising adherence
yet little while to the party tina
has created and still fosters ever,
system Of monopoly under whicl
labor groHns.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

The Republican party can not
shirk the responsibility OF the assas.
sination. It belongs to the system
they are UNFOLDING.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-28

The dissension in the Republican
party is the cause Of the good crops.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
Entering a New Wedge.

To show that there are some signs of
political change in the South, we in
stance the present action now going on
in Tennessee. As Thoroughly Southern as
this state has always been, it appears
that a genuine political fermentation
has commenced there. How fast it may
increase, or what proportions it may
eventually assume, we do not know /;
but it is worth something to know that
tie old Democratic log has been split a
little, and that new wedge has been
entered.
At present the Legislature is more
evenly divided, politically, than for
many years. Republican stock has gone
up there wonderfully within a few
months. 1t is now believed that in
connection with the Independents they
will be in the majority, and thus be en-
abled to elect United States Senator.
Postmaster General Horace Maynard, a
thoroughly able and loyal man, seems
to be the Republican choice, and we
hope conditions are ripe enough SO he
can be elected. If it can be done it will
open the way, no doubt, for further Re
publican success in that and other
Southern states. Even the chance of
making the attempt is worth considera
BILE, when we consider how long Repub-
licanism has been under the ban.
1t is probably tue that there is a
sound and healthy Republican element
in the South, but being so long in the
minority, and under the buldozinJ in
fluences growing out of 'that peculiar
institution" Republicans have not at
tempted much. Democrats have taken
care that the progressive wedge should
not enter there. The leaders don't want
any Northern element. If it comes
they know they ale gone. As a speci
men of throwing cold water on North
ern immigration. hear what ex-Gov.
Brown said in his inaugural, that North
ern men who had settled there since the
war, were merely "nomadic adven-
turers."
But We are told that public sentiment
already shows that the old spirit of in
tolerance is bad for Southern prosperity,
Notwithstanding the denial of the party
leaders. We believe this is as true as
the gospel itself. Now the sturdy Repaid
licans Of Tennessee may not succeed in
their present plans, but whether they
do or not, they have entered a new
wedge in the old political system where
by the next step will be more easily ac-
complished.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
Our New York Letter.

THE BITING BLIZZARD-AN UNLUCKY
LAwYER-sTRIKEs AND ASTRONOMY
WHOLESOME WRATH AND A COwED
CONDUCTOR-THE WISDOM OF THE
OVERWHELMING TO BUY A CHURCH
CHEAP-PHAsEs OF PROTECTION-TA-
PERs LIT IN MIRTH, QUENCHED IN
SORROW - CIRCUMvENTING CRUEL
CREDITORS.
New YORK, Dec. 81, 1880.
To the Editor of the CaledOniGn:
Pheugh It's cold. There's no news
in that, for the hazing that Hazen, the
new "Old Prob" is giving us seems to
be pretty general all over. But per-
haps there are more evidences of suffer-
ing in the great city than in smaller
places. The pitiable sight of tramps
with ill-shod feet and no Overcoats, and
of the poor peddlers who are hardly
better off, as they hawk their small
wares on the street corners, abounds.
The city is the winter haven of such.
They are lodged for the main part like
behring's in barrel in the station hous-
es at night, but are rnthlessly bounced
in the morning, and nice cold time of
it the poor wretches must have till
they get barreled up again. No Won
der that If they can raise the price of a
saltwater bottle full of forty-Iod at a
distillery, they should look on the "vel-
vet ROOM of the establishment as a
veritable paradise and turn up their
blossoming noses at all talk of temper
ance.
Of course, mails are delayed and
trains are showed in everywhere, but
that's to be expected in the country.
Not so much a matter of course is such
an embargo on nearby places which
has sadly bothered our men who work
in New York and sleep in the suburbs.
Even adjacent Brook ynites have been
sOrely put about to get down to bust
ness in anything like decent time. On
the rapid transit route, for instance,
which only takes the traveller some five
or six miles from the ferries, it has been
found impossible to run more than one
car 10 train, and armies of shovelers
have been at work night aud day try
ing to keep the track clear. And in
Newark among other distressing incl
dents of the blizzard, a prominent den
list, very religions and sober man,
was frozen TO death within few doors
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
Serious Crime at Highgate.

Edward LOnge and Edward Leboun-
ty, two young men living in East High
gate, are in durance vile at the Jail,
whittier they were brought night before
last, charged with a serious crime. Last
week Friday night, about o'clock,
Mrs. Royal Bundy, married lady of
Highgate, while alone at her house,
was criminally assaulted by two men.
Despite her resistance, the villains eff
fected their purpose and left her seri-
ously injured. Suspicion first turned
upon others, but finally it was thought
from various circumstances that the
parties mentioned were the ones want
ed, and they were arrested Wednesday
and brought here. The hearing will
take place Monday morning, at High
gate, before E. c. Thompson, Esq,
when if enough evidence is produced to
hold the accused, they will be bound
up to the next term of COURTS st. AL
bans Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
The Legislature.

1t has become sadly chronic custom
of late years tor many Individuals, and
some of the press, to howl over and run
down the doings of the Legislature. 1t
would be a great curiosity to us to know
what these grumblers expect of this
body, anyway. Many, apparently,
entertain the superstition that each
Legislature is in duty bound to produce
some great radical change in things
some unheard-of invention OF revolu-
ton in Legislation. If we should speak
about this exactly as we think, we
should say that these chronic criticisms
look in decidedly bad taste. One twits
about our "SOlons,' another about those
"of many words and no actions" aud
still another thanks God that the silly
set has got through and gone home.
In the first place, we have got into
the habit of expecting too much of this
body. Like the nervous patient who
ought to be physicked anyway. Now
while our general affairs are of much
Importance to us, yet they cannot be
expected to be so varied, or Of such i'm
mense magnitude as are those of the
older and larger states. Yet we repeat,
many act as if it were the duty of each
Legislature to turn the state up side
down and inside QUITO charter a rail-
road to get up every mans wOOd-pile,
to elect the Presidents cabinet, or may
be to form special alliances and con-
clude treaties with foreign powers For
one, we don't expect to see such mighty
transactions in the little inland state of
Vermont. If our state can properly see
to its general. affairs, and keep up
healthy and rational degree of pros
perity, it will do well, and deserves our
thanks.
If it be thought best to cut up some
cunning dido, or go into some Rufus
Choate or Daniel Webster operation,
then why don't towns elect their ablest
men to represent them ? We may feel
that the Legislature ought to have done
this, or not to have done that; but it
all amounts to nothing, unless it serves
as a lesson to he practically needed
hereafter. As it is, our Legislature has
done its work, which for the present we
must accept; and perhaps it is as well
done as we ought to expect, or as it
would be, had it been done by these
grumblcrs themselves.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
A Sad Case of Suicide.

The Lamoille News says The peo-
pie of Wolcott were startled on Satur-
day, Dec. 18th, by the report that sui
eide had been committed by one of the
middle aged citizens, j. Harvey Trow.
The deceased lived with his aged pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Trow.
On Thursday he borrowed revolver to
shoot some cats around barn on his
own place. Early Christmas morning
he shot himself in his own room, the
ball entering his right temple. 1t would
seem that he was speechless and uncon-
sciOus from that moment, although he
fingered some two hours. The deceas-
ed was 81 years of age. He leaves no
children. His wife separated from him
two or three years since. Mr.. Trow
had expressed himself as feeling very
bad, had asked for the prayers of Chris
tians, and had complained of his head
recently. He united with the Congre-
gatiOnal church, upon profession of
faith, some years ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
General News.

a $4,000 church was burned Sunday
morning at Canton, Ohio.
The Commercial House at North Adj
ans, Mass, was burned early Sunday
morning. Loss about 100000.
The effort to make Vice. President
Wheeler Senator Kernan's successor in
creases as members of the n. Y. Legis-
ture assemble at Albany.
1t is understood that President Hayes
has rendered the Navy portfolio to Lee
vi p. Morton, with the understanding
that he would be asked to retain it un-
der Garfield's administration, and that
Mr.. Morton refuses to accept anything
less than the Secretaryship of the
Treasury.
Mr.. E. II. Luther, a well known jour
nalist, died of consumption at Worces-
ter Sunday morning.
Rev. A. f. Dunning, for the past ten
years pastor of the Highland Congrega-
tional church, Boston, preached his
farewell sermon on Sunday.
About 4 o'clock Sunday morning
Warren Shaw of Randolph, Mass, dis
covered burglar in his billiard room,
and shot him, infiicting a mortal wound.
The fellows name is Frank Boyle, who
has served one term in state prison for
breaking and entering.
Henry Augustine, haiIing from Chi
cagO, visited his uncle's family, near
Otis, Indiana, last Friday night, fatally
shot three members of the family and
slightly wounded fourth. His object
was robbery.
Petersburg, Va, was visited Saturday
night by another heavy snow storm.
Two young ladies, while dressing for
a ball at Hamburg, Mo-, New Years
eve, were badly burned by their light
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-01-07
Public Opinion

The nature of lotteries as an invest
ment, shown by the experience of the
larcenOus letter-carrier arrested yester-
day: Spent on lottery tickets, $500 I;
drawn, one prize of $40, and-a term in
the Penitentiary. The. misguided man,
consistent to the last, cursed-not his
own folly, but the lottery dealers. N.
Y. Tribune.
when does a carpetbagger cease to
he carpetbagger T. queries Northern
Goth. Why, when he joins the Demo
cratic party. Ask a harder one Mem
phis Avalanche (Den.)
1t is the hideous advertisements that
we shall shut ont. Fair and Legitimate
advertising is all right, but what has
the face of the advertiser or the invent
or of the medicine, with her bonnet of
or his hat on, tn do with the virtues of
the article II Northampton Gazette.
AS we understand the purpose OF
General Garfield, it is to close up the
old quarrels in the Republican party,
and make it solid and harmonious for
future usefulness Cincinnati Com
mercial (lnd.)
There is place in Vermont called
Barnumsville The inhabitants have
petitioned for change in the name OF
the post office. They stood the mule
buying business, but the Mercy forgery
was too much for them. Barnum owns
a mill there, but he does not own the
people. They are ashamed of him.
n. Y. Tribune.
Congress ought not, in passing a law
for the refunding of the debt at a lower
rate of interest, to miss the evident
moral that government salaries ought
| also to be revised, not in the same pro-
portion, but in the same direction.
With the government credit at 6 per
cent. a $1,000 salary represents a capt.
talized value of $50, 900; with the gov
ernment credit ut per cent. it repre-
sents n capitalized value of $50, 900, and
at 3 per cent. of 100000. At the lower
rate of interest the same salary repre-
sents larger value, a wider area OF
property taxed to raise it, greater ex-
ertiOn in the community at large to
raise its equivalent.-[Springfeld Re
publican.
| 1t may now he considered as quite q
probable thing that three names are
settled upon for the cabinet-Blaine
for secretary of state, Levi p. Morton
for secretary of the navy, and Don
Cameron for secretary of war. 1t i:
said that James Wilson of Iowa is be-
ing very strongly pressed for the treas
ury, with Allison nominally in his ia.
vOr, though it is believed that there
will be charges against Wilson which
may work in Allison's favor as his next
friend Gath.
The St. Adams Messenger, glorying
over Fermont-bOrn congressman, in
cludes the name of Ii. b. Smith OF
Smithville, n. j. Down in Woodstock
they do not vote Mr.. Smith bright
and shining ornament to the congress,
siOnal roll Springfield Republican.